Michael J. Samways
- Ecological Modeling top 0.05%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 114
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 202
- Insect Science top 0.1%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control 43
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies 39
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- Plant and animal studies 139
- Ecology top 0.2%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology 80
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 37
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- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior 50
- Co-authors
- James S. PrykeJohn P. SimaikaRené GaigherCorinna S. BazeletR. OsbornJustin GerlachD. Johan KotzeT. R. New
- Journals
- Biodiversity and Conservation (65 papers)Journal of Insect Conservation (31 papers)Biological Conservation (21 papers)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Michael J. Samways
401 papers receiving 10.5k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 137
- Ecological Modeling 3.0k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 5.7k
- Insect Science 2.7k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4.1k
- Ecology 4.9k
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All Works
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| 6 | 2024 | 14 | |
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| 9 | 2023 | 20 | |
| 10 | 2022 | 10 | |
| 11 | 2021 | 5 | |
| 12 | 2020 | 115 | |
| 13 | Water Dancers of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens | 2012 | 3 |
| 14 | Conservation of an endemic odonate fauna in the Seychelles archipelago | 2003 | 12 |
| 15 | Conservation management recommendations for the Karkloof blue butterfly, Orachrysops ariadne (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) | 2002 | 7 |
| 16 | Behavioural ecology of the Karkloof blue butterfly Orachrysops ariadne (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) relevant to its conservation | 2002 | 8 |
| 17 | Effects of insect growth regulators on Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae), a non-target natural enemy of citrus red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) (Homoptera : Diaspididae), in southern Africa : evidence from laboratory and field trials | 2000 | 23 |
| 18 | Diversity and conservation status of South African dragonflies (Odonata) | 1999 | 22 |
| 19 | A practical comparison of diversity indices based on a series of small agricultural ant communities | 1984 | 8 |
| 20 | Disc electrophoresis comparisons of the soluble proteins and esterases in some South African ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). | 1982 | 1 |
About Michael J. Samways
Michael J. Samways is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science, having authored 410 papers that have together received 11.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (202 papers), Plant and animal studies (139 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (114 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (80 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (50 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (43 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (39 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (3.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (5.7k citations) and Insect Science (2.7k citations). Michael J. Samways has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James S. Pryke, John P. Simaika, René Gaigher, Corinna S. Bazelet, R. Osborn, Justin Gerlach, D. Johan Kotze, T. R. New, Temitope Kehinde and Mark G. Wright. Their work appears in journals such as Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal of Insect Conservation, Biological Conservation, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment and Conservation Biology.
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