Munir Z. Virani

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Munir Z. Virani is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Munir Z. Virani has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ecology, 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Munir Z. Virani's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (46 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (39 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers). Munir Z. Virani is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (46 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (39 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers). Munir Z. Virani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Munir Z. Virani's co-authors include Darcy Ogada, Martin Gilbert, Felicia Keesing, J. Lindsay Oaks, Richard T. Watson, Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, Muhammad Arshad and Shahid Mahmood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Munir Z. Virani

63 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan

2004 1.3k citations J. Lindsay Oaks, Martin Gilbert et al. Nature profile →
Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction

2015 292 citations Darcy Ogada, Phil Shaw et al. profile →
State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations

2018 248 citations Christopher J. W. McClure, James R.S. Westrip et al. Biological Conservation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Munir Z. Virani United States	23	1.9k	752	638	440	433	67	3.4k
Martin Gilbert United States	25	1.0k 0.5×	710 0.9×	325 0.5×	174 0.4×	334 0.8×	75	3.2k
Deborah J. Pain United Kingdom	43	3.4k 1.8×	1.3k 1.8×	1.5k 2.3×	1.1k 2.5×	1.8k 4.1×	104	6.4k
Mark A. Taggart United Kingdom	42	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 2.3×	308 0.5×	109 0.2×	1.5k 3.4×	139	4.8k
J. Lindsay Oaks United States	30	655 0.3×	823 1.1×	211 0.3×	76 0.2×	553 1.3×	63	3.6k
Bruce A. Rideout United States	26	724 0.4×	723 1.0×	259 0.4×	85 0.2×	468 1.1×	72	3.4k
Carol U. Meteyer United States	34	1.6k 0.8×	741 1.0×	306 0.5×	295 0.7×	512 1.2×	82	5.5k
Pierre Mineau Canada	36	2.4k 1.2×	882 1.2×	636 1.0×	174 0.4×	1.4k 3.2×	110	5.9k
Aleem Ahmed Khan Pakistan	13	514 0.3×	627 0.8×	180 0.3×	103 0.2×	289 0.7×	32	1.7k
Robert H. Poppenga United States	31	1.2k 0.6×	274 0.4×	511 0.8×	54 0.1×	1.6k 3.8×	168	4.5k
James H. Devries Canada	22	1.4k 0.7×	297 0.4×	326 0.5×	261 0.6×	242 0.6×	55	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Munir Z. Virani

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shaw, Phil, Darcy Ogada, Leah Dunn, et al.. (2024). African savanna raptors show evidence of widespread population collapse and a growing dependence on protected areas. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(1). 45–56. 17 indexed citations

Sharma, Hari Prasad, et al.. (2022). Vulture distribution and people perception of vultures in Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Ecology and Evolution. 12(1). e8528–e8528. 7 indexed citations

Ogada, Darcy, Munir Z. Virani, Corinne J. Kendall, et al.. (2022). Evidence of widespread declines in Kenya's raptor populations over a 40-year period. Biological Conservation. 266. 109361–109361. 14 indexed citations

O’Bryan, Christopher J., James R. Allan, Andrés Felipe Suárez‐Castro, et al.. (2022). Human impacts on the world’s raptors. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 15 indexed citations

Pérez‐García, Juan Manuel, et al.. (2022). Global range dynamics of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) from the Last Glacial Maximum to climate change scenarios. Ibis. 165(2). 403–419. 4 indexed citations

Virani, Munir Z., et al.. (2020). Habitat availability influences migration speed, refueling patterns and seasonal flyways of a fly-and-forage migrant. Movement Ecology. 8(1). 10–10. 27 indexed citations

Pérez‐García, Juan Manuel, Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Hem Sagar Baral, et al.. (2019). Spatial and temporal movement of the Bearded Vulture using GPS telemetry in the Himalayas of Nepal. Ibis. 162(2). 563–571. 4 indexed citations

Gichuki, Nathan, et al.. (2018). Effectiveness of LED lights on bomas in protecting livestock from predation in southern Kenya. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 15. 39–42. 5 indexed citations

McClure, Christopher J. W., James R.S. Westrip, Jeff Johnson, et al.. (2018). State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations. Biological Conservation. 227. 390–402. 248 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kassara, Christina, Laura Gangoso, Ugo Mellone, et al.. (2017). Current and future suitability of wintering grounds for a long-distance migratory raptor. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8798–8798. 31 indexed citations

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Kendall, Corinne J., et al.. (2012). Mechanisms of Coexistence in Vultures: Understanding the Patterns of Vulture Abundance at Carcasses in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Ornithological Applications. 114(3). 523–531. 42 indexed citations

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Monadjem, Ara, et al.. (2012). Rapid decline and shift in the future distribution predicted for the endangered Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae due to climate change. Bird Conservation International. 23(2). 247–258. 16 indexed citations

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Botha, André, Darcy Ogada, & Munir Z. Virani. (2012). Proceedings of the Pan-African Vulture Summit 2012. 5 indexed citations

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Virani, Munir Z., et al.. (2010). A preliminary assessment of the potential risks from electrical infrastructure to large birds in Kenya. Scopus. 30. 32–39. 15 indexed citations

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Otieno, Peter O., et al.. (2010). Soil and water contamination with carbofuran residues in agricultural farmlands in Kenya following the application of the technical formulation Furadan. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B. 45(2). 137–144. 60 indexed citations

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Virani, Munir Z.. (2008). Diet composition of Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest. Scopus. 27. 6–9. 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Jeff, Martin Gilbert, Munir Z. Virani, Muhammad Asim, & David P. Mindell. (2008). Temporal genetic analysis of the critically endangered oriental white-backed vulture in Pakistan. Biological Conservation. 141(9). 2403–2409. 16 indexed citations

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Virani, Munir Z.. (2006). In steep decline. 29(2). 38–40. 1 indexed citations

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Oaks, J. Lindsay, Martin Gilbert, Munir Z. Virani, et al.. (2004). Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan. Nature. 427(6975). 630–633. 1259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gilbert, Martin, Munir Z. Virani, Richard T. Watson, et al.. (2002). Breeding and mortality of Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Bird Conservation International. 12(4). 311–326. 69 indexed citations

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