Mwangi Githiru

1.3k total citations
59 papers, 927 citations indexed

About

Mwangi Githiru is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mwangi Githiru has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 927 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Mwangi Githiru's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (39 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers). Mwangi Githiru is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (39 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers). Mwangi Githiru collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Belgium and United States. Mwangi Githiru's co-authors include Luc Lens, Erik Matthysen, Ken Norris, Stefan Van Dongen, Peter Galbusera, Leon Bennun, A. Molinari, Guido Tosi, Lucas A. Wauters and Sandro Bertolino and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Mwangi Githiru

54 papers receiving 868 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mwangi Githiru Kenya 17 655 398 264 160 159 59 927
Marissa Ahlering United States 18 687 1.0× 242 0.6× 236 0.9× 107 0.7× 192 1.2× 37 903
Luís Borda‐de‐Água Portugal 17 749 1.1× 420 1.1× 285 1.1× 265 1.7× 178 1.1× 37 1.2k
Allan H. Burbidge Australia 17 471 0.7× 360 0.9× 268 1.0× 273 1.7× 188 1.2× 55 911
Julien Terraube Finland 20 541 0.8× 193 0.5× 228 0.9× 188 1.2× 187 1.2× 36 846
Nancy Ockendon United Kingdom 19 696 1.1× 266 0.7× 411 1.6× 384 2.4× 251 1.6× 28 1.1k
Jennifer C. Pierson Australia 19 514 0.8× 356 0.9× 159 0.6× 349 2.2× 267 1.7× 52 950
Meghan W. McKnight United States 7 489 0.7× 490 1.2× 264 1.0× 388 2.4× 193 1.2× 11 903
Jeffrey J. Lusk United States 17 646 1.0× 305 0.8× 131 0.5× 173 1.1× 215 1.4× 33 894
Jenny Stott Australia 9 391 0.6× 307 0.8× 199 0.8× 167 1.0× 240 1.5× 9 722
Victoria J. Bakker United States 16 558 0.9× 315 0.8× 114 0.4× 201 1.3× 238 1.5× 31 849

Countries citing papers authored by Mwangi Githiru

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mwangi Githiru

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mwangi Githiru

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mwangi Githiru. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mwangi Githiru based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mwangi Githiru. Mwangi Githiru is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fischer, Christina, Janne Heiskanen, Mwangi Githiru, et al.. (2025). Habitat disturbance alters movement behaviour in a social Afrotropical forest bird. Biological Conservation. 302. 110996–110996. 2 indexed citations
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Schulte, Bruce A., et al.. (2024). Lack of crucial information exacerbates barriers to mitigating human–elephant conflicts in rural Kenya. Oryx. 58(6). 779–787. 2 indexed citations
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Apfelbeck, Beate, et al.. (2023). Contrasting effects of cooperative group size and number of helpers on maternal investment in eggs and nestlings. Animal Behaviour. 198. 107–116. 3 indexed citations
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Githiru, Mwangi, Mwangi James Kinyanjui, Christine B. Schmitt, et al.. (2023). Anthropogenic activities affect forest structure and arthropod abundance in a Kenyan biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation. 32(10). 3255–3282. 7 indexed citations
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Muneza, Arthur, Daniel Kramer, Mwangi Githiru, et al.. (2023). Socio-economic factors correlating with illegal use of giraffe body parts. Oryx. 57(4). 457–466. 1 indexed citations
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Githiru, Mwangi, et al.. (2019). Female need for paternal care shapes variation in extra-pair paternity in a cooperative breeder. Behavioral Ecology. 31(2). 548–558. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Harry F., et al.. (2017). Environmental factors affecting the distribution of African elephants in the Kasigau wildlife corridor, SE Kenya. African Journal of Ecology. 56(2). 244–253. 21 indexed citations
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Habel, Jan Christian, Hilde Eggermont, Sven Günter, et al.. (2014). Towards more equal footing in north–south biodiversity research: European and sub-Saharan viewpoints. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23(12). 3143–3148. 16 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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Githiru, Mwangi, et al.. (2010). A survey of the birds of Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park, Kenya. Scopus. 30. 40–49.
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Breckling, Broder, et al.. (2010). The birds of Gongoni Forest Reserve, South Coast, Kenya. Scopus. 30. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Githiru, Mwangi, Luc Lens, & Leon Bennun. (2007). Ranging behaviour and habitat use by an Afrotropical songbird in a fragmented landscape. African Journal of Ecology. 45(4). 581–589. 10 indexed citations
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Wauters, Lucas A., Mwangi Githiru, Sandro Bertolino, et al.. (2007). Demography of alpine red squirrel populations in relation to fluctuations in seed crop size. Ecography. 31(1). 104–114. 76 indexed citations
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Githiru, Mwangi, Erik Matthysen, Luc Lens, & Leon Bennun. (2007). Can a common bird species be used as a surrogate to draw insights for the conservation of a rare species? A case study from the fragmented Taita Hills, Kenya. Oryx. 41(2). 239–246. 13 indexed citations
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Adriaensen, Frank, Mwangi Githiru, Erik Matthysen, & Luc Lens. (2006). Modelling forest connectivity for critically-endangered bird species: A case study in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 7 indexed citations
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Galbusera, Peter, Mwangi Githiru, Luc Lens, & Erik Matthysen. (2004). Genetic equilibrium despite habitat fragmentation in an Afrotropical bird. Molecular Ecology. 13(6). 1409–1421. 47 indexed citations
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Githiru, Mwangi & Luc Lens. (2004). Using scientific evidence to guide the conservation of a highly fragmented and threatened Afrotropical forest. Oryx. 38(4). 404–409. 14 indexed citations
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Cordeiro, Norbert J. & Mwangi Githiru. (2001). Birds of Mgambo proposed forest reserve and other East Usambara lowland sites. Scopus. 22. 37–47.

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