Neil D’Cruze

3.5k total citations
98 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Neil D’Cruze is a scholar working on Ecology, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil D’Cruze has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, 33 papers in Social Psychology and 31 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Neil D’Cruze's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (58 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (25 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (22 papers). Neil D’Cruze is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (58 papers), Human-Animal Interaction Studies (25 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (22 papers). Neil D’Cruze collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Togo. Neil D’Cruze's co-authors include David W. Macdonald, Tom P. Moorhouse, Özgün Emre Can, Lauren A. Harrington, Angie Elwin, Gemma Carder, Sandra E. Baker, David L. Garshelis, John Beecham and Rowan O. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLoS Biology.

In The Last Decade

Neil D’Cruze

95 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neil D’Cruze United Kingdom 27 1.1k 655 650 412 349 98 2.1k
Charudutt Mishra India 36 3.2k 2.9× 496 0.8× 593 0.9× 422 1.0× 402 1.2× 109 4.1k
Paul J. Funston South Africa 34 2.6k 2.3× 618 0.9× 271 0.4× 347 0.8× 360 1.0× 71 3.0k
Shawn J. Riley United States 27 1.3k 1.2× 283 0.4× 334 0.5× 184 0.4× 195 0.6× 66 2.0k
Andrew J. Noss United States 30 2.0k 1.8× 401 0.6× 549 0.8× 263 0.6× 334 1.0× 56 2.6k
Christina D. Buesching United Kingdom 30 1.6k 1.4× 329 0.5× 444 0.7× 271 0.7× 412 1.2× 112 2.6k
Markus Gusset United Kingdom 24 1.1k 1.0× 642 1.0× 620 1.0× 163 0.4× 462 1.3× 43 1.8k
Eric Vander Wal Canada 29 1.6k 1.5× 332 0.5× 330 0.5× 394 1.0× 318 0.9× 95 2.2k
Abi Tamim Vanak South Africa 28 1.9k 1.7× 929 1.4× 254 0.4× 369 0.9× 362 1.0× 80 2.8k
Stephan M. Funk United Kingdom 27 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.6× 396 0.6× 180 0.4× 201 0.6× 76 2.4k
Philipp Henschel United States 22 2.1k 1.9× 551 0.8× 407 0.6× 219 0.5× 352 1.0× 48 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil D’Cruze

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moorhouse, Tom P., Angie Elwin, & Neil D’Cruze. (2025). Emotional and attitudinal responses to social media depictions of human–wildlife interactions at wildlife tourist attractions. Conservation Biology. 40(1). e70130–e70130. 1 indexed citations
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Harrington, Lauren A., Angie Elwin, & Neil D’Cruze. (2025). Viewer perceptions (and misperceptions) of animal-visitor interactions with big cats and crocodilians on YouTube. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1).
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Elwin, Angie, Mark Auliya, Lauren A. Harrington, et al.. (2025). Chains of Commerce: A Comprehensive Review of Animal Welfare Impacts in the International Wildlife Trade. Animals. 15(7). 971–971. 1 indexed citations
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Elwin, Angie, et al.. (2024). Under the lion’s paw: lion farming in South Africa and the illegal international bone trade. Nature Conservation. 56. 1–17. 2 indexed citations
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Petrossian, Gohar A., et al.. (2024). A synthesis of wild animal-related trade laws in some of the world's most biodiverse countries. Journal of Environmental Management. 354. 120141–120141. 4 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil, et al.. (2024). A review of commercial captive breeding of parrots as a supply‐side intervention to address unsustainable trade. Conservation Biology. 38(5). e14338–e14338. 1 indexed citations
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Harrington, Lauren A., et al.. (2023). The viewer doesn't always seem to care—response to fake animal rescues on YouTube and implications for social media self‐policing policies. People and Nature. 5(1). 103–118. 9 indexed citations
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Can, Özgün Emre & Neil D’Cruze. (2023). Cognitive biases can play a role in extinction assessments: The case of the Caspian tiger. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 1 indexed citations
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Elwin, Angie, Johannes Penner, Emma Coulthard, et al.. (2022). Seeking serpents: Ball python trade in Benin, West Africa. Nature Conservation. 50. 85–114. 2 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil, Hani R. El Bizri, Angie Elwin, et al.. (2021). Characterizing trade at the largest wildlife market of Amazonian Peru. Global Ecology and Conservation. 28. e01631–e01631. 14 indexed citations
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Moorhouse, Tom P., Neil D’Cruze, & David W. Macdonald. (2021). When information isn’t enough: The limits of demand reduction messaging as a tool to change the consumption choices of Chinese wildlife tourists. Global Ecology and Conservation. 34. e01965–e01965. 1 indexed citations
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Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé, et al.. (2020). Insights into the status and distribution of pangolins in Togo (West Africa). African Journal of Ecology. 59(2). 342–349. 7 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil, David Megson, Clifford Warwick, et al.. (2020). Dropping the Ball? The Welfare of Ball Pythons Traded in the EU and North America. Animals. 10(3). 413–413. 24 indexed citations
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Can, Özgün Emre, Neil D’Cruze, & David W. Macdonald. (2018). Dealing in deadly pathogens: Taking stock of the legal trade in live wildlife and potential risks to human health. Global Ecology and Conservation. 17. e00515–e00515. 94 indexed citations
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Can, Özgün Emre, et al.. (2017). Scientific crowdsourcing in wildlife research and conservation: Tigers (Panthera tigris) as a case study. PLoS Biology. 15(3). e2001001–e2001001. 5 indexed citations
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Moorhouse, Tom P., Cecilia A. L. Dahlsjö, Sandra E. Baker, Neil D’Cruze, & David W. Macdonald. (2015). The Customer Isn't Always Right—Conservation and Animal Welfare Implications of the Increasing Demand for Wildlife Tourism. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0138939–e0138939. 128 indexed citations
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Baker, Sandra E., et al.. (2013). Rough Trade. BioScience. 63(12). 928–938. 172 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil, et al.. (2009). The amphibians and reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a temporary protected area in southwest Madagascar.. Herpetological conservation and biology. 4(1). 62–79. 2 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil, et al.. (2009). The influence of habitat type and structure on the abundance of Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis (Gekkoninae) in northern Madagascar.. Herpetological conservation and biology. 4(1). 55–61. 8 indexed citations
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D’Cruze, Neil. (2006). Zonosaurus laticaudatus (Western girdled lizard) : Semiaquatic defensive behaviour. Herpetological Bulletin. 37–39. 1 indexed citations

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