Phil Shaw

878 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 607 citations indexed

About

Phil Shaw is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Phil Shaw has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 607 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Phil Shaw's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (15 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers). Phil Shaw is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (15 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers). Phil Shaw collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and United States. Phil Shaw's co-authors include Darcy Ogada, André Botha, Derek Pomeroy, Munir Z. Virani, Ralph Buij, Neil Baker, A. R. E. Sinclair, Campbell Murn, Sonja Krüger and Ricardo M. Holdø and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Conservation and Nature Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Phil Shaw

28 papers receiving 586 citations

Hit Papers

Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Col... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction
    2015 292 citations Darcy Ogada, Phil Shaw et al. Conservation Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Phil Shaw United Kingdom 11 495 179 123 122 51 28 607
Sophie Rouys Poland 14 461 0.9× 191 1.1× 104 0.8× 111 0.9× 79 1.5× 30 584
Christopher G. R. Bowden United Kingdom 16 541 1.1× 212 1.2× 177 1.4× 111 0.9× 47 0.9× 36 666
Igor Berkunsky Argentina 13 370 0.7× 231 1.3× 129 1.0× 132 1.1× 47 0.9× 66 557
Mircea G. Hidalgo‐Mihart Mexico 14 471 1.0× 70 0.4× 120 1.0× 109 0.9× 75 1.5× 63 621
Dailos Hernández‐Brito Spain 14 338 0.7× 350 2.0× 88 0.7× 168 1.4× 46 0.9× 20 550
Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto Italy 15 311 0.6× 86 0.5× 67 0.5× 123 1.0× 77 1.5× 35 466
Erik Kleyheeg Netherlands 16 415 0.8× 247 1.4× 54 0.4× 135 1.1× 64 1.3× 26 732
Kate Risely United Kingdom 10 426 0.9× 195 1.1× 281 2.3× 144 1.2× 50 1.0× 16 669
Francisco Díaz‐Ruiz Spain 14 700 1.4× 121 0.7× 181 1.5× 87 0.7× 128 2.5× 46 777
Olivier Devineau Norway 15 469 0.9× 97 0.5× 121 1.0× 84 0.7× 99 1.9× 50 596

Countries citing papers authored by Phil Shaw

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Fields of papers citing papers by Phil Shaw

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phil Shaw

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Phil Shaw. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Phil Shaw 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 Phil Shaw. Phil Shaw 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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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
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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
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Sumasgutner, Petra, Ralph Buij, Christopher J. W. McClure, et al.. (2021). Raptor research during the COVID-19 pandemic provides invaluable opportunities for conservation biology. Biological Conservation. 260. 109149–109149. 12 indexed citations
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Neaves, Linda E., Barbara C. Klump, James J. H. St Clair, et al.. (2021). DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(29). 2 indexed citations
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Stifter, Janet, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 and Nurse-Sensitive Indicators. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 36(1). 1–6. 11 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Phil Shaw, René Beyers, et al.. (2015). Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction. Conservation Letters. 9(2). 89–97. 292 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogada, Darcy, André Botha, & Phil Shaw. (2015). Ivory poachers and poison: drivers of Africa's declining vulture populations. Oryx. 50(4). 593–596. 70 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2015). Development of a barcoding database for the UK Collembola: early results. 4 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2014). Life history traits associated with low annual fecundity in a central African Parid: the Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer. Journal für Ornithologie. 156(1). 209–221. 3 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2013). Detecting change in the status and habitat of Hinde's Babbler Turdoides hindei: 2000 to 2011. Ibis. 155(2). 428–429. 4 indexed citations
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Connop, Stuart, et al.. (2010). The role of dietary breadth in national bumblebee (Bombus) declines: Simple correlation?. Biological Conservation. 143(11). 2739–2746. 22 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2009). Range expansion of the globally Vulnerable Karamoja apalis Apalis karamojae in the Serengeti ecosystem. African Journal of Ecology. 48(3). 751–758. 3 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2006). The status and habitat of Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae in the Wembere Steppe, Sukumaland, Tanzania. Bird Conservation International. 16(2). 97–111. 3 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil. (2004). Estimating local extinction rates over successive time-frames. Biological Conservation. 121(2). 281–287. 9 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2003). Estimating change in the geographical range and population size of Hinde's Babbler Turdoides hindei. Bird Conservation International. 13(1). 1–12. 8 indexed citations
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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2001). Population density and habitat associations of restricted-range bird species at Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. Bird Conservation International. 11(3). 161–174. 14 indexed citations

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