Pierre Pistorius

3.9k total citations
147 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Pierre Pistorius is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Pistorius has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Ecology, 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Pierre Pistorius's work include Marine animal studies overview (87 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (70 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (32 papers). Pierre Pistorius is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (87 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (70 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (32 papers). Pierre Pistorius collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, France and United Kingdom. Pierre Pistorius's co-authors include Marthán N Bester, Stephen P. Kirkman, Andréa Thiebault, Yann Tremblay, G. J. Greg Hofmeyr, Ralf H.E. Mullers, Azwianewi B. Makhado, David B. Green, Maëlle Connan and Alastair M. M. Baylis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Pistorius

144 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre Pistorius South Africa 25 2.0k 678 504 324 321 147 2.3k
Peter G. H. Evans United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.0× 619 0.9× 539 1.1× 260 0.8× 271 0.8× 73 2.2k
Guðmundur A. Guðmundsson Iceland 29 1.9k 1.0× 430 0.6× 769 1.5× 254 0.8× 332 1.0× 73 2.4k
Katarzyna Wojczulanis‐Jakubas Poland 25 1.6k 0.8× 519 0.8× 730 1.4× 479 1.5× 127 0.4× 126 2.0k
Dominic Tollit Canada 23 1.9k 1.0× 634 0.9× 336 0.7× 230 0.7× 359 1.1× 40 2.1k
Colin Southwell Australia 28 1.9k 1.0× 465 0.7× 212 0.4× 435 1.3× 274 0.9× 90 2.2k
Sébastien Descamps Norway 29 1.8k 0.9× 492 0.7× 600 1.2× 448 1.4× 249 0.8× 100 2.4k
Karen A. Stockin New Zealand 27 1.8k 0.9× 456 0.7× 259 0.5× 296 0.9× 242 0.8× 109 2.1k
Nick Gales Australia 21 2.0k 1.0× 591 0.9× 271 0.5× 346 1.1× 387 1.2× 39 2.2k
Paulo C. Simões‐Lopes Brazil 31 2.4k 1.2× 523 0.8× 473 0.9× 240 0.7× 506 1.6× 119 2.8k
Rosemary Gales Australia 34 2.9k 1.5× 1.1k 1.6× 587 1.2× 223 0.7× 832 2.6× 111 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre Pistorius

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Pistorius

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pierre Pistorius. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pierre Pistorius 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 Pierre Pistorius. Pierre Pistorius 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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Schoombie, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Identifying prey capture events of a free-ranging marine predator using bio-logger data and deep learning. Royal Society Open Science. 11(6). 240271–240271. 6 indexed citations
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Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Gediminas Valkiūnas, et al.. (2023). Haemoproteus jenniae (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida) infects gulls (Larus spp.) in South Africa, with redescription of Haemoproteus skuae. Parasitology. 150(14). 1286–1295. 3 indexed citations
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Trueman, Clive N., Stephen P. Kirkman, John P. Y. Arnould, et al.. (2023). Geographical, temporal, and individual‐based differences in the trophic ecology of female Cape fur seals. Ecology and Evolution. 13(2). e9790–e9790. 3 indexed citations
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Orgeret, Florian, Andréa Thiebault, Kit M. Kovacs, et al.. (2021). Climate change impacts on seabirds and marine mammals: The importance of study duration, thermal tolerance and generation time. Ecology Letters. 25(1). 218–239. 41 indexed citations
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Orgeret, Florian, Ryan R Reisinger, Alexandre Corbeau, et al.. (2021). Spatial segregation in a sexually dimorphic central place forager: Competitive exclusion or niche divergence?. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(10). 2404–2420. 9 indexed citations
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Cole, Theresa L., María E. López, Gemma V. Clucas, et al.. (2021). Taxonomy based on limited genomic markers may underestimate species diversity of rockhopper penguins and threaten their conservation. Diversity and Distributions. 27(11). 2277–2296. 4 indexed citations
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Ryan, Peter G., et al.. (2021). Long-term variation in the breeding diets of macaroni and eastern rockhopper penguins at Marion Island (1994–2018). African Journal of Marine Science. 43(2). 187–199. 2 indexed citations
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Rishworth, Gavin M., Janine B. Adams, Matthew S. Bird, et al.. (2020). Cross-continental analysis of coastal biodiversity change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 375(1814). 20190452–20190452. 11 indexed citations
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Reisinger, Ryan R, Florian Orgeret, Maëlle Connan, et al.. (2020). Foraging in a dynamic environment: Response of four sympatric sub‐Antarctic albatross species to interannual environmental variability. Ecology and Evolution. 10(20). 11277–11295. 22 indexed citations
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Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl, Lorien Pichegru, Maya C. Pfaff, et al.. (2019). Seashell and debris ingestion by African penguins. Emu - Austral Ornithology. 120(1). 90–96. 2 indexed citations
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Sherley, Richard B., Robert J. M. Crawford, Bruce M. Dyer, et al.. (2019). The status and conservation of the Cape Gannet Morus capensis. Ostrich. 90(4). 335–346. 18 indexed citations
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Plön, Stephanie, et al.. (2019). Cranial variation in common dolphinsDelphinusspp. off South Africa, with the inclusion of information from the holotype ofDelphinus capensis. African Journal of Marine Science. 41(3). 247–260. 5 indexed citations
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Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl, Nola J. Parsons, & Pierre Pistorius. (2018). A Three-legged African Penguin Spheniscus Demersus. Marine ornithology. 46(1). 1 indexed citations
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Pistorius, Pierre, et al.. (2018). Variation in cranial morphology of bottlenose dolphins (genus Tursiops) off South Africa. Marine Mammal Science. 35(2). 617–636. 4 indexed citations
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Handley, Jonathan, Maëlle Connan, Alastair M. M. Baylis, Paul Brickle, & Pierre Pistorius. (2017). Jack of all prey, master of some: Influence of habitat on the feeding ecology of a diving marine predator. Marine Biology. 164(4). 19 indexed citations
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Handley, Jonathan, Alastair M. M. Baylis, Paul Brickle, & Pierre Pistorius. (2015). Temporal variation in the diet of gentoo penguins at the Falkland Islands. Polar Biology. 39(2). 283–296. 18 indexed citations
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Handley, Jonathan & Pierre Pistorius. (2015). Kleptoparasitism in foraging gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua. Polar Biology. 39(2). 391–395. 8 indexed citations
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Hofmeyr, G. J. Greg, M.N. Bester, Azwianewi B. Makhado, & Pierre Pistorius. (2006). Population changes in Subantarctic and Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 36(1). 55–68. 9 indexed citations
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Bester, M.N., et al.. (2005). Pubescent southern elephant seal males : population changes at Marion Island and the food limitation hypothesis : short communication. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 35(2). 215–218. 4 indexed citations
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Kirkman, Stephen P., et al.. (2003). Variation in the timing of moult in southern elephant seals at Marion Island : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 33(2). 79–84. 5 indexed citations

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