Rob Slotow

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
326 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Rob Slotow is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Slotow has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Ecology, 65 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 65 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rob Slotow's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (161 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (59 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (44 papers). Rob Slotow is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (161 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (59 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (44 papers). Rob Slotow collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Rob Slotow's co-authors include Luke Hunter, Guy A. Balme, Bruce R. Page, Enrico Di Minin, Michelle Hamer, Abi Tamim Vanak, Graeme Shannon, Maria Thaker, Gus van Dyk and Matt W. Hayward and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rob Slotow

317 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Social Media Data Can Be Used to Understand Tourists’ Preferences for Nature‐Based Experiences in Protected Areas

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Slotow South Africa	56	6.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	326	10.7k
J. Marcus Rowcliffe United Kingdom	56	6.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	863 0.6×	160	9.3k
John D. C. Linnell Norway	64	11.5k 1.7×	2.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	302	13.6k
Graham I. H. Kerley South Africa	48	6.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	259	8.8k
Iain J. Gordon United Kingdom	65	7.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.6×	2.7k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	354	13.7k
Matt W. Hayward Australia	45	6.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	180	8.0k
Justin S. Brashares United States	43	6.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	650 0.4×	102	8.8k
Euan G. Ritchie Australia	46	8.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	143	11.0k
Piran C. L. White United Kingdom	50	4.5k 0.7×	961 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	970 0.6×	230	9.3k
Tim Caro United States	51	4.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	992 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	488 0.3×	179	7.7k
Adrian Treves United States	43	5.5k 0.8×	676 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	118	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Slotow

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Slotow

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Slotow. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Slotow 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 Rob Slotow. Rob Slotow is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Roxburgh, Lizanne, et al.. (2025). African lion conservation requires adaption to regional anthropogenic threats and mitigation capacity. Global Ecology and Conservation. 62. e03760–e03760.

Slotow, Rob, et al.. (2025). Long‐Term Effects of an Elephant‐Dominated Browser Community on the Architecture of Trees in a Fenced Reserve. Biotropica. 57(5). 1 indexed citations

Roberts, Debra, et al.. (2024). The Evolution of Open Space Planning within a Developing, Biodiverse City (Durban, South Africa). Sustainability. 16(7). 3073–3073. 4 indexed citations

Tsvuura, Zivanai, et al.. (2023). The utilisation of domestic goats in rural and peri-urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 55(3). 204–204. 1 indexed citations

Munyai, Thinandavha C., et al.. (2023). Potential decline in the distribution and food provisioning services of the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) in southern Africa. Frontiers of Biogeography. 15(2). e59408–e59408. 6 indexed citations

Odebiri, Omosalewa, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of projected soil organic carbon stocks under future climate and land cover changes in South Africa using a deep learning approach. Journal of Environmental Management. 330. 117127–117127. 19 indexed citations

Kushitor, Sandra Boatemaa, Scott Drimie, Corinna Hawkes, et al.. (2022). The complex challenge of governing food systems: The case of South African food policy. Food Security. 14(4). 883–896. 19 indexed citations

Rouget, Mathieu, et al.. (2021). Can an El Niño induced drought hamper the reforestation of the subtropical forest?. South African Journal of Botany. 141. 152–157.

Minin, Enrico Di, Rob Slotow, Christoph Fink, Hans Bauer, & Craig Packer. (2021). A pan-African spatial assessment of human conflicts with lions and elephants. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2978–2978. 43 indexed citations

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Slotow, Rob, et al.. (2021). Could Culling of Elephants Be Considered Inhumane and Illegal in South African Law?. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy. 24(3-4). 181–206. 10 indexed citations

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Queenan, Kevin, Nafiisa Sobratee, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, et al.. (2020). A Systems Analysis and Conceptual System Dynamics Model of the Livestock-derived Food System in South Africa: A Tool for Policy Guidance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(4). 1–24. 16 indexed citations

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Özgül, Arpat, et al.. (2018). Lion population dynamics: do nomadic males matter?. Behavioral Ecology. 29(3). 660–666. 8 indexed citations

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Selier, Jeanetta, Rob Slotow, & Dave Balfour. (2018). Management of African elephant populations in small fenced areas: Current practices, constraints and recommendations. Bothalia. 48(1). 5 indexed citations

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Rouget, Mathieu, Benis N. Egoh, Sershen Naidoo, et al.. (2017). An Assessment of a Community-Based, Forest Restoration Programme in Durban (eThekwini), South Africa. Forests. 8(8). 255–255. 15 indexed citations

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Slotow, Rob, et al.. (2016). Approaches for Testing Uniformity Hypothesis in Angular Data of Mega-Herbivores. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 5(3). 1202–1207. 3 indexed citations

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Selier, Jeanetta, Rob Slotow, & Enrico Di Minin. (2016). The influence of socioeconomic factors on the densities of high-value cross-border species, the African elephant. PeerJ. 4. e2581–e2581. 18 indexed citations

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McComb, Karen, Graeme Shannon, Sarah M. Durant, et al.. (2011). Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1722). 3270–3276. 208 indexed citations

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Hayward, Matt W. & Rob Slotow. (2009). Temporal partitioning of activity in large African carnivores : tests of multiple hypotheses : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 39(2). 109–125. 2 indexed citations

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Owen‐Smith, Norman, Graham I. H. Kerley, Bruce R. Page, Rob Slotow, & Rudi J. van Aarde. (2006). A scientific perspective on the management of elephants in the Kruger National Park and elsewhere : elephant conservation. South African Journal of Science. 102. 389–394. 121 indexed citations

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Slotow, Rob & Michelle Hamer. (2000). Biodiversity research in South Africa: comments on current trends and methods.. South African Journal of Science. 96(5). 222–224. 16 indexed citations

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