Robert E. Simmons

2.2k total citations
90 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Simmons is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Simmons has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Simmons's work include Avian ecology and behavior (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (24 papers). Robert E. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (24 papers). Robert E. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Spain. Robert E. Simmons's co-authors include Phoebe Barnard, Colleen L. Seymour, Peter C. Smith, Andy Jarvis, Beatriz Arroyo, François Mougeot, Tony Robertson, Ian G. Jamieson, Grant S. Joseph and Jasper A. Slingsby and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Simmons

88 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Simmons South Africa 24 1.3k 612 437 276 181 90 1.7k
Sophie Webb United States 7 1.1k 0.9× 423 0.7× 366 0.8× 328 1.2× 174 1.0× 10 1.5k
Graeme Elliott New Zealand 23 1.2k 0.9× 426 0.7× 405 0.9× 207 0.8× 240 1.3× 69 1.6k
Debra K. Moskovits United States 9 1.0k 0.8× 431 0.7× 839 1.9× 450 1.6× 161 0.9× 15 1.6k
Noel F. R. Snyder United States 21 1.5k 1.2× 651 1.1× 797 1.8× 221 0.8× 275 1.5× 55 2.2k
N Steve 2 887 0.7× 376 0.6× 340 0.8× 314 1.1× 171 0.9× 2 1.3k
W. Alice Boyle United States 22 1.1k 0.9× 618 1.0× 431 1.0× 528 1.9× 113 0.6× 53 1.4k
Hugh A. Robertson New Zealand 19 1.0k 0.8× 280 0.5× 327 0.7× 184 0.7× 360 2.0× 63 1.5k
Spencer Fullerton Baird 5 940 0.7× 452 0.7× 284 0.6× 125 0.5× 112 0.6× 12 1.3k
Vicente García‐Navas Spain 23 824 0.7× 796 1.3× 268 0.6× 183 0.7× 234 1.3× 72 1.3k
Reuven Yosef Israel 23 1.6k 1.3× 783 1.3× 438 1.0× 353 1.3× 266 1.5× 204 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert E. Simmons

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All Works

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Knapp, Ashley A., Katherine Cohen, Kaylee Payne Kruzan, et al.. (2024). Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries (“I Was Always at the Library”): Qualitative Interview Study. JMIR Formative Research. 9. e67454–e67454. 1 indexed citations
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Knapp, Ashley A., Kaylee Payne Kruzan, Allison J. Carroll, et al.. (2023). “The library is so much more than books”: considerations for the design and implementation of teen digital mental health services in public libraries. Frontiers in Digital Health. 5. 1183319–1183319. 9 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E., et al.. (2023). Seasonal Movement Patterns of Urban Domestic Cats Living on the Edge in an African City. Animals. 13(6). 1013–1013. 5 indexed citations
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Arroyo, Beatriz, Robert E. Simmons, Pablo R. Camarero, et al.. (2017). Pollutants and diet influence carotenoid levels and integument coloration in nestlings of an endangered raptor. The Science of The Total Environment. 603-604. 299–307. 16 indexed citations
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Oatley, Graeme, Robert E. Simmons, & Jérôme Fuchs. (2015). A molecular phylogeny of the harriers (Circus, Accipitridae) indicate the role of long distance dispersal and migration in diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 85. 150–160. 34 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E., et al.. (2015). Declines in migrant shorebird populations from a winter-quarter perspective. Conservation Biology. 29(3). 877–887. 21 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E.. (2011). Greater Kestrel survives impact with power lines. Ostrich. 82(1). 75–76. 1 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E. & Res Altwegg. (2010). Necks‐for‐sex or competing browsers? A critique of ideas on the evolution of giraffe. Journal of Zoology. 282(1). 6–12. 22 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E., et al.. (2001). Successful Conservation Measures and New Breeding Records for Damara Terns Sterna Balaenarum in Namibia. Marine ornithology. 29(2). 12 indexed citations
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Jamieson, Ian G., et al.. (2000). High Rates of Conspecific Brood Parasitism and Egg Rejection in Coots and Moorhens in Ephemeral Wetlands in Namibia. The Auk. 117(1). 250–250. 27 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E., et al.. (1994). BREEDING, FORAGING, TRAPPING AND SEXING OF DAMARA TERNS IN THE SKELETON COAST PARK, NAMIBIA. Ostrich. 65(3-4). 264–273. 13 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E.. (1994). Supplemental Food Alters Egg Size Hierarchies within Harrier Clutches. Oikos. 71(2). 341–341. 19 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E. & John Mendelsohn. (1993). A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CARTWHEELING FLIGHTS OF RAPTORS. Ostrich. 64(1). 13–24. 18 indexed citations
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Simmons, Robert E., Phoebe Barnard, & Peter C. Smith. (1987). Reproductive Behaviour of Circus cyaneus in North America and Europe: A Comparison. Ornis Scandinavica. 18(1). 33–41. 18 indexed citations
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Barnard, Phoebe, et al.. (1986). SHORT NOTES. Ostrich. 57(2). 107–114. 3 indexed citations

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