Shelly Masi

1.0k total citations
34 papers, 669 citations indexed

About

Shelly Masi is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelly Masi has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 669 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Social Psychology, 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Shelly Masi's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (28 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (13 papers). Shelly Masi is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (28 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (13 papers). Shelly Masi collaborates with scholars based in France, Central African Republic and United States. Shelly Masi's co-authors include Martha M. Robbins, Chloé Cipolletta, Hélène Meunier, Sabrina Krief, Angelique Todd, Marie Cibot, Sarah Bortolamiol, Andrew Seguya, Thomas Breuer and Victor Narat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Shelly Masi

33 papers receiving 657 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shelly Masi France 12 512 236 210 168 88 34 669
Meredith L. Bastian United States 10 430 0.8× 202 0.9× 172 0.8× 146 0.9× 104 1.2× 17 637
R. Adriana Hernández‐Aguilar Norway 16 545 1.1× 184 0.8× 241 1.1× 246 1.5× 129 1.5× 33 766
Tetsuya Sakamaki Japan 14 603 1.2× 299 1.3× 195 0.9× 192 1.1× 102 1.2× 37 726
Nicola Schiel Brazil 22 642 1.3× 316 1.3× 241 1.1× 223 1.3× 107 1.2× 49 910
Chloé Cipolletta Central African Republic 12 634 1.2× 299 1.3× 253 1.2× 267 1.6× 80 0.9× 16 744
Caroline Schuppli Switzerland 16 671 1.3× 272 1.2× 243 1.2× 191 1.1× 126 1.4× 46 912
Koichiro Zamma Japan 15 698 1.4× 328 1.4× 309 1.5× 173 1.0× 127 1.4× 30 804
Tatang Mitra Setia Indonesia 13 759 1.5× 259 1.1× 326 1.6× 400 2.4× 114 1.3× 49 1.0k
Gustl Anzenberger Switzerland 17 519 1.0× 368 1.6× 166 0.8× 113 0.7× 127 1.4× 34 789
Daniela Hedwig United States 14 242 0.5× 179 0.8× 265 1.3× 186 1.1× 83 0.9× 23 545

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shelly Masi

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All Works

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Nellissen, Lara, Martin Surbeck, Maria A. van Noordwijk, et al.. (2025). The evolution of infant-directed communication: Comparing vocal input across all great apes. Science Advances. 11(26). eadt7718–eadt7718.
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Cipolletta, Chloé, et al.. (2024). Lethal combats in the forest among wild western gorillas. iScience. 27(4). 109437–109437. 2 indexed citations
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Cipolletta, Chloé, et al.. (2023). Feeling a bit peckish: Seasonal and opportunistic insectivory for wild gorillas. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 182(2). 210–223. 1 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, Emmanuelle Pouydebat, Aurore San‐Galli, et al.. (2022). Free hand hitting of stone-like objects in wild gorillas. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11981–11981. 4 indexed citations
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Meulman, Ellen, et al.. (2021). Absence of specific individuals and high food abundance elicit food calls in wild western gorillas. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 75(6). 3 indexed citations
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Meunier, Hélène, et al.. (2019). Prolonged care and cannibalism of infant corpse by relatives in semi-free-ranging capuchin monkeys. Primates. 61(1). 41–47. 11 indexed citations
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Simmen, Bruno, et al.. (2017). Primate energy input and the evolutionary transition to energy-dense diets in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1856). 20170577–20170577. 15 indexed citations
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Robbins, Martha M., Chieko Ando, Cyril C. Grueter, et al.. (2016). Behavioral Variation in Gorillas: Evidence of Potential Cultural Traits. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0160483–e0160483. 69 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, Roger Mundry, Sylvia Ortmann, et al.. (2015). The Influence of Seasonal Frugivory on Nutrient and Energy Intake in Wild Western Gorillas. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0129254–e0129254. 40 indexed citations
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Krief, Sabrina, et al.. (2014). Wild Chimpanzees on the Edge: Nocturnal Activities in Croplands. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109925–e109925. 84 indexed citations
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Arandjelovic, Mimi, David Morgan, Crickette Sanz, et al.. (2014). The genetic population structure of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) living in continuous rain forest. American Journal of Primatology. 76(9). 868–878. 28 indexed citations
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Morton, F. Blake, Angelique Todd, Phyllis C. Lee, & Shelly Masi. (2013). Observational Monitoring of Clinical Signs during the Last Stage of Habituation in a Wild Western Gorilla Group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic. Folia Primatologica. 84(2). 118–133. 9 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, et al.. (2012). Seasonal Effects on Great Ape Health: A Case Study of Wild Chimpanzees and Western Gorillas. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e49805–e49805. 39 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, Erik Gustafsson, Michel Saint Jalme, et al.. (2011). Unusual feeding behavior in wild great apes, a window to understand origins of self-medication in humans: Role of sociality and physiology on learning process. Physiology & Behavior. 105(2). 337–349. 58 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, Chloé Cipolletta, Sylvia Ortmann, Roger Mundry, & Martha M. Robbins. (2009). Does a more frugivorous diet lead to an increase in energy intake and energy expenditure? The case of the western lowland gorillas at Bai-Hokou, Central African Republic. Folia Primatologica. 372–373. 5 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, Chloé Cipolletta, & Martha M. Robbins. (2008). Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) change their activity patterns in response to frugivory. American Journal of Primatology. 71(2). 91–100. 115 indexed citations
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Masi, Shelly, et al.. (2008). Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Change Their Activity Patterns in Response to Frugivory. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 13 indexed citations

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