Simon Benhamou

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
88 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Simon Benhamou is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Benhamou has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Simon Benhamou's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers). Simon Benhamou is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers). Simon Benhamou collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and South Africa. Simon Benhamou's co-authors include Pascal Bovet, Michael J. Plank, Edward A. Codling, Frédéric Barraquand, Bruno Poucet, Louise Riotte‐Lambert, Daniel Cornélis, Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Charlotte Girard and Luca Börger and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Benhamou

87 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Random walk models in biology

2008 972 citations Edward A. Codling, Michael J. Plank et al. Journal of The Royal Society Interface profile →
Spatial memory and animal movement

2013 422 citations Simon Benhamou et al. profile →
Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research

2019 201 citations Hannah J. Williams, Lucy A. Taylor et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Benhamou France	42	3.5k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	878	88	6.6k
David Lusseau United Kingdom	58	6.1k 1.7×	2.0k 1.1×	658 0.5×	594 0.5×	710 0.8×	168	10.9k
David W. Stephens United States	31	1.9k 0.5×	2.9k 1.6×	887 0.7×	202 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	72	6.2k
Christian Peter Klingenberg United Kingdom	55	2.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.6×	2.4k 2.0×	1.4k 1.1×	3.5k 3.9×	99	15.8k
T. J. Roper United Kingdom	43	2.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	681 0.6×	230 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	117	6.5k
Julian C. Partridge United Kingdom	48	2.5k 0.7×	3.5k 2.0×	1.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	564 0.6×	181	7.7k
Katherine Ralls United States	46	5.5k 1.6×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	785 0.7×	3.6k 4.1×	152	8.9k
Thomas N. Sherratt Canada	43	2.1k 0.6×	4.6k 2.6×	1.1k 0.9×	317 0.3×	2.0k 2.3×	168	7.4k
Lewis G. Halsey United Kingdom	39	3.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	212 0.2×	444 0.5×	138	6.1k
Thomas Caraco United States	39	2.9k 0.8×	3.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.2×	140 0.1×	1.4k 1.6×	88	7.7k
Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds Germany	49	4.7k 1.3×	3.4k 1.9×	2.1k 1.7×	3.0k 2.5×	3.8k 4.4×	112	12.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Benhamou

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Benhamou, Simon & Nicolas Courbin. (2023). Accounting for central place foraging constraints in habitat selection studies. Ecology. 104(9). e4134–e4134. 6 indexed citations

Ahmed, Danish A., Simon Benhamou, Michael B. Bonsall, & Sergei Petrovskii. (2021). Three-dimensional random walk models of individual animal movement and their application to trap counts modelling. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 524. 110728–110728. 12 indexed citations

Étienne, Marie‐Pierre, et al.. (2019). Identifying stationary phases in multivariate time series for highlighting behavioural modes and home range settlements. Journal of Animal Ecology. 89(1). 44–56. 42 indexed citations

Williams, Hannah J., Lucy A. Taylor, Simon Benhamou, et al.. (2019). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology. 89(1). 186–206. 201 indexed citations breakdown →

Dell’Ariccia, Gaia, Simon Benhamou, Maria P. Dias, et al.. (2018). Flexible migratory choices of Cory’s shearwaters are not driven by shifts in prevailing air currents. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3376–3376. 13 indexed citations

Riotte‐Lambert, Louise, Simon Benhamou, Christophe Bonenfant, & Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes. (2017). Spatial memory shapes density dependence in population dynamics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1867). 22 indexed citations

Fluhr, Joachim W., Simon Benhamou, Louise Riotte‐Lambert, & Olivier Duriez. (2017). Assessing the risk for an obligate scavenger to be dependent on predictable feeding sources. Biological Conservation. 215. 92–98. 27 indexed citations

Riotte‐Lambert, Louise, Simon Benhamou, Christophe Bonenfant, & Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes. (2017). Julia codes for "Spatial memory shapes density dependence in population dynamics". Figshare. 1 indexed citations

Bonnot, Nadège C., Nicolas Morellet, A. J. Mark Hewison, et al.. (2016). Sitka black-tailed deer ( Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis ) adjust habitat selection and activity rhythm to the absence of predators. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 94(6). 385–394. 30 indexed citations

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Dalleau, Mayeul, Simon Benhamou, Joël Sudre, Stéphane Ciccione, & Jérôme Bourjea. (2014). The spatial ecology of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Indian Ocean sheds light on the “lost years” mystery. Marine Biology. 161(8). 1835–1849. 26 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon & Daniel Cornélis. (2010). Incorporating Movement Behavior and Barriers to Improve Kernel Home Range Space Use Estimates. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74(6). 1353–1360. 25 indexed citations

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Codling, Edward A., Michael J. Plank, & Simon Benhamou. (2008). Random walk models in biology. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 5(25). 813–834. 972 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benhamou, Simon. (2007). HOW MANY ANIMALS REALLY DO THE LÉVY WALK?. Ecology. 88(8). 1962–1969. 340 indexed citations

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Bonadonna, Francesco, Simon Benhamou, Kinga Iglói, et al.. (2005). Orientation in the wandering albatross: interfering with magnetic perception does not affect orientation performance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1562). 489–495. 67 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon. (2001). Orientation and movement patterns of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in its home range are not altered by olfactory or visual deprivation. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 187(3). 243–248. 3 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon & Bruno Poucet. (1998). Landmark use by navigating rats (Rattus norvegicus) contrasting geometric and featural information.. Journal of comparative psychology. 112(3). 317–322. 4 indexed citations

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Séguinot, Valérie, et al.. (1998). Path integration in dogs. Animal Behaviour. 55(4). 787–797. 49 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon. (1996). Space use and foraging movements in the American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Behavioural Processes. 37(2-3). 89–102. 13 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon, Pascal Bovet, & Bruno Poucet. (1995). A model for place navigation in mammals. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 173(2). 163–178. 26 indexed citations

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Benhamou, Simon. (1994). Spatial memory and searching efficiency. Animal Behaviour. 47(6). 1423–1433. 84 indexed citations

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