Simon Mduma

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Simon Mduma is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Mduma has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 12 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Simon Mduma's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (34 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Simon Mduma is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (34 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (16 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). Simon Mduma collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, Canada and United States. Simon Mduma's co-authors include A. R. E. Sinclair, Justin S. Brashares, Ray Hilborn, Peter Arcese, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, Markus Borner, John M. Fryxell, Craig Packer, Kristine L. Metzger and Martin Loibooki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simon Mduma

52 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Patterns of predation in a diverse predator–prey system

2003 592 citations A. R. E. Sinclair, Simon Mduma et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Mduma Tanzania	23	2.0k	726	511	481	393	52	2.6k
J. Grant C. Hopcraft United Kingdom	24	2.3k 1.1×	740 1.0×	604 1.2×	565 1.2×	489 1.2×	57	3.0k
Sam M. Ferreira South Africa	27	2.0k 1.0×	600 0.8×	379 0.7×	375 0.8×	359 0.9×	129	2.5k
Navinder J. Singh Sweden	27	1.8k 0.9×	537 0.7×	706 1.4×	565 1.2×	431 1.1×	97	2.8k
Thomas A. Morrison United States	25	1.5k 0.8×	499 0.7×	330 0.6×	539 1.1×	370 0.9×	42	2.1k
Matthias Waltert Germany	28	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	343 0.7×	537 1.1×	627 1.6×	117	2.9k
Per Wegge Norway	36	2.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	548 1.1×	417 0.9×	548 1.4×	98	3.4k
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Sweden	34	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	446 0.9×	716 1.5×	534 1.4×	106	3.4k
Petra Kaczensky Austria	31	2.3k 1.2×	439 0.6×	554 1.1×	365 0.8×	556 1.4×	100	3.0k
Michael J. Somers South Africa	29	2.1k 1.0×	419 0.6×	406 0.8×	236 0.5×	396 1.0×	125	2.5k
Jerod A. Merkle United States	27	2.1k 1.0×	401 0.6×	256 0.5×	323 0.7×	422 1.1×	79	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Mduma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hopcraft, J. Grant C., Simon Mduma, Idrissa S. Chuma, et al.. (2025). Natural dispersal is better than translocation for reducing risks of inbreeding depression in eastern black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis michaeli ). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(23). e2414412122–e2414412122. 1 indexed citations

Fryxell, John M., et al.. (2025). Fission‐Fusion Group Dynamics and Cooperative Hunting Stabilise Social Carnivore Populations. Ecology Letters. 28(10). e70211–e70211. 1 indexed citations

Eom, Keeseon S., Hansol Park, Dongmin Lee, et al.. (2019). Identity of Spirometra theileri from a Leopard (Panthera pardus) and Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Tanzania. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 57(6). 639–645. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Ju Yeong, In Yong Lee, Simon Mduma, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Tick-Borne Pathogens from Ticks Collected from Cattle and Wild Animals in Tanzania in 2012. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 56(3). 305–308. 13 indexed citations

Beale, Colin M., et al.. (2017). Spatial analysis of aerial survey data reveals correlates of elephant carcasses within a heavily poached ecosystem. Biological Conservation. 218. 258–267. 21 indexed citations

Kittle, Andrew M., John Bukombe, A. R. E. Sinclair, Simon Mduma, & John M. Fryxell. (2016). Landscape-level movement patterns by lions in western Serengeti: comparing the influence of inter-specific competitors, habitat attributes and prey availability. Movement Ecology. 4(1). 17–17. 31 indexed citations

Byrom, Andrea E., Wendy A. Ruscoe, Kristine L. Metzger, et al.. (2015). Small mammal diversity and population dynamics in the greater serengeti ecosystem. University of Canberra Research Portal. 323–357. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Tae Yun, In Yong Lee, Hyoung‐Pyo Kim, et al.. (2014). Ixodid Tick Infestation in Cattle and Wild Animals in Maswa and Iringa, Tanzania. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 52(5). 565–568. 16 indexed citations

Byrom, Andrea E., Meggan E. Craft, Sarah M. Durant, et al.. (2014). Episodic outbreaks of small mammals influence predator community dynamics in an east African savanna ecosystem. Oikos. 123(8). 1014–1024. 29 indexed citations

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Sinclair, A. R. E., Kristine L. Metzger, John M. Fryxell, et al.. (2012). Asynchronous food‐web pathways could buffer the response of Serengeti predators to El Niño Southern Oscillation. Ecology. 94(5). 1123–1130. 24 indexed citations

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Shaw, Phil, et al.. (2009). Range expansion of the globally Vulnerable Karamoja apalis Apalis karamojae in the Serengeti ecosystem. African Journal of Ecology. 48(3). 751–758. 3 indexed citations

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Sinclair, A. R. E., Simon Mduma, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, et al.. (2007). Long‐Term Ecosystem Dynamics in the Serengeti: Lessons for Conservation. Conservation Biology. 21(3). 580–590. 144 indexed citations

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Stoner, C. J., et al.. (2007). Assessment of Effectiveness of Protection Strategies in Tanzania Based on a Decade of Survey Data for Large Herbivores. Conservation Biology. 21(3). 635–646. 101 indexed citations

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Thirgood, Simon, Simon Mduma, Julius D. Keyyu, & M. Karen Laurenson. (2007). Introduction. Conservation Biology. 21(3). 576–579. 7 indexed citations

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Stoner, C. J., et al.. (2006). Changes in large herbivore populations across large areas of Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology. 45(2). 202–215. 68 indexed citations

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Packer, Craig, Ray Hilborn, Anna Mosser, et al.. (2005). Ecological Change, Group Territoriality, and Population Dynamics in Serengeti Lions. Science. 307(5708). 390–393. 196 indexed citations

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Gereta, Emmanuel, et al.. (2004). The role of wetlands in wildlife migration in the Tarangire ecosystem, Tanzania. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 12(4). 285–299. 27 indexed citations

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Sinclair, A. R. E., Simon Mduma, & Justin S. Brashares. (2003). Patterns of predation in a diverse predator–prey system. Nature. 425(6955). 288–290. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sinclair, A. R. E., Simon Mduma, & Peter Arcese. (2000). What Determines Phenology and Synchrony of Ungulate Breeding in Serengeti?. Ecology. 81(8). 2100–2100. 5 indexed citations

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Mduma, Simon & A. R. E. Sinclair. (1994). The function of habitat selection by oribi in Serengeti, Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology. 32(1). 16–29. 23 indexed citations

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