Simon Mole

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Mole is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Mole has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Simon Mole's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Simon Mole is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Simon Mole collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Simon Mole's co-authors include Peter G. Waterman, Anthony J. Zera, Ann Hagerman, Charles T. Robbins, Thomas A. Hanley, Anthony Joern, L. G. Butler, Glenn R. Iason, Larry G. Butler and J.C. Rogler and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Oecologia and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

Simon Mole

24 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of Phenolic Plan... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1994 1987 250 500 750
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.

  1. Analysis of Phenolic Plant Metabolites
    1994 972 citations Peter G. Waterman, Simon Mole profile →
  2. Role of Tannins in Defending Plants Against Ruminants: Reduction in Dry Matter Digestion?
    1987 381 citations Charles T. Robbins, Simon Mole et al. Ecology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Simon Mole 1.0k 804 670 555 390 24 3.0k
Thomas P. Clausen 1.1k 1.1× 976 1.2× 1.2k 1.8× 1.0k 1.9× 171 0.4× 59 3.2k
Paul B. Reichardt 967 0.9× 728 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 904 1.6× 135 0.3× 53 3.0k
Riitta Julkunen‐Tiitto 959 0.9× 622 0.8× 700 1.0× 648 1.2× 94 0.2× 40 2.0k
Raymond V. Barbehenn 1.2k 1.2× 626 0.8× 613 0.9× 250 0.5× 163 0.4× 56 2.7k
Vladimir Ossipov 1.3k 1.3× 744 0.9× 641 1.0× 583 1.1× 291 0.7× 69 2.9k
Stefano Benvenuti 1.8k 1.7× 653 0.8× 297 0.4× 412 0.7× 194 0.5× 99 2.7k
Rex G. Cates 862 0.8× 737 0.9× 850 1.3× 761 1.4× 160 0.4× 50 2.4k
Matti Rousi 1.4k 1.4× 580 0.7× 790 1.2× 975 1.8× 86 0.2× 116 2.8k
Colin M. Orians 2.5k 2.4× 1.8k 2.2× 1.0k 1.5× 1.1k 1.9× 248 0.6× 128 4.9k
Despoina Vokou 2.3k 2.3× 1.4k 1.7× 484 0.7× 707 1.3× 993 2.5× 118 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Mole

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Mole

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mole, Simon. (2010). Changes in relative abundance of the western green lizard Lacerta bilineata and the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis introduced onto Boscombe Cliffs, Dorset, UK. Herpetological Bulletin. 24–29. 8 indexed citations
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Joern, Anthony & Simon Mole. (2005). The Plant Stress Hypothesis and Variable Responses by Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracilis) to Water, Mineral Nitrogen, and Insect Herbivory. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 31(9). 2069–2090. 53 indexed citations
3.
Mole, Simon, Anthony Joern, Marion H. O’Leary, & S. Madhavan. (1994). Spatial and temporal variation in carbon isotope discrimination in prairie graminoids. Oecologia. 97(3). 316–321. 32 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Anthony Joern. (1994). Feeding behavior of graminivorous grasshoppers in response to host-plant extracts, alkaloids, and tannins. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20(12). 3097–3109. 19 indexed citations
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Zera, Anthony J. & Simon Mole. (1994). The physiological costs of flight capability in wing‐dimorphic crickets. Population Ecology. 36(2). 151–156. 51 indexed citations
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Waterman, Peter G. & Simon Mole. (1994). Analysis of Phenolic Plant Metabolites. 972 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mole, Simon & Anthony J. Zera. (1994). Differential Resource Consumption Obviates a Potential Flight-Fecundity Trade-Off in the Sand Cricket (Gryllus firmus). Functional Ecology. 8(5). 573–573. 65 indexed citations
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Zera, Anthony J., et al.. (1994). Lipid, carbohydrate and nitrogen content of long- and short-winged Gryllus firmus: Implications for the physiological cost of flight capability. Journal of Insect Physiology. 40(12). 1037–1044. 63 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon. (1994). Trade-Offs and Constraints in Plant-Herbivore Defense Theory: A Life-History Perspective. Oikos. 71(1). 3–3. 144 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Anthony J. Zera. (1993). Differential allocation of resources underlies the dispersal-reproduction trade-off in the wing-dimorphic cricket, Gryllus rubens. Oecologia. 93(1). 121–127. 129 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Anthony Joern. (1993). Foliar phenolics of nebraska sandhills prairie graminoids: Between-years, seasonal, and interspecific variation. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(9). 1861–1874. 13 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon, J.C. Rogler, & Larry G. Butler. (1993). Growth reduction by dietary tannins: Different effects due to different tannins. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 21(6-7). 667–677. 18 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon, Larry G. Butler, Ann Hagerman, & Peter G. Waterman. (1989). Ecological tannin assays: a critique. Oecologia. 78(1). 93–96. 19 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon, et al.. (1988). Light-induced variation in phenolic levels in foliage of rain-forest plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 14(1). 1–21. 104 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Peter G. Waterman. (1988). Light-induced variation in phenolic levels in foliage of rain-forest plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 14(1). 23–34. 76 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Peter G. Waterman. (1987). A critical analysis of techniques for measuring tannins in ecological studies. Oecologia. 72(1). 148–156. 234 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Peter G. Waterman. (1987). A critical analysis of techniques for measuring tannins in ecological studies. Oecologia. 72(1). 137–147. 258 indexed citations
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Robbins, Charles T., Simon Mole, Ann Hagerman, & Thomas A. Hanley. (1987). Role of Tannins in Defending Plants Against Ruminants: Reduction in Dry Matter Digestion?. Ecology. 68(6). 1606–1615. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mole, Simon & Peter G. Waterman. (1986). Tannic acid and proteolytic enzymes: Enzyme inhibition or substrate deprivation?. Phytochemistry. 26(1). 99–102. 71 indexed citations
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Mole, Simon & Peter G. Waterman. (1985). Stimulatory effects of tannins and cholic acid on tryptic hydrolysis of proteins: Ecological implications. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 11(9). 1323–1332. 75 indexed citations

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