Simon Musila

445 total citations
23 papers, 254 citations indexed

About

Simon Musila is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Musila has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 254 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Simon Musila's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). Simon Musila is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). Simon Musila collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and China. Simon Musila's co-authors include Pavol Prokop, Nathan Gichuki, Paul W. Webala, Terrence C. Demos, Bruce D. Patterson, Zhongzheng Chen, Xuelong Jiang, Ara Monadjem, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans and Desiré L. Dalton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Ecological Indicators.

In The Last Decade

Simon Musila

22 papers receiving 249 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Musila Kenya 10 144 108 104 55 40 23 254
Isaí Jorge de Castro Brazil 11 163 1.1× 129 1.2× 81 0.8× 39 0.7× 25 0.6× 23 284
Daudet Andriafidison Madagascar 10 193 1.3× 188 1.7× 60 0.6× 41 0.7× 64 1.6× 13 318
Flávia Pereira Tirelli Brazil 9 74 0.5× 145 1.3× 47 0.5× 65 1.2× 30 0.8× 30 228
Vladimir Rojas‐Díaz Colombia 8 106 0.7× 144 1.3× 98 0.9× 51 0.9× 21 0.5× 16 276
Rafael Magalhães Rabelo Brazil 10 83 0.6× 118 1.1× 54 0.5× 40 0.7× 128 3.2× 21 280
Monik Oprea Brazil 10 187 1.3× 170 1.6× 82 0.8× 30 0.5× 12 0.3× 26 265
Elizabeth A. Wommack United States 5 69 0.5× 108 1.0× 89 0.9× 59 1.1× 23 0.6× 6 239
Armando Muniz Calouro Brazil 9 87 0.6× 108 1.0× 28 0.3× 37 0.7× 41 1.0× 22 211
Matthew Mo Australia 8 76 0.5× 170 1.6× 62 0.6× 35 0.6× 24 0.6× 77 270
Fábio Oliveira do Nascimento Brazil 10 81 0.6× 182 1.7× 66 0.6× 47 0.9× 54 1.4× 23 258

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Musila

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Musila

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Musila

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

All Works

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Song, Wenyu, Zhongzheng Chen, Xueyou Li, et al.. (2025). Multiscale spatial dependency of small mammal diversity patterns and their determinants. Ecosphere. 16(2). 1 indexed citations
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Sancha, Noé U. de la, et al.. (2024). Unravelling spatial scale effects on elevational diversity gradients: insights from montane small mammals in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(1). 139–139.
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Musila, Simon, et al.. (2023). Human–Bat Relationships in Southwestern Nigerian Communities. Anthrozoös. 36(3). 407–425. 4 indexed citations
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Song, Wen‐Yu, Xueyou Li, Simon Musila, et al.. (2023). Untangling key abiotic predictors of terrestrial mammal diversity patterns across ecoregions and species groups in Kenya. Ecological Indicators. 154. 110595–110595. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Wen‐Yu, Xueyou Li, Zhongzheng Chen, et al.. (2022). Patterns and Predictors of Small Mammal Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity in Contrasting Elevational Gradients in Kenya. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9. 13 indexed citations
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Webala, Paul W., et al.. (2022). Bats in Kenyan pit latrines: Non‐invasive sampling by photography. African Journal of Ecology. 60(3). 834–837. 3 indexed citations
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Demos, Terrence C., Julian Kerbis Peterhans, Zhongzheng Chen, et al.. (2021). Historical biogeography, systematics, and integrative taxonomy of the non-Ethiopian speckled pelage brush-furred rats (Lophuromys flavopunctatus group). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 89–89. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Xueyou, Wenyu Song, Quan Li, et al.. (2021). The management effectiveness of protected areas in Kenya. Biodiversity and Conservation. 30(13). 3813–3836. 11 indexed citations
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Monadjem, Ara, Terrence C. Demos, Desiré L. Dalton, et al.. (2020). A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191(4). 1114–1146. 37 indexed citations
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Webala, Paul W., et al.. (2019). Echolocation calls of high-duty-cycle bats (Hipposideridae and Rhinonycteridae) from Kenya. 12(1). 16 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, Bruce D. Patterson, Rainer Hutterer, et al.. (2019). 肯尼亚哺乳动物名录. 动物学研究. 40(1). 3–52. 25 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, Esther Kioko, Zhongzheng Chen, et al.. (2019). 肯尼亚山非飞行小型兽类多样性及其垂直分布格局. 动物学研究. 40(1). 53–60. 15 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, Nathan Gichuki, Iván Castro-Arellano, & Ana Rainho. (2019). Composition and diversity of bat assemblages at Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and the adjacent farmlands, Kenya. Mammalia. 84(2). 121–135. 1 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, et al.. (2019). No lunar phobia in insectivorous bats in Kenya. Mammalian Biology. 95. 77–84. 14 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, et al.. (2019). The First Confirmed Record of African Golden Cat Caracal aurata from Kenya Since 1946. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 108(1). 49–49. 2 indexed citations
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Musila, Simon, et al.. (2018). Bat activity in the interior of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and adjacent farmlands in Kenya. 11(1). 3 indexed citations
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Otieno, Tobias O., et al.. (2016). Avifauna of Boni-Dodori National Reserves, Lamu and Garissa Counties, Kenya. Scopus. 36(2). 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Mulwa, Ronald K., et al.. (2005). Kenya's Important Bird Areas Status and Trends 2006. 8 indexed citations

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