Simona Cafazzo

1.5k total citations
29 papers, 996 citations indexed

About

Simona Cafazzo is a scholar working on Genetics, Social Psychology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Cafazzo has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 996 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Social Psychology and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Simona Cafazzo's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (16 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). Simona Cafazzo is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (16 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). Simona Cafazzo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Austria and France. Simona Cafazzo's co-authors include Eugenia Natoli, Roberto Bonanni, Paola Valsecchi, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini, Dominique Pontier, Claudio Fantini, Zsófia Virányi, Friederike Range, Ludovic Say and Martina Lazzaroni and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Simona Cafazzo

28 papers receiving 959 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Cafazzo Italy 18 671 332 238 233 175 29 996
Anindita Bhadra India 22 691 1.0× 196 0.6× 149 0.6× 185 0.8× 236 1.3× 53 961
Eugenia Natoli Italy 25 1.2k 1.8× 521 1.6× 367 1.5× 574 2.5× 342 2.0× 58 1.8k
Kenth Svartberg Sweden 8 964 1.4× 283 0.9× 650 2.7× 96 0.4× 82 0.5× 14 1.1k
Katriina Tiira Finland 22 781 1.2× 243 0.7× 314 1.3× 126 0.5× 105 0.6× 44 1.1k
Nicole R. Dorey United States 16 980 1.5× 421 1.3× 585 2.5× 106 0.5× 74 0.4× 28 1.2k
Corsin A. Müller Austria 18 675 1.0× 492 1.5× 234 1.0× 163 0.7× 265 1.5× 31 1.1k
Sharon L. Crowell‐Davis United States 26 983 1.5× 342 1.0× 946 4.0× 277 1.2× 150 0.9× 74 1.8k
Christy L. Hoffman United States 18 294 0.4× 451 1.4× 137 0.6× 82 0.4× 165 0.9× 31 879
Caterina Spiezio Italy 16 443 0.7× 390 1.2× 206 0.9× 86 0.4× 78 0.4× 63 950
David L. Sinn Australia 23 623 0.9× 306 0.9× 400 1.7× 468 2.0× 953 5.4× 37 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simona Cafazzo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Cafazzo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lazebnik, Teddy, et al.. (2024). Environmental enrichments and data-driven welfare indicators for sheltered dogs using telemetric physiological measures and signal processing. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3346–3346. 1 indexed citations
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Natoli, Eugenia, et al.. (2021). Genetic inference of the mating system of free-ranging domestic dogs. Behavioral Ecology. 32(4). 646–656. 11 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Roberto Bonanni, & Eugenia Natoli. (2019). Neutering Effects on Social Behaviour of Urban Unowned Free-Roaming Domestic Cats. Animals. 9(12). 1105–1105. 28 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini, Jennifer L. Essler, et al.. (2018). In wolves, play behaviour reflects the partners' affiliative and dominance relationship. Animal Behaviour. 141. 137–150. 17 indexed citations
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Marshall‐Pescini, Sarah, Simona Cafazzo, Zsófia Virányi, & Friederike Range. (2017). Integrating social ecology in explanations of wolf–dog behavioral differences. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 16. 80–86. 63 indexed citations
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Lazzaroni, Martina, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini, & Simona Cafazzo. (2017). Post-conflict opponent affiliation reduces victim re-aggression in a family group of captive arctic wolves (Canis lupus arctos). PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187450–e0187450. 5 indexed citations
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Essler, Jennifer L., Simona Cafazzo, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini, et al.. (2016). Play Behavior in Wolves: Using the ‘50:50’ Rule to Test for Egalitarian Play Styles. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154150–e0154150. 20 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Martina Lazzaroni, & Sarah Marshall‐Pescini. (2016). Dominance relationships in a family pack of captive arctic wolves ( Canis lupus arctos ): the influence of competition for food, age and sex. PeerJ. 4. e2707–e2707. 21 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Roberto Bonanni, Francesco Scholl, et al.. (2014). Behavioural and physiological indicators of shelter dogs' welfare: Reflections on the no-kill policy on free-ranging dogs in Italy revisited on the basis of 15years of implementation. Physiology & Behavior. 133. 223–229. 49 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Roberto Bonanni, Paola Valsecchi, & Eugenia Natoli. (2014). Social Variables Affecting Mate Preferences, Copulation and Reproductive Outcome in a Pack of Free-Ranging Dogs. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e98594–e98594. 36 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Eugenia Natoli, & Paola Valsecchi. (2012). Scent‐Marking Behaviour in a Pack of Free‐Ranging Domestic Dogs. Ethology. 118(10). 955–966. 38 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, et al.. (2012). Effect of short road journeys on behaviour and some blood variables related to welfare in young bulls. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 139(1-2). 26–34. 14 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, et al.. (2011). Searching for differences in the behavioural response of piglet groups subjected to novel situations. Behavioural Processes. 89(1). 68–73. 6 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, et al.. (2011). Difference of surface body temperature in piglets due to the backtest and environmental condition.. 1029–1032. 12 indexed citations
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Natoli, Eugenia, et al.. (2010). Free-ranging dogs assess the quantity of opponents in intergroup conflicts. Animal Cognition. 14(1). 103–115. 87 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona, Paola Valsecchi, Roberto Bonanni, & Eugenia Natoli. (2010). Dominance in relation to age, sex, and competitive contexts in a group of free-ranging domestic dogs. Behavioral Ecology. 21(3). 443–455. 116 indexed citations
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Cafazzo, Simona & Eugenia Natoli. (2008). The social function of tail up in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus). Behavioural Processes. 80(1). 60–66. 39 indexed citations
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Bonanni, Roberto, Simona Cafazzo, Claudio Fantini, Dominique Pontier, & Eugenia Natoli. (2007). Feeding-order in an urban feral domestic cat colony: relationship to dominance rank, sex and age. Animal Behaviour. 74(5). 1369–1379. 48 indexed citations
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Natoli, Eugenia, et al.. (2006). Management of feral domestic cats in the urban environment of Rome (Italy). Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 77(3-4). 180–185. 111 indexed citations
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Natoli, Eugenia, et al.. (2004). Bold attitude makes male urban feral domestic cats more vulnerable to Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 29(1). 151–157. 101 indexed citations

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