Soumya Prasad

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 958 citations indexed

About

Soumya Prasad is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Soumya Prasad has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 958 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Soumya Prasad's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Soumya Prasad is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Soumya Prasad collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and United States. Soumya Prasad's co-authors include Kim R. McConkey, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz, Luis Santamarı́a, Jedediah F. Brodie, Haldre S. Rogers, Richard T. Corlett, David A. Westcott, Raman Sukumar, Karel Mokany and M. S. Hegde and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Soumya Prasad

31 papers receiving 898 citations

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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.

Seed dispersal in changing landscapes

2012 371 citations Kim R. McConkey, Soumya Prasad et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Soumya Prasad India	16	551	462	395	170	150	32	958
Varun Swamy United States	12	490 0.9×	580 1.3×	314 0.8×	207 1.2×	116 0.8×	16	949
Evan C. Fricke United States	17	556 1.0×	333 0.7×	536 1.4×	184 1.1×	246 1.6×	29	971
Claudia M. Campos Argentina	19	550 1.0×	749 1.6×	278 0.7×	119 0.7×	183 1.2×	73	1.2k
Roger William Hutchings Brazil	12	773 1.4×	457 1.0×	414 1.0×	373 2.2×	134 0.9×	14	1.3k
Sandra Maria Hartz Brazil	23	883 1.6×	656 1.4×	400 1.0×	400 2.4×	106 0.7×	103	1.5k
Luiz dos Anjos Brazil	21	738 1.3×	720 1.6×	413 1.0×	268 1.6×	159 1.1×	92	1.2k
Irma Trejo Mexico	15	441 0.8×	360 0.8×	364 0.9×	320 1.9×	219 1.5×	42	1.1k
Carlos E. Borghi Argentina	17	384 0.7×	740 1.6×	258 0.7×	104 0.6×	108 0.7×	77	1.0k
Júlio Baumgarten Brazil	15	355 0.6×	537 1.2×	429 1.1×	337 2.0×	61 0.4×	36	1.0k
Robin L. Mackey South Africa	15	478 0.9×	735 1.6×	360 0.9×	259 1.5×	77 0.5×	20	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soumya Prasad

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Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2022). Pollinators in tropical ecosystems of Southern India with emphasis on the native pollinators Apis cerana indica and Tetragonula iridipennis. Indian Journal of Entomology. 1–13. 3 indexed citations

Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2022). Plastic ingestion in Asian elephants in the forested landscapes of Uttarakhand, India. Journal for Nature Conservation. 68. 126196–126196. 12 indexed citations

Tsuji, Yamato, Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz, Soumya Prasad, Shumpei Kitamura, & Kim R. McConkey. (2020). Intraspecific differences in seed dispersal caused by differences in social rank and mediated by food availability. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1532–1532. 7 indexed citations

Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2018). Trash on the Menu:Patterns of Animal Visitation and Foraging Behaviour at Garbage Dumps. Current Science. 115(12). 2322–2322. 23 indexed citations

Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2016). A Review of Coleoptera Diversity of Chhattisgarh: Updated Checklist 2015. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 5(4). 710–714. 4 indexed citations

Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2016). Dispersal by generalist frugivores affects management of an invasive plant. Biotropica. 48(5). 638–644. 26 indexed citations

Mokany, Karel, Soumya Prasad, & David A. Westcott. (2015). Impacts of climate change and management responses in tropical forests depend on complex frugivore‐mediated seed dispersal. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24(6). 685–694. 12 indexed citations

Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2014). Addressing the management of a long-established invasive shrub: the case of Lantana camara in Indian forests.. Indian Forester. 140(2). 129–136. 9 indexed citations

Mokany, Karel, David A. Westcott, Soumya Prasad, Andrew Ford, & Daniel J. Metcalfe. (2014). Identifying Priority Areas for Conservation and Management in Diverse Tropical Forests. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89084–e89084. 23 indexed citations

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Mokany, Karel, Soumya Prasad, & David A. Westcott. (2014). Loss of frugivore seed dispersal services under climate change. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3971–3971. 50 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya, Meghna Krishnadas, Kim R. McConkey, & Aparajita Datta. (2014). The tangled causes of population decline in two harvested plant species: a comment on Ticktin et al. (2012). Journal of Applied Ecology. 51(3). 642–647. 5 indexed citations

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Anitha, K., et al.. (2010). Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India. Ecological Complexity. 7(2). 217–224. 43 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya, André Pittet, & Raman Sukumar. (2009). Who really ate the fruit? A novel approach to camera trapping for quantifying frugivory by ruminants. Ecological Research. 25(1). 225–231. 37 indexed citations

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Anitha, K., Shijo Joseph, E. V. Ramasamy, & Soumya Prasad. (2008). Changes in structural attributes of plant communities along disturbance gradients in a dry deciduous forest of Western Ghats, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 155(1-4). 393–405. 22 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ravi Chellam, & Surendra Prakash Goyal. (2006). Ruminant‐mediated Seed Dispersal of an Economically Valuable Tree in Indian Dry Forests¹. Biotropica. 38(5). 679–682. 29 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (2004). Frugivory of Phyllanthus emblica at Rajaji National Park, northwest India. Current Science. 87. 1188–1190. 13 indexed citations

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Barboni, Doris, Raymonde Bonnefille, Soumya Prasad, & B.R. Ramesh. (2003). Variation in modern pollen from tropical evergreen forests and the monsoon seasonality gradient in SW India. Journal of Vegetation Science. 14(4). 551–562. 38 indexed citations

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Rawat, G. S., Sambandam Sathyakumar, & Soumya Prasad. (1999). Plant Species Diversity and Community Structure in the Outer Fringes of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya: Conservation Implications. Indian Forester. 125(9). 873–882. 10 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya, et al.. (1992). Tree debarking and habitat use by porcupine (Hystrix indica Kerr) in Sariska National Park in Western India. Mammalia. 56(3). 11 indexed citations

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Prasad, Soumya & M. S. Hegde. (1986). Phenology and seasonality in the tropical deciduous forest of Bandipur, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A. 96(2). 121–133. 38 indexed citations

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