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Michael J. Samways

Michael J. Samways publishes mostly in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science, on topics such as Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

World rank
#426,969
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#1,225
of 5,570
Works
103
Citations
390
Citations per work
3.8

What does Michael J. Samways research?

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15.3%Genetics: 13.3%Insect Science: 12.7%Nature and Landscape Conservation: 12.7%other fields: 46.0%15%top field
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics15.3%Genetics13.3%Insect Science12.7%Nature and Landscape Conservation12.7%other fields46.0%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics15% of their works
  2. 2Genetics13% of their works
  3. 3Insect Science13% of their works
  4. 4Nature and Landscape Conservation13% of their works
  5. 5Ecology11% of their works
  6. 6Ecological Modeling9% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Michael J. Samways's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Pollinator Decline, Conservation and Ecosystem.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity584 topics
  2. Habitat Fragmentation312 topics
  3. Invasive Species312 topics
  4. Climate Change302 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services161 topic
  6. Pollinator Decline161 topic
  7. Conservation151 topic
  8. Ecosystem151 topic
  9. Ecological Niche141 topic
  10. Ecosystem Functioning142 topics
  11. Species Distribution Modeling141 topic
  12. DNA Barcoding131 topic
  13. Lepidoptera131 topic
  14. Land Use91 topic
  15. Stream Ecosystems91 topic
  16. Genomics61 topic
  17. Social Insects61 topic
  18. Dead Wood51 topic
  19. Forest Management51 topic
  20. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles51 topic
  21. Jasmonate Signaling51 topic

Where does Michael J. Samways work?

Michael J. Samways's main affiliation in the publication record is Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Michael J. Samways have?

Science Explorer counts 103 works and 390 citations for Michael J. Samways, ranking #426,969 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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