David W. Sims: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David W. Sims's h-index is 88 (221 i10-index, 28,438+ total citations across 358+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. David W. Sims is affiliated with Professor of Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association Lab and University of Southampton, UK.
David W. Sims is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association Lab and University of Southampton, UK, specializing in marine ecology, movement ecology, sharks. Their work has been cited 28,438 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United Kingdom.
David W. Sims's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 358 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 88
- i10-Index
- 221
- Total Citations
- 28,438
- Citing Countries
- 7
As of June 2026.
David W. Sims has an h-index of 88 and 28,438 total citations across 358 publications, with research cited by institutions in 7 countries.
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About David W. Sims's research
David W. Sims is a researcher in marine ecology, movement ecology and sharks at Professor of Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association Lab and University of Southampton, UK. Their work has been cited 28,438 times across 358 publications (h-index 88), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Scaling laws of marine predator search behaviour” (2008), has accumulated 1,236 citations. Other influential works include “Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators” (2010) with 1,233 citations and “Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species” (2009) with 652 citations.
Citations of David W. Sims's research come primarily from United Kingdom, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
