| Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus) MW Hayward, P Henschel, J O'Brien, M Hofmeyr, G Balme, GIH Kerley Journal of Zoology 270 (2), 298-313, 2006 | 734 | 2006 |
| Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence C Packer, A Loveridge, S Canney, T Caro, ST Garnett, M Pfeifer, ... Ecology letters 16 (5), 635-641, 2013 | 396 | 2013 |
| The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions PA Lindsey, G Balme, M Becker, C Begg, C Bento, C Bocchino, ... Biological conservation 160, 80-96, 2013 | 393 | 2013 |
| Evaluating methods for counting cryptic carnivores GA Balme, LTB Hunter, ROB Slotow The Journal of wildlife management 73 (3), 433-441, 2009 | 367 | 2009 |
| Edge effects and the impact of non‐protected areas in carnivore conservation: leopards in the Phinda–Mkhuze Complex, South Africa GA Balme, ROB Slotow, LTB Hunter Animal conservation 13 (3), 315-323, 2010 | 366 | 2010 |
| Feeding habitat selection by hunting leopards Panthera pardus in a woodland savanna: prey catchability versus abundance G Balme, L Hunter, ROB Slotow Animal Behaviour 74 (3), 589-598, 2007 | 365 | 2007 |
| Sport hunting, predator control and conservation of large carnivores C Packer, M Kosmala, HS Cooley, H Brink, L Pintea, D Garshelis, ... PloS one 4 (6), e5941, 2009 | 302 | 2009 |
| Impact of conservation interventions on the dynamics and persistence of a persecuted leopard (Panthera pardus) population GA Balme, R Slotow, LTB Hunter Biological Conservation 142 (11), 2681-2690, 2009 | 214 | 2009 |
| The significance of African lions for the financial viability of trophy hunting and the maintenance of wild land PA Lindsey, GA Balme, VR Booth, N Midlane PloS one 7 (1), e29332, 2012 | 182 | 2012 |
| Reproductive success of female leopards Panthera pardus: the importance of top‐down processes GA Balme, A Batchelor, N Woronin Britz, G Seymour, M Grover, L Hes, ... Mammal Review 43, 221-237, 2013 | 140 | 2013 |
| Panthera pardus (amended version of 2019 assessment) AB Stein, V Athreya, P Gerngross, G Balme, P Henschel, U Karanth, ... | 131 | 2017 |
| Illegal Hunting and the Bush-Meat Trade in Savanna Africa P Lindsey, G Balme, M Becker, C Begg, C Bento, C Bocchino, A Dickman, ... FAO, 2015 | 123 | 2015 |
| The trophy hunting of African lions: scale, current management practices and factors undermining sustainability PA Lindsey, GA Balme, P Funston, P Henschel, L Hunter, H Madzikanda, ... PloS one 8 (9), e73808, 2013 | 121 | 2013 |
| Life after Cecil: Channelling global outrage into funding for conservation in Africa PA Lindsey, GA Balme, PJ Funston, PH Henschel, LTB Hunter Conservation Letters 9 (4), 296-301, 2016 | 116 | 2016 |
| Applicability of age-based hunting regulations for African leopards GA Balme, L Hunter, AR Braczkowski PloS one 7 (4), e35209, 2012 | 110 | 2012 |
| Failure of research to address the rangewide conservation needs of large carnivores: leopards in South Africa as a case study GA Balme, PA Lindsey, LH Swanepoel, LTB Hunter Conservation Letters 7 (1), 3-11, 2014 | 106 | 2014 |
| Scent lure effect on camera-trap based leopard density estimates AR Braczkowski, GA Balme, A Dickman, J Fattebert, P Johnson, ... PloS one 11 (4), e0151033, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| Caching reduces kleptoparasitism in a solitary, large felid GA Balme, JRB Miller, RT Pitman, LTB Hunter Journal of Animal Ecology 86 (3), 634-644, 2017 | 96 | 2017 |
| Leopard distribution and abundance is unaffected by interference competition with lions GA Balme, RT Pitman, HS Robinson, JRB Miller, PJ Funston, LTB Hunter Behavioral Ecology 28 (5), 1348-1358, 2017 | 91 | 2017 |
| Density-dependent natal dispersal patterns in a leopard population recovering from over-harvest J Fattebert, G Balme, T Dickerson, R Slotow, L Hunter PloS one 10 (4), e0122355, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
