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Ecology and Evolution
France
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Ecology and Evolution 103 228 214 10 10 374 47659

David Mouillot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Mouillot between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Mouillot published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2021. 50 of the 441 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 42 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 20 publications
1999 2025

441 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Mouillot: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 4
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 8
2005 17
2006 14
2007 12
2008 21
2009 10
2010 16
2011 18
2012 18
2013 22
2014 15
2015 15
2016 18
2017 14
2018 18
2019 20
2020 20
2021 42
2022 33
2023 23
2024 30
2025 20
Total 441
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David Mouillot publications per year - data summary

  • David Mouillot, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Montpellier, has 441 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 42 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1999, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 16.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.3 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 148 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 68 publications (7.6 per year); 2008-2016: 153 publications (17.0 per year); 2017-2025: 220 publications (24.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David Mouillot publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Mouillot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 531+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 333. Most scientists, 333, have 97–101 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 372–376 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 2 scientists 42–46 publications: 9 scientists 47–51 publications: 10 scientists 52–56 publications: 31 scientists 57–61 publications: 56 scientists 62–66 publications: 91 scientists 67–71 publications: 92 scientists 72–76 publications: 127 scientists 77–81 publications: 173 scientists 82–86 publications: 236 scientists 87–91 publications: 227 scientists 92–96 publications: 240 scientists 97–101 publications: 333 scientists 102–106 publications: 280 scientists 107–111 publications: 300 scientists 112–116 publications: 285 scientists 117–121 publications: 305 scientists 122–126 publications: 287 scientists 127–131 publications: 278 scientists 132–136 publications: 289 scientists 137–141 publications: 273 scientists 142–146 publications: 262 scientists 147–151 publications: 246 scientists 152–156 publications: 235 scientists 157–161 publications: 205 scientists 162–166 publications: 199 scientists 167–171 publications: 174 scientists 172–176 publications: 164 scientists 177–181 publications: 173 scientists 182–186 publications: 189 scientists 187–191 publications: 170 scientists 192–196 publications: 139 scientists 197–201 publications: 128 scientists 202–206 publications: 117 scientists 207–211 publications: 115 scientists 212–216 publications: 107 scientists 217–221 publications: 124 scientists 222–226 publications: 81 scientists 227–231 publications: 82 scientists 232–236 publications: 85 scientists 237–241 publications: 75 scientists 242–246 publications: 66 scientists 247–251 publications: 81 scientists 252–256 publications: 69 scientists 257–261 publications: 70 scientists 262–266 publications: 55 scientists 267–271 publications: 64 scientists 272–276 publications: 49 scientists 277–281 publications: 48 scientists 282–286 publications: 44 scientists 287–291 publications: 45 scientists 292–296 publications: 36 scientists 297–301 publications: 39 scientists 302–306 publications: 38 scientists 307–311 publications: 30 scientists 312–316 publications: 34 scientists 317–321 publications: 25 scientists 322–326 publications: 22 scientists 327–331 publications: 28 scientists 332–336 publications: 30 scientists 337–341 publications: 22 scientists 342–346 publications: 30 scientists 347–351 publications: 26 scientists 352–356 publications: 22 scientists 357–361 publications: 29 scientists 362–366 publications: 21 scientists 367–371 publications: 12 scientists 372–376 publications: 18 scientists 377–381 publications: 17 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 21 scientists 392–396 publications: 13 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 15 scientists 407–411 publications: 8 scientists 412–416 publications: 9 scientists 417–421 publications: 8 scientists 422–426 publications: 4 scientists 427–431 publications: 10 scientists 432–436 publications: 10 scientists 437–441 publications: 5 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 10 scientists 452–456 publications: 2 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 7 scientists 472–476 publications: 6 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 3 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 4 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 8 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 5 scientists 522–526 publications: 4 scientists 527–530 publications: 5 scientists 531+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 531+

This scientist: 374 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

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Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 2
42–46 9
47–51 10
52–56 31
57–61 56
62–66 91
67–71 92
72–76 127
77–81 173
82–86 236
87–91 227
92–96 240
97–101 333
102–106 280
107–111 300
112–116 285
117–121 305
122–126 287
127–131 278
132–136 289
137–141 273
142–146 262
147–151 246
152–156 235
157–161 205
162–166 199
167–171 174
172–176 164
177–181 173
182–186 189
187–191 170
192–196 139
197–201 128
202–206 117
207–211 115
212–216 107
217–221 124
222–226 81
227–231 82
232–236 85
237–241 75
242–246 66
247–251 81
252–256 69
257–261 70
262–266 55
267–271 64
272–276 49
277–281 48
282–286 44
287–291 45
292–296 36
297–301 39
302–306 38
307–311 30
312–316 34
317–321 25
322–326 22
327–331 28
332–336 30
337–341 22
342–346 30
347–351 26
352–356 22
357–361 29
362–366 21
367–371 12
372–376 18 374
377–381 17
382–386 13
387–391 21
392–396 13
397–401 10
402–406 15
407–411 8
412–416 9
417–421 8
422–426 4
427–431 10
432–436 10
437–441 5
442–446 4
447–451 10
452–456 2
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 7
472–476 6
477–481 6
482–486 3
487–491 3
492–496 4
497–501 4
502–506 8
507–511 5
512–516 4
517–521 5
522–526 4
527–530 5
531+ 100
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David Mouillot publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 37–41 to 531+ publications.
  • David Mouillot, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Montpellier, records 374 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than David Mouillot, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 147–151 publications range, and David Mouillot ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 97–101 publications, holding 333 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 157–161 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 531 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

David Mouillot D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Mouillot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 92 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 121+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 280. Most scientists, 280, have 40 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Ecology and Evolution scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 8,381 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 95
31 123
32 191
33 245
34 252
35 244
36 249
37 244
38 254
39 254
40 280
41 274
42 266
43 233
44 248
45 208
46 201
47 213
48 207
49 172
50 209
51 199
52 153
53 169
54 163
55 148
56 120
57 146
58 137
59 140
60 104
61 119
62 118
63 99
64 77
65 100
66 86
67 83
68 75
69 94
70 57
71 68
72 59
73 63
74 66
75 60
76 42
77 49
78 39
79 37
80 43
81 41
82 45
83 34
84 40
85 35
86 55
87 24
88 24
89 30
90 23
91 25
92 27
93 27
94 13
95 23
96 12
97 14
98 19
99 16
100 14
101 5
102 21
103 16 103
104 10
105 7
106 7
107 7
108 6
109 9
110 11
111 12
112 9
113 7
114 3
115 8
116 5
117 11
118 4
119 2
120 5
121+ 100
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David Mouillot D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 8,381 Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 92 ranges running from 30 to 121+ D-Index.
  • David Mouillot, a Ecology and Evolution scholar from University of Montpellier, records 103 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Ecology and Evolution scientists score the same or lower than David Mouillot, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48 D-Index range, and David Mouillot ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 40 D-Index, holding 280 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 52 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award

Overview

David Mouillot is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Oceanography.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

David Mouillot's recent papers demonstrate a range of interests in marine biodiversity, ecosystem function, and genetic diversity. Notable works include:

  • "Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate," 2021, published in Nature
  • "mFD: an R package to compute and illustrate the multiple facets of functional diversity," 2021, published in Ecography
  • "Global determinants of freshwater and marine fish genetic diversity," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world," 2020, published in Science
  • "Global vulnerability of marine mammals to global warming," 2020, published in Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Stéphanie Manel
  • Camille Albouy
  • Loïc Pellissier
  • Tony Déjean
  • Laure Velez

The scientist has published regularly in prominent venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecography

Best Publications

  • New multidimensional functional diversity indices for a multifaceted framework in functional ecology.

    Sébastien Villéger;Norman W. H. Mason;David Mouillot

  • Functional richness, functional evenness and functional divergence: the primary components of functional diversity

    Norman W. H. Mason;David Mouillot;William G. Lee;J. Bastow Wilson

  • The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats

    Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Chiara Piroddi;Jeroen Steenbeek;Kristin Kaschner

  • A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Sébastien Villéger;Sébastien Villéger;Norman W.H. Mason

  • Functional diversity measures: an overview of their redundancy and their ability to discriminate community assembly rules

    Maud A. Mouchet;Sébastien Villéger;Norman W. H. Mason;David Mouillot

  • Spatial mismatch and congruence between taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity: the need for integrative conservation strategies in a changing world

    Vincent Devictor;David Mouillot;Christine Meynard;Frédéric Jiguet

  • Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;David R. Bellwood;Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Jerome Chave

  • Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

  • Defining and measuring ecological specialization

    Vincent Devictor;Vincent Devictor;Joanne Clavel;Romain Julliard;Sébastien Lavergne

  • Contrasting changes in taxonomic vs. functional diversity of tropical fish communities after habitat degradation.

    Sébastien Villéger;Julia Ramos Miranda;Domingo Flores Hernández;David Mouillot

  • The Mediterranean Sea under siege: spatial overlap between marine biodiversity, cumulative threats and marine reserves

    Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Chiara Piroddi;Camille Albouy;Camille Albouy;Frida Ben Rais Lasram

  • Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate

    Enric Sala;Juan Mayorga;Darcy Bradley;Reniel B. Cabral

  • Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs.

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Sébastien Villéger;Valeriano Parravicini;Michel Kulbicki

  • Nestedness versus modularity in ecological networks: two sides of the same coin?

    Miguel A. Fortuna;Daniel B. Stouffer;Jens M. Olesen;Pedro Jordano

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Functional Structure of Biological Communities Predicts Ecosystem Multifunctionality

    David Mouillot;Sébastien Villéger;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen;Norman W. H. Mason

  • Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges

    Sébastien Villéger;Sébastien Brosse;Maud Mouchet;David Mouillot

  • Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages

    Rafael P. Leitão;Jansen Zuanon;Sébastien Villéger;Stephen E. Williams

  • Ecophylogenetics: advances and perspectives.

    Nicolas Mouquet;Vincent Devictor;Christine N. Meynard;Francois Munoz

  • The dissimilarity of species interaction networks

    Timothée Poisot;Elsa Canard;Elsa Canard;David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Nicolas Mouquet

  • A guide for using functional diversity indices to reveal changes in assembly processes along ecological gradients

    Norman W.H. Mason;Francesco de Bello;David Mouillot;Sandrine Pavoine

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin University of Otago
Sébastien Villéger
Sébastien Villéger Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Boris R. Krasnov
Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Camille Albouy
Camille Albouy ETH Zurich
François Guilhaumon
François Guilhaumon University of Montpellier
Michel Kulbicki
Michel Kulbicki Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Laurent Vigliola
Laurent Vigliola Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Nicolas Mouquet
Nicolas Mouquet University of Montpellier
Fabien Leprieur
Fabien Leprieur University of Montpellier
Georgy I. Shenbrot
Georgy I. Shenbrot Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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