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31
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3173
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8276
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376

Didier Aurelle 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 Didier Aurelle sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Didier Aurelle 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 Didier Aurelle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Didier Aurelle is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on ecology, global and planetary change, genetics, oceanography, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on coral and marine ecosystems, genetic diversity and population structure, marine ecology and invasive species, and marine and coastal plant biology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to marine environments and genetic studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean" (2022) published in Ecosphere
  • "The Effect of Thermal Stress on the Physiology and Bacterial Communities of Two Key Mediterranean Gorgonians" (2022) published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Consistent genetic divergence observed among pelagic Sargassum morphotypes in the western North Atlantic" (2021) published in Marine Ecology
  • "From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals" (2023) published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "Genomic signatures of clonality in the deep water kelp Laminaria rodriguezii" (2021) published in Molecular Ecology

Aurelle has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Peer Community Journal, Frontiers in Marine Science, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Ecosphere.

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Jean-Baptiste Ledoux
  • Hélène Magalon
  • Lauric Reynes
  • Anne Haguenauer
  • Joaquim Garrabou

Their work spans numerous key topics within marine and environmental sciences, notably coral and marine ecosystems studies, genetic diversity and population structure, marine ecology and invasive species, marine and coastal plant biology, marine sponges and natural products, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, and ichthyology and marine biology.

Best Publications

  • Using neutral, selected, and hitchhiker loci to assess connectivity of marine populations in the genomic era

    Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire;Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire;Thomas Broquet;Thomas Broquet;Didier Aurelle;Frédérique Viard;Frédérique Viard

  • Species are hypotheses: avoid connectivity assessments based on pillars of sand

    Eric Pante;Nicolas Puillandre;Amélia Viricel;Sophie Arnaud-Haond

  • From global to local genetic structuring in the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata: the interplay between oceanographic conditions and limited larval dispersal

    Kenza Mokhtar-Jamaï;Marta Pascual;J. B. Ledoux;Rafael Coma

  • Fine-scale genetic structure and inferences on population biology in the threatened Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum

    J. B. Ledoux;Joaquim Garrabou;O. Bianchimani;Pierre Drap

  • Genomic resources and their influence on the detection of the signal of positive selection in genome scans

    Stéphanie Manel;Charles Perrier;Marine Pratlong;Laurent Abi-Rached

  • From In Situ to satellite observations of pelagic Sargassum distribution and aggregation in the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean.

    Anouck Ody;Thierry Thibaut;Léo Berline;Thomas Changeux

  • Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

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  • Evaluation of the utility of COI and ITS markers as tools for population genetic studies of temperate gorgonians

    Isabel Calderon;Joaquim Garrabou;Didier Aurelle

  • Thermal regime and host clade, rather than geography, drive Symbiodinium and bacterial assemblages in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis sensu lato.

    Kelly Brener-Raffalli;Camille Clerissi;Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol;Mehdi Adjeroud

  • Genetic survey of shallow populations of the Mediterranean red coral [Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758)]: new insights into evolutionary processes shaping nuclear diversity and implications for conservation

    J. B. Ledoux;Kenza Mokhtar-Jamaï;C. Roby;J.P. Féral

  • Molecular Ecology Resources Primer Development Consortium

    D. Aurelle;E. V. Zquez;Doukary Abdoullaye;Cecilia Agostini

  • A Well-Kept Treasure at Depth: Precious Red Coral Rediscovered in Atlantic Deep Coral Gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 Years

    Joana Boavida;Diogo Paulo;Didier Aurelle;Sophie Arnaud-Haond

  • Phylogeography of the red coral (Corallium rubrum): inferences on the evolutionary history of a temperate gorgonian

    Didier Aurelle;Jean-Baptiste Ledoux;Jean-Baptiste Ledoux;Caroline Rocher;Philippe Borsa

  • Patterns of lineage diversification in rabbitfishes.

    Philippe Borsa;Sarah Lemer;Sarah Lemer;Didier Aurelle

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2010-31 March 2010

    D. Aurelle;A. J. Baker;L. Bottin;C. Brouat

  • Cytochrome b barcoding, molecular systematics and geographic differentiation in rabbitfishes (Siganidae)

    Sarah Lemer;Didier Aurelle;Laurent Vigliola;Jean-Dominique Durand

  • Genetic structure of brown trout (Salmo trutta, L.) populations from south-western France: data from mitochondrial control region variability.

    Didier Aurelle;Patrick Berrebi

  • Application of the Self-organizing Mapping and Fuzzy Clustering to Microsatellite Data : How to Detect Genetic Structure in Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Populations

    J.L. Giraudel;Didier Aurelle;Sovan Lek;Patrick Berrebi

  • The red coral (Corallium rubrum) transcriptome: a new resource for population genetics and local adaptation studies

    M. Pratlong;A. Haguenauer;O. Chabrol;C. Klopp

  • Adaptive abilities of the Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum in a heterogeneous and changing environment: from population to functional genetics

    A. Haguenauer;F. Zuberer;J.-B. Ledoux;J.-B. Ledoux;J.-B. Ledoux;D. Aurelle

  • Potential for adaptive evolution at species range margins: contrasting interactions between red coral populations and their environment in a changing ocean

    Jean-Baptiste Ledoux;Jean-Baptiste Ledoux;Jean-Baptiste Ledoux;Didier Aurelle;Nathaniel Bensoussan;Christian Marschal

  • Characterization of microsatellite loci for the Mediterranean red gorgonian, Paramuricea clavata

    K. Mokhtar-Jamai;L. Bottin;A. Chaix;D. Aurelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquim Garrabou
Joaquim Garrabou Spanish National Research Council
Pierre Pontarotti
Pierre Pontarotti Aix-Marseille University
Guillaume Mitta
Guillaume Mitta University of Montpellier
François Bonhomme
François Bonhomme University of Montpellier
Sophie Arnaud-Haond
Sophie Arnaud-Haond French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Patrick Berrebi
Patrick Berrebi University of Montpellier
Cristina Linares
Cristina Linares University of Barcelona
Frédérique Viard
Frédérique Viard University of Montpellier
Agostinho Antunes
Agostinho Antunes University of Porto
Myriam Valero
Myriam Valero Sorbonne University

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