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377

Esther Lévesque 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 Esther Lévesque sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 99 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Esther Lévesque 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 Esther Lévesque sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Esther Lévesque is affiliated with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Lévesque's work also extends into Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science as relevant subfields.

The scientist's recent publications include studies addressing various aspects of climate and ecological dynamics, with notable papers such as:

  • Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Global fading of the temperature-growth coupling at alpine and polar treelines, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Divergence of Arctic shrub growth associated with sea ice decline, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Effects of Climate and Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Early to Mid-Term Stage Litter Decomposition Across Biomes, 2021, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • Can bryophyte groups increase functional resolution in tundra ecosystems?, 2021, Arctic Science

The main research topics covered in these and other works by Lévesque include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Among the publication venues where Lévesque frequently contributes are:

  • Arctic Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent collaborators in Lévesque's scholarly work include Gilles Gauthier, Stéphane Boudreau, Vincent Maire, Isla H. Myers-Smith, and Bruce C. Forbes. Their joint efforts have resulted in numerous publications advancing understanding of environmental and climatic systems in high-latitude and alpine regions.

Best Publications

  • Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

    Isla H Myers-Smith;Isla H Myers-Smith;Bruce C Forbes;Martin Wilmking;Martin Hallinger

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Open‐top designs for manipulating field temperature in high‐latitude ecosystems

    G.M. Marion;G.H.R. Henry;D.W. Freckman;J. Johnstone

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Pieter S. A. Beck;Martin Wilmking

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Anna Maria Fosaa

  • Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes

    Janet Prevéy;Mark Vellend;Nadja Rüger;Robert D. Hollister

  • Recent expansion of erect shrubs in the Low Arctic: evidence from Eastern Nunavik

    Benoît Tremblay;Esther Lévesque;Stéphane Boudreau

  • Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review

    Isla H. Myers-Smith;Martin Hallinger;Daan Blok;Ute Sass-Klaassen

  • Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities

    Janet S. Prevéy;Christian Rixen;Nadja Rüger;Toke T. Høye

  • Trophic mismatch and its effects on the growth of young in an Arctic herbivore

    Madeleine Doiron;Gilles Gauthier;Esther Lévesque

  • Home range and movements of a wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) population at the northern limit of its range

    Martin Arvisais;J C Bourgeois;E Lévesque;C Daigle

  • Effects of changing permafrost and snow conditions on tundra wildlife: critical places and times

    Dominique Berteaux;Gilles Gauthier;Florent Dominé;Rolf Anker Ims

  • The Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Characteristics along a High Arctic Glacier Foreland, Nunavut, Canada

    Katie Breen;Katie Breen;Esther Lévesque;Esther Lévesque

  • Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

    H. J. D. Thomas;A. D. Bjorkman;A. D. Bjorkman;I. H. Myers-Smith;S. C. Elmendorf

  • Proglacial succession of biological soil crusts and vascular plants: biotic interactions in the High Arctic

    Katie BreenK. Breen;Esther LévesqueE. Lévesque

  • Assessing Permafrost Degradation and Land Cover Changes (1986–2009) using Remote Sensing Data over Umiujaq, Sub-Arctic Québec

    Inga Beck;Ralf Peter Ludwig;Monique Bernier;Esther Lévesque

  • Effects of experimental warming on nitrogen concentration and biomass of forage plants for an arctic herbivore

    Madeleine Doiron;Gilles Gauthier;Esther Lévesque

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Isla H. Myers-Smith
Isla H. Myers-Smith University of Edinburgh
Sarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Gregory H. R. Henry
Gregory H. R. Henry University of British Columbia
Robert D. Hollister
Robert D. Hollister Grand Valley State University
Bruce C. Forbes
Bruce C. Forbes University of Lapland
Juha M. Alatalo
Juha M. Alatalo Qatar University
Anne D. Bjorkman
Anne D. Bjorkman University of Gothenburg
Niels Martin Schmidt
Niels Martin Schmidt Aarhus University

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