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François Pompanon

François Pompanon

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
22214
World Ranking
4725
National Ranking
205

François Pompanon 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 François Pompanon sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 88 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Pompanon 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 François Pompanon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

François Pompanon is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and has an extensive research portfolio focused on genetics, molecular biology, and animal science. Their work primarily explores genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic diversity and population structure, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Local adaptations of Mediterranean sheep and goats through an integrative approach, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • VarGoats project: a dataset of 1159 whole-genome sequences to dissect Capra hircus global diversity, 2021, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Altitudinal Zonation of Green Algae Biodiversity in the French Alps, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Broad maternal geographic origin of domestic sheep in Anatolia and the Zagros, 2022, Animal Genetics
  • Geographical contrasts of Y-chromosomal haplogroups from wild and domestic goats reveal ancient migrations and recent introgressions, 2022, Molecular Ecology

Pompanon's frequent co-authors include Licia Colli, Badr Benjelloun, Bertrand Servin, Gwenola Tosser-Klopp, and Benjamin D. Rosen. These collaborations contribute to a multidisciplinary approach in their research fields.

Most of Pompanon's work is published in well-known venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports

Their main research field is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on the subfields of Genetics, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, and Cancer Research. These domains reflect the scientist's interest in the genetic mechanisms underlying biodiversity and livestock traits as well as molecular processes related to cancer.

Key topics in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies

Best Publications

  • Towards next‐generation biodiversity assessment using DNA metabarcoding

    Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;Christian Brochmann

  • Species detection using environmental DNA from water samples.

    Gentile Francesco Ficetola;Claude Miaud;François Pompanon;Pierre Taberlet

  • How to track and assess genotyping errors in population genetics studies.

    A. Bonin;E. Bellemain;P. Bronken Eidesen;F. Pompanon

  • Genotyping errors: causes, consequences and solutions.

    François Pompanon;Aurélie Bonin;Eva Bellemain;Pierre Taberlet

  • Power and limitations of the chloroplast trnL(UAA) intron for plant DNA barcoding

    Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;Ludovic Gielly

  • Who is eating what: diet assessment using next generation sequencing.

    Francois Pompanon;Bruce E. Deagle;Bruce E. Deagle;William Oliver Christian Symondson;David Steven Brown

  • DNA barcoding for ecologists

    Alice Valentini;François Pompanon;Pierre Taberlet

  • Persistence of environmental DNA in freshwater ecosystems.

    Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini;Antoine Duparc;Stéphanie Pellier-Cuit

  • Replication levels, false presences and the estimation of the presence/absence from eDNA metabarcoding data.

    Gentile F. Ficetola;Johan Pansu;Aurélie Bonin;Eric Coissac

  • ecoPrimers: inference of new DNA barcode markers from whole genome sequence analysis

    Tiayyba Riaz;Wasim Shehzad;Alain Viari;François Pompanon

  • Fifty thousand years of Arctic vegetation and megafaunal diet

    Eske Willerslev;John Davison;Mari Moora;Martin Zobel

  • DNA metabarcoding and the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I marker: Not a perfect match

    Bruce E. Deagle;Simon N. Jarman;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;François Pompanon

  • New perspectives in diet analysis based on DNA barcoding and parallel pyrosequencing: the trnL approach

    Alice Valentini;Christian Miquel;Muhammad Ali Nawaz;Eva Bellemain

  • An In silico approach for the evaluation of DNA barcodes

    Gentile Francesco Ficetola;Gentile Francesco Ficetola;Eric Coissac;Stéphanie Zundel;Tiayyba Riaz

  • The goat domestication process inferred from large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of wild and domestic individuals

    Saeid Naderi;Hamid-Reza Rezaei;François Pompanon;Michael G. B. Blum

  • Are cattle, sheep, and goats endangered species?

    P. Taberlet;Alessio Valentini;H. R. Rezaei;H. R. Rezaei;S. Naderi;S. Naderi

  • Explorative Genome Scan to Detect Candidate Loci for Adaptation Along a Gradient of Altitude in the Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

    Aurélie Bonin;Pierre Taberlet;Claude Miaud;François Pompanon

  • Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats.

    Florian J. Alberto;Frédéric Boyer;Pablo Orozco-terWengel;Ian Streeter

  • Carnivore diet analysis based on next-generation sequencing: application to the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Pakistan.

    Wasim Shehzad;Tiayyba Riaz;Muhammad A. Nawaz;Christian Miquel

  • Soil sampling and isolation of extracellular DNA from large amount of starting material suitable for metabarcoding studies.

    Pierre Taberlet;Sophie M. Prud’Homme;Etienne Campione;Julien Roy

  • Large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of the domestic goat reveals six haplogroups with high diversity

    Saeid Naderi;Hamid-Reza Rezaei;Hamid-Reza Rezaei;Pierre Taberlet;Stéphanie Zundel

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Eric Coissac
Eric Coissac Grenoble Alpes University
Christian Miquel
Christian Miquel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Ludovic Gielly
Ludovic Gielly Grenoble Alpes University
Licia Colli
Licia Colli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Claude Miaud
Claude Miaud University of Montpellier
Riccardo Negrini
Riccardo Negrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Johannes A. Lenstra
Johannes A. Lenstra Utrecht University

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