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François Rousset

François Rousset

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
59372
World Ranking
3780
National Ranking
97

François Rousset publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Rousset sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 177 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

François Rousset D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where François Rousset sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

François Rousset is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France, focusing primarily on Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Genetics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed research to a variety of main topics, notably:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Plant and animal studies

François Rousset's recent papers include:

  • Protected area personnel and ranger numbers are insufficient to deliver global expectations, 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • Does extrinsic mortality accelerate the pace of life? A bare-bones approach, 2020, Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Farming plant cooperation in crops, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Catalytic Pyrolysis of High-Density Polyethylene: Decomposition Efficiency and Kinetics, 2022, Catalysts
  • Efficiency of the traditional practice of traps to stimulate black truffle production, and its ecological mechanisms, 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Sustainability

Collaborations form an important part of François Rousset's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Alexandre Courtiol
  • Raphaël Leblois
  • Jules Romieu
  • Ghislain Camarata
  • Miguel Navascués

Best Publications

  • GENEPOP (Version 1.2): Population Genetics Software for Exact Tests and Ecumenicism

    Michel Raymond;François Rousset

  • genepop'007: a complete re-implementation of the genepop software for Windows and Linux

    François Rousset

  • Genetic Differentiation and Estimation of Gene Flow from F -Statistics Under Isolation by Distance

    François Rousset

  • AN EXACT TEST FOR POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION.

    Michel Raymond;François Rousset

  • Testing differentiation in diploid populations

    Jérôme Goudet;Michel Raymond;Michel Raymond;Thierry de Meeüs;François Rousset

  • Phylogeny and PCR–based classification of Wolbachia strains using wsp gene sequences

    W Zhou;W Zhou;Francois Rousset;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • Testing heterozygote excess and deficiency.

    Francois Rousset;Michel Raymond

  • Genetic Structure and Selection in Subdivided Populations

    François Rousset

  • Genetic Structure and Selection in Subdivided Populations (MPB-40)

    François Rousset

  • Wolbachia endosymbionts responsible for various alterations of sexuality in arthropods.

    Francois Rousset;Didier Bouchon;Bernard Pintureau;Pierre Juchault

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Dismantling the Mantel tests

    Gilles Guillot;François Rousset

  • Equilibrium Values of Measures of Population Subdivision for Stepwise Mutation Processes

    François Rousset

  • Comparative analysis of microsatellite and allozyme markers: a case study investigating microgeographic differentiation in brown trout (Salmo trutta)

    A. Estoup;F. Rousset;Y. Michalakis;J.-M. Cornuet

  • Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

    Viktoriia Radchuk;Thomas Reed;Céline Teplitsky;Martijn van der Pol

  • Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic and germ line tissues

    Stephen L. Dobson;Kostas Bourtzis;Kostas Bourtzis;Henk R. Braig;Brian F. Jones

  • Testing environmental and genetic effects in the presence of spatial autocorrelation

    François Rousset;Jean-Baptiste Ferdy

  • Causes, Mechanisms and Consequences of Dispersal

    Jean Clobert;Rolf Anker Ims;François Rousset

  • ARE PARTIAL MANTEL TESTS ADEQUATE

    Nathalie Raufaste;François Rousset

  • Inbreeding and relatedness coefficients: what do they measure?

    Francois Rousset

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Raymond
Michel Raymond University of Montpellier
Laurent Lehmann
Laurent Lehmann University of Lausanne
Arnaud Estoup
Arnaud Estoup University of Montpellier
Ophélie Ronce
Ophélie Ronce University of Montpellier
François Renaud
François Renaud University of Montpellier
Ruth G. Shaw
Ruth G. Shaw University of Minnesota
Nicole Pasteur
Nicole Pasteur University of Montpellier
Sylvain Gandon
Sylvain Gandon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Didier Fontenille
Didier Fontenille Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marc-André Selosse
Marc-André Selosse University of Gdańsk

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