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Gilles Gauthier

Gilles Gauthier

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
70
Citations
13195
World Ranking
1388
National Ranking
79

Gilles Gauthier publications per year

1981: 1 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publications 1989: 1 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 13 publications
1981 2025

388 publications in total across all disciplines

Gilles Gauthier 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 Gilles Gauthier sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 250 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles Gauthier 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 Gilles Gauthier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gilles Gauthier is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, General Health Professions, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Recent notable papers by Gauthier include:

  • "Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic," 2020, Science
  • "Derivation of Predator Functional Responses Using a Mechanistic Approach in a Natural System," 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Predator-mediated interactions through changes in predator home range size can lead to local prey exclusion," 2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "COVID19-induced reduction in human disturbance enhances fattening of an overabundant goose species," 2021, Biological Conservation

Frequent collaborators of Gauthier include Joël Bêty, Pierre Legagneux, Dominique Berteaux, Jean-François Therrien, and Dominique Fauteux. Their work has often appeared in specific journals and publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Oecologia

Gauthier's contributions focus on ecological dynamics, especially in Arctic biomes, and the effects of environmental change on animal behavior and vegetation. The range of topics and venues reflects a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding ecological systems and environmental interactions.

Best Publications

  • Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome

    Logan T. Berner;Richard Massey;Patruc Jantz;Bruce C. Forbes

  • Body condition, migration, and timing of reproduction in snow geese: a test of the condition-dependent model of optimal clutch size.

    Joël Bêty;Gilles Gauthier;Jean‐François Giroux

  • Climate change and the ecology and evolution of Arctic vertebrates

    Olivier Gilg;Olivier Gilg;Kit M. Kovacs;Jon Aars;Jérôme Fort

  • ARE GREATER SNOW GEESE CAPITAL BREEDERS? NEW EVIDENCE FROM A STABLE‐ISOTOPE MODEL

    Gilles Gauthier;Joël Bêty;Keith A. Hobson

  • Shared predators and indirect trophic interactions: lemming cycles and arctic-nesting geese

    Joël Bêty;Gilles Gauthier;Erkki Korpimäki;Jean‐François Giroux

  • Individual variation in timing of migration: causes and reproductive consequences in greater snow geese (Anser caerulescens atlanticus)

    Joël Bêty;Joël Bêty;Jean-François Giroux;Gilles Gauthier

  • Interactions between land use, habitat use, and population increase in greater snow geese: what are the consequences for natural wetlands?

    Gilles Gauthier;Jean‐François Giroux;Austin Reed;Arnaud Béchet

  • Are goose nesting success and lemming cycles linked? Interplay between nest density and predators

    Joël Bêty;Gilles Gauthier;Jean‐François Giroux;Erkki Korpimäki

  • The effects of disturbance on behaviour, habitat use and energy of spring staging snow geese

    Arnaud Béchet;Jean-Francois Giroux;Gilles Gauthier

  • Climatic effects on the breeding phenology and reproductive success of an arctic-nesting goose species

    Marie-Hélène Dickey;Gilles Gauthier;Marie-Christine Cadieux

  • Reproductive consequences of egg-laying decisions in snow geese

    Denis Lepage;Gilles Gauthier;Stéphane Menu

  • Trophic Interactions in a High Arctic Snow Goose Colony

    Gilles Gauthier;Joël Bêty;Jean-François Giroux;Line Rochefort

  • Highly overlapping winter diet in two sympatric lemming species revealed by DNA metabarcoding

    Eeva M Soininen;Gilles Gauthier;Frederic Bilodeau;Dominique Berteaux

  • Long-term monitoring at multiple trophic levels suggests heterogeneity in responses to climate change in the Canadian Arctic tundra

    Gilles Gauthier;Joël Bêty;Marie-Christine Cadieux;Pierre Legagneux

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment.

    Amanda E. Bates;Richard B. Primack;Brandy S. Biggar;Tomas J. Bird

  • Seasonal variation in growth of greater snow goose goslings: the role of food supply.

    Denis Lepage;Gilles Gauthier;Austin Reed

  • Disentangling trophic relationships in a High Arctic tundra ecosystem through food web modeling

    P. Legagneux;G. Gauthier;D. Berteaux;J. Bêty

  • Effect of grazing by greater snow geese on the production of graminoids at an arctic site (Bylot Island, NWT, Canada)

    Gilles Gauthier;R. John Hughes;Austin Reed;Julien Beaulieu

  • Effects of Hatch Date and Food Supply on Gosling Growth in Arctic-Nesting Greater Snow Geese

    Anna Lindholm;Gilles Gauthier;André Desrochers

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

    Madeleine Doiron;Gilles Gauthier;Esther Lévesque

  • SEASONAL SURVIVAL OF GREATER SNOW GEESE AND EFFECT OF HUNTING UNDER DEPENDENCE IN SIGHTING PROBABILITY

    Gilles Gauthier;Roger Pradel;Stéphane Menu;Jean-Dominique Lebreton

Frequent Co-Authors

Joël Bêty
Joël Bêty Université du Québec à Rimouski
Dominique Berteaux
Dominique Berteaux Université du Québec à Rimouski
Charles J. Krebs
Charles J. Krebs University of British Columbia
Esther Lévesque
Esther Lévesque Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Line Rochefort
Line Rochefort Université Laval
Roger Pradel
Roger Pradel University of Montpellier
Erkki Korpimäki
Erkki Korpimäki University of Turku
Jean-Dominique Lebreton
Jean-Dominique Lebreton Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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