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Gilles Lepoint

Gilles Lepoint

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
6987
World Ranking
5319
National Ranking
66

Gilles Lepoint 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 Lepoint sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 406 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles Lepoint 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 Lepoint sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gilles Lepoint is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium and focuses on research within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work extensively covers various subfields including Ecology, Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research interests encompass a range of main topics such as:

  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Frequent publication venues where Gilles Lepoint has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Belgian Journal of Zoology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Research

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Gilles Lepoint are:

  • Bioaccumulation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a tropical estuarine food web, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) as biovectors for long-range transport of persistent organic pollutants to Antarctica, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Temporal trends of legacy organochlorines in different white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) subpopulations: A retrospective investigation using archived feathers, 2020, Environment International
  • Perfluoroalkylated compounds in the eggs and feathers of resident and migratory seabirds from the Antarctic Peninsula, 2022, Environmental Research
  • Discriminating the impact of Na+ and Cl− in the deleterious effects of salt stress on the African rice species (Oryza glaberrima Steud.), 2021, Plant Growth Regulation

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Loïc Michel
  • Krishna Das
  • Paulo R. Dorneles
  • Janeide Padilha
  • Larissa Schmauder Teixeira da Cunha

Best Publications

  • When Microplastic Is Not Plastic: The Ingestion of Artificial Cellulose Fibers by Macrofauna Living in Seagrass Macrophytodetritus

    François Remy;Bernard Gilbert;Philippe Compère

  • Descriptors of Posidonia oceanica meadows: Use and application

    Christine Pergent-Martini;Vanina Leoni;Vanina Pasqualini;G. D. Ardizzone

  • Relative impact of a seagrass bed and its adjacent epilithic algal community in consumer diets

    Gilles Lepoint;Fabienne Nyssen;Sylvie Gobert;Patrick Dauby

  • Tuna and Dolphin Associations in the North-east Atlantic: Evidence of Different Ecological Niches from Stable Isotope and Heavy Metal Measurements

    Krishna Das;Gilles Lepoint;Véronique Loizeau;Virginie Debacker

  • Organochlorine pollution in tropical rivers (Guadeloupe): Role of ecological factors in food web bioaccumulation

    Sophie Coat;Dominique Monti;Pierre Legendre;Claude Bouchon

  • Trophic relationships and mercury biomagnification in Brazilian tropical coastal food webs

    Tatiana Lemos Bisi;Tatiana Lemos Bisi;Gilles Lepoint;Alexandre de Freitas Azevedo;Paulo Renato Dorneles;Paulo Renato Dorneles

  • Marine mammals from the southern North Sea: feeding ecology data from δ13C and δ15N measurements

    Krishna Das;Gilles Lepoint;Yann Leroy;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau

  • Bioaccumulation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a tropical estuarine food web.

    Daniele A. Miranda;Daniele A. Miranda;Jonathan P. Benskin;Raed Awad;Gilles Lepoint

  • Applications of C and N stable isotopes to ecological and environmental studies in seagrass ecosystems.

    Gilles Lepoint;Patrick Dauby;Patrick Dauby;Sylvie Gobert

  • Evaluation of the usefulness of bird feathers as a non-destructive biomonitoring tool for organic pollutants : A comparative and meta-analytical approach

    V. L. B. Jaspers;S. Voorspoels;Adrian Covaci;Gilles Lepoint

  • Distribution of trace elements in organs of six species of cetaceans from the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), and the relationship with stable carbon and nitrogen ratios

    R. Capelli;Krishna Das;R. De Pellegrini;G. Drava

  • Trophic niches of thirteen damselfishes (Pomacentridae) at the Grand Récif of Toliara, Madagascar

    Bruno Frédérich;Grégory Fabri;Gilles Lepoint;Pierre Vandewalle

  • Feeding of the Sparid Fish Sarpa salpa in a Seagrass Ecosystem: Diet and Carbon Flux

    S. Havelange;Gilles Lepoint;Patrick Dauby;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau

  • Biology of Posidonia

    Sylvie Gobert;Marion T. Cambridge;Branco Velimirov;Gérard Pergent

  • A stable isotope approach to the eastern Weddell Sea trophic web: focus on benthic amphipods

    Fabienne Nyssen;Thomas Brey;Gilles Lepoint;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau

  • Inorganic carbon fixation by chemosynthetic ectosymbionts and nutritional transfers to the hydrothermal vent host-shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

    Julie Ponsard;Marie-Anne Cambon-Bonavita;Magali Zbinden;Gilles Lepoint

  • Trophic relationships in a tropical stream food web assessed by stable isotope analysis

    Sophie Coat;Dominique Monti;Claude Bouchon;Gilles Lepoint

  • Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: Bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ13C, δ15N and δ34S)

    Igor Eulaers;Veerle L.B. Jaspers;Duncan J. Halley;Gilles Lepoint

  • Feeding ecology and phylogenetic structure of a complex neotropical termite assemblage, revealed by nitrogen stable isotope ratios

    Thomas Bourguignon;Jan Sobotnik;Gilles Lepoint;Jean Michel Martin

  • Differential cadmium and zinc distribution in relation to their physiological impact in the leaves of the accumulating Zygophyllum fabago L.

    Isabelle Lefèvre;Katarina Vogel-Mikuš;Luka Jeromel;Primož Vavpetič

  • Trace metal concentrations in Posidonia oceanica of North Corsica (northwestern Mediterranean Sea): use as a biological monitor?

    Marc Gosselin;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau;Frédéric Lefèbvre;Gilles Lepoint

Frequent Co-Authors

Krishna Das
Krishna Das University of Liège
Alberto Borges
Alberto Borges University of Liège
Marleen De Troch
Marleen De Troch Ghent University
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons
François Darchambeau
François Darchambeau University of Liège
Nathalie Fagel
Nathalie Fagel University of Liège
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Eric Parmentier
Eric Parmentier University of Liège
Yves Roisin
Yves Roisin Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mathieu Denoël
Mathieu Denoël University of Liège

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