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Ecology and Evolution
France
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
125
Citations
45446
World Ranking
82
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in France Leader Award

Overview

Henri Weimerskirch is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Ecology and related subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Marine animal studies overview, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and fisheries research, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • Ocean sentinel albatrosses locate illegal vessels and provide the first estimate of the extent of nondeclared fishing, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels, 2021, Science Advances
  • Sex-specific effects of wind on the flight decisions of a sexually dimorphic soaring bird, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Karine Delord, with whom they have collaborated 30 times
  • Peter G. Ryan, 17 collaborations
  • Christophe Barbraud, 17 collaborations
  • Richard A. Phillips, 15 collaborations
  • Samantha C. Patrick, 13 collaborations

Henri Weimerskirch has published extensively in several scientific venues, with multiple works appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Animal Ecology, Polar Biology, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In addition to journal publications, Weimerskirch has contributed to book publications, including a recent title published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: Les îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam (océan Indien sud). Environnement marin et pêcheries, released in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Are seabirds foraging for unpredictable resources

    Henri Weimerskirch

  • Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Stuart P. Corney;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Satellite tracking of Wandering albatrosses

    Pierre Jouventin;Henri Weimerskirch

  • Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer.

    Scott A. Shaffer;Yann Tremblay;Henri Weimerskirch;Darren Scott

  • Energy saving in flight formation

    Henri Weimerskirch;Julien Martin;Yannick Clerquin;Peggy Alexandre

  • The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans

    Charles-André Bost;Cédric Cotté;Frédéric Bailleul;Yves Cherel

  • Emperor penguins and climate change

    Christophe Barbraud;Henri Weimerskirch

  • Population dynamics of wandering albatross Diomedea exulans and Amsterdam albatross D. amsterdamensis in the Indian Ocean and their relationships with long-line fisheries: Conservation implications

    Henri Weimerskirch;P. Jouventin

  • At-sea distribution and scale-dependent foraging behaviour of petrels and albatrosses: a comparative study.

    David Pinaud;Henri Weimerskirch

  • Foraging Strategy of Wandering Albatrosses Through The Breeding Season: A Study Using Satellite Telemetry

    Henri Weimerskirch;Marc Salamolard;Francois Sarrazin;Pierre Jouventin

  • Fast and fuel efficient? Optimal use of wind by flying albatrosses

    Henri Weimerskirch;T Guionnet;J Martin;Scott A Shaffer

  • Assessing the impact of climate variation on survival in vertebrate populations

    Vladimir Grosbois;Olivier Gimenez;J.M. Gaillard;R. Pradel

  • Foraging success of biological Levy flights recorded in situ.

    Nicolas E. Humphries;Henri Weimerskirch;Nuno Queiroz;Emily J. Southall

  • Reproductive effort in long-lived birds : age-specific patterns of condition, reproduction and survival in the wandering albatross

    Henri Weimerskirch

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits

    Henri Weimerskirch;Maite Louzao;Maite Louzao;Sophie de Grissac;Karine Delord

  • ALTERNATIVE FORAGING STRATEGIES AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION BY MALE AND FEMALE WANDERING ALBATROSSES

    Henri Weimerskirch;Yves Cherel;I Franck Cuenot-Chaillet;Vincent Ridoux

  • Population Dynamics of the Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans, of the Crozet Islands: Causes and Consequences of the Population Decline

    Henri Weimerskirch;Pierre Jouventin

  • Trends in bird and seal populations as indicators of a system shift in the Southern Ocean

    Henri Weimerskirch;Pablo Inchausti;Christophe Guinet;Christophe Barbraud

  • Top marine predators track Lagrangian coherent structures.

    Emilie Tew Kai;Vincent Rossi;Joel Sudre;Henri Weimerskirch

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Barbraud
Christophe Barbraud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Karine Delord
Karine Delord Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Olivier Chastel
Olivier Chastel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Charles-André Bost
Charles-André Bost University of La Rochelle
Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Stéphanie Jenouvrier Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Matthieu Le Corre
Matthieu Le Corre University of La Réunion
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Scott A. Shaffer
Scott A. Shaffer San Jose State University

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