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D-Index
74
Citations
26588
World Ranking
1098
National Ranking
40

Hervé Jactel 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 Hervé Jactel sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 533+

This scientist: 267 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.

Hervé Jactel 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 Hervé Jactel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 122+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Hervé Jactel is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and focuses research efforts primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics prominently include:

  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Hervé Jactel has contributed significantly to the scientific literature, with frequent publications appearing in notable venues such as EFSA Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NeoBiota, Forest Ecology and Management, and Policy briefs. The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!" published in 2021 in Conservation Letters
  • "Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation" published in 2021 in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The greater resilience of mixed forests to drought mainly depends on their composition: Analysis along a climate gradient across Europe" published in 2020 in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Tree Diversity and Forest Resistance to Insect Pests: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Prospects" published in 2020 in Annual Review of Entomology
  • "Concerns about reported harvests in European forests" published in 2021 in Nature

Hervé Jactel frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Bastien Castagneyrol, Bart Muys, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Kris Verheyen, and Nicolas Desneux. These collaborations have led to a productive research output, especially in topics related to forest ecosystems and insect interactions.

In addition to journal publications, Hervé Jactel has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement: Prospective scientifique pour la recherche française sur la biodiversité - 2023.

Best Publications

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Jens Kattge;Johannes H. C. Cornelissen;Ian J. Wright

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Plantation forests and biodiversity: oxymoron or opportunity

    Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Hervé Jactel;John A. Parrotta;Christopher P. Quine

  • Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services

    Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Luc Barbaro;Bastien Castagneyrol;David I. Forrester

  • Tree diversity reduces herbivory by forest insects.

    Hervé Jactel;Eckehard G. Brockerhoff

  • Planted forests and biodiversity.

    Jean-Michel Carnus;John Parrotta;Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Michel Arbez

  • Drought effects on damage by forest insects and pathogens: a meta-analysis

    Hervé Jactel;Jérôme Petit;Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau;Sylvain Delzon

  • Tree Diversity Drives Forest Stand Resistance to Natural Disturbances

    Hervé Jactel;Jürgen Bauhus;Johanna Boberg;Damien Bonal

  • Deadwood as a surrogate for forest biodiversity: Meta-analysis of correlations between deadwood volume and species richness of saproxylic organisms

    Aurore Lassauce;Yoan Paillet;Hervé Jactel;Christophe Bouget

  • Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation

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  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

    Sophia Ratcliffe;Christian Wirth;Christian Wirth;Tommaso Jucker;Tommaso Jucker;Fons van der Plas

  • Role of eucalypt and other planted forests in biodiversity conservation and the provision of biodiversity-related ecosystem services

    Eckehard G Brockerhoff;Hervé Jactel;Hervé Jactel;John A Parrotta;Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz

  • The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage

    Hervé Jactel;Bruce C. Nicoll;Manuela Branco;José Ramon Gonzalez-Olabarria

  • For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!

    Christian Messier;Christian Messier;Jürgen Bauhus;Rita Sousa-Silva;Harald Auge

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Forest health in a changing world: Effects of globalization and climate change on forest insect and pathogen impacts

    T. D. Ramsfield;Barbara Bentz;M. Faccoli;H. Jactel

  • Contributions of a global network of tree diversity experiments to sustainable forest plantations

    Kris Verheyen;Margot Vanhellemont;Harald Auge;Lander Baeten

  • Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

    Fons van der Plas;Pete Manning;Santiago Soliveres;Eric Allan

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

    Fons Van der Plas;Peter Manning;Eric Allan;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

  • Plant apparency, an overlooked driver of associational resistance to insect herbivory

    Bastien Castagneyrol;Brice Giffard;Christelle Péré;Hervé Jactel

  • A Test of the Biodiversity-Stability Theory: Meta-analysis of Tree Species Diversity Effects on Insect Pest Infestations, and Re-examination of Responsible Factors

    H. Jactel;E. Brockerhoff;P. Duelli

  • Climate‐driven change in plant–insect interactions along elevation gradients

    Sergio Rasmann;Loïc Pellissier;Emmanuel Defossez;Hervé Jactel

Frequent Co-Authors

Bastien Castagneyrol
Bastien Castagneyrol University of Bordeaux
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Kris Verheyen
Kris Verheyen Ghent University
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen University of Freiburg
Julia Koricheva
Julia Koricheva Royal Holloway University of London
Manuela Branco
Manuela Branco University of Lisbon
Helge Bruelheide
Helge Bruelheide Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Fons van der Plas
Fons van der Plas Wageningen University & Research
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Jürgen Bauhus
Jürgen Bauhus University of Freiburg

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