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Jean-Christophe Clément

Jean-Christophe Clément

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
36
Citations
6485
World Ranking
9088
National Ranking
415

Jean-Christophe Clément publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Christophe Clément sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 73 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jean-Christophe Clément D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Christophe Clément sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jean-Christophe Clément is affiliated with Université Savoie Mont Blanc in France. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with an emphasis on topics related to soil science, ecology, atmospheric science, nature and landscape conservation, and plant science.

The scientist's work covers significant topics such as soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, microbial community ecology and physiology, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, climate change and permafrost, soil and water nutrient dynamics, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Notable recent papers include the following:

  • "Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat," published in 2023 in Nature
  • "Disentangling drivers of soil microbial potential enzyme activity across rain regimes: An approach based on the functional trait framework," published in 2020 in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Plant growth drives soil nitrogen cycling and N-related microbial activity through changing root traits," published in 2020 in Fungal ecology
  • "Compared to conventional, ecological intensive management promotes beneficial proteolytic soil microbial communities for agro-ecosystem functioning under climate change-induced rain regimes," published in 2020 in Scientific Reports
  • "Litter and soil characteristics mediate the buffering effect of snow cover on litter decomposition," published in 2021 in Plant and Soil

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jean-Christophe Clément include:

  • Jérôme Poulenard
  • Arnaud Foulquier
  • Gabin Piton
  • Thomas Pommier
  • Lionel Bernard

The scientist's research is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Oikos
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Best Publications

  • Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

    Karl Grigulis;Sandra Lavorel;Ute Krainer;Nicolas Legay

  • Ammonium oxidation coupled to dissimilatory reduction of iron under anaerobic conditions in wetland soils

    Jean-Christophe Clément;Junu Shrestha;Joan G. Ehrenfeld;Peter R. Jaffé

  • Soil sampling and isolation of extracellular DNA from large amount of starting material suitable for metabarcoding studies.

    Pierre Taberlet;Sophie M. Prud’Homme;Etienne Campione;Julien Roy

  • Nitrogen Removal by Riparian Buffers along a European Climatic Gradient: Patterns and Factors of Variation

    Sergi Sabater;Andrea Butturini;Jean-Christophe Clement;Tim Burt

  • Water table elevation controls on soil nitrogen cycling in riparian wetlands along a European climatic gradient

    Mariet Hefting;Jean-Christophe Clement;David Dowrick;Anne-Claude Cosandey

  • Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence

    Francesco De Bello;Francesco De Bello;Wilfried Thuiller;Jan Lepš;Jan Lepš;Philippe Choler

  • The role of vegetation and litter in the nitrogen dynamics of riparian buffer zones in Europe

    Mariet M. Hefting;Jean-Christophe Clement;Piotr Bienkowski;David Dowrick

  • Elevation alters ecosystem properties across temperate treelines globally

    Jordan R. Mayor;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Aimée T. Classen;Aimée T. Classen;Aimée T. Classen;Richard D. Bardgett

  • Seasonal dynamics of denitrification along topohydrosequences in three different riparian wetlands.

    Jean-Christophe Clément;Gilles Pinay;Pierre Marmonier

  • Linkages between extracellular enzyme activities and the carbon and nitrogen content of grassland soils

    Valeria L. Cenini;Dario A. Fornara;Geoffrey McMullan;Nigel Ternan

  • Water table fluctuations in the riparian zone: comparative results from a pan-European experiment

    T.P Burt;G Pinay;F.E Matheson;N.E Haycock

  • Basic principles and ecological consequences of changing water regimes on nitrogen cycling in fluvial systems.

    Gilles Pinay;Jean Christophe Clément;Robert J. Naiman

  • Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

    N. Legay;Catherine Baxendale;K. Grigulis;U. Krainer

  • A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways

    T. Datry;A. Foulquier;R. Corti;D. von Schiller

  • Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat

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  • The effects of snowpack properties and plant strategies on litter decomposition during winter in subalpine meadows

    Patrick Saccone;Samuel Morin;Florence Baptist;Jean-Marc Bonneville

  • Hydrological flowpaths and nitrate removal rates within a riparian floodplain along a fourth‐order stream in Brittany (France)

    Jean-Christophe Clément;Jean-Christophe Clément;Luc Aquilina;Olivier Bour;Kristelle Plaine

  • Neglect of mowing and manuring leads to slower nitrogen cycling in subalpine grasslands

    T. Matthew Robson;Sandra Lavorel;Jean-Christophe Clement;Xavier Le Roux

  • Isotopic investigation of denitrification in a riparian ecosystem in western France

    Jean‐Christophe Clément;Jean‐Christophe Clément;Robert M. Holmes;Bruce J. Peterson;Gilles Pinay

  • Spatial scale and intraspecific trait variability mediate assembly rules in alpine grasslands

    Loïc Chalmandrier;Loïc Chalmandrier;Tamara Münkemüller;Tamara Münkemüller;Marie-Pascale Colace;Marie-Pascale Colace;Julien Renaud;Julien Renaud

  • Microorganisms in dry polar snow are involved in the exchanges of reactive nitrogen species with the atmosphere.

    A. Amoroso;F. Domine;G. Esposito;S. Morin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University
Gilles Pinay
Gilles Pinay Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael Bahn
Michael Bahn University of Innsbruck
Richard D. Bardgett
Richard D. Bardgett Lancaster University
Franck Poly
Franck Poly University of Lyon System
Ulrike Tappeiner
Ulrike Tappeiner University of Innsbruck
Mariet M. Hefting
Mariet M. Hefting Utrecht University
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter Technical University of Munich
Joel Savarino
Joel Savarino Grenoble Alpes University
Andrea Butturini
Andrea Butturini University of Barcelona

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