2026 Jean Clobert: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	106	205	192	9	9	290	44024

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

Jean Clobert 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 focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, and Aging.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Jean Clobert has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Some of the recent papers include:

"Determinants and Consequences of Dispersal in Vertebrates with Complex Life Cycles: A Review of Pond-Breeding Amphibians," 2020, The Quarterly Review of Biology
"Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity," 2022, Science
"Lizards from warm and declining populations are born with extremely short telomeres," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Interaction of hydric and thermal conditions drive geographic variation in thermoregulation in a widespread lizard," 2020, Ecological Monographs
"Ecological responses of squamate reptiles to nocturnal warming," 2023, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Animal Ecology, and Ecology and Evolution.

Jean Clobert's collaborations include work with coauthors frequently involved in similar fields. Notable frequent coauthors are:

Jean-François Le Galliard
Andréaz Dupoué
Donald B. Miles
Murielle Richard
Alexis Rutschmann

The scientist's scholarly activity demonstrates an integrative approach toward understanding ecological dynamics, species distribution responses to changing environments, and the biological mechanisms influencing aging and life cycles in vertebrates, particularly amphibians and reptiles.

Best Publications

Modeling Survival and Testing Biological Hypotheses Using Marked Animals: A Unified Approach with Case Studies

Jean-Dominique Lebreton;Kenneth P. Burnham;Jean Clobert;David R. Anderson

5483
Citations
Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Nick M. Haddad;Lars A. Brudvig;Jean Clobert;Kendi F. Davies

4701
Citations
Erosion of lizard diversity by climate change and altered thermal niches.

Barry Sinervo;Barry Sinervo;Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz;Donald B. Miles;Donald B. Miles;Benoit Heulin

2145
Citations
Costs of dispersal

Dries Bonte;Hans Van Dyck;James M Bullock;Aurélie Coulon

1429
Citations
Informed dispersal, heterogeneity in animal dispersal syndromes and the dynamics of spatially structured populations

Jean Clobert;Jean-François Le Galliard;Julien Cote;Sandrine Meylan

1370
Citations
Dispersal Ecology and Evolution

Jean Clobert;Michel Baguette;Tim G. Benton;James M. Bullock

1082
Citations
Personality-dependent dispersal: characterization, ontogeny and consequences for spatially structured populations.

J Cote;J Clobert;Tomas Brodin;Tomas Brodin;S Fogarty

780
Citations
Public Information and Breeding Habitat Selection in a Wild Bird Population

Blandine Doligez;Blandine Doligez;Etienne Danchin;Jean Clobert

620
Citations
Sex ratio bias, male aggression, and population collapse in lizards

Jean François Le Galliard;Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Régis Ferrière;Jean Clobert

520
Citations
Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

Viktoriia Radchuk;Thomas Reed;Céline Teplitsky;Martijn van der Pol

493
Citations
MATCHING HABITAT CHOICE CAUSES DIRECTED GENE FLOW: A NEGLECTED DIMENSION IN EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY

Pim Edelaar;Pim Edelaar;Adam M. Siepielski;Adam M. Siepielski;Jean Clobert

477
Citations
Assessing the impact of climate variation on survival in vertebrate populations

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

460
Citations
Advantages of Volunteer-Based Biodiversity Monitoring in Europe

Dirk S. Schmeller;Dirk S. Schmeller;Pierre Yves Henry;Romain Julliard;Bernd Gruber

450
Citations
Hormones, developmental plasticity and adaptation

Alfred M. Dufty;Jean Clobert;Anders P. Møller

443
Citations
An analysis of demographic tactics in birds and mammals

J.-M. Gaillard;D. Pontier;D. Allainé;J. D. Lebreton

437
Citations
Social personalities influence natal dispersal in a lizard.

J Cote;J Clobert;J Clobert

412
Citations
Alternative fire resistance strategies in savanna trees.

Jacques Gignoux;Jean Clobert;Jean-Claude Menaut

323
Citations
Causes, Mechanisms and Consequences of Dispersal

Jean Clobert;Rolf Anker Ims;François Rousset

285
Citations
The impact on tigers of poaching versus prey depletion

Guillaume Chapron;Guillaume Chapron;Guillaume Chapron;Dale G. Miquelle;Amaury Lambert;John M. Goodrich

284
Citations
Global warming and positive fitness response in mountain populations of common lizards Lacerta vivipara

Simon Chamaillé-Jammes;Manuel Massot;Pedro Aragón;Pedro Aragón;Jean Clobert

274
Citations
Resource variability, aggregation and direct density dependence in an open context: the local regulation of an African elephant population

Simon Chamaillé-Jammes;Hervé Fritz;Marion Valeix;Felix Murindagomo

221
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Massot Sorbonne University

Julien Cote Paul Sabatier University

Sandrine Meylan Sorbonne University

Jean-François Le Galliard École Normale Supérieure

Barry Sinervo University of California, Santa Cruz

Donald B. Miles Ohio University

Michel Baguette Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Patrick S. Fitze Spanish National Research Council

Nicolas Schtickzelle Université Catholique de Louvain

Gabriele Sorci University of Burgundy

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