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Jean-Paul Theurillat

Jean-Paul Theurillat

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
12708
World Ranking
6993
National Ranking
134

Jean-Paul Theurillat 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 Jean-Paul Theurillat sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean-Paul Theurillat 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 Jean-Paul Theurillat sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jean-Paul Theurillat is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses extensively on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, along with subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Theurillat's research addresses topics including Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Lichen and fungal ecology, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Bryophyte Studies and Records, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Theurillat has contributed to numerous scientific publications across different venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Vegetation Classification and Survey
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Applied Vegetation Science
  • IAVS Bulletin
  • Journal of Vegetation Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Theurillat include:

  • International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 4th edition, 2020, Applied Vegetation Science
  • Ellenberg-type indicator values for European vascular plant species, 2022, Journal of Vegetation Science
  • High resolution ancient sedimentary DNA shows that alpine plant diversity is associated with human land use and climate change, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Ecological Indicator Values for Europe (EIVE) 1.0, 2023, Vegetation Classification and Survey
  • Directional turnover towards larger-ranged plants over time and across habitats, 2021, Ecology Letters

Theurillat collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Andraž Čarni, Milan Chytrý, Borja Jiménez-Alfaro, Wolfgang Willner, and Jürgen Dengler.

Best Publications

  • Vegetation of Europe: hierarchical floristic classification system of vascular plant, bryophyte, lichen, and algal communities

    Ladislav Mucina;Ladislav Mucina;Helga Bültmann;Klaus Dierßen;Jean-Paul Theurillat

  • Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change

    Michael Gottfried;Harald Pauli;Andreas Futschik;Maia Akhalkatsi

  • Potential impact of climate change on vegetation in the European Alps: A review

    Jean-Paul Theurillat;Antoine Guisan

  • Recent Plant Diversity Changes on Europe’s Mountain Summits

    Harald Pauli;Michael Gottfried;Stefan Dullinger;Otari Abdaladze

  • International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 3rd edition

    H.E. Weber;J. Moravec;J.-P. Theurillat

  • Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming

    Manuel J. Steinbauer;Manuel J. Steinbauer;John-Arvid Grytnes;Gerald Jurasinski;Aino Kulonen

  • 21st century climate change threatens mountain flora unequally across Europe

    Robin Engler;Christophe F. Randin;Wilfried Thuiller;Stefan Dullinger

  • Predicting the potential distribution of plant species in an alpine environment

    Antoine Guisan;Jean-Paul Theurillat;Felix Kienast

  • International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature. 4th edition

    Jean‐Paul Theurillat;Wolfgang Willner;Federico Fernández‐González;Helga Bültmann

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

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

  • Assessment of climate change effects on mountain ecosystems through a cross-site analysis in the Alps and Apennines.

    M. Rogora;L. Frate;M. L. Carranza;M. Freppaz

  • Predicting spatial patterns of plant species richness: a comparison of direct macroecological and species stacking modelling approaches

    Anne Dubuis;Julien Pottier;Vanessa Rion;Loïc Pellissier

  • Uppermost Limit, Extent, and Fluctuations of the Timberline and Treeline Ecocline in the Swiss Central Alps during the past 11,500 Years

    Willy Tinner;Jean-Paul Theurillat

  • Equilibrium modeling of alpine plant distribution: how far can we go?

    Antoine Guisan;Jean-Paul Theurillat

  • Assessing alpine plant vulnerability to climate change: a modeling perspective

    Antoine Guisan;Jean-Paul Theurillat

  • A comparative framework for broad‐scale plot‐based vegetation classification

    Miquel De Cáceres;Milan Chytrý;Emiliano Agrillo;Fabio Attorre

  • Ellenberg‐type indicator values for European vascular plant species

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  • Phytolith types and type-frequencies in subalpine-alpine plant species of the European Alps

    Adriana L Carnelli;Jean-Paul Theurillat;M Madella

  • The rich sides of mountain summits – a pan-European view on aspect preferences of alpine plants

    Manuela Winkler;Andrea Lamprecht;Klaus Steinbauer;Karl Hülber

  • Biogenic Silica Production in Selected Alpine Plant Species and Plant Communities

    A.L. Carnelli;M. Madella;J.-P. Theurillat

  • Flora indicativa: Okologische Zeigerwerte und biologische Kennzeichen zur Flora der Schweiz und der Alpen

    E Landolt;B Bäumler;A Ehrhardt;O Hegg

  • Weak and variable relationships between environmental severity and small-scale co-occurrence in alpine plant communities

    S. Dullinger;I. Kleinbauer;H. Pauli;M. Gottfried

  • Reproducibility of species lists, visual cover estimates and frequency methods for recording high‐mountain vegetation

    Pascal Vittoz;Neil Bayfield;Rob Brooker;David A. Elston

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Vittoz
Pascal Vittoz University of Lausanne
Harald Pauli
Harald Pauli BOKU University
Antoine Guisan
Antoine Guisan University of Lausanne
Ladislav Mucina
Ladislav Mucina Murdoch University
Brigitta Erschbamer
Brigitta Erschbamer University of Innsbruck
Manuela Winkler
Manuela Winkler BOKU University
Wolfgang Willner
Wolfgang Willner University of Vienna
Stefan Dullinger
Stefan Dullinger University of Vienna
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Graziano Rossi
Graziano Rossi University of Pavia

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