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Michel Gauthier-Clerc

Michel Gauthier-Clerc

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
6386
World Ranking
5356
National Ranking
113

Michel Gauthier-Clerc 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 Michel Gauthier-Clerc sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 120 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Gauthier-Clerc 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 Michel Gauthier-Clerc sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michel Gauthier-Clerc is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research spans several fields primarily within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Michel Gauthier-Clerc has contributed to various subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Developmental Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their work also focuses on multiple topics including the following:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Michel Gauthier-Clerc's recent publications cover a range of ecological and methodological themes:

  • "Reliability of animal counts and implications for the interpretation of trends," 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • "RFIDeep: Unfolding the potential of deep learning for radio-frequency identification," 2023, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Consequences of shortened hunting seasons by the Birds Directive on late winter teal Anas crecca abundance in France," 2021, Wildlife Biology
  • "RFIDeep: Unfolding the Potential of Deep Learning for Radio-Frequency Identification," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Leveraging Small Biodiversity Reserves to Prevent Zoonotic Disease: Insights from Dilution Effect and Pathogen Adaptation Theories," 2025, Disease Biology Genetics and Socioecology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michel Gauthier-Clerc include:

  • David Vallecillo
  • Benjamín Roche
  • Jocelyn Champagnon
  • Gaël Bardon
  • Robin Cristofari

The venues where Michel Gauthier-Clerc most often publishes include:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Wildlife Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Disease Biology Genetics and Socioecology

Best Publications

  • The ecological significance of manipulative parasites.

    Thierry Lefèvre;Camille Lebarbenchon;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Dorothée Missé

  • Bird migration routes and risk for pathogen dispersion into western Mediterranean wetlands.

    Elsa Jourdain;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Dominique J. Bicout;Philippe Sabatier

  • Antimicrobial resistance in wildlife

    Marion Vittecoq;Sylvain Godreuil;Sylvain Godreuil;Franck Prugnolle;Patrick Durand

  • Reliability of flipper-banded penguins as indicators of climate change

    Claire Saraux;Céline Le Bohec;Joël M. Durant;Vincent A. Viblanc

  • Recent expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1: a critical review

    M. Gauthier-Clerc;C. Lebarbenchon;F. Thomas

  • King penguin population threatened by Southern Ocean warming

    Céline Le Bohec;Joël M Durant;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Nils C Stenseth

  • Conspecifics can be aliens too: A review of effects of restocking practices in vertebrates

    Jocelyn Champagnon;Johan Elmberg;Matthieu Guillemain;Michel Gauthier-Clerc

  • Long-term effects of flipper bands on penguins

    M. GauthierClerc;J.-P. Gendner;C. A. Ribic;W. R. Fraser

  • The role of migratory ducks in the long‐distance dispersal of native plants and the spread of exotic plants in Europe

    Anne‐Laure Brochet;Matthieu Guillemain;Hervé Fritz;Michel Gauthier‐Clerc

  • Water-borne transmission drives avian influenza dynamics in wild birds: the case of the 2005-2006 epidemics in the Camargue area.

    Benjamin Roche;Camille Lebarbenchon;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Chung-Ming Chang;Chung-Ming Chang

  • Incidence of adult brain cancers is higher in countries where the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is common

    Frédéric Thomas;Kevin D. Lafferty;Jacques Brodeur;Eric Elguero

  • Plant dispersal by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue: duck guts are more important than their feet

    A. L. Brochet;M. Guillemain;H. Fritz;M. Gauthier-Clerc

  • Field evidence of dispersal of branchiopods, ostracods and bryozoans by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue (southern France)

    A. L Brochet;M Gauthier-Clerc;M Guillemain;H Fritz

  • Recurrent evolution of host-specialized races in a globally distributed parasite

    Karen D McCoy;Elodie Chapuis;Elodie Chapuis;Claire Tirard;Thierry Boulinier

  • Evolution of pathogens in a man-made world.

    Camille Lebarbenchon;Sam P. Brown;Robert Poulin;Michel Gauthier-Clerc

  • Persistence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Natural Ecosystems

    Camille Lebarbenchon;Chris J. Feare;François Renaud;Frédéric Thomas

  • Brain cancer mortality rates increase with Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in France

    Marion Vittecoq;Eric Elguero;Kevin D. Lafferty;Benjamin Roche

  • Feeding behaviour of free-ranging penguins determined by oesophageal temperature.

    Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Akiko Kato;Yves Handrich;Katsufumi Sato

  • Cancer: a missing link in ecosystem functioning?

    Marion Vittecoq;Benjamin Roche;Simon P. Daoust;Hugo Ducasse

  • Population dynamics in a long-lived seabird: I. Impact of breeding activity on survival and breeding probability in unbanded king penguins.

    Céline Le Bohec;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;David Grémillet;David Grémillet;Roger Pradel

  • State-dependent decisions in long-term fasting king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, during courtship and incubation

    Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Yvon Le Maho;Jean-Paul Gendner;Joël Durant

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Thomas
Frédéric Thomas University of Montpellier
Matthieu Guillemain
Matthieu Guillemain Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yvon Le Maho
Yvon Le Maho Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
François Renaud
François Renaud University of Montpellier
Sylvie van der Werf
Sylvie van der Werf Université Paris Cité
Andy J. Green
Andy J. Green Spanish National Research Council
Yves Handrich
Yves Handrich Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute
Hervé Fritz
Hervé Fritz Nelson Mandela University
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Johan Elmberg
Johan Elmberg Kristianstad University

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