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Patrick Grillas

Patrick Grillas

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
4676
World Ranking
8464
National Ranking
382

Patrick Grillas 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 Patrick Grillas sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 107 publications — 17th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Patrick Grillas 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 Patrick Grillas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Grillas is affiliated with Tour du Valat in France and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Ecology, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Grillas has published research in various journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Inland Waters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Regional Environmental Change
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Recent papers associated with Grillas's research include the following:

  • The future for Mediterranean wetlands: 50 key issues and 50 important conservation research questions, 2021, Regional Environmental Change
  • Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance-Improving Conservation Outcomes, 2021, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • The future of temporary wetlands in drylands under global change, 2021, Inland Waters
  • Global patterns and determinants of lake macrophyte taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic beta diversity, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Seventeen 'extinct' plant species back to conservation attention in Europe, 2021, Nature Plants

Grillas has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Laïla Rhazi
  • C. Max Finlayson
  • Mohammed El Madihi
  • Brigitte Poulin
  • Jorge García-Girón

They have also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique:

  • Conservation de la biodiversité dans les territoires: appréhender les dynamiques, 2023

Best Publications

  • Conservation and monitoring of pond biodiversity: introduction

    Beat Oertli;Jeremy Biggs;Régis Céréghino;Patrick Grillas

  • Invertebrate community patterns in Mediterranean temporary wetlands along hydroperiod and salinity gradients

    Aline Waterkeyn;Patrick Grillas;Bram Jasper Vanschoenwinkel;L. Brendonck

  • Seed bank dynamics and coexistence of annual macrophytes in a temporary and variable habitat

    Anne Bonis;Jacques Lepart;Patrick Grillas

  • Effects of submergence on the growth of Phragmites australis seedlings

    André Mauchamp;Stuart Blanch;Patrick Grillas

  • Global variation in the beta diversity of lake macrophytes is driven by environmental heterogeneity rather than latitude

    Janne Alahuhta;Sarian Kosten;Munemitsu Akasaka;Dominique Auderset

  • Dispersal of freshwater invertebrates by large terrestrial mammals: a case study with wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Mediterranean wetlands

    Bram Jasper Vanschoenwinkel;Aline Waterkeyn;Tim Vandecaetsbeek;Olivier Pineau

  • Deposition, germination and spatio-temporal patterns of charophyte propagule banks: a review

    Anne Bonis;Patrick Grillas

  • Submerged macrophyte seed bank in a Mediterranean temporary marsh: abundance and relationship with established vegetation

    P. Grillas;P. Garcia-Murillo;O. Geertz-Hansen;N. Marbá

  • Unintentional dispersal of aquatic invertebrates via footwear and motor vehicles in a Mediterranean wetland area

    Aline Waterkeyn;Bram Vanschoenwinkel;Sanne Elsen;Maria Anton-Pardo

  • A review of habitat changes in the Camargue an assessment of the effects of the loss of biological diversity on the wintering waterfowl community

    Alain Tamisier;Patrick Grillas

  • Assessing the ecological integrity of endorheic wetlands, with focus on Mediterranean temporary ponds

    Maarten Van den Broeck;Aline Waterkeyn;Laila Rhazi;Patrick Grillas

  • Distribution of submerged macrophytes in the Camargue in relation to environmental factors

    Patrick Grillas

  • Vegetation of Mediterranean temporary pools: a fading jewel?

    Laïla Rhazi;Patrick Grillas;Er-Riyahi Saber;Mouhssine Rhazi

  • The effect of anaerobic sediment on the growth of Potamogeton pectinatus L.: the role of organic matter, sulphide and ferrous iron

    Carla van Wijck;Cornelis-Jan de Groot;Patrick Grillas

  • The future for Mediterranean wetlands: 50 key issues and 50 important conservation research questions.

    Nigel G. Taylor;Patrick Grillas;Hazem Al Hreisha;Özge Balkız

  • Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance–Improving Conservation Outcomes

    RT Kingsford;G Bino;CM Finlayson;D Falster

  • Richness and structure of plant communities in temporary pools from western Morocco: influence of human activities

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  • Assemblage structure and dynamics of large branchiopods in Mediterranean temporary wetlands: patterns and processes

    Aline Waterkeyn;Patrick Grillas;Els R. M. De Roeck;Liesbet Boven

  • Impact of land use in catchment and human activities on water, sediment and vegetation of Mediterranean temporary pools.

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  • Global patterns in the metacommunity structuring of lake macrophytes: regional variations and driving factors.

    Janne Alahuhta;Janne Alahuhta;Marja Lindholm;Claudia P. Bove;Eglantine Chappuis

  • Ten-year dynamics of vegetation in a Mediterranean temporary pool in western Morocco

    Laïla Rhazi;Patrick Grillas;Mouhssine Rhazi;Jean-Christophe Aznar

  • Association between aquatic vegetation and landscape indicators of human pressure

    Jean-Christophe Aznar;Alain Dervieux;Patrick Grillas

  • Biological traits of European pond macroinvertebrates

    Régis Céréghino;Beat Oertli;Marcello Bazzanti;Cristina Coccia

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Brendonck
Luc Brendonck KU Leuven
Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Bram Vanschoenwinkel Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Janne Alahuhta
Janne Alahuhta University of Oulu
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Jacques Lepart
Jacques Lepart Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Frauke Ecke
Frauke Ecke University of Helsinki
Ilse R. Geijzendorffer
Ilse R. Geijzendorffer Louis Bolk Instituut
Jani Heino
Jani Heino University of Oulu
Sarian Kosten
Sarian Kosten Radboud University
Esperança Gacia
Esperança Gacia Spanish National Research Council

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