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Philippe Vernon

Philippe Vernon

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 39 8333 7998 371 367 125 6362

Philippe Vernon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philippe Vernon between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philippe Vernon published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2010. 3 of the 135 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2010. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication 2026: 2 publications
1985 2026

135 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philippe Vernon: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 4
2002 7
2003 10
2004 6
2005 9
2006 7
2007 7
2008 3
2009 5
2010 11
2011 8
2012 7
2013 7
2014 1
2015 3
2016 3
2017 1
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
2026 2
Total 135
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Philippe Vernon publications per year - data summary

  • Philippe Vernon, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rennes, has 135 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 11 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.9 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 5 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 12 publications (0.9 per year); 1999-2012: 91 publications (6.5 per year); 2013-2026: 32 publications (2.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Philippe Vernon 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 Philippe Vernon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 125
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Philippe Vernon publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Philippe Vernon, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rennes, records 125 publications - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Philippe Vernon, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Philippe Vernon ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Philippe Vernon 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 Philippe Vernon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
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.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275 39
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Philippe Vernon D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Philippe Vernon, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rennes, records 39 D-Index - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Philippe Vernon, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Philippe Vernon ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Philippe Vernon is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research focuses predominantly on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a total of 12 publications, supplemented by work in Environmental Science, which accounts for 8 of their publications. Their expertise further extends into several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Insect Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Lichen and Fungal Ecology
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications by Philippe Vernon highlight a variety of ecological and evolutionary studies. These include:

  • "Fifty million years of beetle evolution along the Antarctic Polar Front," published in 2021 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Spotlight on the invasion of a carabid beetle on an oceanic island over a 105-year period," published in 2020 in Scientific Reports
  • "Terrestrial macro-arthropods of the sub-Antarctic islands of Possession (Crozet Archipelago) and Kerguelen: inventory of native and non-native species," published in 2021 in Zoosystema
  • "Transdisciplinary Bioblitz: Rapid biotic and abiotic inventory allows studying environmental changes over 60 years at the Biological Field Station of Paimpont (Brittany, France) and opens new interdisciplinary research opportunities," published in 2020 in Biodiversity Data Journal
  • "Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline," published in 2025 in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent co-authors working with Philippe Vernon include:

  • M. Hullé
  • Helena P. Baird
  • Seunggwan Shin
  • Rolf G. Oberprieler
  • Katherine L. Moon

The scientist's work has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Zoosystema

Best Publications

  • Insects in Fluctuating Thermal Environments

    Hervé Colinet;Brent J. Sinclair;Philippe Vernon;David Renault

  • Impact of extreme temperatures on parasitoids in a climate change perspective.

    Thierry Hance;Joan van Baaren;Philippe Vernon;Guy Boivin

  • Insects at low temperatures: an ecological perspective

    Brent J. Sinclair;Philippe Vernon;C. Jaco Klok;Steven L. Chown

  • Survival at low temperatures in insects: what is the ecological significance of the supercooling point?

    D Renault;C Salin;G Vannier;P Vernon

  • The importance of fluctuating thermal regimes for repairing chill injuries in the tropical beetle Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) during exposure to low temperature

    D. Renault;O. Nedved;F. Hervant;P. Vernon

  • The impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on the survival of a cold-exposed parasitic wasp, Aphidius colemani

    Hervé Colinet;David Renault;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon

  • Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems:

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Elena Piano;Pedro Cardoso;Philippe Vernon

  • Cold hardiness in molluscs

    Armelle Ansart;Philippe Vernon

  • Water Relations, Fat Reserves, Survival, and Longevity of a Cold-exposed Parasitic Wasp Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)

    Hervé Colinet;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon

  • The significance of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands for the assessment of the vulnerability of native communities to climate change, alien insect invasions and plant viruses

    Marc Lebouvier;Mathieu Laparie;Maurice Hulle;Armelle Marais

  • Diet of the house mouse (Mus musculus) on Guillou island, Kerguelen archipelago, Subantarctic

    V. Le Roux;J.-L. Chapuis;Y. Frenot;P. Vernon

  • Behavioural, ventilatory and respiratory responses of epigean and hypogean crustaceans to different temperatures

    Julien Issartel;Frédéric Hervant;Yann Voituron;David Renault

  • Consequences of Acclimation on Survival and Reproductive Capacities of Cold-Stored Mummies of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)

    A Levie;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance

  • Is body size an influential parameter in determining the duration of survival at low temperatures in Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae)?

    D. Renault;Thierry Hance;G Vannier;Philippe Vernon

  • Does thermal-related plasticity in size and fat reserves influence supercooling abilities and cold-tolerance in Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera : Aphidiinae) mummies?

    Hervé Colinet;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance

  • A comparative approach to the entomological diversity of polar regions

    Philippe Vernon;Guy Vannier;Paul Trehen

  • Physiological costs of cold exposure on the parasitoid Aphidius ervi, without selection pressure and under constant or fluctuating temperatures

    Mohannad Ismail;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance;Joan van Baaren

  • Photoperiod is the main cue that triggers supercooling ability in the land snail, Helix aspersa (Gastropoda: Helicidae).

    Armelle Ansart;Philippe Vernon;Jacques Daguzan

  • Spatial distribution of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the soil of a poultry house along a breeding cycle

    Christophe Salin;Yannick R Delettre;Mario Cannavacciuolo;Philippe Vernon

  • Life cycle of the tick Ixodes uriae in penguin colonies: relationships with host breeding activity.

    Y Frenot;E de Oliveira;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;J Deunff

  • Evolution of freezing susceptibility and freezing tolerance in terrestrial arthropods.

    Philippe Vernon;Guy Vannier

  • Does fluctuating thermal regime trigger free amino acid production in the parasitic wasp Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)?

    Hervé Colinet;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon;Alain Bouchereau

  • Factors affecting the occurrence of the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) in an agricultural landscape

    Glenn F. Dubois;Vincent Vignon;Yannick R. Delettre;Yann Rantier

  • Extending Janzen’s hypothesis to temperate regions: A test using subterranean ecosystems

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Elena Piano;Florian Malard;Philippe Vernon

  • Thermal tolerance of sympatric hymenopteran parasitoid species: does it match seasonal activity?

    Cecile Le Lann;Olivier Roux;Olivier Roux;Nelly Serain;Jacques J. M. Van Alphen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan van Baaren
Joan van Baaren University of Rennes
Andreas Prinzing
Andreas Prinzing University of Rennes
Jacques J. M. van Alphen
Jacques J. M. van Alphen Leiden University
Hervé Colinet
Hervé Colinet University of Rennes
Alain Bouchereau
Alain Bouchereau University of Rennes
Thierry Candresse
Thierry Candresse University of Bordeaux
Stefano Mammola
Stefano Mammola National Research Council (CNR)
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Penelope Greenslade
Penelope Greenslade Federation University Australia

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