2026 Sonia Kéfi: 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	46	4557	4398	193	190	125	11694

Overview

Sonia Kéfi is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research contributions primarily focus on Environmental Science, with over 100 publications in the field.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including:

Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Sociology and Political Science

Main research topics covered in their work involve:

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
Plant and animal studies
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Sonia Kéfi has co-authored research extensively with several collaborators, including:

Alain Danet (12 joint publications)
Ismaël Lajaaiti (10 joint publications)
Vasilis Dakos (8 joint publications)
Jean-François Arnoldi (7 joint publications)
Benôıt Pichon (7 joint publications)

Their publications appear frequently in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications
Oikos with 6 publications
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences with 4 publications
Biological Conservation with 3 publications
Theoretical Ecology with 3 publications

Recent notable papers include:

The physics of higher-order interactions in complex systems, 2021, Nature Physics
Scaling-up biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research, 2020, Ecology Letters
Biogeography of global drylands, 2021, New Phytologist
Ecological resilience: what to measure and how, 2022, Environmental Research Letters
Global Tipping Points Report 2023, 2023, IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis)

Sonia Kéfi has also contributed to book publications, including:

Prospective scientifique pour la recherche française sur la biodiversité - 2023, published by Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Best Publications

Spatial vegetation patterns and imminent desertification in Mediterranean arid ecosystems

Sonia Kéfi;Max Rietkerk;Concepción L. Alados;Yolanda Pueyo

1186
Citations
Methods for detecting early warnings of critical transitions in time series illustrated using simulated ecological data

Vasilis Dakos;Vasilis Dakos;Stephen R. Carpenter;William A. Brock;Aaron M. Ellison

1010
Citations
The multilayer nature of ecological networks.

Shai Pilosof;Mason A. Porter;Mercedes Pascual;Mercedes Pascual;Sonia Kéfi

572
Citations
Structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems in a changing world.

Fernando T. Maestre;David J. Eldridge;Santiago Soliveres;Sonia Kéfi

538
Citations
The ecological and evolutionary implications of merging different types of networks

Colin Fontaine;Paulo R. Guimarães;Sonia Kéfi;Nicolas Loeuille;Nicolas Loeuille

479
Citations
More than a meal… integrating non-feeding interactions into food webs.

Sonia Kéfi;Sonia Kéfi;Eric L. Berlow;Eric L. Berlow;Evie A. Wieters;Evie A. Wieters;Sergio A. Navarrete

447
Citations
Scaling-up biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research.

Andrew Gonzalez;Rachel M. Germain;Diane S. Srivastava;Elise Filotas

429
Citations
Early warning signals of ecological transitions: methods for spatial patterns.

Sonia Kéfi;Vishwesha Guttal;William A. Brock;William A. Brock;Stephen R. Carpenter;Stephen R. Carpenter

416
Citations
Biogeography of global drylands

Fernando T. Maestre;Blas M. Benito;Miguel Berdugo;Laura Concostrina-Zubiri

340
Citations
The ecological forecast horizon, and examples of its uses and determinants.

Owen L Petchey;Owen L Petchey;Mikael Pontarp;Mikael Pontarp;Thomas M Massie;Sonia Kéfi

339
Citations
REVIEW: Predictive ecology in a changing world

Nicolas Mouquet;Yvan Lagadeuc;Vincent Devictor;Luc Doyen

338
Citations
Early warning signals also precede non-catastrophic transitions

Sonia Kéfi;Vasilis Dakos;Marten Scheffer;Egbert H. Van Nes

288
Citations
Slowing Down in Spatially Patterned Ecosystems at the Brink of Collapse

Vasilis Dakos;Sonia Kéfi;Max Rietkerk;Egbert H. van Nes

274
Citations
Network structure beyond food webs: mapping non-trophic and trophic interactions on Chilean rocky shores.

Sonia Kéfi;Sonia Kéfi;Eric L. Berlow;Evie A. Wieters;Evie A. Wieters;Lucas N. Joppa

253
Citations
Advancing our understanding of ecological stability.

Sonia Kéfi;Virginia Domínguez-García;Ian Donohue;Colin Fontaine

247
Citations
Predator traits determine food-web architecture across ecosystems

Ulrich Brose;Phillippe Archambault;Andrew D. Barnes;Andrew D. Barnes;Louis-Felix Bersier

241
Citations
Plant spatial patterns identify alternative ecosystem multifunctionality states in global drylands.

Miguel Berdugo;Sonia Kéfi;Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre

240
Citations
How Structured Is the Entangled Bank? The Surprisingly Simple Organization of Multiplex Ecological Networks Leads to Increased Persistence and Resilience.

Sonia Kéfi;Vincent Miele;Evie A. Wieters;Sergio A. Navarrete

233
Citations
When can positive interactions cause alternative stable states in ecosystems

Sonia Kéfi;Milena Holmgren;Marten Scheffer

233
Citations
Local facilitation, bistability and transitions in arid ecosystems.

Sonia Kéfi;Max Rietkerk;Minus van Baalen;Michel Loreau

231
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Max Rietkerk Utrecht University

Santiago Soliveres University of Alicante

Vasilis Dakos University of Montpellier

Michel Loreau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Fernando T. Maestre King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Peter C. de Ruiter University of Amsterdam

Owen L. Petchey University of Zurich

Dominique Gravel Université de Sherbrooke

Marten Scheffer Wageningen University & Research

Sergio A. Navarrete Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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