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D-Index
56
Citations
9640
World Ranking
2874
National Ranking
120

Xavier Bonnet 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 Xavier Bonnet sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 213 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xavier Bonnet 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 Xavier Bonnet sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xavier Bonnet is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research activity spans multiple disciplines within environmental science, with a principal focus on amphibian and reptile biology. The scientist's work covers related topics such as turtle biology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, wildlife ecology and conservation, as well as intersections with soft robotics and biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms.

Key publication venues for Xavier Bonnet include:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Herpetological Bulletin
  • Biomimetics
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Journal of Zoology

Frequent collaborators of Bonnet's research include Jean-Marie Ballouard, Sébastien Caron, Elie Gautreau, Anthony Herrel, and Gopal Billy.

Their research has contributed to the following selected recent papers:

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity, 2022, Science
  • Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare Among Adolescents from Colombia, France, Germany, and India, 2021, Anthrozoös
  • Plasticity matches phenotype to local conditions despite genetic homogeneity across 13 snake populations, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A Biomimetic Method to Replicate the Natural Fluid Movements of Swimming Snakes to Design Aquatic Robots, 2022, Biomimetics
  • A New Bio-Inspired Hybrid Cable-Driven Robot (HCDR) to Design More Realistic Snakebots, 2022, 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Xavier Bonnet's main fields of study encompass environmental science, with subfields focusing on global and planetary change, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and ecology.

The scientific topics addressed in their research include:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Rabies Epidemiology and Control
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • Biomimetic Flight and Propulsion Mechanisms

Best Publications

  • The dangers of leaving home: dispersal and mortality in snakes

    Xavier Bonnet;Xavier Bonnet;Guy Naulleau;Richard Shine

  • Capital versus income breeding : an ectothermic perspective

    Xavier Bonnet;Don Bradshaw;Richard Shine

  • Are snake populations in widespread decline

    C.J. Reading;L.M. Luiselli;G.C. Akani;Xavier Bonnet

  • Children prioritize virtual exotic biodiversity over local biodiversity.

    Jean-Marie Ballouard;François Brischoux;Xavier Bonnet

  • Short-term versus long-term effects of food intake on reproductive output in a viviparous snake, Vipera aspis

    X. Bonnet;G. Naulleau;R. Shine;O. Lourdais

  • Climate affects embryonic development in a viviparous snake, Vipera aspis

    Olivier Lourdais;Richard Shine;Xavier Bonnet;Xavier Bonnet;Michaël Guillon

  • Body condition threshold for breeding in a viviparous snake

    Guy Naulleau;Xavier Bonnet

  • Sexual dimorphism in snakes: different reproductive roles favour different body plans

    X. Bonnet;R. Shine;G. Naulleau;M. Vacher-Vallas

  • Influence of a Field Trip on the Attitude of Schoolchildren toward Unpopular Organisms: An Experience with Snakes

    Jean-Marie Ballouard;Gregory Provost;Daniel Barré;Xavier Bonnet

  • Snakes: a new 'model organism' in ecological research?

    Richard Shine;Xavier Bonnet

  • REPRODUCTION IN A TYPICAL CAPITAL BREEDER: COSTS, CURRENCIES, AND COMPLICATIONS IN THE ASPIC VIPER

    Xavier Bonnet;Xavier Bonnet;Olivier Lourdais;Richard Shine;Guy Naulleau

  • Capital-breeding and reproductive effort in a variable environment: a longitudinal study of a viviparous snake

    Olivier Lourdais;Olivier Lourdais;Xavier Bonnet;Richard Shine;Dale F. Denardo

  • Sexual dimorphism in steppe tortoises (Testudo horsfieldii): influence of the environment and sexual selection on body shape and mobility

    Xavier Bonnet;Frédéric Lagarde;Brian Henen;Johanna Corbin

  • The Influence of Body Condition on 17-β Estradiol Levels in Relation to Vitellogenesis in Female Vipera aspis (Reptilia, Viperidae)

    X. Bonnet;G. Naulleau;R. Mauget

  • Evolutionary biology: adaptive developmental plasticity in snakes.

    Fabien Aubret;Richard Shine;Xavier Bonnet;Xavier Bonnet

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity

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  • Fat is sexy for females but not males: the influence of body reserves on reproduction in snakes (Vipera aspis).

    Fabien Aubret;Xavier Bonnet;Richard Shine;Olivier Lourdais

  • Plastic vipers: influence of food intake on the size and shape of Gaboon vipers (Bitis gabonica)

    Xavier Bonnet;Xavier Bonnet;Richard Shine;Guy Naulleau;Christian Thiburce

  • What is the appropriate timescale for measuring costs of reproduction in a 'capital breeder' such as the aspic viper?

    X. Bonnet;G. Naulleau;R. Shine;O. Lourdais

  • Catchability in snakes: consequences for estimates of breeding frequency

    Xavier Bonnet;Guy Naulleau

  • Reproductive versus ecological advantages to larger body size in female snakes, Vipera aspis

    Xavier Bonnet;Guy Naulleau;Richard Shine;Olivier Lourdais

Frequent Co-Authors

François Brischoux
François Brischoux University of La Rochelle
Richard Shine
Richard Shine Macquarie University
Olivier Lourdais
Olivier Lourdais Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Don Bradshaw
Don Bradshaw University of Western Australia
Kenneth A. Nagy
Kenneth A. Nagy University of California, Los Angeles
Yves Letourneur
Yves Letourneur University of New Caledonia
Gabriel Blouin-Demers
Gabriel Blouin-Demers University of Ottawa
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
Olivier Chastel
Olivier Chastel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christophe Barbraud
Christophe Barbraud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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