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Yves Letourneur 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 Yves Letourneur sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 127 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yves Letourneur 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 Yves Letourneur sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yves Letourneur is affiliated with the University of New Caledonia in New Caledonia. Their research mainly falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology, accounting for a significant portion of their scholarly output. Additional subfields in their work include Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research topics cover multiple aspects of marine and ecological studies. Key topics include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers such as:

  • "An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, South-Western Indian Ocean," 2021, published in Cybium
  • "Lessepsian rabbitfish Siganus luridus reached the French Mediterranean coasts," 2020, published by Société Française d'Ichtyologie
  • "Biological trade-offs underpin coral reef ecosystem functioning," 2022, featured in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The Bouraké semi-enclosed lagoon (New Caledonia) - a natural laboratory to study the lifelong adaptation of a coral reef ecosystem to extreme environmental conditions," 2021, published in Biogeosciences
  • "Individual back-calculated size-at-age based on otoliths from Pacific coral reef fish species," 2020, published in Scientific Data

The main publication venues where Yves Letourneur often publishes include:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Société Française d'Ichtyologie
  • Scientific Reports
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

The scientist has also coauthored multiple publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Valériano Parravicini
  • Federica Maggioni
  • Pauline Fey
  • René Galzin
  • Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa

Yves Letourneur has contributed to book publications through the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique with the work titled "Guide pour le suivi de la qualité du milieu marin en Nouvelle-Calédonie," published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems.

    Nicholas A.J. Graham;Timothy R. McClanahan;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson

  • Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes

    Camilo Mora;Octavio Aburto-Oropeza;Arturo Ayala Bocos;Paula M. Ayotte;Paula M. Ayotte

  • Extinction vulnerability of coral reef fishes

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Pascale Chabanet;Richard D. Evans;Richard D. Evans;Simon Jennings

  • The Humphead Wrasse, Cheilinus Undulatus: Synopsis of a Threatened and Poorly Known Giant Coral Reef Fish

    Y. Sadovy;Michel Kulbicki;P. Labrosse;Y. Letourneur

  • Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion

    Michel Kulbicki;J. Beets;Pascale Chabanet;K. Cure

  • Characterization of local populations of the common sole Solea solea (Pisces, Soleidae) in the NW Mediterranean through otolith morphometrics and shape analysis

    Bastien Mérigot;Yves Letourneur;Raymonde Lecomte-Finiger

  • Length-weight relationship of fishes from coral reefs and lagoons of New Caledonia: an update

    Y. Letourneur;Michel Kulbicki;P. Labrosse

  • Diet composition of carnivorous fishes from coral reef lagoons of New Caledonia

    Michel Kulbicki;Yves-Marie Bozec;Yves-Marie Bozec;Pierre Labrosse;Yves Letourneur

  • Designing indicators for assessing the effects of marine protected areas on coral reef ecosystems: A multidisciplinary standpoint

    Dominique Pelletier;Jose A. García-Charton;Jocelyne Ferraris;Gilbert David

  • Temporal fluctuations and settlement patterns of native and Lessepsian herbivorous fishes on the Lebanese coast (eastern Mediterranean)

    Michel Bariche;Yves Letourneur;Mireille Harmelin-Vivien

  • Fishers' perceptions as indicators of the performance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

    Kevin Leleu;Kevin Leleu;Frédérique Alban;Dominique Pelletier;Eric Charbonnel

  • Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes

    S. K. Wilson;M. Adjeroud;D. R. Bellwood;M. L. Berumen;M. L. Berumen;M. L. Berumen

  • Dynamics of fish communities on Reunion fringing reefs, Indian Ocean. I. Patterns of spatial distribution

    Yves Letourneur

  • Effects of fisheries closure size, age, and history of compliance on coral reef fish communities in the western Indian Ocean

    Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Yves Letourneur

  • Temporal variations in the diet of the damselfish Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède) on a Réunion fringing reef

    Yves Letourneur;René Galzin;Mireille Harmelin-Vivien

  • Environmental and benthic habitat factors structuring the spatial distribution of a summer infralittoral fish assemblage in the north-western Mediterranean Sea

    Y. Letourneur;S. Ruitton;S. Sartoretto

  • Difference of mercury bioaccumulation in red mullets from the north- western Mediterranean and Black seas

    M. Harmelin-Vivien;Daniel Cossa;Sylvette Crochet;D. Banaru

  • An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, South-Western Indian Ocean

    Yves Letourneur;Pascale Chabanet;Patrick Durville;Marc Taquet

  • Impact of hurricane Firinga on fish community structure on fringing reefs of Reunion Island, S.W. Indian Ocean

    Yves Letourneur;Yves Letourneur;Mireille Harmelin-Vivien;René Galzin

  • Spatial and temporal variability in territoriality of a tropical benthic damselfish on a coral reef (Réunion Island)

    Yves Letourneur

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Kulbicki
Michel Kulbicki Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien Aix-Marseille University
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
René Galzin
René Galzin University of Perpignan
Valeriano Parravicini
Valeriano Parravicini University of Perpignan
Pascale Chabanet
Pascale Chabanet Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Xavier Bonnet
Xavier Bonnet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anne Lorrain
Anne Lorrain Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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