Claude Combes

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Claude Combes is a scholar working on Ecology, Parasitology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude Combes has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Parasitology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Claude Combes's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (37 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (7 papers). Claude Combes is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (37 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (7 papers). Claude Combes collaborates with scholars based in France, Australia and South Africa. Claude Combes's co-authors include Isaure de Buron, Vincent A. Connors, Louis Euzet, André Thèron, D. Imbert-Establet, Olivier Verneau, Françoise Benoit‐Vical, Laurence Després, François Bonhomme and Alain Lambert and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, The American Naturalist and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Claude Combes

49 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Parasitism: The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interac... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Parasitism: The Ecology and Evolution of Intimate Interactions
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claude Combes France 22 1.7k 838 543 473 379 49 2.2k
Arne Skorping Norway 23 1.6k 0.9× 566 0.7× 499 0.9× 551 1.2× 386 1.0× 74 2.2k
John Janovy United States 27 1.2k 0.7× 470 0.6× 232 0.4× 256 0.5× 262 0.7× 105 1.9k
Anssi Karvonen Finland 29 2.0k 1.2× 654 0.8× 812 1.5× 465 1.0× 425 1.1× 86 2.7k
R. C. Tinsley United Kingdom 31 1.9k 1.2× 774 0.9× 550 1.0× 522 1.1× 518 1.4× 117 2.8k
G. C. Kearn United Kingdom 29 2.3k 1.4× 622 0.7× 275 0.5× 539 1.1× 420 1.1× 129 2.7k
Odd Halvorsen Norway 24 1.6k 0.9× 420 0.5× 252 0.5× 727 1.5× 225 0.6× 64 1.9k
Dennis J. Minchella United States 35 2.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 959 1.8× 891 1.9× 596 1.6× 96 3.6k
Ryan F. Hechinger United States 23 2.5k 1.5× 849 1.0× 757 1.4× 547 1.2× 489 1.3× 63 3.2k
F. Renaud France 24 842 0.5× 275 0.3× 507 0.9× 272 0.6× 252 0.7× 35 1.4k
Otto Seppälä Switzerland 25 1.3k 0.8× 424 0.5× 493 0.9× 240 0.5× 336 0.9× 60 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claude Combes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claude Combes

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All Works

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Combes, Claude. (2008). The role of extreme events in evolution. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 340(9-10). 591–594. 11 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude & André Thèron. (2000). Metazoan parasites and resource heterogeneity: constraints and benefits. International Journal for Parasitology. 30(3). 299–304. 19 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude. (1997). Fitness of parasites: Pathology and selection. International Journal for Parasitology. 27(1). 1–10. 88 indexed citations
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This, Patrice, et al.. (1993). Genetic variability and evolution of the Schistosoma genome analysed by using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 59(2). 211–221. 81 indexed citations
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Brémond, Philippe, Nicole Pasteur, Claude Combes, François Renaud, & André Thèron. (1993). Experimental host-induced selection in Schistosoma mansoni strains from Guadeloupe and comparison with natural observations. Heredity. 70(1). 33–37. 14 indexed citations
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Després, Laurence, D. Imbert-Establet, Claude Combes, & François Bonhomme. (1992). Molecular evidence linking hominid evolution to recent radiation of schistosomes (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 1(4). 295–304. 109 indexed citations
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Guégan, Jean‐François, Alain Lambert, Christian Lévêque, Claude Combes, & Louis Euzet. (1992). Can host body size explain the parasite species richness in tropical freshwater fishes?. Oecologia. 90(2). 197–204. 109 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude. (1991). Ethological Aspects of Parasite Transmission. The American Naturalist. 138(4). 866–880. 161 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1990). Quelques cercaires de Melanopsis praemorsa L. en Algérie. Bulletin du Muséum national d histoire naturelle. 12(1). 51–67. 1 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude. (1990). Where do human schistosomes come from? An evolutionary approach. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 5(10). 334–337. 35 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1987). Effect of praziquantel on larval stages of Schistosoma japonicum. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 81(4). 645–650. 6 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1978). L'oncomiracidium de Eupolystoma alluaudi (de Beauchamp, 1913) Monogène parasite de Bufo regularis Reuss en Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.. 514(353). 211–216. 3 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1978). Représentants du genre Polystoma Zeder (Monogenea) au Brésil. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.. 514(353). 227–229. 1 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1977). Sur deux Lecithodendriidae (Trematoda) d'Amphibiens du Togo. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.. 449(312). 471–476. 1 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, et al.. (1973). Inventaire des Helminthes de Rana esculenta L. (Amphibien, Anoure) dans l’île de Corse. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 48(6). 761–766. 8 indexed citations
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Combes, Claude, N. Léger, & B. Pesson. (1971). Variations dans le temps des populations d’Helminthes parasites de Rana temporaria L.. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 46(6). 685–698. 6 indexed citations
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Euzet, Louis & Claude Combes. (1967). Présence au Nord-Tchad de Eupolystoma alluaudi (de Beauchamp, 1913) (Monogenea, Polystomatidae). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 42(4). 403–406. 7 indexed citations
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Euzet, Louis & Claude Combes. (1966). Polystoma integerrimum pelobatis n. subsp. (Monogenea) parasite de Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier 1829). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 41(2). 109–118. 5 indexed citations

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