Colin Fontaine

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Colin Fontaine is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Fontaine has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 29 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 23 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Colin Fontaine's work include Plant and animal studies (51 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers). Colin Fontaine is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (51 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (21 papers). Colin Fontaine collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Colin Fontaine's co-authors include Élisa Thébault, Isabelle Dajoz, Jacques Mériguet, Michel Loreau, Romain Julliard, Nicolas Deguines, Eva Knop, Sonia Kéfi, Leana Zoller and Remo Ryser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Colin Fontaine

61 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Stability of Ecological Communities and the Architecture of Mutualistic and Trophic Networks

2010 1.2k citations Élisa Thébault, Colin Fontaine profile →
Functional Diversity of Plant–Pollinator Interaction Webs Enhances the Persistence of Plant Communities

2005 522 citations Colin Fontaine, Isabelle Dajoz et al. PLoS Biology profile →
Artificial light at night as a new threat to pollination

2017 334 citations Eva Knop, Colin Fontaine et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin Fontaine France	28	3.1k	1.7k	1.6k	886	843	64	4.4k
Élisa Thébault France	31	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	729 0.8×	553 0.7×	58	4.8k
Mário Almeida‐Neto Brazil	25	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	566 0.6×	472 0.6×	60	3.9k
Laura A. Burkle United States	28	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	750 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	74	3.7k
Thomas M. Lewinsohn Brazil	33	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	775 0.9×	982 1.2×	104	5.4k
Jennifer A. Lau United States	30	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	566 0.6×	674 0.8×	77	4.5k
F. J. Frank van Veen United Kingdom	25	1.7k 0.6×	919 0.6×	832 0.5×	490 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	57	3.0k
Kevin Gross United States	33	1.6k 0.5×	848 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	479 0.5×	715 0.8×	75	4.2k
Eric V. Lonsdorf United States	28	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	872 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	76	6.6k
Louis‐Félix Bersier Switzerland	30	1.9k 0.6×	751 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	584 0.7×	504 0.6×	70	3.0k
Óscar Godoy Spain	29	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	3.1k 2.0×	503 0.6×	353 0.4×	82	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Fontaine

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Fontaine

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Fontaine

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schrodt, Franziska, Diana E. Bowler, Colin Fontaine, et al.. (2025). Advancing causal inference in ecology: Pathways for biodiversity change detection and attribution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16(10). 2276–2304.

Perrot, Thomas, Jakob Wolfram, Ralf Schulz, & Colin Fontaine. (2025). Temporal trends in pesticide pressure differ among non-target species groups but show spatially consistent patterns across France. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 497. 139695–139695. 1 indexed citations

Bretagnolle, François, et al.. (2024). Local people enhance our understanding of Afrotropical frugivory networks. Current Biology. 34(7). 1541–1548.e3. 2 indexed citations

Fontaine, Colin, et al.. (2024). Weather explains inter‐annual variability, but not the temporal decline, in insect biomass. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17(6). 932–937. 1 indexed citations

Evans, Luke C., Yolanda Melero, Reto Schmucki, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms underpinning community stability along a latitudinal gradient: Insights from a niche‐based approach. Global Change Biology. 29(12). 3271–3284. 5 indexed citations

Cordeiro, Norbert J., Colin A. Chapman, Katharine Abernethy, et al.. (2022). Trait matching and sampling effort shape the structure of the frugivory network in Afrotropical forests. New Phytologist. 237(4). 1446–1462. 7 indexed citations

Parra, Santiago, Élisa Thébault, Colin Fontaine, & Vasilis Dakos. (2022). Interaction fidelity is less common than expected in plant–pollinator communities. Journal of Animal Ecology. 91(9). 1842–1854. 5 indexed citations

Porcher, Emmanuelle, et al.. (2022). Controversy over the decline of arthropods: a matter of temporal baseline?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 9 indexed citations

Fontaine, Colin, et al.. (2021). Impact of artificial light at night on diurnal plant-pollinator interactions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1690–1690. 52 indexed citations

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Fontaine, Colin, Benoît Fontaine, & Anne‐Caroline Prévot. (2021). Do amateurs and citizen science fill the gaps left by scientists?. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 46. 83–87. 21 indexed citations

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Kéfi, Sonia, Virginia Domínguez‐García, Ian Donohue, et al.. (2019). Advancing our understanding of ecological stability. Ecology Letters. 22(9). 1349–1356. 158 indexed citations

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Thébault, Élisa, Denis Michez, Magnus Persson, et al.. (2019). Phenological shifts alter the seasonal structure of pollinator assemblages in Europe. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(1). 115–121. 63 indexed citations

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Daugeron, Christophe, et al.. (2019). Additional tables from Empidine dance flies pollinate the woodland Geranium as effectively as bees. Figshare. 1 indexed citations

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Pellissier, Vincent, Anne Mimet, Colin Fontaine, Jens‐Christian Svenning, & Denis Couvet. (2017). Relative importance of the land‐use composition and intensity for the bird community composition in anthropogenic landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. 7(24). 10513–10535. 15 indexed citations

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Deguines, Nicolas, et al.. (2016). Functional homogenization of flower visitor communities with urbanization. Ecology and Evolution. 6(7). 1967–1976. 108 indexed citations

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Sauve, Alix, Colin Fontaine, & Élisa Thébault. (2015). Stability of a diamond-shaped module with multiple interaction types. Theoretical Ecology. 9(1). 27–37. 15 indexed citations

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Deguines, Nicolas, et al.. (2014). Large‐scale trade‐off between agricultural intensification and crop pollination services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(4). 212–217. 143 indexed citations

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Élias, Marianne, Colin Fontaine, & F. J. Frank van Veen. (2013). Evolutionary History and Ecological Processes Shape a Local Multilevel Antagonistic Network. Current Biology. 23(14). 1355–1359. 48 indexed citations

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Fontaine, Colin, Isabelle Dajoz, Jacques Mériguet, & Michel Loreau. (2005). Functional Diversity of Plant–Pollinator Interaction Webs Enhances the Persistence of Plant Communities. PLoS Biology. 4(1). e1–e1. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fontaine, Colin, Peter N. Lovett, Haby Sanou, Jean Maley, & J. M. Bouvet. (2004). Genetic diversity of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn), detected by RAPD and chloroplast microsatellite markers. Heredity. 93(6). 639–648. 78 indexed citations

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