Cyrille Chatelain

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 828 citations indexed

About

Cyrille Chatelain is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Forestry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cyrille Chatelain has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 828 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 21 papers in Forestry and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Cyrille Chatelain's work include African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers), Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers). Cyrille Chatelain is often cited by papers focused on African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers), Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers). Cyrille Chatelain collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Germany. Cyrille Chatelain's co-authors include Laurent Gautier, Rodolphe Spichiger, Peter B. Phillipson, Roy E. Gereau, Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Peter H. Raven, Clinton N. Jenkins, Wilhelm Barthlott, Laurent Gautier and Hy Dao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Cyrille Chatelain

35 papers receiving 788 citations

Hit Papers

The distribution of biodiversity richness in the tropics 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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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. The distribution of biodiversity richness in the tropics
    2020 165 citations Peter B. Phillipson, Cyrille Chatelain et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cyrille Chatelain Switzerland 13 384 279 224 166 160 38 828
Laurent Gautier Switzerland 12 425 1.1× 173 0.6× 191 0.9× 278 1.7× 94 0.6× 58 784
Anne Blach‐Overgaard Denmark 13 339 0.9× 383 1.4× 198 0.9× 96 0.6× 378 2.4× 17 833
D. Raimondo South Africa 12 283 0.7× 317 1.1× 204 0.9× 71 0.4× 266 1.7× 23 776
Colin Clubbe United Kingdom 13 296 0.8× 136 0.5× 146 0.7× 87 0.5× 123 0.8× 41 624
Merijn M. Bos Germany 16 586 1.5× 237 0.8× 175 0.8× 85 0.5× 79 0.5× 20 992
Gilles Dauby Belgium 16 530 1.4× 384 1.4× 134 0.6× 221 1.3× 260 1.6× 39 982
Peter B. Phillipson United States 13 509 1.3× 173 0.6× 89 0.4× 270 1.6× 62 0.4× 90 829
Oswaldo Téllez‐Valdés Mexico 18 274 0.7× 276 1.0× 280 1.3× 56 0.3× 291 1.8× 57 936
Tariq Stévart Belgium 17 802 2.1× 420 1.5× 155 0.7× 389 2.3× 294 1.8× 99 1.2k
Michael John Gilbert Hopkins Brazil 14 498 1.3× 281 1.0× 128 0.6× 122 0.7× 84 0.5× 37 729

Countries citing papers authored by Cyrille Chatelain

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cyrille Chatelain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cyrille Chatelain

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All Works

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Chatelain, Cyrille, et al.. (2023). Phlomis lychnitis (Lamiaceae), una adición a la flora de África desde Marruecos. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 42. e004–e004.
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Chatelain, Cyrille, et al.. (2022). Contribution à la connaissance de la flore du Maroc saharien atlantique. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 100(1). 4–31. 1 indexed citations
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Chatelain, Cyrille, et al.. (2021). Révision du genre Ammodaucus (Apiaceae) en Afrique du Nord. Candollea. 76(2). 2 indexed citations
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König, Christian, Patrick Weigelt, Amanda Taylor, et al.. (2020). Source pools and disharmony of the world's island floras. Ecography. 44(1). 44–55. 39 indexed citations
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Taugourdeau, Simon, et al.. (2019). FLOTROP, a massive contribution to plant diversity data for open ecosystems in northern tropical Africa. Scientific Data. 6(1). 118–118. 13 indexed citations
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Márquez, Jaime, Jan Henning Sommer, Adjima Thiombiano, et al.. (2018). Plant biodiversity patterns along a climatic gradient and across protected areas in West Africa. African Journal of Ecology. 56(3). 641–652. 7 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Marco, Alexander Zizka, Salifou Traoré, et al.. (2017). Diversity, distribution and preliminary conservation status of the flora of Burkina Faso. Phytotaxa. 304(1). 24 indexed citations
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Bocksberger, Gaëlle, Jan Schnitzler, Cyrille Chatelain, et al.. (2016). Climate and the distribution of grasses in West Africa. Journal of Vegetation Science. 27(2). 306–317. 33 indexed citations
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Quéméré, Erwan, Fabrice Hibert, Christian Miquel, et al.. (2013). A DNA Metabarcoding Study of a Primate Dietary Diversity and Plasticity across Its Entire Fragmented Range. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58971–e58971. 98 indexed citations
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Gautier, Laurent, Cyrille Chatelain, Martin W. Callmander, & Peter B. Phillipson. (2012). Richness, similarity and specificity of Madagascar flora compared with Sub-Saharan Africa. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 145(1). 55–64. 10 indexed citations
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Dormann, Carsten F., Jan Henning Sommer, Marco Schmidt, et al.. (2012). A methodological framework to quantify the spatial quality of biological databases. Biodiversity & Ecology. 4. 25–39. 14 indexed citations
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Chatelain, Cyrille, et al.. (2010). Rotational grazing with sheep on a high altitude pasture: impact on the vegetation.. Agrarforschung Schweiz. 216–221. 1 indexed citations
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Klopper, Ronell R., Laurent Gautier, Gideon F. Smith, Rodolphe Spichiger, & Cyrille Chatelain. (2006). Inventory of the African flora: a world first for the forgotten continent. South African Journal of Science. 102. 185–186. 4 indexed citations
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Nusbaumer, Louis, Laurent Gautier, & Cyrille Chatelain. (2005). Structure et composition floristique de la Forêt Classée du Scio (Côte d'Ivoire) : Etude descriptive et comparative. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 2 indexed citations
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Küper, Wolfgang, Jon C. Lovett, Henk Beentje, et al.. (2004). Africa's hotspots of biodiversity redefined. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 91(4). 525–535. 108 indexed citations
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Troxler, J., Cyrille Chatelain, B. Jeangros, et al.. (2004). Technical and economical evaluation of grazing systems for high altitude sheep pastures in Switzerland.. 590–592. 5 indexed citations
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Chatelain, Cyrille, et al.. (2001). Relations Faune - Flore dans le Parc National de Taï : une étude bibliographique. 1 indexed citations

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