F. Merlin Franco

623 total citations
27 papers, 345 citations indexed

About

F. Merlin Franco is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Merlin Franco has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 345 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in F. Merlin Franco's work include Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (5 papers), Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond (4 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). F. Merlin Franco is often cited by papers focused on Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (5 papers), Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond (4 papers) and Multilingual Education and Policy (3 papers). F. Merlin Franco collaborates with scholars based in Brunei, Malaysia and Sweden. F. Merlin Franco's co-authors include R. Nagarajan, K. Prabakaran, A. Anandkumar, Rainer W. Bussmann, D. Narasimhan, Liling Chaw, Ferry Slik, E. Petter Axelsson, Beena Giridharan and Yadav Uprety and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Chemosphere and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

F. Merlin Franco

27 papers receiving 330 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Merlin Franco Brunei 11 102 81 55 51 47 27 345
Wajid Rashid Pakistan 12 69 0.7× 54 0.7× 92 1.7× 46 0.9× 39 0.8× 35 420
Biswaranjan Behera India 12 243 2.4× 49 0.6× 28 0.5× 16 0.3× 15 0.3× 45 395
Maura Calliera Italy 11 97 1.0× 151 1.9× 15 0.3× 79 1.5× 44 0.9× 23 320
Lal Bahadur Thapa Nepal 14 145 1.4× 45 0.6× 33 0.6× 13 0.3× 28 0.6× 59 435
Maria J. Schreider Australia 14 50 0.5× 52 0.6× 162 2.9× 31 0.6× 42 0.9× 25 478
Hanchen Wang China 9 98 1.0× 128 1.6× 59 1.1× 83 1.6× 4 0.1× 21 368
Shenwen Cai China 9 74 0.7× 151 1.9× 44 0.8× 108 2.1× 5 0.1× 34 316
Agneta Göthberg Sweden 6 78 0.8× 165 2.0× 58 1.1× 160 3.1× 15 0.3× 7 380
Niels De Troyer Belgium 10 50 0.5× 117 1.4× 115 2.1× 70 1.4× 24 0.5× 16 398
Bruno Pennelli Italy 9 110 1.1× 62 0.8× 88 1.6× 36 0.7× 8 0.2× 14 306

Countries citing papers authored by F. Merlin Franco

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Merlin Franco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Merlin Franco

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All Works

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Spataro, Francesca, Jasmin Rauseo, Ida Beathe Øverjordet, et al.. (2025). Man-made emerging contaminants in the High-Arctic fjord Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Archipelago, Norway): Occurrence, sources and risk assessment. The Science of The Total Environment. 969. 178936–178936. 2 indexed citations
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Mattalia, Giulia, Alex C. McAlvay, Irene Teixidor‐Toneu, et al.. (2024). Cultural keystone species as a tool for biocultural stewardship. A global review. People and Nature. 7(5). 947–959. 10 indexed citations
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Axelsson, E. Petter & F. Merlin Franco. (2023). Popular Cultural Keystone Species are also understudied — the case of the camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica). Trees Forests and People. 13. 100416–100416. 5 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin. (2022). Ecocultural or Biocultural? Towards Appropriate Terminologies in Biocultural Diversity. Biology. 11(2). 207–207. 18 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin. (2021). Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia. 10 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2020). Socialising over fruits and vegetables: the biocultural importance of an open-air market in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 16(1). 6–6. 23 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2020). A comparative account of the traditional healing practices of healers and non-healers in the Kiudang area of Brunei Darussalam. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 256. 112788–112788. 8 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin & Rainer W. Bussmann. (2020). Rising to the occasion: outlining Ethnobiologists’ response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 20. 8 indexed citations
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Prabakaran, K., et al.. (2020). Geochemical behaviour and risk assessment of trace elements in a tropical river, Northwest Borneo. Chemosphere. 252. 126430–126430. 28 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2019). When the seeds sprout, the hornbills hatch: understanding the traditional ecological knowledge of the Ibans of Brunei Darussalam on hornbills. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 15(1). 46–46. 13 indexed citations
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Prabakaran, K., et al.. (2018). Environmental significance and geochemical speciation of trace elements in Lower Baram River sediments. Chemosphere. 219. 933–953. 54 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2017). Using Ethnotaxonomy to assess Traditional Knowledge and Language vitality: A case study with the Urang Kanekes (Baduy) of Banten, Indonesia. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 16(4). 576–582. 7 indexed citations
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Nagarajan, R., et al.. (2017). Biomonitoring of Malaysian aquatic environments: A review of status and prospects. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 17(2). 134–147. 37 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2015). Ethnotaxonomic systems can reflect the vitality status of indigenous languages and traditional knowledge. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 14(2). 175–182. 6 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin. (2015). Calendars and Ecosystem Management: Some Observations. Human Ecology. 43(2). 355–359. 13 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2015). Ready for phase 5 - current status of ethnobiology in Southeast Asia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 11(1). 17–17. 33 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2014). Biocultural importance of the Tanying (Koompassia excelsa (Becc.) Taub.) tree for the Berawan of Loagan Bunut, Sarawak, Malaysia. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 13(1). 63–69. 9 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin, et al.. (2014). Terras (Eusideroxylon zwageri Teijsm. & Binn.), a cultural keystone species of the Berawan people of Sarawak, Malaysia.. Pertanika journal of social science & humanities. 22(3). 891–902. 6 indexed citations
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Franco, F. Merlin & D. Narasimhan. (2009). Plant names and uses as indicators of knowledge patterns.. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8(4). 645–648. 22 indexed citations

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