Florian C. Boucher

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Florian C. Boucher is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Florian C. Boucher has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 9 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Florian C. Boucher's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (13 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (9 papers). Florian C. Boucher is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (13 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (9 papers). Florian C. Boucher collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and South Africa. Florian C. Boucher's co-authors include Wilfried Thuiller, Sébastien Lavergne, Cécile H. Albert, Sandra Lavorel, Patrick Saccone, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Elena Conti, S. Aubert, Niklaus E. Zimmermann and Cristina Roquet and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Florian C. Boucher

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation

2010 495 citations Cécile H. Albert, Wilfried Thuiller et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florian C. Boucher France	17	764	710	365	327	254	28	1.3k
Nunzio Knerr Australia	19	751 1.0×	628 0.9×	506 1.4×	223 0.7×	326 1.3×	34	1.4k
Renske E. Onstein Germany	25	626 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	253 0.7×	387 1.2×	212 0.8×	52	1.6k
Aelys M. Humphreys Sweden	19	422 0.6×	816 1.1×	232 0.6×	428 1.3×	203 0.8×	35	1.4k
Rüdiger Otto Spain	20	871 1.1×	671 0.9×	459 1.3×	457 1.4×	502 2.0×	35	1.6k
Len N. Gillman New Zealand	20	626 0.8×	531 0.7×	279 0.8×	191 0.6×	655 2.6×	42	1.6k
Artur R. M. Serrano Portugal	19	489 0.6×	774 1.1×	333 0.9×	252 0.8×	519 2.0×	113	1.6k
Cristina Roquet Spain	23	1.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	733 2.0×	560 1.7×	538 2.1×	50	2.1k
Rafael Molina‐Venegas Spain	17	462 0.6×	400 0.6×	312 0.9×	246 0.8×	275 1.1×	42	997
Brad Boyle United States	14	1.1k 1.4×	747 1.1×	623 1.7×	272 0.8×	557 2.2×	19	1.7k
Alexandre K. Monro United Kingdom	12	390 0.5×	519 0.7×	294 0.8×	223 0.7×	174 0.7×	46	998

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20 of 20 papers shown

Boucher, Florian C., et al.. (2025). The Role of Peripheral Regions in Shaping the Phylogeography of the Bear's Ear Complex Across the Alps. Journal of Biogeography. 53(1).

Choler, Philippe, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the drivers of speciation in Alpine Noccaea (Brassicaceae) reveal an evolution predominantly shaped by geography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 211. 108381–108381.

Boucher, Florian C., G. Anthony Verboom, Laure Gallien, & Allan G. Ellis. (2023). Multiple reproductive barriers maintain species boundaries in stone plants of the genus Argyroderma. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 204(2). 187–197. 2 indexed citations

Dentant, Cédric, et al.. (2022). Introgression of an isolated Primula lineage suggests the existence of a glacial refugium in the Écrins range (Southwestern French Alps). Alpine Botany. 133(1). 21–33. 3 indexed citations

Boucher, Florian C., Cédric Dentant, Sébastien Ibanez, et al.. (2021). Discovery of cryptic plant diversity on the rooftops of the Alps. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 11128–11128. 19 indexed citations

Bouchenak‐Khelladi, Yanis, Edmund C. February, G. Anthony Verboom, & Florian C. Boucher. (2020). C4 grass functional traits are correlated with biotic and abiotic gradients in an African savanna. Plant Ecology. 221(4). 241–254. 4 indexed citations

Boucher, Florian C., et al.. (2020). Diversification rate vs. diversification density: Decoupled consequences of plant height for diversification of Alooideae in time and space. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0233597–e0233597. 9 indexed citations

Wüest, Rafael O., Florian C. Boucher, Yanis Bouchenak‐Khelladi, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, & H. Peter Linder. (2019). Dissecting biodiversity in a global hotspot: Uneven dynamics of immigration and diversification within the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. Journal of Biogeography. 46(9). 1936–1947. 7 indexed citations

Husson, Laurent, Florian C. Boucher, Anta‐Clarisse Sarr, Pierre Sepulchre, & Sri Yudawati Cahyarini. (2019). Evidence of Sundaland’s subsidence requires revisiting its biogeography. Journal of Biogeography. 47(4). 843–853. 66 indexed citations

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Tonnabel, Jeanne, Frank M. Schurr, Florian C. Boucher, et al.. (2017). Life-History Traits Evolved Jointly with Climatic Niche and Disturbance Regime in the Genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae). The American Naturalist. 191(2). 220–234. 11 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., Vincent Démery, Elena Conti, Luke J. Harmon, & Josef C. Uyeda. (2017). A General Model for Estimating Macroevolutionary Landscapes. Systematic Biology. 67(2). 304–319. 35 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., et al.. (2017). Plant size: a key determinant of diversification?. New Phytologist. 216(1). 24–31. 32 indexed citations

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Casazza, Gabriele, Florian C. Boucher, Luigi Minuto, Christophe F. Randin, & Elena Conti. (2016). Do floral and niche shifts favour the establishment and persistence of newly arisen polyploids? A case study in an Alpine primrose. Annals of Botany. 119(1). 81–93. 14 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., Gabriele Casazza, Péter Szövényi, & Elena Conti. (2016). Sequence capture using RAD probes clarifies phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries in Primula sect. Auricula. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 104. 60–72. 28 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C. & Vincent Démery. (2016). Inferring Bounded Evolution in Phenotypic Characters from Phylogenetic Comparative Data. Systematic Biology. 65(4). 651–661. 31 indexed citations

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Theodoridis, Spyros, Christophe F. Randin, Péter Szövényi, et al.. (2016). How Do Cold-Adapted Plants Respond to Climatic Cycles? Interglacial Expansion Explains Current Distribution and Genomic Diversity in Primula farinosa L.. Systematic Biology. 66(5). 715–736. 28 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., Niklaus E. Zimmermann, & Elena Conti. (2015). Allopatric speciation with little niche divergence is common among alpine Primulaceae. Journal of Biogeography. 43(3). 591–602. 79 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., Wilfried Thuiller, T. Jonathan Davies, & Sébastien Lavergne. (2014). Neutral Biogeography and the Evolution of Climatic Niches. The American Naturalist. 183(5). 573–584. 55 indexed citations

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Boucher, Florian C., Wilfried Thuiller, Cristina Roquet, et al.. (2011). RECONSTRUCTING THE ORIGINS OF HIGH-ALPINE NICHES AND CUSHION LIFE FORM IN THE GENUS ANDROSACE S.L. (PRIMULACEAE). Evolution. 66(4). 1255–1268. 68 indexed citations

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Albert, Cécile H., Wilfried Thuiller, Nigel G. Yoccoz, et al.. (2010). Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation. Journal of Ecology. 98(3). 604–613. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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