Florian Malard

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Florian Malard is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Florian Malard has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Paleontology and 18 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Florian Malard's work include Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (30 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (21 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (17 papers). Florian Malard is often cited by papers focused on Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (30 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (21 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (17 papers). Florian Malard collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Slovenia. Florian Malard's co-authors include J. V. Ward, Klement Tockner, Janine Gibert, Urs Uehlinger, Cene Fišer, Christopher T. Robinson, Frédéric Hervant, Thibault Datry, Tristan Lefébure and Christophe J. Douady and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Florian Malard

96 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

An extension of the flood pulse concept

2000 775 citations Klement Tockner, Florian Malard et al. profile →
Cryptic species as a window into the paradigm shift of the species concept

2018 397 citations Cene Fišer, Christopher T. Robinson et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florian Malard

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phylogenetic Origin of Morphologically Cryptic Species Shapes Co‐Occurrence and Sympatry Patterns 2025 ·Freshwater Biology ·Teo Delić, Špela Borko, (unknown), (unknown), Roman Alther, (unknown), Florian Malard, Dieter Weber, Fabio Stoch, Jean‐François Flot, Cene Fišer, Florian Altermatt	1
2	A Comprehensive Occurrence Dataset for European Ostracoda Inhabiting Groundwater and Groundwater‐Dependent Ecosystems 2025 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Nataša Mori, (unknown), Traian Brad, Gergely Balázs, (unknown), Cene Fišer, (unknown), Sanja Gottstein, Christian Griebler, (unknown), (unknown), Florian Malard, Stefano Mammola, Pierre Marmonier, Alejandro Martínez, Maja Zagmajster	0
3	A second species of Stenasellus Dollfus, 1897 (Isopoda, Stenasellidae) from sulfidic groundwater of Iran described using morphological and molecular methods 2024 ·European Journal of Taxonomy ·Jure Jugovic, (unknown), (unknown), Lara Konecny‐Dupré, Matjaž Kuntner, (unknown), Jean‐François Flot, Christophe J. Douady, Florian Malard	1
4	De novo transcriptomes of cave and surface isopod crustaceans: insights from 11 species across three suborders 2024 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), (unknown), Florian Malard, Helena Bilandžija	2
5	Groundwater Ecology and Evolution 2023 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Florian Malard, Christian Griebler, Sylvie Rétaux	18
6	Cave amphipods reveal co‐variation between morphology and trophic niche in a low‐productivity environment 2021 ·Freshwater Biology ·(unknown), Špela Borko, Teo Delić, Florian Malard, Laurent Simon, Cene Fišer	25
7	Less effective selection leads to larger genomes 2017 ·Genome Research ·Tristan Lefébure, Claire Morvan, Florian Malard, Clémentine François, Lara Konecny‐Dupré, Laurent Guéguen, Michèle Weiss‐Gayet, Andaine Seguin‐Orlando, Luca Ermini, Clio Der Sarkissian, (unknown), David Eme, Florian Mermillod‐Blondin, Laurent Duret, Cristina Vieira, Ludovic Orlando, Christophe J. Douady	63
8	No Evidence That Nitrogen Limitation Influences the Elemental Composition of Isopod Transcriptomes and Proteomes 2016 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Clémentine François, Laurent Duret, Laurent Simon, Florian Mermillod‐Blondin, Florian Malard, Lara Konecny‐Dupré, Rémi Planel, Simon Penel, Christophe J. Douady, Tristan Lefébure	7
9	Current developments in groundwater ecology — from biodiversity to ecosystem function and services 2014 ·Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·Christian Griebler, Florian Malard, Tristan Lefébure	102
10	Microsatellite Development and First Population Size Estimates for the Groundwater Isopod Proasellus walteri 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Bernard Kaufmann, Pauline Jean, Florian Malard, Lara Konecny‐Dupré, Tristan Lefébure, Christophe J. Douady	5
11	Preventing the pollution of mitochondrial datasets with nuclear mitochondrial paralogs (numts) 2010 ·Mitochondrion ·Sébastien Calvignac‐Spencer, Lara Konecny, Florian Malard, Christophe J. Douady	83
12	The imprint of Quaternary glaciers on the present‐day distribution of the obligate groundwater amphipodNiphargus virei(Niphargidae) 2007 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Arnaud Foulquier, Florian Malard, Tristan Lefébure, Christophe J. Douady, Janine Gibert	35
13	FLOOD-PULSE AND RIVERSCAPE DYNAMICS IN A BRAIDED GLACIAL RIVER 2006 ·Ecology ·Florian Malard, Urs Uehlinger, Rainer Zah, Klement Tockner	106
14	Subsurface sediment contamination during borehole drilling with an air-actuated down-hole hammer 2005 ·Journal of Contaminant Hydrology ·Florian Malard, Thibault Datry, Janine Gibert	5
15	Do tubificid worms influence the fate of organic matter and pollutants in stormwater sediments? 2004 ·Environmental Pollution ·Florian Mermillod‐Blondin, Géraldine Nogaro, Thibault Datry, Florian Malard, Janine Gibert	78
16	Video-logging for examining biogenic structures in deep heterogeneous subsurface sediments 2003 ·Comptes Rendus Biologies ·Thibault Datry, Florian Malard, (unknown), Janine Gibert	12
17	Shifting Dominance of Subcatchment Water Sources and Flow Paths in a Glacial Floodplain, Val Roseg, Switzerland 1999 ·Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research ·Florian Malard, Klement Tockner, J. V. Ward	104
18	The Val Roseg project: habitat heterogeneity and connectivity gradients in a glacial flood-plain system 1998 ·DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) ·J. V. Ward, Peter Burgherr, Mark O. Gessner, Florian Malard, Christopher T. Robinson, Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Rainer Zah	4
19	Transport and Retention of Fecal Bacteria at Sewage‐Polluted Fractured Rock Sites 1994 ·Journal of Environmental Quality ·Florian Malard, J. L. Reygrobellet, M. Soulié	29
20	Sensitivity of underground karst ecosystems to human perturbation – Conceptual and methodological framework applied to the experimental site of Terrieu (Herault – France) 1994 ·SIL Proceedings 1922-2010 ·Florian Malard, J. L. Reygrobellet, Janine Gibert, (unknown), C. Drogue, (unknown), (unknown)	7

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