Francis Marsac

1.7k total citations
41 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Francis Marsac is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Marsac has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Francis Marsac's work include Marine and fisheries research (30 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (9 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (7 papers). Francis Marsac is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (30 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (9 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (7 papers). Francis Marsac collaborates with scholars based in France, Réunion and South Africa. Francis Marsac's co-authors include Henri Weimerskirch, Olivier Maury, Marie‐Claude Potier, Matthieu Le Corre, Frédéric Ménard, Patrice Cayré, Yunne‐Jai Shin, Tamara Ben‐Ari, Blaise Faugeras and Vincent Rossi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oecologia and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francis Marsac

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis Marsac France 15 807 803 369 314 131 41 1.3k
François Gerlotto France 21 826 1.0× 951 1.2× 427 1.2× 449 1.4× 130 1.0× 55 1.3k
MT Burrows United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.3× 891 1.1× 1.1k 3.0× 349 1.1× 81 0.6× 33 1.8k
Ryan R Reisinger South Africa 19 813 1.0× 319 0.4× 200 0.5× 159 0.5× 125 1.0× 63 956
Taro Ichii Japan 23 797 1.0× 764 1.0× 272 0.7× 233 0.7× 625 4.8× 41 1.3k
Roger P. Hewitt United States 19 1.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 561 1.5× 622 2.0× 77 0.6× 23 1.8k
G. Mertz Canada 21 440 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 441 1.2× 721 2.3× 68 0.5× 38 1.5k
James M. Pringle United States 22 608 0.8× 655 0.8× 766 2.1× 173 0.6× 57 0.4× 44 1.3k
Mariano Gutiérrez Peru 17 720 0.9× 972 1.2× 347 0.9× 258 0.8× 110 0.8× 32 1.2k
Martin J. Cox Australia 19 679 0.8× 650 0.8× 359 1.0× 287 0.9× 53 0.4× 52 1.0k
David Brickman Canada 17 368 0.5× 609 0.8× 374 1.0× 306 1.0× 29 0.2× 32 987

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis Marsac

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Marsac

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gaertner, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Trends and drivers of French tropical tuna purse-seine vessel behavior in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, 2004–2020. Fisheries Research. 285. 107330–107330.
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Branch, Trevor A., et al.. (2023). Seasonal distribution, movements and taxonomic status of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the northern Indian Ocean. ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 12(2). 203–218. 9 indexed citations
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Murua, Hilário, J. Paige Eveson, & Francis Marsac. (2014). The Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Programme: Building better science for more sustainability. Fisheries Research. 163. 1–6. 13 indexed citations
4.
Fonteneau, Alain, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of current and alternative time/area closures by catch reductions scenarios. 4 indexed citations
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Marsac, Francis, et al.. (2010). Influence of mesoscale eddies on spatial structuring of top predators’ communities in the Mozambique Channel. Progress In Oceanography. 86(1-2). 214–223. 103 indexed citations
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Weimerskirch, Henri, et al.. (2010). Foraging movements of great frigatebirds from Aldabra Island: Relationship with environmental variables and interactions with fisheries. Progress In Oceanography. 86(1-2). 204–213. 39 indexed citations
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Rossi, Vincent, Joël Sudre, Henri Weimerskirch, et al.. (2009). Top marine predators track Lagrangian coherent structures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(20). 8245–8250. 217 indexed citations
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Marsac, Francis. (2008). Outlook of ocean climate variability in the West tropical Indian Ocean, 1997-2008. 9 indexed citations
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Weimerskirch, Henri, et al.. (2006). Postbreeding Movements of Frigatebirds Tracked with Satellite Telemetry. Ornithological Applications. 108(1). 220–220. 43 indexed citations
10.
Jaquemet, Sébastien, Matthieu Le Corre, Francis Marsac, Marie‐Claude Potier, & Henri Weimerskirch. (2005). Foraging habitats of the seabird community of Europa Island (Mozambique Channel). Marine Biology. 147(3). 573–582. 55 indexed citations
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Ménard, Frédéric, et al.. (2005). Acoustic characterization of tropical tuna prey in the Western Indian Ocean in relation with environmental conditions. 3 indexed citations
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Weimerskirch, Henri, Matthieu Le Corre, Yan Ropert‐Coudert, Akiko Kato, & Francis Marsac. (2005). Sex-specific foraging behaviour in a seabird with reversed sexual dimorphism: the red-footed booby. Oecologia. 146(4). 681–691. 110 indexed citations
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White, Warren B., et al.. (2004). Influence of Coupled Rossby Waves on Primary Productivity and Tuna Abundance in the Indian Ocean. Journal of Oceanography. 60(3). 531–541. 11 indexed citations
14.
Bigelow, Keith, et al.. (2003). COMPARATIVE STUDY ON JAPANESE TUNA LONGLINE CPUE STANDARDIZATION OF YELLOWFIN TUNA (THUNNUS ALBACARES) IN THE INDIAN OCEAN BASED ON TWO METHODS: - GENERAL LINEAR MODEL (GLM) AND HABITAT-BASED MODEL (HBM)/GLM COMBINED - (1958-2001). 7 indexed citations
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Ménard, Frédéric, et al.. (2003). Modélisation stochastique de l'activité d'un poisson prédateur s'alimentant sur une espèce proie vivant en banc : utilisation des lois de mélange.
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Maury, Olivier, et al.. (2001). Hierarchical interpretation of nonlinear relationships linking yellowfin tuna (<i>Thunnus albacares</i>) distribution to the environment in the Atlantic Ocean. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 58(3). 458–469. 10 indexed citations
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Gaertner, Daniel & Francis Marsac. (1999). Comparative analysis of the exploitation of bigeye tuna in the Indian and eastern Atlantic oceans with emphasis on purse seine fisheries. 158–171. 1 indexed citations
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Marsac, Francis, et al.. (1996). Analysis of small-scale movements of yellowfin tuna around fish- aggregating devices (FADs) using sonic tags. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 151–159. 5 indexed citations
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Stéquert, Bernard & Francis Marsac. (1991). Pêche thonière à la senne : evolution de la technique et bilan de dix années d'exploitation dans l'océan Indien. 1 indexed citations
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Marsac, Francis. (1986). Preliminary yield per recruit analysis of the Indian Ocean yellowfin and bigeye fisheries. 2 indexed citations

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