François Messier

9.8k total citations
167 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

François Messier is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, François Messier has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in François Messier's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (98 papers), Marine animal studies overview (29 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (28 papers). François Messier is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (98 papers), Marine animal studies overview (29 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (28 papers). François Messier collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Greenland. François Messier's co-authors include W. James Rettie, Serge Larivière, Douglas P. Chivers, Maud C. O. Ferrari, Mitchell K. Taylor, Steven H. Ferguson, Philip D. McLoughlin, James A. Schaefer, Brent R. Patterson and Michael A. D. Ferguson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

François Messier

166 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Messier Canada 48 5.6k 1.4k 1.3k 956 886 167 7.3k
Rolf Langvatn Norway 45 5.0k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 508 0.6× 82 6.2k
Dominique Berteaux Canada 44 4.1k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 839 0.9× 955 1.1× 162 6.1k
Steeve D. Côté Canada 52 7.7k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 2.3k 1.8× 2.1k 2.2× 1.3k 1.5× 245 9.9k
R. Terry Bowyer United States 51 7.6k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.9× 781 0.9× 197 8.8k
Leif Egil Loe Norway 39 3.5k 0.6× 779 0.6× 803 0.6× 531 0.6× 502 0.6× 105 4.4k
Erling J. Solberg Norway 44 4.6k 0.8× 894 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 767 0.9× 150 5.7k
Rolf O. Peterson United States 45 5.4k 1.0× 945 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.9k 2.0× 685 0.8× 142 7.1k
Anders Angerbjörn Sweden 40 4.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.6× 465 0.5× 159 5.6k
Mads C. Forchhammer Denmark 35 2.8k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 994 0.8× 573 0.6× 906 1.0× 65 4.3k
Torkild Tveraa Norway 39 3.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 573 0.4× 347 0.4× 709 0.8× 103 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by François Messier

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Messier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Messier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Messier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Messier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with François Messier. François Messier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Messier, François & Réhaume Courtois. (2018). Gestion intégrée du roseau commun à la réserve naturelle du Marais-Léon-Provancher (Neuville, Québec). Érudit (Université de Montréal). 142(3). 31–39.
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Ferrari, Maud C. O., G. E. Brown, François Messier, & Douglas P. Chivers. (2009). Threat-sensitive generalization of predator recognition by larval amphibians. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63(9). 1369–1375. 68 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Philip D. McLoughlin, & François Messier. (2008). Sex-selective harvesting of polar bears Ursus maritimus. Wildlife Biology. 14(1). 52–60. 27 indexed citations
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Pitt, Justin A., Serge Larivière, & François Messier. (2008). Survival and Body Condition of Raccoons at the Edge of the Range. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72(2). 389–395. 19 indexed citations
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McLoughlin, Philip D., Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Mark S. Boyce, et al.. (2007). LIFETIME REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND COMPOSITION OF THE HOME RANGE IN A LARGE HERBIVORE. Ecology. 88(12). 3192–3201. 132 indexed citations
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Hwang, Yeen Ten, Serge Larivière, & François Messier. (2007). Energetic Consequences and Ecological Significance of Heterothermy and Social Thermoregulation in Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 80(1). 138–145. 38 indexed citations
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Hwang, Yeen Ten, et al.. (2004). EFFECTS OF SURGICAL IMPLANTATION OF TEMPERATURE DATALOGGERS ON REPRODUCTION OF CAPTIVE STRIPED SKUNKS (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 35(4). 515–519. 3 indexed citations
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McLoughlin, Philip D., Ray L. Case, Robert J. Gau, et al.. (2002). Hierarchical habitat selection by barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Canadian Arctic. Oecologia. 132(1). 102–108. 108 indexed citations
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Patterson, Brent R., Søren Bondrup‐Nielsen, & François Messier. (1999). Activity patterns and daily movements of the Eastern Coyote, Canis latrans, in Nova Scotia. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 113(2). 251–257. 25 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Steven H., Mitchell K. Taylor, Erik W. Born, Aqqalu Rosing‐Asvid, & François Messier. (1999). Determinants of Home Range Size for Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus). Ecology Letters. 2(5). 311–318. 98 indexed citations
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Paetkau, David, Steven C. Amstrup, Erik W. Born, et al.. (1999). Genetic structure of the world’s polar bear populations. Molecular Ecology. 8(10). 1571–1584. 187 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Steven H., Mitchell K. Taylor, Erik W. Born, & François Messier. (1998). Fractals, sea-ice landscape and spatial patterns of polar bears. Journal of Biogeography. 25(6). 1081–1092. 41 indexed citations
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Larivière, Serge & François Messier. (1998). The influence of close-range radio-tracking on the behavior of free-ranging Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 112(4). 657–660. 4 indexed citations
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Crête, Michel & François Messier. (1997). Evaluation of indices of Gray Wolf, Canis lupus, density in hardwood-conifer forests of southwestern Quebec. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 101(2). 147–152. 19 indexed citations
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Larivière, Serge & François Messier. (1996). Field anesthesia of Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, using halothane. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 110(4). 703–705. 7 indexed citations
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Schaefer, James A. & François Messier. (1995). Scale-dependent Correlations of Arctic Vegetation and Snow Cover. Arctic and Alpine Research. 27(1). 38–43. 2 indexed citations
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Schaefer, James A. & François Messier. (1995). Winter foraging by muskoxen: a hierarchical approach to patch residence time and cratering behaviour. Oecologia. 104(1). 39–44. 33 indexed citations
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Messier, François, et al.. (1992). Use of DNA Fingerprinting to Determine Parentage in Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus). Journal of Heredity. 83(5). 356–360. 7 indexed citations
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Messier, François, et al.. (1990). Density-dependent habitat selection in muskrats: a test of the ideal free distribution model. Oecologia. 84(3). 380–385. 55 indexed citations
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McCalla, D. R., et al.. (1981). Amaranth suppresses the mutagenicity of 2-acetylaminofluorene by lowering the concentration of nadph in top agar. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 82(2). 201–211. 3 indexed citations

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