François Munoz

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

François Munoz is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, François Munoz has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 61 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 44 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in François Munoz's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (79 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (44 papers). François Munoz is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (79 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (44 papers). François Munoz collaborates with scholars based in France, India and Germany. François Munoz's co-authors include Cyrille Violle, Raphaël Pélissier, Pierre Denelle, Wilfried Thuiller, Matthias Grenié, David Mouillot, Pierre‐Olivier Cheptou, Nicolas Mouquet, Marc W. Cadotte and B. R. Ramesh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

François Munoz

109 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Community ecology in the age of multivariate multiscale spatial analysis

2012 519 citations François Munoz et al. profile →
Functional Rarity: The Ecology of Outliers

2017 278 citations Cyrille Violle, Wilfried Thuiller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
François Munoz France	30	1.7k	1.3k	1.0k	836	675	121	3.1k
Manuel J. Steinbauer Germany	29	1.2k 0.7×	842 0.7×	998 1.0×	969 1.2×	457 0.7×	92	2.7k
Lars Götzenberger Czechia	29	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	897 0.9×	844 1.0×	943 1.4×	65	3.3k
Caroline M. Tucker Canada	18	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	821 1.0×	330 0.5×	27	2.6k
Nicholas Mirotchnick Canada	7	1.9k 1.1×	989 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	627 0.8×	378 0.6×	8	3.0k
Jérôme Chave France	11	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	633 0.8×	341 0.5×	17	3.1k
Şerban Procheş South Africa	29	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	916 1.1×	807 1.2×	94	3.6k
Gunnar Keppel Australia	28	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	414 0.6×	98	3.3k
José Ramón Arévalo Spain	30	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	726 0.9×	920 1.4×	160	3.7k
Patricia Koleff Mexico	19	1.8k 1.1×	921 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	322 0.5×	34	3.0k
Jeffrey M. Diez United States	31	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	55	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by François Munoz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Munoz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Munoz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Munoz 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 Munoz. François Munoz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Bernard, Andrew B., et al.. (2025). Environmental factors governing spatio-temporal series of aquatic vegetation in the Bagnas lagoon. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 319. 109261–109261.

Chalmandrier, Loïc, David Cunillera‐Montcusí, Naiara López‐Rojo, et al.. (2025). Natural Disturbances and Connectivity Drive Seasonal Taxonomic and Trait Patterns of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities Across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34(5).

Mouquet, Nicolas, Lucie Mahaut, Wilfried Thuiller, et al.. (2025). Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions. Ecology Letters. 28(11). e70266–e70266.

Taugourdeau, Simon, Frédérique Louault, Alice Michelot‐Antalik, et al.. (2024). A set of ecosystem service indicators for European grasslands based on botanical surveys. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 43–56. 1 indexed citations

Munoz, François, et al.. (2024). Predicted distribution of the endemic fern Elaphoglossum beddomei reveals threats to rainforests of Western Ghats of India. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 40. 1 indexed citations

Violle, Cyrille, Denis Vile, J. F. Scheepens, et al.. (2024). Can plants build their niche through modulation of soil microbial activities linked with nitrogen cycling? A test with Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. 243(2). 620–635. 5 indexed citations

Munoz, François, et al.. (2021). Designing sampling protocols for plant-pollinator interactions - timing, meteorology, flowering variations and failed captures matter. Botany Letters. 168(3). 324–332. 3 indexed citations

Botella, Christophe, Alexis Joly, Pierre Bonnet, François Munoz, & Pascal Monestiez. (2021). Jointly estimating spatial sampling effort and habitat suitability for multiple species from opportunistic presence‐only data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(5). 933–945. 8 indexed citations

Bourgeois, Bérenger, François Munoz, Sabrina Gaba, et al.. (2021). Functional biogeography of weeds reveals how anthropogenic management blurs trait–climate relationships. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(2). 3 indexed citations

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McLean, Matthew, Anthony Maire, David Mouillot, et al.. (2021). Rebound in functional distinctiveness following warming and reduced fishing in the North Sea. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1942). 20201600–20201600. 22 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Sylvain, Valérie Raevel, Maxime Réjou‐Méchain, et al.. (2021). Canopy and understorey tree guilds respond differently to the environment in an Indian rain forest. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(5). 3 indexed citations

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Servajean, Maximilien, et al.. (2021). Convolutional neural networks improve species distribution modelling by capturing the spatial structure of the environment. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(4). e1008856–e1008856. 54 indexed citations

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Mouillot, David, Nicolas Loiseau, Matthias Grenié, et al.. (2021). The dimensionality and structure of species trait spaces. Ecology Letters. 24(9). 1988–2009. 83 indexed citations

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Botella, Christophe, Alexis Joly, Pascal Monestiez, Pierre Bonnet, & François Munoz. (2020). Bias in presence-only niche models related to sampling effort and species niches: Lessons for background point selection. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0232078–e0232078. 36 indexed citations

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Munoz, François, Guillaume Fried, Laura Armengot, et al.. (2020). Ecological Specialization and Rarity of Arable Weeds: Insights from a Comprehensive Survey in France. Plants. 9(7). 824–824. 12 indexed citations

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Fried, Guillaume, Laura Armengot, Jonathan Storkey, et al.. (2020). Do ecological specialization and functional traits explain the abundance–frequency relationship? Arable weeds as a case study. Journal of Biogeography. 48(1). 37–50. 6 indexed citations

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Fried, Guillaume, Bruno Chauvel, François Munoz, & Xavier Reboud. (2019). Which Traits Make Weeds More Successful in Maize Crops? Insights from a Three-Decade Monitoring in France. Plants. 9(1). 40–40. 24 indexed citations

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Bourgeois, Bérenger, François Munoz, Guillaume Fried, et al.. (2019). What makes a weed a weed? A large‐scale evaluation of arable weeds through a functional lens. American Journal of Botany. 106(1). 90–100. 65 indexed citations

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Perronne, Rémi, François Munoz, Benjamin Borgy, Xavier Reboud, & Sabrina Gaba. (2017). How to design trait-based analyses of community assembly mechanisms: Insights and guidelines from a literature review. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 25. 29–44. 60 indexed citations

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Bourgeois, Thomas Le, et al.. (2010). Aspects floristiques des adventices du domaine phytogéographique oranais (Nord-Ouest algérien) et persistance d'espèces rares et endémiques. Flora Mediterranea. 4 indexed citations

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