François‐Xavier Joly

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 916 citations indexed

About

François‐Xavier Joly is a scholar working on Soil Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, François‐Xavier Joly has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 916 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Soil Science, 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in François‐Xavier Joly's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Forest ecology and management (3 papers). François‐Xavier Joly is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Forest ecology and management (3 papers). François‐Xavier Joly collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Germany. François‐Xavier Joly's co-authors include Stephan Hättenschwiler, Mathieu Coulis, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Nathalie Fromin, Lars Vesterdal, Sylvain Coq, Karsten Raulund‐Rasmussen, Seid Muhie Dawud, Heather L. Throop and Alexandru Milcu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Ecology and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

François‐Xavier Joly

22 papers receiving 905 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.

Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition

2023 78 citations François‐Xavier Joly, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →
Conceptualizing soil fauna effects on labile and stabilized soil organic matter

2024 51 citations Gerrit Angst, François‐Xavier Joly et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

François‐Xavier Joly

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ECOLO

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Sandra Barantal France

Saori Fujii Japan

Qifeng Mo China

Jianping Tao China

Xu Pan China

Yan Geng China

Alexander Bruckner Austria

John E. Newington United Kingdom

Peter D. Wragg United States

Sandra Barantal France

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364 ×1.4

ECOLO

188 ×1.0

GPC

238 ×1.4

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Countries citing papers authored by François‐Xavier Joly

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Fields of papers citing papers by François‐Xavier Joly

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François‐Xavier Joly

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Joly, François‐Xavier, et al.. (2026). Forest Ecosystem Multifunctionality: A Systematic Review of Measures and Drivers. Current Forestry Reports. 12(1).

Joly, François‐Xavier, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Mark H. Garnett, et al.. (2025). Temperate grassland conversion to conifer forest destabilises mineral soil carbon stocks. Journal of Environmental Management. 374. 124149–124149.

Joly, François‐Xavier, et al.. (2024). Biodegradable waste does not always degrade faster than plastic. Waste Management. 191. 117–122. 5 indexed citations

Angst, Gerrit, et al.. (2024). Conceptualizing soil fauna effects on labile and stabilized soil organic matter. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5005–5005. 51 indexed citations breakdown →

Joly, François‐Xavier, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, & Stephan Hättenschwiler. (2023). Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(2). 214–223. 78 indexed citations breakdown →

Wan, Xiaohua, et al.. (2023). Functional identity drives tree species richness‐induced increases in litterfall production and forest floor mass in young tree communities. New Phytologist. 240(3). 1003–1014. 12 indexed citations

Joly, François‐Xavier, Sylvain Coq, & Jens‐Arne Subke. (2022). Soil fauna precipitate the convergence of organic matter quality during decomposition. Oikos. 2023(3). 5 indexed citations

Wang, Lifeng, Yu Zhou, Yamei Chen, et al.. (2022). Litter diversity accelerates labile carbon but slows recalcitrant carbon decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 168. 108632–108632. 36 indexed citations

Joly, François‐Xavier, et al.. (2021). Synergistic interactions between detritivores disappear under reduced rainfall. Ecology. 102(4). e03299–e03299. 5 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier, Sylvain Coq, Mathieu Coulis, et al.. (2020). Detritivore conversion of litter into faeces accelerates organic matter turnover. Communications Biology. 3(1). 660–660. 78 indexed citations

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Desie, Ellen, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Hans De Wandeler, et al.. (2020). Positive feedback loop between earthworms, humus form and soil pH reinforces earthworm abundance in European forests. Functional Ecology. 34(12). 2598–2610. 40 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier, et al.. (2019). Rainfall frequency, not quantity, controls isopod effect on litter decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 135. 154–162. 19 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier, Sylvain Coq, Mathieu Coulis, Johanne Nahmani, & Stephan Hättenschwiler. (2018). Litter conversion into detritivore faeces reshuffles the quality control over C and N dynamics during decomposition. Functional Ecology. 32(11). 2605–2614. 54 indexed citations

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Wandeler, Hans De, Helge Bruelheide, Seid Muhie Dawud, et al.. (2018). Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests. Pedobiologia. 67. 16–25. 18 indexed citations

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Coulis, Mathieu & François‐Xavier Joly. (2017). Allometric equations for estimating fresh biomass of five soil macroinvertebrate species from neotropical agroecosystems. European Journal of Soil Biology. 83. 18–26. 5 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier & Mathieu Coulis. (2017). Comparison of cellulose vs. plastic cigarette filter decomposition under distinct disposal environments. Waste Management. 72. 349–353. 71 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier, et al.. (2017). Pulse frequency and soil‐litter mixing alter the control of cumulative precipitation over litter decomposition. Ecology. 98(9). 2255–2260. 42 indexed citations

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Joly, François‐Xavier, Alexandru Milcu, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, et al.. (2017). Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro‐environmental conditions across European forests. New Phytologist. 214(3). 1281–1293. 125 indexed citations

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Dawud, Seid Muhie, Karsten Raulund‐Rasmussen, Sophia Ratcliffe, et al.. (2016). Tree species functional group is a more important driver of soil properties than tree species diversity across major European forest types. Functional Ecology. 31(5). 1153–1162. 76 indexed citations

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Hättenschwiler, Stephan, et al.. (2016). Changes in soil microbial substrate utilization in response to altered litter diversity and precipitation in a Mediterranean shrubland. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53(2). 171–185. 33 indexed citations

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