Nicolas Gross

11.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
60 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Gross is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Gross has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Gross's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Nicolas Gross is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (35 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Nicolas Gross collaborates with scholars based in France, Spain and United States. Nicolas Gross's co-authors include Fernando T. Maestre, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Miguel Berdugo, Sandra Lavorel, Pierre Liancourt, Vincent Maire, Katharine N. Suding, Juan Gaitán, Santiago Soliveres and Luca Börger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Gross

57 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Global ecosystem thresholds driven by aridity

2020 771 citations Miguel Berdugo, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo et al. Science profile →
Functional trait diversity maximizes ecosystem multifunctionality

2017 367 citations Nicolas Gross, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution profile →
Climate mediates the biodiversity–ecosystem stability relationship globally

2018 312 citations Nicolas Gross, Juan Gaitán et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Phylogenetic, functional, and taxonomic richness have both positive and negative effects on ecosystem multifunctionality

2019 275 citations Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Santiago Soliveres et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Biogeography of global drylands

2021 224 citations Fernando T. Maestre, Blas M. Benito et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Nicolas Gross

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolas Gross

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolas Gross

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Relationship Between Grazing Pressure and Environmental Factors Drives Vegetation Fragmentation Across Global Drylands 2025 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Yanchuang Zhao, Sonia Kéfi, Emilio Guirado, Miguel Berdugo, David J. Eldridge, Nicolas Gross, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Hugo Sáiz, Sergio Asensio, Victoria Ochoa, (unknown), Jaime Martínez‐Valderrama, César Plaza, Enrique Valencia, Fernando T. Maestre	0
2	Grazing Modulates the Multiscale Spatial Structure of Dryland Vegetation 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), Sonia Kéfi, Isabelle Gounand, Nicolas Gross, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, (unknown), David J. Eldridge, Enrique Valencia, César Plaza, Jaime Martínez‐Valderrama, Hugo Sáiz, Victoria Ochoa, Beatriz Gozalo, Emilio Guirado, Miguel García‐Gómez, Juan Gaitán, Sergio Asensio, Betty J. Mendoza, Sophie Donnet, Fernando T. Maestre	0
3	Thresholds of functional trait diversity driven by land use intensification 2025 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Pierre Liancourt, Miguel Berdugo, Eric Allan, Raphaël Martin, Caterina Penone, Hugo Sáiz, Santiago Soliveres, Nicolas Gross	1
4	Farmers' perceptions of permanent grasslands and their intentions to adapt to climate change influence their resilience strategy 2024 ·Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claire Mosnier, Nicolas Gross, R. Ripoll‐Bosch, Bertrand Dumont	1
5	Changes in species richness with climate change in subalpine communities are dependent on regional environmental conditions and local functional composition 2024 ·Journal of Vegetation Science ·Richard Michalet, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Blaise Touzard, Nicolas Gross, (unknown)	2
6	Species richness: A pivotal factor mediating the effects of land use intensification and climate on grassland multifunctionality 2024 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), Bertrand Dumont, (unknown), Claire Mosnier, Gaël Alvarez, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicolas Gross	6
7	Species richness drives selection of individuals within wetlands based on traits related to acquisition and utilization of light 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Raphaël Proulx, (unknown), Nicolas Gross, Christopher J. Watson, Vincent Maire	3
8	Fire disturbance effects on plant taxonomic and functional β‐diversity mediated by topographic exposure 2022 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Mehdi Abedi, Reza Omidipour, (unknown), Khadijeh Bahalkeh, Nicolas Gross	18
9	Biogeography of global drylands breakdown → 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Fernando T. Maestre, Blas M. Benito, Miguel Berdugo, Laura Concostrina‐Zubiri, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, David J. Eldridge, Emilio Guirado, Nicolas Gross, Sonia Kéfi, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso, Santiago Soliveres	224
10	Unveiling ecological assembly rules from commonalities in trait distributions 2021 ·Ecology Letters ·Nicolas Gross, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Pierre Liancourt, Hugo Sáiz, Cyrille Violle, François Munoz	24
11	Global ecosystem thresholds driven by aridity breakdown → 2020 ·Science ·Miguel Berdugo, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Santiago Soliveres, Rocío Hernández‐Clemente, Yanchuang Zhao, Juan Gaitán, Nicolas Gross, Hugo Sáiz, Vincent Maire, Anika Lehmann, Matthias C. Rillig, Ricard V. Solé, Fernando T. Maestre	771
12	The relative importance of green infrastructure as refuge habitat for pollinators increases with local land‐use intensity 2020 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), David Kleijn, Isabelle Badenhausser, Carlos Zaragoza‐Trello, Nicolas Gross, Ivo Raemakers, Jeroen Scheper	28
13	Land-use history impacts functional diversity across multiple trophic groups 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gaëtane Le Provost, Isabelle Badenhausser, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Yann Clough, Laura Henckel, Cyrille Violle, Vincent Bretagnolle, (unknown), Peter Manning, Nicolas Gross	92
14	Cascading effects from plants to soil microorganisms explain how plant species richness and simulated climate change affect soil multifunctionality 2018 ·Global Change Biology ·Enrique Valencia, Nicolas Gross, José L. Quero, Carlos P. Carmona, Victoria Ochoa, Beatriz Gozalo, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Kenneth Dumack, Kelly Hamonts, Brajesh K. Singh, Michael Bonkowski, Fernando T. Maestre	130
15	Description of long-term monitoring of farmland biodiversity in a LTSER 2018 ·Data in Brief ·Vincent Bretagnolle, Elsa Berthet, Nicolas Gross, Bertrand Gauffre, Christine Plumejeaud-Perreau, (unknown), Isabelle Badenhausser, Karine Monceau, Fabrice Allier, Pascal Monestiez, Sabrina Gaba	23
16	Disentangling Coordination among Functional Traits Using an Individual-Centred Model: Impact on Plant Performance at Intra- and Inter-Specific Levels 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Vincent Maire, Nicolas Gross, David R.C. Hill, Raphaël Martin, Christian Wirth, Ian J. Wright, Jean‐François Soussana	50
17	Litter and living plants have contrasting effects on seedling recruitment in subalpine grasslands. 2010 ·Preslia ·(unknown), Nicolas Gross, (unknown), Sandra Lavorel	7
18	Trade‐off between root nitrogen acquisition and shoot nitrogen utilization across 13 co‐occurring pasture grass species 2009 ·Functional Ecology ·Vincent Maire, Nicolas Gross, Laíse da Silveira Pontes, Catherine Picon‐Cochard, Jean‐François Soussana	122
19	Modeling the functioning of complex grassland mixtures - First results of the DISCOVER project (in French) 2008 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·Jean‐François Soussana, Vincent Maire, Nicolas Gross, (unknown), (unknown), Laíse da Silveira Pontes, (unknown), Christian Wirth	1
20	Plant response traits mediate the effects of subalpine grasslands on soil moisture 2008 ·New Phytologist ·Nicolas Gross, T. Matthew Robson, Sandra Lavorel, Cécile H. Albert, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, (unknown)	91

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