Nigel G. Yoccoz

33.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
352 papers, 23.7k citations indexed

About

Nigel G. Yoccoz is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel G. Yoccoz has authored 352 papers receiving a total of 23.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 253 papers in Ecology, 90 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 70 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Nigel G. Yoccoz's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (146 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (84 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (79 papers). Nigel G. Yoccoz is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (146 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (84 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (79 papers). Nigel G. Yoccoz collaborates with scholars based in Norway, France and Canada. Nigel G. Yoccoz's co-authors include Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Rolf A. Ims, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Atle Mysterud, Thierry Boulinier, Anne Loison, Rolf Langvatn, James D. Nichols and Wilfried Thuiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nigel G. Yoccoz

340 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

Occupancy Estimation and Modeling. Inferring patterns and... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2006 2000 2011 1998 2001 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Occupancy Estimation and Modeling. Inferring patterns and dynamics of species occurrence
    2006 1.9k citations Nigel G. Yoccoz profile →
  2. Temporal Variation in Fitness Components and Population Dynamics of Large Herbivores
    2000 1.4k citations Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Nigel G. Yoccoz et al. profile →
  3. Measuring ecological niche overlap from occurrence and spatial environmental data
    2011 1.3k citations Nigel G. Yoccoz, Wilfried Thuiller et al. profile →
  4. Population dynamics of large herbivores: variable recruitment with constant adult survival
    1998 1.1k citations Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Nigel G. Yoccoz et al. profile →
  5. Monitoring of biological diversity in space and time
    2001 1.1k citations Nigel G. Yoccoz et al. profile →
  6. Review article. Studying climate effects on ecology through the use of climate indices: the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Niño Southern Oscillation and beyond
    2003 642 citations Nils Chr. Stenseth, Nigel G. Yoccoz et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
  7. Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation
    2010 495 citations Cécile H. Albert, Wilfried Thuiller et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
  8. Phenological and elevational shifts of plants, animals and fungi under climate change in the European Alps
    2021 153 citations Nigel G. Yoccoz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigel G. Yoccoz Norway 71 16.5k 6.4k 5.7k 4.9k 4.0k 352 23.7k
Atle Mysterud Norway 70 15.0k 0.9× 4.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 3.4k 0.7× 4.3k 1.1× 326 20.3k
Mark S. Boyce Canada 79 21.0k 1.3× 6.5k 1.0× 5.4k 1.0× 4.1k 0.8× 4.5k 1.1× 299 26.6k
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Australia 71 11.7k 0.7× 7.4k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 6.9k 1.7× 355 23.1k
Charles J. Krebs Canada 78 17.3k 1.1× 8.0k 1.2× 2.5k 0.4× 5.8k 1.2× 3.3k 0.8× 345 23.5k
Stan Boutin Canada 77 16.4k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 6.1k 1.2× 3.3k 0.8× 383 21.0k
Eric Post United States 50 9.6k 0.6× 4.9k 0.8× 5.5k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 5.2k 1.3× 133 17.7k
Gary C. White United States 64 22.0k 1.3× 8.4k 1.3× 3.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 5.1k 1.3× 236 26.4k
Franck Courchamp France 64 12.8k 0.8× 6.8k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 5.4k 1.1× 4.6k 1.1× 216 23.4k
Andy Purvis United Kingdom 74 10.3k 0.6× 6.8k 1.1× 5.3k 0.9× 7.9k 1.6× 4.1k 1.0× 196 23.6k
Rolf A. Ims Norway 65 10.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 3.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 311 14.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Hanno Sandvik, Manuel Ballesteros, et al.. (2024). Path analysis reveals combined winter climate and pollution effects on the survival of a marine top predator. Journal of Animal Ecology. 93(9). 1351–1364. 1 indexed citations
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Soininen, Eeva M., Magnus Magnusson, Jane Uhd Jepsen, et al.. (2024). Macroecological patterns of rodent population dynamics shaped by bioclimatic gradients. Ecography. 2025(5).
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Ray, Jessica Louise, Andrew O. Shelton, Ryan P. Kelly, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the Detection Sensitivity and Precision of qPCR and ddPCR Mechanisms for eDNA Samples. Ecology and Evolution. 14(12). e70678–e70678. 8 indexed citations
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Calderón‐Sanou, Irene, Tamara Münkemüller, Lucie Zinger, et al.. (2021). Cascading effects of moth outbreaks on subarctic soil food webs. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15054–15054. 14 indexed citations
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Mellard, Jarad P., Sandra Hamel, John‐André Henden, et al.. (2021). Effect of scavenging on predation in a food web. Ecology and Evolution. 11(11). 6742–6765. 7 indexed citations
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Hansen, Erpur Snær, Hanno Sandvik, Kjell Einar Erikstad, et al.. (2021). Centennial relationships between ocean temperature and Atlantic puffin production reveal shifting decennial trends. Global Change Biology. 27(16). 3753–3764. 20 indexed citations
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Pokrovsky, Ivan, Dorothée Ehrich, Rolf A. Ims, et al.. (2019). Nest association between two predators as a behavioral response to the low density of rodents. The Auk. 137(1). 5 indexed citations
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Jepsen, Jane Uhd, Per Arneberg, Rolf A. Ims, Anna Siwertsson, & Nigel G. Yoccoz. (2019). Test av fagsystemet for økologisk tilstand. Erfaringer fra pilotprosjekter for arktisk tundra og arktisk del av Barentshavet. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo).
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Hallanger, Ingeborg G., Eva Fuglei, Nigel G. Yoccoz, et al.. (2019). Temporal trend of mercury in relation to feeding habits and food availability in arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from Svalbard, Norway. The Science of The Total Environment. 670. 1125–1132. 10 indexed citations
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Routti, Heli, Jon Aars, Eva Fuglei, et al.. (2017). Emission Changes Dwarf the Influence of Feeding Habits on Temporal Trends of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Two Arctic Top Predators. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(20). 11996–12006. 54 indexed citations
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Blanchard, Pierrick, Christine Lauzeral, Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Nigel G. Yoccoz, & Dominique Pontier. (2016). Analyzing the proximity to cover in a landscape of fear: a new approach applied to fine-scale habitat use by rabbits facing feral cat predation on Kerguelen archipelago. PeerJ. 4. e1769–e1769. 9 indexed citations
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Alsos, Inger Greve, Éric Coissac, Mary E. Edwards, et al.. (2015). Plant DNA in sediments: to which degree do they represent the flora?. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 4 indexed citations
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Albert, Cécile H., Wilfried Thuiller, Nigel G. Yoccoz, et al.. (2010). Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation. Journal of Ecology. 98(3). 604–613. 495 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urbach, David R., Adrian Britschgi, Daniel O. Bittner, et al.. (2008). Gonadal alterations in male whitefish Coregonus fatioi: no evidence for genetic damage reducing viability in early life stages. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 81(2). 119–125. 8 indexed citations
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Folstad, Ivar, et al.. (2007). Zebra stripes as an amplifier of individual quality. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 44(5). 368–376. 8 indexed citations
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Hagen, Snorre B., et al.. (2004). Autumn coloration as a signal of tree condition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 271(suppl_4). S184–5. 24 indexed citations
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Yoccoz, Nigel G., et al.. (2004). Spatial population dynamics of small mammals: some methodological and practical issues. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 27(1). 427–435. 15 indexed citations
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Yoccoz, Nigel G. & Nils Chr. Stenseth. (2000). Understanding the dynamics of bank vole populations: demographic variability, stochasticity and density dependence. Polish Journal of Ecology. 48. 75–86. 7 indexed citations
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Loison, Anne, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Christophe Pélabon, & Nigel G. Yoccoz. (1999). What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates. Evolutionary ecology research. 1(5). 611–633. 157 indexed citations

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