Patrice Descombes

2.3k total citations
32 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Patrice Descombes is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrice Descombes has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 19 papers in Ecological Modeling and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Patrice Descombes's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Plant and animal studies (15 papers). Patrice Descombes is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Plant and animal studies (15 papers). Patrice Descombes collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Australia. Patrice Descombes's co-authors include Loïc Pellissier, Sergio Rasmann, Gaétan Glauser, Fabien Leprieur, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Antoine Guisan, Alan Kergunteuil, Christian Heine, Camille Pitteloud and Michel Kulbicki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Patrice Descombes

31 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrice Descombes Switzerland 19 448 412 366 344 190 32 1.0k
Buntarou Kusumoto Japan 21 607 1.4× 420 1.0× 424 1.2× 485 1.4× 227 1.2× 56 1.2k
José C. Carvalho Portugal 13 580 1.3× 488 1.2× 370 1.0× 383 1.1× 152 0.8× 19 1.1k
Rafael Molina‐Venegas Spain 17 462 1.0× 275 0.7× 312 0.9× 400 1.2× 187 1.0× 42 997
Rosalina Gabriel Portugal 19 312 0.7× 419 1.0× 311 0.8× 724 2.1× 137 0.7× 95 1.3k
Iván Jiménez United States 13 640 1.4× 401 1.0× 456 1.2× 459 1.3× 150 0.8× 19 1.0k
Maya Guéguen France 17 404 0.9× 459 1.1× 544 1.5× 273 0.8× 212 1.1× 24 1.0k
Anna Eklöf Sweden 18 377 0.8× 454 1.1× 221 0.6× 524 1.5× 210 1.1× 28 1.1k
Eduardo Mariano‐Neto Brazil 19 705 1.6× 596 1.4× 235 0.6× 478 1.4× 567 3.0× 63 1.4k
Jean‐Yves Meyer French Polynesia 24 695 1.6× 691 1.7× 342 0.9× 764 2.2× 238 1.3× 70 1.7k
Loïc Chalmandrier France 17 694 1.5× 369 0.9× 436 1.2× 454 1.3× 240 1.3× 28 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrice Descombes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrice Descombes

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All Works

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Brun, Philipp, Damaris Zurell, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, et al.. (2025). FlorID – A nationwide identification service for plants from photos and habitat information. Environmental Modelling & Software. 188. 106402–106402.
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Descombes, Patrice, et al.. (2024). Adapting to change: Exploring the consequences of climate‐induced host plant shifts in two specialist Lepidoptera species. Ecology and Evolution. 14(6). e11596–e11596. 1 indexed citations
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Brun, Philipp, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Damaris Zurell, et al.. (2024). Multispecies deep learning using citizen science data produces more informative plant community models. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4421–4421. 17 indexed citations
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Tang, Hui, Yuanzhi Li, Wenqi Luo, et al.. (2023). Global latitudinal patterns in leaf herbivory are related to variation in climate, rather than phytochemicals or mycorrhizal types. National Science Review. 10(12). nwad236–nwad236. 6 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Conradi, Pilar, Emmanuel Défossez, Patrice Descombes, et al.. (2021). The effect of community‐wide phytochemical diversity on herbivory reverses from low to high elevation. Journal of Ecology. 110(1). 46–56. 17 indexed citations
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Défossez, Emmanuel, Camille Pitteloud, Patrice Descombes, et al.. (2021). Spatial and evolutionary predictability of phytochemical diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(3). 81 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, Camille Pitteloud, Gaétan Glauser, et al.. (2020). Novel trophic interactions under climate change promote alpine plant coexistence. Science. 370(6523). 1469–1473. 68 indexed citations
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Chauvier, Yohann, Wilfried Thuiller, Philipp Brun, et al.. (2020). Influence of climate, soil, and land cover on plant species distribution in the European Alps. Ecological Monographs. 91(2). 88 indexed citations
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Pitteloud, Camille, Patrice Descombes, Sara Sánchez‐Moreno, et al.. (2020). Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation. Oecologia. 194(3). 515–528. 16 indexed citations
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Chalmandrier, Loïc, Camille Albouy, Patrice Descombes, et al.. (2018). Comparing spatial diversification and meta-population models in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Royal Society Open Science. 5(3). 171366–171366. 7 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, et al.. (2018). Areas of high conservation value at risk by plant invaders in Georgia under climate change. Ecology and Evolution. 8(9). 4431–4442. 17 indexed citations
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Kergunteuil, Alan, Patrice Descombes, Gaétan Glauser, Loïc Pellissier, & Sergio Rasmann. (2018). Plant physical and chemical defence variation along elevation gradients: a functional trait-based approach. Oecologia. 187(2). 561–571. 36 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, et al.. (2017). Linking species diversification to palaeo‐environmental changes: A process‐based modelling approach. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27(2). 233–244. 27 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, Fabien Leprieur, Camille Albouy, Christian Heine, & Loïc Pellissier. (2017). Spatial imprints of plate tectonics on extant richness of terrestrial vertebrates. Journal of Biogeography. 44(5). 1185–1197. 13 indexed citations
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Leprieur, Fabien, Patrice Descombes, Peter F. Cowman, et al.. (2016). Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11461–11461. 131 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, Jean‐Nicolas Pradervand, Julia Bilat, et al.. (2016). Community‐level plant palatability increases with elevation as insect herbivore abundance declines. Journal of Ecology. 105(1). 142–151. 73 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, Mary S. Wisz, Fabien Leprieur, et al.. (2015). Forecasted coral reef decline in marine biodiversity hotspots under climate change. Global Change Biology. 21(7). 2479–2487. 83 indexed citations
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Descombes, Patrice, et al.. (2015). Simulated shifts in trophic niche breadth modulate range loss of alpine butterflies under climate change. Ecography. 39(8). 796–804. 20 indexed citations
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Pellissier, Loïc, Pernille Bronken Eidesen, Dorothée Ehrich, et al.. (2015). Past climate‐driven range shifts and population genetic diversity in arctic plants. Journal of Biogeography. 43(3). 461–470. 23 indexed citations
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Leprieur, Fabien, Patrice Descombes, Valériano Parravicini, et al.. (2015). Historical and contemporary determinants of global phylogenetic structure in tropical reef fish faunas. Ecography. 39(9). 825–835. 23 indexed citations

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