Philippe Goffart

886 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 522 citations indexed

About

Philippe Goffart is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Goffart has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 522 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Philippe Goffart's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (5 papers) and Plant and animal studies (4 papers). Philippe Goffart is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (5 papers) and Plant and animal studies (4 papers). Philippe Goffart collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Philippe Goffart's co-authors include Dirk Maes, Hans Van Dyck, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Sam Ellis, Chris van Swaay, Irma Wynhoff, M. S. Warren, Nicolas Schtickzelle, Michel Baguette and Nicolas Titeux and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Conservation and Journal of Biogeography.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Goffart

12 papers receiving 490 citations

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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.

The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions

2021 251 citations M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philippe Goffart Belgium	7	306	281	278	176	121	13	522
Ferran Páramo Spain	11	307 1.0×	335 1.2×	315 1.1×	152 0.9×	83 0.7×	16	536
Grégoire Loïs France	6	245 0.8×	229 0.8×	190 0.7×	113 0.6×	73 0.6×	9	398
Robin Curtis United Kingdom	8	473 1.5×	377 1.3×	261 0.9×	245 1.4×	129 1.1×	9	696
Tomáš Kuras Czechia	14	321 1.0×	280 1.0×	203 0.7×	142 0.8×	130 1.1×	34	560
Irina Laube Germany	12	310 1.0×	256 0.9×	250 0.9×	342 1.9×	120 1.0×	12	610
Oldřich Čížek Czechia	12	349 1.1×	289 1.0×	187 0.7×	143 0.8×	137 1.1×	18	537
Geert De Knijf Belgium	10	267 0.9×	153 0.5×	378 1.4×	388 2.2×	142 1.2×	43	609
Márcio Uehara‐Prado Brazil	12	270 0.9×	356 1.3×	158 0.6×	99 0.6×	251 2.1×	26	553
R. L. Kitching Australia	11	234 0.8×	250 0.9×	139 0.5×	130 0.7×	146 1.2×	24	485
A. Botes South Africa	7	288 0.9×	221 0.8×	108 0.4×	152 0.9×	126 1.0×	11	504

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philippe Goffart

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Maes, Dirk, Carl J. Yung, Nigel A. D. Bourn, et al.. (2025). Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival. Evolutionary Applications. 18(2). e70074–e70074.

Bourn, Nigel A. D., Dirk Maes, Philippe Goffart, et al.. (2024). The history, science and preliminary results from the reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon into Rockingham Forest, England. Journal of Insect Conservation. 28(5). 1063–1078. 5 indexed citations

Warren, M. S., Dirk Maes, Chris van Swaay, et al.. (2021). The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(2). 251 indexed citations breakdown →

Termaat, Tim, A. van Strien, Roy H. A. van Grunsven, et al.. (2019). Distribution trends of European dragonflies under climate change. Diversity and Distributions. 25(6). 936–950. 73 indexed citations

Maes, Dirk, Sam Ellis, Philippe Goffart, et al.. (2019). The potential of species distribution modelling for reintroduction projects: the case study of the Chequered Skipper in England. Journal of Insect Conservation. 23(2). 419–431. 24 indexed citations

Turlure, Camille, Hans Van Dyck, Philippe Goffart, & Nicolas Schtickzelle. (2014). Resource-based habitat use in Lycaena helle: Significance of a functional, ecological niche-oriented approach. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 4 indexed citations

Goffart, Philippe. (2010). Southern dragonflies expanding in Wallonia (south Belgium): a consequence of global warming?. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5. 109–126. 5 indexed citations

Dufrêne, Marc, et al.. (2008). Papillons de jour de Wallonie : (1985-2007). Digital Access to Libraries. 15 indexed citations

Dufrêne, Marc, et al.. (2008). Nouvelles estimations des effectifs de l’Agrion de Mercure (Coenagrion mercuriale) dans la plaine du Biran (Commune de Beauraing, Belgique) avec une analyse des principaux facteurs écologiques expliquant son abondance.. 144. 1 indexed citations

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Schtickzelle, Nicolas, et al.. (2005). Metapopulation dynamics and conservation of the marsh fritillary butterfly: Population viability analysis and management options for a critically endangered species in Western Europe. Biological Conservation. 126(4). 569–581. 91 indexed citations

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Maes, Dirk, Marius Gilbert, Nicolas Titeux, Philippe Goffart, & Roger L. H. Dennis. (2003). Prediction of butterfly diversity hotspots in Belgium: a comparison of statistically focused and land use‐focused models. Journal of Biogeography. 30(12). 1907–1920. 33 indexed citations

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Pullin, Andrew S., Zsolt Bálint, Emilio Balletto, et al.. (1998). The status, ecology and conservation of Lycaena dispar (Lycaenidae: Lycaenini) in Europe. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 19 indexed citations

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Hance, Thierry, et al.. (1992). Colonization pattern by vegetation and relationships with faunal inventory in an old sand quarry. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 1 indexed citations

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