Robert Poulin

47.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
704 papers, 36.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Poulin is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Poulin has authored 704 papers receiving a total of 36.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 590 papers in Ecology, 253 papers in Genetics and 223 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Robert Poulin's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (557 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (160 papers) and Helminth infection and control (129 papers). Robert Poulin is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (557 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (160 papers) and Helminth infection and control (129 papers). Robert Poulin collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, France and United States. Robert Poulin's co-authors include Kim N. Mouritsen, Sergé Morand, Boris R. Krasnov, David Mouillot, Frédéric Thomas, Georgy I. Shenbrot, David W. Thieltges, Clément Lagrue, Brian L. Fredensborg and Tommy L. F. Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Robert Poulin

692 papers receiving 35.0k citations

Hit Papers

Species Richness of Paras... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2007 2008 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Species Richness of Parasite Assemblages: Evolution and Patterns
    1997 3.2k citations Robert Poulin profile →
  2. Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites
    2007 1.2k citations Robert Poulin profile →
  3. Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links
    2008 682 citations Robert Poulin et al. profile →
  4. Species abundance and asymmetric interaction strength in ecological networks
    2007 504 citations Robert Poulin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Poulin 24.3k 10.3k 8.1k 7.1k 4.9k 704 36.1k
Kevin D. Lafferty 18.8k 0.8× 6.7k 0.6× 4.0k 0.5× 3.2k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 214 26.0k
Andrew P. Dobson 15.0k 0.6× 4.2k 0.4× 6.1k 0.8× 5.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.3× 263 36.0k
Anders Pape Møller 28.6k 1.2× 7.9k 0.8× 7.2k 0.9× 31.3k 4.4× 708 0.1× 863 52.4k
Sergé Morand 9.2k 0.4× 4.8k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 520 17.8k
Peter J. Hudson 8.0k 0.3× 3.4k 0.3× 4.2k 0.5× 3.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 297 21.3k
David W. Macdonald 33.5k 1.4× 901 0.1× 9.3k 1.1× 9.1k 1.3× 6.0k 1.2× 1.1k 47.7k
Ben C. Sheldon 12.9k 0.5× 3.1k 0.3× 6.8k 0.8× 16.6k 2.3× 432 0.1× 294 26.5k
Richard S. Ostfeld 8.7k 0.4× 7.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.4× 5.2k 0.7× 424 0.1× 258 24.4k
Robert E. Ricklefs 22.4k 0.9× 5.7k 0.6× 6.6k 0.8× 19.9k 2.8× 349 0.1× 496 43.1k
John L. Gittleman 12.7k 0.5× 877 0.1× 5.0k 0.6× 7.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.2× 121 28.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Poulin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Poulin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Suhonen, Jukka, et al.. (2025). Parasitism as a driver of host diversification. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1(6). 401–410.
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Poulin, Robert, et al.. (2024). What shapes a microbiome? Differences in bacterial communities associated with helminth-amphipod interactions. International Journal for Parasitology. 54(14). 733–742. 2 indexed citations
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Labruna, Marcelo B., et al.. (2023). Effects of forest loss and fragmentation on bat-ectoparasite interactions. Parasitology Research. 122(6). 1391–1402. 3 indexed citations
4.
Fernández-Boo, Sérgio, Luísa Magalhães, Xavier de Montaudouin, et al.. (2023). Trematode genetic patterns at host individual and population scales provide insights about infection mechanisms. Parasitology. 150(13). 1207–1220. 3 indexed citations
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Poulin, Robert, et al.. (2023). Acanthocephalan Diversity and Host Associations Revealed from a Large-Scale Biodiversity Survey. Diversity. 15(5). 665–665. 2 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Carlo José Freire, et al.. (2023). Vector species richness predicts local mortality rates from Chagas disease. International Journal for Parasitology. 54(3-4). 139–145. 1 indexed citations
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Poulin, Robert, et al.. (2023). Interrelationships and properties of parasite aggregation measures: a user’s guide. International Journal for Parasitology. 53(14). 763–776. 5 indexed citations
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Hutson, Kate S., et al.. (2023). Assigning cause for emerging diseases of aquatic organisms. Trends in Microbiology. 31(7). 681–691. 15 indexed citations
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Poulin, Robert, et al.. (2020). Potential multidimensional behavioural impacts of differential infection in two fish populations. Behaviour. 157(10-11). 901–922. 2 indexed citations
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Brosnahan, Cara L., et al.. (2020). Aquatic disease in New Zealand: synthesis and future directions. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 56(1). 1–42. 24 indexed citations
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Poulin, Robert, et al.. (2020). Macroevolutionary dynamics of parasite diversification: A reality check. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33(12). 1758–1769. 9 indexed citations
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Leung, Tommy L. F., et al.. (2009). Trematode parasites of Otago Harbour (New Zealand) soft‐sediment intertidal ecosystems: Life cycles, ecological roles and DNA barcodes. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 43(4). 857–865. 71 indexed citations
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Martorelli, Sergio R., Brian L. Fredensborg, Tommy L. F. Leung, & Robert Poulin. (2008). Four trematode cercariae from the New Zealand intertidal snail Zeacumantus subcarinatus (Batillariidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 35(1). 73–84. 49 indexed citations
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Miller, Aroha, Graeme J. Inglis, & Robert Poulin. (2008). Use of the introduced bivalve, Musculista senhousia , by generalist parasites of native New Zealand bivalves. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 42(2). 143–151. 14 indexed citations
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Currey, Rohan J. C. & Robert Poulin. (2006). Do parasites affect burrowing depth and habitat choice of sand hoppers, Talorchestia quoyana (Amphipoda: Talitridae)?. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 40(4). 509–518. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, Aroha, Graeme J. Inglis, & Robert Poulin. (2006). Comparison of the ectosymbionts and parasites of an introduced crab, Charybdis japonica, with sympatric and allopatric populations of a native New Zealand crab, Ovalipes catharus (Brachyura: Portunidae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 40(2). 369–378. 14 indexed citations
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Fredensborg, Brian L., A. David M. Latham, & Robert Poulin. (2004). New records of gastrointestinal helminths from the red‐billed gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 31(1). 75–80. 18 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, François, et al.. (2004). Anguillicolosis in the short‐finned eel Anguilla australis : Epidemiology and pathogenicity. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 38(4). 577–583. 7 indexed citations
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Latham, A. David M. & Robert Poulin. (2002). New records of gastrointestinal helminths from the southern black‐backed gull (Larus dominicanus) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 29(3). 253–257. 19 indexed citations
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Poulin, Robert. (1997). Covariation of sexual size dimorphism and adult sex ratio in parasitic nematodes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 62(4). 567–580. 34 indexed citations

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