Thomas Merckx

3.7k total citations
50 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Merckx is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Merckx has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 34 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 23 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Thomas Merckx's work include Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (23 papers). Thomas Merckx is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (23 papers). Thomas Merckx collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Finland and United Kingdom. Thomas Merckx's co-authors include Hans Van Dyck, David W. Macdonald, Philip Riordan, Ruth E. Feber, Aurélien Kaiser, Eleanor M. Slade, Henrique M. Pereira, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Mark Parsons and Eva M. Raebel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Merckx

50 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Merckx Belgium 28 1.2k 1.2k 784 718 450 50 2.2k
Roel van Klink Germany 22 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 580 0.7× 924 1.3× 588 1.3× 47 2.4k
Mark Parsons United Kingdom 19 877 0.7× 812 0.7× 633 0.8× 509 0.7× 419 0.9× 43 1.7k
Anna L. Hargreaves Canada 23 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 893 1.1× 791 1.1× 263 0.6× 41 2.4k
Marc S. Botham United Kingdom 25 1.1k 0.9× 748 0.6× 609 0.8× 592 0.8× 341 0.8× 51 1.8k
Gregor Kalinkat Germany 21 700 0.6× 744 0.6× 403 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 498 1.1× 32 2.1k
Janne Heliölä Finland 17 928 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 941 1.2× 665 0.9× 404 0.9× 30 1.9k
Nadja K. Simons Germany 16 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 530 0.7× 682 0.9× 422 0.9× 32 2.1k
Heather M. Kharouba Canada 21 1.0k 0.8× 992 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 970 1.4× 438 1.0× 43 2.4k
Mark G. Telfer United Kingdom 14 1.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 909 1.3× 378 0.8× 22 2.7k
Markus Franzén Sweden 25 1.2k 1.0× 957 0.8× 708 0.9× 393 0.5× 258 0.6× 86 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Merckx

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Merckx

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Debortoli, Nicolas, Alejandro Martínez, Lyudmila Kamburska, et al.. (2024). Weak effect of urbanization on bdelloid rotifers living in lichens. Royal Society Open Science. 11(4). 231978–231978. 1 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary change in flight-to-light response in urban moths comes with changes in wing morphology. Biology Letters. 20(3). 20230486–20230486. 13 indexed citations
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Kankaanpää, Tuomas, Thomas Merckx, Juhani Itämies, et al.. (2024). Evidence for bottom‐up effects of moth abundance on forest birds in the north‐boreal zone alone. Ecology Letters. 27(12). e14467–e14467. 3 indexed citations
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Kankaanpää, Tuomas, Juhani Itämies, Reima Leinonen, et al.. (2023). Ecological and life‐history traits predict temporal trends in biomass of boreal moths. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 16(5). 600–615. 15 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Dim light pollution prevents diapause induction in urban and rural moths. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(6). 1022–1031. 27 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Continent‐wide parallel urban evolution of increased heat tolerance in a common moth. Evolutionary Applications. 17(1). e13636–e13636. 8 indexed citations
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Marabuto, Eduardo, et al.. (2022). A review of the distribution and ecology of the elusive Brown Hairstreak butterfly Thecla betulae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the Iberian Peninsula. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45. 101–118. 1 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, Matthew E. Nielsen, Janne Heliölä, et al.. (2021). Urbanization extends flight phenology and leads to local adaptation of seasonal plasticity in Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(40). 52 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Aurélien, et al.. (2020). Individual plasticity drives boldness senescence in a territorial butterfly. Ethology. 126(11). 1061–1068. 1 indexed citations
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Ovaskainen, Otso, Danielle Leal Ramos, Eleanor M. Slade, et al.. (2019). Joint species movement modeling: how do traits influence movements?. Ecology. 100(4). e02622–e02622. 19 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Aurélien, Thomas Merckx, & Hans Van Dyck. (2019). Personality traits influence contest outcome, and vice versa, in a territorial butterfly. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2778–2778. 15 indexed citations
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Pereira, Henrique M., et al.. (2019). Beta diversity patterns reveal positive effects of farmland abandonment on moth communities. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1549–1549. 29 indexed citations
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Arrizabalaga‐Escudero, Aitor, Thomas Merckx, Gonzalo García‐Baquero, et al.. (2019). Trait‐based functional dietary analysis provides a better insight into the foraging ecology of bats. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88(10). 1587–1600. 27 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Noctuid moths as potential hybridization agents for Platanthera orchids. Lankesteriana. 17(3). 14 indexed citations
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Slade, Eleanor M., Thomas Merckx, Terhi Riutta, et al.. (2013). Life‐history traits and landscape characteristics predict macro‐moth responses to forest fragmentation. Ecology. 94(7). 1519–1530. 118 indexed citations
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Queiroz, Cibele, Vânia Proença, Regina Lindborg, et al.. (2013). Habitat, scale and species richness affect functional diversity of plants, moths and birds. 1 indexed citations
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Bergerot, Benjamin, Thomas Merckx, Hans Van Dyck, & Michel Baguette. (2012). Habitat fragmentation impacts mobility in a common and widespread woodland butterfly: do sexes respond differently?. BMC Ecology. 12(1). 5–5. 43 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, Lorenzo Marini, Ruth E. Feber, & David W. Macdonald. (2012). Hedgerow trees and extended‐width field margins enhance macro‐moth diversity: implications for management. Journal of Applied Ecology. 49(6). 1396–1404. 80 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas, Ruth E. Feber, Mark Parsons, et al.. (2010). Habitat preference and mobility of Polia bombycina: are non-tailored agri-environment schemes any good for a rare and localised species?. Journal of Insect Conservation. 14(5). 499–510. 25 indexed citations
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Merckx, Thomas & Hans Van Dyck. (2006). Landscape structure and phenotypic plasticity in flight morphology in the butterfly Pararge aegeria. Oikos. 113(2). 226–232. 83 indexed citations

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