Vincent Poirier

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 963 citations indexed

About

Vincent Poirier is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent Poirier has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 963 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Soil Science, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vincent Poirier's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (5 papers). Vincent Poirier is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (5 papers). Vincent Poirier collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Vincent Poirier's co-authors include Alison D. Munson, Catherine Roumet, Denis A. Angers, Joann K. Whalen, Philippe Rochette, David Paré, Richard Shearmur, Pierre Y. Bernier, Philippe Villemaire and André Beaudoin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Soil Biology and Biochemistry and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Vincent Poirier

31 papers receiving 940 citations

Hit Papers

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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. The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes
    2018 301 citations Vincent Poirier, Catherine Roumet et al. Soil Biology and Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vincent Poirier Canada 14 621 225 183 177 111 37 963
W. Towers United Kingdom 20 467 0.8× 327 1.5× 149 0.8× 167 0.9× 67 0.6× 41 1.2k
Matthias Kuhnert United Kingdom 17 651 1.0× 363 1.6× 147 0.8× 208 1.2× 164 1.5× 39 1.3k
François Papy France 17 460 0.7× 317 1.4× 177 1.0× 120 0.7× 69 0.6× 44 918
David Berre France 12 283 0.5× 189 0.8× 100 0.5× 71 0.4× 73 0.7× 28 714
Jørgen Berntsen Denmark 24 467 0.8× 312 1.4× 396 2.2× 358 2.0× 329 3.0× 49 1.6k
Fred Kizito Ghana 18 336 0.5× 85 0.4× 258 1.4× 46 0.3× 164 1.5× 45 1.1k
Susan M. Capalbo United States 19 255 0.4× 132 0.6× 140 0.8× 109 0.6× 151 1.4× 42 1.1k
Darran King Australia 21 240 0.4× 153 0.7× 91 0.5× 66 0.4× 109 1.0× 31 1.1k
Yixiang Wang China 16 246 0.4× 131 0.6× 255 1.4× 28 0.2× 44 0.4× 53 906
Ray Huffaker United States 20 160 0.3× 199 0.9× 78 0.4× 47 0.3× 69 0.6× 89 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Vincent Poirier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vincent Poirier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vincent Poirier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vincent Poirier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vincent Poirier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Vincent Poirier. Vincent Poirier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DesRochers, Annie, et al.. (2025). Regional characteristics drive thinning effects on boreal soil organic carbon stocks. Forest Ecology and Management. 600. 123283–123283.
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2025). How do fine root traits of fast-growing trees promote soil organic carbon stabilization?. Plant and Soil. 515(2). 1573–1586.
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Épule, Terence Épule, et al.. (2024). Identifying yield and growing season precipitation gaps for maize and millet in Cameroon. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 15(2). 499–517. 3 indexed citations
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Épule, Terence Épule, et al.. (2024). Comparing standardised precipitation and barley yield across Quebec. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(35). 48534–48544. 1 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2024). How is tree growth rate linked to root functional traits in phylogenetically related poplar hybrids?. Tree Physiology. 44(10). 3 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2024). Growing Jatropha curcas L. Improves the Chemical Characteristics of Degraded Tropical Soils. Forests. 15(10). 1709–1709.
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Bigham, Blair L., Kelly Lien, Rodrick Lim, et al.. (2023). Exploring a case for education about sexual and gender minorities in postgraduate emergency medicine training: forming recommendations for change. Postgraduate Medicine. 135(6). 623–632. 2 indexed citations
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Épule, Terence Épule, et al.. (2023). A new index assessing adaptive capacity across Africa. Environmental Science & Policy. 149. 103561–103561. 6 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2023). How Can Plants Help Restore Degraded Tropical Soils?. Land. 12(12). 2147–2147. 3 indexed citations
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Huys, Raoul, Vincent Poirier, Catherine Roumet, et al.. (2022). Plant litter chemistry controls coarse‐textured soil carbon dynamics. Journal of Ecology. 110(12). 2911–2928. 31 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2022). L’écartement de plantation affecte différemment la croissance végétative du Jatropha curcas L. en culture sur un sol surexploité au nord du Gabon. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences. 16(1). 158–172. 1 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, Isabelle Basile‐Doelsch, Jérôme Balesdent, et al.. (2020). Organo-Mineral Interactions Are More Important for Organic Matter Retention in Subsoil Than Topsoil. Soil Systems. 4(1). 4–4. 23 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2020). Repeated thinning treatments reduce long-term soil carbon and nitrogen storage: an 87-year study at the Petawawa Research Forest, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 51(2). 190–197. 9 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, Catherine Roumet, Denis A. Angers, & Alison D. Munson. (2017). Species and root traits impact macroaggregation in the rhizospheric soil of a Mediterranean common garden experiment. Plant and Soil. 424(1-2). 289–302. 50 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, et al.. (2016). Carbon storage in agroforestry systems in the semi-arid zone of Niayes, Senegal. Agroforestry Systems. 91(5). 941–954. 31 indexed citations
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Mansuy, Nicolas, Évelyne Thiffault, David Paré, et al.. (2014). Digital mapping of soil properties in Canadian managed forests at 250m of resolution using the k-nearest neighbor method. Geoderma. 235-236. 59–73. 110 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent, Denis A. Angers, & Joann K. Whalen. (2014). Formation of millimetric-scale aggregates and associated retention of 13C–15N-labelled residues are greater in subsoil than topsoil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 75. 45–53. 42 indexed citations
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Poirier, Vincent. (2012). An Efficient Radial Basis Function Mesh Deformation Scheme within an Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Optimization Framework. eScholarship@McGill (McGill). 2. 1 indexed citations
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Atzema, Clare & Vincent Poirier. (2004). Career options in aerospace and aviation medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 43(5). 652–656.

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