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Alain Bélanger

Alain Bélanger

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
26585
World Ranking
15061
National Ranking
624

Alain Bélanger publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Bélanger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 355 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alain Bélanger D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Bélanger sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alain Bélanger is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada. Their research contributions span medicine and pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmaceutics, with a focus on several specialized subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, pharmacology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's scholarly output has covered important topics such as hormonal and reproductive studies, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, and prostate cancer treatment and research.

The following recent paper exemplifies their research work:

  • Androgen Glucuronidation in Mice: When, Where, and How, 2022, Biology

Alain Bélanger has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, which include:

  • Laurent Grosse
  • Sarah Chouinard
  • Sophie Pâquet
  • Mélanie Verreault
  • Jocelyn Trottier

Their publications have appeared primarily in the journal Biology.

Best Publications

  • The UDP glycosyltransferase gene superfamily: recommended nomenclature update based on evolutionary divergence.

    Peter I. Mackenzie;Ida S. Owens;Brian Burchell;K. W. Bock

  • Marked Decline in Serum Concentrations of Adrenal C19 Sex Steroid Precursors and Conjugated Androgen Metabolites During Aging

    Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Lionel Cusan;José-Luis Gomez

  • Is dehydroepiandrosterone a hormone

    F Labrie;V Luu-The;A Bélanger;S-X Lin

  • Endocrine and intracrine sources of androgens in women: Inhibition of breast cancer and other roles of androgens and their precursor dehydroepiandrosterone

    Fernand Labrie;Van Luu-The;Claude Labrie;Alain Bélanger

  • The key role of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in sex steroid biology

    Fernand Labrie;Van Luu-The;Sheng-Xiang Lin;Labrie Claude

  • DHEA and the intracrine formation of androgens and estrogens in peripheral target tissues: its role during aging

    Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Van Luu-The;Claude Labrie

  • Physiological changes in dehydroepiandrosterone are not reflected by serum levels of active androgens and estrogens but of their metabolites: intracrinology

    Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Lionel Cusan;Bernard Candas

  • Relative enzymatic activity, protein stability, and tissue distribution of human steroid-metabolizing UGT2B subfamily members.

    David Turgeon;Jean-Sébastien Carrier;Éric Lévesque;Dean W. Hum

  • Screening decreases prostate cancer death: first analysis of the 1988 Quebec prospective randomized controlled trial

    Fernand Labrie;Bernard Candas;André Dupont;Lionel Cusan

  • Effect of 12-month dehydroepiandrosterone replacement therapy on bone, vagina, and endometrium in postmenopausal women

    Fernand Labrie;Pierre Diamond;Leonello Cusan;Jose-Luis Gomez

  • Androgen glucuronides, instead of testosterone, as the new markers of androgenic activity in women

    Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Patrick Bélanger;René Bérubé

  • Intracrinology: role of the family of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in human physiology and disease.

    F Labrie;V Luu-The;S X Lin;J Simard

  • DHEA and Peripheral Androgen and Estrogen Formation: Intracrinology

    Fernand Labrie;Alain Bélanger;Jacques Simard;Van Luu‐The

  • Characteristics of interaction of the antiandrogen flutamide with the androgen receptor in various target tissues.

    J. Simard;I. Luthy;J. Guay;A. Bélanger

  • Isolation and characterization of UGT2B15(Y85): a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase encoded by a polymorphic gene.

    Eric Levesque;Martin Beaulieu;Mitchell D. GreeN;Thomas R. Tephly

  • Comparison of residual C-19 steroids in plasma and prostatic tissue of human, rat and guinea pig after castration: Unique importance of extratesticular androgens in men

    Benoît Bélanger;Alain Bélanger;Fernand Labrie;André Dupont

  • Increase in plasma high-density lipoprotein concentration following complete androgen blockage in men with prostatic carcinoma.

    Sital Moorjani;André Dupont;Fernand Labrie;Paul-J. Lupien

  • Inactivation of androgens by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes in humans

    Alain Bélanger;Georges Pelletier;Fernand Labrie;Olivier Barbier

  • Specificity and regioselectivity of the conjugation of estradiol, estrone, and their catecholestrogen and methoxyestrogen metabolites by human uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases expressed in endometrium.

    Johanie Lépine;Olivier Bernard;Marie Plante;Bernard Têtu

  • Screening decreases prostate cancer mortality: 11-year follow-up of the 1988 Quebec prospective randomized controlled trial

    Fernand Labrie;Bernard Candas;Lionel Cusan;Jose Luis Gomez

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernand Labrie
Fernand Labrie Université Laval
Georges Pelletier
Georges Pelletier Université Laval
Chantal Guillemette
Chantal Guillemette Université Laval
Jacques Simard
Jacques Simard Université Laval
Van Luu-The
Van Luu-The Université Laval
André Tchernof
André Tchernof Université Laval
Jean-Pierre Després
Jean-Pierre Després Université Laval
René St-Arnaud
René St-Arnaud Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie
Thomas R. Tephly
Thomas R. Tephly University of Iowa
Marie-Christine Tonon
Marie-Christine Tonon University of Rouen

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