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Alexandra Durr

Alexandra Durr

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Genetics
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 136 271 257 12 12 840 75634
Medicine 138 1823 1696 49 46 834 76320
Genetics 136 211 206 4 4 745 74711

Alexandra Durr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexandra Durr between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexandra Durr published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2018. 61 of the 922 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2018. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 25 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 39 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 51 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 73 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 70 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 26 publications
1970 2025

922 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexandra Durr: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 6
1994 9
1995 17
1996 12
1997 12
1998 9
1999 14
2000 15
2001 10
2002 25
2003 17
2004 13
2005 21
2006 25
2007 39
2008 26
2009 38
2010 40
2011 24
2012 51
2013 47
2014 39
2015 40
2016 40
2017 31
2018 73
2019 21
2020 15
2021 70
2022 30
2023 31
2024 35
2025 26
Total 922
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Alexandra Durr publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 703+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 745 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100 745
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Alexandra Durr D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 136–137 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12 136
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award

Overview

Alexandra Durr is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and focuses on research in neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several main and subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, genetics, and cell biology. The scientist's research intersects multiple areas related to neurodegenerative and hereditary neurological disorders, mitochondrial function, and neurological diseases and metabolism.

They have contributed to scientific literature on topics including:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Alexandra Durr has published extensively in well-known venues with frequent contributions to:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Movement Disorders
  • Brain
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Revue Neurologique

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Huntington's disease alters human neurodevelopment, 2020, Science
  • The cerebral network of COVID-19-related encephalopathy: a longitudinal voxel-based 18F-FDG-PET study, 2021, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice, 2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Tominersen in Adults with Manifest Huntington's Disease, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Progression characteristics of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS): a 4-year cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexandra Durr include:

  • Alexis Brice
  • Giulia Coarelli
  • Thomas Klockgether
  • Lüdger Schöls
  • Claire Ewenczyk

Best Publications

  • Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    S. Gilman;G. K. Wenning;P. A. Low;D. J. Brooks

  • Multicenter Analysis of Glucocerebrosidase Mutations in Parkinson's Disease

    Ellen Sidransky;Michael A. Nalls;Jan O. Aasly;Judith Aharon-Peretz

  • Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia: development of a new clinical scale.

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;S Tezenas du Montcel;L Baliko;J Berciano

  • Association between Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease and Mutations in the Parkin Gene

    CB Lucking;A Durr;Bonifati;J Vaughan

  • Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

    Daniel G Healy;Mario Falchi;Sean S O'Sullivan;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • Causal relation between α-synuclein locus duplication as a cause of familial Parkinson's disease

    P Ibáñez;A-M Bonnet;B Débarges;E Lohmann

  • Clinical and Genetic Abnormalities in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia

    Alexandra Dürr;Mireille Cossee;Yves Agid;Victoria Campuzano

  • Biological and clinical manifestations of Huntington's disease in the longitudinal TRACK-HD study: cross-sectional analysis of baseline data.

    Sarah J Tabrizi;Douglas R Langbehn;Blair R Leavitt;Raymund A C Roos

  • Cloning of the gene for spinocerebellar ataxia 2 reveals a locus with high sensitivity to expanded CAG/glutamine repeats

    Georges Imbert;Frédéric Saudou;Frédéric Saudou;Gaël Yvert;Gaël Yvert;Didier Devys;Didier Devys

  • Cloning of the SCA7 gene reveals a highly unstable CAG repeat expansion

    Gilles David;Nacer Abbas;Giovanni Stevanin;Alexandra Dürr

  • Predictors of phenotypic progression and disease onset in premanifest and early-stage Huntington's disease in the TRACK-HD study: analysis of 36-month observational data

    Sarah J Tabrizi;Rachael I Scahill;Gail N Owen;Alexandra Durr

  • Frataxin is Reduced in Friedreich Ataxia Patients and is Associated with Mitochondrial Membranes

    Victoria Campuzano;Laura Montermini;Yves Lutz;Lidia Cova

  • G51D α-synuclein mutation causes a novel parkinsonian-pyramidal syndrome.

    Suzanne Lesage;Mathieu Anheim;Franck Letournel;Luc Bousset

  • Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias: polyglutamine expansions and beyond

    Alexandra Durr;Alexandra Durr

  • Spastin, a new AAA protein, is altered in the most frequent form of autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia

    Jamilé Hazan;Nùria Fonknechten;Delphine Mavel;Caroline Paternotte

  • A Wide Variety of Mutations in the Parkin Gene Are Responsible for Autosomal Recessive Parkinsonism in Europe

    Abbas N;Lücking Cb;Ricard S;Dürr A

  • LRRK2 G2019S as a Cause of Parkinson's Disease in North African Arabs

    Suzanne Lesage;Alexandra Dürr;Meriem Tazir;Ebba Lohmann

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Biological and clinical changes in premanifest and early stage Huntington's disease in the TRACK-HD study: the 12-month longitudinal analysis

    Sarah J Tabrizi;Rachael I Scahill;Alexandra Durr;Raymund A C Roos

  • Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    G. K. Wenning;S. Gilman;K. Seppi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau
Giovanni Stevanin
Giovanni Stevanin Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Sarah J. Tabrizi
Sarah J. Tabrizi University College London
Yves Agid
Yves Agid Institut du Cerveau
Blair R. Leavitt
Blair R. Leavitt University of British Columbia
Rachael I. Scahill
Rachael I. Scahill University College London
Mathieu Anheim
Mathieu Anheim University of Strasbourg
Raymund A.C. Roos
Raymund A.C. Roos Leiden University Medical Center
Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London

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