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2024

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
80
Citations
14969
World Ranking
1018
National Ranking
30

André Sentenac publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where André Sentenac sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 185 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

André Sentenac D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 1999 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

André Sentenac is affiliated with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in France. The work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience as subfields.

The research topics covered include:

  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Sentenac's recent research has been published in the journal Comptes Rendus Biologies, with all three recorded publications appearing there. These papers are:

  • "An ambitious editorial policy," 2022, Comptes Rendus Biologies
  • "La Recherche face au défi d'Homo bureaucraticus," 2023, Comptes Rendus Biologies
  • "Research facing the challenge of Homo bureaucraticus," 2023, Comptes Rendus Biologies

The publications do not include frequent co-authors as no recurring names have been documented.

Among distinctions, André Sentenac was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Eukaryotic RNA polymerases.

    Andre Sentenac

  • A yeast activity can substitute for the HeLa cell TATA box factor

    Bruno Cavallini;Janine Huet;Jean-Luc Plassat;André Sentenac

  • Sulfur sparing in the yeast proteome in response to sulfur demand.

    Mirène Fauchon;Gilles Lagniel;Jean Christophe Aude;Luis Lombardia

  • The transcriptional activity of RNA polymerase I is a key determinant for the level of all ribosome components

    Arnaud Laferté;Emmanuel Favry;André Sentenac;Michel Riva

  • Maf1p, a negative effector of RNA polymerase III in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Krzysztof Pluta;Olivier Lefebvre;Nancy C. Martin;Wieslaw J. Smagowicz

  • A general upstream binding factor for genes of the yeast translational apparatus.

    J Huet;P Cottrelle;M Cool;M L Vignais

  • The recruitment of RNA polymerase I on rDNA is mediated by the interaction of the A43 subunit with Rrn3

    Gérald Peyroche;Philipp Milkereit;Nicolas Bischler;Herbert Tschochner

  • The RNA cleavage activity of RNA polymerase III is mediated by an essential TFIIS-like subunit and is important for transcription termination

    Stéphane Chédin;Michel Riva;Patrick Schultz;André Sentenac

  • Participation of the TATA factor in transcription of the yeast U6 gene by RNA polymerase C

    Florence Margottin;Geneviève Dujardin;Matthieu Gérard;Jean-Marc Egly

  • A protein–protein interaction map of yeast RNA polymerase III

    A. Flores;J.-F. Briand;O. Gadal;J.-C. Andrau

  • Inactivation of the protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit A results in morphological and transcriptional defects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    W. Van Zyl;Weidong Huang;A. A. Sneddon;M. Stark

  • Facilitated Recycling Pathway for RNA Polymerase III

    Giorgio Dieci;André Sentenac

  • Archaebacteria and eukaryotes possess DNA-dependent RNA polymerases of a common type.

    J. Huet;R. Schnabel;A. Sentenac;W. Zillig

  • RPC40, a unique gene for a subunit shared between yeast RNA polymerases A and C.

    Carl Mann;Jean-Marie Buhler;Isabelle Treich;André Sentenac

  • The Yeast H+-atpase Gene Is Controlled By the Promoter Binding-factor Tuf

    E. Capieaux;Ml. Vignais;A. Sentenac;André Goffeau

  • Specific DNA binding by c-Myb: evidence for a double helix-turn-helix-related motif.

    Odd S. Gabrielsen;André Sentenac;Pierre Fromageot

  • Genome-wide location of yeast RNA polymerase III transcription machinery

    Olivier Harismendy;Christiane-Gabrielle Gendrel;Pascal Soularue;Xavier Gidrol

  • Competition between chromatin and transcription complex assembly regulates gene expression during early development

    Marie-Noëlle Prioleau;Janine Huet;André Sentenac;Marcel Méchali

  • General repression of RNA polymerase III transcription is triggered by protein phosphatase type 2A-mediated dephosphorylation of Maf1.

    Danuta Oficjalska-Pham;Olivier Harismendy;Wieslaw J. Smagowicz;Anne Gonzalez de Peredo

  • Interaction between a complex of RNA polymerase III subunits and the 70-kDa component of transcription factor IIIB.

    M Werner;N Chaussivert;I M Willis;A Sentenac

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Fromageot
Pierre Fromageot French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Pierre Thuriaux
Pierre Thuriaux French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Patrick Schultz
Patrick Schultz Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Olivier Lefebvre
Olivier Lefebvre University of Strasbourg
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Benjamin D. Hall
Benjamin D. Hall University of Washington
Christoph W. Müller
Christoph W. Müller European Bioinformatics Institute
Jean-Marc Egly
Jean-Marc Egly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Michael Thomm
Michael Thomm University of Regensburg
Olivier Harismendy
Olivier Harismendy University of California, San Diego

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