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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 42 17387 15725 771 699 171 9542

Antoine Royant publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Antoine Royant between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Antoine Royant published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2019. 12 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2019. 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 10 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 7 publications
1999 2025

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Antoine Royant: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 4
2000 4
2001 3
2002 8
2003 0
2004 5
2005 1
2006 1
2007 10
2008 0
2009 7
2010 3
2011 13
2012 13
2013 6
2014 9
2015 5
2016 18
2017 14
2018 3
2019 27
2020 8
2021 11
2022 9
2023 5
2024 5
2025 7
Total 199
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Antoine Royant publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 171 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 171
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Antoine Royant D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612 42
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Antoine Royant is affiliated with the Institut de Biologie Structurale in France, where they engage in research across biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work has a strong focus on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional contributions in materials chemistry, plant science, and spectroscopy.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, enzyme structure and function, light effects on plants, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, hemoglobin structure and function, and advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications.

Royant has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Mechanism and dynamics of fatty acid photodecarboxylase, 2021, Science
  • mScarlet3: a brilliant and fast-maturing red fluorescent protein, 2023, Nature Methods
  • Ultrafast structural changes within a photosynthetic reaction centre, 2020, Nature
  • Molecular mechanism of light-driven sodium pumping, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Aequorea's secrets revealed: New fluorescent proteins with unique properties for bioimaging and biosensing, 2020, PLoS Biology

Their work frequently appears in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Science

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Royant's research, with frequent coauthors including Sylvain Engilberge, Nicolas Caramello, Kirill Kovalev, Alexey Alekseev, and Gleb Bourenkov.

Best Publications

  • mScarlet: a bright monomeric red fluorescent protein for cellular imaging

    Daphne S Bindels;Lindsay Haarbosch;Laura van Weeren;Marten Postma

  • Structure-Guided Evolution of Cyan Fluorescent Proteins Towards a Quantum Yield of 93%

    Joachim Goedhart;David von Stetten;Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye;Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye;Mickaël Lelimousin

  • Mammalian expression of infrared fluorescent proteins engineered from a bacterial phytochrome.

    Xiaokun Shu;Antoine Royant;Michael Z. Lin;Todd A. Aguilera

  • Protein, lipid and water organization in bacteriorhodopsin crystals: a molecular view of the purple membrane at 1.9 Å resolution

    Hassan Belrhali;Peter Nollert;Antoine Royant;Christoph Menzel

  • A three-dimensional movie of structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin

    Eriko Nango;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Minoru Kubo;Takanori Nakane

  • High Resolution X-Ray Structure of an Early Intermediate in the Bacteriorhodopsin Photocycle

    Karl Edman;Peter Nollert;Peter Nollert;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Hassan Belrhali

  • X-Ray Structure of Sensory Rhodopsin II at 2.1 A Resolution

    Antoine Royant;Peter Nollert;Peter Nollert;Karl Edman;Richard Neutze

  • Helix deformation is coupled to vectorial proton transport in the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin

    Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Karl Edman;Thomas Ursby;Thomas Ursby;Eva Pebay-Peyroula

  • Bacteriorhodopsin: a high-resolution structural view of vectorial proton transport.

    Richard Neutze;Eva Pebay-Peyroula;Karl Edman;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant

  • mScarlet3: a brilliant and fast-maturing red fluorescent protein

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  • Mechanism and dynamics of fatty acid photodecarboxylase

    Damien Sorigué;Kyprianos Hadjidemetriou;S. Blangy;G. Gotthard

  • An improved monomeric infrared fluorescent protein for neuronal and tumour brain imaging

    Dan Yu;William Clay Gustafson;Chun Han;Céline Lafaye

  • Stabilizing Role of Glutamic Acid 222 in the Structure of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein.

    Antoine Royant;Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye;Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye

  • Advances in kinetic protein crystallography

    Dominique Bourgeois;Antoine Royant

  • Snapshots of enzymatic Baeyer-Villiger catalysis: oxygen activation and intermediate stabilization.

    Roberto Orru;Hanna M. Dudek;Christian Martinoli;Daniel E. Torres Pazmiño

  • Intrinsic Dynamics in ECFP and Cerulean Control Fluorescence Quantum Yield

    Mickaël Lelimousin;Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye;Christelle Lazareno-Saez;Bernhard Paetzold

  • Structural determinants of spectral tuning in retinal proteins - Bacteriorhodopsin vs sensory rhodopsin II

    Shigehiko Hayashi;Shigehiko Hayashi;Emad Tajkhorshid;Eva Pebay-Peyroula;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant

  • Structural and electronic snapshots during the transition from a Cu(II) to Cu(I) metal center of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase by X-ray photoreduction.

    Mikael Gudmundsson;Seonah Kim;Miao Wu;Takuya Ishida

  • Bacteriorhodopsin: Would the real structural intermediates please stand up?

    Cecilia Wickstrand;Robert Dods;Antoine Royant;Richard Neutze

  • Crystal structure of plant light‐harvesting complex shows the active, energy‐transmitting state

    Tiago Barros;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Jörg Standfuss;Andreas Dreuw

  • Structure of Superoxide Reductase Bound to Ferrocyanide and Active Site Expansion upon X-Ray-Induced Photo-Reduction

    Virgile Adam;Antoine Royant;Antoine Royant;Vincent Nivière;Fernando P. Molina-Heredia

  • A three dimensional movie of structural changes in bacteriorhodopsin: structure obtained 40 ns after photoexcitation

    A. Royant;E. Nango;T. Nakane;T. Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Bourgeois
Dominique Bourgeois Grenoble Alpes University
Richard Neutze
Richard Neutze University of Gothenburg
Marco W. Fraaije
Marco W. Fraaije University of Groningen
Andrea Mattevi
Andrea Mattevi University of Pavia
Michael Wulff
Michael Wulff European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Theodorus W. J. Gadella
Theodorus W. J. Gadella University of Amsterdam
Ernst Bamberg
Ernst Bamberg Max Planck Society
Thierry Prangé
Thierry Prangé Université Paris Cité
So Iwata
So Iwata Kyoto University
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka University of Dundee

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