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Chemistry 59 10429 9428 379 342 209 7951

Cécile Debitus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cécile Debitus between 1982 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cécile Debitus published across 43 years, from 1982 to 2024, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1994. 5 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1994. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications
1982 2024

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cécile Debitus: publications per year, 1982 to 2024
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 11
1992 10
1993 14
1994 19
1995 8
1996 15
1997 9
1998 13
1999 9
2000 9
2001 13
2002 4
2003 1
2004 4
2005 6
2006 3
2007 2
2008 5
2009 6
2010 5
2011 9
2012 9
2013 2
2014 4
2015 5
2016 5
2017 7
2018 8
2019 1
2020 3
2021 2
2022 0
2023 2
2024 3
Total 235
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Cécile Debitus 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 Cécile Debitus 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, 201–220 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: 209 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 209
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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Cécile Debitus 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 Cécile Debitus 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, 58–59 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: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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
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 59
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

Cécile Debitus is affiliated with the University of Western Brittany in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Environmental Science. The subfields of their work include Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics in Debitus's body of work concern Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Debitus has published multiple papers, with notable recent works including:

  • Marine sponge aquaculture towards drug development: An ongoing history of technical, ecological, chemical considerations and challenges (2021, Aquaculture Reports)
  • Quorum Sensing Inhibitory and Antifouling Activities of New Bromotyrosine Metabolites from the Polynesian Sponge Pseudoceratina n. sp. (2020, Marine Drugs)
  • Bioactive Bromotyrosine Derivatives from the Pacific Marine Sponge Suberea clavata (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982) (2021, Marine Drugs)
  • Calcareous sponges from the French Polynesia (Porifera: Calcarea) (2020, Zootaxa)
  • Poriferans rift apart: molecular demosponge biodiversity in Central and French Polynesia and comparison with adjacent marine provinces of the Central Indo-Pacific (2023, Biodiversity and Conservation)

The venues where Debitus frequently publishes include Marine Drugs, Zootaxa, Aquaculture Reports, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Biodiversity and Conservation.

Their collaborations frequently involve Sylvain Petek, Merrick Ekins, John N. A. Hooper, Mathilde Maslin, and Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni.

Best Publications

  • Callipeltin A, an Anti-HIV Cyclic Depsipeptide from the New Caledonian Lithistida Sponge Callipelta sp.

    A. Zampella;M.V. D'Auria;L. Gomez Paloma;A. Casapullo

  • Agelastatin a, a new skeleton cytotoxic alkaloid of the oroidin family. Isolation from the axinellid sponge Agelas dendromorpha of the coral sea

    Michele D'Ambrosio;Antonio Guerriero;Cécile Debitus;Olivier Ribes

  • Leucascandrolide A, a New Type of Macrolide: The first powerfully bioactive metabolite of calcareous sponges (Leucascandra caveolata, a new genus from the coral sea)

    Michele D'Ambrosio;Antonio Guerriero;Francesco Pietra;Cécile Debitus

  • Halipeptins A and B: two novel potent anti-inflammatory cyclic depsipeptides from the Vanuatu marine sponge Haliclona species.

    Antonio Randazzo;Giuseppe Bifulco;Clelia Giannini;Mariarosaria Bucci

  • Jaspines A and B: two new cytotoxic sphingosine derivatives from the marine sponge Jaspis sp.

    Véronique Ledroit;Cécile Debitus;Catherine Lavaud;Georges Massiot

  • Microsclerodermins A and B. Antifungal Cyclic Peptides from the Lithistid Sponge Microscleroderma sp.

    Carole A. Bewley;Cecile Debitus;D. John Faulkner

  • Homophymine A, an anti-HIV cyclodepsipeptide from the sponge Homophymia sp.

    Angela Zampella;Valentina Sepe;Paolo Luciano;Filomena Bellotta

  • Callipeltosides B and C, two novel cytotoxic glycoside macrolides from a marine lithistida sponge Callipelta sp.

    Angela Zampella;M.Valeria D'Auria;Luigi Minale;Cécile Debitus

  • Metabolites from the Sponge-Associated Bacterium Pseudomonas Species.

    Valérie Bultel-Poncé;Jean-Pascal Berge;Cécile Debitus;Jean-Louis Nicolas

  • Ptilomycalin A, crambescidin 800 and related new highly cytotoxic guanidine alkaloids from the starfishes Fromia monilis and Celerina heffernani

    Elio Palagiano;Simona De Marino;Luigi Minale;Raffaele Riccio

  • Agelastatin E, agelastatin F, and benzosceptrin C from the marine sponge Agelas dendromorpha.

    Supriya Tilvi;Céline Moriou;Marie-Thérèse Martin;Jean-François Gallard

  • The Active Centres of Agelastatin A, a Strongly Cytotoxic Alkaloid of the Coral Sea Axinellid Sponge Agelas dendromorpha, as Determined by Comparative Bioassays with Semisynthetic Derivatives†‡

    Michele D'Ambrosio;Antonio Guerriero;Francesco Pietra;Marina Ripamonti

  • Petrosaspongiolides M-R: new potent and selective phospholipase A2 inhibitors from the New Caledonian marine sponge Petrosaspongia nigra

    Antonio Randazzo;Cécile Debitus;Luigi Minale;P. García Pastor

  • Callipeltins B and C; Bioactive Peptides from a. Marine Lithistida Sponge Callipelta sp.

    M.V. D'Auria;A. Zampella;L. Gomez Paloma;L. Minale

  • The gymnochromes: novel marine brominated phenanthroperylenequinone pigments from the stalked crinoid Gymnocrinus richeri

    F De Riccardis;Maria Iorizzi;L Minale;R Riccio

  • Bistramides A, B, C, D, and K: a new class of bioactive cyclic polyethers from Lissoclinum bistratum.

    Jean François Biard;Christos Roussakis;Jean Michel Kornprobst;Danielle Gouiffes-Barbin

  • Quinolones from a bacterium and tyrosine metabolites from its host sponge, Suberea creba from the Coral Sea

    Debitus C;Guella G;Mancini I I;Waikedre J

  • New jaspamide derivatives from the marine sponge Jaspis splendans collected in Vanuatu.

    Angela Zampella;Clelia Giannini;Cécile Debitus;Christos Roussakis

  • (+/-)-Gelliusines A and B, two diastereomeric brominated tris-indole alkaloids from a deep water new caledonian marine sponge (Gellius or Orina sp.).

    Giuseppe Bifulco;Ines Bruno;Luigi Minale;Raffaele Riccio

  • Dactylolide, a New Cytotoxic Macrolide from the Vanuatu Sponge Dactylospongia sp.

    Adele Cutignano;Ines Bruno;Giuseppe Bifulco;Agostino Casapullo

Frequent Co-Authors

Raffaele Riccio
Raffaele Riccio University of Salerno
Giuseppe Bifulco
Giuseppe Bifulco University of Salerno
Graziano Guella
Graziano Guella University of Trento
Ricardo Riguera
Ricardo Riguera University of Santiago de Compostela
John N. A. Hooper
John N. A. Hooper Griffith University
Antonio Randazzo
Antonio Randazzo University of Naples Federico II
Emilio Quiñoá
Emilio Quiñoá University of Santiago de Compostela
Olivier Laprévote
Olivier Laprévote Université Paris Cité
Dirk Erpenbeck
Dirk Erpenbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Maria Chiara Monti
Maria Chiara Monti University of Salerno

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