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Christel Depienne 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 Christel Depienne sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 219 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christel Depienne 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 Christel Depienne sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christel Depienne is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including genetics, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and cell biology.

The researcher's study topics cover a range of areas related to genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, genomics and rare diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, neurological disorders and treatments, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and autism spectrum disorder research.

Christel Depienne has authored several papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • 30 years of repeat expansion disorders: What have we learned and what are the remaining challenges? (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Biological concepts in human sodium channel epilepsies and their relevance in clinical practice (2020) in Epilepsia
  • Development and Validation of a Prediction Model for Early Diagnosis of SCN1A-Related Epilepsies (2022) in Neurology
  • Mutation-specific pathophysiological mechanisms define different neurodevelopmental disorders associated with SATB1 dysfunction (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Variants in the SK2 channel gene (KCNN2) lead to dominant neurodevelopmental movement disorders (2020) in Brain

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Frank J. Kaiser
  • Elsa Leitão
  • Caroline Nava
  • Boris Keren
  • Alma Kuechler

Christel Depienne publishes regularly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Epilepsia
  • Medizinische Genetik

Best Publications

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

    Claire S. Leblond;Caroline Nava;Anne Polge;Julie Gauthier

  • Sporadic Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy Caused by Mutations in PCDH19 Resembles Dravet Syndrome but Mainly Affects Females

    Christel Depienne;Christel Depienne;Delphine Bouteiller;Boris Keren;Emmanuel Cheuret

  • Interrogating the Genetic Determinants of Tourette’s Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Through Genome-Wide Association Studies

    Dongmei Yu;Jae Hoon Sul;Fotis Tsetsos;Muhammad S Nawaz

  • Spectrum of SCN1A gene mutations associated with Dravet syndrome: analysis of 333 patients

    C Depienne;O Trouillard;C Saint-Martin;I Gourfinkel-An

  • De novo loss-or gain-of-function mutations in KCNA2 cause epileptic encephalopathy

    Steffen Syrbe;Ulrike B.S. Hedrich;Erik Riesch;Tania Djémié

  • The phenotypic spectrum of SCN8A encephalopathy

    Jan Larsen;Gemma L Carvill;Elena Gardella;Gerhard Kluger

  • 30 years of repeat expansion disorders: What have we learned and what are the remaining challenges?

    Christel Depienne;Christel Depienne;Jean-Louis Mandel

  • Mutations in SPG11 are frequent in autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum, cognitive decline and lower motor neuron degeneration.

    Giovanni Stevanin;Hamid Azzedine;Paola Denora;Amir Boukhris

  • Hereditary spastic paraplegias: an update

    Christel Depienne;Giovanni Stevanin;Alexis Brice;Alexandra Durr

  • GRIN2B encephalopathy: Novel findings on phenotype, variant clustering, functional consequences and treatment aspects

    Konrad Platzer;Hongjie Yuan;Hannah Schütz;Alexander Winschel

  • De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in CHD2 Cause a Fever-Sensitive Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy Sharing Features with Dravet Syndrome

    Arvid Suls;Johanna A. Jaehn;Angela Kecskés;Yvonne Weber

  • De novo mutations in HCN1 cause early infantile epileptic encephalopathy

    Caroline Nava;Carine Dalle;Agnès Rastetter;Pasquale Striano

  • Annonacin, a Natural Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitor, Causes Tau Pathology in Cultured Neurons

    Myriam Escobar-Khondiker;Matthias Höllerhage;Marie-Paule Muriel;Pierre Champy

  • Alteration of fatty-acid-metabolizing enzymes affects mitochondrial form and function in hereditary spastic paraplegia

    Christelle Tesson;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Mustafa A.M. Salih;Rodrigue Rossignol

  • Brain white matter oedema due to ClC-2 chloride channel deficiency: an observational analytical study

    Christel Depienne;Marianna Bugiani;Celine Dupuits;Damien Galanaud

  • Delineating the GRIN1 phenotypic spectrum: A distinct genetic NMDA receptor encephalopathy

    Johannes R. Lemke;Kirsten Geider;Katherine L. Helbig;Henrike O. Heyne

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

  • Erratum: De Novo Mutations in Synaptic Transmission Genes Including DNM1 Cause Epileptic Encephalopathies (American Journal of Human Genetics (2014) 95(4) (360–370)(S0002929714003838)(10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.08.013))

    Silke Appenzeller;Rudi Balling;Nina Barisic;Stéphanie Baulac

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau
Eric LeGuern
Eric LeGuern Institut du Cerveau
Caroline Nava
Caroline Nava Université Paris Cité
Giovanni Stevanin
Giovanni Stevanin Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Delphine Héron
Delphine Héron Sorbonne University
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Stéphanie Baulac
Stéphanie Baulac Sorbonne University
Rima Nabbout
Rima Nabbout Université Paris Cité
Rikke S. Møller
Rikke S. Møller University of Southern Denmark
Sarah Weckhuysen
Sarah Weckhuysen University of Antwerp

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