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Christian Bréchot

Christian Bréchot

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2026
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Medicine
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
125
Citations
51365
World Ranking
511
National Ranking
8

Medicine

D-Index
125
Citations
51924
World Ranking
3123
National Ranking
85

Christian Bréchot publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Bréchot sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 548 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Christian Bréchot D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award

Overview

Christian Bréchot is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Surgery, and Epidemiology. The main topics addressed in their research include Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Gut Microbiota and Health, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, and Pancreatic Function and Diabetes.

Their recent papers cover a range of important research areas and publications as follows:

  • A mechanism by which gut microbiota elevates permeability and inflammation in obese/diabetic mice and human gut, 2023, published in Gut
  • Long COVID: a review and proposed visualization of the complexity of long COVID, 2023, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Covid-19: Time for a paradigm change, 2020, published in Reviews in Medical Virology
  • Monkeypox (Mpox) requires continued surveillance, vaccines, therapeutics and mitigating strategies, 2023, published in Vaccine
  • A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of nitazoxanide for treatment of mild or moderate COVID-19, 2022, published in EClinicalMedicine

Christian Bréchot frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jean-François Rossignol, Gilles Amouyal, Paul Amouyal, Hariom Yadav, and Robert C. Gallo. These collaborations suggest active participation in multidisciplinary work within their research domains.

Their publications have appeared regularly in the following venues:

  • Open Access Government
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • médecine/sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Christian Bréchot's research predominantly investigates infectious diseases related to viral outbreaks and immunological responses, including significant contributions to COVID-19 research, long-term effects of the disease, and broader implications of viral infections on health. Gut microbiota's role in inflammatory and metabolic disorders also constitutes a notable area of their scientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • An integrated catalog of reference genes in the human gut microbiome

    Junhua Li;Huijue Jia;Xianghang Cai;Huanzi Zhong

  • Isolation by Size of Epithelial Tumor Cells : A New Method for the Immunomorphological and Molecular Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells

    Giovanna Vona;Abdelmajid Sabile;Malek Louha;Veronique Sitruk

  • A proposed system for the nomenclature of hepatitis C viral genotypes

    P Simmonds;A Alberti;H J Alter;F Bonino

  • Regression of Splenic Lymphoma with Villous Lymphocytes after Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Olivier Hermine;François Lefrère;Jean-Pierre Bronowicki;Xavier Mariette

  • Hepatitis B virus integration in a cyclin A gene in a hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Jian Wang;Xavier Chenivesse;Berthold Henglein;Christian Bréchot;Christian Bréchot

  • Characterization of Low- and Very-Low-Density Hepatitis C Virus RNA-Containing Particles

    P. André;F. Komurian-Pradel;S. Deforges;M. Perret

  • Hepatitis C virus core protein shows a cytoplasmic localization and associates to cellular lipid storage droplets

    G. Barba;F. Harper;T. Harada;M. Kohara

  • Persistent hepatitis B virus infection in subjects without hepatitis B surface antigen: clinically significant or purely "occult"?

    Christian Bréchot;Valérie Thiers;Dina Kremsdorf;Bertrand Nalpas

  • Presence of integrated hepatitis B virus DNA sequences in cellular DNA of human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Christian Brechot;Christian Brechot;Christine Pourcel;Anne Louise;Bernadette Rain

  • Hepatitis C virus core protein inhibits microsomal triglyceride transfer protein activity and very low density lipoprotein secretion: a model of viral-related steatosis

    Gabriel Perlemuter;Abdelmajid Sabile;Philippe Letteron;Giovanna Vona

  • Hepatitis C Virus Type 1b (II) Infection in France and Italy

    Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum;Stanislas Pol;Bertrand Nalpas;Paul Landais

  • HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND NEGATIVE TESTS FOR HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN

    Christian Bréchot;Françoise Degos;Claire Lugassy;Valérie Thiers

  • Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma: Old and new paradigms

    Christian Bréchot

  • Infection of peripheral mononuclear blood cells by hepatitis C virus

    Anna Linda Zignego;Anna Linda Zignego;Donatella Macchia;Monica Monti;Valérie Thiers

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • State of hepatitis B virus DNA in hepatocytes of patients with hepatitis B surface antigen-positive and -negative liver diseases.

    Christian Brechot;Michelle Hadchouel;Jacques Scotto;Michelle Fonck

  • Passive immunoprophylaxis after liver transplantation in HBsAg-positive patients

    D. Samuel;H. Bismuth;A. Bismuth;J.-L. Arulnaden

  • Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in liver and serum: a direct appraisal of the chronic carrier state.

    Christian Brechot;Jacques Scotto;Patrick Charnay;Michelle Hadchouel

  • Large scaled analysis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA integration in HBV related hepatocellular carcinomas

    Y Murakami;K Saigo;H Takashima;M Minami

  • Liver cell polyploidization: A pivotal role for binuclear hepatocytes

    J.E. Guidotti;O. Bregerie;A. Robert;P. Debey

Frequent Co-Authors

Valérie Thiers
Valérie Thiers Institut Pasteur
Stanislas Pol
Stanislas Pol Université Paris Cité
Pierre Tiollais
Pierre Tiollais Institut Pasteur
Anna Linda Zignego
Anna Linda Zignego University of Florence
Christian Trepo
Christian Trepo Hospices Civils de Lyon
Claude Degott
Claude Degott Beaujon Hospital
Henri Kreis
Henri Kreis Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Jean-Pierre Benhamou
Jean-Pierre Benhamou Grenoble Alpes University

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