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Christine Chaponnier

Christine Chaponnier

University of Geneva
Switzerland

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
18582
World Ranking
14780
National Ranking
272

Christine Chaponnier 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 Christine Chaponnier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 115 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christine Chaponnier 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 Christine Chaponnier 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: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christine Chaponnier is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Neuroscience. Within these areas, their work further focuses on subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Caveolin-1 and cellular processes, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, RNA Research and Splicing, S100 Proteins and Annexins, and Connexins and lens biology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christine Chaponnier include:

  • Cingulin and paracingulin tether myosins-2 to junctions to mechanoregulate the plasma membrane (2023, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • Divergent Impact of Actin Isoforms on Division of Epithelial Cells (2020, Biochemistry (Moscow))
  • Cingulin unfolds ZO-1 and organizes myosin-2B and γ-actin to mechanoregulate apical and tight junction membranes (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

The scientist has published frequently in venues including:

  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Biochemistry (Moscow)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Christine Chaponnier has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Vera B. Dugina
  • Florian Rouaud
  • Wenmao Huang
  • Arielle Flinois
  • Ekaterina Vasileva

Best Publications

  • Myofibroblasts and mechano-regulation of connective tissue remodelling

    James J. Tomasek;Giulio Gabbiani;Boris Hinz;Christine Chaponnier

  • Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression Upregulates Fibroblast Contractile Activity

    Boris Hinz;Giuseppe Celetta;James J. Tomasek;Giulio Gabbiani

  • Tissue repair, contraction, and the myofibroblast.

    Alexis Desmoulière;Christine Chaponnier;Giulio Gabbiani

  • Mechanical tension controls granulation tissue contractile activity and myofibroblast differentiation

    Boris Hinz;Dominique Mastrangelo;Christophe E. Iselin;Christine Chaponnier

  • Nonmuscle Actin-Binding Proteins

    Stossel Tp;Chaponnier C;Ezzell Rm;Hartwig Jh

  • Vascular smooth muscle cells differ from other smooth muscle cells: predominance of vimentin filaments and a specific alpha-type actin.

    G. Gabbiani;E. Schmid;S. Winter;C. Chaponnier

  • Cytoplasmic filaments and gap junctions in epithelial cells and myofibroblasts during wound healing

    Giulio Gabbiani;Christine Chaponnier;I. Huttner

  • Focal adhesion features during myofibroblastic differentiation are controlled by intracellular and extracellular factors

    Vera Dugina;Lionel Fontao;Christine Chaponnier;Jury Vasiliev

  • Alpha-smooth muscle actin is crucial for focal adhesion maturation in myofibroblasts.

    Boris Hinz;Vera Dugina;Christoph Ballestrem;Bernhard Wehrle-Haller

  • Evidence of an intracellular reservoir in the nasal mucosa of patients with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus rhinosinusitis.

    Sophie Clement;Pierre Vaudaux;Patrice Francois;Jacques Schrenzel

  • The NH2-terminal peptide of α–smooth muscle actin inhibits force generation by the myofibroblast in vitro and in vivo

    Boris Hinz;Giulio Gabbiani;Christine Chaponnier

  • Myofibroblast Development Is Characterized by Specific Cell-Cell Adherens Junctions

    Boris Hinz;P. Pittet;J. Smith-Clerc;Christine Chaponnier

  • β- and γ-cytoplasmic actins display distinct distribution and functional diversity

    Vera Dugina;Ingrid Zwaenepoel;Giulio Gabbiani;Sophie Clément

  • Actin and tubulin co-cap with surface immunoglobulins in mouse B lymphocytes.

    Giulio Gabbiani;Christine Chaponnier;Albert Zumbe;Pierre Vassalli

  • Smooth muscle alpha-actin is a marker for hair follicle dermis in vivo and in vitro

    C. A. Jahoda;A. J. Reynolds;Christine Chaponnier;J. C. Forester

  • Arterial smooth muscle cells in vivo: relationship between actin isoform expression and mitogenesis and their modulation by heparin.

    Alexander W. Clowes;Monika M. Clowes;Olivier Kocher;Patricia Ropraz

  • Reversible binding of actin to gelsolin and profilin in human platelet extracts.

    Stuart E. Lind;Paul A. Janmey;Christine Chaponnier;Toni-JuneH Herbert

  • Pathological situations characterized by altered actin isoform expression.

    Christine Chaponnier;Giulio Gabbiani

  • Actin microfilaments, cell shape, and secretory processes in isolated rat hepatocytes. Effect of phalloidin and cytochalasin D.

    Marc Prentki;Christine Chaponnier;B. Jeanrenaud;Giulio Gabbiani

  • Intranuclear injection of anti-actin antibodies into Xenopus oocytes blocks chromosome condensation

    D. Rungger;Elisabeth Rungger-Brandle;Christine Chaponnier;Giulio Gabbiani

Frequent Co-Authors

Giulio Gabbiani
Giulio Gabbiani University of Geneva
Boris Hinz
Boris Hinz University of Toronto
Paul A. Janmey
Paul A. Janmey University of Pennsylvania
Peter W. Gunning
Peter W. Gunning University of New South Wales
Kathleen G. Morgan
Kathleen G. Morgan Boston University
Evelin Schröck
Evelin Schröck TU Dresden
Dietmar J. Manstein
Dietmar J. Manstein Hannover Medical School
Andrei I. Ivanov
Andrei I. Ivanov Cleveland Clinic
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
Dontscho Kerjaschki
Dontscho Kerjaschki Medical University of Vienna

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Best Scientists Citing Christine Chaponnier

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Publications: 94

Boris Hinz

Boris Hinz

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Victor J. Thannickal

Victor J. Thannickal

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Paul A. Janmey

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Publications: 45

Myron Spector

Myron Spector

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Publications: 38

Andrew Leask

Andrew Leask

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Publications: 33

Christopher A. McCulloch

Christopher A. McCulloch

University of Toronto

Publications: 33

David Abraham

David Abraham

University College London

Publications: 32

Klaus Aktories

Klaus Aktories

University of Freiburg

Publications: 29

Kristi S. Anseth

Kristi S. Anseth

University of Colorado Boulder

Publications: 26

Werner W. Franke

Werner W. Franke

German Cancer Research Center

Publications: 26

Peter W. Gunning

Peter W. Gunning

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Publications: 25

Frederick Grinnell

Frederick Grinnell

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Publications: 24

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Thomas P. Stossel

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications: 23

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Christopher P. Denton

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David J. Kwiatkowski

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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