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Didier Samuel

Didier Samuel

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Medicine
France
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 119 3880 3633 115 106 1016 55305

Didier Samuel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Didier Samuel between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Didier Samuel published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 28.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2015. 40 of the 1,106 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2015. 1987: 6 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 36 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 47 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 41 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 72 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 24 publications
1987 2025

1,106 publications in total across all disciplines

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Didier Samuel: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 6
1988 7
1989 11
1990 13
1991 8
1992 6
1993 11
1994 11
1995 26
1996 10
1997 15
1998 14
1999 17
2000 16
2001 20
2002 36
2003 34
2004 47
2005 20
2006 46
2007 38
2008 40
2009 41
2010 37
2011 35
2012 42
2013 45
2014 37
2015 72
2016 46
2017 36
2018 34
2019 36
2020 36
2021 36
2022 33
2023 48
2024 16
2025 24
Total 1,106
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Didier Samuel publications per year - data summary

  • Didier Samuel, a Medicine scholar from Inserm, has 1,106 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 72 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987 and 1992, with 6 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 28.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.4 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 157 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 155 publications (11.9 per year); 2000-2012: 452 publications (34.8 per year); 2013-2025: 499 publications (38.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Didier Samuel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,001–1,020 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,016 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77 1,016
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Didier Samuel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Didier Samuel, a Medicine scholar from Inserm, records 1,016 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Didier Samuel, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Didier Samuel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Didier Samuel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 118–119 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302 119
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Didier Samuel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Didier Samuel, a Medicine scholar from Inserm, records 119 D-Index - the 81st percentile of the discipline.
  • 81% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Didier Samuel, and about 19% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Didier Samuel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award

Overview

Didier Samuel is affiliated with Inserm in France and has a substantial body of work primarily within the field of medicine. Their research output focuses extensively on hepatology, epidemiology, surgery, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. The subfields of hepatology and liver-related research form the core of their academic contributions, encompassing 123 publications in hepatology alone.

The main topics addressed in their research include liver disease diagnosis and treatment, liver disease and transplantation, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, hepatitis C virus research, hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, hepatitis B virus studies, and liver diseases and immunity. These topics are reflected across numerous publications that explore clinical and therapeutic aspects of liver health and transplantation.

Recent notable publications by Didier Samuel include:

  • Aramchol in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b trial, 2021, published in Nature Medicine
  • Liver transplantation for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in Europe: Results of the ELITA/EF-CLIF collaborative study (ECLIS), 2021, published in Journal of Hepatology
  • Liver toxicity as a limiting factor to the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors, 2020, published in JHEP Reports
  • Portopulmonary hypertension in the current era of pulmonary hypertension management, 2020, published in Journal of Hepatology
  • COVID-19 in an international European liver transplant recipient cohort, 2020, published in Gut

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Audrey Coilly, Éric Vibert, Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Daniel Cherqui, and René Adam. Their joint work with these colleagues is reflected in numerous coauthored publications, demonstrating established collaborative relationships.

Didier Samuel has contributed to publications extensively in select academic journals. The most frequent venues for their work include Journal of Hepatology with 40 publications, Liver Transplantation and Liver International with 7 publications each, JHEP Reports featuring 6 publications, and Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology with 5 publications. These journals are central outlets for dissemination of their research.

Best Publications

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Acute-on-chronic liver failure: consensus recommendations of the Asian Pacific Association for the study of the liver (APASL)

    Shiv Kumar Sarin;Ashish Kumar;John A. Almeida;Yogesh Kumar Chawla

  • Liver Transplantation in European Patients with the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

    Didier Samuel;Rainer Muller;Graeme Alexander;Luigi Fassati

  • Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection.

    Giovanni Raimondo;Jean Pierre Allain;Maurizia R. Brunetto;Marie Annick Buendia

  • Management of immune checkpoint blockade dysimmune toxicities: a collaborative position paper

    S. Champiat;S. Champiat;O. Lambotte;E. Barreau;R. Belkhir

  • Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

    Philippe Mathurin;Christophe Moreno;Didier Samuel;Jérôme Dumortier

  • Development and validation of a prognostic score to predict mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

    Rajiv Jalan;Faouzi Saliba;Marco Pavesi;Alex Amoros

  • Efficacy and safety of selective internal radiotherapy with yttrium-90 resin microspheres compared with sorafenib in locally advanced and inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (SARAH): an open-label randomised controlled phase 3 trial

    Valérie Vilgrain;Valérie Vilgrain;Helena Pereira;Eric Assenat;Boris Guiu

  • EASL Clinical Practical Guidelines on the management of acute (fulminant) liver failure.

    Julia Wendon;Juan Cordoba;Anil Dhawan;Fin Stolze Larsen

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Liver transplantation

    Patrizia Burra;Andrew Burroughs;Ivo Graziadei;Jacques Pirenne

  • Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C after direct-acting antiviral treatment: a prospective cohort study

    Fabrice Carrat;Hélène Fontaine;Céline Dorival;Mélanie Simony

  • Terlipressin in patients with cirrhosis and type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: a retrospective multicenter study.

    Richard Moreau;Francois Durand;Thierry Poynard;Christian Duhamel

  • Adefovir dipivoxil therapy for lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B in pre– and post–liver transplantation patients

    Eugene R. Schiff;Ching-Lung Lai;Stefanos Hadziyannis;Peter Neuhaus

  • Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in patients with genotype 1 or 4 hepatitis C virus infection and advanced liver disease: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial

    Michael Manns;Didier Samuel;Edward J Gane;David Mutimer

  • Triple therapy in treatment-experienced patients with HCV-cirrhosis in a multicentre cohort of the French Early Access Programme (ANRS CO20-CUPIC) - NCT01514890

    Christophe Hézode;Hélène Fontaine;Céline Dorival;Dominique Larrey

  • Update of the statements on biology and clinical impact of occult hepatitis B virus infection

    Giovanni Raimondo;Stephen Locarnini;Teresa Pollicino;Massimo Levrero

  • Characterization of liver injury induced by cancer immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors.

    Eleonora De Martin;Jean-Marie Michot;Barbara Papouin;Stéphane Champiat

  • Liver Resection as a Bridge to Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Cirrhosis: A Reasonable Strategy?

    René Adam;Daniel Azoulay;Denis Castaing;Rony Eshkenazy

  • Passive immunoprophylaxis after liver transplantation in HBsAg-positive patients

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

  • Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin for Treatment of Compensated Recurrent Hepatitis C Virus Infection After Liver Transplantation

    Michael Charlton;Edward Gane;Michael P. Manns;Robert S. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis Castaing
Denis Castaing Grenoble Alpes University
René Adam
René Adam University of Paris-Saclay
Daniel Azoulay
Daniel Azoulay Sheba Medical Center
Henri Bismuth
Henri Bismuth Université Paris Cité
Christian Bréchot
Christian Bréchot Institut Pasteur
François Durand
François Durand Université Paris Cité
David H. Adams
David H. Adams Mount Sinai Hospital
Daniel Cherqui
Daniel Cherqui Grenoble Alpes University
Christophe Hézode
Christophe Hézode Université Paris Cité

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