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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
98
Citations
39715
World Ranking
1644
National Ranking
28

Eric Karsenti 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 Eric Karsenti sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

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

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

Eric Karsenti 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 Eric Karsenti 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: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2015 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Eric Karsenti is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Eric Karsenti has contributed to multiple research papers, notable recent publications include:

  • Tara Oceans: towards global ocean ecosystems biology (2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology)
  • Functional repertoire convergence of distantly related eukaryotic plankton lineages abundant in the sunlit ocean (2022, Cell Genomics)
  • Global distribution patterns of marine nitrogen-fixers by imaging and molecular methods (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Compendium of 530 metagenome-assembled bacterial and archaeal genomes from the polar Arctic Ocean (2021, Nature Microbiology)
  • Diversity and ecological footprint of Global Ocean RNA viruses (2022, Science)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Chris Bowler
  • Colomban de Vargas
  • Patrick Wincker
  • Matthew B. Sullivan
  • Silvia G. Acinas

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ISME Communications
  • Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Cell Genomics
  • Nature Communications

Eric Karsenti's contributions have been recognized by awards including the CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 2015 for Biology and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Structure and function of the global ocean microbiome

    Shinichi Sunagawa;Luis Pedro Coelho;Samuel Chaffron;Jens Roat Kultima

  • Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean

    Colomban de Vargas;Colomban de Vargas;Stéphane Audic;Stéphane Audic;Nicolas Henry;Nicolas Henry;Johan Decelle;Johan Decelle

  • Self-organization of microtubules into bipolar spindles around artificial chromosomes in Xenopus egg extracts

    Rebecca Heald;Régis Tournebize;Thiemo Blank;Raphael Sandaltzopoulos

  • Determinants of community structure in the global plankton interactome

    Gipsi Lima-Mendez;Karoline Faust;Nicolas Henry;Johan Decelle

  • Phosphorylation and activation of human cdc25-C by cdc2-cyclin B and its involvement in the self-amplification of MPF at mitosis

    I Hoffmann;P R Clarke;M J Marcote;E Karsenti

  • Plankton networks driving carbon export in the oligotrophic ocean.

    Lionel Guidi;Samuel Chaffron;Lucie Bittner;Damien Eveillard

  • Marine DNA Viral Macro- and Microdiversity from Pole to Pole.

    Ann C. Gregory;Ahmed A. Zayed;Nádia Conceição-Neto;Ben Temperton

  • Patterns and ecological drivers of ocean viral communities

    Jennifer R. Brum;J. Cesar Ignacio-Espinoza;Simon Roux;Guilhem Doulcier;Guilhem Doulcier

  • Ran Induces Spindle Assembly by Reversing the Inhibitory Effect of Importin α on TPX2 Activity

    Oliver J Gruss;Rafael E Carazo-Salas;Christoph A Schatz;Giulia Guarguaglini

  • Physical Properties Determining Self-Organization of Motors and Microtubules

    Thomas Surrey;François Nédélec;Stanislas Leibler;Eric Karsenti

  • Activation of the phosphatase activity of human cdc25A by a cdk2-cyclin E dependent phosphorylation at the G1/S transition.

    Ingrid Hoffmann;Giulio Draetta;Eric Karsenti

  • Self-organization in cell biology: a brief history

    Eric Karsenti

  • Generation of GTP-bound Ran by RCC1 is required for chromatin-induced mitotic spindle formation

    Rafael E. Carazo-Salas;Giulia Guarguaglini;Oliver J. Gruss;Alexandra Segref

  • The Mitotic Spindle: A Self-Made Machine

    E. Karsenti;I. Vernos

  • The subcellular organization of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells during the formation of a polarized epithelium.

    Robert Bacallao;C. Antony;C. Dotti;E. Karsenti

  • Structure of growing microtubule ends: two-dimensional sheets close into tubes at variable rates.

    D Chrétien;S D Fuller;E Karsenti

  • Regulation of microtubule dynamics by cdc2 protein kinase in cell-free extracts of Xenopus eggs.

    Fulvia Verde;Jean Claude Labbé;Marcel Dorée;Eric Karsenti

  • Control of microtubule dynamics and length by cyclin A- and cyclin B-dependent kinases in Xenopus egg extracts.

    Fulvia Verde;Marileen Dogterom;Ernst Stelzer;Eric Karsenti

  • A Holistic Approach to Marine Eco-Systems Biology

    Eric Karsenti;Silvia G. Acinas;Peer Bork;Chris Bowler;Chris Bowler

  • Plankton networks driving carbon export in the oligotrophic ocean

    Lionel Guidi;Samuel Chaffron;Lucie Bittner;Damien Eveillard

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Chris Bowler
Chris Bowler École Normale Supérieure
Peer Bork
Peer Bork European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Fabrice Not
Fabrice Not Roscoff Marine Station
Shinichi Sunagawa
Shinichi Sunagawa Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Olivier Jaillon
Olivier Jaillon University of Paris-Saclay
Gabriel Gorsky
Gabriel Gorsky Sorbonne University
Marc Picheral
Marc Picheral Université Paris Cité
Hiroyuki Ogata
Hiroyuki Ogata Kyoto University
Stephane Pesant
Stephane Pesant University of Bremen

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