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Etienne Decroly 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 Etienne Decroly sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 169 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Etienne Decroly 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 Etienne Decroly sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Etienne Decroly is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases and molecular biology, with notable attention to public health, epidemiology, and virology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Etienne Decroly's subfields of research cover:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Virology

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Etienne Decroly include:

  • The spike glycoprotein of the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV contains a furin-like cleavage site absent in CoV of the same clade, 2020, Antiviral Research
  • In vitro screening of a FDA approved chemical library reveals potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 replication, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Remdesivir and SARS-CoV-2: Structural requirements at both nsp12 RdRp and nsp14 Exonuclease active-sites, 2020, Antiviral Research
  • Rapid incorporation of Favipiravir by the fast and permissive viral RNA polymerase complex results in SARS-CoV-2 lethal mutagenesis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Distinctive Roles of Furin and TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity, 2022, Journal of Virology

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Bruno Canard
  • Bruno Coutard
  • François Ferrón
  • Priscila Sutto-Ortiz
  • Adrien Delpal

Etienne Decroly has published multiple works in key scientific venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Antiviral Research
  • Virologie
  • Journal of Virology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

  • The spike glycoprotein of the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV contains a furin-like cleavage site absent in CoV of the same clade.

    B. Coutard;C. Valle;X. de Lamballerie;B. Canard

  • One severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus protein complex integrates processive RNA polymerase and exonuclease activities

    Lorenzo Subissi;Clara C. Posthuma;Axelle Collet;Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe

  • The Nonstructural Proteins Directing Coronavirus RNA Synthesis and Processing.

    Snijder Ej;Decroly E;Ziebuhr J

  • Conventional and unconventional mechanisms for capping viral mRNA

    Etienne Decroly;François Ferron;Julien Lescar;Julien Lescar;Bruno Canard

  • Structure and functionality in flavivirus NS-proteins: Perspectives for drug design

    Michela Bollati;Karin Alvarez;René Assenberg;Cécile Baronti

  • In vitro screening of a FDA approved chemical library reveals potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 replication.

    Franck Touret;Magali Gilles;Karine Barral;Antoine Nougairède

  • Structural and molecular basis of mismatch correction and ribavirin excision from coronavirus RNA

    François Ferron;Lorenzo Subissi;Ana Theresa Silveira De Morais;Nhung Thi Tuyet Le

  • In vitro reconstitution of SARS-coronavirus mRNA cap methylation

    Mickaël Bouvet;Claire Debarnot;Isabelle Imbert;Barbara Selisko

  • Crystal Structure and Functional Analysis of the SARS-Coronavirus RNA Cap 2′-O-Methyltransferase nsp10/nsp16 Complex

    Etienne Decroly;Claire Debarnot;François Ferron;Mickael Bouvet

  • RNA 3'-end mismatch excision by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nonstructural protein nsp10/nsp14 exoribonuclease complex

    Mickaël Bouvet;Isabelle Imbert;Lorenzo Subissi;Laure Gluais

  • Remdesivir and SARS-CoV-2: Structural requirements at both nsp12 RdRp and nsp14 Exonuclease active-sites.

    Ashleigh Shannon;Nhung Thi-Tuyet Le;Barbara Selisko;Cecilia Eydoux

  • Coronavirus nonstructural protein 16 is a cap-0 binding enzyme possessing (nucleoside-2'O)-methyltransferase activity

    Etienne Decroly;Isabelle Imbert;Bruno Coutard;Mickaël Bouvet

  • Maturation of HIV envelope glycoprotein precursors by cellular endoproteases.

    Maxime Moulard;Etienne Decroly;Etienne Decroly

  • Rapid incorporation of Favipiravir by the fast and permissive viral RNA polymerase complex results in SARS-CoV-2 lethal mutagenesis

    Ashleigh Shannon;Barbara Selisko;Nhung Thi Tuyet Le;Johanna Huchting

  • Coronavirus Nsp10, a critical co-factor for activation of multiple replicative enzymes.

    Mickaël Bouvet;Mickaël Bouvet;Adrien Lugari;Clara C. Posthuma;Jessika C. Zevenhoven

  • Insights into RNA synthesis, capping, and proofreading mechanisms of SARS-coronavirus

    Marion Sevajol;Lorenzo Subissi;Etienne Decroly;Bruno Canard

  • SARS-CoV ORF1b-encoded nonstructural proteins 12–16: Replicative enzymes as antiviral targets

    Lorenzo Subissi;Isabelle Imbert;François Ferron;Axelle Collet

  • The pore-forming toxin proaerolysin is activated by furin.

    L Abrami;M Fivaz;E Decroly;N G Seidah

  • FTSJ3 Is an RNA 2'-O-methyltransferase Recruited by HIV to Avoid Innate Immune Sensing

    Mathieu Ringeard;Virginie Marchand;Etienne Decroly;Yuri Motorin

  • The convertases furin and PC1 can both cleave the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 envelope glycoprotein gp160 into gp120 (HIV-1 SU) and gp41 (HIV-I TM).

    E Decroly;M Vandenbranden;J M Ruysschaert;J Cogniaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Canard
Bruno Canard Aix-Marseille University
Bruno Coutard
Bruno Coutard Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Jacques Vasseur
Jean-Jacques Vasseur University of Montpellier
Eric J. Snijder
Eric J. Snijder Leiden University Medical Center
Nabil G. Seidah
Nabil G. Seidah University of Montreal
Jacques van Helden
Jacques van Helden Aix-Marseille University
Jean Marie Ruysschaert
Jean Marie Ruysschaert Université Libre de Bruxelles
Julien Lescar
Julien Lescar Nanyang Technological University
Johan Neyts
Johan Neyts Rega Institute for Medical Research
Xavier de Lamballerie
Xavier de Lamballerie Aix-Marseille University

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