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D-Index
47
Citations
6133
World Ranking
18793
National Ranking
873

Francis Durst 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 Francis Durst sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 95 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis Durst 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 Francis Durst 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francis Durst is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their professional activity is centered within this prominent national research institution, which is well-known for scientific and academic contributions across various fields.

Currently, there are no publicly listed recent papers, publications, or patent records associated with Francis Durst. Likewise, there is no data available regarding frequent co-authors or regular publication venues linked to their research output.

Information about specific fields of study, subfields, or main research topics related to Francis Durst's work is not provided. Similarly, no book publications or awards have been recorded in connection with their career.

Given the limited data on research outputs and scientific contributions, a detailed assessment or overview of their academic focus or thematic expertise cannot be offered. The available information primarily identifies the scientist's institutional affiliation without further elaboration on research achievements or areas of specialization.

Best Publications

  • Functional analysis of the LACERATA gene of Arabidopsis provides evidence for different roles of fatty acid ω-hydroxylation in development

    Kirsten Wellesen;Francis Durst;Franck Pinot;Irene Benveniste

  • Isolation and sequence of a cDNA encoding the Jerusalem artichoke cinnamate 4-hydroxylase, a major plant cytochrome P450 involved in the general phenylpropanoid pathway.

    Hermann G. Teutsch;Marie Paule Hasenfratz;Agnes Lesot;Catherine Stoltz

  • Characterization of recombinant plant cinnamate 4-hydroxylase produced in yeast. Kinetic and spectral properties of the major plant P450 of the phenylpropanoid pathway.

    Philippe Urban;Danièle Werck-Reichhart;Hermann G. Teutsch;Francis Durst

  • Diversity and evolution of plant P450 and P450-reductases.

    Francis Durst;David R. Nelson

  • CYP86A1 from Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a cytochrome P450-dependent fatty acid omega-hydroxylase.

    Irène Benveniste;Nathalie Tijet;Fadi Adas;Gabriel Philipps

  • Ecdysterone Biosynthesis: A Microsomal Cytochrome-P-450-Linked Ecdysone 20-Monooxygenase from Tissues of the African Migratory Locust

    René Feyereisen;Francis Durst

  • Catalytic properties of the plant cytochrome P450 CYP73 expressed in yeast. Substrate specificity of a cinnamate hydroxylase.

    Marie Agnès Pierrel;Yannick Batard;Michael Kazmaier;Claudia Mignotte-Vieux

  • The major protein of guayule rubber particles is a cytochrome P450. Characterization based on cDNA cloning and spectroscopic analysis of the solubilized enzyme and its reaction products.

    Zhiqiang Pan;Francis Durst;Daniele Werck-Reichhart;Harold W. Gardner

  • Purification and immunocharacterization of a plant cytochrome P450: the cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase.

    Brigitte Gabriac;Danièle Werck-Reichhart;Hermann Teutsch;Francis Durst

  • Cloning, Expression in Yeast, and Functional Characterization of CYP81B1, a Plant Cytochrome P450 That Catalyzes In-chain Hydroxylation of Fatty Acids

    Francisco Cabello-Hurtado;Yannick Batard;Jean-Pierre Salaün;Francis Durst

  • Time Course of Induction of Cytochrome P-450, NADPH-Cytochrome c Reductase, and Cinnamic Acid Hydroxylase by Phenobarbital, Ethanol, Herbicides, and Manganese in Higher Plant Microsomes.

    Danièle Reichhart;Jean-Pierre Salaün;Irène Benveniste;Francis Durst

  • Wounding-induced cinnamic acid hydroxylase in Jerusalem artichoke tuber

    Irène Benveniste;Jean-Pierre Salaun;Francis Durst

  • Functional expression in yeast and characterization of a clofibrate-inducible plant cytochrome P-450 (CYP94A1) involved in cutin monomers synthesis

    N Tijet;C Helvig;F Pinot;R Le Bouquin

  • Arabidopsis cyp51 mutant shows postembryonic seedling lethality associated with lack of membrane integrity.

    Ho Bang Kim;Hubert Schaller;Chang Hyo Goh;Mi Kwon

  • Purification and characterization of the NADPH-cytochrome P-450 (cytochrome c) reductase from higher-plant microsomal fraction.

    I Benveniste;B Gabriac;F Durst

  • Chapter Six - Function and Evolution of Plant Cytochrome P450

    Rachel A. Kahn;Francis Durst

  • Aryl hydroxylation of the herbicide diclofop by a wheat cytochrome p-450 monooxygenase : substrate specificity and physiological activity.

    Alfred Zimmerlin;Francis Durst

  • CYP94A5, a new cytochrome P450 from Nicotiana tabacum is able to catalyze the oxidation of fatty acids to the omega-alcohol and to the corresponding diacid.

    Renaud Le Bouquin;Manuela Skrabs;Rachel Kahn;Irène Benveniste

  • A Microsomal (Cytochrome P-450)-Linked Lauric-Acid-Monooxygenase from Aged Jerusalem-Artichoke-Tuber Tissues

    Jean‐Pierre Salaün;Irène Benveniste;Danielle Reichhart;Francis Durst

  • Characterization of three hydroxylases involved in the final steps of biosynthesis of the steroid hormone ecdysone in Locusta migratoria (Insecta, Orthoptera).

    Christine Kappler;Mohamed Kabbouh;Charles Hetru;Francis Durst

Frequent Co-Authors

Danièle Werck-Reichhart
Danièle Werck-Reichhart Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Charles Mioskowski
Charles Mioskowski Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano
Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano University of California, San Francisco
Lukas Schreiber
Lukas Schreiber University of Bonn
René Feyereisen
René Feyereisen University of Copenhagen
Georg Kochs
Georg Kochs University of Freiburg
Charles Hetru
Charles Hetru Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Jules A. Hoffmann
Jules A. Hoffmann University of Strasbourg
Kenneth A. Feldmann
Kenneth A. Feldmann University of Arizona
Heinz Saedler
Heinz Saedler Max Planck Society

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