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Frédéric Partensky

Frédéric Partensky

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
19443
World Ranking
8530
National Ranking
291

Frédéric Partensky 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 Frédéric Partensky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frédéric Partensky 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 Frédéric Partensky 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

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

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

Overview

Frédéric Partensky is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France. Their research spans multiple fields focused mainly on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also in environmental science.

The primary areas of study include molecular biology, ecology, and oceanography, with additional focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental chemistry. Their main research topics cover microbial community ecology and physiology, protist diversity and phylogeny, marine and coastal ecosystems, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, genomics and phylogenetic studies, algal biology and biofuel production, as well as biocrusts and microbial ecology.

Recent published works by Frédéric Partensky include:

  • Vibrational modes of water predict spectral niches for photosynthesis in lakes and oceans, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Cyanorak v2.1: a scalable information system dedicated to the visualization and expert curation of marine and brackish picocyanobacteria genomes, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Evolutionary Mechanisms of Long-Term Genome Diversification Associated With Niche Partitioning in Marine Picocyanobacteria, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Diversity and Evolution of Pigment Types in Marine Synechococcus Cyanobacteria, 2022, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Molecular bases of an alternative dual-enzyme system for light color acclimation of marine Synechococcus cyanobacteria, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frédéric Partensky include:

  • Laurence Garczarek
  • Morgane Ratin
  • Louison Dufour
  • Hugo Doré
  • Mark Hoebeke

Their research has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Best Publications

  • Prochlorococcus, a Marine Photosynthetic Prokaryote of Global Significance

    F. Partensky;W. R. Hess;D. Vaulot

  • Enumeration and Cell Cycle Analysis of Natural Populations of Marine Picoplankton by Flow Cytometry Using the Nucleic Acid Stain SYBR Green I.

    Dominique Marie;Frederic Partensky;Stephan Jacquet;Daniel Vaulot

  • Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features

    Evelyne Derelle;Conchita Ferraz;Stephane Rombauts;Pierre Rouzé

  • The genome of a motile marine Synechococcus

    B. Palenik;B. Brahamsha;F. W. Larimer;F. W. Larimer;M. Land;M. Land

  • Ecological Genomics of Marine Picocyanobacteria

    David J. Scanlan;Martin Ostrowski;Sophie Mazard;Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne

  • Differential distribution and ecology of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus in oceanic waters: a review

    F. Partensky;Jean Blanchot;D. Vaulot

  • Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

    Alexis Dufresne;Marcel Salanoubat;Frédéric Partensky;François Artiguenave

  • Enumeration of phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses in marine samples.

    Dominique Marie;Frédéric Partensky;Daniel Vaulot;Corina Brussaard

  • Accelerated evolution associated with genome reduction in a free-living prokaryote

    Alexis Dufresne;Laurence Garczarek;Frédéric Partensky

  • Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida.

    Jonas Collén;Betina Porcel;Betina Porcel;Wilfrid Carré;Steven G Ball

  • Clade-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Oligonucleotides Reveal the Predominance of a Single Marine Synechococcus Clade throughout a Stratified Water Column in the Red Sea

    Nicholas J. Fuller;Dominique Marie;Frédéric Partensky;Daniel Vaulot

  • The cyanobacterial genome core and the origin of photosynthesis

    Armen Y. Mulkidjanian;Eugene V. Koonin;Kira S. Makarova;Sergey L. Mekhedov

  • Prochlorococcus: Advantages and Limits of Minimalism

    Frédéric Partensky;Laurence Garczarek

  • Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria.

    Alexis Dufresne;Alexis Dufresne;Martin Ostrowski;David J Scanlan;Laurence Garczarek

  • Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcus spp.: a comparative genomics study

    Christophe Six;Christophe Six;Jean Claude Thomas;Laurence Garczarek;Martin Ostrowski

  • Pyrococcus abyssi sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

    Gaël Erauso;Anna-Louise Reysenbach;Anne Godfroy;Jean-Roch Meunier

  • Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: A comparative study of their optical properties in relation to their size and pigmentation

    André Morel;Yu-Hwan Ahn;Frédéric Partensky;Daniel Vaulot

  • Vertical structure of picophytoplankton at different trophic sites of the tropical northeastern Atlantic Ocean

    Frédéric Partensky;Jean Blanchot;François Lantoine;Jacques Neveux

  • A simple method to preserve oceanic phytoplankton for flow cytometric analyses.

    D. Vaulot;C. Courties;F. Partensky

  • Independent evolution of the prochlorophyte and green plant chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting proteins.

    G. W. M. van der Staay;F. Partensky;A. Ducret

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Vaulot
Daniel Vaulot Station Biologique De Roscoff
Dominique Marie
Dominique Marie Sorbonne University
David J. Scanlan
David J. Scanlan University of Warwick
Wolfgang R. Hess
Wolfgang R. Hess University of Freiburg
Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Laure Guillou
Laure Guillou Sorbonne University
William K. W. Li
William K. W. Li Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Stéphan Jacquet
Stéphan Jacquet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Annick Bricaud
Annick Bricaud Sorbonne University

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