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Gilles Gasser

Gilles Gasser

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
18486
World Ranking
6450
National Ranking
223

Gilles Gasser publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 275 publications — 57th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Gilles Gasser D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gilles Gasser is affiliated with Chimie ParisTech in France and conducts research primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Medicine. Their scholarly work encompasses various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects with significant focus on crystallization and solubility studies and X-ray diffraction in crystallography. Other prominent topics include nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, metal complexes synthesis and properties, photodynamic therapy research studies, ferrocene chemistry and applications, and click chemistry and applications.

Gasser's recent publications indicate an emphasis on photodynamic therapy and metal complexes related to cancer treatment. Notable papers include:

  • Rationally designed ruthenium complexes for 1- and 2-photon photodynamic therapy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A Multi-action and Multi-target RuII-PtIV Conjugate Combining Cancer-Activated Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy to Overcome Drug Resistant Cancers, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Photodecaging of a Mitochondria-Localized Iridium(III) Endoperoxide Complex for Two-Photon Photoactivated Therapy under Hypoxia, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Phototherapeutic anticancer strategies with first-row transition metal complexes: a critical review, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators in their work include Olivier Blacque, Kevin Cariou, Johannes Karges, Robin Vinck, and Lisa Gourdon.

The predominant venues for Gasser's research publications are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ChemBioChem
  • Chemical Science
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • Organometallic Anticancer Compounds

    Gilles Gasser;Gilles Gasser;Ingo Ott;Nils Metzler-Nolte

  • Critical Overview of the Use of Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers in One-Photon and Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy

    Franz Heinemann;Johannes Karges;Gilles Gasser

  • Combination of Ru(II) complexes and light: new frontiers in cancer therapy

    Cristina Mari;Vanessa Pierroz;Stefano Ferrari;Gilles Gasser

  • The medicinal chemistry of ferrocene and its derivatives

    Malay Patra;Gilles Gasser

  • The potential of organometallic complexes in medicinal chemistry.

    Gilles Gasser;Nils Metzler-Nolte

  • Targeted photoredox catalysis in cancer cells

    Huaiyi Huang;Huaiyi Huang;Samya Banerjee;Kangqiang Qiu;Pingyu Zhang

  • Highly Charged Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Lysosome‐Localized Photosensitizers for Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy

    Huaiyi Huang;Huaiyi Huang;Bole Yu;Pingyu Zhang;Juanjuan Huang

  • Classification of Metal-Based Drugs according to Their Mechanisms of Action

    Eszter Boros;Paul J. Dyson;Gilles Gasser

  • Molecular and Cellular Characterization of the Biological Effects of Ruthenium(II) Complexes Incorporating 2-Pyridyl-2-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic Acid

    Vanessa Pierroz;Tanmaya Joshi;Anna Leonidova;Cristina Mari

  • Metal-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: the future of multimodal oncology?

    Sherri A. McFarland;Arkady Mandel;Roger Dumoulin-White;Gilles Gasser

  • Underestimated Potential of Organometallic Rhenium Complexes as Anticancer Agents

    Anna Leonidova;Gilles Gasser

  • Photodecaging of a Mitochondria-Localized Iridium(III) Endoperoxide Complex for Two-Photon Photoactivated Therapy under Hypoxia.

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  • Small organometallic compounds as antibacterial agents.

    Malay Patra;Gilles Gasser;Nils Metzler-Nolte

  • Rationally designed ruthenium complexes for 1- and 2-photon photodynamic therapy.

    Johannes Karges;Shi Kuang;Federica Maschietto;Olivier Blacque

  • Phototherapeutic anticancer strategies with first-row transition metal complexes: a critical review.

    Unknown

  • Organometallic compounds: an opportunity for chemical biology?

    Malay Patra;Gilles Gasser

  • Visible-light-induced annihilation of tumor cells with platinum-porphyrin conjugates.

    Anu Naik;Riccardo Rubbiani;Gilles Gasser;Bernhard Spingler

  • A Multi-action and Multi-target Ru II -Pt IV Conjugate Combining Cancer-Activated Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy to Overcome Drug Resistant Cancers.

    Johannes Karges;Thirumal Yempala;Mickaël Tharaud;Dan Gibson

  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

    Johannes Karges;Franz Heinemann;Franz Heinemann;Marta Jakubaszek;Federica Maschietto

  • DNA intercalating Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes as effective photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy.

    Cristina Mari;Vanessa Pierroz;Riccardo Rubbiani;Malay Patra

  • Monomeric and dimeric coordinatively saturated and substitutionally inert Ru(ii) polypyridyl complexes as anticancer drug candidates.

    Anna Notaro;Gilles Gasser

  • Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of new Ru(II) polypyridyl photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.

    Angelo Frei;Riccardo Rubbiani;Solmaz Tubafard;Olivier Blacque

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Ferrari
Stefano Ferrari Veneto Eye Bank Foundation
Nils Metzler-Nolte
Nils Metzler-Nolte Ruhr University Bochum
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Hui Chao
Hui Chao Sun Yat-sen University
Bernhard Spingler
Bernhard Spingler University of Zurich
Leone Spiccia
Leone Spiccia Monash University
Olivier Blacque
Olivier Blacque University of Zurich
Bruno Goud
Bruno Goud Institute Curie
Helen Stoeckli-Evans
Helen Stoeckli-Evans University of Neuchâtel
Alan M. Bond
Alan M. Bond Monash University

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