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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 60 1970 1772 67 54 124 12281

Henri Buc publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Henri Buc between 1967 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Henri Buc published across 55 years, from 1967 to 2021, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 1977. 1 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 1977. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication
1967 2021

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Henri Buc: publications per year, 1967 to 2021
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 2
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 2
1973 3
1974 3
1975 3
1976 3
1977 6
1978 2
1979 4
1980 2
1981 3
1982 4
1983 5
1984 6
1985 4
1986 4
1987 4
1988 2
1989 6
1990 5
1991 3
1992 5
1993 4
1994 5
1995 2
1996 6
1997 5
1998 3
1999 6
2000 2
2001 6
2002 2
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 3
2010 1
2011 3
2012 3
2013 1
2014 1
2015 2
2016 2
2017 0
2018 1
2019 1
2020 0
2021 1
Total 152
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Henri Buc publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henri Buc sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–126 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 124 publications — 24th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177 124
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Henri Buc D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120 60
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

Henri Buc is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on the intersection of the arts, humanities, and medicine. The subfields that characterize their work include philosophy as well as pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's studies address philosophical and theoretical analyses alongside historical and scientific studies. These two main topics are central to their academic output.

Among the recent papers published by Henri Buc, one notable work is titled "1970, Le Hasard et la nécessité et La Logique du vivant: quelques souvenirs des uns et des autres," which appeared in 2020 in the Revue d'histoire des sciences journal.

  • "1970, Le Hasard et la nécessité et La Logique du vivant: quelques souvenirs des uns et des autres" (2020, Revue d'histoire des sciences)

Collaboration has been part of their research activity, with documented frequent co-authorship alongside Pierre-Olivier Méthot.

  • Pierre-Olivier Méthot

Henri Buc's work has been published in specialized venues that include the Revue d'histoire des sciences, which aligns with their focus on historical and scientific studies.

  • Revue d'histoire des sciences

The recognition of their scientific contributions is marked by membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting affiliation with an established molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional Regulation by cAMP and Its Receptor Protein

    A Kolb;S Busby;H Buc;S Garges

  • Cyclic AMP receptor protein: role in transcription activation

    B de Crombrugghe;S Busby;H Buc

  • Kinetics of the allosteric interactions of phosphofructokinase from Escherichia coli.

    D. Blangy;H. Buc;J. Monod

  • SAGA interacting factors confine sub-diffusion of transcribed genes to the nuclear envelope

    Ghislain G. Cabal;Auguste Genovesio;Susana Rodriguez-Navarro;Susana Rodriguez-Navarro;Christophe Zimmer

  • HIV-1 reverse transcription. A termination step at the center of the genome.

    Pierre Charneau;Gilles Mirambeau;Pascal Roux;Sylvie Paulous

  • Synthetic curved DNA sequences can act as transcriptional activators in Escherichia coli.

    L Bracco;D Kotlarz;A Kolb;S Diekmann

  • Histone-like protein H1 (H-NS), DNA supercoiling, and gene expression in bacteria

    Christopher S.J. Hulton;Alexander Seirafi;Jay C.D. Hinton;Julie M. Sidebotham

  • Kinetics of open complex formation between Escherichia coli RNA polymerase and the lac UV5 promoter. Evidence for a sequential mechanism involving three steps.

    Henri Buc;William R. McClure

  • Stringent spacing requirements for transcription activation by CRP.

    Kevin Gaston;Andrew Bell;Annie Kolb;Henri Buc

  • H1a, an E. coli DNA-binding protein which accumulates in stationary phase, strongly compacts DNA in vitro.

    Annick Spassky;Sylvie Rimsky;Hervé Garreau;Henri Buc

  • Escherichia coli protein analogs StpA and H-NS: regulatory loops, similar and disparate effects on nucleic acid dynamics.

    A Zhang;S Rimsky;M E Reaban;H Buc

  • Mutations that alter the ability of the Escherichia coli cyclic AMP receptor protein to activate transcription

    Andrew Bell;Kevin Gaston;Roy Williams;Karen Chapman

  • High-resolution statistical mapping reveals gene territories in live yeast

    Axel B Berger;Ghislain G Cabal;Ghislain G Cabal;Emmanuelle Fabre;Tarn Duong

  • Mapping of single-stranded regions in duplex DNA at the sequence level: single-strand-specific cytosine methylation in RNA polymerase-promoter complexes

    Karla Kirkegaard;Henri Buc;Annick Spassky;James C. Wang

  • On the different binding affinities of CRP at the lac, gal and malT promoter regions

    A. Kolb;A. Spassky;C. Chapon;B. Blazy

  • Mechanisms of Retroviral Recombination

    Matteo Negroni;Henri Buc

  • Reverse transcriptases and genomic variability: the accuracy of DNA replication is enzyme specific and sequence dependent.

    M Ricchetti;H Buc

  • Probing the structure, function, and interactions of the Escherichia coli H-NS and StpA proteins by using dominant negative derivatives.

    R M Williams;S Rimsky;H Buc

  • Topological unwinding of strong and weak promoters by RNA polymerase. A comparison between the lac wild-type and the UV5 sites of Escherichia coli.

    M. Amouyal;H. Buc

  • Conformational analysis of lac promoters using the nuclease activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-copper ion.

    David S. Sigman;Annick Spassky;Sylvia Rimsky;Henri Buc

Frequent Co-Authors

Annie Kolb
Annie Kolb Institut Pasteur
Stephen J. W. Busby
Stephen J. W. Busby University of Birmingham
Muriel Delepierre
Muriel Delepierre Institut Pasteur
Antoine Danchin
Antoine Danchin Institut Cochin
Marc Dreyfus
Marc Dreyfus École Normale Supérieure
Félix A. Rey
Félix A. Rey Institut Pasteur
Andrew I. Bell
Andrew I. Bell University of Birmingham
Pierre Tiollais
Pierre Tiollais Institut Pasteur
Matthias J. Schnell
Matthias J. Schnell Thomas Jefferson University
Karla Kirkegaard
Karla Kirkegaard Stanford University

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