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1970
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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.

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 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.

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.

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40 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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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