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Jean-Christophe Bourdon

Jean-Christophe Bourdon

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 48 2674 2422 209 191 115 10258

Jean-Christophe Bourdon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Christophe Bourdon between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Christophe Bourdon published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2010. 3 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2010. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Christophe Bourdon: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 0
2002 2
2003 2
2004 4
2005 2
2006 3
2007 6
2008 6
2009 5
2010 14
2011 11
2012 4
2013 12
2014 2
2015 1
2016 8
2017 4
2018 6
2019 3
2020 5
2021 10
2022 10
2023 2
2024 7
2025 2
2026 1
Total 138
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Jean-Christophe Bourdon publications per year - data summary

  • Jean-Christophe Bourdon, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Dundee, has 138 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 1997, 1999, 2015 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 32 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1998 and 2001).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.8 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 22 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 16 publications (1.5 per year); 2006-2016: 72 publications (6.5 per year); 2017-2026: 50 publications (5.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jean-Christophe Bourdon 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 Jean-Christophe Bourdon 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, 107–116 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: 115 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
107–116 162 115
117–126 177
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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Jean-Christophe Bourdon publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 47–56 to 564+ publications.
  • Jean-Christophe Bourdon, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Dundee, records 115 publications - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Jean-Christophe Bourdon, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 177–186 publications range, and Jean-Christophe Bourdon ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 117–126 publications, holding 177 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 53% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 177–186 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 564 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Jean-Christophe Bourdon 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 Jean-Christophe Bourdon 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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 48
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
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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Jean-Christophe Bourdon D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,076 Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 40–41 to 145+ D-Index.
  • Jean-Christophe Bourdon, a Molecular Biology scholar from University of Dundee, records 48 D-Index - the 14th percentile of the discipline.
  • 14% of ranked Molecular Biology scientists score the same or lower than Jean-Christophe Bourdon, and about 86% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Jean-Christophe Bourdon ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 64–65 D-Index, holding 131 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 66–67 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Jean-Christophe Bourdon is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work is particularly concentrated in molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, biotechnology, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed to multiple key topics across their career, including:

  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Jean-Christophe Bourdon's recent publications cover various aspects of cancer biology and molecular mechanisms involving the p53 protein and RNA modifications. Notable papers include:

  • "Ribosomal RNA 2'O-methylation as a novel layer of inter-tumour heterogeneity in breast cancer" (2020, NAR Cancer)
  • "The pleiotropic role of p53 in functional/dysfunctional neurons: focus on pathogenesis and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease" (2020, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy)
  • "Adaptive homeostasis and the p53 isoform network" (2021, EMBO Reports)
  • "Inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay rescues p53β/γ isoform expression and activates the p53 pathway in MDM2-overexpressing and select p53-mutant cancers" (2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • "Δ133p53β isoform pro-invasive activity is regulated through an aggregation-dependent mechanism in cancer cells" (2021, Nature Communications)

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as eLife, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NAR Cancer, Nature Communications, and Cell Death and Disease. Across these venues, Jean-Christophe Bourdon has multiple publications reflecting sustained research activity.

Collaborations have been an important part of their work, with several frequent co-authors including Alexandra Diot, Susan E. Bray, Lee B. Jordan, Antony W. Braithwaite, and Kira Groen.

Best Publications

  • p53 isoforms can regulate p53 transcriptional activity

    Jean-Christophe Bourdon;Kenneth Fernandes;Fiona Murray-Zmijewski;Geng Liu

  • Mdm2-Mediated NEDD8 Conjugation of p53 Inhibits Its Transcriptional Activity

    Dimitris P. Xirodimas;Mark K. Saville;Jean Christophe Bourdon;Ronald T. Hay

  • p53/p63/p73 isoforms: an orchestra of isoforms to harmonise cell differentiation and response to stress

    Murray-Zmijewski F;Lane Dp;Bourdon Jc

  • Uncovering the role of p53 splice variants in human malignancy: a clinical perspective

    Sylvanie Surget;Marie P Khoury;Jean-Christophe Bourdon

  • p53 isoforms Δ133p53 and p53β are endogenous regulators of replicative cellular senescence

    Kaori Fujita;Abdul M. Mondal;Izumi Horikawa;Giang H. Nguyen;Giang H. Nguyen

  • p53 and its isoforms in cancer

    Bourdon Jc

  • p53 Acts as a Safeguard of Translational Control by Regulating Fibrillarin and rRNA Methylation in Cancer

    Virginie Marcel;Virginie Marcel;Sandra E. Ghayad;Sandra E. Ghayad;Stéphane Belin;Stéphane Belin;Gabriel Therizols;Gabriel Therizols

  • The DEAD box protein p68: a novel transcriptional coactivator of the p53 tumour suppressor

    Gaynor J Bates;Samantha M Nicol;Brian J Wilson;Anne-Marie F Jacobs

  • The Isoforms of the p53 Protein

    Marie P. Khoury;Jean-Christophe Bourdon

  • DNA polymerase θ up-regulation is associated with poor survival in breast cancer, perturbs DNA replication, and promotes genetic instability

    Fanny Lemée;Valérie Bergoglio;Anne Fernandez-Vidal;Alice Machado-Silva

  • Biological functions of p53 isoforms through evolution: lessons from animal and cellular models

    Virginie Marcel;Marie-Laure Dichtel-Danjoy;C. Sagne;C. Sagne;C. Sagne;H. Hafsi

  • p53 Isoforms: An Intracellular Microprocessor?

    Marie P. Khoury;Jean-Christophe Bourdon

  • Further characterisation of the p53 responsive element – identification of new candidate genes for trans -activation by p53

    Jean-Christophe Bourdon;Valérie Deguin-Chambon;Jean-Claude Lelong;Philippe Dessen

  • Regulation of p53 by the Ubiquitin-conjugating Enzymes UbcH5B/C in Vivo

    Mark K. Saville;Alison Sparks;Dimitris P. Xirodimas;Julie Wardrop

  • p53 isoform Δ113p53 is a p53 target gene that antagonizes p53 apoptotic activity via BclxL activation in zebrafish

    Jun Chen;Sok Meng Ng;Changqing Chang;Zhenhai Zhang

  • Human and mouse Fas (APO-1/CD95) death receptor genes each contain a p53-responsive element that is activated by p53 mutants unable to induce apoptosis.

    Dany Munsch;Rie Watanabe-Fukunaga;Jean Christophe Bourdon;Shigekasu Nagata

  • Scotin, a novel p53-inducible proapoptotic protein located in the ER and the nuclear membrane

    J.-C. Bourdon;J. Renzing;P.L. Robertson;K.N. Fernandes

  • Δ160p53 is a novel N-terminal p53 isoform encoded by Δ133p53 transcript.

    Virginie Marcel;Stéphane Perrier;Mustapha Aoubala;Sylvain Ageorges

  • p53 Isoforms: Key Regulators of the Cell Fate Decision.

    Sebastien M. Joruiz;Jean-Christophe Bourdon

  • p53 directly transactivates Δ133p53α, regulating cell fate outcome in response to DNA damage

    Mustapha Aoubala;F. Murray-Zmijewski;Marie Khoury;Marie Khoury;K. Fernandes

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Lane
David P. Lane Karolinska Institute
Alastair M. Thompson
Alastair M. Thompson Baylor College of Medicine
Bjørn Tore Gjertsen
Bjørn Tore Gjertsen Haukeland University Hospital
Curtis C. Harris
Curtis C. Harris National Institutes of Health
Antony W. Braithwaite
Antony W. Braithwaite University of Otago
Bruno Lina
Bruno Lina Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Alain Puisieux
Alain Puisieux Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Philippe Bouvet
Philippe Bouvet École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Øystein Bruserud
Øystein Bruserud University of Bergen

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