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Jean-Paul Latgé

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Microbiology
Greece
2026
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Microbiology
France
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
123
Citations
49540
World Ranking
126
National Ranking
2

Jean-Paul Latgé publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Paul Latgé sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 456 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Jean-Paul Latgé D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award

Overview

Jean-Paul Latgé is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece and has an extensive research portfolio concentrated primarily in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work encompasses several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Pharmacology. Core topics addressed in their publications include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, fungal and yeast genetics research, fungal biology and applications, mycotoxins in agriculture and food, and plant pathogens and fungal diseases.

Latgé's research output includes studies published in prominent venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Journal of Fungi
  • mSphere

Selected recent papers illustrate the scientific themes explored:

  • The negative cofactor 2 complex is a key regulator of drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A molecular vision of fungal cell wall organization by functional genomics and solid-state NMR (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Galactosaminogalactan activates the inflammasome to provide host protection (2020, Nature)
  • Phagosomal removal of fungal melanin reprograms macrophage metabolism to promote antifungal immunity (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Structural Polymorphism of Chitin and Chitosan in Fungal Cell Walls From Solid-State NMR and Principal Component Analysis (2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences)

Jean-Paul Latgé has collaborated frequently with a set of co-authors who have contributed significantly to the body of research in similar areas. These include:

  • Tuo Wang
  • Thierry Fontaine
  • Malitha C. Dickwella Widanage
  • Andrew Lipton
  • Anne Beauvais

Additionally, Latgé authored a book titled The Fungal Cell Wall, published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2020, which has garnered citations in related research.

Best Publications

  • Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis

    Jean Paul Latgé

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • The Fungal Cell Wall : Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function

    Neil A.R. Gow;Jean Paul Latge;Carol A. Munro

  • The cell wall: a carbohydrate armour for the fungal cell.

    Jean-Paul Latgé

  • Surface hydrophobin prevents immune recognition of airborne fungal spores

    Vishukumar Aimanianda;Jagadeesh Bayry;Jagadeesh Bayry;Jagadeesh Bayry;Silvia Bozza;Olaf Kniemeyer

  • Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis in 2019

    Jean Paul Latgé;Georgios Chamilos

  • Atlas of Entomopathogenic Fungi

    Robert A. Samson;Harry C. Evans;Jean-Paul Latgé

  • The pathobiology of Aspergillus fumigatus

    Jean-Paul Latgé

  • Killing of Aspergillus fumigatus by Alveolar Macrophages Is Mediated by Reactive Oxidant Intermediates

    B. Philippe;O. Ibrahim-Granet;M. C. Prévost;M. A. Gougerot-Pocidalo

  • FLO1 Is a Variable Green Beard Gene that Drives Biofilm-like Cooperation in Budding Yeast

    Scott Smukalla;Marina Caldara;Nathalie Pochet;Nathalie Pochet;Anne Beauvais

  • Molecular organization of the alkali-insoluble fraction of Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall.

    Thierry Fontaine;Catherine Simenel;Guy Dubreucq;Olivier Adam

  • Production of Extracellular Traps against Aspergillus fumigatus In Vitro and in Infected Lung Tissue Is Dependent on Invading Neutrophils and Influenced by Hydrophobin RodA

    Sandra Bruns;Olaf Kniemeyer;Olaf Kniemeyer;Mike Hasenberg;Vishukumar Aimanianda

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored Glucanosyltransferases Play an Active Role in the Biosynthesis of the Fungal Cell Wall

    Isabelle Mouyna;Thierry Fontaine;Marina Vai;Michel Monod

  • Aspergillus Fumigatus Morphology and Dynamic Host Interactions

    van de Veerdonk Fl;Gresnigt Ms;Romani L;Netea Mg

  • Aspergillus fumigatus: saprophyte or pathogen?

    Fredj Tekaia;Jean-Paul Latgé

  • A new sensitive sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect galactofuran in patients with invasive aspergillosis.

    D Stynen;A Goris;J Sarfati;J P Latgé

  • Aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillosis.

    J. P. Latgé;W. J. Steinbach

  • Phagocytosis and intracellular fate of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in alveolar macrophages.

    O. Ibrahim-Granet;B. Philippe;H. Boleti;E. Boisvieux-Ulrich

  • Evidence for Sexuality in the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Mathieu Paoletti;Carla Rydholm;Elke U. Schwier;Michael J. Anderson

  • Rat monoclonal antibodies against Aspergillus galactomannan.

    D Stynen;J Sarfati;A Goris;M C Prévost

  • Tasting the fungal cell wall.

    Jean-Paul Latgé

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Fontaine
Thierry Fontaine Institut Pasteur
Luigina Romani
Luigina Romani University of Perugia
Jagadeesh Bayry
Jagadeesh Bayry Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Axel A. Brakhage
Axel A. Brakhage Leibniz Association
Michel Monod
Michel Monod University Hospital of Lausanne
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Muriel Delepierre
Muriel Delepierre Institut Pasteur
Silvia Bozza
Silvia Bozza University of Perugia
Emilia Mellado
Emilia Mellado Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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