2026 Jean Pieters: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	49	17836	16365	340	298	146	15916

Discipline name

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Biology and Biochemistry

17836

16365

340

298

146

15916

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

15916

World Ranking

17836

National Ranking

340

Overview

Jean Pieters is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research spans several fields within biology and medicine, with a particular focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. Their works contribute to the subfields of immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and hematology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Immune cells in cancer
Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology

Jean Pieters has published several research papers in recognized scientific journals. Notable publications include:

Assigning mitochondrial localization of dual localized proteins using a yeast Bi-Genomic Mitochondrial-Split-GFP, 2020, eLife
A novel approach to single-cell analysis reveals intrinsic differences in immune marker expression in unstimulated BALB/c and C57BL/6 macrophages, 2022, FEBS Letters
Suppression of caspase 8 activity by a coronin 1-PI3Kδ pathway promotes T cell survival independently of TCR and IL-7 signaling, 2021, Science Signaling
Coronin 1 Is Required for Integrin β2 Translocation in Platelets, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
An evolutionarily conserved coronin-dependent pathway defines cell population size, 2022, Science Signaling

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Jean Pieters include:

Tohnyui Ndinyanka Fabrice
Julie Ruer-Laventie
Rajesh Jayachandran
Mayumi Mori
Alexander Schmidt

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with recurrent contributions to:

FEBS Letters
Science Signaling
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Antibody Reports
eLife

Best Publications

Inflammatory stimuli induce accumulation of MHC class II complexes on dendritic cells

Marina Cella;Anneke Engering;Valerie Pinet;Jean Pieters

1510
Citations
Essential Role for Cholesterol in Entry of Mycobacteria into Macrophages

John Gatfield;Jean Pieters

864
Citations
A coat protein on phagosomes involved in the intracellular survival of mycobacteria.

Giorgio Ferrari;Hanno Langen;Makoto Naito;Jean Pieters

812
Citations
Protein Kinase G from Pathogenic Mycobacteria Promotes Survival Within Macrophages

Anne Walburger;Anil Koul;Giorgio Ferrari;Liem Nguyen

697
Citations
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Macrophage: Maintaining a Balance

Jean Pieters

626
Citations
Isolation and characterization of the intracellular MHC class II compartment

Abraham Tulp;Desirée Verwoerd;Bernhard Dobberstein;Hidde L. Ploegh

615
Citations
THE MANNOSE RECEPTOR FUNCTIONS AS A HIGH CAPACITY AND BROAD SPECIFICITY ANTIGEN RECEPTOR IN HUMAN DENDRITIC CELLS

Anneke J. Engering;Marina Cella;Donna Fluitsma;Manfred Brockhaus

580
Citations
Ancestral antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Rowan P. Morris;Liem Nguyen;John Gatfield;Kevin Visconti

399
Citations
Survival of mycobacteria in macrophages is mediated by coronin 1-dependent activation of calcineurin.

Rajesh Jayachandran;Varadharajan Sundaramurthy;Benoit Combaluzier;Philipp Mueller

360
Citations
Interaction of pathogenic mycobacteria with the host immune system

Edith N G Houben;Liem Nguyen;Jean Pieters

290
Citations
The Trojan horse: survival tactics of pathogenic mycobacteria in macrophages

Liem Nguyen;Jean Pieters

265
Citations
The MHC class II-associated invariant chain contains two endosomal targeting signals within its cytoplasmic tail.

Jean Pieters;Oddmund Bakke;Bernhard Dobberstein

251
Citations
MHC class II restricted antigen presentation.

Jean Pieters

232
Citations
Structural basis for the specific inhibition of protein kinase G, a virulence factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Nicole Scherr;Srinivas Honnappa;Gabriele Kunz;Philipp Mueller

207
Citations
Entry and survival of pathogenic mycobacteria in macrophages.

Jean Pieters

206
Citations
Dendritic Cell Stimulation by Mycobacterial Hsp70 Is Mediated Through CCR5

R. Andres Floto;Paul A. MacAry;Paul A. MacAry;Jessica M. Boname;Tan Suet Mien

204
Citations
Regulation of T cell survival through coronin-1-mediated generation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and calcium mobilization after T cell receptor triggering.

Philipp Mueller;Jan Massner;Rajesh Jayachandran;Benoit Combaluzier

203
Citations
MHC class II-restricted antigen processing and presentation.

Jean Pieters

199
Citations
Mannose Receptor Mediated Antigen Uptake and Presentation in Human Dendritic Cells

Anneke J. Engering;Marina Cella;Donna M. Fluitsma;Elisabeth C. M. Hoefsmit

183
Citations
Association of the leukocyte plasma membrane with the actin cytoskeleton through coiled coil-mediated trimeric coronin 1 molecules.

John Gatfield;Imke Albrecht;Bettina Zanolari;Michel O. Steinmetz

182
Citations