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Genetics and Molecular Biology
France
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
150
Citations
143226
World Ranking
135
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2008 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Genetics
  • 2002 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Jean Weissenbach is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple areas within molecular biology and related fields, reflected in a diverse publication record and collaborations with various scientists.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Genetic Analysis of Citrobacter sp.86 Reveals Involvement of Corrinoids in Chlordecone and Lindane Biotransformations, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Publisher Correction: The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 14, 2023, Nature
  • Biographical Feature: In memoriam Pierre Tiollais (1934-2024), 2025, Journal of Virology
  • Pierre Tiollais (1934-2024), un pionnier du génie génétique et une vie consacrée au virus de l'hépatite B, 2025, médecine/sciences

Frequent co-authors working with Jean Weissenbach include:

  • Delphine Muselet
  • Núria Fonknechten
  • Christian Bréchot
  • Patrick Charnay
  • Hugues de Thé

Publications by Weissenbach have appeared in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Nature
  • Journal of Virology
  • médecine/sciences

The subfields contributing to their work are identified as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Virology

Key topics explored in the research include:

  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Jean Weissenbach has been recognized with several awards such as the CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 2008 for contributions to genetics, as well as the Canada Gairdner International Award in 2002. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing

    Junjie Qin;Ruiqiang Li;Jeroen Raes;Manimozhiyan Arumugam

  • The genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster

    M. D. Adams;S. E. Celniker;R. A. Holt;C. A. Evans

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • Identification and characterization of a spinal muscular atrophy-determining gene

    Suzie Lefebvre;Lydie Bürglen;Sophie Reboullet;Olivier Clermont

  • The grapevine genome sequence suggests ancestral hexaploidization in major angiosperm phyla.

    Olivier Jaillon;Jean Marc Aury;Benjamin Noel;Alberto Policriti

  • A comprehensive genetic map of the human genome based on 5,264 microsatellites

    C Dib;S Fauré;C Fizames;D Samson

  • Mutations in PCSK9 cause autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia.

    Marianne Abifadel;Mathilde Varret;Jean-Pierre Rabès;Delphine Allard

  • Structure and function of the global ocean microbiome

    Shinichi Sunagawa;Luis Pedro Coelho;Samuel Chaffron;Jens Roat Kultima

  • Mutations of a mutS homolog in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

    Fredrick S. Leach;Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Bo Liu

  • The Genome Sequence of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Robert A. Holt;G. Mani Subramanian;Aaron Halpern;Granger G. Sutton

  • Notch3 mutations in CADASIL, a hereditary adult-onset condition causing stroke and dementia

    Anne Joutel;Christophe Corpechot;Anne Ducros;Katayoun Vahedi

  • The 1993-94 Généthon human genetic linkage map.

    Gabor Gyapay;Jean Morissette;Alain Vignal;Colette Dib

  • A second-generation linkage map of the human genome.

    Jean Weissenbach;Gabor Gyapay;Colette Dib;Alain Vignal

  • Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean

    Colomban de Vargas;Colomban de Vargas;Stéphane Audic;Stéphane Audic;Nicolas Henry;Nicolas Henry;Johan Decelle;Johan Decelle

  • The Phaeodactylum genome reveals the evolutionary history of diatom genomes

    Chris Bowler;Andrew E. Allen;Andrew E. Allen;Jonathan H. Badger;Jane Grimwood

  • Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria

    Katharina F. Ettwig;Margaret K. Butler;Margaret K. Butler;Denis Le Paslier;Denis Le Paslier;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Genome evolution in yeasts

    Bernard Dujon;David Sherman;Gilles Fischer;Pascal Durrens

  • Campomelic dysplasia and autosomal sex reversal caused by mutations in an SRY-related gene.

    J W Foster;M A Dominguez-Steglich;S Guioli;C Kwok

  • A candidate gene for familial Mediterranean fever

    Alain Bernot;Christian Clepet;Corinne Dasilva

  • The Complete Genome Sequence of the Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis IL1403

    Alexander Bolotin;Patrick Wincker;Stéphane Mauger;Olivier Jaillon

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Olivier Jaillon
Olivier Jaillon University of Paris-Saclay
Julie Poulain
Julie Poulain French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Valérie Barbe
Valérie Barbe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Roland Heilig
Roland Heilig University of Paris-Saclay
David Vallenet
David Vallenet University of Paris-Saclay
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay
Christine Petit
Christine Petit Université Paris Cité
Peer Bork
Peer Bork European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau

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