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Laurent Blanchoin

Laurent Blanchoin

Grenoble Alpes University
France

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
19912
World Ranking
4592
National Ranking
117

Laurent Blanchoin publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 189 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Laurent Blanchoin D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurent Blanchoin sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Laurent Blanchoin is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on cell biology. Their scientific contributions are distributed across various subfields, including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, condensed matter physics, and biophysics.

The main topics of Blanchoin's research cover cellular mechanics and interactions, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, and 3D printing applications in biomedical research. Other notable topics include micro and nano robotics, advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, protist diversity and phylogeny, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Laurent Blanchoin has published extensively, with a record of 115 publications within their core discipline. Some frequent venues for their work include bioRxiv, Nature Materials, Current Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The EMBO Journal. They have multiple contributions in these journals, notably 24 publications in bioRxiv, 5 each in Nature Materials, Current Biology, and PNAS, and 3 in The EMBO Journal.

Recent significant papers include:

  • Stress fibres are embedded in a contractile cortical network (2020, Nature Materials)
  • Loss of Ena/VASP interferes with lamellipodium architecture, motility and integrin-dependent adhesion (2020, eLife)
  • Self-repair protects microtubules from destruction by molecular motors (2021, Nature Materials)
  • CLASP Mediates Microtubule Repair by Restricting Lattice Damage and Regulating Tubulin Incorporation (2020, Current Biology)
  • Microtubules control nuclear shape and gene expression during early stages of hematopoietic differentiation (2020, The EMBO Journal)

Frequently collaborating scientists include Manuel Théry, Benoît Vianay, Jérémie Gaillard, Christophe Guérin, and Magali Orhant-Prioux.

Laurent Blanchoin is recognized by the scientific community as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), which indicates a level of distinction within the field of molecular biology and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Actin Filament Dynamics in Nonmuscle Cells

    T D Pollard;L Blanchoin;R D Mullins

  • Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

    Laurent Blanchoin;Rajaa Boujemaa-Paterski;Cécile Sykes;Julie Plastino

  • Scar, a WASp-related protein, activates nucleation of actin filaments by the Arp2/3 complex.

    Machesky Lm;Mullins Rd;Higgs Hn;Kaiser Da

  • Direct observation of dendritic actin filament networks nucleated by Arp2/3 complex and WASP/Scar proteins.

    Laurent Blanchoin;Kurt J. Amann;Henry N. Higgs;Jean-Baptiste Marchand

  • MECHANISM OF INTERACTION OF ACANTHAMOEBA ACTOPHORIN (ADF/COFILIN) WITH ACTIN FILAMENTS

    Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D. Pollard

  • Interactions of ADF/cofilin, Arp2/3 complex, capping protein and profilin in remodeling of branched actin filament networks.

    Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D. Pollard;R.Dyche Mullins

  • Actin Network Architecture Can Determine Myosin Motor Activity

    Anne-Cécile Reymann;Rajaa Boujemaa-Paterski;Jean-Louis Martiel;Christophe Guérin

  • Influence of the C Terminus of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASp) and the Arp2/3 Complex on Actin Polymerization†

    Henry N. Higgs;Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D. Pollard

  • Microtubules self-repair in response to mechanical stress.

    Laura Schaedel;Karin John;Jérémie Gaillard;Maxence V. Nachury

  • Cofilin increases the bending flexibility of actin filaments: implications for severing and cell mechanics.

    Brannon R McCullough;Laurent Blanchoin;Jean Louis Martiel;Enrique M. De La Cruz

  • Inhibition of the Arp2/3 complex-nucleated actin polymerization and branch formation by tropomyosin.

    Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D Pollard;Sarah E Hitchcock-DeGregori

  • Inhibitory signalling to the Arp2/3 complex steers cell migration

    Irene Dang;Roman Gorelik;Carla Sousa-Blin;Emmanuel Derivery

  • Hydrolysis of ATP by Polymerized Actin Depends on the Bound Divalent Cation but Not Profilin

    Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D. Pollard

  • Actin filament dynamics are dominated by rapid growth and severing activity in the Arabidopsis cortical array.

    Christopher J. Staiger;Michael B. Sheahan;Parul Khurana;Xia Wang

  • Cofilin Tunes the Nucleotide State of Actin Filaments and Severs at Bare and Decorated Segment Boundaries

    Cristian Suarez;Jérémy Roland;Rajaa Boujemaa-Paterski;Hyeran Kang

  • The centrosome is an actin-organizing centre

    Francesca Farina;Jérémie Gaillard;Christophe Guérin;Yohann Couté

  • Architecture and Connectivity Govern Actin Network Contractility.

    Hajer Ennomani;Gaëlle Letort;Christophe Guérin;Jean-Louis Martiel

  • Actin dynamics: old friends with new stories.

    Christopher J Staiger;Laurent Blanchoin

  • The Putative Arabidopsis Arp2/3 Complex Controls Leaf Cell Morphogenesis

    Shundai Li;Laurent Blanchoin;Zhenbiao Yang;Elizabeth M. Lord

  • Interaction of actin monomers with Acanthamoeba actophorin (ADF/cofilin) and profilin.

    Laurent Blanchoin;Thomas D. Pollard

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Théry
Manuel Théry Grenoble Alpes University
Christopher J. Staiger
Christopher J. Staiger Purdue University West Lafayette
Enrique M. De La Cruz
Enrique M. De La Cruz Yale University
Thomas D. Pollard
Thomas D. Pollard Yale University
Alex Mogilner
Alex Mogilner Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Shanjin Huang
Shanjin Huang Tsinghua University
Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson Okayama University
Bruce L. Goode
Bruce L. Goode Brandeis University
Ed Manser
Ed Manser Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Henry N. Higgs
Henry N. Higgs Dartmouth College

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