World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
27571
World Ranking
3136
National Ranking
1586

Luc Girard publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luc Girard sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 304 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luc Girard 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 Luc Girard sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luc Girard is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans several main and subfields, including:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Cancer Research

Key research topics covered by Luc Girard involve:

  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Luc Girard include:

  • A biobank of small cell lung cancer CDX models elucidates inter- and intratumoral phenotypic heterogeneity, 2020, Nature Cancer
  • SCLC-CellMiner: A Resource for Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Line Genomics and Pharmacology Based on Genomic Signatures, 2020, Cell Reports
  • The hexosamine biosynthesis pathway is a targetable liability in KRAS/LKB1 mutant lung cancer, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Cell-autonomous immune gene expression is repressed in pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and small cell lung cancer, 2021, Communications Biology
  • AXL targeting restores PD-1 blockade sensitivity of STK11/LKB1 mutant NSCLC through expansion of TCF1+ CD8 T cells, 2022, Cell Reports Medicine

Luc Girard has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • John D. Minna
  • Ling Cai
  • Ignacio I. Wistuba
  • Rolf A. Brekken
  • Kenneth E. Huffman

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in specific publication venues, including:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • An Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Gene Signature Predicts Resistance to EGFR and PI3K Inhibitors and Identifies Axl as a Therapeutic Target for Overcoming EGFR Inhibitor Resistance

    Lauren Averett Byers;Lixia Diao;Jing Wang;Pierre Saintigny

  • High-throughput oncogene mutation profiling in human cancer

    Roman K. Thomas;Alissa C. Baker;Ralph M. DeBiasi;Ralph M. DeBiasi;Wendy Winckler;Wendy Winckler

  • Molecular Profiling of Breast Cancer Cell Lines Defines Relevant Tumor Models and Provides a Resource for Cancer Gene Discovery

    Jessica Kao;Keyan Salari;Melanie Bocanegra;Yoon-La Choi;Yoon-La Choi

  • Co-occurring Genomic Alterations Define Major Subsets of KRAS-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma with Distinct Biology, Immune Profiles, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

    Ferdinandos Skoulidis;Lauren A. Byers;Lixia Diao;Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou

  • An Integrated View of Copy Number and Allelic Alterations in the Cancer Genome Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Arrays

    Xiaojun Zhao;Cheng Li;J. Guillermo Paez;Koei Chin

  • Immortalization of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells in the Absence of Viral Oncoproteins

    Ruben D. Ramirez;Shelley Sheridan;Luc Girard;Mitsuo Sato

  • PTEN Loss Contributes to Erlotinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer by Activation of Akt and EGFR

    Martin L. Sos;Mirjam Koker;Barbara A. Weir;Stefanie Heynck

  • Activating Mutations of the Noonan Syndrome-Associated SHP2/PTPN11 Gene in Human Solid Tumors and Adult Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

    Mohamed Bentires-Alj;J. Guillermo Paez;Frank S. David;Heike Keilhack

  • Synthetic lethal screen identification of chemosensitizer loci in cancer cells

    Angelique W. Whitehurst;Brian O. Bodemann;Jessica Cardenas;Deborah Ferguson

  • High Resolution Chromosome 3p Allelotyping of Human Lung Cancer and Preneoplastic/Preinvasive Bronchial Epithelium Reveals Multiple, Discontinuous Sites of 3p Allele Loss and Three Regions of Frequent Breakpoints

    Ignacio I. Wistuba;Carmen Behrens;Arvind K. Virmani;Gina Mele

  • Restoring E-cadherin expression increases sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in lung cancer cell lines.

    Samir E. Witta;Robert M. Gemmill;Fred R. Hirsch;Christopher D. Coldren

  • Distinct epidermal growth factor receptor and KRAS mutation patterns in non-small cell lung cancer patients with different tobacco exposure and clinicopathologic features.

    Issan Yee San Tam;Lap Ping Chung;Wai Sing Suen;Elaine Wang

  • Proteomic Profiling Identifies Dysregulated Pathways in Small Cell Lung Cancer and Novel Therapeutic Targets Including PARP1

    Lauren Averett Byers;Jing Wang;Monique B. Nilsson;Junya Fujimoto

  • Genome-scale analysis of DNA methylation in lung adenocarcinoma and integration with mRNA expression

    Suhaida A. Selamat;Brian S. Chung;Luc Girard;Wei Zhang

  • Targeting ADAM-mediated ligand cleavage to inhibit HER3 and EGFR pathways in non-small cell lung cancer

    Bin Bing S Zhou;Michael Peyton;Biao He;Changnian Liu

  • Genome-wide allelotyping of lung cancer identifies new regions of allelic loss, differences between small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, and loci clustering.

    Luc Girard;Sabine Zöchbauer-Müller;Arvind K. Virmani;Adi F. Gazdar

  • ASCL1 and NEUROD1 Reveal Heterogeneity in Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors and Regulate Distinct Genetic Programs.

    Mark D. Borromeo;Trisha K. Savage;Rahul K. Kollipara;Min He

  • Multiple Oncogenic Changes (K-RASV12, p53 Knockdown, Mutant EGFRs, p16 Bypass, Telomerase) Are Not Sufficient to Confer a Full Malignant Phenotype on Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

    Mitsuo Sato;Melville B. Vaughan;Luc Girard;Michael Peyton

  • An NQO1- and PARP-1-mediated cell death pathway induced in non-small-cell lung cancer cells by β-lapachone

    Erik A. Bey;Melissa S. Bentle;Kathryn E. Reinicke;Ying Dong

  • Homozygous Deletions and Chromosome Amplifications in Human Lung Carcinomas Revealed by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array Analysis

    Xiaojun Zhao;Barbara A. Weir;Thomas Louis LaFramboise;Ming Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Minna
John D. Minna The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Adi F. Gazdar
Adi F. Gazdar The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ignacio I. Wistuba
Ignacio I. Wistuba The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John V. Heymach
John V. Heymach The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yang Xie
Yang Xie The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Carmen Behrens
Carmen Behrens The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kevin R. Coombes
Kevin R. Coombes The Ohio State University
Jing Wang
Jing Wang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lixia Diao
Lixia Diao The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jerry W. Shay
Jerry W. Shay The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Biology and Biochemistry unlocks multiple online degree and career pathways in healthcare, research, and management. For professionals looking to advance quickly, the fast online master's in healthcare management opens doors to leadership opportunities in hospitals, labs, and biotech companies.

Nursing is another popular route for science graduates. Programs like shortest post master's fnp program allow experienced nurses to become family nurse practitioners faster. If you're already an RN, consider the rn to bsn online no clinicals option—ideal for working professionals seeking flexibility and less hands-on requirements.

Those passionate about nutrition and wellness can focus on the science of dietetics through an accelerated nutrition degree online. Each of these online degrees provides a unique way to apply your background in biology or biochemistry to a fast-growing field. Consider your career goals and preferred learning style when choosing the best path forward.

Best Scientists Citing Luc Girard

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles