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2025

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
119
Citations
59210
World Ranking
664
National Ranking
11

Marc Parmentier 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 Marc Parmentier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 404 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc Parmentier 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 Marc Parmentier 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: 119 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Marc Parmentier is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to molecular biology, immunology, oncology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and epidemiology. The work frequently addresses key topics such as chemokine receptors and signaling, angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases, receptor mechanisms and signaling, cell adhesion molecules research, immune cell function and interaction, and gut microbiota and health.

Recent scholarly publications by Marc Parmentier include the following:

  • Chemerin regulates normal angiogenesis and hypoxia-driven neovascularization, 2021, Angiogenesis
  • Chemerin plasma levels are increased in COVID-19 patients and are an independent risk factor of mortality, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Atypical Chemerin Receptor GPR1 Displays Different Modes of Interaction with β-Arrestins in Humans and Mice with Important Consequences on Subcellular Localization and Trafficking, 2022, Cells
  • CCRL2 Expression by Specialized Lung Capillary Endothelial Cells Controls NK-cell Homing in Lung Cancer, 2023, Cancer Immunology Research
  • Expression of CCRL2 Inhibits Tumor Growth by Concentrating Chemerin and Inhibiting Neoangiogenesis, 2021, Cancers

Marc Parmentier has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

  • Valérie Wittamer
  • Anne Lefort
  • Frédérick Libert
  • Cyrine Ben Dhaou
  • Diana Al Delbany

Their publications have appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Angiogenesis
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Resistance to HIV-1 infection in caucasian individuals bearing mutant alleles of the CCR-5 chemokine receptor gene.

    Michel Samson;Frédérick Libert;Benjamin J. Doranz;Joseph Rucker

  • A dual-tropic primary HIV-1 isolate that uses fusin and the beta-chemokine receptors CKR-5, CKR-3, and CKR-2b as fusion cofactors.

    Benjamin J Doranz;Joseph Rucker;Yanjie Yi;Robert J Smyth

  • Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opioid receptor-like ORL1 receptor.

    Jean-Claude Meunier;Catherine Mollereau;Lawrence Toll;Lawrence Toll;Charles Suaudeau

  • The metastasis suppressor gene KiSS-1 encodes kisspeptins, the natural ligands of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR54.

    Masato Kotani;Michel Detheux;Ann Vandenbogaerde;David Communi

  • Functional characterization of human receptors for short chain fatty acids and their role in polymorphonuclear cell activation.

    Emmanuel Le Poul;Cecile Loison;Sofie Struyf;Jean-Yves Springael

  • ORL1, a novel member of the opioid receptor family: Cloning, functional expression and localization

    Catherine Mollereau;Marc Parmentier;Pierre Mailleux;Jean-Luc Butour

  • Unresponsiveness to Cannabinoids and Reduced Addictive Effects of Opiates in CB1 Receptor Knockout Mice

    Catherine Ledent;Olga Valverde;Gregorio Cossu;François Petitet

  • Specific recruitment of antigen-presenting cells by chemerin, a novel processed ligand from human inflammatory fluids.

    Valérie Wittamer;Jean Denis Franssen;Marisa Vulcano;Jean François Mirjolet

  • Aggressiveness, hypoalgesia and high blood pressure in mice lacking the adenosine A2a receptor.

    Catherine Ledent;Jean-Marie Vaugeois;Serge N. Schiffmann;Thierry Pedrazzini

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of a new human CC-chemokine receptor gene.

    Michel Samson;Olivier Labbe;Catherine Mollereau;Gilbert Vassart

  • Selective amplification and cloning of four new members of the G protein-coupled receptor family.

    F Libert;M Parmentier;A Lefort;C Dinsart

  • Molecular cloning of a human cannabinoid receptor which is also expressed in testis.

    Claude Gérard;Catherine Mollereau;Gilbert Vassart;Marc Parmentier

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXIII. Nomenclature for the formyl peptide receptor (FPR) family.

    Richard D. Ye;François Boulay;Ji Ming Wang;Claes Dahlgren

  • Molecular cloning of the thyrotropin receptor

    M Parmentier;F Libert;C Maenhaut;A Lefort

  • Involvement of CB1 cannabinoid receptors in emotional behaviour.

    Miquel Martin;Catherine Ledent;Marc Parmentier;Rafael Maldonado

  • Formyl peptide receptors: a promiscuous subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors controlling immune responses.

    Isabelle Migeotte;David Communi;Marc Parmentier

  • Expression of members of the putative olfactory receptor gene family in mammalian germ cells

    Marc Parmentier;Frédérick Libert;Stéphane Schurmans;Serge N. Schiffmann

  • Chemerin--a new adipokine that modulates adipogenesis via its own receptor.

    Sang gun Roh;Sang Houn Song;Ki Choon Choi;Kazuo Katoh

  • Interaction of chemokine receptor CCR5 with its ligands: multiple domains for HIV-1 gp120 binding and a single domain for chemokine binding.

    Lijun Wu;Greg LaRosa;Nasim Kassam;Cynthia J. Gordon

  • The role of chemerin in the colocalization of NK and dendritic cell subsets into inflamed tissues.

    Silvia Parolini;Amerigo Santoro;Emanuela Marcenaro;Walter Luini

Frequent Co-Authors

Gilbert Vassart
Gilbert Vassart Université Libre de Bruxelles
Catherine Ledent
Catherine Ledent Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jacques Emile Dumont
Jacques Emile Dumont Université Libre de Bruxelles
Frédérick Libert
Frédérick Libert Université Libre de Bruxelles
Cédric Blanpain
Cédric Blanpain Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jean-Marie Boeynaems
Jean-Marie Boeynaems Université Libre de Bruxelles
Robert W. Doms
Robert W. Doms Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Serge N. Schiffmann
Serge N. Schiffmann Université Libre de Bruxelles
Silvano Sozzani
Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome
Benjamin J. Doranz
Benjamin J. Doranz University of Pennsylvania

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