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Mathieu Picardeau

Mathieu Picardeau

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
58
Citations
12702
World Ranking
3411
National Ranking
196

Mathieu Picardeau publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mathieu Picardeau sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 213 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Mathieu Picardeau D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mathieu Picardeau sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mathieu Picardeau is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and has a research focus primarily in Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals, Epidemiology, and Genetics. The main topics covered in their research involve leptospirosis, viral infections and vectors, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, Mycobacterium diagnosis, zoonotic diseases and public health, Yersinia bacterium and plague, as well as studies related to humic substances and bio-organic materials.

Picardeau has published extensively on leptospirosis research and findings, contributing to a body of 138 publications within this area. Their scientific output includes notable papers such as:

  • The zoonotic pathogen Leptospira interrogans mitigates environmental stress through cyclic-di-GMP-controlled biofilm production, 2020, published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Leptospira ainlahdjerensis sp. nov., Leptospira ainazelensis sp. nov., Leptospira abararensis sp. nov. and Leptospira chreensis sp. nov., four new species isolated from water sources in Algeria, 2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Histones with an unconventional DNA-binding mode in vitro are major chromatin constituents in the bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, 2023, Nature Microbiology
  • 4-Methylcytosine DNA modification is critical for global epigenetic regulation and virulence in the human pathogen Leptospira interrogans, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Circulating genotypes of Leptospira in French Polynesia: An 9-year molecular epidemiology surveillance follow-up study, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Picardeau collaborates frequently with several researchers. Their most common coauthors include Nadia Benaroudj, Frédéric J. Veyrier, Samuel G. Huete, Jean-François Mariet, and Cecilia Nieves, with each contributing to multiple joint publications.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as bioRxiv, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses Formation, PLoS Pathogens, and the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY.

Beyond journal articles, Picardeau has contributed to book literature, including a publication with Springer Science+Business Media titled Leptospira spp. (2020).

Best Publications

  • Leptospira : the dawn of the molecular genetics era for an emerging zoonotic pathogen

    Albert I. Ko;Cyrille Goarant;Mathieu Picardeau

  • Revisiting the taxonomy and evolution of pathogenicity of the genus Leptospira through the prism of genomics

    Antony T. Vincent;Olivier Schiettekatte;Olivier Schiettekatte;Cyrille Goarant;Vasantha Kumari Neela

  • Genome Sequence of the Saprophyte Leptospira biflexa Provides Insights into the Evolution of Leptospira and the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis

    Mathieu Picardeau;Dieter Mark Bulach;Dieter Mark Bulach;Christiane Bouchier;Richard L Zuerner

  • Virulence of the zoonotic agent of leptospirosis: still terra incognita?

    Mathieu Picardeau

  • Diagnosis and epidemiology of leptospirosis.

    M. Picardeau

  • What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira.

    Derrick E. Fouts;Michael A. Matthias;Haritha Adhikarla;Ben Adler

  • A century of Leptospira strain typing

    Gustavo M. Cerqueira;Mathieu Picardeau

  • The OmpA-Like Protein Loa22 Is Essential for Leptospiral Virulence

    Paula Ristow;Paula Ristow;Pascale Bourhy;Flávia Weykamp da Cruz McBride;Claudio Pereira Figueira

  • Rapid tests for diagnosis of leptospirosis: current tools and emerging technologies.

    Mathieu Picardeau;Eric Bertherat;Michel Jancloes;Andreas N. Skouloudis

  • Epidemiology of Leptospira Transmitted by Rodents in Southeast Asia

    Jean François Cosson;Mathieu Picardeau;Mathilde Mielcarek;Caroline Tatard

  • Genotypic characterization of five subspecies of Mycobacterium kansasii.

    M Picardeau;G Prod'Hom;L Raskine;M P LePennec

  • Comparison of Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Blood and Identification of Variations in Target Sequences

    Pascale Bourhy;Sylvie Bremont;Farida Zinini;Claude Giry

  • First evidence for gene replacement in Leptospira spp. Inactivation of L. biflexa flaB results in non-motile mutants deficient in endoflagella.

    Mathieu Picardeau;Audrey Brenot;Isabelle Saint Girons

  • Application of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Molecular Typing of the Agent of Leptospirosis

    Laurence Salaün;Fabrice Mérien;Svetlana Gurianova;Guy Baranton

  • Identification of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Loci in Leptospira interrogans Sensu Stricto

    Z. Majed;E. Bellenger;D. Postic;C. Pourcel

  • Biofilm formation by saprophytic and pathogenic leptospires

    Paula Ristow;Paula Ristow;Pascale Bourhy;Sophie Kerneis;Christine Schmitt

  • Genus-wide Leptospira core genome multilocus sequence typing for strain taxonomy and global surveillance.

    Julien Guglielmini;Pascale Bourhy;Olivier Schiettekatte;Olivier Schiettekatte;Farida Zinini

  • TLR4- and TLR2-Mediated B Cell Responses Control the Clearance of the Bacterial Pathogen, Leptospira interrogans

    Cécilia Chassin;Mathieu Picardeau;Jean-Michel Goujon;Pascale Bourhy

  • Leptospira mayottensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from humans.

    Pascale Bourhy;Louis Collet;Sylvain Brisse;Sylvain Brisse;Mathieu Picardeau

  • FlaA Proteins in Leptospira interrogans Are Essential for Motility and Virulence but Are Not Required for Formation of the Flagellum Sheath

    Ambroise Lambert;Mathieu Picardeau;David A. Haake;David A. Haake;Rasana W. Sermswan

  • Leptospira and Leptospirosis

    Mathieu Picardeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert I. Ko
Albert I. Ko Yale University
Ben Adler
Ben Adler Monash University
Véronique Vincent
Véronique Vincent Institut Pasteur
David A. Haake
David A. Haake University of California, Los Angeles
Gustavo C. Cerqueira
Gustavo C. Cerqueira Broad Institute
Joseph M. Vinetz
Joseph M. Vinetz Yale University
Dieter M. Bulach
Dieter M. Bulach University of Melbourne
Mitermayer G. Reis
Mitermayer G. Reis Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Ivo G. Boneca
Ivo G. Boneca Institut Pasteur
Sylvain Brisse
Sylvain Brisse Institut Pasteur

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