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Maurice Petitou

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
15048
World Ranking
7301
National Ranking
422

Maurice Petitou publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 187 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Maurice Petitou D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maurice Petitou is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry. They have contributed to various subfields such as organic chemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, infectious diseases, and immunology. Their work focuses extensively on carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immunotherapy and immune responses, animal virus infections studies, and chemical synthesis and reactions.

Recent publications by Maurice Petitou include:

  • Evidence for Multiple Binding Modes in the Initial Contact Between SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Protein and Cell Surface Glycans, 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Degeneracy of the Antithrombin Binding Sequence in Heparin: 2-O-Sulfated Iduronic Acid Can Replace the Critical Glucuronic Acid, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Efficient selective deacetylation of complex oligosaccharides using the neutral organotin catalyst [tBu2SnOH(Cl)]2, 2020, Carbohydrate Research
  • Synthetic glycol-split heparin tri- and tetrasaccharides provide new insights into structural peculiarities for antiheparanase activity, 2024, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of D-Glucaro-δ-lactam Containing Oligosaccharides as Putative Heparanase Inhibitors, 2021, ChemistrySelect

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Maurice Petitou include:

  • Marco Guerrini
  • Minghong Ni
  • Stefano Elli
  • Annamaria Naggi
  • Michela Parafioriti

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Carbohydrate Research
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
  • ChemistrySelect
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The research topics Maurice Petitou addresses cover:

  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Best Publications

  • Structure-activity relationship in heparin : a synthetic pentasaccharide with high affinity for antithrombin III and eliciting high anti-factor Xa activity

    J. Choay;M. Petitou;J.C. Lormeau;P. Sinaÿ

  • The anticoagulant activation of antithrombin by heparin.

    Lei Jin;Jan Pieter Abrahams;Jan Pieter Abrahams;Richard Skinner;Maurice Petitou

  • The Unique Antithrombin III Binding Domain of Heparin: A Lead to New Synthetic Antithrombotics

    Constant A. A. van Boeckel;Maurice Petitou

  • Synthesis of thrombin-inhibiting heparin mimetics without side effects

    Maurice Petitou;Jean-Pascal Hérault;André Bernat;Pierre-Alexandre Driguez

  • The structure of heparin oligosaccharide fragments with high anti-(factor Xa) activity containing the minimal antithrombin III-binding sequence. Chemical and 13C nuclear-magnetic-resonance studies.

    B Casu;P Oreste;G Torri;G Zoppetti

  • Conformational flexibility: a new concept for explaining binding and biological properties of iduronic acid-containing glycosaminoglycans

    B. Casu;M. Petitou;M. Provasoli;P. Sinaÿ

  • Contribution of monosaccharide residues in heparin binding to antithrombin III.

    Donald H. Atha;Jean Claude Lormeau;Maurice Petitou;Robert D. Rosenberg

  • Structural studies on a biologically active hexasaccharide obtained from heparin.

    Jean Choay;Jean-Claude Lormeau;Maurice Petitou;Pierre Sinay

  • 1976-1983, a critical period in the history of heparin: the discovery of the antithrombin binding site.

    Maurice Petitou;Benito Casu;Ulf Lindahl

  • Total synthesis of a heparin pentasaccharide fragment having high affinity for antithrombin III

    Pierre Sinaÿ;Jean-Claude Jacquinet;Maurice Petitou;Philippe Duchaussoy

  • Conformer populations of L-iduronic acid residues in glycosaminoglycan sequences.

    Dino R. Ferro;Augusto Provasoli;Massimo Ragazzi;Benito Casu

  • Evidence for conformational equilibrium of the sulfated L-iduronate residue in heparin and in synthetic heparin mono- and oligo-saccharides: NMR and force-field studies

    Dino R. Ferro;Augusto. Provasoli;Massimo. Ragazzi;Giangiacomo. Torri

  • Mechanism of Heparin Activation of Antithrombin ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDUES OF THE PENTASACCHARIDE ACTIVATING SEQUENCE IN THE RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AND ACTIVATED STATES OF ANTITHROMBIN

    Umesh R. Desai;Maurice Petitou;Ingemar Björk;Steven T. Olson

  • Effect of fondaparinux on platelet activation in the presence of heparin-dependent antibodies: a blinded comparative multicenter study with unfractionated heparin

    Pierre Savi;Beng H. Chong;Andreas Greinacher;Yves Gruel

  • Large, tissue-regulated domain diversity of heparan sulfates demonstrated by phage display antibodies.

    Michel A.B.A. Dennissen;Guido J. Jenniskens;Martijn Pieffers;Elly M.M. Versteeg

  • Structural Determinants of the Capacity of Heparin to Inhibit the Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. II. Evidence for a Pentasaccharide Sequence That Contains a 3-O-Sulfate Group

    John J. Castellot;Jean Choay;Jean-Claude Lormeau;Maurice Petitou

  • Fondaparinux, a Synthetic Pentasaccharide: The First in a New Class of Antithrombotic Agents — The Selective Factor Xa Inhibitors

    Kenneth A Bauer;David W Hawkins;Paul C Peters;Maurice Petitou

  • Binding and endocytosis of heparin by human endothelial cells in culture.

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  • Synthesis of heparin fragments: A methyl α-pentaoside with high affinity for antithrombin III☆

    Maurice Petitou;Philippe Duchaussoy;Isidore Lederman;Jean Choay

  • Inhibition of leucocyte elastase by heparin and its derivatives.

    F Redini;J M Tixier;M Petitou;J Choay

  • Contribution of 3-O- and 6-O-sulfated glucosamine residues in the heparin-induced conformational change in antithrombin III.

    Donald H. Atha;Jean Claude Lormeau;Maurice Petitou;Robert D. Rosenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Choay
Jean Choay Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Sinaÿ
Pierre Sinaÿ École Normale Supérieure
Jean-Marc Herbert
Jean-Marc Herbert Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
Giangiacomo Torri
Giangiacomo Torri Istituto di Ricerche Chimiche e Biochimiche G. Ronzoni
Benito Casu
Benito Casu Istituto G. Ronzoni
Jawed Fareed
Jawed Fareed Loyola University Chicago
Robin W. Carrell
Robin W. Carrell University of Cambridge
Marco Guerrini
Marco Guerrini Istituto G. Ronzoni
Ingemar Björk
Ingemar Björk Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anne Imberty
Anne Imberty Grenoble Alpes University

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