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Michel Bornens

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
23848
World Ranking
3705
National Ranking
91

Michel Bornens 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 Michel Bornens sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 193 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Bornens 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 Michel Bornens 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: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 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

Michel Bornens is a researcher affiliated with the Institute Curie in France, specializing primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields in their work include Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Structural Biology.

Their research explores a variety of topics, such as Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Nuclear Structure and Function, and Protist diversity and phylogeny.

Bornens has published extensively in notable venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Current Biology
  • Current Opinion in Structural Biology
  • The EMBO Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bornens include:

  • "A helical inner scaffold provides a structural basis for centriole cohesion", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Acto-myosin network geometry defines centrosome position", 2021, Current Biology
  • "Centrosome organization and functions", 2020, Current Opinion in Structural Biology
  • "Human SFI1 and Centrin form a complex critical for centriole architecture and ciliogenesis", 2022, The EMBO Journal
  • "Acto-myosin network geometry defines centrosome position", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bornens include Marine H. Laporte, Susanne Borgers, Juliette Azimzadeh, Virginie Hamel, and Paul Guichard.

Michel Bornens has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The extracellular matrix guides the orientation of the cell division axis

    Manuel Théry;Victor Racine;Anne Pépin;Matthieu Piel

  • Centrosome composition and microtubule anchoring mechanisms.

    Michel Bornens

  • Anisotropy of cell adhesive microenvironment governs cell internal organization and orientation of polarity

    Manuel Théry;Victor Racine;Matthieu Piel;Anne Pépin

  • Protein interaction mapping: A Drosophila case study

    Etienne Formstecher;Sandra Aresta;Vincent Collura;Alexandre Hamburger

  • The Centrosome in Cells and Organisms

    Michel Bornens

  • Cell Distribution of Stress Fibres in Response to the Geometry of the Adhesive Environment

    Manuel Théry;Anne Pépin;Emilie Dressaire;Yong Chen

  • The respective contributions of the mother and daughter centrioles to centrosome activity and behavior in vertebrate cells.

    Matthieu Piel;Pablo Meyer;Alexey Khodjakov;Conly L. Rieder

  • Centrosome organization and centriole architecture: their sensitivity to divalent cations.

    Michel Paintrand;Mohammed Moudjou;Hervé Delacroix;Michel Bornens

  • p34cdc2 is located in both nucleus and cytoplasm; part is centrosomally associated at G2/M and enters vesicles at anaphase.

    E Bailly;M Dorée;P Nurse;M Bornens

  • Experimental and theoretical study of mitotic spindle orientation

    Manuel Théry;Andrea Jiménez-Dalmaroni;Victor Racine;Michel Bornens

  • Centrosome-dependent exit of cytokinesis in animal cells.

    Matthieu Piel;Joshua Nordberg;Ursula Euteneuer;Michel Bornens

  • Centriole Disassembly In Vivo and Its Effect on Centrosome Structure and Function in Vertebrate Cells

    Y. Bobinnec;A. Khodjakov;L.M. Mir;C.L. Rieder

  • Fate of microtubule-organizing centers during myogenesis in vitro.

    A M Tassin;B Maro;M Bornens

  • Microtubule minus-end anchorage at centrosomal and non-centrosomal sites: the role of ninein.

    M.M. Mogensen;A. Malik;M. Piel;V. Bouckson-Castaing

  • External forces control mitotic spindle positioning

    Jenny Fink;Nicolas Carpi;Timo Betz;Angelique Bétard

  • Tubulin tyrosination is a major factor affecting the recruitment of CAP-Gly proteins at microtubule plus ends

    Leticia Peris;Manuel Thery;Julien Fauré;Yasmina Saoudi

  • Structural and chemical characterization of isolated centrosomes

    Michel Bornens;Michel Paintrand;Josette Berges;Marie-Chantal Marty

  • Microtubule nucleation at the cis‐side of the Golgi apparatus requires AKAP450 and GM130

    Sabrina Rivero;Jesus Cardenas;Michel Bornens;Rosa M Rios

  • Most of centrin in animal cells is not centrosome-associated and centrosomal centrin is confined to the distal lumen of centrioles

    Anne Paoletti;Mohammed Moudjou;Michel Paintrand;Jeffrey L. Salisbury

  • gamma-Tubulin in mammalian cells: the centrosomal and the cytosolic forms

    Mohammed Moudjou;Nicole Bordes;Michel Paintrand;Michel Bornens

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Théry
Manuel Théry Grenoble Alpes University
Matthieu Piel
Matthieu Piel Institute Curie
Bruno Goud
Bruno Goud Institute Curie
Eric Karsenti
Eric Karsenti École Normale Supérieure
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jacques Camonis
Jacques Camonis Institute Curie
Richard G. Fehon
Richard G. Fehon University of Chicago
Laurent Blanchoin
Laurent Blanchoin Grenoble Alpes University
Ludger Johannes
Ludger Johannes Institute Curie
Yong Chen
Yong Chen École Normale Supérieure

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