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Michel Labouesse

Michel Labouesse

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
13053
World Ranking
16514
National Ranking
694

Michel Labouesse 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 Labouesse sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Labouesse 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 Labouesse 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: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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

  • 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 Labouesse is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and focuses their research primarily within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Cell Biology, Aging, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications highlight a diverse range of topics, often centered on cellular mechanics and developmental biology. Notable papers include:

  • The plastic cell: mechanical deformation of cells and tissues (2021, Open Biology)
  • Novel cytokinetic ring components drive negative feedback in cortical contractility (2020, Molecular Biology of the Cell)
  • Repeated extrinsic and anisotropic mechanical inputs promote polarized adherens junction elongation (2024, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • How Daughters Tell Their Mums to Behave (2021, Developmental Cell)
  • Muscle and intestine innexins with muscle DEG/ENaC channels promote muscle coordination and embryo elongation in C. elegans (2025, Development)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Michel Labouesse include Kelly Molnar, Xinyi Yang, Teresa Ferraro, Julien Pontabry, and Sam-Rayden Malanda.

The scientist's publication venues reflect both peer-reviewed journals and preprint repositories, with multiple papers in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cell
  • Open Biology
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Development

Michel Labouesse's research addresses a set of core topics, notably:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Algal biology and biofuel production

The breadth of topics covered by Labouesse indicates a focus on understanding how mechanical and genetic factors influence cell behavior and organismal development, with applications extending into aging and physiological processes. The inclusion of spaceflight effects and 3D printing suggests an interest in innovative environments and technologies impacting biology.

Labouesse has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), underscoring a standing within the molecular biology community.

Best Publications

  • A family of low and high copy replicative, integrative and single‐stranded S. cerevisiae/E. coli shuttle vectors

    Nathalie Bonneaud;Odile Ozier-Kalogeropoulos;Guoya Li;Michel Labouesse

  • RNA interference: genetic wand and genetic watchdog

    Julia M. Bosher;Michel Labouesse

  • The sterol-sensing domain: multiple families, a unique role?

    Patricia E. Kuwabara;Michel Labouesse;Michel Labouesse

  • The V0-ATPase mediates apical secretion of exosomes containing Hedgehog-related proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Samuel Liégeois;Alexandre Benedetto;Jean-Marie Garnier;Yannick Schwab

  • A tension-induced mechanotransduction pathway promotes epithelial morphogenesis

    Huimin Zhang;Frédéric Landmann;Frédéric Landmann;Hala Zahreddine;David Rodriguez

  • The NAM2 proteins from S. cerevisiae and S. douglasii are mitochondrial leucyl-tRNA synthetases, and are involved in mRNA splicing.

    C J Herbert;M Labouesse;G Dujardin;P P Slonimski

  • PHA-4, AN HNF-3 HOMOLOG, SPECIFIES PHARYNGEAL ORGAN IDENTITY IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

    Michael A. Horner;Sophie Quintin;Mary Ellen Domeier;Judith Kimble

  • RAL-1 controls multivesicular body biogenesis and exosome secretion.

    Vincent Hyenne;Ahmet Apaydin;David Rodriguez;Coralie Spiegelhalter

  • LET-413 is a basolateral protein required for the assembly of adherens junctions in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Renaud Legouis;Anne Gansmuller;Satis Sookhareea;Julia M. Bosher

  • Assembly of C. elegans apical junctions involves positioning and compaction by LET-413 and protein aggregation by the MAGUK protein DLG-1.

    Laura McMahon;Renaud Legouis;Jean-Luc Vonesch;Michel Labouesse

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans vab-10 spectraplakin isoforms protect the epidermis against internal and external forces

    Julia M. Bosher;Bum-Soo Hahn;Renaud Legouis;Satis Sookhareea

  • Myosin II regulation during C. elegans embryonic elongation: LET-502/ROCK, MRCK-1 and PAK-1, three kinases with different roles.

    Christelle Gally;Frédéric Wissler;Hala Zahreddine;Sophie Quintin

  • The Phosphoinositide Kinase PIKfyve/Fab1p Regulates Terminal Lysosome Maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Anne Sophie Nicot;Hanna Fares;Bernard Payrastre;Andrew D. Chisholm

  • RNA interference can target pre-mRNA: consequences for gene expression in a Caenorhabditis elegans operon.

    Julia M. Bosher;Pascale Dufourcq;Satis Sookhareea;Michel Labouesse

  • TBP-like Factor Is Required for Embryonic RNA Polymerase II Transcription in C. elegans

    Jean Christophe Dantonel;Sophie Quintin;Lòrànt Lakatos;Michel Labouesse

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans LIN-26 protein is required to specify and/or maintain all non-neuronal ectodermal cell fates.

    M. Labouesse;E. Hartwieg;H.R. Horvitz

  • Basolateral targeting by leucine‐rich repeat domains in epithelial cells

    Renaud Legouis;Renaud Legouis;Fanny Jaulin-Bastard;Sonia Schott;Christel Navarro

  • Epithelial morphogenesis in embryos: asymmetries, motors and brakes.

    Sophie Quintin;Christelle Gally;Michel Labouesse

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans gene lin-26 is required to specify the fates of hypodermal cells and encodes a presumptive zinc-finger transcription factor

    M. Labouesse;S. Sookhareea;H.R. Horvitz

  • A Conserved Interaction between β1 Integrin/PAT-3 and Nck-Interacting Kinase/MIG-15 that Mediates Commissural Axon Navigation in C. elegans

    Patrice Poinat;Adèle De Arcangelis;Satis Sookhareea;Xiaoping Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Piotr P. Slonimski
Piotr P. Slonimski Sorbonne University
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge
Olivier Lefebvre
Olivier Lefebvre University of Strasbourg
Andrew D. Chisholm
Andrew D. Chisholm University of California, San Diego
David L. Baillie
David L. Baillie Simon Fraser University
Catherine Florentz
Catherine Florentz University of Strasbourg
Jocelyn Laporte
Jocelyn Laporte Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University

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