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Michel Simon

Michel Simon

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9640
World Ranking
17148
National Ranking
729

Michel Simon 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 Simon sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 132 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel Simon 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 Simon 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: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michel Simon is affiliated with Inserm in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on dermatology, immunology and allergy, cell biology, molecular biology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including dermatology and skin diseases, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, skin and cellular biology research, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, contact dermatitis and allergies, plasma applications and diagnostics, and burn injury management and outcomes.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michel Simon include:

  • Atopic dermatitis: Role of the skin barrier, environment, microbiome, and therapeutic agents (2021, Journal of Dermatological Science)
  • Revisiting the Roles of Filaggrin in Atopic Dermatitis (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Dupilumab-Associated Adverse Events During Treatment of Allergic Diseases (2022, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology)
  • Deimination and Peptidylarginine Deiminases in Skin Physiology and Diseases (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Deimination, Intermediate Filaments and Associated Proteins (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Michel Simon frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Dominique Goudounèche
  • Sophie Guyonnet
  • Sandrine Andrieu
  • Marie-Claire Méchin
  • Corinne Leprince

The scientist's publications often appear in specific venues such as:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • JID Innovations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Journal of Dermatological Science

Best Publications

  • The Epitopes Targeted by the Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Antifilaggrin Autoantibodies are Posttranslationally Generated on Various Sites of (Pro)Filaggrin by Deimination of Arginine Residues

    Elisabeth Girbal-Neuhauser;Jean-Jacques Durieux;Michel Arnaud;Pascal Dalbon

  • Degradation of Corneodesmosome Proteins by Two Serine Proteases of the Kallikrein Family, SCTE/KLK5/hK5 and SCCE/KLK7/hK7

    Cécile Caubet;Nathalie Jonca;Maria Brattsand;Marina Guerrin

  • Peptidyl arginine deiminase type 2 (PAD‐2) and PAD‐4 but not PAD‐1, PAD‐3, and PAD‐6 are expressed in rheumatoid arthritis synovium in close association with tissue inflammation

    Céline Foulquier;Mireille Sebbag;Cyril Clavel;Sabine Chapuy-Regaud

  • The antiperinuclear factor and the so-called antikeratin antibodies are the same rheumatoid arthritis-specific autoantibodies.

    M Sebbag;M Simon;C Vincent;C Masson-Bessière

  • The cytokeratin filament-aggregating protein filaggrin is the target of the so-called "antikeratin antibodies," autoantibodies specific for rheumatoid arthritis.

    M Simon;E Girbal;M Sebbag;V Gomès-Daudrix

  • Defects of filaggrin-like proteins in both lesional and nonlesional atopic skin.

    Laurence Pellerin;Laurence Pellerin;Laurence Pellerin;Julie Henry;Julie Henry;Julie Henry;Chiung-Yueh Hsu;Chiung-Yueh Hsu;Chiung-Yueh Hsu;Stéfana Balica

  • Comparative analysis of the mouse and human peptidylarginine deiminase gene clusters reveals highly conserved non-coding segments and a new human gene, PADI6.

    Stéphane Chavanas;Marie-Claire Méchin;Hidenari Takahara;Akira Kawada

  • Refined characterization of corneodesmosin proteolysis during terminal differentiation of human epidermis and its relationship to desquamation.

    Michel Simon;Nathalie Jonca;Marina Guerrin;Marek Haftek

  • Hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp is associated with nonsense mutations in CDSN encoding corneodesmosin

    Etgar Levy-Nissenbaum;Regina C Betz;Moshe Frydman;Michel Simon

  • Staphylococcus aureus density on lesional and nonlesional skin is strongly associated with disease severity in atopic dermatitis

    Marie Tauber;Stefana Balica;Chiung-Yueh Hsu;Catherine Jean-Decoster

  • Peptidylarginine Deiminase Isoforms 1–3 Are Expressed in the Epidermis and Involved in the Deimination of K1 and Filaggrin

    Rachida Nachat;Marie-Claire Mechin;Hidenari Takahara;T. Stéphane Chavanas

  • Epidermal lamellar granules transport different cargoes as distinct aggregates.

    Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto;Michel Simon;Mari Kishibe;Yuki Miyauchi

  • Update on the epidermal differentiation complex.

    Julie Henry;Eve Toulza;Chiung-Yueh Hsu;Laurence Pellerin

  • cDNA cloning, gene organization and expression analysis of human peptidylarginine deiminase type I.

    Marina Guerrin;Akihito Ishigami;Marie-Claire Méchin;Rachida Nachat

  • Corneodesmosin, a Component of Epidermal Corneocyte Desmosomes, Displays Homophilic Adhesive Properties

    Nathalie Jonca;Marina Guerrin;Krassimira Hadjiolova;Cécile Caubet

  • Knockdown of Filaggrin in a Three-Dimensional Reconstructed Human Epidermis Impairs Keratinocyte Differentiation

    Valérie Pendaries;Valérie Pendaries;Valérie Pendaries;Jeremy Malaisse;Laurence Pellerin;Laurence Pellerin;Laurence Pellerin;Marina Le Lamer;Marina Le Lamer;Marina Le Lamer

  • Atopic dermatitis: Role of the skin barrier, environment, microbiome, and therapeutic agents.

    Thomas Luger;Masayuki Amagai;Brigitte Dreno;Marie Ange Dagnelie

  • Variant PADI3 in Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.

    Liron Malki;Ofer Sarig;Maria-Teresa Romano;Marie-Claire Méchin

  • Skin barrier in atopic dermatitis

    Sanja Kezic;Natalija Novak;Ivone Jakasa;Jackob M Jungersted

  • Characterization and Purification of Human Corneodesmosin, an Epidermal Basic Glycoprotein Associated with Corneocyte-specific Modified Desmosomes

    Michel Simon;Martine Montézin;Marina Guerrin;Jean-Jacques Durieux

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Serre
Guy Serre Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Carle Paul
Carle Paul Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Christian Vincent
Christian Vincent Grenoble Alpes University
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto Asahikawa Medical University
Daniel Schmitt
Daniel Schmitt Grenoble Alpes University
Odile Burlet-Schiltz
Odile Burlet-Schiltz Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Adrian Hayday
Adrian Hayday King's College London
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen Radboud University
Hajime Iizuka
Hajime Iizuka Asahikawa Medical University
Richard C. Trembath
Richard C. Trembath King's College London

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