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Nicole M. Le Douarin

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
30478
World Ranking
1396
National Ranking
27

Nicole M. Le Douarin publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicole M. Le Douarin 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 Nicole M. Le Douarin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2009 - Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
  • 2007 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2005 - Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1993 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1986 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Embryology
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • 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

Nicole M. Le Douarin is affiliated with the Collège de France in France. The scientific career is marked by recognition from multiple prestigious institutions and awards within the fields related to developmental biology and neuroscience.

Throughout the career, Nicole M. Le Douarin has been acknowledged by several distinguished organizations. They became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984 and were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1989. That same year, they also achieved Fellowship of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom. The election as a Member of Academia Europaea occurred in 1988, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) was also attained.

Their scientific distinction is further reflected by the receipt of major awards such as the CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 1986, specifically recognizing contributions to embryology. Other significant honors include the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1993, membership of the National Academy of Medicine in 2003, the Edwin Grant Conklin Medal from the Society for Developmental Biology in 2005, the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 2007, and the Grand prix de l'Inserm awarded by the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in 2009.

The research fields and topics of study are not listed in the available data, nor are any specific publications, co-authors, or frequent publication venues provided. Therefore, no detailed overview of main scientific contributions or recent papers can be presented based on this information.

This profile reflects the available data on Nicole M. Le Douarin's professional distinctions and affiliations as of the current record.

Best Publications

  • The triple origin of skull in higher vertebrates: a study in quail-chick chimeras

    G.F. Couly;P.M. Coltey;N.M. Le Douarin

  • Two myogenic lineages within the developing somite.

    C.P. Ordahl;N.M. Le Douarin

  • The cephalic neural crest provides pericytes and smooth muscle cells to all blood vessels of the face and forebrain.

    H.C. Etchevers;C. Vincent;N.M. Le Douarin;G.F. Couly

  • The developmental fate of the cephalic mesoderm in quail-chick chimeras

    G.F. Couly;P.M. Coltey;N.M. Le Douarin

  • Ligand-dependent development of the endothelial and hemopoietic lineages from embryonic mesodermal cells expressing vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2

    Anne Eichmann;Catherine Corbel;Valérie Nataf;Pierre Vaigot

  • Cell Line Segregation During Peripheral Nervous System Ontogeny

    NM Le Douarin

  • Tracing of cells of the avian thymus through embryonic life in interspecific chimeras.

    N M Le Douarin;F V Jotereau

  • The sacral neural crest contributes neurons and glia to the post-umbilical gut: spatiotemporal analysis of the development of the enteric nervous system

    A.J. Burns;N.M. Le Douarin

  • Mapping of the early neural primordium in quail-chick chimeras. II. The prosencephalic neural plate and neural folds: implications for the genesis of cephalic human congenital abnormalities.

    G F Couly;N M Le Douarin

  • Inhibition of Neuroepithelial Patched-Induced Apoptosis by Sonic Hedgehog

    Chantal Thibert;Marie-Aimée Teillet;Françoise Lapointe;Laetitia Mazelin

  • A new approach to the development of the cerebellum provided by the quail-chick marker system

    M. E. R. Hallonet;M.-A. Teillet;N. M. Le Douarin

  • Clone-forming ability and differentiation potential of migratory neural crest cells.

    A Baroffio;E Dupin;N M Le Douarin

  • Control of dorsoventral patterning of somitic derivatives by notochord and floor plate

    O Pourquié;M Coltey;M A Teillet;C Ordahl

  • Determination of the identity of the derivatives of the cephalic neural crest: Incompatibility between Hox gene expression and lower jaw development

    G. Couly;A. Grapin-Botton;P. Coltey;B. Ruhin

  • Patterning of neural crest derivatives in the avian embryo: in vivo and in vitro studies.

    N M Le Douarin;C Ziller;G F Couly

  • Origin of the c-kit-positive interstitial cells in the avian bowel

    L. Lecoin;G. Gabella;N. Le Douarin

  • The neural tube/notochord complex is necessary for vertebral but not limb and body wall striated muscle differentiation.

    P.M. Rong;M.A. Teillet;C. Ziller;N.M. Le Douarin

  • Common precursors for neural and mesectodermal derivatives in the cephalic neural crest

    A. Baroffio;E. Dupin;N.M. Le Douarin

  • Formation of the dorsal root ganglia in the avian embryo: segmental origin and migratory behavior of neural crest progenitor cells.

    Marie-Aimée Teillet;Chaya Kalcheim;Nicole M. Le Douarin

  • Siglecs: a family of sialic-acid binding lectins.

    P R Crocker;E A Clark;M Filbin;S Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Pourquié
Olivier Pourquié Brigham and Women's Hospital
C. Batini
C. Batini Sorbonne University
Bruno Péault
Bruno Péault University of California, Los Angeles
Delphine Duprez
Delphine Duprez Université Paris Cité
Antonio Coutinho
Antonio Coutinho Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Anne Eichmann
Anne Eichmann Yale University
Francine Jotereau
Francine Jotereau University of Nantes
Charles P. Ordahl
Charles P. Ordahl University of California, San Francisco
Chaya Kalcheim
Chaya Kalcheim Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Max D. Cooper
Max D. Cooper Emory University

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