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Olivier Toussaint

Olivier Toussaint

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
14019
World Ranking
12431
National Ranking
228

Olivier Toussaint 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 Olivier Toussaint sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 190 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olivier Toussaint 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 Olivier Toussaint 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: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olivier Toussaint was affiliated with the University of Namur in Belgium during their academic career. Their research spanned across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Toussaint's work covered various topics including Nutritional Studies and Diet, Gut Microbiota and Health, Trace Elements in Health, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Health, Psychology, and Well-being, and cardiac and mental health.

Their significant recent publications included:

  • Self-rated health in individuals with and without disease is associated with multiple biomarkers representing multiple biological domains, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Microbiome in Blood Samples From the General Population Recruited in the MARK-AGE Project: A Pilot Study, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Associations of circulating GDF15 with combined cognitive frailty and depression in older adults of the MARK-AGE study, 2023, GeroScience
  • Age, Sex, and BMI Influence on Copper, Zinc, and Their Major Serum Carrier Proteins in a Large European Population Including Nonagenarian Offspring From MARK-AGE Study, 2021, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Improving Quality in Nanoparticle-Induced Cytotoxicity Testing by a Tiered Inter-Laboratory Comparison Study, 2020, Nanomaterials

Frequent co-authors of Toussaint were Alexander Bürkle, Efstathios S. Gonos, Ewa Sikora, Eugène Jansen, and Martijn E.T. Dollé. These collaborations appeared across multiple studies, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Their publications appeared regularly in a range of scientific venues, with multiple contributions to GeroScience and The Journals of Gerontology Series A, as well as articles in Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Nanomaterials.

Best Publications

  • Protocols to detect senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-betagal) activity, a biomarker of senescent cells in culture and in vivo.

    Florence Debacq-Chainiaux;Jorge D Erusalimsky;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Olivier Toussaint

  • IMPORTANCE OF SE-GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE, CATALASE, AND CU/ZN-SOD FOR CELL SURVIVAL AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS

    Carine Michiels;Martine Raes;Olivier Toussaint;José Remacle

  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) of human diploid fibroblasts and melanocytes.

    O Toussaint;E.E Medrano;T von Zglinicki

  • Induction of replicative senescence biomarkers by sublethal oxidative stresses in normal human fibroblast

    Patrick Dumont;Maggi Burton;Qin M. Chen;Efstathios S. Gonos

  • Subcytotoxic H2O2 Stress Triggers a Release of Transforming Growth Factor-β1, Which Induces Biomarkers of Cellular Senescence of Human Diploid Fibroblasts *

    Christophe Frippiat;Qin M. Chen;Stephanie Zdanov;Joao Padro Magalhaes

  • Low levels of reactive oxygen species as modulators of cell function

    José Remacle;Martine Raes;Olivier Toussaint;Patricia Renard

  • Repeated exposure of human skin fibroblasts to UVB at subcytotoxic level triggers premature senescence through the TGF-β1 signaling pathway

    Florence Debacq-Chainiaux;Céline Borlon;Thierry Pascal;Véronique Royer

  • MARK-AGE biomarkers of ageing

    Alexander Bürkle;María Moreno-Villanueva;Jürgen Bernhard;María Blasco

  • Deoxynivalenol affects in vitro intestinal epithelial cell barrier integrity through inhibition of protein synthesis

    Jacqueline Van De Walle;Thérèse Sergent;Neil Piront;Olivier Toussaint

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of dietary phenolic compounds in an in vitro model of inflamed human intestinal epithelium.

    Thérèse Sergent;Neil Piront;Julie Meurice;Olivier Toussaint

  • HAGR: the Human Ageing Genomic Resources

    João Pedro de Magalhães;Joana Costa;Olivier Toussaint

  • Involvement of Rb family proteins, focal adhesion proteins and protein synthesis in senescent morphogenesis induced by hydrogen peroxide

    Qin M. Chen;Victoria C. Tu;Jeffrey Catania;Maggi Burton

  • Impact of ageing on proteasome structure and function in human lymphocytes.

    Géraldine Carrard;Marc Dieu;Martine Raes;Olivier Toussaint

  • GenAge: a genomic and proteomic network map of human ageing

    João Pedro de Magalhães;Olivier Toussaint

  • Stress-induced premature senescence and tissue ageing.

    Olivier Toussaint;Véronique Royer;Michel Salmon;José Remacle

  • Signal transduction in H2O2-induced senescence-like phenotype in human diploid fibroblasts

    Christophe Frippiat;Janique Dewelle;José Remacle;Olivier Toussaint

  • Replicative aging down‐regulates the myogenic regulatory factors in human myoblasts

    Anne Bigot;Virginie Jacquemin;Florence Debacq-Chainiaux;Gillian S. Butler-Browne

  • UV, stress and aging

    Florence Debacq-Chainiaux;Cedric Leduc;Alix Verbeke;Olivier Toussaint

  • Combating inflammaging through a Mediterranean whole diet approach: The NU-AGE project's conceptual framework and design

    Aurelia Santoro;Elisa Pini;Maria Scurti;Giustina Palmas

  • The thermodynamics and evolution of complexity in biological systems.

    Olivier Toussaint;Eric D. Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

José Remacle
José Remacle University of Namur
Efstathios S. Gonos
Efstathios S. Gonos National Hellenic Research Foundation
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Ewa Sikora
Ewa Sikora Polish Academy of Sciences
João Pedro de Magalhães
João Pedro de Magalhães University of Liverpool
Tilman Grune
Tilman Grune University of Potsdam
Alexander Bürkle
Alexander Bürkle University of Konstanz
Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein
Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein University of Innsbruck
Martine Raes
Martine Raes University of Namur
Patrick Dumont
Patrick Dumont Australian National University

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