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Olivier Voinnet

Olivier Voinnet

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
83
Citations
48718
World Ranking
1388
National Ranking
23

Olivier Voinnet publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olivier Voinnet sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 152 publications — 31st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Olivier Voinnet D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Olivier Voinnet sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Grand Prix scientifique de la Fondation Louis D., Institut de France
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Olivier Voinnet is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology. Their research interests include Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant Virus Research Studies, Plant Reproductive Biology, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

The scientist's publication record includes multiple articles in various journals. Notable recent papers include the following:

  • Movement and differential consumption of short interfering RNA duplexes underlie mobile RNA interference, 2020, Nature Plants
  • A universal method for the rapid isolation of all known classes of functional silencing small RNAs, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • HASTY, the Arabidopsis EXPORTIN5 ortholog, regulates cell-to-cell and vascular microRNA movement, 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • The plant siRNA landscape, 2023, The Plant Cell
  • A contemporary reassessment of the enhanced transient expression system based on the tombusviral silencing suppressor protein P19, 2022, The Plant Journal

Voinnet frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Plant Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Nature Plants
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Florian Brioudes, Gregory Schott, Emanuel A. Devers, Alexis Sarazin, and Pauline E. Jullien.

Awards received by Olivier Voinnet include the Grand Prix scientifique de la Fondation Louis D., Institut de France awarded in 2009, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Retraction: ‘Viral pathogenicity determinants are suppressors of transgene silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana’

    Gianinna Brigneti;Olivier Voinnet;Wan‐Xiang Li;Liang‐Hui Ji

  • Origin, biogenesis, and activity of plant microRNAs.

    Olivier Voinnet

  • An enhanced transient expression system in plants based on suppression of gene silencing by the p19 protein of tomato bushy stunt virus.

    Olivier Voinnet;Susana Rivas;Pere Mestre;David Baulcombe

  • A Plant miRNA Contributes to Antibacterial Resistance by Repressing Auxin Signaling

    Lionel Navarro;Patrice Dunoyer;Florence Jay;Benedict Arnold

  • Antiviral Immunity Directed by Small RNAs

    Shou Wei Ding;Olivier Voinnet

  • Widespread translational inhibition by plant miRNAs and siRNAs.

    Peter Brodersen;Lali Sakvarelidze-Achard;Marianne Bruun-Rasmussen;Patrice Dunoyer

  • Suppression of gene silencing: a general strategy used by diverse DNA and RNA viruses of plants.

    Olivier Voinnet;Yvonne M. Pinto;David C. Baulcombe

  • Two classes of short interfering RNA in RNA silencing

    Andrew Hamilton;Olivier Voinnet;Louise Chappell;David Baulcombe

  • Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

    Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

  • Initiation and Maintenance of Virus-Induced Gene Silencing

    M. Teresa Ruiz;Olivier Voinnet;David C. Baulcombe

  • Multivesicular bodies associate with components of miRNA effector complexes and modulate miRNA activity

    Derrick J. Gibbings;Constance Ciaudo;Mathieu Erhardt;Olivier Voinnet

  • A cellular microRNA mediates antiviral defense in human cells.

    Charles Henri Lecellier;Patrice Dunoyer;Khalil Arar;Jacqueline Lehmann-Che

  • Hierarchical Action and Inhibition of Plant Dicer-Like Proteins in Antiviral Defense

    Angélique Deleris;Javier Gallego-Bartolome;Jinsong Bao;Kristin D. Kasschau

  • Induction and suppression of RNA silencing: insights from viral infections

    Olivier Voinnet

  • RNA silencing as a plant immune system against viruses

    Olivier Voinnet

  • Systemic Spread of Sequence-Specific Transgene RNA Degradation in Plants Is Initiated by Localized Introduction of Ectopic Promoterless DNA

    Olivier Voinnet;Philippe Vain;Susan Angell;David C Baulcombe

  • The diversity of RNA silencing pathways in plants.

    Peter Brodersen;Olivier Voinnet

  • A Viral Movement Protein Prevents Spread of the Gene Silencing Signal in Nicotiana benthamiana

    Olivier Voinnet;Carsten Lederer;David C Baulcombe

  • Revisiting the principles of microRNA target recognition and mode of action

    Peter Brodersen;Olivier Voinnet

  • Roles of Plant Small RNAs in Biotic Stress Responses

    Virginia Ruiz-Ferrer;Olivier Voinnet

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Baulcombe
David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge
Emmanuel Barillot
Emmanuel Barillot Institute Curie
Edith Heard
Edith Heard Collège de France
Shou-Wei Ding
Shou-Wei Ding University of California, Riverside
Dominique Pontier
Dominique Pontier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur
Jean-Pierre Renou
Jean-Pierre Renou University of Angers
James C. Carrington
James C. Carrington Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Christophe Robaglia
Christophe Robaglia Aix-Marseille University
Mohamed-Ali Hakimi
Mohamed-Ali Hakimi Grenoble Alpes University

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