2026 Patrick Balaguer: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	76	5159	4765	143	134	247	15818

Overview

Patrick Balaguer is a researcher affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their work primarily centers on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to environmental science. The subfields of their research include molecular biology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, genetics, physiology, and pharmacology.

Their research covers a wide range of topics including:

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Estrogen and related hormone effects
Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism

Among their recent publications are several papers spanning from 2020 to 2022, including:

"Cryo-EM structure of the agonist-bound Hsp90-XAP2-AHR cytosolic complex", 2022, published in Nature Communications
"Metastatic colorectal cancer cells maintain the TGFβ program and use TGFBI to fuel angiogenesis", 2020, published in Theranostics
"Mechanistic insights into the synergistic activation of the RXR-PXR heterodimer by endocrine disruptor mixtures", 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"The GOLIATH Project: Towards an Internationally Harmonised Approach for Testing Metabolism Disrupting Compounds", 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
"Interspecies Differences in Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ by Pharmaceutical and Environmental Chemicals", 2021, published in Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors who collaborate with Patrick Balaguer include:

Marina Grimaldi
William Bourguet
Abdelhay Boulahtouf
Clémentine Garoche
Sélim Aït-Aïssa

Their publications are frequently found in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Cells
SSRN Electronic Journal
Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

Benchmarking Organic Micropollutants in Wastewater, Recycled Water and Drinking Water with In Vitro Bioassays

Beate I. Escher;Mayumi Allinson;Mayumi Allinson;Rolf Altenburger;Peter A. Bain

504
Citations
Structural and mechanistic insights into bisphenols action provide guidelines for risk assessment and discovery of bisphenol A substitutes.

Vanessa Delfosse;Marina Grimaldi;Jean-Luc Pons;Abdelhay Boulahtouf

374
Citations
In vitro study on the agonistic and antagonistic activities of bisphenol-S and other bisphenol-A congeners and derivatives via nuclear receptors.

José-Manuel Molina-Molina;Esperanza Amaya;Marina Grimaldi;Marina Grimaldi;José-María Sáenz

374
Citations
Reporter cell lines to study the estrogenic effects of xenoestrogens.

Patrick Balaguer;Fabienne François;Franck Comunale;Hélène Fenet

349
Citations
Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as estrogens and antiestrogens: structure-activity relationships.

K. Connor;K. Ramamoorthy;M. Moore;M. Mustain

342
Citations
RAR-specific agonist/antagonists which dissociate transactivation and AP1 transrepression inhibit anchorage-independent cell proliferation

J Y Chen;S Penco;J Ostrowski;P Balaguer

332
Citations
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ is a target for halogenated analogs of bisphenol A.

Anne Riu;Marina Grimaldi;Albane le Maire;Gilbert Bey

314
Citations
Activation of α- and β-estrogen receptors by persistent pesticides in reporter cell lines

Géraldine Lemaire;Wissem Mnif;Wissem Mnif;Pascale Mauvais;Patrick Balaguer

292
Citations
Phenylphenols, biphenols, bisphenol-A and 4-tert-octylphenol exhibit α and β estrogen activities and antiandrogen activity in reporter cell lines

Françoise Paris;Patrick Balaguer;Béatrice Térouanne;Nadège Servant

289
Citations
Activation of RXR–PPAR heterodimers by organotin environmental endocrine disruptors

Albane le Maire;Albane le Maire;Marina Grimaldi;Dominique Roecklin;Sonia Dagnino

287
Citations
Environmental xenoestrogens, antiandrogens and disorders of male sexual differentiation.

Charles Sultan;Patrick Balaguer;Béatrice Terouanne;Virginie Georget

283
Citations
Transcriptional Regulation of Human and Rat Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by the Grapefruit Flavonoid Naringenin: Role of PPARα, PPARγ and LXRα

Jonathan Goldwasser;Pazit Y. Cohen;Eric Yang;Patrick Balaguer

283
Citations
Evaluation of ligand selectivity using reporter cell lines stably expressing estrogen receptor alpha or beta

Aurélie Escande;Arnaud Pillon;Nadège Servant;Jean-Pierre Cravedi

239
Citations
Antiestrogenic activity of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl congeners identified in human serum.

M Moore;M Mustain;K Daniel;I Chen

228
Citations
In vitro and in vivo estrogenic activity of BPA, BPF and BPS in zebrafish-specific assays

Vincent Le Fol;Selim Aït-Aïssa;Manoj Sonavane;Jean-Marc Porcher

228
Citations
Estrogenic Activity of Cosmetic Components in Reporter Cell Lines: Parabens, UV Screens, and Musks

E. Gomez;A. Pillon;H. Fenet;D. Rosain

216
Citations
Identification of new human pregnane X receptor ligands among pesticides using a stable reporter cell system.

Géraldine Lemaire;Wissem Mnif;Jean-Marc Pascussi;Arnaud Pillon

214
Citations
Chemical and biological analysis of endocrine-disrupting hormones and estrogenic activity in an advanced sewage treatment plant

Mathieu Muller;Fanja Rabenoelina;Patrick Balaguer;Dominique Patureau

184
Citations
Differential expression of the RTP/Drg1/Ndr1 gene product in proliferating and growth arrested cells.

David Piquemal;Dominique Joulia;Patrick Balaguer;Annie Basset

184
Citations
Differential responses of PPARα, PPARδ, and PPARγ reporter cell lines to selective PPAR synthetic ligands

Mathieu Seimandi;Géraldine Lemaire;Arnaud Pillon;Agnès Perrin

179
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