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Philippe Kourilsky

Philippe Kourilsky

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
France
2024
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Molecular Biology
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
88
Citations
27864
World Ranking
781
National Ranking
22

Philippe Kourilsky publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philippe Kourilsky sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 355 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Philippe Kourilsky D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in France Leader Award
  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Philippe Kourilsky is affiliated with the Collège de France in France. Their recent contributions to the scientific literature include a paper titled François Gros (1925-2022), published in 2024 in the journal Comptes Rendus Biologies. This publication reflects ongoing engagement with topics documented within this venue.

Kourilsky has collaborated with various researchers throughout their career. A notable frequent coauthor is Christine Petit, with whom they have jointly contributed work. The primary venue for their publications, as indicated by existing records, is Comptes Rendus Biologies.

Their professional affiliations include membership in several scientific organizations. Kourilsky has been a member of the Academia Europaea since 1992. Additionally, they are a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

  • Recent paper: François Gros (1925-2022), 2024, Comptes Rendus Biologies
  • Frequent coauthor: Christine Petit
  • Frequent publication venue: Comptes Rendus Biologies
  • Awards and memberships: Member of Academia Europaea (1992), Member of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • A Direct Estimate of the Human αβ T Cell Receptor Diversity

    T. Petteri Arstila;Armanda Casrouge;Véronique Baron;Jos Even

  • The DNA binding subunit of NF-κB is identical to factor KBF1 and homologous to the rel oncogene product

    Mark Kieran;Volker Blank;Frédérique Logeat;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • The sizes of the CDR3 hypervariable regions of the murine T-cell receptor beta chains vary as a function of the recombined germ-line segments.

    Christophe Pannetier;Madeleine Cochet;Sylvie Darche;Armanda Casrouge

  • Foxp3 expressing CD4+CD25(high) regulatory T cells are overrepresented in human metastatic melanoma lymph nodes and inhibit the function of infiltrating T cells.

    Manuelle Viguier;Fabrice Lemaître;Olivier Verola;Min Sun Cho

  • A new dominant hybrid selective marker for higher eukaryotic cells.

    Florence Colbére-Garapin;Florian Horodniceanu;Philippe Kourilsky;Axel-Claude Garapin

  • T-cell repertoire diversity and clonal expansions in normal and clinical samples

    Christophe Pannetier;Jos Even;Philippe Kourilsky

  • Impact of Negative Selection on the T Cell Repertoire Reactive to a Self-Peptide: A Large Fraction of T Cell Clones Escapes Clonal Deletion

    Cécile Bouneaud;Philippe Kourilsky;Philippe Bousso

  • NF-κB and related proteins: Rel/dorsal homologies meet ankyrin-like repeats

    Volker Blank;Philippe Kourilsky;Alain Israël

  • Optimal conditions for directly sequencing double-stranded PCR products with sequenase.

    Jean-Laurent Casanova;C. Pannetier;Christian Jaulin;P. Kourilsky

  • T cell receptor genes in a series of class I major histocompatibility complex-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones specific for a Plasmodium berghei nonapeptide: implications for T cell allelic exclusion and antigen-specific repertoire.

    J L Casanova;P Romero;C Widmann;P Kourilsky

  • Size estimate of the alpha beta TCR repertoire of naive mouse splenocytes.

    Armanda Casrouge;Emmanuel Beaudoing;Sophie Dalle;Christophe Pannetier

  • Detailed analysis of the mouse H-2Kb promoter: enhancer-like sequences and their role in the regulation of class I gene expression

    Akinori Kimura;Alain Israël;Odile Le Bail;Philippe Kourilsky

  • Implication of γδ T cells in the human immune response to cytomegalovirus

    Julie Déchanet;Pierre Merville;Annick Lim;Christelle Retière

  • IL-1β, IL-6, and RANTES as Biomarkers of Chikungunya Severity

    Lisa F. P. Ng;Angela Chow;Yong-Jiang Sun;Dyan J. C. Kwek

  • Oligoclonality of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from human melanomas.

    I Puisieux;J Even;C Pannetier;F Jotereau

  • The characterization of the promoter of the gene encoding the p50 subunit of NF-kappa B indicates that it participates in its own regulation.

    R M Ten;C V Paya;N Israël;O Le Bail

  • Expanded CD4+ and CD8+ T cell clones in elderly humans.

    R Schwab;P Szabo;J S Manavalan;M E Weksler

  • TNF stimulates expression of mouse MHC class I genes by inducing an NF kappa B-like enhancer binding activity which displaces constitutive factors.

    A Israël;O Le Bail;D Hatat;J Piette

  • The regulation and expression of MHC class I genes.

    Brigitte David-Watine;Alain Israël;Philippe Kourilsky

  • Cloning of the active thymidine kinase gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 in Escherichia coli K-12.

    Florence Colbere-Garapin;Suzanne Chousterman;Florian Horodniceanu;Philippe Kourilsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Michel Claverie
Jean-Michel Claverie Aix-Marseille University
Alain Israël
Alain Israël Institut Pasteur
Jean-Laurent Casanova
Jean-Laurent Casanova The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ana Cumano
Ana Cumano Institut Pasteur
Philippe Bousso
Philippe Bousso Institut Pasteur
Annick Lim
Annick Lim Institut Pasteur
Jean-Pierre Levraud
Jean-Pierre Levraud Institut Pasteur
Louis Dubertret
Louis Dubertret University of Münster
David Klatzmann
David Klatzmann Sorbonne University
David M. Ojcius
David M. Ojcius University of the Pacific

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