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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
13644
World Ranking
8341
National Ranking
283

Pierre Abad publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Abad 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 Pierre Abad sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pierre Abad is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on plant science. Additional subfields within their body of work include insect science, agronomy and crop science, ecology, and molecular biology.

The main topics Pierre Abad has investigated cover a range of areas related to plant and insect interactions, including:

  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis
  • Plant molecular biology research
  • Plant virus research studies
  • Agronomic practices and intercropping systems
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

The scientist has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New Phytologist
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Plant Communications
  • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

Among recent notable papers are:

  • The root-knot nematode effector MiEFF18 interacts with the plant core spliceosomal protein SmD1 required for giant cell formation (2020, New Phytologist)
  • The root-knot nematode effector MiPDI1 targets a stress-associated protein (SAP) to establish disease in Solanaceae and Arabidopsis (2020, New Phytologist)
  • Gall-Inducing Parasites: Convergent and Conserved Strategies of Plant Manipulation by Insects and Nematodes (2020, Annual Review of Phytopathology)
  • A Meloidogyne incognita C-type lectin effector targets plant catalases to promote parasitism (2021, New Phytologist)
  • The Meloidogyne incognita Nuclear Effector MiEFF1 Interacts With Arabidopsis Cytosolic Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases to Promote Parasitism (2021, Frontiers in Plant Science)

Frequent co-authors in Pierre Abad's collaborative work include:

  • Bruno Favery
  • Michaël Quentin
  • Joffrey Mejias
  • Martine Da Rocha
  • Stéphanie Jaubert-Possamai

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

    Pierre Abad;Pierre Abad;Jérôme Gouzy;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno

  • Root-knot nematode parasitism and host response: molecular basis of a sophisticated interaction

    Pierre Abad;Bruno Favery;Marie-Noëlle Rosso;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno

  • Nematode Parasitism Genes

    Eric L Davis;Richard S Hussey;Thomas J Baum;Jaap Bakker

  • Genome‐wide expression profiling of the host response to root‐knot nematode infection in Arabidopsis

    Fabien Jammes;Philippe Lecomte;Janice de Almeida-Engler;Frédérique Bitton

  • Multiple lateral gene transfers and duplications have promoted plant parasitism ability in nematodes

    Etienne G. J. Danchin;Marie-Noëlle Rosso;Paulo Vieira;Janice de Almeida-Engler

  • Root-knot nematodes manipulate plant cell functions during a compatible interaction.

    Marie-Cécile Caillaud;Géraldine Dubreuil;Michaël Quentin;Laetitia Perfus-Barbeoch

  • Direct identification of the Meloidogyne incognita secretome reveals proteins with host cell reprogramming potential.

    Stéphane Bellafiore;Zhouxin Shen;Marie-Noelle Rosso;Pierre Abad

  • Isolation of a cDNA Encoding a β-1,4-endoglucanase in the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and Expression Analysis During Plant Parasitism

    M N Rosso;B Favery;C Piotte;L Arthaud

  • Application of RNA interference to root-knot nematode genes encoding esophageal gland proteins.

    M.-N. Rosso;M. P. Dubrana;N. Cimbolini;S. Jaubert

  • RNAi and functional genomics in plant parasitic nematodes.

    M. N. Rosso;J. T. Jones;P. Abad

  • Histological Characterization of Resistance to Different Root-Knot Nematode Species Related to Phenolics Accumulation in Capsicum annuum.

    A. Pegard;G. Brizzard;A. Fazari;O. Soucaze

  • Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) Me resistance genes in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) are clustered on the P9 chromosome.

    C. Djian-Caporalino;A. Fazari;M. J. Arguel;T. Vernie

  • Diversity and Evolution of Root-Knot Nematodes, Genus Meloidogyne: New Insights from the Genomic Era

    Philippe Castagnone-Sereno;Etienne G J Danchin;Laetitia Perfus-Barbeoch;Pierre Abad

  • A polygalacturonase of animal origin isolated from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita

    Stéphanie Jaubert;Jean-Baptiste Laffaire;Pierre Abad;Marie-Noëlle Rosso

  • MAP65-3 Microtubule-Associated Protein Is Essential for Nematode-Induced Giant Cell Ontogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Marie-Cécile Caillaud;Marie-Cécile Caillaud;Philippe Lecomte;Philippe Lecomte;Fabien Jammes;Fabien Jammes;Michaël Quentin;Michaël Quentin

  • Transcriptome analysis of root‐knot nematode functions induced in the early stages of parasitism*

    G. Dubreuil;M. Magliano;E. Deleury;P. Abad

  • Arabidopsis formin AtFH6 is a plasma membrane-associated protein upregulated in giant cells induced by parasitic nematodes.

    Bruno Favery;Liudmila A. Chelysheva;Manuel Lebris;Fabien Jammes

  • Hybridization and polyploidy enable genomic plasticity without sex in the most devastating plant-parasitic nematodes.

    Romain Blanc-Mathieu;Romain Blanc-Mathieu;Laetitia Perfus-Barbeoch;Jean-Marc Aury;Martine Da Rocha

  • Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding an amphid-secreted putative avirulence protein from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita.

    Jean-Philippe Semblat;Marie-Noëlle Rosso;Richard S. Hussey;Pierre Abad

  • Direct identification of stylet secreted proteins from root-knot nematodes by a proteomic approach

    Stéphanie Jaubert;Terence Neil Ledger;Jean Baptiste Laffaire;Christine Piotte

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Castagnone-Sereno
Philippe Castagnone-Sereno Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Etienne G. J. Danchin
Etienne G. J. Danchin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gilbert Engler
Gilbert Engler INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Eric Wajnberg
Eric Wajnberg INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Richard S. Hussey
Richard S. Hussey University of Georgia
Geert Smant
Geert Smant Wageningen University & Research
Thomas J. Baum
Thomas J. Baum Iowa State University
John T. Jones
John T. Jones James Hutton Institute
Alain Palloix
Alain Palloix INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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