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Pierre Corvol

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
117
Citations
56592
World Ranking
4177
National Ranking
125

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
55945
World Ranking
717
National Ranking
11

Pierre Corvol 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 Pierre Corvol sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 666 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Corvol 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 Corvol sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2006 - Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Pierre Corvol is affiliated with the Collège de France in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nephrology, and Physiology. The main topics covered in their work include Renal and related cancers, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Complement system in diseases, and the Lymphatic System and Diseases.

The scientist has published in several venues, with frequent appearances in Pediatric Nephrology, Kidney International, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Human Molecular Genetics, and JCI Insight. Key recent papers include:

  • Accumulation of Globotriaosylceramide in Podocytes in Fabry Nephropathy Is Associated with Progressive Podocyte Loss, 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Bi-allelic pathogenic variations in DNAJB11 cause Ivemark II syndrome, a renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia, 2020, Kidney International
  • Bi-allelic mutations in renin-angiotensin system genes, associated with renal tubular dysgenesis, can also present as a progressive chronic kidney disease, 2020, Pediatric Nephrology
  • Development of an automated estimation of foot process width using deep learning in kidney biopsies from patients with Fabry, minimal change, and diabetic kidney diseases, 2023, Kidney International
  • Signaling pathways predisposing to chronic kidney disease progression, 2020, JCI Insight

Frequent collaborators include Laurence Heidet, Sophie Saunier, Behzad Najafian, Camilla Tøndel, and Einar Svarstad.

Recognition includes the Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale in 2006, membership in the European Academy of Sciences since 2003, fellowship at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1998, and membership in Academia Europaea since 1990.

Best Publications

  • An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene accounting for half the variance of serum enzyme levels.

    B Rigat;C Hubert;F Alhenc-Gelas;F Cambien

  • Molecular basis of human hypertension: Role of angiotensinogen

    Xavier Jeunemaitre;Florent Soubrier;Yuri V. Kotelevtsev;Richard P. Lifton;Richard P. Lifton

  • PCR detection of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the human angiotensin converting enzyme gene (DCP1) (dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase 1)

    Brigitte Rigat;Christine Hubert;Pierre Corvol;Florent Soubrier

  • Evidence, from combined segregation and linkage analysis, that a variant of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene controls plasma ACE levels.

    L Tiret;B Rigat;S Visvikis;C Breda

  • Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphisms in human essential hypertension.

    Alain Bonnardeaux;Eleanor Davies;Xavier Jeunemaitre;Isabelle Fery

  • Two putative active centers in human angiotensin I-converting enzyme revealed by molecular cloning.

    Florent Soubrier;Francois Alhenc-Gelas;Christine Hubert;Jacqueline Allegrini

  • Mutations in the SDHB Gene Are Associated with Extra-adrenal and/or Malignant Phaeochromocytomas

    Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo;Judith Favier;Pierre Rustin;Claudine Rieubland

  • A molecular variant of angiotensinogen associated with preeclampsia

    Ward K;Hata A;Jeunemaitre X;Helin C

  • Structure of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene. Two alternate promoters correspond to evolutionary steps of a duplicated gene.

    Christine Hubert;Anne-Marie Houot;Pierre Corvol;Florent Soubrier

  • Hypoxia, hypoxia-inducible transcription factor, and macrophages in human atherosclerotic plaques are correlated with intraplaque angiogenesis.

    Judith C. Sluimer;Jean-Marie Gasc;Job L. van Wanroij;Natasja Kisters

  • The R22X mutation of the SDHD gene in hereditary paraganglioma abolishes the enzymatic activity of complex II in the mitochondrial respiratory chain and activates the hypoxia pathway.

    Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo;Judith Favier;Pierre Rustin;Jean-Jacques Mourad

  • The two homologous domains of human angiotensin I-converting enzyme are both catalytically active.

    Lei Wei;Frangois Alhenc-Gelas;Pierre Corvol;Eric Clauser

  • Expression of angiotensin type-1 (AT1) and type-2 (AT2) receptor mRNAs in the adult rat brain: a functional neuroanatomical review

    Z. Lenkei;M. Palkovits;P. Corvol;C. Llorens-Cortès

  • Identification of metabolic pathways of brain angiotensin II and III using specific aminopeptidase inhibitors: predominant role of angiotensin III in the control of vasopressin release.

    Sylvie Zini;Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski;Eric Chauvel;Bernard P. Roques

  • Physiological role of a novel neuropeptide, apelin, and its receptor in the rat brain

    Annabelle Reaux;Nadia De Mota;Ivana Skultetyova;Zsolt Lenkei

  • The Hemoregulatory Peptide N-Acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro Is a Natural and Specific Substrate of the N-terminal Active Site of Human Angiotensin-converting Enzyme

    Anne Rousseau;Annie Michaud;Marie-Thérèse Chauvet;Maryse Lenfant

  • Acute angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition increases the plasma level of the natural stem cell regulator N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline.

    M Azizi;A Rousseau;E Ezan;T T Guyene

  • Haplotypes of angiotensinogen in essential hypertension.

    Xavier Jeunemaitre;Ituro Inoue;Christopher Williams;Anne Charru

  • Angiopoietin-Like 4 Is a Proangiogenic Factor Produced during Ischemia and in Conventional Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Sébastien Le Jan;Céline Amy;Aurélie Cazes;Catherine Monnot

  • PCR DETECTION OF THE INSERTION/ DELETION POLYMORPHISM OF THE HUMAN ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE

    B Rigat;C Hubert;P Corvol;F Soubrier

Frequent Co-Authors

Florent Soubrier
Florent Soubrier Université Paris Cité
Eric Clauser
Eric Clauser Université Paris Cité
Xavier Jeunemaitre
Xavier Jeunemaitre Université Paris Cité
Pierre-François Plouin
Pierre-François Plouin Université Paris Cité
Gilles Chatellier
Gilles Chatellier Université Paris Cité
Genevieve Evin
Genevieve Evin University of Melbourne
Bernard P. Roques
Bernard P. Roques Université Paris Cité
Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski
Marie-Claude Fournie-Zaluski Grenoble Alpes University
Jean-Baptiste Michel
Jean-Baptiste Michel University of Lorraine

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