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Pierre Gönczy
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Biology and Biochemistry
Switzerland
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
19454
World Ranking
5606
National Ranking
110

Pierre Gönczy 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 Gönczy sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 186 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Gönczy 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 Gönczy sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 Switzerland Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Pierre Gönczy is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and specializes in research within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work particularly focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Aging, Biophysics, and Structural Biology.

The scientific contributions of Pierre Gönczy encompass a range of topics including Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Protist diversity and phylogeny, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Their publication record includes articles in several prominent venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • UNC Libraries
  • The EMBO Journal
  • eLife

Key recent papers include:

  • "Homogeneous multifocal excitation for high-throughput super-resolution imaging" (2020, Nature Methods)
  • "BindCraft: one-shot design of functional protein binders" (2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "Molecular architecture of the C. elegans centriole" (2022, PLoS Biology)
  • "One-shot design of functional protein binders with BindCraft" (2025, Nature)
  • "Novel features of centriole polarity and cartwheel stacking revealed by cryo-tomography" (2020, The EMBO Journal)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Georgios N. Hatzopoulos
  • Coralie Busso
  • Alexander Woglar
  • Nils Kalbfuß
  • Niccolò Banterle

Pierre Gönczy has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Functional genomic analysis of cell division in C. elegans using RNAi of genes on chromosome III

    Pierre Gönczy;Pierre Gönczy;Christophe Echeverri;Christophe Echeverri;Karen Oegema;Karen Oegema;Alan Coulson

  • Full-genome RNAi profiling of early embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

    B. Sönnichsen;L. B. Koski;A. Walsh;P. Marschall

  • A single amino acid can determine the DNA binding specificity of homeodomain proteins

    Jessica Trelsman;Pierre Gönczy;Malini Vashishtha;Esther Harris

  • Polarity controls forces governing asymmetric spindle positioning in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo

    Stephan W. Grill;Pierre Gönczy;Pierre Gönczy;Ernst H. K. Stelzer;Anthony A. Hyman

  • Mechanisms of asymmetric cell division: flies and worms pave the way

    Pierre Gönczy

  • Cytoplasmic dynein is required for distinct aspects of MTOC positioning, including centrosome separation, in the one cell stage Caenorhabditis elegans embryo.

    Pierre Gönczy;Silke Pichler;Matthew Kirkham;Anthony A. Hyman

  • CYK-4: A Rho family gtpase activating protein (GAP) required for central spindle formation and cytokinesis.

    Verena Jantsch-Plunger;Pierre Gönczy;Alper Romano;Heinke Schnabel

  • SAS-6 defines a protein family required for centrosome duplication in C. elegans and in human cells

    Sebastian Leidel;Marie Delattre;Lorenzo Cerutti;Karine Baumer

  • Toward a Molecular Genetic Analysis of Spermatogenesis in Drosophila Melanogaster: Characterization of Male-Sterile Mutants Generated by Single P Element Mutagenesis

    D. H. Castrillon;P. Gönczy;S. Alexander;R. Rawson

  • Structural basis of the 9-fold symmetry of centrioles.

    Daiju Kitagawa;Ioannis Vakonakis;Ioannis Vakonakis;Natacha Olieric;Manuel Hilbert

  • Regulated HsSAS-6 Levels Ensure Formation of a Single Procentriole per Centriole during the Centrosome Duplication Cycle

    Petr Strnad;Sebastian Leidel;Tatiana Vinogradova;Ursula Euteneuer

  • MECHANISMS OF NUCLEAR POSITIONING

    S. Reinsch;P. Gonczy

  • Translation of Polarity Cues into Asymmetric Spindle Positioning in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos.

    Kelly Colombo;Stephan W. Grill;Randall J. Kimple;Francis S. Willard

  • Towards a molecular architecture of centriole assembly

    Pierre Gönczy

  • The germ line regulates somatic cyst cell proliferation and fate during Drosophila spermatogenesis

    Pierre Gönczy;Stephen DiNardo

  • Overly long centrioles and defective cell division upon excess of the SAS-4-related protein CPAP.

    Gregor Kohlmaier;Jadranka Lončarek;Xing Meng;Bruce F. McEwen

  • bag-of-marbles and benign gonial cell neoplasm act in the germline to restrict proliferation during Drosophila spermatogenesis

    Pierre Gönczy;Erika Matunis;Stephen DiNardo

  • Coupling of cortical dynein and G alpha proteins mediates spindle positioning in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Tu Nguyen-Ngoc;Katayoun Afshar;Pierre Gönczy

  • Centrosomes and cancer: revisiting a long-standing relationship

    Pierre Gönczy

  • SAS-4 is essential for centrosome duplication in C elegans and is recruited to daughter centrioles once per cell cycle.

    Sebastian Leidel;Pierre Gönczy

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony A. Hyman
Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Michel O. Steinmetz
Michel O. Steinmetz Paul Scherrer Institute
Stephan W. Grill
Stephan W. Grill Max Planck Society
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
David P. Siderovski
David P. Siderovski West Virginia University
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Francis S. Willard
Francis S. Willard Eli Lilly (United States)
Fabio Piano
Fabio Piano New York University
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge
Karen Oegema
Karen Oegema University of California, San Diego

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