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Pierre Rustin

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Genetics
France
2024
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
France
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 106 6520 6130 192 182 407 42996
Genetics 106 602 572 12 11 360 42439

Pierre Rustin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre Rustin between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre Rustin published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2023. 8 of the 418 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2023. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 4 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1974 2025

418 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierre Rustin: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 2
1986 4
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 3
1991 4
1992 7
1993 7
1994 13
1995 10
1996 11
1997 13
1998 14
1999 17
2000 16
2001 22
2002 16
2003 15
2004 19
2005 13
2006 11
2007 12
2008 12
2009 15
2010 13
2011 15
2012 14
2013 11
2014 7
2015 8
2016 15
2017 3
2018 7
2019 8
2020 4
2021 1
2022 4
2023 26
2024 5
2025 3
Total 418
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Pierre Rustin publications per year - data summary

  • Pierre Rustin, a Genetics scholar from Inserm, has 418 publications recorded across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 26 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 52 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 47 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 39 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1991: 31 publications (1.7 per year); 1992-2009: 243 publications (13.5 per year); 2010-2025: 144 publications (9.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pierre Rustin publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pierre Rustin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 355–364 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 360 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48 360
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Pierre Rustin publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Pierre Rustin, a Genetics scholar from Inserm, records 360 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Pierre Rustin, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Pierre Rustin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Pierre Rustin D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 87th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42 106
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Pierre Rustin D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Pierre Rustin, a Genetics scholar from Inserm, records 106 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Pierre Rustin, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Pierre Rustin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in France Leader Award

Overview

Pierre Rustin is affiliated with Inserm in France and has made contributions primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses several subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work frequently appears in journals such as Scientific Reports, eLife, Trends in Biochemical Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Metabolism.

Among their recent papers are:

  • A homoeostatic switch causing glycerol-3-phosphate and phosphoethanolamine accumulation triggers senescence by rewiring lipid metabolism, 2024, Nature Metabolism
  • Cell Metabolic Alterations due to Mcph1 Mutation in Microcephaly, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Succinate Dehydrogenase, Succinate, and Superoxides: A Genetic, Epigenetic, Metabolic, Environmental Explosive Crossroad, 2022, Biomedicines
  • Pitfalls in Monitoring Mitochondrial Temperature Using Charged Thermosensitive Fluorophores, 2020, Chemosensors
  • miR-379 links glucocorticoid treatment with mitochondrial response in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 2020, Scientific Reports

Their research topics include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations are Paule Bénit, Malgorzata Rak, Howard T. Jacobs, Mügen Terzioglu, and Riyad El-Khoury.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial transcription factor A is necessary for mtDNA maintenance and embryogenesis in mice

    Nils-Göran Larsson;Jianming Wang;Hans Wilhelmsson;Anders Oldfors

  • Biochemical and molecular investigations in respiratory chain deficiencies

    P. Rustin;D. Chretien;T. Bourgeron;B. Gérard

  • Aconitase and mitochondrial iron-sulphur protein deficiency in Friedreich ataxia.

    Agnès Rötig;Pascale de Lonlay;Dominique Chretien;Françoise Foury

  • Accumulation of Krebs cycle intermediates and over-expression of HIF1alpha in tumours which result from germline FH and SDH mutations.

    P. J. Pollard;J. J. Briere;N. A. Alam;J. Barwell

  • Mitochondrial transcription factor A regulates mtDNA copy number in mammals

    Mats I. Ekstrand;Maria Falkenberg;Anja Rantanen;Chan Bae Park

  • Mutation of a nuclear succinate dehydrogenase gene results in mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency

    Thomas Bourgeron;Pierre Rustin;Dominique Chretien;Mark Birch-Machin

  • Mouse models for Friedreich ataxia exhibit cardiomyopathy, sensory nerve defect and Fe-S enzyme deficiency followed by intramitochondrial iron deposits.

    Hélène Puccio;Delphine Simon;Mireille Cossée;Paola Criqui-Filipe

  • Persistent mitochondrial dysfunction and perinatal exposure to antiretroviral nucleoside analogues

    Stéphane Blanche;Marc Tardieu;Pierre Rustin;Abdelhamid Slama

  • SDHA is a tumor suppressor gene causing paraganglioma

    Nelly Burnichon;Jean-Jacques Brière;Rossella Libé;Laure Vescovo

  • SDH mutations establish a hypermethylator phenotype in paraganglioma.

    Eric Letouzé;Cosimo Martinelli;Cosimo Martinelli;Céline Loriot;Céline Loriot;Nelly Burnichon;Nelly Burnichon

  • AIF deficiency compromises oxidative phosphorylation

    Nicola Vahsen;Céline Candé;Jean Jacques Brière;Paule Bénit

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

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

  • Defects in succinate dehydrogenase in gastrointestinal stromal tumors lacking KIT and PDGFRA mutations

    Katherine A. Janeway;Su Young Kim;Maya Lodish;Vânia Nosé

  • Clinical and molecular genetics of patients with the Carney-Stratakis syndrome and germline mutations of the genes coding for the succinate dehydrogenase subunits SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD.

    Barbara Pasini;Sarah R. McWhinney;Thalia Bei;Ludmila Matyakhina

  • Pearson's marrow-pancreas syndrome. A multisystem mitochondrial disorder in infancy.

    A Rötig;V Cormier;S Blanche;J P Bonnefont

  • Spermidine and resveratrol induce autophagy by distinct pathways converging on the acetylproteome.

    Eugenia Morselli;Guillermo Mariño;Guillermo Mariño;Guillermo Mariño;Martin V. Bennetzen;Tobias Eisenberg

  • 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

  • Imbalanced OPA1 processing and mitochondrial fragmentation cause heart failure in mice.

    Timothy Wai;Jaime García-Prieto;Michael J. Baker;Carsten Merkwirth

  • Dilated cardiomyopathy and atrioventricular conduction blocks induced by heart-specific inactivation of mitochondrial DNA gene expression

    Jianming Wang;H. Wilhelmsson;C. Graff;Hong Li

  • Targeted Deletion of AIF Decreases Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation and Protects from Obesity and Diabetes

    J. Andrew Pospisilik;Claude Knauf;Nicholas Joza;Paule Benit

Frequent Co-Authors

Paule Bénit
Paule Bénit Grenoble Alpes University
Dominique Chretien
Dominique Chretien Grenoble Alpes University
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Howard T. Jacobs
Howard T. Jacobs Tampere University
Thomas Bourgeron
Thomas Bourgeron Université Paris Cité
Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo
Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo Université Paris Cité
Valérie Cormier-Daire
Valérie Cormier-Daire Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Jean-Paul Bonnefont
Jean-Paul Bonnefont Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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