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Sophie Vaulont 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 Sophie Vaulont sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 164 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sophie Vaulont 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 Sophie Vaulont sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sophie Vaulont is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and conducts research primarily within the field of medicine. Their work spans several subfields including hematology, genetics, physiology, epidemiology, and nutrition and dietetics. The main topics addressed in their research involve iron metabolism and disorders, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, erythropoietin and anemia treatment, trace elements in health, adipokines, inflammation and metabolic diseases, as well as inflammasome and immune disorders.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sophie Vaulont include:

  • Jean-Christophe Deschemin
  • Doha Chrayteh
  • Carole Peyssonnaux
  • Joe Varghese
  • Nikhitha Mariya John

Sophie Vaulont's recent papers cover a range of studies primarily focused on iron regulation, inflammation, and metabolic effects. Key publications include:

  • "Hepcidin Is Essential for Alveolar Macrophage Function and Is Disrupted by Smoke in a Murine Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Model," 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "Essential role of systemic iron mobilization and redistribution for adaptive thermogenesis through HIF2-α/hepcidin axis," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Skin hepcidin initiates psoriasiform skin inflammation via Fe-driven hyperproliferation and neutrophil recruitment," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Insulin resistance and adipose tissue inflammation induced by a high-fat diet are attenuated in the absence of hepcidin," 2022, The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • "A role for hepcidin in the anemia caused by Trypanosoma brucei infection," 2020, Haematologica

The scientist has published multiple articles in several notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • The gene encoding the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin is regulated by anemia, hypoxia, and inflammation

    Gaël Nicolas;Caroline Chauvet;Lydie Viatte;Jean Louis Danan

  • Lack of hepcidin gene expression and severe tissue iron overload in upstream stimulatory factor 2 (USF2) knockout mice

    Gaël Nicolas;Myriam Bennoun;Isabelle Devaux;Carole Beaumont

  • Severe iron deficiency anemia in transgenic mice expressing liver hepcidin

    Gaël Nicolas;Myriam Bennoun;Arlette Porteu;Sandrine Mativet

  • Regulation of iron homeostasis by the hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs)

    Carole Peyssonnaux;Annelies S. Zinkernagel;Reto A. Schuepbach;Erinn Rankin

  • Knockout of the α2 but Not α1 5′-AMP-activated Protein Kinase Isoform Abolishes 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranosidebut Not Contraction-induced Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Christian Frøsig

  • The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity

    Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Christophe Perrin

  • AMPK is essential for energy homeostasis regulation and glucose sensing by POMC and AgRP neurons

    Marc Claret;Mark A. Smith;Rachel L. Batterham;Colin Selman

  • HIF-2α, but not HIF-1α, promotes iron absorption in mice

    Maria Mastrogiannaki;Pavle Matak;Brian Keith;M. Celeste Simon

  • Iron regulates phosphorylation of Smad1/5/8 and gene expression of Bmp6, Smad7, Id1, and Atoh8 in the mouse liver.

    Léon Kautz;Léon Kautz;Delphine Meynard;Delphine Meynard;Annabelle Monnier;Annabelle Monnier;Valérie Darnaud;Valérie Darnaud

  • Short-Term Overexpression of a Constitutively Active Form of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in the Liver Leads to Mild Hypoglycemia and Fatty Liver

    Marc Foretz;Nicolas Ancellin;Fabrizio Andreelli;Yannick Saintillan

  • Hepcidin, a new iron regulatory peptide.

    Gaël Nicolas;Lydie Viatte;Myriam Bennoun;Carole Beaumont

  • Anti-lipolytic action of AMP-activated protein kinase in rodent adipocytes.

    Marie Daval;Francine Diot-Dupuy;Raymond Bazin;Isabelle Hainault

  • Constitutive hepcidin expression prevents iron overload in a mouse model of hemochromatosis

    Gaël Nicolas;Lydie Viatte;Dan-Qing Lou;Myriam Bennoun

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids suppress glycolytic and lipogenic genes through the inhibition of ChREBP nuclear protein translocation

    Renaud Dentin;Fadila Benhamed;Jean-Paul Pégorier;Fabienne Foufelle

  • Glucose regulation of gene transcription.

    Sophie Vaulont;Mireille Vasseur-Cognet;Axel Kahn

  • Effects of α-AMPK knockout on exercise-induced gene activation in mouse skeletal muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli

  • Targeted disruption of the hepcidin 1 gene results in severe hemochromatosis

    Jeanne-Claire Lesbordes-Brion;Lydie Viatte;Myriam Bennoun;Dan-Qing Lou

  • Liver adenosine monophosphate-activated kinase-alpha2 catalytic subunit is a key target for the control of hepatic glucose production by adiponectin and leptin but not insulin.

    Fabrizio Andreelli;Marc Foretz;Claude Knauf;Patrice D. Cani

  • The α2–5′AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Is a Site 2 Glycogen Synthase Kinase in Skeletal Muscle and Is Responsive to Glucose Loading

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Jakob N. Nielsen;Jesper B. Birk;Grith Skytte Olsen

  • Physiological role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK): insights from knockout mouse models.

    Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Sebastian B Jorgensen;Christophe Perrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Carole Beaumont
Carole Beaumont Université Paris Cité
Marc Foretz
Marc Foretz Université Paris Cité
Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski University of Copenhagen
Bernard Grandchamp
Bernard Grandchamp Université Paris Cité
Nancy C. Andrews
Nancy C. Andrews Duke University
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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