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Valérie Caro

Valérie Caro

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
52
Citations
10545
World Ranking
4189
National Ranking
244

Valérie Caro publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 124 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Valérie Caro D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 93 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Valérie Caro is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and focuses primarily on Medical research, with 31 publications in this field. Their subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (11 publications), Infectious Diseases (10 publications), Virology (9 publications), Plant Science (7 publications), and Genetics (5 publications).

Their research addresses multiple topics, notably:

  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Valérie Caro has contributed to publications in several scientific venues, including:

  • Microbiology Resource Announcements (4 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (2 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Microorganisms (2 publications)

Their notable recent papers are:

  • First detection and genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in an infected cat in France, 2020, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Nanopore sequencing of a monkeypox virus strain isolated from a pustular lesion in the Central African Republic, 2022, published in Scientific Reports
  • Rapid Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct Amplicon-Based Sequencing Through Comparison of MinION and Illumina iSeq100TM System, 2020, published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Investigation of viral etiology in potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinomas in non-smoking, non-drinking patients, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • Antiviral activity of tecovirimat against monkeypox virus clades 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b, 2025, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Frequent collaborators of Valérie Caro include Aurélia Kwasiborski, Charlotte Balière, Véronique Hourdel, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, and Jessica Vanhomwegen. These repeated partnerships reflect integrated work in viral genomics and infectious disease research.

Best Publications

  • Emergence of Zaire Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea

    Sylvain Baize;Delphine Pannetier;Lisa Oestereich;Toni Rieger

  • Chikungunya virus, southeastern France.

    Marc Grandadam;Valérie Caro;Sébastien Plumet;Jean Michel Thiberge

  • Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission

    Benoit Guery;Julien Poissy;Loubna El Mansouf;Caroline Séjourné

  • Human Skin Microbiota: High Diversity of DNA Viruses Identified on the Human Skin by High Throughput Sequencing

    Vincent Foulongne;Virginie Sauvage;Charles Hebert;Olivier Dereure

  • Molecular strategy for 'serotyping' of human enteroviruses.

    Valérie Caro;Sophie Guillot;Francis Delpeyroux;Radu Crainic

  • Natural genetic exchanges between vaccine and wild poliovirus strains in humans.

    Sophie Guillot;Valérie Caro;Nancy Cuervo;Ekaterina Korotkova

  • First detection and genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in an infected cat in France.

    Corinne Sailleau;Marine Dumarest;Jessica Vanhomwegen;Manon Delaplace

  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Bordetella Infections

    M. Riffelmann;C. H. Wirsing von König;V. Caro;N. Guiso

  • Polymorphism of Bordetella pertussis Isolates Circulating for the Last 10 Years in France, Where a Single Effective Whole-Cell Vaccine Has Been Used for More than 30 Years

    Christian Weber;Caroline Boursaux-Eude;Gilberte Coralie;Valérie Caro

  • Worldwide Distribution of Major Clones of Listeria monocytogenes

    Viviane Chenal-Francisque;Jodie Lopez;Thomas Cantinelli;Valerie Caro

  • First cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in France, investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission, France, May 2013.

    A Mailles;K Blanckaert;P Chaud;S van der Werf

  • Genomic Features of Intertypic Recombinant Sabin Poliovirus Strains Excreted by Primary Vaccinees

    Nancy Stella Cuervo;Sophie Guillot;Natalia Romanenkova;Mariana Combiescu

  • High efficiency of temperate Aedes albopictus to transmit chikungunya and dengue viruses in the Southeast of France.

    Anubis Vega-Rua;Karima Zouache;Valerie Caro;Laure Diancourt

  • Three-way interactions between mosquito population, viral strain and temperature underlying chikungunya virus transmission potential.

    Karima Zouache;Albin Fontaine;Anubis Vega-Rua;Anubis Vega-Rua;Laurence Mousson

  • Evaluation of High-Throughput Sequencing for Identifying Known and Unknown Viruses in Biological Samples

    Justine Cheval;Virginie Sauvage;Lionel Frangeul;Laurent Dacheux

  • Genetic mapping of specific interactions between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and dengue viruses.

    Thanyalak Fansiri;Albin Fontaine;Laure Diancourt;Valérie Caro

  • Natural genetic recombination between co-circulating heterotypic enteroviruses.

    Gabriela Oprisan;Mariana Combiescu;Sophie Guillot;Valerie Caro

  • A Preliminary Study of Viral Metagenomics of French Bat Species in Contact with Humans: Identification of New Mammalian Viruses

    Laurent Dacheux;Minerva Cervantes-Gonzalez;Ghislaine Guigon;Jean-Michel Thiberge

  • Identification of the First Human Gyrovirus, a Virus Related to Chicken Anemia Virus

    Virginie Sauvage;Justine Cheval;Vincent Foulongne;Meriadeg Ar Gouilh

  • Chikungunya Virus and the Mosquito Vector Aedes aegypti in New Caledonia (South Pacific Region)

    Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol;Valérie Caro;Laurent Guillaumot;Marie Vazeille

  • First detection and genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in an infected cat in France

    Corinne Sailleau;Marine Dumarest;Jessica Vanhomwegen;Manon Delaplace

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Claude Manuguerra
Jean-Claude Manuguerra Institut Pasteur
Nicole Guiso
Nicole Guiso Institut Pasteur
Marc Eloit
Marc Eloit Institut Pasteur
Sylvain Brisse
Sylvain Brisse Institut Pasteur
Antoine Gessain
Antoine Gessain Institut Pasteur
Sylvie van der Werf
Sylvie van der Werf Université Paris Cité
Vincent Enouf
Vincent Enouf Institut Pasteur
Francis Delpeyroux
Francis Delpeyroux Institut Pasteur
Anna-Bella Failloux
Anna-Bella Failloux Institut Pasteur
Marc Lecuit
Marc Lecuit Institut Pasteur

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