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William Vainchenker

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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2026
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Medicine
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
55954
World Ranking
430
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
55980
World Ranking
2732
National Ranking
69

William Vainchenker 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 William Vainchenker sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 729 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William Vainchenker 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 William Vainchenker 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: 129 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2014 - Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale

Overview

William Vainchenker is affiliated with the Institut Gustave Roussy in France and is primarily engaged in research within the field of Medicine. Their work focuses extensively on hematology, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional involvement in rheumatology and immunology.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Kruppel-like factors research
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Recent notable publications by William Vainchenker include:

  • Single-cell multi-omics identifies chronic inflammation as a driver of TP53-mutant leukemic evolution, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Regulation of Platelet Production and Life Span: Role of Bcl-xL and Potential Implications for Human Platelet Diseases, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biological drivers of clinical phenotype in myelofibrosis, 2022, Leukemia
  • Functional Consequences of Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, 2021, HemaSphere
  • Inferring the dynamics of mutated hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells induced by IFNα in myeloproliferative neoplasms, 2021, Blood

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include:

  • Isabelle Plo
  • Caroline Marty
  • Hana Raslová
  • Jean-Jacques Kiladjian
  • Stefan N. Constantinescu

William Vainchenker's research has been published predominantly in journals and venues such as:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Blood
  • Leukemia
  • Haematologica
  • HemaSphere

In 2014, William Vainchenker was awarded the Grand prix de l'Inserm from the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale.

Best Publications

  • A unique clonal JAK2 mutation leading to constitutive signalling causes polycythaemia vera

    Chloé James;Valérie Ugo;Jean-Pierre Le Couédic;Judith Staerk

  • Mutation in TET2 in Myeloid Cancers

    François Delhommeau;Sabrina Dupont;Véronique Della Valle;Chloé James

  • TET2 Inactivation Results in Pleiotropic Hematopoietic Abnormalities in Mouse and Is a Recurrent Event during Human Lymphomagenesis

    Cyril Quivoron;Cyril Quivoron;Cyril Quivoron;Lucile Couronné;Lucile Couronné;Lucile Couronné;Véronique Della Valle;Véronique Della Valle;Véronique Della Valle;Cécile K. Lopez;Cécile K. Lopez;Cécile K. Lopez

  • c-Mpl ligand is a humoral regulator of megakaryocytopoiesis

    Françoise Wendling;Eugene Maraskovsky;Najet Debili;Christina Florindo

  • Genetic basis and molecular pathophysiology of classical myeloproliferative neoplasms

    William Vainchenker;William Vainchenker;William Vainchenker;Robert Kralovics

  • JAK/STAT signaling in hematological malignancies

    W. Vainchenker;W. Vainchenker;W. Vainchenker;Stefan N. Constantinescu;Stefan N. Constantinescu

  • TET2 mutations and their clinical correlates in polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis

    A. Tefferi;A. Pardanani;K. H. Lim;K. H. Lim;O. Abdel-Wahab

  • Prognostic Score Including Gene Mutations in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

    Raphaël Itzykson;Olivier Kosmider;Aline Renneville;Véronique Gelsi-Boyer

  • Oligodeoxynucleotides Antisense to the Proto-oncogene c-mpl Specifically Inhibit In Vitro Megakaryocytopoiesis

    Nassia Methia;Fawzia Louache;William Vainchenker;FranCoise Wendling

  • JAK2V617F expression in murine hematopoietic cells leads to MPD mimicking human PV with secondary myelofibrosis

    Catherine Lacout;Didier F. Pisani;Didier F. Pisani;Micheline Tulliez;Micheline Tulliez;Françoise Moreau Gachelin;Françoise Moreau Gachelin

  • New mutations and pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms.

    William Vainchenker;William Vainchenker;François Delhommeau;François Delhommeau;Stefan N. Constantinescu;Stefan N. Constantinescu;Olivier A. Bernard;Olivier A. Bernard;Olivier A. Bernard

  • Specific involvement of caspases in the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages.

    Olivier Sordet;Cédric Rébé;Cédric Rébé;Cédric Rébé;Stéphanie Plenchette;Stéphanie Plenchette;Stéphanie Plenchette;Yaël Zermati;Yaël Zermati;Yaël Zermati

  • NK cell activation by dendritic cells (DCs) requires the formation of a synapse leading to IL-12 polarization in DCs

    Christophe Borg;Abdelali Jalil;Diego Laderach;Kouji Maruyama

  • Platelet formation is the consequence of caspase activation within megakaryocytes

    Stephane de Botton;Siham Sabri;Eric Daugas;Yael Zermati

  • The Mpl receptor is expressed in the megakaryocytic lineage from late progenitors to platelets.

    N Debili;F Wendling;D Cosman;M Titeux

  • A murine stromal cell line allows the proliferation of very primitive human CD34++/CD38- progenitor cells in long-term cultures and semisolid assays

    Cherifa Issaad;Laure Croisille;Andre Katz;William Vainchenker

  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Molecular Pathophysiology, Essential Clinical Understanding, and Treatment Strategies

    Ayalew Tefferi;William Vainchenker

  • The Mpl-ligand or thrombopoietin or megakaryocyte growth and differentiative factor has both direct proliferative and differentiative activities on human megakaryocyte progenitors.

    Najet Debili;Françoise Wendling;Andre Katz;Josette Guichard

  • Mutations of ASXL1 gene in myeloproliferative neoplasms

    N Carbuccia;A Murati;V Trouplin;M Brecqueville

  • Mitotic catastrophe constitutes a special case of apoptosis whose suppression entails aneuploidy

    Maria Castedo;Jean-Luc Perfettini;Thomas Roumier;Alexander Valent

Frequent Co-Authors

Najet Debili
Najet Debili Institut Gustave Roussy
Isabelle Plo
Isabelle Plo University of Paris-Saclay
Jean-Luc Villeval
Jean-Luc Villeval Institut Gustave Roussy
Eric Solary
Eric Solary Institut Gustave Roussy
Stefan N. Constantinescu
Stefan N. Constantinescu Ludwig Cancer Research
Ugo Testa
Ugo Testa Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Olivier Bernard
Olivier Bernard University of Paris-Saclay
Yves Beuzard
Yves Beuzard University of Paris-Saclay
Ali G. Turhan
Ali G. Turhan University of Paris-Saclay
Nathalie Droin
Nathalie Droin Institut Gustave Roussy

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