Alain Guignandon

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alain Guignandon is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Guignandon has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cell Biology, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alain Guignandon's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (15 papers). Alain Guignandon is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (17 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (15 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (15 papers). Alain Guignandon collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Belgium. Alain Guignandon's co-authors include Laurence Vico, Marie-Hélène Lafage–Proust, Christian Alexandre, Thierry Thomas, Philippe Collet, Mohamed Réhailia, Sylvie Peyroche, Luc Malaval, Aline Rattner and Norbert Laroche and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alain Guignandon

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effects of long-term microgravity exposure on cancellous and cortical weight-bearing bones of cosmonauts

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alain Guignandon France	25	800	716	667	582	515	55	2.5k
Simon C.F. Rawlinson United Kingdom	25	760 0.9×	307 0.4×	1.1k 1.6×	783 1.3×	410 0.8×	53	2.6k
K.L. Paul Sung United States	30	739 0.9×	465 0.6×	657 1.0×	229 0.4×	547 1.1×	62	2.7k
Virginia L. Ferguson United States	37	917 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	999 1.5×	788 1.4×	304 0.6×	152	4.1k
Norbert Laroche France	27	463 0.6×	494 0.7×	693 1.0×	753 1.3×	161 0.3×	67	2.2k
Damian C. Genetos United States	33	771 1.0×	296 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	355 0.6×	392 0.8×	60	3.1k
Lidan You Canada	30	1.3k 1.7×	401 0.6×	1.3k 2.0×	927 1.6×	905 1.8×	66	3.6k
Cornelis M. Semeins Netherlands	19	570 0.7×	241 0.3×	1.1k 1.7×	761 1.3×	529 1.0×	23	2.2k
Clare E. Yellowley United States	35	816 1.0×	529 0.7×	1.9k 2.8×	706 1.2×	899 1.7×	63	3.9k
Susannah P. Fritton United States	20	536 0.7×	242 0.3×	596 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	396 0.8×	28	1.9k
Padmaja Tummala United States	18	355 0.4×	213 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	377 0.6×	577 1.1×	28	2.2k

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Sedao, Xxx, et al.. (2025). Femtosecond laser upscaling strategy and biological validation for dental screws with improved osteogenic performance. Surfaces and Interfaces. 66. 106546–106546.

Guignandon, Alain, et al.. (2024). Gene expression modulation in human aortic smooth muscle cells under induced physiological mechanical stretch. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31147–31147. 1 indexed citations

Sedao, Xxx, et al.. (2022). Polarization of Femtosecond Laser for Titanium Alloy Nanopatterning Influences Osteoblastic Differentiation. Nanomaterials. 12(10). 1619–1619. 24 indexed citations

Linossier, Marie‐Thérèse, et al.. (2022). YAP Transcriptional Activity Dictates Cell Response to TNF In Vitro. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 856247–856247. 15 indexed citations

Iandolo, Donata, Maura Strigini, Alain Guignandon, & Laurence Vico. (2021). Osteocytes and Weightlessness. Current Osteoporosis Reports. 19(6). 626–636. 20 indexed citations

Sedao, Xxx, Tatiana Itina, Christophe Donnet, et al.. (2020). Ultrafast Laser Processing of Nanostructured Patterns for the Control of Cell Adhesion and Migration on Titanium Alloy. Nanomaterials. 10(5). 864–864. 44 indexed citations

Sancey, Lucie, Odile Sabido, Zhiguo Hé, et al.. (2020). Multiparametric investigation of non functionalized-AGuIX nanoparticles in 3D human airway epithelium models demonstrates preferential targeting of tumor cells. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 18(1). 129–129. 3 indexed citations

Pieuchot, Laurent, Julie Marteau, Alain Guignandon, et al.. (2018). Curvotaxis directs cell migration through cell-scale curvature landscapes. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3995–3995. 220 indexed citations

Louis, Fiona, Wafa Bouleftour, Aline Rattner, et al.. (2017). RhoGTPase stimulation is associated with strontium chloride treatment to counter simulated microgravity-induced changes in multipotent cell commitment. npj Microgravity. 3(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations

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Guignandon, Alain, et al.. (2016). High-acceleration whole body vibration stimulates cortical bone accrual and increases bone mineral content in growing mice. Journal of Biomechanics. 49(9). 1899–1908. 19 indexed citations

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Chollet, Céline, Reine Bareille, Murielle Rémy, et al.. (2012). Impact of Peptide Micropatterning on Endothelial Cell Actin Remodeling for Cell Alignment under Shear Stress. Macromolecular Bioscience. 12(12). 1648–1659. 10 indexed citations

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Fournier, Carole, Mireille Thomas, Norbert Laroche, et al.. (2011). Reduction by strontium of the bone marrow adiposity in mice and repression of the adipogenic commitment of multipotent C3H10T1/2 cells. Bone. 50(2). 499–509. 42 indexed citations

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Dumas, Virginie, Marie‐Thérèse Linossier, Carole Fournier, et al.. (2010). Apatite content of collagen materials dose-dependently increases pre-osteoblastic cell deposition of a cement line-like matrix. Bone. 47(1). 23–33. 10 indexed citations

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Dumas, Virginie, Luc Malaval, Norbert Laroche, et al.. (2009). The effect of dual frequency cyclic compression on matrix deposition by osteoblast-like cells grown in 3D scaffolds and on modulation of VEGF variant expression. Biomaterials. 30(19). 3279–3288. 46 indexed citations

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David, Valentin, Alain Guignandon, Aline Martin, et al.. (2008). Ex Vivo Bone Formation in Bovine Trabecular Bone Cultured in a Dynamic 3D Bioreactor Is Enhanced by Compressive Mechanical Strain. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(1). 117–126. 66 indexed citations

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Chollet, Céline, Christel Chanseau, Murielle Rémy, et al.. (2008). The effect of RGD density on osteoblast and endothelial cell behavior on RGD-grafted polyethylene terephthalate surfaces. Biomaterials. 30(5). 711–720. 145 indexed citations

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Lafage–Proust, Marie-Hélène, Thierry Thomas, Alain Guignandon, et al.. (2007). Plasticity of osteoprogenitor cells. Joint Bone Spine. 74(6). 536–539. 3 indexed citations

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Nusgens, Betty, et al.. (2005). Role of the RhoGTPases in the cellular receptivity and reactivity to mechanical signals including microgravity. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 12(1). 57. 3 indexed citations

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Guignandon, Alain, et al.. (2005). RGDS and DGEA-induced [Ca2+]i signalling in human dermal fibroblasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1746(1). 28–37. 13 indexed citations

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Guignandon, Alain, Sylvie Peyroche, B. Forest, et al.. (2003). Physiological strains induce differentiation in human osteoblasts cultured on orthopaedic biomaterial. Biomaterials. 24(18). 3139–3151. 45 indexed citations

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