André Pierard

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

André Pierard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, André Pierard has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Biochemistry and 29 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in André Pierard's work include Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (36 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (29 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (22 papers). André Pierard is often cited by papers focused on Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (36 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (29 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (22 papers). André Pierard collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. André Pierard's co-authors include Nicolas Glansdorff, Raymond Cunin, Victor Stalon, J.M. Wiame, André Feller, Fernando Ramos, Michel Werner, Daniël Charlier, Francine Messenguy and Daniel Gigot and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

André Pierard

81 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Biosynthesis and metabolism of arginine in bacteria 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Biosynthesis and metabolism of arginine in bacteria
    1986 651 citations Raymond Cunin, Nicolas Glansdorff et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André Pierard Belgium 34 3.2k 1.2k 1.0k 775 391 81 4.1k
Victor Stalon Belgium 31 2.3k 0.7× 813 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 566 0.7× 350 0.9× 80 3.3k
Gary R. Jacobson United States 27 2.7k 0.8× 992 0.9× 508 0.5× 1.7k 2.2× 396 1.0× 57 4.1k
Nicolas Glansdorff Belgium 42 4.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 1.6k 2.0× 1.1k 2.7× 167 6.0k
Giovanna Ferro‐Luzzi Ames United States 31 3.2k 1.0× 543 0.5× 565 0.6× 1.6k 2.1× 592 1.5× 51 5.4k
Raymond Cunin Belgium 26 1.9k 0.6× 686 0.6× 610 0.6× 638 0.8× 330 0.8× 63 2.5k
J W Lengeler Germany 35 3.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 764 0.8× 2.4k 3.1× 621 1.6× 60 4.9k
Bernhard Erni Switzerland 36 2.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 475 0.5× 1.4k 1.8× 478 1.2× 90 3.6k
Robert L. Switzer United States 36 3.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 268 0.3× 856 1.1× 370 0.9× 126 4.1k
Irving P. Crawford United States 43 3.9k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 395 0.4× 1.3k 1.7× 528 1.4× 101 5.4k
Werner K. Maas United States 37 2.7k 0.8× 415 0.4× 700 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 941 2.4× 99 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by André Pierard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Pierard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Calvo, Olga, et al.. (2000). Functional analysis of the leader peptide of the yeast gene CPA1 and heterologous regulation by other fungal peptides. Current Genetics. 38(3). 105–112. 18 indexed citations
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Legrain, Christianne, Vincent Villeret, Martine Roovers, et al.. (1997). Biochemical Characterisation of Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase from Pyrococcus Furiosus. European Journal of Biochemistry. 247(3). 1046–1055. 23 indexed citations
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Sakanyan, Vehary, Daniël Charlier, Christianne Legrain, et al.. (1993). Primary Structure, Partial Purification and Regulation of Key Enzymes of the Acetyl Cycle of Arginine Biosynthesis in Bacillus Stearothermophilus: Dual Function of Ornithine Acetyltransferase.. Journal of General Microbiology. 139(3). 393–402. 41 indexed citations
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Charlier, Daniël, Martine Roovers, Françoise Van Vliet, et al.. (1992). Arginine regulon of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Molecular Biology. 226(2). 367–386. 92 indexed citations
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Weyens, G., Daniël Charlier, Martine Roovers, André Pierard, & Nicolas Glansdorff. (1988). On the role of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence in determining the efficiency of translation initiation at a weak start codon in the car operon of Escherichia coli K12. Journal of Molecular Biology. 204(4). 1045–1048. 12 indexed citations
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Weyens, G., Keith Rose, Paul Falmagne, Nicolas Glansdorff, & André Pierard. (1985). Synthesis of Escherichia coli carbomoylphosphate synthetase initiates at a UUG codon. European Journal of Biochemistry. 150(1). 111–115. 13 indexed citations
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Werner, Michel, André Feller, & André Pierard. (1985). Nucleotide sequence of yeast gene CPA1 encoding the small subunit of arginine‐pathway carbamoyl‐phosphate synthetase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 146(2). 371–381. 65 indexed citations
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Ladjimi, Moncef, André Feller, Raymond Cunin, et al.. (1985). Structure-function relationship in allosteric aspartate carbamoyltransferase from Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 186(4). 715–724. 46 indexed citations
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Piette, Jacques, Hiroshi Nyunoya, C J Lusty, et al.. (1984). DNA sequence of the carA gene and the control region of carAB: tandem promoters, respectively controlled by arginine and the pyrimidines, regulate the synthesis of carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase in Escherichia coli K-12.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(13). 4134–4138. 140 indexed citations
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Wauven, Corinne Vander, et al.. (1984). Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants affected in anaerobic growth on arginine: evidence for a four-gene cluster encoding the arginine deiminase pathway. Journal of Bacteriology. 160(3). 928–934. 209 indexed citations
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Feller, André, André Pierard, Nicolas Glansdorff, Daniël Charlier, & M Crabeel. (1981). Mutation of gene encoding regulatory polypeptide of aspartate carbamoyltransferase. Nature. 292(5821). 370–373. 17 indexed citations
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Gigot, Daniel, M Crabeel, Daniël Charlier, et al.. (1980). Patterns of polarity in the Escherichia coli car AB gene cluster. Journal of Bacteriology. 143(2). 914–920. 24 indexed citations
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Feller, André, Willy Lissens, Nicolas Glansdorff, & André Pierard. (1978). Synthesis in vitro of the catalytic subunit of Escherichia coli aspartate carbamoyltransferase [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 86(4). 941–2. 2 indexed citations
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Gigot, Daniel, Marjolaine Crabeel, André Feller, et al.. (1978). Transcription polarity of the carAB gene cluster of Escherichia coli [proceedings].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 86(4). 915–6. 2 indexed citations
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Gigot, Daniel, Nicolas Glansdorff, Christianne Legrain, et al.. (1977). Comparison of the N‐terminal sequences of aspartate and ornithine carbamoyltransferases of Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 81(1). 28–32. 26 indexed citations
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Degryse, Eric, Nicolas Glansdorff, & André Pierard. (1976). Arginine biosynthesis and degradation in an extreme thermophile, strain Z05.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 84(3). 599–601. 4 indexed citations
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Crabeel, Marjolaine, et al.. (1975). Proceedings: Synthesis in vitro of Escherichia coli carbamoylphosphate synthetase.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 83(1). 186–7. 4 indexed citations

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