Andréa Dessen

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Andréa Dessen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Andréa Dessen has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Genetics and 37 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Andréa Dessen's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (44 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (37 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (18 papers). Andréa Dessen is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (44 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (37 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (18 papers). Andréa Dessen collaborates with scholars based in France, Brazil and United States. Andréa Dessen's co-authors include Don C. Wiley, Winfríed Weissenhorn, J.J. Skehel, Stephen C. Harrison, Viviana Job, Carlos Contreras‐Martel, O. Dideberg, John S. Blanchard, Annaı̈k Quémard and William R. Jacobs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andréa Dessen

117 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Atomic structure of the ectodomain from HIV-1 gp41

1997 1.4k citations Winfríed Weissenhorn, Andréa Dessen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andréa Dessen France	47	3.9k	2.3k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	119	8.2k
C. Kendall Stover United States	48	3.4k 0.9×	4.7k 2.1×	894 0.6×	3.4k 2.2×	240 0.2×	93	8.7k
Priscille Brodin France	43	4.0k 1.0×	5.0k 2.2×	871 0.6×	3.9k 2.6×	299 0.2×	109	9.3k
Robert Ménard France	61	3.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	328 0.3×	180	11.8k
Andrea Carfı́ United States	44	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	774 0.5×	2.6k 1.7×	503 0.4×	91	6.7k
Valerie Mizrahi South Africa	47	3.7k 1.0×	4.3k 1.9×	1000 0.6×	3.1k 2.0×	279 0.2×	142	7.0k
Deborah T. Hung United States	42	6.4k 1.6×	2.2k 1.0×	957 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	100 0.1×	118	10.6k
Michael A. Lobritz United States	24	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	730 0.5×	435 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	32	4.3k
Petra C. F. Oyston United Kingdom	41	3.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.8×	808 0.5×	501 0.4×	116	6.5k
Peter Cherepanov United Kingdom	53	6.5k 1.7×	5.0k 2.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	5.3k 4.2×	107	10.1k
Allan Saul Australia	66	3.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	535 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	834 0.7×	311	13.7k

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Faudry, Éric, Carlos Contreras‐Martel, Isabelle Bally, et al.. (2025). Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies that target the PcrV component of the Type III Secretion System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa act through distinct mechanisms. eLife.

Contreras‐Martel, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Architecture of an embracing lipase-foldase complex of the type II secretion system of Acinetobacter baumannii. Structure. 33(3). 601–612.e4.

Felício, Rafael de, Gina Polo, Sandra Martha Gomes Dias, et al.. (2021). Chemical Elicitors Induce Rare Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Deep-Sea Bacteria under Laboratory Conditions. Metabolites. 11(2). 107–107. 15 indexed citations

Job, Viviana, Antoine Maillard, Lionel Imbert, et al.. (2020). Exolysin (ExlA) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Punctures Holes into Target Membranes Using a Molten Globule Domain. Journal of Molecular Biology. 432(16). 4466–4480. 10 indexed citations

Granato, Daniela C., et al.. (2019). Complex Formation between Mur Enzymes from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Biochemistry. 58(30). 3314–3324. 15 indexed citations

Contreras‐Martel, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Penicillin-Binding Proteins (PBPs) and Bacterial Cell Wall Elongation Complexes. Sub-cellular biochemistry. 93. 273–289. 39 indexed citations

Discola, Karen Fulan, Andreas Förster, François Boulay, et al.. (2013). Membrane and Chaperone Recognition by the Major Translocator Protein PopB of the Type III Secretion System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(6). 3591–3601. 24 indexed citations

Izoré, Thierry, et al.. (2012). Calcium-Dependent Complex Formation Between PBP2 and Lytic Transglycosylase SltB1 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbial Drug Resistance. 18(3). 298–305. 23 indexed citations

Lebreton, Alice, Goran Lakisic, Viviana Job, et al.. (2011). A Bacterial Protein Targets the BAHD1 Chromatin Complex to Stimulate Type III Interferon Response. Science. 331(6022). 1319–1321. 134 indexed citations

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Izoré, Thierry, et al.. (2011). Structural Characterization and Membrane Localization of ExsB from the Type III Secretion System (T3SS) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Molecular Biology. 413(1). 236–246. 19 indexed citations

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Contreras‐Martel, Carlos, Ana Amoroso, Esther C. Y. Woon, et al.. (2011). Structure-Guided Design of Cell Wall Biosynthesis Inhibitors That Overcome β-Lactam Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). ACS Chemical Biology. 6(9). 943–951. 49 indexed citations

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Aschtgen, Marie‐Stéphanie, Marthe Gavioli, Andréa Dessen, Roland Lloubès, & Eric Cascalès. (2010). The SciZ protein anchors the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Type VI secretion system to the cell wall. Molecular Microbiology. 75(4). 886–899. 125 indexed citations

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Job, Viviana, Pierre‐Jean Matteï, David Lemaire, Ina Attrée, & Andréa Dessen. (2010). Structural Basis of Chaperone Recognition of Type III Secretion System Minor Translocator Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(30). 23224–23232. 50 indexed citations

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Neiers, Fabrice, Chaithanya Madhurantakam, Stefan Fälker, et al.. (2009). Two Crystal Structures of Pneumococcal Pilus Sortase C Provide Novel Insights into Catalysis and Substrate Specificity. Journal of Molecular Biology. 393(3). 704–716. 43 indexed citations

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Kotnik, Miha, Carlos Contreras‐Martel, Marko Oblak, et al.. (2007). Structural and Functional Characterization of Enantiomeric Glutamic Acid Derivatives as Potential Transition State Analogue Inhibitors of MurD Ligase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 370(1). 107–115. 81 indexed citations

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Chabert, Jacqueline, Éric Faudry, Emmanuelle Neumann, et al.. (2005). The PscE-PscF-PscG Complex Controls Type III Secretion Needle Biogenesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(43). 36293–36300. 70 indexed citations

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Gomis‐Rüth, F. Xavier, Andréa Dessen, Joanna Timmins, et al.. (2003). The Matrix Protein VP40 from Ebola Virus Octamerizes into Pore-like Structures with Specific RNA Binding Properties. Structure. 11(4). 423–433. 125 indexed citations

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Guilmi, Anne Marie Di, Andréa Dessen, O. Dideberg, & Thierry Vernet. (2002). Bifunctional Penicillin-Binding Proteins: Focus on the Glycosyltransferase Domain and its Specific Inhibitor Moenomycin. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 3(2). 63–75. 20 indexed citations

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Somoza, John R., Saurabh Menon, Harald Schmidt, et al.. (2000). Structural and kinetic analysis of Escherichia coli GDP-mannose 4,6 dehydratase provides insights into the enzyme’s catalytic mechanism and regulation by GDP-fucose. Structure. 8(2). 123–135. 77 indexed citations

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Weissenhorn, Winfríed, Andréa Dessen, Lesley J. Calder, et al.. (1999). Structural basis for membrane fusion by enveloped viruses. Molecular Membrane Biology. 16(1). 3–9. 320 indexed citations

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