Benoît Aigouy

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Benoît Aigouy is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoît Aigouy has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Benoît Aigouy's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (4 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (4 papers). Benoît Aigouy is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (4 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (4 papers). Benoît Aigouy collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Benoît Aigouy's co-authors include Suzanne Eaton, Frank Jülicher, Reza Farhadifar, Jens-Christian Röper, Douglas B. Staple, Andreas Sagner, Matthias Merkel, Daiki Umetsu, Angela Giangrande and Raphaël Etournay and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Benoît Aigouy

19 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Influence of Cell Mechanics, Cell-Cell Interactions, ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The Influence of Cell Mechanics, Cell-Cell Interactions, and Proliferation on Epithelial Packing
    2007 896 citations Reza Farhadifar, Jens-Christian Röper et al. Current Biology profile →
  2. Cell Flow Reorients the Axis of Planar Polarity in the Wing Epithelium of Drosophila
    2010 542 citations Benoît Aigouy, Reza Farhadifar et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoît Aigouy France 16 1.9k 911 725 251 207 19 2.5k
Jens-Christian Röper Germany 10 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 759 1.0× 180 0.7× 197 1.0× 10 2.6k
Julien Colombelli Spain 26 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 763 1.1× 317 1.3× 230 1.1× 48 2.9k
Reza Farhadifar United States 11 1.7k 0.9× 832 0.9× 648 0.9× 148 0.6× 191 0.9× 20 2.2k
Patrick W. Oakes United States 28 2.1k 1.1× 839 0.9× 909 1.3× 154 0.6× 224 1.1× 53 3.1k
Alex Mogilner United States 32 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 690 1.0× 295 1.2× 253 1.2× 80 3.2k
Matteo Rauzi France 16 1.6k 0.8× 773 0.8× 522 0.7× 202 0.8× 98 0.5× 22 2.0k
G. Wayne Brodland Canada 32 1.9k 1.0× 804 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 132 0.5× 121 0.6× 93 3.0k
Rodrigo Fernández‐González Canada 28 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 610 0.8× 280 1.1× 67 0.3× 70 3.2k
Timo Betz Germany 33 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 968 1.3× 345 1.4× 256 1.2× 82 3.6k
Martial Balland France 28 1.7k 0.9× 820 0.9× 884 1.2× 126 0.5× 132 0.6× 58 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoît Aigouy

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Aigouy, Benoît, et al.. (2024). Single-cell morphometrics reveals T-box gene-dependent patterns of epithelial tension in the Second Heart field. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9512–9512. 2 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît & Benjamin Prud’homme. (2022). Segmentation and Quantitative Analysis of Epithelial Tissues. Methods in molecular biology. 2540(1). 387–399. 6 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît, Claudio R. Cortés, Shanda Liu, & Benjamin Prud’homme. (2020). EPySeg: a coding-free solution for automated segmentation of epithelia using deep learning. Development. 147(24). 24 indexed citations
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Green, Jack E., et al.. (2019). Evolution of Ovipositor Length in Drosophila suzukii Is Driven by Enhanced Cell Size Expansion and Anisotropic Tissue Reorganization. Current Biology. 29(12). 2075–2082.e6. 23 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît, Claudio Collinet, Matthias Merkel, & Andreas Sagner. (2017). Quantitative methods to study epithelial morphogenesis and polarity. Methods in cell biology. 139. 121–152. 3 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît, Daiki Umetsu, & Suzanne Eaton. (2016). Segmentation and Quantitative Analysis of Epithelial Tissues. Methods in molecular biology. 1478. 227–239. 96 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît & André Le Bivic. (2016). The PCP pathway regulates Baz planar distribution in epithelial cells. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33420–33420. 15 indexed citations
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Etournay, Raphaël, Matthias Merkel, Marko Popović, et al.. (2016). TissueMiner: A multiscale analysis toolkit to quantify how cellular processes create tissue dynamics. eLife. 5. 82 indexed citations
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Etournay, Raphaël, Marko Popović, Matthias Merkel, et al.. (2015). Interplay of cell dynamics and epithelial tension during morphogenesis of the Drosophila pupal wing. eLife. 4. e07090–e07090. 260 indexed citations
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Umetsu, Daiki, et al.. (2014). Local Increases in Mechanical Tension Shape Compartment Boundaries by Biasing Cell Intercalations. Current Biology. 24(15). 1798–1805. 71 indexed citations
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Sagner, Andreas, Matthias Merkel, Benoît Aigouy, et al.. (2012). Establishment of Global Patterns of Planar Polarity during Growth of the Drosophila Wing Epithelium. Current Biology. 22(14). 1296–1301. 85 indexed citations
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Viktorinová, Ivana, L. M. Pismen, Benoît Aigouy, & Christian Dahmann. (2011). Modelling planar polarity of epithelia: the role of signal relay in collective cell polarization. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 8(60). 1059–1063. 21 indexed citations
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Staple, Douglas B., Reza Farhadifar, Jens-Christian Röper, et al.. (2010). Mechanics and remodelling of cell packings in epithelia. The European Physical Journal E. 33(2). 117–127. 201 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît, Reza Farhadifar, Douglas B. Staple, et al.. (2010). Cell Flow Reorients the Axis of Planar Polarity in the Wing Epithelium of Drosophila. Cell. 142(5). 773–786. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Soustelle, Laurent, et al.. (2008). UV laser mediated cell selective destruction by confocal microscopy. Neural Development. 3(1). 11–11. 24 indexed citations
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Classen, Anne-Kathrin, Benoît Aigouy, Angela Giangrande, & Suzanne Eaton. (2008). Imaging Drosophila Pupal Wing Morphogenesis. Methods in molecular biology. 420. 265–275. 38 indexed citations
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Aigouy, Benoît, Léa Lepelletier, & Angela Giangrande. (2008). Glial Chain Migration Requires Pioneer Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(45). 11635–11641. 32 indexed citations
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Farhadifar, Reza, Jens-Christian Röper, Benoît Aigouy, Suzanne Eaton, & Frank Jülicher. (2007). The Influence of Cell Mechanics, Cell-Cell Interactions, and Proliferation on Epithelial Packing. Current Biology. 17(24). 2095–2104. 896 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aigouy, Benoît, Véronique Van De Bor, Marcel Boeglin, & Angela Giangrande. (2004). Time-lapse and cell ablation reveal the role of cell interactions in fly glia migration and proliferation. Development. 131(20). 5127–5138. 37 indexed citations

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