Bernard Henrissat

145.2k citations

501 papers · 73.2k indexed · 26 hit papers · h-index 118

Co-authors: G.J. Davies Vincent Lombard Pedro M. Coutinho Élodie Drula Brandi L. Cantarel Jeffrey I. Gordon Hemalatha Golaconda Ramulu Corinne Rancurel
Topics: Enzyme Production and Characterization (204 papers)Biofuel production and bioconversion (138 papers)Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (82 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: France Saudi Arabia United States

In The Last Decade

Bernard Henrissat

498 papers receiving 71.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

2008 5.9k citations Peter J. Turnbaugh, Tanya Yatsunenko et al. profile →
The carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy) in 2013

2013 4.8k citations Vincent Lombard, Pedro M. Coutinho et al. profile →
The Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes database (CAZy): an expert resource for Glycogenomics

2008 4.5k citations Vincent Lombard, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
A classification of glycosyl hydrolases based on amino acid sequence similarities

1991 2.6k citations Bernard Henrissat profile →
A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility

2016 2.0k citations Nicolas Terrapon, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
New families in the classification of glycosyl hydrolases based on amino acid sequence similarities

1993 1.7k citations Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Glycosyltransferases: Structures, Functions, and Mechanisms

2007 1.6k citations Bernard Henrissat, G.J. Davies et al. profile →
Structures and mechanisms of glycosyl hydrolases

1995 1.5k citations G.J. Davies, Bernard Henrissat profile →
Diet Drives Convergence in Gut Microbiome Functions Across Mammalian Phylogeny and Within Humans

2011 1.4k citations Bernard Henrissat, Rob Knight et al. Science profile →
The carbohydrate-active enzyme database: functions and literature

2021 1.4k citations Vincent Lombard, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Structural and sequence-based classification of glycoside hydrolases

1997 1.4k citations Bernard Henrissat, G.J. Davies profile →
The abundance and variety of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the human gut microbiota

2013 1.3k citations Jeffrey I. Gordon, Didier Raoult et al. profile →
Expansion of the enzymatic repertoire of the CAZy database to integrate auxiliary redox enzymes

2013 915 citations Anthony Levasseur, Vincent Lombard et al. profile →
An Evolving Hierarchical Family Classification for Glycosyltransferases

2003 912 citations Pedro M. Coutinho, G.J. Davies et al. profile →
Domains in microbial beta-1, 4-glycanases: sequence conservation, function, and enzyme families

1991 769 citations Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Metabolic Reconstruction for Metagenomic Data and Its Application to the Human Microbiome \n

2012 723 citations Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
A classification of nucleotide-diphospho-sugar glycosyltransferases based on amino acid sequence similarities

1997 652 citations G.J. Davies, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Genome sequence of the lignocellulose degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium strain RP78

2004 649 citations Pedro M. Coutinho, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Recognition and Degradation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides by Two Human Gut Symbionts

2011 629 citations Elisabeth C. Lowe, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Characterizing a model human gut microbiota composed of members of its two dominant bacterial phyla

2009 559 citations Peter J. Turnbaugh, Pedro M. Coutinho et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Gene-centric metagenomics of the fiber-adherent bovine rumen microbiome reveals forage specific glycoside hydrolases

2009 548 citations Pedro M. Coutinho, Bernard Henrissat et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Gut bacteria that prevent growth impairments transmitted by microbiota from malnourished children

2016 542 citations Bernard Henrissat, Jeffrey I. Gordon et al. Science profile →
Dividing the large glycoside hydrolase family 13 into subfamilies: towards improved functional annotations of -amylase-related proteins

2006 514 citations Pedro M. Coutinho, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Synergism of Cellulases from Trichoderma reesei in the Degradation of Cellulose

1985 388 citations Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →
Bacteroidetes use thousands of enzyme combinations to break down glycans

2019 328 citations Vincent Lombard, Nicolas Terrapon et al. profile →
Interspecies Competition Impacts Targeted Manipulation of Human Gut Bacteria by Fiber-Derived Glycans

2019 239 citations Nicolas Terrapon, Bernard Henrissat et al. profile →

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1	A family of di-glutamate mucin-degrading enzymes that bridges glycan hydrolases and peptidases 2024 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yoshiki Narimatsu,Christian Büll,(unknown),Qinghua Liao,Ismael Compañón,(unknown),(unknown),Renaud Vincentelli,Lars Hestbjerg Hansen,Francisco Corzana,Carme Rovira,Bernard Henrissat,Henrik Clausen,Hiren J. Joshi,Ramón Hurtado‐Guerrero	1
2	Characterization and structural study of a novel β‐ N ‐acetylgalactosaminidase from Niabella aurantiaca 2023 ·FEBS Journal ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),M. Paul Vuillemin,Jesper Holck,Renaud Vincentelli,Garry P. Gippert,Casper Wilkens,Jens Preben Morth,Bernard Henrissat	1
3	The ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor releases a GH28 polygalacturonase that plays a key role in symbiosis establishment 2021 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown),Aurore Labourel,Mireille Haon,Minna Kemppainen,(unknown),Nicolas Brouilly,Claire Veneault‐Fourrey,Annegret Kohler,Marie‐Noëlle Rosso,Alejandro G. Pardo,Bernard Henrissat,Jean‐Guy Berrin,Francis Martin	20
4	Secreted pectin monooxygenases drive plant infection by pathogenic oomycetes 2021 ·Science ·Federico Sabbadin,S. Urresti,Bernard Henrissat,Anna O. Avrova,Lydia Welsh,(unknown),Michael Csukai,Julie Squires,Paul H. Walton,G.J. Davies,Neil C. Bruce,Stephen C. Whisson,Simon J. McQueen‐Mason	142
5	Discovery of a Fungal Copper Radical Oxidase with High Catalytic Efficiency toward 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural and Benzyl Alcohols for Bioprocessing 2020 ·ACS Catalysis ·Yann Mathieu,Wendy A. Offen,(unknown),Luisa Ciano,Alexander Holm Viborg,E.V. Blagova,Bernard Henrissat,Paul H. Walton,G.J. Davies,Harry Brumer	46
6	A subfamily roadmap of the evolutionarily diverse glycoside hydrolase family 16 (GH16) 2019 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Alexander Holm Viborg,Nicolas Terrapon,Vincent Lombard,Gurvan Michel,Mirjam Czjzek,Bernard Henrissat,Harry Brumer	134
7	Fungal ecological strategies reflected in gene transcription ‐ a case study of two litter decomposers 2019 ·Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown),Annegret Kohler,Kerrie Barry,(unknown),Chris Daum,Laure Fauchery,Katarina Ihrmark,Alan Kuo,Kurt LaButti,Anna Lipzen,Emmanuelle Morin,Igor V. Grigoriev,Bernard Henrissat,Björn D. Lindahl,Francis Martin	19
8	Substrate specificity, regiospecificity, and processivity in glycoside hydrolase family 74 2019 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Grégory Arnal,P.J. Stogios,(unknown),(unknown),T. Skarina,Alexander Holm Viborg,Bernard Henrissat,Alexei Savchenko,Harry Brumer	28
9	From proteins to polysaccharides: lifestyle and genetic evolution of Coprothermobacter proteolyticus 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·Benoît J. Kunath,Francesco Delogu,Adrian E. Naas,Magnus Ø. Arntzen,Vincent G. H. Eijsink,Bernard Henrissat,Torgeir R. Hvidsten,Phillip B. Pope	23
10	A surface endogalactanase in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron confers keystone status for arabinogalactan degradation 2018 ·Nature Microbiology ·Alan Cartmell,José Muñoz-Muñoz,Jonathon A. Briggs,Didier Ndeh,Elisabeth C. Lowe,Arnaud Baslé,Nicolas Terrapon,Katherine Stott,Tiaan Heunis,Joe Gray,Li Yu,Paul Dupree,(unknown),Sayali Shah,Spencer J. Williams,Aurore Labourel,Matthias Trost,Bernard Henrissat,Harry J. Gilbert	111
11	Nuclear genome sequence of the plastid-lacking cryptomonad Goniomonas avonlea provides insights into the evolution of secondary plastids 2018 ·BMC Biology ·Ugo Cenci,Shannon J. Sibbald,Bruce A. Curtis,Ryoma Kamikawa,Laura Eme,Daniel Moog,Bernard Henrissat,Éric Maréchal,(unknown),Christophe Djemiel,Andrew J. Roger,Eunsoo Kim,John M. Archibald	36
12	Complexity of the Ruminococcus flavefaciens cellulosome reflects an expansion in glycan recognition. 2016 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·I. Venditto,(unknown),(unknown),Julia Schückel,(unknown),(unknown),Pedro Bule,Arun Goyal,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Bernard Henrissat,John Knox,Arnaud Baslé,Shabir Najmudin,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	1
13	Comparative Genomic Analysis of Drechmeria coniospora Reveals Core and Specific Genetic Requirements for Fungal Endoparasitism of Nematodes 2016 ·PLoS Genetics ·Kévin Lebrigand,Le He,Nishant Thakur,Marie‐Jeanne Arguel,Jolanta Polanowska,Bernard Henrissat,Éric Record,Ghislaine Magdelenat,Valérie Barbe,Sylvain Raffaele,Pascal Barbry,Jonathan J. Ewbank	32
14	Differential gene retention as an evolutionary mechanism to generate biodiversity and adaptation in yeasts 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Lieven Sterck,Dominique Swennen,Marina Marcet‐Houben,Djamila Onésime,Anthony Levasseur,Noémie Jacques,Sandrine Mallet,Arnaud Couloux,Karine Labadie,Joëlle Amselem,Jean-Marie Beckerich,Bernard Henrissat,Yves Van de Peer,Patrick Wincker,Jean‐Luc Souciet,Toni Gabaldón,Colin R. Tinsley,Serge Casarégola	46
15	The transcriptome of Euglena gracilis reveals unexpected metabolic capabilities for carbohydrate and natural product biochemistry 2015 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Ellis C. O’Neill,Martin Trick,Lionel Hill,Martin Rejzek,Renata G. Dusi,Chris J. Hamilton,Paul V. Zimba,Bernard Henrissat,Robert A. Field	97
16	How nature can exploit nonspecific catalytic and carbohydrate binding modules to create enzymatic specificity 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Fiona Cuskin,J.E. Flint,T.M. Gloster,Carl Morland,Arnaud Baslé,Bernard Henrissat,Pedro M. Coutinho,Andrea Strazzulli,Alexandra S. Solovyova,G.J. Davies,Harry J. Gilbert	102
17	Mimivirus shows dramatic genome reduction after intraamoebal culture 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mickaël Boyer,Saı̈d Azza,Lina Barrassi,Thomas Klose,Angélique Campocasso,Isabelle Pagnier,Ghislain Fournous,(unknown),Catherine Robert,Xinzheng Zhang,Christelle Desnues,Bernard Henrissat,Michael G. Rossmann,Bernard La Scola,Didier Raoult	113
18	Organismal, genetic, and transcriptional variation in the deeply sequenced gut microbiomes of identical twins 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter J. Turnbaugh,Christopher Quince,Jeremiah J. Faith,Alice C. McHardy,Tanya Yatsunenko,Faheem Niazi,Jason P. Affourtit,Michael D. Miller,Bernard Henrissat,Rob Knight,Jeffrey I. Gordon	365
19	Emergence of a subfamily of xylanase inhibitors within glycoside hydrolase family 18 2005 ·FEBS Journal ·Anne Durand,R.C. Hughes,Alain Roussel,Ruth H. Flatman,Bernard Henrissat,Nathalie Juge	75
20	Quantitative Trait Loci and Comparative Genomics of Cereal Cell Wall Composition 2003 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Samuel P. Hazen,(unknown),Georgia L. Davis,Bernard Henrissat,Jonathan D. Walton	51

About Bernard Henrissat

Bernard Henrissat is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Plant Science, having authored 501 papers that have together received 73.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Enzyme Production and Characterization (204 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (138 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (82 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (20.8k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (10.5k citations) and Molecular Biology (44.4k citations). Bernard Henrissat has collaborated with scholars based in France, Saudi Arabia and United States. Frequent co-authors include G.J. Davies, Vincent Lombard, Pedro M. Coutinho, Élodie Drula, Brandi L. Cantarel, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Hemalatha Golaconda Ramulu, Corinne Rancurel, Amos Bairoch and Thomas Bernard. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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