Cécile Lecœur

22.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Cécile Lecœur is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cécile Lecœur has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Cécile Lecœur's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Cécile Lecœur is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Cécile Lecœur collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Cécile Lecœur's co-authors include Philippe Froguel, Emmanuelle Durand, Christian Dina, Stephan Francke, Vincent Vatin, Stephen Eyre, S. Dupont, Sophie Gallina, El Habib Hani and Frédéric Leprêtre and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Cécile Lecœur

40 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Genomewide Search for Type 2 Diabetes–Susceptibility Genes in French Whites: Evidence for a Novel Susceptibility Locus for Early-Onset Diabetes on Chromosome 3q27-qter and Independent Replication of a Type 2–Diabetes Locus on Chromosome 1q21–q24

2000 576 citations Nathalie Vionnet, El Habib Hani et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cécile Lecœur France	23	742	679	655	604	501	41	2.2k
Vincent Vatin France	24	635 0.9×	652 1.0×	760 1.2×	547 0.9×	667 1.3×	35	2.2k
Kentaro Yamada Japan	26	632 0.9×	696 1.0×	535 0.8×	443 0.7×	222 0.4×	83	2.3k
Masamichi Kuwajima Japan	29	870 1.2×	894 1.3×	351 0.5×	520 0.9×	720 1.4×	76	2.7k
Philippe Boutin France	24	492 0.7×	726 1.1×	634 1.0×	312 0.5×	261 0.5×	39	1.8k
Tsuyoshi Monden Japan	23	460 0.6×	754 1.1×	315 0.5×	358 0.6×	663 1.3×	55	2.3k
Hideo Makimura United States	24	668 0.9×	479 0.7×	236 0.4×	440 0.7×	514 1.0×	43	1.8k
N Surico Italy	25	675 0.9×	552 0.8×	209 0.3×	420 0.7×	749 1.5×	100	2.6k
H.‐Michael Dosch Canada	13	929 1.3×	416 0.6×	767 1.2×	1.4k 2.3×	141 0.3×	17	2.9k
Rina Hemi Israel	25	860 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	185 0.3×	871 1.4×	227 0.5×	69	2.9k
Amélie Bonnefond France	32	484 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	233 0.4×	344 0.7×	118	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Cécile Lecœur

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cécile Lecœur

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20 of 20 papers shown

Makki, Kassem, Patrícia Brito Rodrigues, Olivier Molendi‐Coste, et al.. (2025). Impact of aging on gut-lung-adipose tissue interactions and lipid metabolism during influenza infection in mice. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 37414–37414.

Huyvaert, Marlène, Mickaël Canouil, Cécile Lecœur, et al.. (2019). The expression of genes in top obesity-associated loci is enriched in insula and substantia nigra brain regions involved in addiction and reward. International Journal of Obesity. 44(2). 539–543. 40 indexed citations

Timpson, Adrian, Jamie Toombs, Cécile Lecœur, et al.. (2014). Direct Estimates of Natural Selection in Iberia Indicate Calcium Absorption Was Not the Only Driver of Lactase Persistence in Europe. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 31(4). 975–983. 40 indexed citations

Neve, Bernadette, Olivier Le Bacquer, Sandrine Caron, et al.. (2014). Alternative human liver transcripts of TCF7L2 bind to the gluconeogenesis regulator HNF4α at the protein level. Diabetologia. 57(4). 785–796. 28 indexed citations

Bonnefond, Amélie, Julien Philippe, Emmanuelle Durand, et al.. (2012). Whole-Exome Sequencing and High Throughput Genotyping Identified KCNJ11 as the Thirteenth MODY Gene. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e37423–e37423. 153 indexed citations

Walley, Andrew J., Peter Jacobson, Mario Falchi, et al.. (2011). Differential coexpression analysis of obesity-associated networks in human subcutaneous adipose tissue. International Journal of Obesity. 36(1). 137–147. 36 indexed citations

Ghoussaini, Maya, Fanny Stutzmann, Cyril Couturier, et al.. (2010). Analysis of the SIM1 Contribution to Polygenic Obesity in the French Population. Obesity. 18(8). 1670–1675. 14 indexed citations

Choquet, Hélène, Yann Labrune, Franck De Graeve, et al.. (2010). Lack of Association of CD36 SNPs With Early Onset Obesity: A Meta‐Analysis in 9,973 European Subjects. Obesity. 19(4). 833–839. 18 indexed citations

García, Edwin, Peter H. King, Kally Sidhu, et al.. (2009). The role of ghrelin and ghrelin-receptor gene variants and promoter activity in type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Endocrinology. 161(2). 307–315. 29 indexed citations

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Gueorguiev, Maria, Cécile Lecœur, Stephen Eyre, et al.. (2009). Association Studies on Ghrelin and Ghrelin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms With Obesity. Obesity. 17(4). 745–754. 57 indexed citations

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Dahlman, Ingrid, Maria Nilsson, Harvest F. Gu, et al.. (2009). Functional and genetic analysis in type 2 diabetes of Liver X receptor alleles – a cohort study. BMC Medical Genetics. 10(1). 27–27. 26 indexed citations

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Rocha‐Perugini, Vera, Muriel Lavie, David Delgrange, et al.. (2009). The association of CD81 with tetraspanin-enriched microdomains is not essential for Hepatitis C virus entry. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 111–111. 28 indexed citations

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Gueorguiev, Maria, Cécile Lecœur, Michael Benzinou, et al.. (2008). A Genetic Study of the Ghrelin and Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (GHSR) Genes and Stature. Annals of Human Genetics. 73(1). 1–9. 19 indexed citations

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Bouatia‐Naji, Nabila, Franck De Graeve, Günter Brönner, et al.. (2008). INS VNTR Is Not Associated With Childhood Obesity in 1,023 Families: A Family‐based Study. Obesity. 16(6). 1471–1475. 7 indexed citations

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Gueorguiev, Maria, Steven Wiltshire, Edwin García, et al.. (2007). Examining the Candidacy of Ghrelin as a Gene Responsible for Variation in Adult Stature in a United Kingdom Population with Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 92(6). 2201–2204. 8 indexed citations

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Cauchi, Stéphane, Stephen Eyre, Hélène Choquet, et al.. (2007). TCF7L2 rs7903146 variant does not associate with smallness for gestational age in the French population. BMC Medical Genetics. 8(1). 37–37. 15 indexed citations

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Cheyssac, Claire, Cécile Lecœur, Aurélie Dechaume, et al.. (2006). Analysis of common PTPN1gene variants in type 2 diabetes, obesity and associated phenotypes in the French population. BMC Medical Genetics. 7(1). 44–44. 40 indexed citations

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Tankó, László B., Afshan Siddiq, Cécile Lecœur, et al.. (2005). ACDC/Adiponectin and PPAR‐γ Gene Polymorphisms: Implications for Features of Obesity. Obesity Research. 13(12). 2113–2121. 50 indexed citations

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Eyre, Stephen, Cécile Lecœur, Jérôme Delplanque, et al.. (2004). A Genome-Wide Scan for Childhood Obesity–Associated Traits in French Families Shows Significant Linkage on Chromosome 6q22.31-q23.2. Diabetes. 53(3). 803–811. 111 indexed citations

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Vionnet, Nathalie, El Habib Hani, S. Dupont, et al.. (2000). Genomewide Search for Type 2 Diabetes–Susceptibility Genes in French Whites: Evidence for a Novel Susceptibility Locus for Early-Onset Diabetes on Chromosome 3q27-qter and Independent Replication of a Type 2–Diabetes Locus on Chromosome 1q21–q24. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 67(6). 1470–1480. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

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