Charles Hétru

14.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
82 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Charles Hétru is a scholar working on Insect Science, Immunology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Hétru has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Insect Science, 40 papers in Immunology and 32 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Charles Hétru's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (39 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (32 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers). Charles Hétru is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (39 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (32 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers). Charles Hétru collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Russia. Charles Hétru's co-authors include Jules A. Hoffmann, Philippe Bulet, Jean‐Sèbastien Hoffmann, Jean‐Marc Reichhart, Dominique Ferrandon, Jean‐Luc Imler, Jean‐Luc Dimarcq, D. Hoffmann, Laurent Troxler and Marie Lagueux and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Charles Hétru

82 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Antimicrobial peptides in insects; structure and function 1996 2026 2006 2016 1999 2006 2007 2005 2001 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Hétru France 48 5.5k 5.3k 3.8k 3.7k 2.0k 82 10.6k
Jean‐Sèbastien Hoffmann France 59 4.2k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 6.3k 1.7× 2.6k 1.3× 204 12.7k
Dan Hultmark Sweden 57 9.5k 1.7× 7.2k 1.3× 4.1k 1.1× 5.3k 1.4× 2.9k 1.4× 108 15.1k
Philippe Bulet France 68 7.1k 1.3× 4.9k 0.9× 7.2k 1.9× 5.7k 1.5× 1.6k 0.8× 162 14.0k
Jean‐Marc Reichhart France 47 7.9k 1.4× 5.4k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 76 10.5k
Shunji Natori Japan 54 3.2k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 4.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 320 8.7k
Jules A. Hoffmann France 67 18.5k 3.3× 11.6k 2.2× 4.5k 1.2× 6.0k 1.6× 4.7k 2.3× 106 24.6k
Neal Silverman United States 50 5.3k 1.0× 3.2k 0.6× 745 0.2× 3.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 92 9.4k
Brian P. Lazzaro United States 42 2.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.5× 758 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 603 0.3× 84 5.8k
Dominique Ferrandon France 31 4.5k 0.8× 3.6k 0.7× 743 0.2× 2.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 66 6.7k
Norman A. Ratcliffe United Kingdom 53 3.5k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 404 0.1× 1.6k 0.4× 999 0.5× 170 8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Hétru

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hétru, Charles, et al.. (2010). Analysis of Thioester-Containing Proteins during the Innate Immune Response of Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Innate Immunity. 3(1). 52–64. 85 indexed citations
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Ferrandon, Dominique, Jean‐Luc Imler, Charles Hétru, & Jules A. Hoffmann. (2007). The Drosophila systemic immune response: sensing and signalling during bacterial and fungal infections. Nature reviews. Immunology. 7(11). 862–874. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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Evans, Jay D., Kate Aronstein, Yanping Chen, et al.. (2006). Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera. Insect Molecular Biology. 15(5). 645–656. 801 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ubeda, Jean-Michel, Daniel Doucet, Laurent Troxler, et al.. (2005). New insights into Drosophila larval haemocyte functions through genome-wide analysis. Cellular Microbiology. 7(3). 335–350. 277 indexed citations
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Dostert, Catherine, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Laurent Troxler, et al.. (2005). The Jak-STAT signaling pathway is required but not sufficient for the antiviral response of drosophila. Nature Immunology. 6(9). 946–953. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Imler, Jean‐Luc, Dominique Ferrandon, Julien Royet, et al.. (2004). Toll-dependent and Toll-independent immune responses in <I>Drosophila</I>. Journal of Endotoxin Research. 10(4). 241–246. 27 indexed citations
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Hétru, Charles, Laurent Troxler, & Jules A. Hoffmann. (2003). Drosophila melanogasterAntimicrobial Defense. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 187(s2). S327–S324. 101 indexed citations
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Meister, Marie, Charles Hétru, & Jules A. Hoffmann. (2000). The Antimicrobial Host Defense of Drosophila. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 248. 17–36. 53 indexed citations
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Bulet, Philippe, Charles Hétru, Jean‐Luc Dimarcq, & D. Hoffmann. (1999). Antimicrobial peptides in insects; structure and function. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 23(4-5). 329–344. 827 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sorokine, Odile, et al.. (1999). The structure of a glycosylated protein hormone responsible for sex determination in the isopod, Armadillidium vulgare. European Journal of Biochemistry. 262(3). 727–736. 107 indexed citations
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Sodano, P., H. J. Labbé, Philippe Bulet, et al.. (1998). Solution structure of thanatin, a potent bactericidal and fungicidal insect peptide, determined from proton two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance data. European Journal of Biochemistry. 256(2). 404–410. 94 indexed citations
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Landon, Céline, P. Sodano, Charles Hétru, Jules A. Hoffmann, & Marius Ptak. (1997). Solution structure of drosomycin, the first inducible antifungal protein from insects. Protein Science. 6(9). 1878–1884. 116 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Jules A., Jean‐Marc Reichhart, & Charles Hétru. (1996). Innate immunity in higher insects. Current Opinion in Immunology. 8(1). 8–13. 307 indexed citations breakdown →
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Charlet, Maurice, et al.. (1996). Innate Immunity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(36). 21808–21813. 301 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cociancich, Stéphane, Philippe Bulet, Charles Hétru, & Jean‐Sèbastien Hoffmann. (1994). The inducible antibacterial peptides of insects. Parasitology Today. 10(4). 132–139. 175 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Jules A., Charles Hétru, & Jean‐Marc Reichhart. (1993). The humoral antibacterial response of Drosophila. FEBS Letters. 325(1-2). 63–66. 53 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Jules A. & Charles Hétru. (1992). Insect defensins: inducible antibacterial peptides. Immunology Today. 13(10). 411–415. 242 indexed citations
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Bulet, Philippe, Stéphane Cociancich, Rainer Bischoff, et al.. (1992). A novel insect defensin mediates the inducible antibacterial activity in larvae of the dragonfly Aeschna cyanea (Paleoptera, Odonata). European Journal of Biochemistry. 209(3). 977–984. 109 indexed citations
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Hétru, Charles, Ka Wan Li, Philippe Bulet, Marie Lagueux, & Jules A. Hoffmann. (1991). Isolation and structural characterization of an insulin‐related molecule, a predominant neuropeptide from Locusta migratoria. European Journal of Biochemistry. 201(2). 495–499. 60 indexed citations
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Trendel, Jean‐Michel, et al.. (1990). C‐29 tritiated β‐amyrin: Chemical synthesis aiming at the study of aromatization processes in sediments. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 28(4). 377–386. 34 indexed citations

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