Christian Bréchot

35.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
342 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Christian Bréchot is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Bréchot has authored 342 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Epidemiology, 186 papers in Hepatology and 82 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christian Bréchot's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (164 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (154 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (99 papers). Christian Bréchot is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (164 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (154 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (99 papers). Christian Bréchot collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Christian Bréchot's co-authors include Pierre Tiollais, Patrizia Paterlini-Bréchot, Dina Kremsdorf, Stanislas Pol, Valérie Thiers, Bertrand Nalpas, Dominique Franco, Xavier Chenivesse, Berthold Henglein and Françoise Carnot and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Christian Bréchot

341 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation by Size of Epit... 1980 2026 1995 2010 2000 2002 1990 1980 1983 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. Isolation by Size of Epithelial Tumor Cells
    2000 870 citations Giovanna Vona, Abdelmajid Sabile et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
  2. Regression of Splenic Lymphoma with Villous Lymphocytes after Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
    2002 554 citations Jean–Pierre Bronowicki, Christian Bréchot et al. profile →
  3. Hepatitis B virus integration in a cyclin A gene in a hepatocellular carcinoma
    1990 552 citations Christian Bréchot et al. profile →
  4. Presence of integrated hepatitis B virus DNA sequences in cellular DNA of human hepatocellular carcinoma
    1980 475 citations Christian Bréchot, Pierre Tiollais et al. profile →
  5. Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Serum by a Simple Spot Hybridization Technique: Comparison with Results for Other Viral Markers
    1983 424 citations Pierre Tiollais, Christian Bréchot et al. Hepatology profile →
  6. A mechanism by which gut microbiota elevates permeability and inflammation in obese/diabetic mice and human gut
    2023 150 citations Sidharth P. Mishra, Bo Wang et al. Gut profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Bréchot France 83 12.9k 11.7k 5.4k 4.0k 2.1k 342 22.6k
Hubert E. Blum Germany 78 9.9k 0.8× 11.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 339 19.3k
Pei‐Jer Chen Taiwan 95 23.3k 1.8× 22.6k 1.9× 6.8k 1.3× 2.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.8× 836 38.4k
Ding‐Shinn Chen Taiwan 95 29.0k 2.2× 27.7k 2.4× 5.2k 1.0× 2.7k 0.7× 3.2k 1.6× 772 38.7k
Raymond T. Chung United States 79 12.9k 1.0× 13.5k 1.2× 3.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 2.6k 1.2× 431 23.1k
Jesús Prìeto Spain 82 6.8k 0.5× 7.9k 0.7× 8.7k 1.6× 6.0k 1.5× 972 0.5× 606 24.6k
Pierre Tiollais France 65 10.5k 0.8× 6.2k 0.5× 7.0k 1.3× 1.6k 0.4× 2.3k 1.1× 202 18.2k
Nicholas F. LaRusso United States 97 7.4k 0.6× 10.8k 0.9× 7.0k 1.3× 5.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 404 28.1k
Zachary Goodman United States 88 33.3k 2.6× 31.0k 2.7× 3.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 3.4k 1.6× 299 42.1k
Philip J. Johnson United Kingdom 77 8.6k 0.7× 11.8k 1.0× 3.5k 0.6× 5.9k 1.5× 455 0.2× 318 21.8k
Thomas Berg Germany 73 20.4k 1.6× 20.3k 1.7× 2.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 3.2k 1.6× 726 28.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Bréchot

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Christian Bréchot's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Christian Bréchot with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Christian Bréchot more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Bréchot

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Christian Bréchot. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Christian Bréchot. The network helps show where Christian Bréchot may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Bréchot

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Bréchot. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Bréchot based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christian Bréchot. Christian Bréchot is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Mishra, Sidharth P., Bo Wang, Shalini Jain, et al.. (2023). A mechanism by which gut microbiota elevates permeability and inflammation in obese/diabetic mice and human gut. Gut. 72(10). 1848–1865. 150 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Gonzalez, Patrick, Alexandre Dos Santos, Nicolas Moniaux, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial protein REG3A regulates glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance in obese diabetic mice. Communications Biology. 6(1). 269–269. 8 indexed citations
3.
Philippe, Erwann, Florence Mehl, Jessica Denom, et al.. (2022). Regenerating islet-derived protein 3α: A promising therapy for diabetes. Preliminary data in rodents and in humans. Heliyon. 8(7). e09944–e09944. 3 indexed citations
4.
Ommen, Gert‐Jan B. van, Outi Törnwall, Christian Bréchot, et al.. (2014). BBMRI-ERIC as a resource for pharmaceutical and life science industries: the development of biobank-based Expert Centres. European Journal of Human Genetics. 23(7). 893–900. 55 indexed citations
5.
Jang, Eun Sun, Yun Suk Choi, Philippe Leissner, et al.. (2014). Performance of Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma–alpha Fetoprotein, Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence, Osteopontin and Dickkopf-1. 71–72. 2 indexed citations
6.
Hervé, Julie, Alexandre Dos Santos, Nicolas Moniaux, et al.. (2012). Iodide Transporter NIS Regulates Cancer Cell Motility and Invasiveness by Interacting with the Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor LARG. Cancer Research. 72(21). 5505–5515. 39 indexed citations
7.
Hervé, Julie, Nicolas Moniaux, François Faitot, et al.. (2010). 41 THE SODIUM IODIDE SYMPORTER ENHANCES CELL MIGRATION AND INVASION. Journal of Hepatology. 52. S18–S18. 1 indexed citations
8.
Santos, Alexandre Dos, Magali Court, Valérie Thiers, et al.. (2010). Identification of Cellular Targets in Human Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Using Laser Microdissection and Accurate Mass and Time Tag Proteomics. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 9(9). 1991–2004. 42 indexed citations
9.
Faria, Luciana Costa, M. Gigou, Anne‐Marie Roque‐Afonso, et al.. (2008). Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Recurrence After Liver Transplantation. Gastroenterology. 134(7). 1890–1899. 127 indexed citations
10.
Chignard, Nicolas, Hong Wang, Jorge A. Marrero, et al.. (2006). Cleavage of Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Detection of Generated Fragments in Patient Sera. Gastroenterology. 130(7). 2010–2022. 66 indexed citations
11.
Podevin, Philippe, Abdelmajid Sabile, Rodrigo Gajardo, et al.. (2001). Expression of Hepatitis C Virus Ns5a Natural Mutants in A Hepatocytic Cell Line Inhibits the Antiviral Effect of Interferon in A Pkr–Independent Manner. Hepatology. 33(6). 1503–1511. 61 indexed citations
12.
Vona, Giovanna, Abdelmajid Sabile, Malek Louha, et al.. (2000). Isolation by Size of Epithelial Tumor Cells. American Journal Of Pathology. 156(1). 57–63. 870 indexed citations breakdown →
13.
Dienes, Hans Peter, et al.. (2000). Chronic hepatitis : new concepts of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment : proceedings of the Falk Workshop held in Cologne, Germany, 27-28 January 2000. Kluwer Academic eBooks. 1 indexed citations
14.
Loriot, Marie‐Anne, Jean–Pierre Bronowicki, David Lagorce, et al.. (1999). Permissiveness of Human Biliary Epithelial Cells to Infection by Hepatitis C Virus. Hepatology. 29(5). 1587–1595. 46 indexed citations
15.
Desdouets, Chantal, Carlos A. Molina, Nicholas S. Foulkes, et al.. (1995). Cell Cycle Regulation of Cyclin A Gene Expression by the Cyclic AMP-Responsive Transcription Factors CREB and CREM. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(6). 3301–3309. 205 indexed citations
16.
Paterlini-Bréchot, Patrizia, Françoise Driss, Bertrand Nalpas, et al.. (1993). Persistence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viral Genomes in Primary Liver Cancers from HBsAg-Negative Patients: A Study of a Low-endemic Area. Hepatology. 17(1). 20–29. 162 indexed citations
17.
Nalpas, Bertrand, Valérie Thiers, Stanislas Pol, et al.. (1993). HCV infection in alcoholics. Gastroenterologia Japonica. 28(S5). 88–90. 9 indexed citations
18.
Féray, Cyrille, Didier Samuel, Valérie Thiers, et al.. (1992). Reinfection of liver graft by hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(4). 1361–1365. 236 indexed citations
19.
Courgnaud, Valérie, et al.. (1991). Frequent and Early In Utero HIV-1 Infection. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 7(3). 337–341. 117 indexed citations
20.
Pontisso, Patrizia, Man‐Chiu Poon, Pierre Tiollais, & Christian Bréchot. (1984). Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in mononuclear blood cells.. BMJ. 288(6430). 1563–1566. 173 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hubert E. Blum Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pei‐Jer Chen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ding‐Shinn Chen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raymond T. Chung Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jesús Prìeto Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pierre Tiollais Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nicholas F. LaRusso Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zachary Goodman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Philip J. Johnson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thomas Berg
Rankless by CCL
2026