Christian Cambillau

25.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
347 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Christian Cambillau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Cambillau has authored 347 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Ecology and 73 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christian Cambillau's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (91 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (65 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (55 papers). Christian Cambillau is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (91 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (65 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (55 papers). Christian Cambillau collaborates with scholars based in France, Ireland and Italy. Christian Cambillau's co-authors include Silvia Spinelli, M. Tegoni, Valérie Campanacci, Alain Roussel, Eric Cascalès, Herman van Tilbeurgh, Robert Verger, Chrislaine Martinez, Yves Bourne and Sonia Longhi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christian Cambillau

343 papers receiving 19.6k citations

Hit Papers

Interfacial activation of the lipase–procolipase complex ... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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. Interfacial activation of the lipase–procolipase complex by mixed micelles revealed by X-ray crystallography
    1993 590 citations Chrislaine Martinez, Christian Cambillau et al. profile →
  2. Discovery of an RNA virus 3′→5′ exoribonuclease that is critically involved in coronavirus RNA synthesis
    2006 446 citations Valérie Campanacci, Christian Cambillau et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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 Cambillau France 80 11.5k 3.6k 3.0k 2.2k 2.1k 347 20.0k
Gary J. Kapral United States 11 25.5k 2.2× 1.9k 0.5× 4.1k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 12 35.1k
Andrew Waterhouse Switzerland 14 13.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 615 0.3× 965 0.5× 16 22.1k
Vincent B. Chen United States 16 25.3k 2.2× 1.9k 0.5× 4.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 22 35.1k
Lorenza Bordoli Switzerland 20 15.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 805 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 23 24.1k
Jeffrey J. Headd United States 17 28.2k 2.5× 2.1k 0.6× 4.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 20 39.1k
Nigel W. Moriarty United States 35 26.8k 2.3× 2.0k 0.6× 4.4k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 77 37.9k
Li‐Wei Hung United States 30 21.2k 1.8× 1.6k 0.5× 3.6k 1.2× 949 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 68 29.4k
Anne Dell United Kingdom 88 18.0k 1.6× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 609 0.3× 501 28.6k
Ian Davis United States 23 20.8k 1.8× 1.5k 0.4× 3.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 56 28.9k
Pavel V. Afonine United States 43 24.5k 2.1× 2.0k 0.6× 4.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 104 34.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Cambillau

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Xiangan, Liqiang Song, Christian Cambillau, et al.. (2025). Structure of the T9SS PorKN ring complex reveals conformational plasticity based on the repurposed FGE fold. mBio. 16(9). e0179925–e0179925.
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Mosterd, Cas, Philip Kelleher, Paul P. de Waal, et al.. (2024). Discovery of antiphage systems in the lactococcal plasmidome. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(16). 9760–9776. 3 indexed citations
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Courtin, Pascal, Alain Guillot, Christine Péchoux, et al.. (2023). Molecular mechanisms underlying the structural diversity of rhamnose-rich cell wall polysaccharides in lactococci. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(1). 105578–105578. 1 indexed citations
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Le, Thi Thu, Christine Kellenberger, Pierre Santucci, et al.. (2023). Activity and Crystal Structure of the Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Tle3/Tli3 T6SS Effector/Immunity Complex Determined Using an AlphaFold2 Predicted Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1740–1740. 5 indexed citations
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Hynes, Alexander P., Geneviève M. Rousseau, Daniel Agudelo, et al.. (2018). Widespread anti-CRISPR proteins in virulent bacteriophages inhibit a range of Cas9 proteins. Nature Communications. 9(1). 125 indexed citations
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Veesler, David, Silvia Spinelli, Jennifer Mahony, et al.. (2012). Structure of the phage TP901-1 1.8 MDa baseplate suggests an alternative host adhesion mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(23). 8954–8958. 114 indexed citations
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Mate, M.J., et al.. (2011). Crystal structure of the DNA-bound VapBC2 antitoxin/toxin pair from Rickettsia felis. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(7). 3245–3258. 46 indexed citations
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Goulet, Adeline, Joséphine Lai‐Kee‐Him, David Veesler, et al.. (2011). The Opening of the SPP1 Bacteriophage Tail, a Prevalent Mechanism in Gram-positive-infecting Siphophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(28). 25397–25405. 41 indexed citations
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Sciara, Giuliano, Cecilia Bebeacua, Patrick Bron, et al.. (2010). Structure of lactococcal phage p2 baseplate and its mechanism of activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(15). 6852–6857. 136 indexed citations
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Douzi, Badreddine, Éric Durand, Cédric Bernard, et al.. (2009). The XcpV/GspI Pseudopilin Has a Central Role in the Assembly of a Quaternary Complex within the T2SS Pseudopilus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(50). 34580–34589. 50 indexed citations
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Ricagno, Stéfano, Marie-Pierre Egloff, Rachel Ulferts, et al.. (2006). Crystal structure and mechanistic determinants of SARS coronavirus nonstructural protein 15 define an endoribonuclease family. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(32). 11892–11897. 137 indexed citations
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Campanacci, Valérie, Russell E. Bishop, Stéphanie Blangy, M. Tegoni, & Christian Cambillau. (2006). The membrane bound bacterial lipocalin Blc is a functional dimer with binding preference for lysophospholipids. FEBS Letters. 580(20). 4877–4883. 44 indexed citations
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Cabrito, Inês, Alice S. Pereira, Pedro Tavares, et al.. (2001). Nitrous oxide reductase (N2OR) from Pseudomonas nautica 617. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 86(1). 165–165. 1 indexed citations
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Nurizzo, Didier, Francesca Cutruzzolà, Marzia Arese, et al.. (1999). Does the Reduction of c Heme Trigger the Conformational Change of Crystalline Nitrite Reductase?. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(21). 14997–15004. 23 indexed citations
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Astier, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (1996). Crystal Structure of Pig Pancreatic α‐amylase Isoenzyme II, in Complex with the Carbohydrate Inhibitor Acarbose. European Journal of Biochemistry. 238(2). 561–569. 140 indexed citations
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Bourne, Yves, Barbara Bolgiano, G Strecker, et al.. (1995). X-線結晶解析が示した分岐糖鎖架橋分子としての動物レクチン(ガレクチン-1)のりアリティー. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 7(35). 251–253. 1 indexed citations
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Martinez, Chrislaine, Anne Nicolas, Herman van Tilbeurgh, et al.. (1994). Cutinase, a lipolytic enzyme with a preformed oxyanion hole. Biochemistry. 33(1). 83–89. 138 indexed citations
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Rogalska, Ewa, Mustapha Aoubala, M. Ivanova, et al.. (1994). Relationships between structures and kinetic properties of lipases.. 9. 121–128. 2 indexed citations
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Hjorth, Siv A., Frédéric Carrière, Claire Cudrey, et al.. (1993). A structural domain (the lid) found in pancreatic lipases is absent in the guinea pig (phospho)lipase. Biochemistry. 32(18). 4702–4707. 152 indexed citations

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