Christophe Fremaux

14.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
45 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Christophe Fremaux is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christophe Fremaux has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Christophe Fremaux's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (20 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers). Christophe Fremaux is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (20 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers). Christophe Fremaux collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Christophe Fremaux's co-authors include Philippe Horvath, Rodolphe Barrangou, Dennis Romero, Patrick Boyaval, Sylvain Moineau, Hélène Deveau, Melissa Richards, Josiane E. Garneau, Manuela Villion and Alfonso H. Magadán and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Christophe Fremaux

45 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Pr... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 2007 2007 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes
    2007 4.4k citations Rodolphe Barrangou, Christophe Fremaux et al. Science profile →
  2. The CRISPR/Cas bacterial immune system cleaves bacteriophage and plasmid DNA
    2010 1.7k citations Josiane E. Garneau, Manuela Villion et al. Nature profile →
  3. Phage Response to CRISPR-Encoded Resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus
    2007 918 citations Hélène Deveau, Rodolphe Barrangou et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  4. Diversity, Activity, and Evolution of CRISPR Loci in Streptococcus thermophilus
    2007 594 citations Philippe Horvath, Dennis Romero et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  5. The Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR/Cas system provides immunity in Escherichia coli
    2011 587 citations Giedrius Gasiūnas, Christophe Fremaux et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christophe Fremaux France 27 9.3k 2.5k 2.1k 1.2k 1.1k 45 10.5k
Dennis Romero United States 22 7.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 724 0.6× 991 0.9× 41 8.9k
Philippe Horvath United States 30 15.2k 1.6× 3.5k 1.4× 3.4k 1.6× 907 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 49 16.8k
Stan J. J. Brouns Netherlands 45 10.4k 1.1× 3.3k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 368 0.3× 1.5k 1.4× 105 12.1k
Hélène Deveau Canada 12 6.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 433 0.3× 737 0.6× 15 6.9k
Cynthia M. Sharma Germany 41 7.5k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.5× 493 0.4× 308 0.3× 86 9.1k
Edze R. Westra United Kingdom 38 7.6k 0.8× 3.3k 1.3× 2.4k 1.1× 170 0.1× 1.3k 1.1× 80 9.1k
David Bikard France 35 6.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 221 0.2× 670 0.6× 63 7.6k
Melissa Richards United States 5 4.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 300 0.2× 555 0.5× 7 5.1k
Francisco J. M. Mojica Spain 22 5.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 153 0.1× 769 0.7× 35 6.4k
Joseph Bondy‐Denomy United States 40 4.4k 0.5× 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 154 0.1× 774 0.7× 70 5.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Horvath, Philippe, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the regulatory network controlling natural transformation in lactococci. PLoS Genetics. 20(7). e1011340–e1011340. 1 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, et al.. (2022). Expanding natural transformation to improve beneficial lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 46(4). 12 indexed citations
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Labrie, Simon J., Cas Mosterd, Philippe Desjardins, et al.. (2019). A mutation in the methionine aminopeptidase gene provides phage resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13816–13816. 23 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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Hynes, Alexander P., Geneviève M. Rousseau, Marie-Laurence Lemay, et al.. (2017). An anti-CRISPR from a virulent streptococcal phage inhibits Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9. Nature Microbiology. 2(10). 1374–1380. 137 indexed citations
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Šinkūnas, Tomas, Giedrius Gasiūnas, Christophe Fremaux, et al.. (2011). Cas3 is a single‐stranded DNA nuclease and ATP‐dependent helicase in the CRISPR/Cas immune system. The EMBO Journal. 30(7). 1335–1342. 327 indexed citations
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Gasiūnas, Giedrius, et al.. (2011). The Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR/Cas system provides immunity in Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(21). 9275–9282. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garneau, Josiane E., Manuela Villion, Dennis Romero, et al.. (2010). The CRISPR/Cas bacterial immune system cleaves bacteriophage and plasmid DNA. Nature. 468(7320). 67–71. 1677 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fontaine, Laetitia, Brigitte Delplace, Christophe Fremaux, et al.. (2010). Development of a Versatile Procedure Based on Natural Transformation for Marker-Free Targeted Genetic Modification in Streptococcus thermophilus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(23). 7870–7877. 45 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Laetitia, Brigitte Delplace, Christophe Fremaux, et al.. (2009). A Novel Pheromone Quorum-Sensing System Controls the Development of Natural Competence in Streptococcus thermophilus and Streptococcus salivarius. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(5). 1444–1454. 171 indexed citations
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Deveau, Hélène, Rodolphe Barrangou, Josiane E. Garneau, et al.. (2007). Phage Response to CRISPR-Encoded Resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(4). 1390–1400. 918 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horvath, Philippe, Dennis Romero, Melissa Richards, et al.. (2007). Diversity, Activity, and Evolution of CRISPR Loci in Streptococcus thermophilus. Journal of Bacteriology. 190(4). 1401–1412. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barrangou, Rodolphe, Christophe Fremaux, Hélène Deveau, et al.. (2007). CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes. Science. 315(5819). 1709–1712. 4410 indexed citations breakdown →
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Héquet, Arnaud, et al.. (2006). Characterization of new bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria isolated using a medium designed to simulate inhibition of Listeria by Lactobacillus sakei 2512 on meat. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 113(1). 67–74. 28 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, et al.. (2002). Sakacin G, a New Type of Antilisterial Bacteriocin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68(12). 6416–6420. 62 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, et al.. (2001). Luminescent method for the detection of antibacterial activities. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 57(5-6). 757–763. 20 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, et al.. (1995). Genetic and molecular analysis of the tRNA-tufB operon of the myxobacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca. Nucleic Acids Research. 23(10). 1737–1743. 4 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, et al.. (1995). Mesentericin Y105 gene clusters in Leuconostoc mesenteroides Y105. Microbiology. 141(7). 1637–1645. 65 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, Graciela L. De Antoni, Raúl R. Raya, & Todd R. Klaenhammer. (1993). Genetic organization and sequence of the region encoding integrative functions from Lactobacillus gasseri temperate bacteriophage φadh. Gene. 126(1). 61–66. 28 indexed citations
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Fremaux, Christophe, Michel Aigle, & Aline Lonvaud‐Funel. (1993). Sequence Analysis of Leuconostoc œnos DNA: Organization of pLo13, a Cryptic Plasmid. Plasmid. 30(3). 212–223. 14 indexed citations

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