Driss Ehirchiou

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Driss Ehirchiou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Driss Ehirchiou has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Driss Ehirchiou's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Driss Ehirchiou is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Driss Ehirchiou collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Japan. Driss Ehirchiou's co-authors include Yanming Bi, Songtao Shi, Tina M. Kilts, Li Li, Colette A. Inkson, Mildred C. Embree, Li Zhang, Arabella I. Leet, Wataru Sonoyama and Byoung‐Moo Seo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Driss Ehirchiou

23 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Identification of tendon stem/progenitor cells and the role of the extracellular matrix in their niche

2007 1.1k citations Yanming Bi, Driss Ehirchiou et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Driss Ehirchiou Switzerland	14	1.0k	823	316	242	212	24	1.9k
Wolf Christian Prall Germany	22	421 0.4×	652 0.8×	384 1.2×	66 0.3×	135 0.6×	60	1.6k
Anna C. Berardi Italy	21	381 0.4×	411 0.5×	485 1.5×	228 0.9×	170 0.8×	63	1.5k
Yi‐Chih Sun Taiwan	21	712 0.7×	485 0.6×	478 1.5×	29 0.1×	113 0.5×	24	1.5k
Abhishek Chandra United States	27	386 0.4×	308 0.4×	786 2.5×	145 0.6×	405 1.9×	63	1.9k
Ai‐Qun Wei Australia	20	482 0.5×	640 0.8×	404 1.3×	41 0.2×	59 0.3×	36	1.5k
Harumoto Yamada Japan	22	157 0.2×	614 0.7×	433 1.4×	105 0.4×	159 0.8×	76	1.6k
Bridgette D. Furman United States	24	286 0.3×	924 1.1×	272 0.9×	140 0.6×	109 0.5×	43	1.8k
Reinout Stoop Netherlands	30	206 0.2×	730 0.9×	601 1.9×	119 0.5×	160 0.8×	53	2.7k
Valerie Curry United Kingdom	17	646 0.6×	558 0.7×	154 0.5×	86 0.4×	208 1.0×	22	1.4k
D. von Stechow United States	14	415 0.4×	488 0.6×	999 3.2×	127 0.5×	538 2.5×	21	2.0k

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Nasi, Sonia, Driss Ehirchiou, Véronique Chobaz, et al.. (2025). Allosteric activators of cystathionine γ lyase to augment endogenous hydrogen sulfide and inhibit pathologic calcification. Pharmacological Research. 219. 107869–107869.

Ehirchiou, Driss, Sonia Nasi, Véronique Chobaz, et al.. (2024). The integrin CD11b inhibits MSU-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages and protects mice against MSU-induced joint inflammation. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 26(1). 119–119. 1 indexed citations

Hansen, Uwe, Driss Ehirchiou, Jürgen Brinckmann, et al.. (2023). CD11b Deficiency Favors Cartilage Calcification via Increased Matrix Vesicles, Apoptosis, and Lysyl Oxidase Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9776–9776. 1 indexed citations

Halfon, Matthieu, Li Zhang, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2023). ITGAM rs1143679 Variant in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated with Increased Serum Calcification Propensity. Genes. 14(5). 1105–1105. 1 indexed citations

Hügle, Thomas, Sonia Nasi, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2022). Fibrin deposition associates with cartilage degeneration in arthritis. EBioMedicine. 81. 104081–104081. 13 indexed citations

Nasi, Sonia, Driss Ehirchiou, Jessica Bertrand, et al.. (2021). The Gasotransmitter Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Prevents Pathologic Calcification (PC) in Cartilage. Antioxidants. 10(9). 1433–1433. 9 indexed citations

Nasi, Sonia, Véronique Chobaz, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2021). Xanthine Oxidoreductase Is Involved in Chondrocyte Mineralization and Expressed in Osteoarthritic Damaged Cartilage. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 612440–612440. 15 indexed citations

Ehirchiou, Driss, Véronique Chobaz, Thomas Hügle, et al.. (2020). CD11b Signaling Prevents Chondrocyte Mineralization and Attenuates the Severity of Osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 611757–611757. 23 indexed citations

Kusano, Teruo, Driss Ehirchiou, Tomohiro Matsumura, et al.. (2019). Targeted knock-in mice expressing the oxidase-fixed form of xanthine oxidoreductase favor tumor growth. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4904–4904. 30 indexed citations

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Lugrin, Jérôme, Driss Ehirchiou, Sonia Nasi, et al.. (2017). Hydrogen sulfide inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and reduces cytokine production both in vitro and in a mouse model of inflammation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(7). 2546–2557. 94 indexed citations

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Margaroli, Camilla, Susanne Oberle, Christine Lavanchy, et al.. (2016). Role of proapoptotic BH3‐only proteins in Listeria monocytogenes infection. European Journal of Immunology. 46(6). 1427–1437. 3 indexed citations

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Ehirchiou, Driss, et al.. (2015). Chemoattractant Signals and Adhesion Molecules Promoting Human Regulatory T Cell Recruitment to Porcine Endothelium. Transplantation. 100(4). 753–762. 6 indexed citations

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Müller, Yannick D., Driss Ehirchiou, Déla Golshayan, Léo H. Bühler, & Jörg D. Seebach. (2012). Potential of T-regulatory cells to protect xenografts. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 17(2). 155–161. 17 indexed citations

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Müller, Yannick D., Déla Golshayan, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2011). Immunosuppressive Effects of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Result in Absolute Lymphopenia and a Relative Increase of T Regulatory Cells. Diabetes. 60(9). 2331–2340. 83 indexed citations

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Bi, Yanming, Yamei Gao, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2010). Bisphosphonates Cause Osteonecrosis of the Jaw-Like Disease in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 177(1). 280–290. 143 indexed citations

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Müller, Yannick D., Gang Mai, Philippe Morel, et al.. (2010). Anti-CD154 mAb and Rapamycin Induce T Regulatory Cell Mediated Tolerance in Rat-to-Mouse Islet Transplantation. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10352–e10352. 39 indexed citations

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Müller, Yannick D., Déla Golshayan, Driss Ehirchiou, et al.. (2009). T regulatory cells in xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. 16(3). 121–128. 28 indexed citations

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Ehirchiou, Driss, Ying Xiong, Guangwu Xu, et al.. (2007). CD11b facilitates the development of peripheral tolerance by suppressing Th17 differentiation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(7). 1519–1524. 127 indexed citations

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Bi, Yanming, Driss Ehirchiou, Tina M. Kilts, et al.. (2007). Identification of tendon stem/progenitor cells and the role of the extracellular matrix in their niche. Nature Medicine. 13(10). 1219–1227. 1127 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ehirchiou, Driss, Yumei Xiong, Yang Li, Shelesa A. Brew, & Li Zhang. (2004). Dual Function for a Unique Site within the β2I Domain of Integrin αMβ2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(9). 8324–8331. 10 indexed citations

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