Emma Lefrançais

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Emma Lefrançais is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Lefrançais has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Emma Lefrançais's work include Eosinophilic Esophagitis (7 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (7 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers). Emma Lefrançais is often cited by papers focused on Eosinophilic Esophagitis (7 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (7 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers). Emma Lefrançais collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. Emma Lefrançais's co-authors include Jean‐Philippe Girard, Mark R. Looney, Corinne Cayrol, Beñat Mallavia, Stéphane Roga, Emilie Mirey, Hanjing Zhuo, Carolyn S. Calfee, Nathalie Ortéga and Mélanie Pichery and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Emma Lefrançais

14 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoi... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2012 250 500 750
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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. The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoir for haematopoietic progenitors
    2017 767 citations Emma Lefrançais, Guadalupe Ortiz-Muñoz et al. Nature profile →
  2. IL-33 is processed into mature bioactive forms by neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G
    2012 449 citations Emma Lefrançais, Stéphane Roga 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
Emma Lefrançais France 13 1.8k 912 440 427 390 15 2.8k
Emily Thornton United States 14 1.9k 1.1× 975 1.1× 420 1.0× 388 0.9× 334 0.9× 16 3.1k
Anna Šedivá Czechia 30 1.4k 0.8× 284 0.3× 515 1.2× 369 0.9× 217 0.6× 124 2.7k
Shigeto Tohma Japan 33 968 0.6× 324 0.4× 578 1.3× 409 1.0× 408 1.0× 182 3.5k
Makoto Hirokawa Japan 28 983 0.6× 321 0.4× 363 0.8× 292 0.7× 576 1.5× 121 2.6k
Sylvain Dubucquoi France 29 856 0.5× 403 0.4× 312 0.7× 288 0.7× 225 0.6× 130 3.0k
Aroldo Rizzo Italy 30 1.1k 0.6× 381 0.4× 852 1.9× 586 1.4× 513 1.3× 50 3.2k
Masahiro Yamamura Japan 27 1.4k 0.8× 328 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 494 1.2× 469 1.2× 89 3.4k
Massimo Ghio Italy 28 1.3k 0.7× 454 0.5× 253 0.6× 399 0.9× 281 0.7× 87 2.8k
Yaoli Song United States 6 2.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.4× 402 0.9× 160 0.4× 161 0.4× 7 3.5k
Ulf Panzer Germany 30 1.7k 1.0× 334 0.4× 380 0.9× 578 1.4× 127 0.3× 53 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emma Lefrançais

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Lefrançais, Emma, Denis Hudrisier, Olivier Neyrolles, Samuel M. Behar, & J. Ernst. (2025). Finding and filling the knowledge gaps in mechanisms of T cell-mediated TB immunity to inform vaccine design. Nature reviews. Immunology. 25(11). 798–815.
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Lefrançais, Emma, Stéphane Roga, Nathalie Ortéga, et al.. (2024). TL1A is an epithelial alarmin that cooperates with IL-33 for initiation of allergic airway inflammation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 221(6). 15 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma, et al.. (2022). Occurrence and role of lung megakaryocytes in infection and inflammation. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1029223–1029223. 12 indexed citations
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Blanquart, Eve, Florence Levillain, Emma Lefrançais, et al.. (2022). ILC precursors differentiate into metabolically distinct ILC1-like cells during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Cell Reports. 39(3). 110715–110715. 29 indexed citations
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Ortiz-Muñoz, Guadalupe, Michelle Yu, Emma Lefrançais, et al.. (2020). Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator dysfunction in platelets drives lung hyperinflammation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(4). 2041–2053. 39 indexed citations
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Cleary, Simon J., Carl Hobbs, Richard T. Amison, et al.. (2019). LPS-induced Lung Platelet Recruitment Occurs Independently from Neutrophils, PSGL-1, and P-Selectin. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 61(2). 232–243. 42 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma & Mark R. Looney. (2019). Platelet Biogenesis in the Lung Circulation. Physiology. 34(6). 392–401. 58 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma, Beñat Mallavia, Hanjing Zhuo, Carolyn S. Calfee, & Mark R. Looney. (2018). Maladaptive role of neutrophil extracellular traps in pathogen-induced lung injury. JCI Insight. 3(3). 340 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma, Guadalupe Ortiz-Muñoz, Axelle Caudrillier, et al.. (2017). The lung is a site of platelet biogenesis and a reservoir for haematopoietic progenitors. Nature. 544(7648). 105–109. 767 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamid, Umar Imran, Anna Krasnodembskaya, M Fitzgerald, et al.. (2017). Aspirin reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary inflammation in human models of ARDS. Thorax. 72(11). 971–980. 53 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma, Anaïs Duval, Emilie Mirey, et al.. (2014). Central domain of IL-33 is cleaved by mast cell proteases for potent activation of group-2 innate lymphoid cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(43). 15502–15507. 290 indexed citations
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Lefrançais, Emma, Stéphane Roga, Violette Gautier, et al.. (2012). IL-33 is processed into mature bioactive forms by neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(5). 1673–1678. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lefrançais, Emma & Corinne Cayrol. (2012). Mechanisms of IL-33 processing and secretion: differences and similarities between IL-1 family members. European Cytokine Network. 23(4). 120–127. 91 indexed citations
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Pichery, Mélanie, Emilie Mirey, Pascale Mercier, et al.. (2012). Endogenous IL-33 Is Highly Expressed in Mouse Epithelial Barrier Tissues, Lymphoid Organs, Brain, Embryos, and Inflamed Tissues: In Situ Analysis Using a Novel Il-33–LacZ Gene Trap Reporter Strain. The Journal of Immunology. 188(7). 3488–3495. 387 indexed citations
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Pichery, Mélanie, Jenna R. Murdoch, Benoît Foligné, et al.. (2012). Neutralisation of the interleukin-33/ST2 pathway ameliorates experimental colitis through enhancement of mucosal healing in mice. Gut. 62(12). 1714–1723. 182 indexed citations

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