Florence Lefranc

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Florence Lefranc is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Florence Lefranc has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Organic Chemistry and 10 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Florence Lefranc's work include Marine Sponges and Natural Products (9 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (5 papers). Florence Lefranc is often cited by papers focused on Marine Sponges and Natural Products (9 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (7 papers) and Galectins and Cancer Biology (5 papers). Florence Lefranc collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Italy. Florence Lefranc's co-authors include Róbert Kiss, Marie Le Mercier, Isabelle Camby, Véronique Mathieu, Tatjana Mijatovic, Alexander Kornienko, Laurent Ingrassia, Antonio Evidente, Jacques Brotchi and Alessio Cimmino and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Florence Lefranc

44 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Galectin-1: a small protein with major functions

2006 737 citations Isabelle Camby, Marie Le Mercier et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florence Lefranc Belgium	22	1.2k	738	318	287	273	44	2.3k
Desheng Lu China	25	1.9k 1.7×	422 0.6×	157 0.5×	723 2.5×	88 0.3×	68	2.8k
Thomas Robert France	27	1.1k 1.0×	238 0.3×	356 1.1×	330 1.1×	472 1.7×	98	2.5k
Ladislav Anděra Czechia	29	1.9k 1.6×	358 0.5×	81 0.3×	778 2.7×	175 0.6×	79	2.7k
Mika Suzuki Japan	30	1.0k 0.9×	243 0.3×	104 0.3×	381 1.3×	115 0.4×	99	2.2k
Subhadip Mukhopadhyay India	28	1.5k 1.3×	605 0.8×	140 0.4×	912 3.2×	238 0.9×	41	3.1k
Adam Richardson United States	20	1.3k 1.1×	311 0.4×	175 0.6×	205 0.7×	182 0.7×	36	2.1k
Réjean Ruel Canada	19	1.4k 1.2×	315 0.4×	345 1.1×	310 1.1×	469 1.7×	32	2.4k
Anna Laurenzana Italy	29	1.2k 1.1×	288 0.4×	104 0.3×	461 1.6×	186 0.7×	77	2.3k
Motonari Uesugi Japan	34	2.4k 2.1×	164 0.2×	173 0.5×	431 1.5×	708 2.6×	131	3.6k
Carmen Ruiz‐Ruiz Spain	27	1.6k 1.3×	592 0.8×	102 0.3×	656 2.3×	72 0.3×	54	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florence Lefranc

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All Works

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Ciavatta, Maria Letizia, Florence Lefranc, Leandro M. Vieira, et al.. (2020). The Phylum Bryozoa: From Biology to Biomedical Potential. Marine Drugs. 18(4). 200–200. 24 indexed citations

Lefranc, Florence, Aikaterini Koutsaviti, Efstathia Ioannou, et al.. (2018). Algae metabolites: fromin vitrogrowth inhibitory effects to promising anticancer activity. Natural Product Reports. 36(5). 810–841. 31 indexed citations

Kotb, Shady, Alexandre Detappe, François Lux, et al.. (2016). Gadolinium-Based Nanoparticles and Radiation Therapy for Multiple Brain Melanoma Metastases: Proof of Concept before Phase I Trial. Theranostics. 6(3). 418–427. 131 indexed citations

Reisenauer, Mary Rose, Igor V. Magedov, Róbert Kiss, et al.. (2016). 5,10b-Ethanophenanthridine amaryllidaceae alkaloids inspire the discovery of novel bicyclic ring systems with activity against drug resistant cancer cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 120. 313–328. 20 indexed citations

Ionuț, Ioana, Céline Bruyère, Brînduşa Tiperciuc, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of new thiadiazolines and thiazolinones containing a chromenyl scaffold. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 8(4). 1509–1523. 1 indexed citations

Lefranc, Florence, Genoveffa Nuzzo, Nehal A. Hamdy, et al.. (2013). In Vitro Pharmacological and Toxicological Effects of Norterpene Peroxides Isolated from the Red Sea Sponge Diacarnus erythraeanus on Normal and Cancer Cells. Journal of Natural Products. 76(9). 1541–1547. 43 indexed citations

Lefranc, Florence, Patrícia Burth, Véronique Mathieu, et al.. (2013). 4-Bromo-2-(piperidin-1-yl)thiazol-5-yl-phenyl methanone (12b) inhibits Na+/K+-ATPase and Ras oncogene activity in cancer cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63. 213–223. 16 indexed citations

Kast, Richard E., Florence Lefranc, Georg Karpel‐Massler, & Marc‐Eric Halatsch. (2012). Why dapsone stops seizures and may stop neutrophils’ delivery of VEGF to glioblastoma. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 26(6). 813–817. 24 indexed citations

Genta‐Jouve, Grégory, Efstathia Ioannou, Véronique Mathieu, et al.. (2012). Determination of the absolute configuration and evaluation of the in vitro antitumor activity of dilospirane B. Phytochemistry Letters. 5(4). 747–751. 6 indexed citations

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Lamoral‐Theys, Delphine, Nathalie Wauthoz, Petra Heffeter, et al.. (2011). Trivanillic polyphenols with anticancer cytostatic effects through the targeting of multiple kinases and intracellular Ca²⁺release. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 16(7). 1421–1434. 13 indexed citations

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Lefranc, Florence, Michał Rynkowski, O. Dewitte, & Róbert Kiss. (2009). Present and potential future adjuvant issues in high-grade astrocytic glioma treatment. Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery. 34. 3–35. 66 indexed citations

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Lefranc, Florence, Tatjana Mijatovic, Yasuko Kondo, et al.. (2008). TARGETING THE α 1 SUBUNIT OF THE SODIUM PUMP TO COMBAT GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS. Neurosurgery. 62(1). 211–222. 140 indexed citations

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Mercier, Marie Le, Véronique Mathieu, Benjamin Haibe‐Kains, et al.. (2008). Knocking Down Galectin 1 in Human Hs683 Glioblastoma Cells Impairs Both Angiogenesis and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Responses. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 67(5). 456–469. 78 indexed citations

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Lefranc, Florence, Laurent Ingrassia, & Róbert Kiss. (2008). Targeting autophagy: do patents reveal a therapeutic potential?. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 18(8). 813–819. 1 indexed citations

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Ingrassia, Laurent, Véronique Mathieu, Véronique Mégalizzi, et al.. (2007). UNBS4209: A bilactosylated steroid with anti-galectin-1 activity. Cancer Research. 67. 4857–4857. 1 indexed citations

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Mahieu, Tina, Tatjana Mijatovic, Eric Van Quaquebeke, et al.. (2007). UNBS5162 is a novel naphthalimide derivative that induces autophagy and senescence in human prostate cancer cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 6. 4 indexed citations

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Mahieu, Tina, Tatjana Mijatovic, Patrick Dumont, et al.. (2007). UNBS5162: a novel naphthalimide derivative with potent pro-autophagic effects in human cancer cells.. Cancer Research. 67. 4831–4831. 1 indexed citations

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Lefranc, Florence & Róbert Kiss. (2006). Autophagy, the Trojan horse to combat glioblastomas. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 20(4). E7–E7. 98 indexed citations

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Lefranc, Florence, Paul Yeaton, Jacques Brotchi, & Róbert Kiss. (2006). Cimetidine, an unexpected anti-tumor agent, and its potential for the treatment of glioblastoma (review). International Journal of Oncology. 28(5). 1021–30. 38 indexed citations

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Mijatovic, Tatjana, Florence Lefranc, Isabelle Camby, et al.. (2005). Cardenolide-related UNBS1450 compound target the Src kinase in the Na+/K+-ATPase signalosome and exert potent in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activities in experimental human glioblastomas. Cancer Research. 65. 604–605. 2 indexed citations

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