Florence Levillain

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Florence Levillain is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Florence Levillain has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Florence Levillain's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (12 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (2 papers). Florence Levillain is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (12 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (2 papers). Florence Levillain collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Florence Levillain's co-authors include Yannick Poquet, Chantal de Chastellier, Frédéric Altare, Olivier Neyrolles, Pascale Peyron, Mamadou Daffé, Catherine Botanch, F. Bardou, Julien Vaubourgeix and Jean‐François Emile and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Florence Levillain

16 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Foamy Macrophages from Tuberculous Patients' Granulomas Constitute a Nutrient-Rich Reservoir for M. tuberculosis Persistence

2008 553 citations Pascale Peyron, Julien Vaubourgeix et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florence Levillain France	13	878	662	615	361	198	17	1.6k
Pascale Peyron France	13	785 0.9×	629 1.0×	648 1.1×	323 0.9×	208 1.1×	15	1.6k
Ka‐Wing Wong China	21	603 0.7×	424 0.6×	777 1.3×	390 1.1×	141 0.7×	46	1.8k
Maria Salomé Gomes Portugal	29	659 0.8×	708 1.1×	402 0.7×	350 1.0×	116 0.6×	61	2.0k
Irene M. Monahan United Kingdom	11	1.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	634 1.0×	142 0.4×	220 1.1×	17	1.8k
Sharon L. Kendall United Kingdom	24	1.1k 1.2×	903 1.4×	955 1.6×	181 0.5×	249 1.3×	48	2.1k
Frank Wolschendorf United States	21	666 0.8×	423 0.6×	490 0.8×	164 0.5×	106 0.5×	40	1.6k
Mohlopheni J. Marakalala South Africa	19	756 0.9×	577 0.9×	439 0.7×	640 1.8×	132 0.7×	30	1.6k
Joseph A. Mangan United Kingdom	13	1.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.8×	915 1.5×	188 0.5×	253 1.3×	16	2.2k
Federico Giannoni Italy	28	723 0.8×	654 1.0×	934 1.5×	364 1.0×	194 1.0×	59	1.9k
Kyle H. Rohde United States	26	1.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	1.0k 1.6×	282 0.8×	268 1.4×	55	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Florence Levillain

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17 of 17 papers shown

Levillain, Florence, et al.. (2025). Inorganic sulfate is critical for Mycobacterium tuberculosis lung tissue colonization and redox balance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(39). e2503966122–e2503966122.

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

Levillain, Florence, Hongmin Kim, Kee Woong Kwon, et al.. (2019). Preclinical assessment of a new live attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing-based vaccine for tuberculosis. Vaccine. 38(6). 1416–1423. 12 indexed citations

Dumas, Alexia, André Colom, Florence Levillain, et al.. (2018). The Host Microbiota Contributes to Early Protection Against Lung Colonization by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2656–2656. 89 indexed citations

Levillain, Florence, Yannick Poquet, Ludovic Mallet, et al.. (2017). Horizontal acquisition of a hypoxia-responsive molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis pathway contributed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathoadaptation. PLoS Pathogens. 13(11). e1006752–e1006752. 29 indexed citations

Gouzy, Alexandre, Gerald Larrouy‐Maumus, Daria Bottai, et al.. (2014). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exploits Asparagine to Assimilate Nitrogen and Resist Acid Stress during Infection. PLoS Pathogens. 10(2). e1003928–e1003928. 122 indexed citations

Gouzy, Alexandre, Gerald Larrouy‐Maumus, Ting‐Di Wu, et al.. (2013). Mycobacterium tuberculosis nitrogen assimilation and host colonization require aspartate. Nature Chemical Biology. 9(11). 674–676. 72 indexed citations

Wu, Kang, Dandan Dong, Hai Fang, et al.. (2012). An Interferon-Related Signature in the Transcriptional Core Response of Human Macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38367–e38367. 23 indexed citations

Botella, Hélène, Pascale Peyron, Florence Levillain, et al.. (2011). Mycobacterial P1-Type ATPases Mediate Resistance to Zinc Poisoning in Human Macrophages. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(3). 248–259. 284 indexed citations

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Jang, Jichan, Alexandre Stella, Frédéric Boudou, et al.. (2010). Functional characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis serine/threonine kinase PknJ. Microbiology. 156(6). 1619–1631. 24 indexed citations

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Tanne, Antoine, Bo Ma, Frédéric Boudou, et al.. (2009). A murine DC-SIGN homologue contributes to early host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(10). 2205–2220. 86 indexed citations

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Sambou, Tounkang, Premkumar Dinadayala, Gustavo Stadthagen, et al.. (2008). Capsular glucan and intracellular glycogen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: biosynthesis and impact on the persistence in mice. Molecular Microbiology. 70(3). 762–774. 119 indexed citations

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Peyron, Pascale, Julien Vaubourgeix, Yannick Poquet, et al.. (2008). Foamy Macrophages from Tuberculous Patients' Granulomas Constitute a Nutrient-Rich Reservoir for M. tuberculosis Persistence. PLoS Pathogens. 4(11). e1000204–e1000204. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meconi, Sonia, Alain Vercellone, Florence Levillain, et al.. (2007). Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli isolated from Crohn's disease patients induce granulomas in vitro. Cellular Microbiology. 9(5). 1252–1261. 98 indexed citations

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Poquet, Yannick, Marie-Pierre Puisségur, Catherine Botanch, et al.. (2006). Langhans giant cells from M. tuberculosis‐induced human granulomas cannot mediate mycobacterial uptake. The Journal of Pathology. 211(1). 76–85. 87 indexed citations

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Levillain, Florence & Gilbert Lanéelle. (2002). Liposomes as tools to study drug diffusion and toxin‐induced leaks. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 30(2). 117–119. 1 indexed citations

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Levillain, Florence, et al.. (1998). In vitro study of the percutaneous absorption of four aromatic amines using hairless rat skin.. PubMed. 48(9). 948–51. 4 indexed citations

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