Francine Acher

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Francine Acher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Francine Acher has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Francine Acher's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (67 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (21 papers). Francine Acher is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (67 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (21 papers). Francine Acher collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Poland. Francine Acher's co-authors include Jean‐Philippe Pin, Hugues‐Olivier Bertrand, Isabelle Brabet, Cyril Goudet, Nicolas Triballeau, Laurent Prézeau, Anne‐Sophie Bessis, Robert Azerad, Julie Kniazeff and Andrzej Pilc and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Francine Acher

106 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

Virtual Screening Workflow Development Guided by the “Receiver Operating Characteristic” Curve Approach. Application to High-Throughput Docking on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 4

2005 512 citations Francine Acher, Isabelle Brabet et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francine Acher France	36	2.6k	2.5k	464	432	367	108	4.0k
Marta Filizola United States	40	4.3k 1.6×	3.0k 1.2×	313 0.7×	456 1.1×	325 0.9×	140	5.7k
C. David Weaver United States	39	2.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	296 0.6×	184 0.4×	180 0.5×	125	4.1k
Isabelle Brabet France	24	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	270 0.6×	390 0.9×	198 0.5×	33	2.6k
John D. McCorvy United States	30	3.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	790 1.7×	508 1.2×	245 0.7×	71	4.9k
Jan Egebjerg Denmark	39	3.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.1×	391 0.8×	115 0.3×	172 0.5×	84	5.1k
Harald Hübner Germany	38	4.5k 1.7×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 3.1×	602 1.4×	112 0.3×	202	6.2k
Corey R. Hopkins United States	36	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	515 1.1×	217 0.5×	101 0.3×	145	4.1k
Fiona H. Marshall United Kingdom	53	7.0k 2.7×	4.7k 1.9×	364 0.8×	892 2.1×	416 1.1×	100	9.3k
Vincent Setola United States	33	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	634 1.4×	1.2k 2.9×	140 0.4×	81	5.1k
David E. Gloriam Denmark	38	6.9k 2.6×	3.7k 1.5×	422 0.9×	1.2k 2.8×	514 1.4×	107	8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francine Acher

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Li, Xue, Magalie A. Ravier, Francine Acher, et al.. (2025). Multi-faceted roles of β-arrestins in G protein-coupled receptor endocytosis. Nature Communications. 17(1). 463–463.

Liu, Na, Fanny Malhaire, Isabelle Brabet, et al.. (2024). Design, Synthesis, Pharmacology, and In Silico Studies of (1S,2S,3S)-2-((S)-Amino(carboxy)methyl)-3-(carboxymethyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid (LBG30300): A Picomolar Potency Subtype-Selective mGlu₂ Receptor Agonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(2). 1314–1326. 2 indexed citations

Brabet, Isabelle, Ralf Glatthar, Cyril Goudet, et al.. (2024). Novel Inhibitory Site Revealed by XAP044 Mode of Action on the Metabotropic Glutamate 7 Receptor Venus Flytrap Domain. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(14). 11662–11687. 3 indexed citations

Font, Joan, Robert B. Quast, Pauline Scholler, et al.. (2021). A nanobody activating metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 discriminates between homo- and heterodimers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(33). 18 indexed citations

Acher, Francine, et al.. (2021). Metabotropic glutamate receptor orthosteric ligands and their binding sites. Neuropharmacology. 204. 108886–108886. 15 indexed citations

Yi, Ping, Wenjing Zhao, Yuling Wu, et al.. (2020). Illuminating the allosteric modulation of the calcium-sensing receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(35). 21711–21722. 45 indexed citations

Habrian, Chris, Joshua Levitz, Vojtěch Vyklický, et al.. (2019). Conformational pathway provides unique sensitivity to a synaptic mGluR. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5572–5572. 51 indexed citations

Kansara, Maya, Puiyi Pang, Aurélie Dutour, et al.. (2019). Infiltrating Myeloid Cells Drive Osteosarcoma Progression via GRM4 Regulation of IL23. Cancer Discovery. 9(11). 1511–1519. 35 indexed citations

Girard, Benôıt, Tristan Bouschet, Annie Varrault, et al.. (2019). The mGlu7 receptor provides protective effects against epileptogenesis and epileptic seizures. Neurobiology of Disease. 129. 13–28. 20 indexed citations

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Rovira, Xavier, Fanny Malhaire, Pauline Scholler, et al.. (2018). Chloride ions stabilize the glutamate-induced active state of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 3. Neuropharmacology. 140. 275–286. 28 indexed citations

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Zussy, Charleine, Xavier Gómez‐Santacana, Xavier Rovira, et al.. (2018). Optical activation of endogenous metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGlu4) in the amygdala dynamically regulates symptoms associated with persistent inflammatory pain. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(3). 489–489. 1 indexed citations

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Busserolles, Jérôme, Bing Ling, Sophie Laffray, et al.. (2013). Alleviating Pain Hypersensitivity through Activation of Type 4 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(48). 18951–18965. 44 indexed citations

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Pietrancosta, Nicolas, Christine Anne, Raquel Ruivo, et al.. (2012). Successful Prediction of Substrate-binding Pocket in SLC17 Transporter Sialin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(14). 11489–11497. 14 indexed citations

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Lopez, S., et al.. (2011). Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate 4 Receptors Decreases L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia in a Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 1(4). 339–346. 17 indexed citations

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Goudet, Cyril, Eric Chapuy, Abdelkrim Alloui, et al.. (2007). Group III metabotropic glutamate receptors inhibit hyperalgesia in animal models of inflammation and neuropathic pain. Pain. 137(1). 112–124. 91 indexed citations

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Mutucumarana, Vasantha P., Francine Acher, David L. Straight, Da-Yun Jin, & Darrel W. Stafford. (2003). A Conserved Region of Human Vitamin K-dependent Carboxylase between Residues 393 and 404 Is Important for Its Interaction with the Glutamate Substrate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(47). 46488–46493. 31 indexed citations

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Parmentier, Marie‐Laure, Thierry Galvez, Francine Acher, et al.. (2000). Conservation of the ligand recognition site of metabotropic glutamate receptors during evolution. Neuropharmacology. 39(7). 1119–1131. 35 indexed citations

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Bessis, Anne‐Sophie, Nathalie Jullian, Elisabeth Coudert, Jean‐Philippe Pin, & Francine Acher. (1999). Extended glutamate activates metabotropic receptor types 1, 2 and 4: selective features at mGluR4 binding site. Neuropharmacology. 38(10). 1543–1551. 28 indexed citations

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Acher, Francine, et al.. (1994). Effect of various analogues of D-glutamic acid on the D-glutamate-adding enzyme fromEscherichis coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 115(2-3). 223–228. 38 indexed citations

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Acher, Francine & Michel Wakselman. (1985). ChemInform Abstract: PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS WITH BENZO‐ AND NAPHTHOSULTONES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 16(18). 1 indexed citations

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