François Guillemot

38.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
243 papers, 29.0k citations indexed

About

François Guillemot is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, François Guillemot has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 29.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in François Guillemot's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (103 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (49 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (42 papers). François Guillemot is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (103 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (49 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (42 papers). François Guillemot collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. François Guillemot's co-authors include Gérard Gradwohl, Ryoichiro Kageyama, Diogo S. Castro, Alexandra L. Joyner, Carol Fode, Carol Schuurmans, Nicolas Bertrand, Simona Casarosa, Carlos Parras and Andrée Dierich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

François Guillemot

236 papers receiving 28.7k 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.

  1. neurogenin3 is required for the development of the four endocrine cell lineages of the pancreas
    2000 1.2k citations Gérard Gradwohl, Andrée Dierich et al. profile →
  2. Proneural genes and the specification of neural cell types
    2002 1.1k citations Nicolas Bertrand, Diogo S. Castro et al. profile →
  3. Control of endodermal endocrine development by Hes-1
    2000 907 citations Ryoichiro Kageyama, François Guillemot et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  4. Mammalian achaete-scute homolog 1 is required for the early development of olfactory and autonomic neurons
    1993 872 citations François Guillemot, Jane E. Johnson et al. profile →
  5. Pax6 Is Required for the Multipotent State of Retinal Progenitor Cells
    2001 745 citations François Guillemot et al. profile →
  6. Targeted disruption of mammalian hairy and Enhancer of split homolog-1 (HES-1) leads to up-regulation of neural helix-loop-helix factors, premature neurogenesis, and severe neural tube defects.
    1995 594 citations Masami Ishibashi, S L Ang et al. Genes & Development profile →
  7. Mash1regulates neurogenesis in the ventral telencephalon
    1999 522 citations Carol Fode, François Guillemot et al. Development profile →
  8. Essential role of Mash-2 in extraembryonic development
    1994 517 citations François Guillemot, András Nagy et al. profile →
  9. Hierarchical Mechanisms for Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts to Neurons
    2013 470 citations Ben Martynoga, Diogo S. Castro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Guillemot France 93 20.1k 9.3k 6.6k 5.5k 3.7k 243 29.0k
Ryoichiro Kageyama Japan 95 20.8k 1.0× 6.0k 0.6× 4.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 277 28.3k
Jonas Frisén Sweden 81 13.7k 0.7× 10.2k 1.1× 9.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 162 30.1k
Alexandra L. Joyner United States 87 21.0k 1.0× 4.1k 0.4× 5.4k 0.8× 6.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 194 27.2k
Michael Wegner Germany 78 12.5k 0.6× 4.4k 0.5× 3.1k 0.5× 4.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 265 19.9k
Jeffrey Milbrandt United States 106 18.1k 0.9× 3.7k 0.4× 12.5k 1.9× 4.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 297 34.7k
David H. Rowitch United States 93 18.9k 0.9× 9.9k 1.1× 4.9k 0.7× 4.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 200 31.5k
Louis F. Reichardt United States 95 15.9k 0.8× 8.2k 0.9× 18.9k 2.9× 2.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 207 35.6k
Ronald D.G. McKay United States 71 15.3k 0.8× 7.8k 0.8× 6.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.4× 4.1k 1.1× 159 24.9k
Luis F. Parada United States 94 17.4k 0.9× 5.3k 0.6× 9.4k 1.4× 4.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 231 33.7k
José Manuel García‐Verdugo Spain 87 18.0k 0.9× 21.5k 2.3× 12.8k 1.9× 4.4k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 310 40.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yao‐Feng, Simon Picker, T. J. Stone, et al.. (2021). Identifying cellular signalling molecules in developmental disorders of the brain: Evidence from focal cortical dysplasia and tuberous sclerosis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 47(6). 781–795. 11 indexed citations
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Urbán, Noelia, Debbie L. C. van den Berg, Antoine Forget, et al.. (2016). Return to quiescence of mouse neural stem cells by degradation of a proactivation protein. Science. 353(6296). 292–295. 189 indexed citations
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Zoubaa, Saida, Alexandra Blak, Diego Echevarrı́a, et al.. (2015). Hairy/Enhancer-of-Split MEGANE and Proneural MASH1 Factors Cooperate Synergistically in Midbrain GABAergic Neurogenesis. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127681–e0127681. 10 indexed citations
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Garcez, Patrícia P., et al.. (2015). Cenpj/CPAP regulates progenitor divisions and neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex downstream of Ascl1. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6474–6474. 45 indexed citations
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Zhou, Bo, Jason M. Osinski, Juan L. Mateo, et al.. (2015). Loss of NFIX Transcription Factor Biases Postnatal Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Toward Oligodendrogenesis. Stem Cells and Development. 24(18). 2114–2126. 19 indexed citations
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Dixit, Rajiv, Céline Zimmer, Ronald R. Waclaw, et al.. (2011). Ascl1 Participates in Cajal–Retzius Cell Development in the Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex. 21(11). 2599–2611. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Bei, et al.. (2009). Ascl1 is a required downstream effector of Gsx gene function in the embryonic mouse telencephalon. Neural Development. 4(1). 5–5. 56 indexed citations
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Galichet, Christophe, et al.. (2007). Proliferating neuronal progenitors in the postnatal hippocampus transiently express the proneural gene Ngn2. European Journal of Neuroscience. 25(9). 2591–2603. 63 indexed citations
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Bai, Ge, Nengyin Sheng, Zhihui Xie, et al.. (2007). Id Sustains Hes1 Expression to Inhibit Precocious Neurogenesis by Releasing Negative Autoregulation of Hes1. Developmental Cell. 13(2). 283–297. 161 indexed citations
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Sugimori, Michiya, Motoshi Nagao, Nicolas Bertrand, et al.. (2007). Combinatorial actions of patterning and HLH transcription factors in the spatiotemporal control of neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the developing spinal cord. Development. 134(8). 1617–1629. 149 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Wei Bian, Caihong Xia, et al.. (2006). Visualization of bHLH transcription factor interactions in living mammalian cell nuclei and developing chicken neural tube by FRET. Cell Research. 16(6). 585–598. 13 indexed citations
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Parras, Carlos, Rossella Galli, Olivier Britz, et al.. (2004). Mash1 specifies neurons and oligodendrocytes in the postnatal brain. The EMBO Journal. 23(22). 4495–4505. 301 indexed citations
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Schuurmans, Carol, Olivier Armant, Marta Nieto, et al.. (2004). Sequential phases of cortical specification involve Neurogenin‐dependent and ‐independent pathways. The EMBO Journal. 23(14). 2892–2902. 318 indexed citations
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Raineteau, Olivier, Lotty Rietschin, Gérard Gradwohl, François Guillemot, & Beat H. Gähwiler. (2004). Neurogenesis in hippocampal slice cultures. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 26(2). 241–250. 86 indexed citations
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Chapouton, Prisca, Carol Schuurmans, François Guillemot, & Magdalena Götz. (2001). The transcription factor neurogenin 2 restricts cell migration from the cortex to the striatum. Development. 128(24). 5149–5159. 26 indexed citations
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Ohtsuka, Toshiyuki, et al.. (2001). Roles of the Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Genes Hes1 and Hes5 in Expansion of Neural Stem Cells of the Developing Brain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(32). 30467–30474. 337 indexed citations
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Fode, Carol, Gérard Gradwohl, Xavier Morin, et al.. (1998). The bHLH Protein NEUROGENIN 2 Is a Determination Factor for Epibranchial Placode–Derived Sensory Neurons. Neuron. 20(3). 483–494. 376 indexed citations
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Ishibashi, Masami, S L Ang, Kohei Shiota, et al.. (1995). Targeted disruption of mammalian hairy and Enhancer of split homolog-1 (HES-1) leads to up-regulation of neural helix-loop-helix factors, premature neurogenesis, and severe neural tube defects.. Genes & Development. 9(24). 3136–3148. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guillemot, François, Tamara Caspary, Shirley M. Tilghman, et al.. (1995). Genomic imprinting of Mash2, a mouse gene required for trophoblast development. Nature Genetics. 9(3). 235–242. 317 indexed citations

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