Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi

25.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
216 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Virology, 122 papers in Immunology and 82 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi's work include HIV Research and Treatment (151 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (63 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (62 papers). Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (151 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (63 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (62 papers). Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Cameroon. Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi's co-authors include Jean‐Claude Chermann, Luc Montagnier, M.T. Nugeyre, C. Dauguet, J Gruest, C. Rouzioux, S. Chamaret, Willy Rozenbaum, Michaela Müller‐Trutwin and Gianfranco Pancino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi

213 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient a... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1984 2007 1998 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
    1983 4.8k citations Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann et al. profile →
  2. Selective Tropism of Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) for Helper-Inducer T Lymphocytes
    1984 807 citations Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann et al. profile →
  3. HIV controllers exhibit potent CD8 T cell capacity to suppress HIV infection ex vivo and peculiar cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation phenotype
    2007 451 citations Asier Sáez‐Cirión, Christine Lacabaratz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Identification of a new human immunodeficiency virus type 1 distinct from group M and group O
    1998 391 citations François Simon, Philippe Mauclère et al. profile →
  5. Immunization of chimpanzees confers protection against challenge with human immunodeficiency virus.
    1991 303 citations Marc Girard, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Cis elements and Trans-acting factors involved in the RNA dimerization of the human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1
    1990 289 citations Marie-Thérèse Nugeyre, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi et al. profile →
  7. Adaptation of Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) to Replication in EBV-Transformed B Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines
    1984 276 citations Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann et al. profile →
  8. INACTIVATION OF LYMPHADENOPATHY-ASSOCIATED VIRUS BY HEAT, GAMMA RAYS, AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
    1985 222 citations Bruno Spire, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi France 63 11.9k 7.5k 7.0k 4.5k 2.4k 216 17.5k
Paul R. Clapham United Kingdom 53 10.2k 0.9× 7.8k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 127 14.4k
Mark B. Feinberg United States 53 7.3k 0.6× 6.4k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 107 12.2k
Max Essex United States 83 12.9k 1.1× 6.7k 0.9× 11.7k 1.7× 6.8k 1.5× 2.8k 1.2× 548 24.2k
Luc Montagnier France 69 15.1k 1.3× 9.3k 1.2× 8.8k 1.2× 5.9k 1.3× 5.3k 2.2× 314 25.3k
Mikuláš Popovič United States 31 7.8k 0.7× 6.7k 0.9× 4.7k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 51 13.0k
Jay A. Levy United States 83 14.2k 1.2× 9.1k 1.2× 8.7k 1.2× 6.6k 1.5× 3.1k 1.3× 306 22.8k
James I. Mullins United States 74 12.6k 1.1× 5.2k 0.7× 8.0k 1.1× 3.7k 0.8× 3.9k 1.6× 289 17.5k
Janice E. Clements United States 63 7.6k 0.6× 3.6k 0.5× 3.3k 0.5× 3.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 239 11.6k
Michael H. Malim United Kingdom 78 15.1k 1.3× 7.3k 1.0× 8.3k 1.2× 5.7k 1.3× 10.7k 4.4× 180 24.3k
Ashley T. Haase United States 73 13.7k 1.1× 9.5k 1.3× 7.5k 1.1× 6.3k 1.4× 3.5k 1.4× 194 23.0k

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All Works

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Costa, Hicham El, Marion Duriez, Romain Marlin, et al.. (2014). Control of HIV-1 Infection in the Female Reproductive Tract by Mucosal Innate Immunity Determinants. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A235–A235. 1 indexed citations
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Diop, Ousmane M., Mickaël J. Ploquin, Lorenzo Mortara, et al.. (2008). Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Dynamics and Alpha Interferon Production during Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection with a Nonpathogenic Outcome. Journal of Virology. 82(11). 5145–5152. 87 indexed citations
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Sáez‐Cirión, Asier, Christine Lacabaratz, Olivier Lambotte, et al.. (2007). HIV controllers exhibit potent CD8 T cell capacity to suppress HIV infection ex vivo and peculiar cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation phenotype. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(16). 6776–6781. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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David, Annie, Asier Sáez‐Cirión, Pierre Versmisse, et al.. (2006). The Engagement of Activating FcγRs Inhibits Primate Lentivirus Replication in Human Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 177(9). 6291–6300. 27 indexed citations
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Beq, Stéphanie, Marie-Thérèse Nugeyre, Raphaël Ho Tsong Fang, et al.. (2006). IL-7 Induces Immunological Improvement in SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques under Antiviral Therapy. The Journal of Immunology. 176(2). 914–922. 96 indexed citations
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Kornfeld, C.G., Mickaël J. Ploquin, Ivona Pandrea, et al.. (2005). Antiinflammatory profiles during primary SIV infection in African green monkeys are associated with protection against AIDS. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1389–1389. 2 indexed citations
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Diop, Ousmane M., Mickaël J. Ploquin, C.G. Kornfeld, et al.. (2004). Viral load in tissues during the early and chronic phase of non‐pathogenic SIVagm infection. Journal of Medical Primatology. 33(2). 83–97. 52 indexed citations
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Dolcini, Guillermina Laura, Muriel Derrien, G. Chaouat, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, & Elisabeth Menu. (2003). Cell-Free HIV Type 1 Infection is Restricted in the Human Trophoblast Choriocarcinoma BeWo Cell Line, Even with Expression of CD4, CXCR4 and CCR5. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(10). 857–864. 23 indexed citations
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Recordon-Pinson, Patrícia, Phạm Văn Hưng, Isabelle Garrigue, et al.. (2003). HIV Type 1 Isolates from 200 Untreated Individuals in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): ANRS 1257 Study. Large Predominance of CRF01_AE and Presence of Major Resistance Mutations to Antiretroviral Drugs. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(10). 925–928. 47 indexed citations
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Bégaud, Évelyne, Pierre Versmisse, Yves Germani, et al.. (2003). Broad Spectrum of Coreceptor Usage and Rapid Disease Progression in HIV-1–Infected Individuals from Central African Republic. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(7). 551–560. 18 indexed citations
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Scott‐Algara, Daniel, Lien X Truong, Pierre Versmisse, et al.. (2003). Cutting Edge: Increased NK Cell Activity in HIV-1-Exposed but Uninfected Vietnamese Intravascular Drug Users. The Journal of Immunology. 171(11). 5663–5667. 185 indexed citations
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Caumont, Anne, Phạm Văn Hưng, Évelyne Schvoerer, et al.. (2001). Sequence Analysis of env C2/V3, gag p17/p24, and pol Protease Regions of 25 HIV Type 1 Isolates from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(13). 1285–1291. 14 indexed citations
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Simon, François, Sandrine Souquière, Florence Damond, et al.. (2001). Synthetic Peptide Strategy for the Detection of and Discrimination among Highly Divergent Primate Lentiviruses. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(10). 937–952. 76 indexed citations
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Dolcini, Guillermina Laura, Philippe Mauclère, Éva Mária Fenyõ, et al.. (2000). Evidence of the Existence of a New Circulating Recombinant Form of HIV Type 1 Subtype A/J in Cameroon. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 16(13). 1313–1318. 18 indexed citations
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Menu, Elisabeth, Jean‐Marc Reynes, Michaela Müller‐Trutwin, et al.. (1999). Predominance of CCR5-Dependent HIV-1 Subtype E Isolates in Cambodia. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 20(5). 481–487. 29 indexed citations
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Vaslin, Bruno, Jean‐Michel Claverie, Olivier Benvéniste, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, & Dominique Dormont. (1994). Nef and Gag Synthetic Peptide Priming of Antibody Responses to HIV Type 1 Antigens in Mice and Primates. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(10). 1241–1250. 5 indexed citations
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Korber, Bette, Marie‐Claude Georges‐Courbot, Bruno You, et al.. (1993). Diversity of V3 Region Sequences of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Type 1 from the Central African Republic. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(10). 997–1006. 116 indexed citations
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Lorès, Patrick, Charles R. Mackay, Marika Pla, et al.. (1992). Expression of Human CD4 in Transgenic Mice Does Not Confer Sensitivity to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(12). 2063–2071. 42 indexed citations
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Spire, Bruno, et al.. (1986). GENOMIC VARIABILITY OF SELECTED LAV-RELATED AIDS RETROVIRUSES. PubMed. 2(1). 19–30. 10 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Janet K., et al.. (1986). Human Alpha- and Beta-Interferon But Not Gamma- Suppress the In Vitro Replication of LAV, HTLV-III, and ARV-2. Journal of Interferon Research. 6(2). 143–152. 127 indexed citations

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