Frédéric Altare

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
85 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Frédéric Altare is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Altare has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Immunology, 38 papers in Epidemiology and 36 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Altare's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (21 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (20 papers). Frédéric Altare is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (21 papers) and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (20 papers). Frédéric Altare collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United States. Frédéric Altare's co-authors include Jean‐Laurent Casanova, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Jean‐François Emile, Alain Fischer, Salma Lamhamedi, Père-Joan Cardona, Sophie Allain‐Maillet, Rainer Döffinger, David G. Russell and Mi‐Jeong Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Altare

83 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Interferon-γ –Receptor Deficiency in an Infant with Fatal Bacille Calmette–Guérin Infection

1996 657 citations Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Frédéric Altare et al. profile →
Impairment of Mycobacterial Immunity in Human Interleukin-12 Receptor Deficiency

1998 644 citations Frédéric Altare, Anne Durandy et al. Science profile →
Severe Mycobacterial and Salmonella Infections in Interleukin-12 Receptor-Deficient Patients

1998 640 citations Rolien de Jong, Frédéric Altare et al. Science profile →
Foamy macrophages and the progression of the human tuberculosis granuloma

2009 596 citations David G. Russell, Père-Joan Cardona et al. Nature Immunology profile →
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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frédéric Altare France	41	4.0k	3.6k	3.5k	1.3k	1.3k	85	8.0k
Carl G. Feng Australia	49	5.5k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	711 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	100	8.7k
Stefan Ehlers Germany	54	3.3k 0.8×	3.7k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.9×	146	8.8k
Padmini Salgame United States	47	3.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	882 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	142	6.9k
Peter A. Sieling United States	45	5.3k 1.3×	2.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	779 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	84	8.9k
Shabaana A. Khader United States	49	6.0k 1.5×	4.5k 1.3×	3.6k 1.0×	939 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	117	10.1k
Hardy Kornfeld United States	60	5.4k 1.4×	4.7k 1.3×	4.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	2.8k 2.3×	179	12.5k
Thomas R. Hawn United States	47	5.3k 1.3×	3.0k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	131	9.9k
Phillip D. Smith United States	52	4.0k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	2.7k 2.1×	1.8k 1.4×	181	10.4k
Hazel M. Dockrell United Kingdom	52	3.4k 0.8×	5.0k 1.4×	3.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	229	8.1k
W. Henry Boom United States	62	5.2k 1.3×	6.9k 1.9×	5.3k 1.5×	1.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	213	11.1k

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Godefroy, Emmanuelle & Frédéric Altare. (2025). Deciphering and harnessing gut microbiota–associated immune regulation in acute graft-versus-host disease. Current Opinion in Immunology. 97. 102676–102676.

Manry, Jérémy, Amandine Durand, Yves Delneste, et al.. (2020). Skin-specific antibodies neutralizing mycolactone toxin during the spontaneous healing of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Science Advances. 6(9). eaax7781–eaax7781. 12 indexed citations

Aubin, Guillaume Ghislain, Yoshinobu Eishi, Cédric Jacqueline, et al.. (2017). Immune discrepancies during in vitro granuloma formation in response to Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium ) acnes infection. Anaerobe. 48. 172–176. 7 indexed citations

Jacqueline, Cédric, Alexis Broquet, Antoine Roquilly, et al.. (2014). Linezolid Dampens Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammation in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Pneumonia and Protects the Lung of Associated Damages. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(5). 814–823. 27 indexed citations

Taflin, Cécile, Makoto Miyara, Dominique Nochy, et al.. (2009). FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells Suppress Early Stages of Granuloma Formation but Have Little Impact on Sarcoidosis Lesions. American Journal Of Pathology. 174(2). 497–508. 102 indexed citations

Russell, David G., Père-Joan Cardona, Mi‐Jeong Kim, Sophie Allain‐Maillet, & Frédéric Altare. (2009). Foamy macrophages and the progression of the human tuberculosis granuloma. Nature Immunology. 10(9). 943–948. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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 →

Puisségur, Marie-Pierre, Martine Gilleron, Laure Botella, et al.. (2007). Mycobacterial Lipomannan Induces Granuloma Macrophage Fusion via a TLR2-Dependent, ADAM9- and β1 Integrin-Mediated Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 178(5). 3161–3169. 82 indexed citations

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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Rigamonti, Laura, Barbara Assenzio, Silvia Ariotti, et al.. (2002). Requirement for both IL-12 and IFN-γ signaling pathways in optimal IFN-γ production by human T cells. European Journal of Immunology. 32(3). 693–693. 24 indexed citations

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Jouanguy, Emmanuelle, Stéphanie Boisson‐Dupuis, Annaïck Pallier, et al.. (2000). In a novel form of IFN-γ receptor 1 deficiency, cell surface receptors fail to bind IFN-γ. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(10). 1429–1436. 112 indexed citations

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Döffinger, Rainer, Frédéric Altare, & Jean‐Laurent Casanova. (2000). Genetic heterogeneity of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial infection. Microbes and Infection. 2(13). 1553–1557. 25 indexed citations

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Altare, Frédéric, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Salma Lamhamedi, et al.. (1998). Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial infection in man. Current Opinion in Immunology. 10(4). 413–417. 93 indexed citations

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Jong, Rolien de, Frédéric Altare, Inez-Anne Haagen, et al.. (1998). Severe Mycobacterial and Salmonella Infections in Interleukin-12 Receptor-Deficient Patients. Science. 280(5368). 1435–1438. 640 indexed citations breakdown →

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Altare, Frédéric, David A. Lammas, Patrick Revy, et al.. (1998). Inherited interleukin 12 deficiency in a child with bacille Calmette-Guérin and Salmonella enteritidis disseminated infection.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 102(12). 2035–2040. 316 indexed citations

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Jouanguy, Emmanuelle, Salma Lamhamedi‐Cherradi, Frédéric Altare, et al.. (1997). Partial interferon-gamma receptor 1 deficiency in a child with tuberculoid bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection and a sibling with clinical tuberculosis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 100(11). 2658–2664. 282 indexed citations

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Pierre-Audigier, Catherine, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Salma Lamhamedi, et al.. (1997). Fatal Disseminated Mycobacterium smegmatis Infection in a Child with Inherited Interferon Receptor Deficiency. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 24(5). 982–984. 152 indexed citations

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Emile, Jean‐François, Natacha Patey, Frédéric Altare, et al.. (1997). CORRELATION OF GRANULOMA STRUCTURE WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME DEFINES TWO TYPES OF IDIOPATHIC DISSEMINATED BCG INFECTION. The Journal of Pathology. 181(1). 25–30. 103 indexed citations

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Oderda, Giuseppina, et al.. (1993). 93. FAMILIAL HYPERPEPSINOGENEMIA I IS RELATED TO INTRAFAMILIAL SPREADING OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 17(4). 474–474. 1 indexed citations

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Oderda, Giuseppina, D. Vaira, C C Ainley, et al.. (1992). Eighteen month follow up of Helicobacter pylori positive children treated with amoxycillin and tinidazole.. Gut. 33(10). 1328–1330. 70 indexed citations

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