Guillaume Déjean

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 991 citations indexed

About

Guillaume Déjean is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Guillaume Déjean has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 991 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 5 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Guillaume Déjean's work include Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers). Guillaume Déjean is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers). Guillaume Déjean collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Guillaume Déjean's co-authors include Harry Brumer, Kazune Tamura, Julie M. Grondin, D. Wade Abbott, G.R. Hemsworth, G.J. Davies, Namrata Jain, Filip Van Petegem, Nicholas A. Pudlo and Eric C. Martens and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Guillaume Déjean

16 papers receiving 982 citations

Hit Papers

Polysaccharide Utilization Loci: Fueling Microbial Commun... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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. Polysaccharide Utilization Loci: Fueling Microbial Communities
    2017 370 citations Julie M. Grondin, Kazune Tamura et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guillaume Déjean Canada 14 589 295 219 209 189 17 991
Sabina Leanti La Rosa Norway 20 673 1.1× 260 0.9× 380 1.7× 146 0.7× 100 0.5× 32 1.2k
Xue Luo China 18 554 0.9× 170 0.6× 347 1.6× 280 1.3× 99 0.5× 49 1.2k
Richard Tallon France 9 436 0.7× 319 1.1× 492 2.2× 180 0.9× 183 1.0× 9 941
Kazune Tamura Canada 8 457 0.8× 281 1.0× 202 0.9× 108 0.5× 141 0.7× 10 707
Zhongke Sun China 19 452 0.8× 129 0.4× 321 1.5× 375 1.8× 91 0.5× 68 1.0k
Elisabeth C. Lowe United Kingdom 14 1.2k 2.0× 606 2.1× 542 2.5× 271 1.3× 267 1.4× 18 1.8k
Ida Rud Norway 17 669 1.1× 296 1.0× 472 2.2× 91 0.4× 103 0.5× 36 1.2k
Birte Abt Germany 8 660 1.1× 77 0.3× 193 0.9× 100 0.5× 84 0.4× 9 1.0k
V. Pattukumar India 14 412 0.7× 346 1.2× 636 2.9× 209 1.0× 118 0.6× 27 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guillaume Déjean

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Relizani, Karima, Camille Kropp, Rebeca Martín, et al.. (2022). Selection of a novel strain of Christensenella minuta as a future biotherapy for Crohn’s disease. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 6017–6017. 24 indexed citations
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Grondin, Julie M., Guillaume Déjean, Filip Van Petegem, & Harry Brumer. (2021). Cell Surface Xyloglucan Recognition and Hydrolysis by the Human Gut Commensal Bacteroides uniformis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(1). e0156621–e0156621. 11 indexed citations
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Tamura, Kazune, Guillaume Déjean, Filip Van Petegem, & Harry Brumer. (2021). Distinct protein architectures mediate species-specific beta-glucan binding and metabolism in the human gut microbiota. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100415–100415. 22 indexed citations
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Jain, Namrata, Kazune Tamura, Guillaume Déjean, Filip Van Petegem, & Harry Brumer. (2021). Orthogonal Active-Site Labels for Mixed-Linkage endo-β-Glucanases. ACS Chemical Biology. 16(10). 1968–1984. 9 indexed citations
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Déjean, Guillaume, et al.. (2021). Identifying a Novel Bile Salt Hydrolase from the Keystone Gut Bacterium Christensenella minuta. Microorganisms. 9(6). 1252–1252. 25 indexed citations
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Déjean, Guillaume, Kazune Tamura, Namrata Jain, et al.. (2020). Synergy between Cell Surface Glycosidases and Glycan-Binding Proteins Dictates the Utilization of Specific Beta(1,3)-Glucans by Human Gut Bacteroides. mBio. 11(2). 65 indexed citations
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Tamura, Kazune, Matthew H. Foley, Guillaume Déjean, et al.. (2019). Surface glycan-binding proteins are essential for cereal beta-glucan utilization by the human gut symbiont Bacteroides ovatus. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(21). 4319–4340. 38 indexed citations
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Foley, Matthew H., Guillaume Déjean, G.R. Hemsworth, et al.. (2019). A Cell-Surface GH9 Endo-Glucanase Coordinates with Surface Glycan-Binding Proteins to Mediate Xyloglucan Uptake in the Gut Symbiont Bacteroides ovatus. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(5). 981–995. 23 indexed citations
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Déjean, Guillaume, Alexandra Tauzin, S. T. Bennett, A. Louise Creagh, & Harry Brumer. (2019). Adaptation of Syntenic Xyloglucan Utilization Loci of Human Gut Bacteroidetes to Polysaccharide Side Chain Diversity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85(20). 28 indexed citations
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Tamura, Kazune, G.R. Hemsworth, Guillaume Déjean, et al.. (2017). Molecular Mechanism by which Prominent Human Gut Bacteroidetes Utilize Mixed-Linkage Beta-Glucans, Major Health-Promoting Cereal Polysaccharides. Cell Reports. 21(2). 417–430. 125 indexed citations
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Grondin, Julie M., Kazune Tamura, Guillaume Déjean, D. Wade Abbott, & Harry Brumer. (2017). Polysaccharide Utilization Loci: Fueling Microbial Communities. Journal of Bacteriology. 199(15). 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hemsworth, G.R., Guillaume Déjean, G.J. Davies, & Harry Brumer. (2016). Learning from microbial strategies for polysaccharide degradation. Biochemical Society Transactions. 44(1). 94–108. 73 indexed citations
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Miller, Haylea C., Jason Wylie, Guillaume Déjean, et al.. (2015). Reduced Efficiency of Chlorine Disinfection of Naegleria fowleri in a Drinking Water Distribution Biofilm. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(18). 11125–11131. 53 indexed citations
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Déjean, Guillaume, Servane Blanvillain‐Baufumé, Alice Boulanger, et al.. (2013). The xylan utilization system of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris controls epiphytic life and reveals common features with oligotrophic bacteria and animal gut symbionts. New Phytologist. 198(3). 899–915. 54 indexed citations
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Boulanger, Alice, Guillaume Déjean, Martine Lautier, et al.. (2010). Identification and Regulation of the N -Acetylglucosamine Utilization Pathway of the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(6). 1487–1497. 44 indexed citations
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Bordes, Patricia, Roland Barriot, Alice Boulanger, et al.. (2010). Insights into the Extracytoplasmic Stress Response ofXanthomonas campestrispv.campestris: Role and Regulation of σE-Dependent Activity. Journal of Bacteriology. 193(1). 246–264. 27 indexed citations

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