Jacques Drouin

29.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
223 papers, 23.1k citations indexed

About

Jacques Drouin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacques Drouin has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 23.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Jacques Drouin's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (50 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (36 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (20 papers). Jacques Drouin is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (50 papers), Nuclear Receptors and Signaling (36 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (20 papers). Jacques Drouin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Jacques Drouin's co-authors include Alan T. Bankier, B. G. Barrell, Peter Schreier, Alan Coulson, Ian G. Young, Frederick Sanger, Donald P. Nierlich, Ian C. Eperon, Rodger Staden and B.A. Roe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jacques Drouin

218 papers receiving 22.2k 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.

Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome

1981 7.6k citations Alan T. Bankier, Alan Coulson et al. profile →
Transcriptional interference between c-Jun and the glucocorticoid receptor: Mutual inhibition of DNA binding due to direct protein-protein interaction

1990 1.4k citations Jacques Drouin et al. profile →
Dopaminergic receptors in the anterior pituitary gland. Correlation of [3H]dihydroergocryptine binding with the dopaminergic control of prolactin release.

1978 309 citations Jacques Drouin et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jacques Drouin Canada	70	14.2k	5.7k	4.0k	3.4k	2.1k	223	23.1k
Donald F. Steiner United States	85	11.8k 0.8×	6.0k 1.1×	6.8k 1.7×	3.0k 0.9×	300 0.1×	324	24.0k
Stylianos E. Antonarakis Switzerland	102	21.9k 1.5×	13.3k 2.4×	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	548 0.3×	602	40.8k
Marilyn G. Farquhar United States	88	15.7k 1.1×	2.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.8×	482 0.2×	205	28.2k
Uta Francke United States	99	24.1k 1.7×	14.5k 2.6×	1.8k 0.5×	3.8k 1.1×	563 0.3×	503	41.9k
Argiris Efstratiadis United States	73	20.1k 1.4×	8.5k 1.5×	6.8k 1.7×	1.8k 0.5×	234 0.1×	120	29.0k
Dale D. Dykes United States	17	6.7k 0.5×	4.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	886 0.3×	453 0.2×	47	18.2k
Heiner Westphal United States	73	14.9k 1.1×	5.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	3.0k 0.9×	150 0.1×	153	22.5k
Nobuyoshi Shimizu Japan	70	12.5k 0.9×	5.2k 0.9×	868 0.2×	3.5k 1.0×	351 0.2×	541	27.6k
Peter Nürnberg Germany	71	9.0k 0.6×	4.9k 0.9×	652 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	367 0.2×	407	17.7k
Ralph L. Brinster United States	124	24.6k 1.7×	20.4k 3.6×	2.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	368 0.2×	381	47.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacques Drouin

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Mayran, Alexandre, Samir Merabet, Michael Dukatz, et al.. (2025). Dual DNA demethylation mechanisms implement epigenetic memory driven by the pioneer factor PAX7. Science Advances. 11(20). eadu6632–eadu6632.

Goulet, Marie‐Hélène, et al.. (2024). Joint Crisis Plan in Mental Health Settings: A Reflective Process More than an Intervention Tool?. Healthcare. 12(24). 2532–2532.

Harris, Juliette, et al.. (2024). Pioneer factor Pax7 initiates two-step cell-cycle-dependent chromatin opening. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(1). 92–101. 11 indexed citations

Drouin, Jacques. (2022). The corticotroph cells from early development to tumorigenesis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(8). e13147–e13147. 18 indexed citations

Mayran, Alexandre, et al.. (2021). Pax7 pioneer factor action requires both paired and homeo DNA binding domains. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(13). 7424–7436. 17 indexed citations

Desanlis, Inès, Alexandre Mayran, Claudia Gentile, et al.. (2020). HOX13-dependent chromatin accessibility underlies the transition towards the digit development program. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2491–2491. 36 indexed citations

L’honoré, Aurore, Pierre‐Henri Commère, Elisa Négroni, et al.. (2018). The role of Pitx2 and Pitx3 in muscle stem cells gives new insights into P38α MAP kinase and redox regulation of muscle regeneration. eLife. 7. 59 indexed citations

Langlais, David, Catherine Couture, Marie Kmita, & Jacques Drouin. (2013). Adult Pituitary Cell Maintenance: Lineage-Specific Contribution of Self-Duplication. Molecular Endocrinology. 27(7). 1103–1112. 31 indexed citations

Budry, Lionel, et al.. (2008). Developmental Dependence on NurRE and EboxNeuro for Expression of Pituitary Proopiomelanocortin. Molecular Endocrinology. 22(7). 1647–1657. 29 indexed citations

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Coulon, Vincent, Aurore L’honoré, Jean‐François Ouimette, et al.. (2007). A Muscle-specific Promoter Directs Pitx3 Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(45). 33192–33200. 23 indexed citations

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Keller, David M., Shannon K. McWeeney, Jacques Drouin, et al.. (2007). Characterization of Pancreatic Transcription Factor Pdx-1 Binding Sites Using Promoter Microarray and Serial Analysis of Chromatin Occupancy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(44). 32084–32092. 87 indexed citations

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Steff, Ann‐Muriel, Sébastien Trop, Mario Maira, Jacques Drouin, & Patrice Hugo. (2001). Opposite Ability of Pre-TCR and αβTCR to Induce Apoptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(8). 5044–5050. 11 indexed citations

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Tremblay, Jacques, Cynthia G. Goodyer, & Jacques Drouin. (2000). Transcriptional Properties of Ptx1 and Ptx2 Isoforms. Neuroendocrinology. 71(5). 277–286. 75 indexed citations

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Philips, Alexandre, Mario Maira, Alaka Mullick, et al.. (1997). Antagonism between Nur77 and Glucocorticoid Receptor for Control of Transcription. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(10). 5952–5959. 161 indexed citations

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Poulin, Gino, Benjamin Turgeon, & Jacques Drouin. (1997). NeuroD1/β2 Contributes to Cell-Specific Transcription of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(11). 6673–6682. 187 indexed citations

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Therrien, Marc & Jacques Drouin. (1993). Cell-Specific Helix-Loop-Helix Factor Required for Pituitary Expression of the Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(4). 2342–2353. 30 indexed citations

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Gutkowska, Jolanta, Mona Nemer, Michael J. Sole, Jacques Drouin, & Pierré Sirois. (1989). Lung is an important source of atrial natriuretic factor in experimental cardiomyopathy.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 83(5). 1500–1504. 36 indexed citations

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Drouin, Jacques, Mark Trifiro, Richard K. Plante, et al.. (1989). Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding to a Specific DNA Sequence Is Required for Hormone-Dependent Repression of Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Transcription. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(12). 5305–5314. 221 indexed citations

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Drouin, Jacques, et al.. (1987). A program for the graphic representation and manipulation of DNA sequences. Computer applications in the biosciences. 3(3). 189–192. 1 indexed citations

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Anderson, Stephen, Alan T. Bankier, B. G. Barrell, et al.. (1982). Comparison of the Human and Bovine Mitochondrial Genomes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 12. 5–43. 31 indexed citations

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