Lionel Rostaing

32.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
591 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Lionel Rostaing is a scholar working on Transplantation, Hepatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lionel Rostaing has authored 591 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 300 papers in Transplantation, 172 papers in Hepatology and 166 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lionel Rostaing's work include Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (297 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (106 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (94 papers). Lionel Rostaing is often cited by papers focused on Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (297 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (106 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (94 papers). Lionel Rostaing collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Lionel Rostaing's co-authors include Nassim Kamar, Jacques Izopet, D. Durand, Laure Esposito, Florence Abravanel, Olivier Cointault, Jean‐Michel Mansuy, David Ribes, Karine Sauné and Joëlle Guitard and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Lionel Rostaing

567 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Hepatitis E Virus and Chronic Hepatitis in Organ-Transplant Recipients
    2008 965 citations Nassim Kamar, Jean‐Michel Mansuy et al. profile →
  2. A Phase III Study of Belatacept‐based Immunosuppression Regimens versus Cyclosporine in Renal Transplant Recipients (BENEFIT Study)
    2010 690 citations Lionel Rostaing et al. American Journal of Transplantation profile →
  3. Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
    2016 528 citations Lionel Rostaing et al. profile →
  4. Genetics and Outcome of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
    2013 502 citations Lionel Rostaing, Yvon Lebranchu et al. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology profile →
  5. Results of an International, Randomized Trial Comparing Glucose Metabolism Disorders and Outcome with Cyclosporine Versus Tacrolimus
    2007 468 citations Lionel Rostaing, Steven J. Chadban et al. American Journal of Transplantation profile →
  6. Each additional hour of cold ischemia time significantly increases the risk of graft failure and mortality following renal transplantation
    2014 278 citations Christophe Legendre, Lionel Rostaing et al. Kidney International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lionel Rostaing France 72 8.6k 7.3k 5.3k 4.8k 3.6k 591 20.2k
Nassim Kamar France 68 4.6k 0.5× 10.5k 1.4× 4.0k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 7.0k 2.0× 550 19.5k
Christophe Legendre France 76 9.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.2× 3.6k 0.7× 5.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 426 18.5k
Flavio Vincenti United States 66 9.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.2× 3.6k 0.7× 5.3k 1.1× 1.0k 0.3× 270 16.4k
Andreas G. Tzakis United States 74 7.6k 0.9× 8.8k 1.2× 5.3k 1.0× 14.2k 2.9× 1.1k 0.3× 656 23.4k
Göran B. Klintmalm United States 78 6.0k 0.7× 9.6k 1.3× 4.7k 0.9× 10.8k 2.2× 514 0.1× 359 17.1k
E. Steve Woodle United States 58 5.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.3× 1.9k 0.4× 5.0k 1.0× 648 0.2× 354 11.6k
Daniel C. Brennan United States 62 7.5k 0.9× 787 0.1× 2.8k 0.5× 5.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 352 15.7k
Ron Shapiro United States 60 6.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.1× 1.8k 0.4× 5.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 382 13.6k
Manuel Pascual Switzerland 53 4.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.2× 2.7k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 727 0.2× 266 10.6k
Arthur J. Matas United States 78 13.6k 1.6× 1.7k 0.2× 2.3k 0.4× 12.3k 2.5× 817 0.2× 610 23.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morand, Patrice, et al.. (2025). Impact of tacrolimus on interferon gamma ELISpot assay results for the assessment of T-cell immunity: Proof-of-concept. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 39. 1220545158–1220545158.
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Malvezzi, Paolo, et al.. (2024). Unraveling complexity: morbidity factors in elderly kidney transplant recipients. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(8). sfae182–sfae182.
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Germi, Raphaële, Mathilde Bugnazet, Paolo Malvezzi, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Torque Teno Virus DNA Load as a Predictive Biomarker in Kidney Transplant Recipients Converted from Calcineurin Inhibitors to Belatacept. Kidney International Reports. 9(6). 1718–1729. 6 indexed citations
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Puissant‐Lubrano, Bénédicte, et al.. (2017). Rituximab and hypogammaglobulinemia in the setting of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. Journal of Nephropathology. 7(3). 151–157. 1 indexed citations
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Saint‐Marcoux, Franck, Marie Essig, Jean-Philippe Rérolle, et al.. (2016). Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (MRP4) controls ganciclovir intracellular accumulation and contributes to ganciclovir-induced neutropenia in renal transplant patients. Pharmacological Research. 111. 501–508. 20 indexed citations
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Malvezzi, Paolo, Thomas Jouvé, & Lionel Rostaing. (2016). Use of Everolimus-based Immunosuppression to Decrease Cytomegalovirus Infection After Kidney Transplant.. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. 14(4). 361–6. 9 indexed citations
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Glotz, Denis, Graeme Russ, Lionel Rostaing, et al.. (2015). Eculizumab In Prevention Of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection In Sensitized Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients : 1-Year Outcomes. Transplant International. 28. 119–119. 3 indexed citations
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Bah, Alpha Oumar, et al.. (2015). Epidemiology of chronic kidney diseases in the Republic of Guinea; future dialysis needs.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 127–33. 8 indexed citations
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Bello, Arnaud Del, Nicolas Congy‐Jolivet, Fabrice Muscari, et al.. (2014). Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors for Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in Maintenance Liver Transplant Patients. American Journal of Transplantation. 14(4). 867–875. 86 indexed citations
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Kamar, Nassim, Florence Abravanel, Jacques Izopet, & Lionel Rostaing. (2012). Hepatitis E Virus: What Transplant Physicians Should Know. American Journal of Transplantation. 12(9). 2281–2287. 44 indexed citations
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Rostaing, Lionel, Ana Sánchez‐Fructuoso, Antonio Franco, et al.. (2011). Conversion to tacrolimus once-daily from ciclosporin in stable kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter study. Transplant International. 25(4). 391–400. 15 indexed citations
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Cartery, C., Stanislas Faguer, Alexandre Karras, et al.. (2011). Oxalate Nephropathy Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 6(8). 1895–1902. 52 indexed citations
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Mayeur, Nicolas, Lionel Rostaing, Marie Béatrice Nogier, et al.. (2010). Kinetics of plasmatic cytokines and cystatin C during and after hemodialysis in septic shock-related acute renal failure. Critical Care. 14(3). R115–R115. 9 indexed citations
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Izopet, Jacques, Nassim Kamar, Florence Abravanel, et al.. (2009). L’hépatite E chronique. Virologie. 13(6). 317–325.
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Meur, Yannick Le, M. Büchler, Antoine Thierry, et al.. (2007). Individualized Mycophenolate Mofetil Dosing Based on Drug Exposure Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes After Renal Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 7(11). 2496–2503. 321 indexed citations
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Kamar, Nassim, Karine Sauné, Laurent Alric, et al.. (2006). Pegylation of IFN- α and Antiviral Activity. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 26(12). 849–853. 11 indexed citations
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Izopet, Jacques, Karine Sauné, Nassim Kamar, et al.. (2005). Incidence of HCV infection in French hemodialysis units: A prospective study. Journal of Medical Virology. 77(1). 70–76. 61 indexed citations
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Rostaing, Lionel, et al.. (2001). Assessment of renal function in de novo renal transplant patients receiving either Sirolimus or Everolimus in addition to ciclosporine A. 916. 1 indexed citations
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Izopet, Jacques, Karine Sauné, G. Salama, et al.. (2001). Infections nosocomiales à VHC en hémodialyse. Annales de biologie clinique. 59(5). 7–8. 3 indexed citations
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Ader, Jean‐Louis, et al.. (1994). Renal functional reserve in cyclosporin-treated recipients of kidney transplant. Kidney International. 45(6). 1657–1667. 14 indexed citations

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