Luc Bertrand

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Luc Bertrand is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Bertrand has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Surgery and 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Luc Bertrand's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (63 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (35 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (19 papers). Luc Bertrand is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (63 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (35 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (19 papers). Luc Bertrand collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Luc Bertrand's co-authors include Louis Hue, Christophe Beauloye, Benoı̂t Viollet, Bruno Guigas, Sandrine Horman, Marc Foretz, Mark H. Rider, Michaël Pollak, Jean‐Louis Vanoverschelde and Didier Vertommen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Luc Bertrand

137 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Metformin: From Mechanisms of Action to Therapies

2014 1.1k citations Bruno Guigas, Luc Bertrand et al. profile →
Phosphorylation and activation of heart PFK-2 by AMPK has a role in the stimulation of glycolysis during ischaemia

2000 653 citations Luc Bertrand, Mark H. Rider et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luc Bertrand Belgium	46	5.3k	2.1k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	145	7.9k
Youfei Guan China	60	4.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	859 0.8×	226	10.3k
Karin Bornfeldt United States	53	5.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.9×	1.7k 1.6×	151	11.1k
Donald A. McClain United States	64	6.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	899 0.8×	166	11.5k
Richard M. Mortensen United States	43	4.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	843 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	104	7.7k
Hanna E. Abboud United States	57	3.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	914 0.8×	885 0.8×	166	9.0k
Ronald E. Law United States	49	4.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	89	8.2k
Yi Zhu China	52	3.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	898 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	885 0.8×	154	7.6k
Jifeng Zhang United States	53	5.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	463 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	227	9.5k
Hans‐Peter Hammes Germany	44	4.6k 0.9×	901 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	784 0.7×	179	11.7k
Giulia Chinetti France	48	6.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	117	12.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Luc Bertrand

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luc Bertrand

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Bertrand

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Kneppers, Anita, Amandine Thomas, Stéphanie Paradis, et al.. (2025). Metformin protects the heart against chronic intermittent hypoxia through AMPK ‐dependent phosphorylation of HIF ‐1α. FEBS Journal. 292(15). 3942–3959.

Michel, Lauriane Y. M., Hrag Esfahani, Jérôme Ambroise, et al.. (2025). An NRF2/β3-Adrenoreceptor Axis Drives a Sustained Antioxidant and Metabolic Rewiring Through the Pentose-Phosphate Pathway to Alleviate Cardiac Stress. Circulation. 151(18). 1312–1328. 3 indexed citations

Marino, Alice, Jérôme Ambroise, Martin Giera, et al.. (2025). Deleting ACC1 in platelets alters phospholipidome and reduces platelet activation and thrombosis in mice. Blood Advances. 9(18). 4553–4567.

Bultot, Laurent, Luc Bertrand, Marielle Boonen, et al.. (2024). AMPK protects proximal tubular epithelial cells from lysosomal dysfunction and dedifferentiation induced by lipotoxicity. Autophagy. 21(4). 860–880. 1 indexed citations

Dechamps, Mélanie, Christine Des Rosiers, Anik Forest, et al.. (2023). Linking platelet lipidome and inflammatory response in septic patients. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 15(2). 182–182. 1 indexed citations

Marino, Alice, Grzegorz Pyka, Wim M. De Borggraeve, et al.. (2022). Cryogenic contrast-enhanced microCT enables nondestructive 3D quantitative histopathology of soft biological tissues. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6207–6207. 31 indexed citations

Daussin, Frédéric, Laurent Bultot, Didier Vertommen, et al.. (2022). The intra-mitochondrial O-GlcNAcylation system rapidly modulates OXPHOS function and ROS release in the heart. Communications Biology. 5(1). 349–349. 26 indexed citations

Peugnet, Victoriane, Maggy Chwastyniak, Paul Mulder, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial-Targeted Therapies Require Mitophagy to Prevent Oxidative Stress Induced by SOD2 Inactivation in Hypertrophied Cardiomyocytes. Antioxidants. 11(4). 723–723. 16 indexed citations

Denis, M., Laurent Bultot, Didier Vertommen, et al.. (2020). O-GlcNAc levels are regulated in a tissue and time specific manner during post-natal development, independently of dietary intake. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 12(2-4). 221–221. 1 indexed citations

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Zuurbier, Coert J., Luc Bertrand, Ioanna Andreadou, et al.. (2020). Cardiac metabolism as a driver and therapeutic target of myocardial infarction. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(11). 5937–5954. 146 indexed citations

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Pauw, Aurélia De, et al.. (2019). Changes of Metabolic Phenotype of Cardiac Progenitor Cells During Differentiation: Neutral Effect of Stimulation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase. Stem Cells and Development. 28(22). 1498–1513. 10 indexed citations

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Beauloye, Christophe, Luc Bertrand, Sandrine Horman, et al.. (2015). Hypothermic continuous machine perfusion enables preservation of energy charge and functional recovery of heart grafts in anex vivomodel of donation following circulatory death. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 49(5). 1348–1353. 32 indexed citations

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Seront, Emmanuel, et al.. (2013). PTEN deficiency is associated with reduced sensitivity to mTOR inhibitor in human bladder cancer through the unhampered feedback loop driving PI3K/Akt activation. British Journal of Cancer. 109(6). 1586–1592. 59 indexed citations

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Gruson, Damien, Audrey Ginion, Pascale Lause, et al.. (2012). Urotensin II and urocortin trigger the expression of myostatin, a negative regulator of cardiac growth, in cardiomyocytes. Peptides. 33(2). 351–353. 14 indexed citations

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Toussaint, L. Gerard, Luc Bertrand, Louis Hue, et al.. (2008). Comparative Fe and Zn K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopic study of the ferroxidase centres of human H-chain ferritin and bacterioferritin from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 14(1). 35–49. 6 indexed citations

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Zarrinpashneh, Elham, Christophe Beauloye, Audrey Ginion, et al.. (2008). Differential effects of AMPKa2 deletion on p70S6K pathway in normoxic and ischemic hearts and on the development of left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 22(2). 151–152. 1 indexed citations

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Smal, Caroline, S. Cardoen, Luc Bertrand, et al.. (2004). Activation of deoxycytidine kinase by protein kinase inhibitors and okadaic acid in leukemic cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 68(1). 95–103. 26 indexed citations

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Bertrand, Luc, et al.. (2003). Validation and optimization of continuous sampling to monitor PCDDs and PCDFs emissions of waste incinerators. Organohalogen compounds. 60. 537–540. 3 indexed citations

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Beauloye, Christophe, et al.. (2002). The stimulation of heart glycolysis by increased workload does not require AMP‐activated protein kinase but a wortmannin‐sensitive mechanism. FEBS Letters. 531(2). 324–328. 37 indexed citations

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Bertrand, Luc, et al.. (1982). [Anemia in rheumatoid polyarthritis. Value of serum ferritin for the estimation of iron stores].. PubMed. 11(51). 3779–82. 1 indexed citations

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