Luc Montagnier

34.9k total citations · 17 hit papers
314 papers, 25.3k citations indexed

About

Luc Montagnier is a scholar working on Virology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Montagnier has authored 314 papers receiving a total of 25.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Virology, 94 papers in Immunology and 82 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Luc Montagnier's work include HIV Research and Treatment (141 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (50 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (47 papers). Luc Montagnier is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (141 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (50 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (47 papers). Luc Montagnier collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Luc Montagnier's co-authors include S. Chamaret, J Gruest, Jean‐Claude Chermann, Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Denise Guétard, C. Dauguet, Ian Macpherson, David Klatzmann, M.T. Nugeyre and Willy Rozenbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Luc Montagnier

305 papers receiving 23.4k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of a T-Lymphotr... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1983 1984 1964 1986 1984 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
    1983 4.8k citations J Gruest, C. Dauguet et al. profile →
  2. T-lymphocyte T4 molecule behaves as the receptor for human retrovirus LAV
    1984 2.0k citations David Klatzmann, J Gruest et al. profile →
  3. Agar suspension culture for the selective assay of cells transformed by polyoma virus
    1964 1.1k citations Luc Montagnier et al. Virology profile →
  4. Isolation of a New Human Retrovirus from West African Patients with AIDS
    1986 830 citations François Clavel, Denise Guétard et al. profile →
  5. Selective Tropism of Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) for Helper-Inducer T Lymphocytes
    1984 807 citations David Klatzmann, Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  6. Genome organization and transactivation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 2
    1987 713 citations François Clavel, Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  7. HIV-1 Genome Nuclear Import Is Mediated by a Central DNA Flap
    2000 690 citations Denise Guétard, Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  8. Genetic variability of the AIDS virus: Nucleotide sequence analysis of two isolates from African patients
    1986 454 citations Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  9. HIV F/3' orf encodes a phosphorylated GTP-binding protein resembling an oncogene product
    1987 437 citations Yves Rivière, Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  10. Programmed cell death in peripheral lymphocytes from HIV-infected persons: increased susceptibility to apoptosis of CD4 and CD8 T cells correlates with lymphocyte activation and with disease progression
    1996 423 citations Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  11. Changes in growth properties on passage in tissue culture of viruses derived from infectious molecular clones of HIV-1LAI, HIV-1MAL, and HIV-1ELI
    1991 342 citations Luc Montagnier et al. Virology profile →
  12. The cytopathic effect of hiv is associated with apoptosis
    1991 310 citations A.G. Laurent-Crawford, Bernard Krust et al. Virology profile →
  13. Apoptosis in AIDS
    1993 306 citations Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  14. Programmed Cell Death in AIDS-Related HIV and SIV Infections
    1993 277 citations Marie-Lise Gougeon, Sylvie Garcia et al. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses profile →
  15. Adaptation of Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) to Replication in EBV-Transformed B Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines
    1984 276 citations Luc Montagnier, J Gruest et al. profile →
  16. INACTIVATION OF LYMPHADENOPATHY-ASSOCIATED VIRUS BY HEAT, GAMMA RAYS, AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
    1985 222 citations Dominique Dormont, Luc Montagnier et al. profile →
  17. Replicative form of Encephalomyocarditis Virus Ribonucleic Acid
    1963 172 citations Luc Montagnier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luc Montagnier France 69 15.1k 9.3k 8.8k 5.9k 5.3k 314 25.3k
Jay A. Levy United States 83 14.2k 0.9× 9.1k 1.0× 8.7k 1.0× 6.6k 1.1× 3.1k 0.6× 306 22.8k
Max Essex United States 83 12.9k 0.9× 6.7k 0.7× 11.7k 1.3× 6.8k 1.2× 2.8k 0.5× 548 24.2k
William A. Haseltine United States 82 11.2k 0.7× 7.5k 0.8× 6.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 11.7k 2.2× 222 26.9k
George M. Shaw United States 91 25.1k 1.7× 11.9k 1.3× 14.2k 1.6× 7.7k 1.3× 5.4k 1.0× 236 32.1k
Warner C. Greene United States 97 11.2k 0.7× 17.2k 1.8× 6.2k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 11.0k 2.1× 281 33.3k
Barton F. Haynes United States 90 14.9k 1.0× 16.7k 1.8× 8.5k 1.0× 5.7k 1.0× 8.5k 1.6× 432 34.7k
Flossie Wong‐Staal United States 95 14.6k 1.0× 12.3k 1.3× 8.5k 1.0× 7.1k 1.2× 11.7k 2.2× 354 34.6k
Ashley T. Haase United States 73 13.7k 0.9× 9.5k 1.0× 7.5k 0.9× 6.3k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 194 23.0k
Hiroaki Mitsuya United States 74 12.2k 0.8× 3.9k 0.4× 14.1k 1.6× 4.8k 0.8× 7.8k 1.5× 522 25.5k
Robin A. Weiss United Kingdom 84 8.4k 0.6× 6.6k 0.7× 7.3k 0.8× 7.2k 1.2× 6.1k 1.2× 309 27.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Montagnier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luc Montagnier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luc Montagnier based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Luc Montagnier. Luc Montagnier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Montagnier, Luc, et al.. (1995). AIDS research at EC level.. 3 indexed citations
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Babas, Tahar, Besma Bel Hadj Jrad, Roger Le Grand, et al.. (1995). Specificity and Neutralizing Capacity of Three Monoclonal Antibodies Produced against the Envelope Glycoprotein of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Isolate 251. Virology. 211(1). 339–344. 9 indexed citations
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Quillent, Caroline, et al.. (1994). Inhibition of HIV Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Assay by Nucleases Produced by Contaminating Mycoplasmas. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(10). 1251–1257. 2 indexed citations
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Bach, Jean‐Marie, M. Hurtrel, Lisa A. Chakrabarti, et al.. (1994). Early Stages of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Lymph Nodes and Spleen. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(12). 1731–1738. 16 indexed citations
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Gougeon, Marie-Lise, Vittorio Colizzi, Angus Dalgleish, & Luc Montagnier. (1993). New Concepts in AIDS Pathogenesis. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(3). 287–289. 71 indexed citations
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Gougeon, Marie-Lise, Sylvie Garcia, Jonathan L. Heeney, et al.. (1993). Programmed Cell Death in AIDS-Related HIV and SIV Infections. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(6). 553–563. 277 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blanchard, Alain, et al.. (1993). Phylogenetic analysis ofMycoplasma penetrans, isolated from HIV-infected patients. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 109(1). 63–66. 15 indexed citations
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Laurent-Crawford, A.G., et al.. (1992). Antiviral Action of Polyadenylic-Polyuridylic Acid Against HIV in Cell Cultures. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(2). 285–290. 8 indexed citations
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Bahraoui, Elmostafa, Abdelaziz Benjouad, Denise Guétard, et al.. (1992). Study of the Interaction of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Envelope Glycoproteins with the CD4 Receptor and Role of N-Glycans. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(5). 565–573. 21 indexed citations
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Pialoux, G. & Luc Montagnier. (1991). SIDA et infections à VIH : l’hypothèse de co-facteurs transmissibles. Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé. 1(1). 47–51. 1 indexed citations
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Piedimonte, Giuseppe, Pier Giorgio Petronini, Denise Guétard, et al.. (1990). Protease Activation During HIV Infection in a CD4-Positive Cell Line. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 6(2). 251–260. 6 indexed citations
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Cordonnier, Agnès & Luc Montagnier. (1989). Molecular analysis of receptor binding and infectivity of the human immunodeficiency virus. Research in Virology. 140(5). 456–460. 1 indexed citations
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Montagnier, Luc. (1988). Origin and evolution of HIVs and their role in AIDS pathogenesis.. PubMed. 1(6). 517–20. 8 indexed citations
14.
Salmon, Patrick, Yves Rivière, J C Gluckman, et al.. (1988). Loss of CD4 membrane expression and CD4 mRNA during acute human immunodeficiency virus replication.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 168(6). 1953–1969. 66 indexed citations
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Biberfeld, Gunnel, F. Brown, José Esparza, et al.. (1987). WHO Working Group on Characterization of HIV-Related Retroviruses: Criteria for Characterization and Proposal for a Nomenclature System. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 3(3). 241–243. 2 indexed citations
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Lehr, Hans‐Anton, et al.. (1986). Diphenylhydantoin (DPH) blocks HIV-receptor on T-lymphocyte surface. Annals of Hematology. 53(6). 447–450. 5 indexed citations
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Hovanessian, Ara G., Yves Rivière, Luc Montagnier, et al.. (1982). Enhancement of Interferon-mediated Protein Kinase in Mouse and Human Plasma in Response to Treatment with Polyadenylic–Polyuridylic Acid (Poly A:Poly U). Journal of Interferon Research. 2(2). 209–215. 20 indexed citations
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Laurent, A G, J Gruest, Bernard Krust, & Luc Montagnier. (1982). Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Specific for Human Alpha Interferon. Hybridoma. 1(3). 313–322. 18 indexed citations
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Meurs, Éliane, Ara G. Hovanessian, & Luc Montagnier. (1981). Interferon-mediated Antiviral State in Human MRC5 Cells in the Absence of Detectable Levels of 2-5A Synthetase and Protein Kinase. Journal of Interferon Research. 1(2). 219–232. 36 indexed citations
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Hovanessian, Ara G., Éliane Meurs, & Luc Montagnier. (1981). Lack of Systematic Correlation between the Interferon Mediated Antiviral State and the Levels of 2-5A Synthetase and Protein Kinase in Three Different Types of Murine Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 1(2). 179–190. 50 indexed citations

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