Michel Georges

45.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
237 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Michel Georges is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Georges has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Genetics, 100 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Michel Georges's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (96 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (87 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (42 papers). Michel Georges is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (96 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (87 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (42 papers). Michel Georges collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Michel Georges's co-authors include Carole Charlier, Wouter Coppieters, Leif Andersson, Frédéric Farnir, Latifa Karim, Dimitri Pirottin, Nadine Cambisano, Tom Druet, Bernard Grisart and R. Hanset and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michel Georges

232 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

A deletion in the bovine myostatin gene causes the double–muscled phenotype in cattle

1997 1.2k citations Luc Grobet, Dimitri Pirottin et al. profile →
A mutation creating a potential illegitimate microRNA target site in the myostatin gene affects muscularity in sheep

2006 1.0k citations Haruko Takeda, Dimitri Pirottin et al. profile →
Positional Candidate Cloning of a QTL in Dairy Cattle: Identification of a Missense Mutation in the Bovine DGAT1 Gene with Major Effect on Milk Yield and Composition

2002 781 citations Wouter Coppieters, Latifa Karim et al. Genome Research profile →
A regulatory mutation in IGF2 causes a major QTL effect on muscle growth in the pig

2003 744 citations Michel Georges et al. profile →
Harnessing genomic information for livestock improvement

2018 240 citations Michel Georges, Carole Charlier et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Georges

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michel Georges. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michel Georges 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 Michel Georges. Michel Georges is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	GWAS reveals determinants of mobilization rate and dynamics of an active endogenous retrovirus of cattle 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Lijing Tang, Benjamin Swedlund, Sébastien Dupont, Chad Harland, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, Keith Durkin, Maria Artesi, Erik Mullaart, Arnaud Sartelet, Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Michel Georges, Carole Charlier	7
2	Sequenced-based GWAS for linear classification traits in Belgian Blue beef cattle reveals new coding variants in genes regulating body size in mammals 2023 ·Genetics Selection Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Ann-Stephan Gori, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, Haruko Takeda, Wouter Coppieters, Carole Charlier, Michel Georges, Tom Druet	10
3	An organism-wide ATAC-seq peak catalog for the bovine and its use to identify regulatory variants 2023 ·Genome Research ·(unknown), Lijing Tang, Thomas Lopdell, В. А. Петров, Claire Oget, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, (unknown), Arnaud Sartelet, Zhangrui Cheng, Mazdak Salavati, D.C. Wathes, M.A. Crowe, Wouter Coppieters, Mathew D. Littlejohn, Carole Charlier, Tom Druet, Michel Georges, Haruko Takeda	10
4	A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle 2021 ·PLoS Genetics ·Young-Lim Lee, Haruko Takeda, Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira, Latifa Karim, Erik Mullaart, Wouter Coppieters, Ruth Appeltant, R.F. Veerkamp, Martien A. M. Groenen, Michel Georges, Mirte Bosse, Tom Druet, A.C. Bouwman, Carole Charlier	34
5	Colour‐sidedness in Gloucester cattle is associated with a complex structural variant impacting regulatory elements downstream of KIT 2020 ·Animal Genetics ·Maria Artesi, Nico Tamma, (unknown), Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Anne Van den Broeke, Michel Georges, Carole Charlier, Keith Durkin	4
6	High resolution mapping of cross-over events in cattle using NGS data 2018 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Naveen Kumar Kadri, Chad Harland, Carole Charlier, Latifa Karim, Nadine Cambisano, (unknown), Erik Mullaart, Wouter Coppieters, Michel Georges, Tom Druet	2
7	Rate of de novo mutation in dairy cattle and potential impact of reproductive technologies 2018 ·Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production ·Chad Harland, Wouter Coppieters, Erik Mullaart, Carole Charlier, Michel Georges	5
8	Cis-perturbation of cancer drivers by the HTLV-1/BLV proviruses is an early determinant of leukemogenesis 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Nicolas Rosewick, Keith Durkin, Maria Artesi, Ambroise Marçais, Vincent Hahaut, Philip Griebel, Natasa Arsic, Véronique Avettand-Fènoël, Arsène Burny, Carole Charlier, Olivier Hermine, Michel Georges, Anne Van den Broeke	73
9	Pedigree-based haplotype reconstruction, identification of cross-overs and detection of map and genotyping errors using PHASEBOOK 2014 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Tom Druet, Michel Georges	3
10	Molecular dissection of the color-sided phenotype in cattle reveals a novel mechanism of chromosome evolution involving circular shuttling intermediates. 2011 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Keith Durkin, Nadine Cambisano, Naïma Ahariz, Corinne Fasquelle, Latifa Karim, Arnaud Sartelet, Denis Baurain, Cord Drögemüller, Tosso Leeb, Wouter Coppieters, Michel Georges, Carole Charlier	1
11	PREDICTION OF MISSING MARKERS WITH LOW DENSITY MARKER PANELS IN DAIRY CATTLE 2010 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Zhiyan Zhang, Michel Georges, Tom Druet	2
12	A nonsense mutation in cGMP-dependent type II protein kinase ( PRKG2 ) causes dwarfism in American Angus cattle 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James E. Koltes, Bishnu Prasad Mishra, Dinesh Kumar, R. S. Kataria, Liviu R. Totir, Rohan L. Fernando, (unknown), David Steffen, Wouter Coppieters, Michel Georges, James M. Reecy	39
13	Congenital muscular dystonia (CMD): a new congenital pathology in Belgian Blue calves 2006 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Sébastien Vandeputte, (unknown), Xavier Hubin, Michel Georges, Carole Charlier, Daniël Desmecht, Hugues Guyot, Frédéric Rollin	0
14	Positional cloning and genetic engineering of the myostatin gene causing double muscling in cattle 2005 ·Annales de médecine vétérinaire ·Dimitri Pirottin, Luc Grobet, Michel Georges	1
15	Associations Between Casein Haplotypes and First Lactation Milk Production Traits in Finnish Ayrshire Cows 2001 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·Tiina Ikonen, H. Bovenhuis, M. Ojala, O. Ruottinen, Michel Georges	79
16	A bottom-up approach towards marker assisted selection 1998 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Margaret J. Mackinnon, Michel Georges	3
17	Spawning stimuli and paternity analysis in the European barbels. 1995 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Pascal Poncin, Philippe Compère, (unknown), Michel Georges, Patrick Berrebi	1
18	Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling milk production by exploiting progeny testing 1995 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Michel Georges, Dahlia M. Nielsen, Margaret J. Mackinnon, A. Mishra, Ron Okimoto, (unknown), Leslie S. Sargeant, A. Sørensen, Michael R. Steele, Xiaofeng Zhao, James E. Womack, Ina Hoeschele	29
19	Mapping quantitative trait loci controlling milk production in dairy cattle by exploiting progeny testing. 1995 ·Genomics ·Anna Maria Pasquino, Xiaomin Zhao, (unknown), Ronald Okimoto, (unknown), Craig Nielsen, (unknown), (unknown), A. Mishra, Michel Georges	19
20	Perspectives for marker assisted selection and velogenetics in animal breeding 1991 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Michel Georges	6

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