Michel Leibovici

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Michel Leibovici is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Leibovici has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sensory Systems, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michel Leibovici's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (12 papers), Connexins and lens biology (5 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (5 papers). Michel Leibovici is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (12 papers), Connexins and lens biology (5 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (5 papers). Michel Leibovici collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Germany. Michel Leibovici's co-authors include Christine Petit, Elisabeth Verpy, Dominique Weil, Jacques Barhanin, P Coumel, Françoise Gary, Isabelle Denjoy, Pascale Guicheney, Claire Donger and Ketty Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Michel Leibovici

25 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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 novel mutation in the potassium channel gene KVLQT1 causes the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen cardioauditory syndrome

1997 659 citations Nathalie Neyroud, Frédérique Tesson et al. Nature Genetics profile →
A human homologue of the Drosophila eyes absent gene underlies Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) syndrome and identifies a novel gene family

1997 467 citations Sonia Abdelhak, Vasiliki Kalatzis et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers

Michel Leibovici

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Stéphane Blanchard France

Philomena Mburu United Kingdom

Konrad Noben‐Trauth United States

Edward R. Wilcox United States

Michael D. Weston United States

Jean‐Pierre Hardelin France

Karen P. Steel United Kingdom

Hanno J. Bolz Germany

Salvatore Melchionda Italy

Jacqueline Levilliers France

Stéphane Blanchard France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Leibovici

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

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Rivagorda, Manon, François Mailliet, Valérie Boitez, et al.. (2025). A primary cilia–autophagy axis in hippocampal neurons is essential to maintain cognitive resilience. Nature Aging. 5(3). 450–467. 8 indexed citations

García-González, Miguel A., Claire Carette, Alessia Bagattin, et al.. (2016). A suppressor locus for MODY3-diabetes. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33087–33087. 15 indexed citations

Verpy, Elisabeth, Michel Leibovici, Nicolas Michalski, et al.. (2010). Stereocilin connects outer hair cell stereocilia to one another and to the tectorial membrane. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 519(2). 194–210. 95 indexed citations

Etournay, Raphaël, Léa Lepelletier, Jacques Boutet de Monvel, et al.. (2010). Cochlear outer hair cells undergo an apical circumference remodeling constrained by the hair bundle shape. Development. 137(8). 1373–1383. 37 indexed citations

Verpy, Elisabeth, Dominique Weil, Michel Leibovici, et al.. (2008). Stereocilin-deficient mice reveal the origin of cochlear waveform distortions. Nature. 456(7219). 255–258. 108 indexed citations

Leibovici, Michel, Saaïd Safieddine, & Christine Petit. (2008). Chapter 8 Mouse Models for Human Hereditary Deafness. Current topics in developmental biology. 84. 385–429. 45 indexed citations

Delmaghani, Sedigheh, Francisco Castillo, Vincent Michel, et al.. (2006). Mutations in the gene encoding pejvakin, a newly identified protein of the afferent auditory pathway, cause DFNB59 auditory neuropathy. Nature Genetics. 38(7). 770–778. 239 indexed citations

Leibovici, Michel, Elisabeth Verpy, Richard J. Goodyear, et al.. (2005). Initial characterization of kinocilin, a protein of the hair cell kinocilium. Hearing Research. 203(1-2). 144–153. 19 indexed citations

Verpy, Elisabeth, Saber Masmoudi, Ingrid Zwaenepoel, et al.. (2001). Mutations in a new gene encoding a protein of the hair bundle cause non-syndromic deafness at the DFNB16 locus. Nature Genetics. 29(3). 345–349. 132 indexed citations

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Verpy, Elisabeth, Michel Leibovici, Ingrid Zwaenepoel, et al.. (2000). A defect in harmonin, a PDZ domain-containing protein expressed in the inner ear sensory hair cells, underlies Usher syndrome type 1C. Nature Genetics. 26(1). 51–55. 357 indexed citations

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Neyroud, Nathalie, Frédérique Tesson, Isabelle Denjoy, et al.. (1997). A novel mutation in the potassium channel gene KVLQT1 causes the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen cardioauditory syndrome. Nature Genetics. 15(2). 186–189. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cohen‐Salmon, Martine, A. Amraoui, Michel Leibovici, & Christine Petit. (1997). Otogelin: A glycoprotein specific to the acellular membranes of the inner ear. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(26). 14450–14455. 118 indexed citations

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Abdelhak, Sonia, Vasiliki Kalatzis, Roland Heilig, et al.. (1997). A human homologue of the Drosophila eyes absent gene underlies Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) syndrome and identifies a novel gene family. Nature Genetics. 15(2). 157–164. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leibovici, Michel, et al.. (1996). Avian Olfactory Receptors: Differentiation of Olfactory Neurons under Normal and Experimental Conditions. Developmental Biology. 175(1). 118–131. 57 indexed citations

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Holzenberger, Martin, Françoise Lapointe, Michel Leibovici, & Christiane Ayer‐Le Lièvre. (1996). The avian IGF type 1 receptor: cDNA analysis and in situ hybridization reveal conserved sequence elements and expression patterns relevant for the development of the nervous system. Developmental Brain Research. 97(1). 76–87. 33 indexed citations

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Lapointe, Françoise, et al.. (1995). Olfactory neurogenesis, prenatal expression of odorant receptor genes. Biology of the Cell. 84(1-2). 88–88. 2 indexed citations

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Lièvre, Christiane Ayer‐Le, Françoise Lapointe, & Michel Leibovici. (1995). Avian olfactory neurogenesis. Biology of the Cell. 84(1-2). 25–34. 17 indexed citations

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Leibovici, Michel, et al.. (1992). Nuclear distribution of PCNA during embryonic development in Xenopus laevis: a reinvestigation of early cell cycles. Journal of Cell Science. 102(1). 63–69. 28 indexed citations

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Leibovici, Michel, Michel Gusse, Rodrigo Bravo, & Marcel Méchali. (1990). Characterization and developmental expression of Xenopus proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Developmental Biology. 141(1). 183–192. 39 indexed citations

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Méchali, Marcel, Michel Gusse, Sophie Vriz, et al.. (1988). Proto-oncogenes and embryonic development. Biochimie. 70(7). 895–899. 2 indexed citations

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