Michel Theron

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michel Theron is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Theron has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 7 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michel Theron's work include Malaria Research and Control (8 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Michel Theron is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (8 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (3 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Michel Theron collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. Michel Theron's co-authors include Kao‐Jean Huang, Huan‐Yao Lei, Julian C. Rayner, Ching‐Chuan Liu, Ih‐Jen Su, Yi‐Chun Wu, Leyla Y. Bustamante, Gavin J. Wright, Cécile Crosnier and Dominic Kwiatkowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Michel Theron

19 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients
    2004 547 citations Kao‐Jean Huang, Ih‐Jen Su et al. Journal of Medical Virology profile →
  2. Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum
    2011 481 citations Cécile Crosnier, Leyla Y. Bustamante et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Michel Theron
Weiguo Zhao China
Sanjay Kumar Kochar India
H.-W. Pfister Germany
Javeed A. Shah United States
Adriana Malheiro Brazil
Monika Simmons United States
Stefan Kastenbauer Germany
Jennifer Ng United States
Nicolas Tchitchek France
Mary Warrell United Kingdom
Weiguo Zhao China
Michel Theron
Citations per year, relative to Michel Theron Michel Theron (= 1×) peers Weiguo Zhao

Countries citing papers authored by Michel Theron

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michel Theron

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Theron

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michel Theron. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michel Theron 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 Theron. Michel Theron 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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Subbiah, Vivek, Bradley A. McGregor, Ecaterina E. Dumbrava, et al.. (2025). panSOHO: Phase II trial of BAY 2927088 in patients with unresectable or metastatic solid tumors other than NSCLC with HER2 -activating mutations.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(16_suppl).
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Daoudlarian, Douglas, Michel Theron, Fabrice A. Kolb, et al.. (2019). Differential effects of specific cathepsin S inhibition in biocompartments from patients with primary Sjögren syndrome. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 21(1). 175–175. 25 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, et al.. (2018). An in vitro erythrocyte preference assay reveals that Plasmodium falciparum parasites prefer Type O over Type A erythrocytes. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8133–8133. 18 indexed citations
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Campino, Susana, Alejandro Marín-Menéndez, Alison Kemp, et al.. (2018). A forward genetic screen reveals a primary role for Plasmodium falciparum Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologue 2a and 2b in determining alternative erythrocyte invasion pathways. PLoS Pathogens. 14(11). e1007436–e1007436. 10 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, Fabrice A. Kolb, Marianne Manchester, et al.. (2018). FRI0295 Inhibition of cathepsin s leads to suppression of antigen specific t cells from patients with primary sjÖgren syndrome. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 77. 684–684. 2 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, Ana Patrícia Silva, Bernhard Reis, et al.. (2017). Cathepsin S inhibition suppresses autoimmune-triggered inflammatory responses in macrophages. Biochemical Pharmacology. 146. 151–164. 33 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, Darren Bentley, Marianne Manchester, et al.. (2017). Pharmacodynamic Monitoring of RO5459072, a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Cathepsin S. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 806–806. 36 indexed citations
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Grabole, Nils, Jitao David Zhang, Stefan Aigner, et al.. (2016). Genomic analysis of the molecular neuropathology of tuberous sclerosis using a human stem cell model. Genome Medicine. 8(1). 94–94. 37 indexed citations
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Jones, Matthew L., et al.. (2016). Study of Plasmodium falciparum DHHC palmitoyl transferases identifies a role for PfDHHC9 in gametocytogenesis. Cellular Microbiology. 18(11). 1596–1610. 18 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, et al.. (2014). Quantitation of Malaria Parasite-Erythrocyte Cell-Cell Interactions Using Optical Tweezers. Biophysical Journal. 107(4). 846–853. 52 indexed citations
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Douglas, Alexander D., Andrew R. Williams, Ellen Knuepfer, et al.. (2013). Neutralization of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites by Antibodies against PfRH5. The Journal of Immunology. 192(1). 245–258. 104 indexed citations
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Crosnier, Cécile, Leyla Y. Bustamante, S. Josefin Bartholdson, et al.. (2011). Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum. Nature. 480(7378). 534–537. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Theron, Michel, Richard L. Hesketh, Sathish Subramanian, & Julian C. Rayner. (2010). An adaptable two‐color flow cytometric assay to quantitate the invasion of erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Cytometry Part A. 77A(11). 1067–1074. 64 indexed citations
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Lamikanra, Abigail, Michel Theron, Taco W. A. Kooij, & David J. Roberts. (2009). Hemozoin (Malarial Pigment) Directly Promotes Apoptosis of Erythroid Precursors. PLoS ONE. 4(12). e8446–e8446. 79 indexed citations
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Theron, Michel, et al.. (2005). A probable role for IFN-γ in the development of a lung immunopathology in SARS. Cytokine. 32(1). 30–38. 55 indexed citations
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Huang, Kao‐Jean, Ih‐Jen Su, Michel Theron, et al.. (2004). An interferon‐γ‐related cytokine storm in SARS patients. Journal of Medical Virology. 75(2). 185–194. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Theron, Michel. (2004). Prevalence of non-pneumonic infections with SARS-correlated virus. The Lancet. 363(9423). 1825–1825. 3 indexed citations
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Rein, W., et al.. (1998). Onset of action in acute schizophrenia, amisuipride versus haloperidoi. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 8. S220–S220. 2 indexed citations
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Lôo, H., et al.. (1997). Amisulpride versus placebo in the medium-term treatment of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 170(1). 18–22. 140 indexed citations

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