Nicolas Barnich

15.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
171 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Barnich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Barnich has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Genetics and 50 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Barnich's work include Gut microbiota and health (66 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (53 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (49 papers). Nicolas Barnich is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (66 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (53 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (49 papers). Nicolas Barnich collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Nicolas Barnich's co-authors include Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Jérôme Boudeau, Christel Neut, Anne-Lise Glasser, Anaïs Larabi, Richard Bonnet, Marie-Agnès Bringer, Jean–Frédéric Colombel and Jérémy Denizot and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Barnich

166 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

High prevalence of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli associated with ileal mucosa in Crohn’s disease

2004 1.2k citations Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud, Christel Neut et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Presence of adherent Escherichia coli strains in ileal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease

1998 672 citations Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud, Christel Neut et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Lactobacillus acidophilus modulates intestinal pain and induces opioid and cannabinoid receptors

2006 607 citations Nicolas Barnich, Christel Neut et al. profile →
New insights into the interplay between autophagy, gut microbiota and inflammatory responses in IBD

2019 604 citations Anaïs Larabi, Nicolas Barnich et al. profile →
Western diet induces dysbiosis with increased E coli in CEABAC10 mice , alters host barrier function favouring AIEC colonisation

2013 423 citations Margarita Martínez-Medina, Jérémy Denizot et al. Gut profile →
Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease

2017 389 citations Caroline Chevarin, Nicolas Barnich et al. Gut profile →
Western diet induces a shift in microbiota composition enhancing susceptibility to Adherent-Invasive E. coli infection and intestinal inflammation.

2016 339 citations Allison Agus, Jérémy Denizot et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicolas Barnich France	50	6.6k	3.5k	2.2k	2.1k	2.0k	171	11.3k
Arlette Darfeuille–Michaud France	58	7.6k 1.1×	4.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.3×	3.7k 1.7×	2.6k 1.3×	134	13.0k
Bruce A. Vallance Canada	68	6.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.5×	3.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	213	14.6k
Benoît Chassaing United States	55	7.7k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	528 0.2×	1.6k 0.8×	186	13.6k
Alexander Swidsinski Germany	40	4.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	509 0.2×	2.0k 1.0×	80	8.4k
Nobuhiko Kamada United States	56	8.5k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	489 0.2×	1.8k 0.9×	132	15.6k
Ingo B. Autenrieth Germany	55	3.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	215	10.6k
Malin Johansson Sweden	53	10.1k 1.5×	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	601 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	105	16.3k
Jerry M. Wells Netherlands	53	7.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	597 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	167	13.7k
Andrew S. Neish United States	64	7.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	793 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	148	14.9k
Ivo G. Boneca France	51	5.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	942 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	130	14.9k

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Kavanaugh, Devon, Adeline Sivignon, Yannick Rossez, et al.. (2025). Biochemical characterization of the Escherichia coli surfaceome: a focus on type I fimbriae and flagella. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1507286–1507286.

Devaux, A., Romain Villéger, Binta Diémé, et al.. (2025). L-serine promotes pro-carcinogenic effects of colibactin-producing E. coli. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2515480–2515480.

Tréfond, Ludovic, Elisabeth Billard, Bruno Pereira, et al.. (2023). Host-microbiota relationship in the pathophysiology of aseptic abscess syndrome: protocol for a multicentre case-control study (ABSCESSBIOT). BMJ Open. 13(8). e073776–e073776. 2 indexed citations

Sivignon, Adeline, Benoît Chassaing, Frédéric Capel, et al.. (2022). Beneficial Effects of Linseed Supplementation on Gut Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in a Physically Active Mouse Model of Crohn’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(11). 5891–5891. 11 indexed citations

Buisson, Anthony, Harry Sokol, Nassim Hammoudi, et al.. (2022). Role of adherent and invasive Escherichia coli in Crohn’s disease: lessons from the postoperative recurrence model. Gut. 72(1). 39–48. 33 indexed citations

Véziant, Julie, Romain Villéger, Nicolas Barnich, & Mathilde Bonnet. (2021). Gut Microbiota as Potential Biomarker and/or Therapeutic Target to Improve the Management of Cancer: Focus on Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli in Colorectal Cancer. Cancers. 13(9). 2215–2215. 44 indexed citations

Dalmasso, Guillaume, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Tiphanie Faïs, et al.. (2021). Yersiniabactin Siderophore of Crohn’s Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Is Involved in Autophagy Activation in Host Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(7). 3512–3512. 11 indexed citations

Barnich, Nicolas, Pierre Sauvanet, Caroline Chevarin, et al.. (2021). Beneficial Effects of Natural Mineral Waters on Intestinal Inflammation and the Mucosa-Associated Microbiota. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4336–4336. 17 indexed citations

Agus, Allison, Damien Richard, Tiphanie Faïs, et al.. (2021). Propionate catabolism by CD-associated adherent-invasive E. coli counteracts its anti-inflammatory effect. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1–18. 25 indexed citations

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Lucas, Cécily, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Pierre Sauvanet, et al.. (2021). Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli Induce the Formation of Invasive Carcinomas in a Chronic Inflammation-Associated Mouse Model. Cancers. 13(9). 2060–2060. 30 indexed citations

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Desvaux, Mickaël, Guillaume Dalmasso, Racha Beyrouthy, et al.. (2020). Pathogenicity Factors of Genomic Islands in Intestinal and Extraintestinal Escherichia coli. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 2065–2065. 103 indexed citations

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Larabi, Anaïs, Charlotte Cordonnier, Lucie Etienne‐Mesmin, et al.. (2020). Differential miRNA-Gene Expression in M Cells in Response to Crohn’s Disease-Associated AIEC. Microorganisms. 8(8). 1205–1205. 4 indexed citations

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Lucas, Cécily, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Mathilde Bonnet, et al.. (2020). Autophagy of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Inhibits Colorectal Carcinogenesis Induced by Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli in Apc Mice. Gastroenterology. 158(5). 1373–1388. 61 indexed citations

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Struve, Carsten, Joannie M. Allaire, Else S. Bosman, et al.. (2019). Ulcerative Colitis-associated E. coli pathobionts potentiate colitis in susceptible hosts. The Journal of Immunology. 202(1_Supplement). 192.3–192.3. 1 indexed citations

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Bretin, Alexis, Cécily Lucas, Anaïs Larabi, et al.. (2018). AIEC infection triggers modification of gut microbiota composition in genetically predisposed mice, contributing to intestinal inflammation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12301–12301. 55 indexed citations

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Faïs, Tiphanie, Julien Delmas, Nicolas Barnich, Richard Bonnet, & Guillaume Dalmasso. (2018). Colibactin: More Than a New Bacterial Toxin. Toxins. 10(4). 151–151. 147 indexed citations

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Dreux, Nicolas, Maria del Mar Cendra, Sébastien Massier, et al.. (2015). Ribonucleotide Reductase NrdR as a Novel Regulator for Motility and Chemotaxis during Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Infection. Infection and Immunity. 83(4). 1305–1317. 17 indexed citations

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Denizot, Jérémy, Alexis Desrichard, Allison Agus, et al.. (2014). Diet-induced hypoxia responsive element demethylation increases CEACAM6 expression, favouring Crohn's disease-associated Escherichia coli colonisation. Gut. 64(3). 428–437. 35 indexed citations

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Dreux, Nicolas, Jérémy Denizot, Margarita Martínez-Medina, et al.. (2013). Point Mutations in FimH Adhesin of Crohn's Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Enhance Intestinal Inflammatory Response. PLoS Pathogens. 9(1). e1003141–e1003141. 140 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Frédéric A., Nicolas Barnich, Adeline Sivignon, et al.. (2009). Crohn's disease adherent-invasive Escherichia coli colonize and induce strong gut inflammation in transgenic mice expressing human CEACAM. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(10). 2179–2189. 236 indexed citations

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