Olivier Firmesse

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Olivier Firmesse is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Firmesse has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Food Science and 9 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Olivier Firmesse's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (8 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Olivier Firmesse is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (8 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Olivier Firmesse collaborates with scholars based in France, Denmark and Morocco. Olivier Firmesse's co-authors include Joël Doré, Harry Sokol, Gérard Corthier, Florence Levenez, Denis Mariat, G. Corthier, J.P. Furet, J. Cosnes, Laurent Beaugerie and Isabelle Nion–Larmurier and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Firmesse

23 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiot... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 400 800 1.2k
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. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age
    2009 1.4k citations Denis Mariat, Olivier Firmesse et al. BMC Microbiology profile →
  2. Low counts of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in colitis microbiota
    2009 949 citations Harry Sokol, Philippe Seksik et al. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olivier Firmesse France 14 2.3k 770 719 608 420 25 3.1k
Sylvie Miquel France 25 2.9k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 878 1.2× 652 1.1× 478 1.1× 33 3.9k
Annaïg Lan France 26 2.1k 0.9× 536 0.7× 499 0.7× 686 1.1× 476 1.1× 43 3.2k
Stanislas Mondot France 26 2.7k 1.2× 611 0.8× 737 1.0× 948 1.6× 432 1.0× 57 4.3k
Cassie L. Behrendt United States 18 2.6k 1.1× 668 0.9× 948 1.3× 571 0.9× 531 1.3× 21 4.3k
Tomáš Hudcovic Czechia 30 2.7k 1.2× 766 1.0× 821 1.1× 692 1.1× 646 1.5× 64 4.3k
Natasha A. Barry United States 12 2.3k 1.0× 436 0.6× 686 1.0× 724 1.2× 403 1.0× 13 3.3k
Imke Mulder United Kingdom 19 1.9k 0.8× 602 0.8× 712 1.0× 364 0.6× 374 0.9× 29 3.1k
Yael Litvak United States 17 2.2k 1.0× 596 0.8× 777 1.1× 602 1.0× 295 0.7× 22 3.0k
Florian Chain France 30 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.7× 720 1.0× 584 1.0× 435 1.0× 63 4.2k
Bjoern O. Schroeder Sweden 24 2.6k 1.1× 594 0.8× 561 0.8× 740 1.2× 357 0.8× 40 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Firmesse

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

All Works

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Maladen, Véronique, Laurent Guillier, Sandra Rouxel, et al.. (2025). Isolation rate, genetic diversity, and toxinotyping of Clostridium perfringens isolated from French cattle, pig or poultry slaughterhouses. Food Microbiology. 133. 104898–104898.
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Damont, Annelaure, Alain Perret, Olivier Firmesse, et al.. (2024). Origin and characterization of cyclodepsipeptides: Comprehensive structural approaches with focus on mass spectrometry analysis of alkali‐cationized molecular species. Mass Spectrometry Reviews. 44(6). 1013–1098.
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Darii, Ekaterina, Annelaure Damont, Yves Gimbert, et al.. (2024). Charge‐solvated versus protonated salt forms of cyclodepsipeptide toxins in electrospray: Dissociation of alkali‐cationized forms enables straightforward sequencing of cereulide. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 59(6). e5037–e5037. 1 indexed citations
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Felten, Arnaud, et al.. (2022). Identification of Genetic Markers for the Detection of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains of Interest for Food Safety. Foods. 11(23). 3924–3924. 3 indexed citations
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Guyot, Stéphane, Cosette Grandvalet, Éric Lesniewska, et al.. (2021). Management of Listeria monocytogenes on Surfaces via Relative Air Humidity: Key Role of Cell Envelope. Foods. 10(9). 2002–2002. 3 indexed citations
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Felten, Arnaud, Véronique Maladen, Ludovic Mallet, et al.. (2021). Comparative phenotypic, genotypic and genomic analyses of Bacillus thuringiensis associated with foodborne outbreaks in France. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246885–e0246885. 30 indexed citations
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Radomski, Nicolas, Sabine Delannoy, Patrick Fach, et al.. (2019). Large-Scale Genomic Analyses and Toxinotyping of Clostridium perfringens Implicated in Foodborne Outbreaks in France. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 777–777. 50 indexed citations
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Grandvalet, Cosette, Émilie Läng, Patrick Gervais, et al.. (2017). Listeria monocytogenes ability to survive desiccation: Influence of serotype, origin, virulence, and genotype. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 248. 82–89. 37 indexed citations
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Chassaing, Danielle, et al.. (2016). Development of synthetic media mimicking food soils to study the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes on stainless steel surfaces. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 238. 7–14. 13 indexed citations
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Carpentier, Brigitte, et al.. (2016). Impact of environmental factors on the culturability and viability of Listeria monocytogenes under conditions encountered in food processing plants. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 244. 74–81. 48 indexed citations
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Firmesse, Olivier, et al.. (2012). Monitoring of bacterial load in terms of culturable and non-culturable cells on new materials placed in a delicatessen serve over counter. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 159(3). 179–185. 7 indexed citations
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Firmesse, Olivier, et al.. (2010). Potential of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to persist and form viable but non-culturable cells on a food-contact surface subjected to cycles of soiling and chemical treatment. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 144(1). 96–103. 33 indexed citations
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Furet, Jean‐Pierre, Olivier Firmesse, Michèle Gourmelon, et al.. (2009). Comparative assessment of human and farm animal faecal microbiota using real-time quantitative PCR. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 68(3). 351–362. 312 indexed citations
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Sokol, Harry, Philippe Seksik, J.P. Furet, et al.. (2009). Low counts of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in colitis microbiota. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 15(8). 1183–1189. 949 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mariat, Denis, Olivier Firmesse, Florence Levenez, et al.. (2009). The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 123–123. 1350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Firmesse, Olivier, Agnès Mogenet, Jean-Louis Bresson, et al.. (2008). Fate and effects of Camembert cheese micro-organisms in the human colonic microbiota of healthy volunteers after regular Camembert consumption. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 125(2). 176–181. 20 indexed citations
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Firmesse, Olivier, et al.. (2007). Consumption of Camembert cheese stimulates commensal enterococci in healthy human intestinal microbiota. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 276(2). 189–192. 16 indexed citations
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Mater, Denis D.G., et al.. (2005). Streptococcus thermophilusandLactobacillus delbrueckiisubsp.bulgaricussurvive gastrointestinal transit of healthy volunteers consuming yogurt. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 250(2). 185–187. 142 indexed citations
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