Pierre Cau

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Pierre Cau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Cau has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Pierre Cau's work include Nuclear Structure and Function (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Pierre Cau is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Structure and Function (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (15 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (9 papers). Pierre Cau collaborates with scholars based in France, Netherlands and United States. Pierre Cau's co-authors include Nicolas Lévy, Claire Navarro, Annachiara De Sandre‐Giovannoli, Rafaëlle Bernard, Irène Boccaccio, Martine Le Merrer, Colin L. Stewart, Stanislas Lyonnet, Arnold Münnich and Jeanne Amiel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Cau

39 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Lamin A Truncation in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750 1000
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. Lamin A Truncation in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria
    2003 1.1k citations Annachiara De Sandre‐Giovannoli, Rafaëlle Bernard et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre Cau France 21 2.6k 396 350 228 195 39 3.0k
Péter L. Nagy United States 26 1.5k 0.6× 296 0.7× 249 0.7× 242 1.1× 241 1.2× 58 2.3k
Tracy Moses United States 9 1.8k 0.7× 461 1.2× 191 0.5× 184 0.8× 73 0.4× 9 2.3k
Henna Tyynismaa Finland 30 3.0k 1.1× 406 1.0× 232 0.7× 405 1.8× 407 2.1× 82 3.8k
Bruce Derfler United States 11 1.4k 0.5× 201 0.5× 230 0.7× 251 1.1× 311 1.6× 11 2.2k
Linda M. Parsons Australia 17 1.7k 0.7× 297 0.8× 493 1.4× 138 0.6× 593 3.0× 33 2.6k
Travis L. Biechele United States 24 2.6k 1.0× 546 1.4× 401 1.1× 273 1.2× 442 2.3× 31 3.4k
Jason D. Berndt United States 25 1.6k 0.6× 195 0.5× 279 0.8× 318 1.4× 347 1.8× 47 2.4k
Laura G. Reinholdt United States 26 1.4k 0.5× 567 1.4× 261 0.7× 146 0.6× 112 0.6× 68 2.0k
Zehava Levy Israel 11 1.5k 0.6× 257 0.6× 170 0.5× 320 1.4× 316 1.6× 14 2.0k
Malka Nissim‐Rafinia Israel 21 1.8k 0.7× 258 0.7× 144 0.4× 147 0.6× 76 0.4× 37 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre Cau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Cau

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

All Works

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Harhouri, Karim, Claire Navarro, D. Depétris, et al.. (2017). MG 132‐induced progerin clearance is mediated by autophagy activation and splicing regulation. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 9(9). 1294–1313. 108 indexed citations
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Cau, Pierre, Claire Navarro, Karim Harhouri, et al.. (2014). WITHDRAWN: Nuclear matrix, nuclear envelope and premature aging syndromes in a translational research perspective. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 5 indexed citations
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Cau, Pierre, Claire Navarro, Karim Harhouri, et al.. (2014). Nuclear matrix, nuclear envelope and premature aging syndromes in a translational research perspective. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 29. 125–147. 49 indexed citations
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Cau, Pierre, et al.. (2013). Anti-Aging Efficacy of a New Alendronate-Pravastatin Cosmetic Combination: A Randomized Double Blind Comparative Study. Journal of Cosmetics Dermatological Sciences and Applications. 3(3). 163–171. 1 indexed citations
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Gaudy‐Marqueste, Caroline, Patrice Roll, P.J. Weiller, et al.. (2010). LBR mutation and nuclear envelope defects in a patient affected with Reynolds syndrome. Journal of Medical Genetics. 47(6). 361–370. 20 indexed citations
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Pereira, Sandrine, Patrice Bourgeois, Claire Navarro, et al.. (2008). HGPS and related premature aging disorders: From genomic identification to the first therapeutic approaches. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 129(7-8). 449–459. 61 indexed citations
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Roll, Patrice, Christian Lévêque, Annick Massacrier, et al.. (2008). Epileptic and developmental disorders of the speech cortex: ligand/receptor interaction of wild-type and mutant SRPX2 with the plasminogen activator receptor uPAR. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(23). 3617–3630. 93 indexed citations
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Soares, Dinesh C., Paul N. Barlow, Ronald E. Bontrop, et al.. (2007). Molecular evolution of the human SRPX2 gene that causes brain disorders of the Rolandic and Sylvian speech areas. BMC Genetics. 8(1). 72–72. 56 indexed citations
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Navarro, Claire, Pierre Cau, & Nicolas Lévy. (2006). Molecular bases of progeroid syndromes. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(suppl_2). R151–R161. 126 indexed citations
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Navarro, Claire, Annachiara De Sandre‐Giovannoli, Rafaëlle Bernard, et al.. (2004). Lamin A and ZMPSTE24 (FACE-1) defects cause nuclear disorganization and identify restrictive dermopathy as a lethal neonatal laminopathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 13(20). 2493–2503. 266 indexed citations
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Lévy, Nicolas, Claire Navarro, Irène Boccaccio, et al.. (2003). Functional exploration of A type lamins and associated proteins in patients affected with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome caused by G608G mutation in LMNA. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 73(5). 554. 1 indexed citations
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Vigues, Stéphan, Marguerite Gastaldi, Annick Massacrier, Pierre Cau, & Jean Valmier. (2002). The α1A subunits of rat brain calcium channels are developmentally regulated by alternative RNA splicing. Neuroscience. 113(3). 509–517. 13 indexed citations
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Jay, Philippe, Jean‐Louis Bergé‐Lefranc, Annick Massacrier, et al.. (2000). ARP3β, the gene encoding a new human actin‐related protein, is alternatively spliced and predominantly expressed in brain neuronal cells. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(10). 2921–2928. 25 indexed citations
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Vigues, Stéphan, Marguerite Gastaldi, Claude Chabret, et al.. (1999). Regulation of Calcium Channel α1A Subunit Splice Variant mRNAs in Kainate-Induced Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Neurobiology of Disease. 6(4). 288–301. 25 indexed citations
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Nicolas, Stéphane, et al.. (1996). A Distal-less-like gene is induced in the regenerating central nervous system of the urodele Pleurodeles waltl. Mechanisms of Development. 56(1-2). 209–220. 16 indexed citations
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Cau, Pierre, et al.. (1989). Effects of isolation and high helium pressure on the nucleolus of sympathetic neurons in the rat superior cervical ganglion. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 27(3). 207–219. 4 indexed citations
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Boudier, J.A., Yoheved Berwald‐Netter, H.‐Dieter Dellmann, et al.. (1985). Ultrastructural visualization of Na+-channel associated[125]α-scorpion toxin binding sites on fetal mouse nerve cells in culture. Developmental Brain Research. 20(1). 137–142. 27 indexed citations
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Cau, Pierre & Jean‐Louis Boudier. (1982). Microcomputer programs for quantitative autoradiography and stereology. Image Analysis & Stereology. 1 indexed citations

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