Pierre Prentki

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Pierre Prentki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Prentki has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Pierre Prentki's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (21 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Pierre Prentki is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (21 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Pierre Prentki collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Pierre Prentki's co-authors include Henry Krisch, Michaël Chandler, David J. Galas, David Lane, Pascal Gamas, Shigeru Iida, François Karch, Jürg Meyer, Elisabeth A. Mudd and Dominique Belin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Prentki

28 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

In vitro insertional muta... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 500 1000 1.5k
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. In vitro insertional mutagenesis with a selectable DNA fragment
    1984 1.6k citations Pierre Prentki, Henry Krisch Gene 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 Prentki Switzerland 23 2.4k 1.5k 952 742 237 28 3.3k
Daisy Roulland-Dussoix France 13 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 898 0.9× 862 1.2× 85 0.4× 17 4.2k
J Keener United States 18 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 537 0.6× 447 0.6× 100 0.4× 23 2.9k
José Pérez‐Martín Spain 35 2.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 622 0.7× 996 1.3× 59 0.2× 81 3.9k
Elisabeth A. Raleigh United States 28 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 863 0.9× 428 0.6× 88 0.4× 54 2.8k
Raymond L. Rodriguez United States 18 3.6k 1.5× 2.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 963 1.3× 56 0.2× 26 5.0k
M Amemura Japan 25 3.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 545 0.6× 528 0.7× 52 0.2× 32 3.8k
Robert W. Simons United States 30 3.5k 1.5× 2.3k 1.6× 1.3k 1.3× 343 0.5× 57 0.2× 49 4.4k
Hiroyuki Sugisaki Japan 26 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 755 0.8× 340 0.5× 45 0.2× 40 2.7k
Timothy R. Hoover United States 29 1.5k 0.6× 971 0.7× 555 0.6× 331 0.4× 351 1.5× 73 2.6k
Cecília M. Arraiano Portugal 42 4.5k 1.9× 2.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 320 0.4× 121 0.5× 161 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Pierre Prentki

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Pierre Prentki's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Pierre Prentki with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Pierre Prentki more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Pierre Prentki

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pierre Prentki. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pierre Prentki. The network helps show where Pierre Prentki may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre Prentki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pierre Prentki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pierre Prentki 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 Prentki. Pierre Prentki 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
1.
Frey, Joachim, et al.. (1994). Sequence analysis and transcription of the apxI operon (hemolysin I) from Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Gene. 142(1). 97–102. 25 indexed citations
2.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1993). Two‐dimensional gel selection of protein binding sites on DNA. Electrophoresis. 14(1). 259–265. 3 indexed citations
3.
Boccard, Frédéric & Pierre Prentki. (1993). Specific interaction of IHF with RIBs, a class of bacterial repetitive DNA elements located at the 3′ end of transcription units.. The EMBO Journal. 12(13). 5019–5027. 53 indexed citations
4.
Prentki, Pierre. (1992). Nucleotide sequence of the classical lacZ deletion ΔM15. Gene. 122(1). 231–232. 11 indexed citations
5.
Lane, David, Pierre Prentki, & Michaël Chandler. (1992). Use of gel retardation to analyze protein-nucleic acid interactions.. Microbiological Reviews. 56(4). 509–528. 76 indexed citations
6.
Lane, David, Pierre Prentki, & Michaël Chandler. (1992). Use of gel retardation to analyze protein-nucleic acid interactions. Microbiological Reviews. 56(4). 509–528. 200 indexed citations
7.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1991). Plasmid vectors for selecting IS1-promoted deletions in cloned DNA: sequence analysis of the omega interposon. Gene. 103(1). 17–23. 70 indexed citations
8.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1991). Identification of protein binding sites in genomic DNA by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(7). 1369–1374. 14 indexed citations
9.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1991). Incompatibility between pSC101 and λdv replicons. Research in Microbiology. 142(4). 381–387. 1 indexed citations
10.
Zerbib, Didier, et al.. (1990). Functional organization of the ends of IS 1: specific binding site for an IS1‐encoded protein. Molecular Microbiology. 4(9). 1477–1486. 24 indexed citations
11.
Zerbib, Didier, et al.. (1990). Functional organization of the ends of IS 1: specific binding site for an IS1-encoded protein.. PubMed. 4(9). 1477–1486. 35 indexed citations
12.
13.
Jakowec, Michael W., et al.. (1988). Mutational analysis of the open reading frames in the transposable element IS1.. Genetics. 120(1). 47–55. 24 indexed citations
14.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1987). Artificial transposable elements in the study of the ends of IS1. Gene. 61(1). 91–101. 22 indexed citations
15.
Zerbib, Didier, Michael W. Jakowec, Pierre Prentki, David J. Galas, & Michaël Chandler. (1987). Expression of proteins essential for IS1 transposition: specific binding of InsA to the ends of IS1.. The EMBO Journal. 6(10). 3163–3169. 57 indexed citations
16.
Gamas, Pascal, Michaël Chandler, Pierre Prentki, & David J. Galas. (1987). Escherichia coli integration host factor binds specifically to the ends of the insertion sequence IS1 and to its major insertion hot-spot in pBR322. Journal of Molecular Biology. 195(2). 261–272. 104 indexed citations
17.
Prentki, Pierre, et al.. (1987). Plasmid permutation vectors to monitor DNA bending. Nucleic Acids Research. 15(23). 10060–10060. 56 indexed citations
18.
Prentki, Pierre, Bruce Teter, Michaël Chandler, & David J. Galas. (1986). Functional promoters created by the insertion of transposable element IS1. Journal of Molecular Biology. 191(3). 383–393. 75 indexed citations
19.
Roch, Jean‐Marc, et al.. (1985). The stability of bacteriophage T4 gene 32 mRNA: A 5′ leader sequence that can stabilize mRNA transcripts. Cell. 43(2). 461–469. 108 indexed citations
20.
Prentki, Pierre & Henry Krisch. (1982). A modified pBR322 vector with improved properties for the cloning,recovery, and sequencing of blunt-ended DNA fragments. Gene. 17(2). 189–196. 66 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Daisy Roulland-Dussoix Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J Keener Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by José Pérez‐Martín Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Elisabeth A. Raleigh Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raymond L. Rodriguez Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M Amemura Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert W. Simons Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hiroyuki Sugisaki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Timothy R. Hoover Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Cecília M. Arraiano
Rankless by CCL
2026