Raphaël Scharfmann

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
176 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

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Raphaël Scharfmann is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Raphaël Scharfmann has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Surgery, 97 papers in Genetics and 74 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Raphaël Scharfmann's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (153 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (72 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (40 papers). Raphaël Scharfmann is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (153 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (72 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (40 papers). Raphaël Scharfmann collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Raphaël Scharfmann's co-authors include Paul Czernichow, Francisco Miralles, Michel Polak, Philippe Ravassard, P Czernichow, Philippe Froguel, Bertrand Duvillié, Sèverine Pechberty, Nobuyuki Itoh and I M Verma and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Raphaël Scharfmann

173 papers receiving 9.1k citations

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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.

β Cells Can Be Generated from Endogenous Progenitors in Injured Adult Mouse Pancreas

2008 752 citations Nico De Leu, Luc Bouwens et al. profile →
A genetically engineered human pancreatic β cell line exhibiting glucose-inducible insulin secretion

2011 396 citations Sèverine Pechberty, Mathieu Armanet et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raphaël Scharfmann France	47	6.1k	4.2k	4.0k	2.8k	513	176	9.3k
Pål R. Njølstad Norway	49	4.8k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	4.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	522 1.0×	217	8.2k
John C. Hutton United States	61	6.5k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	5.5k 1.4×	3.9k 1.4×	368 0.7×	192	11.7k
Carol Nelson‐Williams United States	33	1.5k 0.2×	6.8k 1.6×	1.7k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	314 0.6×	56	10.4k
D. Ross Laybutt Australia	43	4.3k 0.7×	4.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	693 1.4×	92	8.9k
Gary D. Hammer United States	53	3.9k 0.6×	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	4.2k 1.5×	139 0.3×	147	9.2k
Martin Farrall United Kingdom	47	1.5k 0.2×	3.1k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	782 1.5×	123	10.2k
Robert K. Semple United Kingdom	41	1.5k 0.2×	4.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	195 0.4×	153	7.6k
Jean-Marc Lalouel United States	41	1.1k 0.2×	2.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	558 1.1×	111	7.2k
Adrian Clark United Kingdom	49	789 0.1×	3.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.4×	3.6k 1.3×	737 1.4×	137	8.2k
Richard I. Kelley United States	55	2.1k 0.3×	7.4k 1.8×	1.8k 0.4×	408 0.1×	663 1.3×	143	10.1k

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Thielert, Marvin, Maria Wahle, Constantin Ammar, et al.. (2025). Decoding adult murine pancreatic islet cell diversity through cell type-resolved proteomics and phosphoproteomics. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1483–1483.

Oshima, Masaya, et al.. (2025). Constructing chimeric mouse islets to study alpha- and delta-cell influence on beta-cell feature. Molecular Metabolism. 101. 102245–102245.

Gitton, Yorick, M. Inoue, Séverine Mazaud‐Guittot, et al.. (2024). A 3D atlas of the human developing pancreas to explore progenitor proliferation and differentiation. Diabetologia. 67(6). 1066–1078. 4 indexed citations

Staels, Willem, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive alpha, beta, and delta cell transcriptomics reveal an association of cellular aging with MHC class I upregulation. Molecular Metabolism. 87. 101990–101990. 3 indexed citations

Secco, Blandine, Karima Drareni, Antoine Soprani, et al.. (2022). Loss of Human Beta Cell Identity in a Reconstructed Omental Stromal Cell Environment. Cells. 11(6). 924–924. 1 indexed citations

Berthault, Claire, et al.. (2022). Pancreatic Islet Cells Response to IFNγ Relies on Their Spatial Location within an Islet. Cells. 12(1). 113–113. 3 indexed citations

Jennings, Rachel, Raphaël Scharfmann, & Willem Staels. (2020). Transcription factors that shape the mammalian pancreas. Diabetologia. 63(10). 1974–1980. 33 indexed citations

Berthault, Claire, Willem Staels, & Raphaël Scharfmann. (2020). Purification of pancreatic endocrine subsets reveals increased iron metabolism in beta cells. Molecular Metabolism. 42. 101060–101060. 28 indexed citations

Berthault, Claire, Mattias Hansson, Latif Rachdi, et al.. (2019). Bromodomain and Extra Terminal Protein Inhibitors Promote Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Fate. Diabetes. 68(4). 761–773. 11 indexed citations

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Mallone, Roberto, et al.. (2019). Structure and function of the exocrine pancreas in patients with type 1 diabetes. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 20(2). 129–149. 37 indexed citations

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Demine, Stéphane, Alexander Balhuizen, Vinciane Debaille, et al.. (2018). Imaging of Human Insulin Secreting Cells with Gd-DOTA-P88, a Paramagnetic Contrast Agent Targeting the Beta Cell Biomarker FXYD2γa. Molecules. 23(9). 2100–2100. 9 indexed citations

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Ramond, Cyrille, Nicolas Glaser, Claire Berthault, et al.. (2017). Reconstructing human pancreatic differentiation by mapping specific cell populations during development. eLife. 6. 46 indexed citations

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Rouxel, Ophélie, Jennifer Da Silva, Lucie Beaudoin, et al.. (2017). Cytotoxic and regulatory roles of mucosal-associated invariant T cells in type 1 diabetes. Nature Immunology. 18(12). 1321–1331. 184 indexed citations

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Balhuizen, Alexander, Sam Massa, Jean‐Valéry Turatsinze, et al.. (2017). A nanobody-based tracer targeting DPP6 for non-invasive imaging of human pancreatic endocrine cells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15130–15130. 40 indexed citations

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Aguilar, Esther, et al.. (2017). Mitochondrial Protein UCP2 Controls Pancreas Development. Diabetes. 67(1). 78–84. 30 indexed citations

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Richards, Paul, Latif Rachdi, Masaya Oshima, et al.. (2017). MondoA Is an Essential Glucose-Responsive Transcription Factor in Human Pancreatic β-Cells. Diabetes. 67(3). 461–472. 29 indexed citations

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Rachdi, Latif, Dulanjalee Kariyawasam, María L. Arbonés, et al.. (2014). Dyrk1a haploinsufficiency induces diabetes in mice through decreased pancreatic beta cell mass. Diabetologia. 57(5). 960–969. 30 indexed citations

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Rachdi, Latif, et al.. (2011). l-Leucine Alters Pancreatic β-Cell Differentiation and Function via the mTor Signaling Pathway. Diabetes. 61(2). 409–417. 47 indexed citations

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Fontanière, Sandra, Bertrand Duvillié, Raphaël Scharfmann, et al.. (2008). Tumour suppressor menin is essential for development of the pancreatic endocrine cells. Journal of Endocrinology. 199(2). 287–298. 20 indexed citations

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Scharfmann, Raphaël. (2004). Du nouveau sur les cellules souches pancréatiques. médecine/sciences. 20. 732–734. 1 indexed citations

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