Rodolphe Barrangou

44.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
198 papers, 26.9k citations indexed

About

Rodolphe Barrangou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodolphe Barrangou has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 26.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Food Science and 63 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rodolphe Barrangou's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (119 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (61 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (58 papers). Rodolphe Barrangou is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (119 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (61 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (58 papers). Rodolphe Barrangou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. Rodolphe Barrangou's co-authors include Philippe Horvath, Christophe Fremaux, Sylvain Moineau, Dennis Romero, Patrick Boyaval, Hélène Deveau, Giedrius Gasiūnas, Virginijus Šikšnys, Melissa Richards and Todd R. Klaenhammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rodolphe Barrangou

194 papers receiving 26.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes

2007 4.4k citations Rodolphe Barrangou, Christophe Fremaux et al. Science profile →
Cas9–crRNA ribonucleoprotein complex mediates specific DNA cleavage for adaptive immunity in bacteria

2012 2.0k citations Giedrius Gasiūnas, Rodolphe Barrangou et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Evolution and classification of the CRISPR–Cas systems

2011 1.9k citations Kira S. Makarova, Rodolphe Barrangou et al. profile →
CRISPR/Cas, the Immune System of Bacteria and Archaea

2010 1.7k citations Philippe Horvath, Rodolphe Barrangou Science profile →
The CRISPR/Cas bacterial immune system cleaves bacteriophage and plasmid DNA

2010 1.7k citations Josiane E. Garneau, Dennis Romero et al. profile →
Phage Response to CRISPR-Encoded Resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus

2007 918 citations Hélène Deveau, Rodolphe Barrangou et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
Applications of CRISPR technologies in research and beyond

2016 659 citations Rodolphe Barrangou, Jennifer A. Doudna Nature Biotechnology profile →
CRISPR-Cas Systems in Bacteria and Archaea: Versatile Small RNAs for Adaptive Defense and Regulation

2011 658 citations Rodolphe Barrangou et al. profile →
CRISPR-Cas Systems: Prokaryotes Upgrade to Adaptive Immunity

2014 628 citations Rodolphe Barrangou et al. profile →
Diversity, Activity, and Evolution of CRISPR Loci in Streptococcus thermophilus

2007 594 citations Philippe Horvath, Dennis Romero et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
The Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR/Cas system provides immunity in Escherichia coli

2011 587 citations Giedrius Gasiūnas, Christophe Fremaux et al. profile →
Bile salt hydrolases shape the bile acid landscape and restrict Clostridioides difficile growth in the murine gut

2023 95 citations Matthew H. Foley, Allison K. Stewart et al. Nature Microbiology profile →
Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts

2025 38 citations Rodolphe Barrangou, Jack Wang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodolphe Barrangou

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Characterization of diverse Cas9 orthologs for genome and epigenome editing 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gabriel L. Butterfield, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew A. Nethery, Anthony Rizzo, (unknown), (unknown), Nahid Iglesias, Rodolphe Barrangou, Charles A. Gersbach	1
2	Phage-based delivery of CRISPR-associated transposases for targeted bacterial editing 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Benjamin A. Adler, Brady F. Cress, Jennifer A. Doudna, Rodolphe Barrangou	6
3	Multigene engineering in plants: Technologies, applications, and future prospects 2025 ·Biotechnology Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Rushil Mandlik, Md Torikul Islam, Yiping Qi, Jack Wang, Rodolphe Barrangou, Rosangela Sozzani, Carrie A. Eckert, Gerald A. Tuskan, Jin‐Gui Chen, (unknown)	1
4	Mining microbial organisms to discover and characterize novel CRISPR-Cas systems 2023 ·Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering ·(unknown), Rodolphe Barrangou	2
5	Genome-edited foods 2023 ·Nature Reviews Bioengineering ·Aytug Tuncel, Changtian Pan, Thorben Sprink, Ralf Wilhelm, Rodolphe Barrangou, Li Li, Patrick M. Shih, Rajeev K. Varshney, Leena Tripathi, Joyce Van Eck, Kranthi K. Mandadi, Yiping Qi	31
6	Broad-spectrum CRISPR-Cas13a enables efficient phage genome editing 2022 ·Nature Microbiology ·Benjamin A. Adler, (unknown), Brady F. Cress, (unknown), Vivek K. Mutalik, Rodolphe Barrangou, Jillian F. Banfield, Jennifer A. Doudna	72
7	Lactobacillus bile salt hydrolase substrate specificity governs bacterial fitness and host colonization 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Matthew H. Foley, Sarah O’Flaherty, (unknown), Alissa J. Rivera, Allison K. Stewart, Rodolphe Barrangou, Casey M. Theriot	136
8	(Broken) Promises of Sustainable Food and Agriculture through New Biotechnologies: The CRISPR Case 2021 ·The CRISPR Journal ·Todd Kuiken, Rodolphe Barrangou, Khara Grieger	12
9	CRISPRclassify: Repeat-Based Classification of CRISPR Loci 2021 ·The CRISPR Journal ·Matthew A. Nethery, (unknown), Kira S. Makarova, Yuri I. Wolf, Eugene V. Koonin, Rodolphe Barrangou	17
10	Whole-genome sequencing analysis and CRISPR genotyping of rare antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from food and related sources 2020 ·Food Microbiology ·Daniel F. M. Monte, Matthew A. Nethery, Rodolphe Barrangou, Mariza Landgraf, Paula J. Fedorka–Cray	28
11	Targeted transcriptional modulation with type I CRISPR–Cas systems in human cells 2019 ·Nature Biotechnology ·(unknown), Joshua B. Black, (unknown), (unknown), Tyler S. Klann, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher E. Nelson, Alejandro Barrera, Luke C. Bartelt, Timothy E. Reddy, Chase L. Beisel, Rodolphe Barrangou, Charles A. Gersbach	65
12	Immune loss as a driver of coexistence during host-phage coevolution 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·JL Weissman, (unknown), Rodolphe Barrangou, Sylvain Moineau, William F. Fagan, Bruce R. Levin, Philip L. Johnson	42
13	CRISPR Visualizer: rapid identification and visualization of CRISPR loci via an automated high-throughput processing pipeline 2018 ·RNA Biology ·Matthew A. Nethery, Rodolphe Barrangou	42
14	Deciphering and shaping bacterial diversity through CRISPR 2016 ·Current Opinion in Microbiology ·Alexandra E. Briner, Rodolphe Barrangou	9
15	CRISPR Immunity Drives Rapid Phage Genome Evolution in Streptococcus thermophilus 2015 ·mBio ·David Páez-Espino, Itai Sharon, Wesley Morovic, Buffy Stahl, Brian C. Thomas, Rodolphe Barrangou, Jillian F. Banfield	160
16	Programmable Removal of Bacterial Strains by Use of Genome-Targeting CRISPR-Cas Systems 2014 ·mBio ·(unknown), Heidi E. Klumpe, Michelle L. Luo, Kurt Selle, Rodolphe Barrangou, Chase L. Beisel	307
17	Cas9–crRNA ribonucleoprotein complex mediates specific DNA cleavage for adaptive immunity in bacteria breakdown → 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Giedrius Gasiūnas, Rodolphe Barrangou, Philippe Horvath, Virginijus Šikšnys	1997
18	CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes breakdown → 2007 ·Science ·Rodolphe Barrangou, Christophe Fremaux, Hélène Deveau, Melissa Richards, Patrick Boyaval, Sylvain Moineau, Dennis Romero, Philippe Horvath	4410
19	Phage Response to CRISPR-Encoded Resistance in Streptococcus thermophilus breakdown → 2007 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Hélène Deveau, Rodolphe Barrangou, Josiane E. Garneau, Jessica Labonté, Christophe Fremaux, Patrick Boyaval, Dennis Romero, Philippe Horvath, Sylvain Moineau	918
20	Diversity, Activity, and Evolution of CRISPR Loci in Streptococcus thermophilus breakdown → 2007 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Philippe Horvath, Dennis Romero, (unknown), Melissa Richards, Hélène Deveau, Sylvain Moineau, Patrick Boyaval, Christophe Fremaux, Rodolphe Barrangou	594

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