Patrick Descombes
Impact in
Papers in
- Genetics 22
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease 5
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology 5
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 4
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 5
- Gut microbiota and health 4
- Co-authors
- Ueli Schibler (4 shared papers)Olivier Schaad (15 shared papers)Erich A. Nigg (3 shared papers)Vincent Ossipow (1 shared paper)Frédéric Gachon (2 shared papers)Céline Delucinge-Vivier (7 shared papers)Fabienne Fleury-Olela (1 shared paper)Mylène Docquier (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- PLoS ONE (7 papers)BMC Genomics (4 papers)Nature Communications (3 papers)American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (3 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- SwitzerlandFranceUnited States
In The Last Decade
Patrick Descombes
98 papers receiving 12.5k citations
Patrick Descombes's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 173
- Virology 1.2k
- Aging 210
- Hepatology 940
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 555
- Molecular Biology 3.3k
Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Descombes
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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Descombes
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Patrick Descombes, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genome-wide gene-based analyses of weight loss interventions identify a potential role for NKX6.3 in metabolism Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 1052 |
| 2 | A Whole-Genome Association Study of Major Determinants for Host Control of HIV-1 Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 1050 |
| 3 | Genetic Variation in IL28B Is Associated With Chronic Hepatitis C and Treatment Failure: A Genome-Wide Association Study Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 955 |
| 4 | A liver-enriched transcriptional activator protein, LAP, and a transcriptional inhibitory protein, LIP, are translated from the sam mRNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 897 |
| 5 | Oral Phage Therapy of Acute Bacterial Diarrhea With Two Coliphage Preparations: A Randomized Trial in Children From Bangladesh Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 449 |
| 6 | 2006 | 433 | |
| 7 | 2009 | 346 | |
| 8 | 1993 | 316 | |
| 9 | 2005 | 308 | |
| 10 | 2019 | 288 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 268 | |
| 12 | 2015 | 261 | |
| 13 | 2019 | 259 | |
| 14 | 2018 | 258 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 252 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 249 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 245 | |
| 18 | 2005 | 242 | |
| 19 | 1998 | 182 | |
| 20 | 2015 | 177 |
About Patrick Descombes
Patrick Descombes is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Virology, Aging and Physiology, having authored 99 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (6 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers), Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (5 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (1.2k citations), Aging (210 citations), Hepatology (940 citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (555 citations) and Molecular Biology (3.3k citations). Patrick Descombes has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ueli Schibler, Olivier Schaad, Erich A. Nigg, Vincent Ossipow, Frédéric Gachon, Céline Delucinge-Vivier, Fabienne Fleury-Olela, Mylène Docquier, Hilmar Bading and Serge Nef. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, BMC Genomics, Nature Communications, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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