| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Death toll exceeded 70,000 in Europe during the summer of 2003 | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 1,331 |
| 2 | From intracellular signaling networks to cell death: the dual role of reactive oxygen species in seed physiology | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 675 |
| 3 | Water-deficit stress-induced anatomical changes in higher plants | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 614 |
| 4 | Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2012 | 448 |
| 5 | Is there chaos in the brain? II. Experimental evidence and related models | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2003 | 442 |
| 6 | The phylogeny of squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) inferred from nine nuclear protein-coding genes | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 392 |
| 7 | The conflicting relationships between aphids and men: A review of aphid damage and control strategies | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 337 |
| 8 | Seed longevity: Survival and maintenance of high germination ability of dry seeds | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 331 |
| 9 | Genetics and conservation biology | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2003 | 290 |
| 10 | Higher plant antioxidants and redox signaling under environmental stresses | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 288 |
| 11 | The origins of animal domestication and husbandry: A major change in the history of humanity and the biosphere | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 280 |
| 12 | Bread, beer and wine: Yeast domestication in the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 267 |
| 13 | Micromechanical understanding of the cell-wall structure | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 264 |
| 14 | Phenolic composition of Cynara cardunculus L. organs, and their biological activities | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 260 |
| 15 | Influence of biological, environmental and technical factors on phenolic content and antioxidant activities of Tunisian halophytes | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 247 |
| 16 | The molecular evolutionary tree of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2009 | 234 |
| 17 | Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell-wall degradability. I. Lignin–cell wall matrix interactions | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 223 |
| 18 | The lac repressor | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 223 |
| 19 | Bone typology and growth rate: testing and quantifying ‘Amprino’s rule’ in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2002 | 204 |
| 20 | The neural basis of hallucinations and delusions | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 200 |
| 21 | Phenolic composition and biological activities of Tunisian Nigella sativa L. shoots and roots | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 198 |
| 22 | Chromium stress in paddy: (i) Nutrient status of paddy under chromium stress; (ii) Phytoremediation of chromium by aquatic and terrestrial weeds | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 190 |
| 23 | What is an endocrine disruptor? | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2017 | 188 |
| 24 | Compatible plant-aphid interactions: How aphids manipulate plant responses | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 179 |
| 25 | The phylogeny and classification of caenophidian snakes inferred from seven nuclear protein-coding genes | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2007 | 172 |
| 26 | Aphids as transport devices for plant viruses | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 172 |
| 27 | Senescence and death of plant organs: Nutrient recycling and developmental regulation | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 171 |
| 28 | Functions of Toll-like receptors: lessons from KO mice | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 168 |
| 29 | Symbiotic microorganisms, a key for ecological success and protection of plants | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 166 |
| 30 | Effects of cadmium and copper on antioxidant capacities, lignification and auxin degradation in leaves of pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 164 |
| 31 | Molecular biology and genetics of Alzheimer's disease | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 163 |
| 32 | Phloem sap intricacy and interplay with aphid feeding | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 156 |
| 33 | GeneNote: whole genome expression profiles in normal human tissues | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2003 | 153 |
| 34 | Skeletal muscle progenitor cells and the role of Pax genes | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2007 | 153 |
| 35 | Molecular genetics of human obesity: A comprehensive review | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2017 | 151 |
| 36 | Defensins: antimicrobial peptides of vertebrates | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 149 |
| 37 | Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell wall biosynthesis and degradability. II. Lessons from brown-midrib mutants | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 148 |
| 38 | Wheat domestication: Lessons for the future | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 148 |
| 39 | Biofilm-associated proteins | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2006 | 147 |
| 40 | Intracellular glasses and seed survival in the dry state | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 147 |
| 41 | Oxidative stress: a theoretical model or a biological reality? | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 146 |
| 42 | Host plant resistance to aphids in cultivated crops: Genetic and molecular bases, and interactions with aphid populations | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2010 | 146 |
| 43 | Differential responses in water use efficiency in two varieties of Catharanthus roseus under drought stress | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2008 | 144 |
| 44 | The structure of E. coli β-galactosidase | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2005 | 143 |
| 45 | CIBEX: Center for Information Biology gene EXpression database | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2003 | 138 |
| 46 | Conservation genetics of cattle, sheep, and goats | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 137 |
| 47 | Lead phytotoxicity on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed germination and seedlings growth | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 135 |
| 48 | The diversity of the ecosystem services concept and its implications for their assessment and management | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2011 | 134 |
| 49 | Lignification and tension wood | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2004 | 131 |
| 50 | Physiological and protein profiles alternation of germinating rice seedlings exposed to acute cadmium toxicity | Comptes Rendus - Biologies | 2007 | 131 |
