Alain Boussuges

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Alain Boussuges is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Boussuges has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alain Boussuges's work include Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications (36 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (23 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (19 papers). Alain Boussuges is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications (36 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (23 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (19 papers). Alain Boussuges collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United Kingdom. Alain Boussuges's co-authors include Philippe Blanc, Yoann Gole, Jean‐Marie Sainty, F. Molénat, P. Rossi, Julie Finance, H. Burnet, Yves Jammes, Guillaume Chaumet and Fabienne Brégeon and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alain Boussuges

103 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Diaphragmatic Motion Studied by M-Mode Ultrasonography

2008 518 citations Alain Boussuges, Philippe Blanc et al. profile →
EXpert consensus On Diaphragm UltraSonography in the critically ill (EXODUS): a Delphi consensus statement on the measurement of diaphragm ultrasound-derived parameters in a critical care setting

2022 93 citations Mark E. Haaksma, Jasper M. Smit et al. Critical Care profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alain Boussuges France	28	1.7k	640	625	503	306	109	2.7k
Ludwik Fedorko Canada	29	689 0.4×	720 1.1×	536 0.9×	598 1.2×	278 0.9×	59	2.9k
Walid Habre Switzerland	30	1.6k 0.9×	374 0.6×	594 1.0×	760 1.5×	239 0.8×	178	3.6k
Sanford Levine United States	23	2.1k 1.3×	808 1.3×	469 0.8×	262 0.5×	305 1.0×	42	3.1k
David V. Tuxen Australia	25	1.5k 0.9×	608 0.9×	556 0.9×	450 0.9×	547 1.8×	50	3.2k
Franco Laghi United States	32	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	258 0.4×	514 1.0×	531 1.7×	91	3.9k
Michele Umbrello Italy	26	975 0.6×	851 1.3×	191 0.3×	402 0.8×	246 0.8×	105	2.1k
Thomas Luecke Germany	20	898 0.5×	218 0.3×	205 0.3×	521 1.0×	372 1.2×	57	2.2k
Edoardo De Robertis Italy	25	576 0.3×	416 0.7×	279 0.4×	358 0.7×	317 1.0×	142	2.2k
John G. Brock‐Utne United States	30	890 0.5×	319 0.5×	667 1.1×	1.2k 2.5×	272 0.9×	194	3.5k
Gilles Orliaguet France	29	452 0.3×	300 0.5×	420 0.7×	1.0k 2.0×	746 2.4×	179	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Boussuges

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brégeon, Fabienne, et al.. (2025). Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1532214–1532214.

Boussuges, Alain, et al.. (2024). Diagnosis of hemidiaphragm paralysis: refine ultrasound criteria. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1416520–1416520. 4 indexed citations

Boussuges, Alain, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound assessment of the respiratory system using diaphragm motion-volume indices. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1190891–1190891. 2 indexed citations

Haaksma, Mark E., Jasper M. Smit, Alain Boussuges, et al.. (2022). EXpert consensus On Diaphragm UltraSonography in the critically ill (EXODUS): a Delphi consensus statement on the measurement of diaphragm ultrasound-derived parameters in a critical care setting. Critical Care. 26(1). 99–99. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

Fromonot, Julien, Guillaume Chaumet, Olivier Gavarry, et al.. (2016). Hyperoxia Improves Hemodynamic Status During Head-up Tilt Testing in Healthy Volunteers. Medicine. 95(8). e2876–e2876. 4 indexed citations

Boussuges, Alain, et al.. (2014). Glossopharyngeal Insufflation and Breath-Hold Diving: The More, the Worse?. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 25(4). 466–471. 11 indexed citations

Coulange, Mathieu, P. Rossi, Jacques Regnard, et al.. (2010). Pulmonary oedema in healthy SCUBA divers: new physiopathological pathways. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 30(3). 181–186. 28 indexed citations

Rossi, P., et al.. (2010). Respective Roles of Preterm Birth and Fetal Growth Restriction in Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health. 48(5). 520–522. 61 indexed citations

Mourot, Laurent, et al.. (2010). Cardiovascular Rehabilitation in Patients With Diabetes. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 30(3). 157–164. 31 indexed citations

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Castagna, Olivier, et al.. (2008). Peripheral arterial disease: an underestimated aetiology of exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 15(3). 270–277. 28 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, et al.. (2007). Echocardiography in military oxygen divers.. PubMed. 78(5). 500–4. 4 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, P. Rossi, M. Gouitaa, & Eric S. Nussbaum. (2007). Alterations in the peripheral circulation in COPD patients. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 27(5). 284–290. 11 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain. (2006). Immersion in thermoneutral water: effects on arterial compliance.. PubMed. 77(11). 1183–7. 18 indexed citations

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Rossi, P., et al.. (2006). Characteristics of Arterial Stiffness in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants. Pediatric Research. 60(5). 592–596. 66 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, Philippe Blanc, F. Molénat, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of left ventricular filling pressure by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine. 30(2). 362–367. 53 indexed citations

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Gerbeaux, Patrick, et al.. (2001). Use of heliox in patients with severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Critical Care Medicine. 29(12). 2322–2324. 25 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, C. Pinet, F. Molénat, et al.. (2000). Left Atrial and Ventricular Filling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(2). 670–675. 127 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, F. Molénat, H. Burnet, et al.. (2000). Operation Everest III (Comex '97): Modifications of Cardiac Function Secondary to Altitude-induced Hypoxia: An Echocardiographic and Doppler Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(1). 264–270. 111 indexed citations

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Boussuges, Alain, et al.. (1999). Haemoptysis after breath-hold diving. European Respiratory Journal. 13(3). 697–699. 63 indexed citations

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Gerbeaux, Patrick, V. Ledoray, Alain Boussuges, et al.. (1998). Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Repeatability of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(1). 76–80. 92 indexed citations

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