Alain Deccache

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alain Deccache is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Speech and Hearing and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Deccache has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in General Health Professions, 11 papers in Speech and Hearing and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alain Deccache's work include Health, Medicine and Society (14 papers), Healthcare Systems and Practices (11 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (9 papers). Alain Deccache is often cited by papers focused on Health, Medicine and Society (14 papers), Healthcare Systems and Practices (11 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (9 papers). Alain Deccache collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Italy. Alain Deccache's co-authors include Isabelle Aujoulat, William D’Hoore, R Marcolongo, Olivier Luminet, Adriaan Visser, Jozien M. Bensing, Sandrine Roussel, Jean-François d’Ivernois, Anne-Laurence Le Faou and François Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, BMC Public Health and Patient Education and Counseling.

In The Last Decade

Alain Deccache

53 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Patient empowerment in theory and practice: Polysemy or c... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Patient empowerment in theory and practice: Polysemy or cacophony?
    2006 505 citations Isabelle Aujoulat, William D’Hoore et al. Patient Education and Counseling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alain Deccache Belgium 14 740 220 181 171 137 56 1.3k
Rémi Gagnayre France 19 651 0.9× 228 1.0× 233 1.3× 217 1.3× 122 0.9× 195 1.4k
Helen Erickson United States 5 626 0.8× 129 0.6× 248 1.4× 143 0.8× 237 1.7× 9 1.5k
Ellen Olshansky United States 24 595 0.8× 236 1.1× 309 1.7× 156 0.9× 179 1.3× 82 1.8k
Janet Parsons Canada 22 396 0.5× 190 0.9× 330 1.8× 131 0.8× 97 0.7× 85 1.7k
Summer L. Williams United States 10 747 1.0× 92 0.4× 227 1.3× 164 1.0× 118 0.9× 17 1.7k
Antje Lindenmeyer United Kingdom 21 700 0.9× 388 1.8× 255 1.4× 278 1.6× 249 1.8× 60 2.0k
Davoud Shojaeizadeh Iran 24 472 0.6× 227 1.0× 263 1.5× 405 2.4× 187 1.4× 86 1.5k
Kelly B. Haskard United States 9 504 0.7× 81 0.4× 155 0.9× 139 0.8× 110 0.8× 10 1.4k
Jodi Summers Holtrop United States 24 970 1.3× 151 0.7× 474 2.6× 260 1.5× 110 0.8× 102 1.8k
Joanne Burns United States 5 533 0.7× 126 0.6× 149 0.8× 126 0.7× 64 0.5× 7 970

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alain Deccache

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Deccache

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All Works

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Rahérison, Chantal, et al.. (2016). Patient asthmatique : contrôle, ressenti et observance. Résultats français de l’enquête REALISE™. Revue des Maladies Respiratoires. 34(1). 19–28. 7 indexed citations
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Kirakoya‐Samadoulougou, Fati, Alain Deccache, Paulin Fao, et al.. (2013). Voluntary HIV testing and risky sexual behaviours among health care workers: a survey in rural and urban Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 540–540. 6 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, et al.. (2010). Adolescent mothers’ perspectives regarding their own psychosocial and health needs: A qualitative exploratory study in Belgium. Patient Education and Counseling. 81(3). 448–453. 25 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (2010). From patient compliance to empowerment and consumer's choice: Evolution or regression? An overview of patient education in French speaking European countries. Patient Education and Counseling. 78(3). 282–287. 29 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, Alain Deccache, Magda Janssen, et al.. (2010). Non‐adherence in adolescent transplant recipients: The role of uncertainty in health care providers. Pediatric Transplantation. 15(2). 148–156. 24 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain. (2009). Élargir les paradigmes : l'organisation du système belge francophone (Ne dites pas prévention, mais promotion de la santé). 1 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (2007). La santé physique, mentale et les comportements de santé des adolescents immigrants de première génération. Archives de Pédiatrie. 14(8). 1020–1027. 3 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, et al.. (2007). Reconsidering patient empowerment in chronic illness: A critique of models of self-efficacy and bodily control. Social Science & Medicine. 66(5). 1228–1239. 263 indexed citations
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D’Hoore, William, et al.. (2007). Fièvre chez l'enfant en zone d'endémie palustre au Bénin : analyse qualitative des facteurs associés au recours aux soins. Santé Publique. Vol. 19(5). 363–372. 8 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, et al.. (2005). Health promotion needs of children and adolescents in hospitals: A review. Patient Education and Counseling. 61(1). 23–32. 24 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (2005). Santé et qualité de vie des adolescents récemment immigrés en Belgique : dépistage et prévention en médecine scolaire. Archives de Pédiatrie. 12(10). 1471–1477. 5 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (2004). Réflexion sur les aspects éducatifs de la prévention du tabagisme : quelle communication avec l'adolescent ?. Archives de Pédiatrie. 11(6). 599–600. 1 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, et al.. (2002). Communication difficulties of healthcare professionals and family caregivers of HIV infected patients. Patient Education and Counseling. 47(3). 213–222. 17 indexed citations
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Visser, Adriaan, Alain Deccache, & Jozien M. Bensing. (2001). Patient education in Europe: united differences. Patient Education and Counseling. 44(1). 1–5. 48 indexed citations
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Aujoulat, Isabelle, et al.. (2001). Implementing health promotion in health care settings: conceptual coherence and policy support. Patient Education and Counseling. 45(4). 245–254. 29 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain & Isabelle Aujoulat. (2001). A European perspective: common developments, differences and challenges in patient education. Patient Education and Counseling. 44(1). 7–14. 53 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (2001). Patient education in Belgium: evolution, policy and perspectives. Patient Education and Counseling. 44(1). 43–48. 12 indexed citations
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Deccache, Alain, et al.. (1999). Promouvoir la santé dans les milieux de soins et les hôpitaux? Une enquête en communauté française de Belgique.. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 6(1). 31–35. 2 indexed citations

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