Alain Giami

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
161 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Alain Giami is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Giami has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 48 papers in General Health Professions and 43 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alain Giami's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (26 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (25 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (24 papers). Alain Giami is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (26 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (25 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (24 papers). Alain Giami collaborates with scholars based in France, Brazil and Portugal. Alain Giami's co-authors include John H. Gagnon, Edward O. Laumann, Gina Kolata, Elisabeth Meloni Vieira, Manoel Antônio dos Santos, Stuart Michaels, Eszter Kismödi, Elham Atalla, Adéle Marais and Jack Drescher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, AIDS and Psycho-Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Alain Giami

146 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Organization of Sexuality. Sexual Practices in... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. The Social Organization of Sexuality. Sexual Practices in the United States
    1997 1.2k citations Alain Giami, John H. Gagnon et al. 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 Giami France 21 987 917 877 791 594 161 2.9k
Anthony Lyons Australia 32 1.3k 1.3× 2.0k 2.2× 1.1k 1.2× 686 0.9× 352 0.6× 166 3.7k
Robert Bauserman United States 21 747 0.8× 494 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 588 0.7× 241 0.4× 44 2.6k
Lucia F. O’Sullivan Canada 34 1.3k 1.4× 909 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 1.8k 2.3× 532 0.9× 138 3.9k
Linda J. Beckman United States 37 766 0.8× 938 1.0× 842 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 139 0.2× 155 4.2k
Randall L. Sell United States 21 626 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 504 0.6× 522 0.7× 178 0.3× 44 2.4k
Larry Nuttbrock United States 21 776 0.8× 1.7k 1.9× 1.2k 1.4× 553 0.7× 216 0.4× 32 2.6k
Terri D. Fisher United States 24 580 0.6× 769 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 800 1.0× 476 0.8× 40 2.1k
Aleksandar Štulhofer Croatia 36 2.0k 2.0× 958 1.0× 2.5k 2.8× 813 1.0× 1.1k 1.8× 197 4.2k
Brian J. Willoughby United States 33 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 337 0.4× 240 0.4× 119 3.1k
Sara I. McClelland United States 19 608 0.6× 602 0.7× 742 0.8× 671 0.8× 310 0.5× 40 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alain Giami

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alain Giami

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Giami

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alain Giami. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alain Giami based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alain Giami. Alain Giami is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karlsen, Tor‐Ivar, et al.. (2025). Gender identities and affirmation pathways among transgender individuals in Norway. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 40(2). 412–429.
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2020). La profession de sexologue en France en 2019 : résultats préliminaires d’une enquête nationale. Sexologies. 29(2). 57–67. 2 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2019). Controverses dans les prises en charge des situations trans : une ethnographie des conférences médico-scientifiques. Sciences sociales et santé. 37(3). 39–64. 1 indexed citations
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Alarcão, Violeta, et al.. (2015). Sexology in Portugal: Narratives by Portuguese Sexologists. The Journal of Sex Research. 53(9). 1179–1192. 7 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2015). Gender and sexuality of people with mental disorders in Brazil. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 67–83. 1 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain. (2015). Between DSM and ICD: Paraphilias and the Transformation of Sexual Norms. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44(5). 1127–1138. 28 indexed citations
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Vieira, Elisabeth Meloni, Daniela Barsotti Santos, Manoel Antônio dos Santos, & Alain Giami. (2014). Vivência da sexualidade após o câncer de mama: estudo qualitativo com mulheres em reabilitação. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 1 indexed citations
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Camargo, Kenneth Rochel de, et al.. (2013). Male circumcision and HIV: A controversy study on facts and values. Global Public Health. 8(7). 769–783. 15 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2013). La place de la sexualité dans le travail infirmier : l’érotisation de la relation de soins. Sociologie du Travail. 55(1). 20–38. 10 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2012). Transformations in the Medicalization of Sex: HIV Prevention between Discipline and Biopolitics. The Journal of Sex Research. 49(4). 353–361. 31 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2007). Representations, Metaphors and Meanings of the Term “Handicap” in France. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 9(3-4). 199–213. 6 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2007). Les théories de la sexualité dans le champ du cancer : les savoirs infirmiers. Psycho-Oncologie. 1(4). 226–230. 13 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain, et al.. (2006). From sexuality to sexual health: the use of history in psychosocial training programmes for physicians. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 21(3). 347–357. 2 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain. (2003). L'érotique du handicap. 257–271. 1 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain. (2002). Sexual Health: The Emergence, Development, and Diversity of a Concept. PubMed. 13(1). 1–35. 120 indexed citations
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Simonelli, Chiara, et al.. (2002). La sessuologia come professione in Italia: dati nazionali di una ricerca europea. 1 indexed citations
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Giami, Alain. (2002). Misère, répression et libération sexuelles. Mouvements. 20(2). 23–23. 5 indexed citations
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Gagnon, John H., et al.. (2001). A comparative study of the couple in the social organization of sexuality in France and the United States. The Journal of Sex Research. 38(1). 24–34. 16 indexed citations
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Lallemand, Dominique, Alain Giami, Serge Ébersold, et al.. (1995). Handicaps et handicapés. Informations sociales.

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