Anne Simon

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1000 citations indexed

About

Anne Simon is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne Simon has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1000 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Anne Simon's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (5 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (4 papers). Anne Simon is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers), Infection Control in Healthcare (5 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (4 papers). Anne Simon collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Benin and France. Anne Simon's co-authors include Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva, Stéphane Hugonnet, Didier Pittet, Valérie Sauvan, Thomas Perneger, Bruno Pozzetto, Didier Lepelletier, Johan Van Broeck, Véronique Avesani and Michèle Janssens and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Anne Simon

22 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions

2004 517 citations Didier Pittet, Anne Simon et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anne Simon Belgium	10	656	213	196	125	113	22	1000
N.H. O’Connell Ireland	19	511 0.8×	277 1.3×	216 1.1×	83 0.7×	143 1.3×	69	1.3k
Marc Dangel Switzerland	22	575 0.9×	348 1.6×	133 0.7×	65 0.5×	113 1.0×	47	1.1k
Nizam Damani United Kingdom	11	692 1.1×	148 0.7×	205 1.0×	82 0.7×	230 2.0×	27	1.1k
Kirk Huslage United States	8	632 1.0×	149 0.7×	307 1.6×	49 0.4×	134 1.2×	13	1.0k
Amy J. Ray United States	13	691 1.1×	156 0.7×	348 1.8×	60 0.5×	123 1.1×	24	1.2k
Ermira Tartari Switzerland	15	481 0.7×	134 0.6×	162 0.8×	63 0.5×	170 1.5×	63	923
Fernando Bellissimo‐Rodrigues Brazil	22	679 1.0×	406 1.9×	236 1.2×	120 1.0×	118 1.0×	92	1.6k
Marie‐Noëlle Chraïti Switzerland	8	508 0.8×	68 0.3×	185 0.9×	121 1.0×	130 1.2×	16	716
A.P. Gibb United Kingdom	16	439 0.7×	209 1.0×	114 0.6×	54 0.4×	75 0.7×	36	1.0k
Annette Jeanes United Kingdom	17	758 1.2×	112 0.5×	285 1.5×	113 0.9×	119 1.1×	50	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anne Simon

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Tartari, Ermira, Jacopo Garlasco, Marcela Hernández-de Mezerville, et al.. (2024). Ten years of hand hygiene excellence: a summary of outcomes, and a comparison of indicators, from award-winning hospitals worldwide. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 13(1). 45–45. 1 indexed citations

Bogaerts, Bert, Kevin Vanneste, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, et al.. (2023). Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Screening of MRSA in Patients and Healthcare Workers in Public Hospitals in Benin. Microorganisms. 11(8). 1954–1954. 3 indexed citations

Tré‐Hardy, Marie, et al.. (2023). Nursery outbreak caused by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli serogroup O111:H21. Apmis. 131(5). 206–216. 2 indexed citations

Dossou, Francis Moïse, et al.. (2022). Understanding Hand Hygiene Behavior in a Public Hospital in Benin Using the Theoretical Domain Frameworks: The First Step for Designing Appropriate Interventions. Healthcare. 10(10). 1924–1924. 4 indexed citations

Soleimani, Reza, et al.. (2022). Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms Isolated in Surgical Site Infections in Benin: A Public Health Problem. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7(8). 200–200. 6 indexed citations

Bogaerts, Bert, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Nancy H. C. Roosens, et al.. (2021). Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Antimicrobial Resistance Characterization and Phylogenomic Investigation of 19 Multidrug-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Positive Escherichia coli Strains Collected From Hospital Patients in Benin in 2019. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 752883–752883. 12 indexed citations

Scohy, Anaïs, Damien Gruson, Anne Simon, et al.. (2021). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers of a teaching hospital in Belgium: self-reported occupational and household risk factors for seropositivity. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 100(4). 115414–115414. 7 indexed citations

Bogaerts, Bert, Kevin Vanneste, Nancy H. C. Roosens, et al.. (2021). First detection of a plasmid-encoded New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing Acinetobacter baumannii using whole genome sequencing, isolated in a clinical setting in Benin. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 20(1). 5–5. 4 indexed citations

Simon, Anne, et al.. (2020). Hand hygiene in surgery in Benin: opportunities and challenges. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 9(1). 85–85. 14 indexed citations

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Affolabi, Dissou, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized surgical patients: a silently emerging public health concern in Benin. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 19(1). 54–54. 14 indexed citations

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Lepelletier, Didier, et al.. (2020). Povidone Iodine: Properties, Mechanisms of Action, and Role in Infection Control and Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64(9). 122 indexed citations

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Scohy, Anaïs, Sophie Gohy, Vanessa Mathys, et al.. (2018). Comparison of the RGM medium and the mycobacterial growth indicator tube automated system for isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients in Belgium. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 13. 1–4. 7 indexed citations

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Catry, Boudewijn, et al.. (2016). Belgian hand hygiene campaigns in ICU, 2005–2015. Archives of Public Health. 74(1). 47–47. 9 indexed citations

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Steensels, Deborah, A. Deplano, Olivier Denis, Anne Simon, & Alexia Verroken. (2016). MALDI-TOF MS typing of a nosocomial methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusoutbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. Acta Clinica Belgica. 72(4). 219–225. 9 indexed citations

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Simon, Anne. (2015). Prise en charge des patients stomisés. La Revue de l Infirmière. 65(217). 25–27. 2 indexed citations

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Ramis, Ivy Bastos, Margo Cnockaert, Andréa von Groll, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of the Speed-Oligo Mycobacteria assay for the identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 64(3). 283–287. 12 indexed citations

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André, Emmanuel, et al.. (2010). Absence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria recovery in sputum of cystic fibrosis patients despite adequate decontamination: a possible role of specific antimicrobial therapy used in our centre. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16. 3 indexed citations

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Riou, Mickaël, Sylviane Carbonnelle, Laëtitia Avrain, et al.. (2010). In vivo development of antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from the lower respiratory tract of Intensive Care Unit patients with nosocomial pneumonia and receiving antipseudomonal therapy. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 36(6). 513–522. 65 indexed citations

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Delmée, Michel, Johan Van Broeck, Anne Simon, Michèle Janssens, & Véronique Avesani. (2005). Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: a plea for culture. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 54(2). 187–191. 134 indexed citations

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Pittet, Didier, Anne Simon, Stéphane Hugonnet, et al.. (2004). Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions. Annals of Internal Medicine. 141(1). 1–8. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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