Éric Fombonne

57.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
290 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Éric Fombonne is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Éric Fombonne has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 127 papers in Clinical Psychology and 83 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Éric Fombonne's work include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (151 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (60 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (57 papers). Éric Fombonne is often cited by papers focused on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (151 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (60 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (57 papers). Éric Fombonne collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Éric Fombonne's co-authors include Suniti Chakrabarti, Mayada Elsabbagh, Young S. Kim, Michael Rutter, Andrea De Giacomo, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Maria Melchior, Susan E. Bryson, Shekhar Saxena and Jinan Zeidan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Éric Fombonne

282 papers receiving 22.5k citations

Hit Papers

Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervas... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2012 2022 2009 2003 2011 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
    2012 1.8k citations Éric Fombonne et al. Autism Research profile →
  2. Global prevalence of autism: A systematic review update
    2022 1.4k citations Éric Fombonne et al. Autism Research profile →
  3. Epidemiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders
    2009 1.3k citations Éric Fombonne profile →
  4. Epidemiological Surveys of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders: An Update
    2003 1.1k citations Éric Fombonne Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders profile →
  5. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Total Population Sample
    2011 1.0k citations Éric Fombonne et al. profile →
  6. The epidemiology of autism: a review
    1999 681 citations Éric Fombonne profile →
  7. Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Preschool Children: Confirmation of High Prevalence
    2005 542 citations Éric Fombonne et al. profile →
  8. Epidemiology of autistic disorder and other pervasive developmental disorders.
    2005 536 citations Éric Fombonne PubMed profile →

Peers

Éric Fombonne
Bennett Leventhal United States
Emily Simonoff United Kingdom
Sally Ozonoff United States
Edwin H. Cook United States
Fred R. Volkmar United States
Sally J. Rogers United States
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Canada
Gillian Baird United Kingdom
Tony Charman United Kingdom
Susan E. Bryson Canada
Bennett Leventhal United States
Éric Fombonne
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Éric Fombonne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bedrick, Steven, et al.. (2025). Consensus recommendations for usability and acceptability of mobile health autism screening tools. Autism. 29(12). 3100–3110. 1 indexed citations
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Duvall, Susanne W., Rachel K. Greene, Tara M. Rutter, et al.. (2024). Factors Associated with Confirmed and Unconfirmed Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis in Children Volunteering for Research. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(5). 1660–1672. 1 indexed citations
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Bedrick, Steven, Jack Wiedrick, Lizbeth H. Finestack, et al.. (2023). Consistency and reliability of automated language measures across expressive language samples in autism. Autism Research. 16(4). 802–816. 3 indexed citations
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Mary‐Krause, Murielle, et al.. (2021). Cohort Profile: The TEMPO Cohort Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(4). 1067–1068k. 11 indexed citations
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Chavez, Alison E., et al.. (2021). Parents' Concerns Are Associated with Early Intervention Evaluation and Eligibility Outcomes. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 43(3). e145–e152. 8 indexed citations
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Jasmin, Emmanuelle, et al.. (2017). Longitudinal Study of Sensory Features in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2017. 1–8. 29 indexed citations
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Hambly, Catherine & Éric Fombonne. (2011). The Impact of Bilingual Environments on Language Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 42(7). 1342–1352. 137 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric, et al.. (2006). Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations. PEDIATRICS. 118(1). e139–e150. 250 indexed citations
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Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza, Éric Fombonne, & Eric Taylor. (2006). Prevalence of Psychological Problems Amongst Iranian Immigrant Children and Adolescents In UK. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric. (2005). Epidemiology of autistic disorder and other pervasive developmental disorders.. PubMed. 66 Suppl 10. 3–8. 536 indexed citations breakdown →
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Järbrink, Krister, Éric Fombonne, & Martín Knapp. (2003). Measuring the Parental, Service and Cost Impacts of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 33(4). 395–402. 148 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric. (2002). Authors' reply. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 181(2). 167–167. 1 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric. (2001). Études épidémiologiques de l'autisme et des troubles apparentés. 34. 16–23. 2 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric. (1998). L'épidémiologie de l'autisme en France. Psychologie Française. 43(2). 119–125. 1 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric & Sebastian Vermeersch. (1997). [Children of the GAZEL Cohort: I--Prevalence of contacts with the medico-educational system for psychological reasons, and associated factors].. PubMed. 45(1). 29–40. 34 indexed citations
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Vermeersch, Sebastian & Éric Fombonne. (1997). Le Child Behavior Checklist : Résultats préliminaires de la standardisation de la version française : Cognition et développement : un nouveau regard sur la psychopathologie de l'enfant ?. Neuropsychiatrie de l Enfance et de l Adolescence. 45(10). 615–620. 13 indexed citations
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Berg, Ian, Éric Fombonne, Ross McGuire, & Frank C. Verhulst. (1997). A cross cultural comparison of French and Dutch disturbed children using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL). European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 6(1). 7–11. 19 indexed citations
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Maes, Michaël, et al.. (1988). EPP volume 3 issue 6 Cover and Front matter. 3(6). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric, et al.. (1988). Etude d'une cohorte de 383 enfants admis à l'hôpital de jour de la fondation de Rothschild. Neuropsychiatrie de l Enfance et de l Adolescence. 36. 299–303. 1 indexed citations
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Fombonne, Éric, P Péron-Magnan, Rebecca Fuhrer, & Pierre Simon. (1986). Comparative Study of Four Evaluation Criteria in a Clinical Trial with Schizophrenic Patients. Neuropsychobiology. 16(4). 186–192. 5 indexed citations

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