France Légaré

42.1k total citations · 17 hit papers
433 papers, 26.1k citations indexed

About

France Légaré is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, France Légaré has authored 433 papers receiving a total of 26.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 371 papers in General Health Professions, 164 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 50 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in France Légaré's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (237 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (79 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (72 papers). France Légaré is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (237 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (79 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (72 papers). France Légaré collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. France Légaré's co-authors include Dawn Stacey, Ian D. Graham, Karine Gravel, Anne Lyddiatt, Richard Thomson, Glyn Elwyn, Lyndal Trevena, Hilary A. Llewellyn‐Thomas, Karen Eden and Carol Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

France Légaré

418 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

Decision aids for people facing health... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2017 2014 2008 2009 2012 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
    2017 3.0k citations Dawn Stacey, France Légaré et al. profile →
  2. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
    2014 1.2k citations Dawn Stacey, France Légaré et al. profile →
  3. Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: Update of a systematic review of health professionals’ perceptions
    2008 948 citations France Légaré, Ian D. Graham et al. profile →
  4. Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory
    2009 808 citations Glyn Elwyn, France Légaré et al. Implementation Science profile →
  5. Shared decision making: really putting patients at the centre of healthcare
    2012 692 citations Dominick L. Frosch, France Légaré et al. profile →
  6. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions
    2011 670 citations Dawn Stacey, Anne Lyddiatt et al. profile →
  7. Interventions for improving the adoption of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
    2010 658 citations France Légaré, Dawn Stacey et al. profile →
  8. Shared Decision Making: Examining Key Elements And Barriers To Adoption Into Routine Clinical Practice
    2013 576 citations France Légaré, Holly O. Witteman profile →
  9. Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: a systematic review of health professionals' perceptions
    2006 569 citations France Légaré, Ian D. Graham et al. Implementation Science profile →
  10. Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
    2012 508 citations Anik Giguère, France Légaré et al. profile →
  11. Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
    2018 445 citations France Légaré, Dawn Stacey et al. profile →
  12. Systematic Review of Factors Influencing the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies by Healthcare Professionals
    2010 415 citations Marie‐Pierre Gagnon, Pierre Pluye et al. profile →
  13. “Many miles to go …”: a systematic review of the implementation of patient decision support interventions into routine clinical practice
    2013 386 citations Glyn Elwyn, France Légaré et al. profile →
  14. Assessments of the extent to which health‐care providers involve patients in decision making: a systematic review of studies using the OPTION instrument
    2013 384 citations Sophie Desroches, Annie LeBlanc et al. profile →
  15. Twelve myths about shared decision making
    2014 301 citations France Légaré et al. profile →
  16. Barriers and facilitators of pediatric shared decision-making: a systematic review
    2019 236 citations Laura Boland, Ian D. Graham et al. Implementation Science profile →
  17. 20th Anniversary Ottawa Decision Support Framework: Part 3 Overview of Systematic Reviews and Updated Framework
    2020 188 citations Dawn Stacey, France Légaré 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
France Légaré Canada 72 17.8k 9.0k 3.2k 2.2k 1.9k 433 26.1k
Glyn Elwyn United Kingdom 84 21.6k 1.2× 10.9k 1.2× 4.1k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 519 32.2k
Richard Grol Netherlands 79 15.9k 0.9× 9.1k 1.0× 4.9k 1.5× 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 486 28.4k
Martin Eccles United Kingdom 65 14.5k 0.8× 7.2k 0.8× 3.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 190 29.0k
Dawn Stacey Canada 58 11.4k 0.6× 6.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 902 0.5× 343 17.3k
Carl May United Kingdom 73 10.4k 0.6× 4.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 380 20.3k
Michel Wensing Netherlands 72 12.9k 0.7× 5.5k 0.6× 4.1k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 627 25.1k
Debra Roter United States 81 14.7k 0.8× 6.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 313 25.0k
Amiram Gafni Canada 75 11.1k 0.6× 5.5k 0.6× 5.1k 1.6× 3.3k 1.5× 691 0.4× 472 23.7k
Paul D. Cleary United States 85 13.8k 0.8× 5.1k 0.6× 5.8k 1.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 348 29.2k
R. Brian Haynes Canada 86 15.4k 0.9× 9.0k 1.0× 5.2k 1.6× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.0× 381 48.4k

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All Works

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Légaré, France, et al.. (2025). Economic evaluations of scaling up strategies of evidence-based health interventions: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 25(1). 836–836.
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Rivest, Louis‐Paul, et al.. (2024). Changes in intention to use an interprofessional approach to decision-making following training: a cluster before-and-after study. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 437–437.
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Blanchette, Virginie, Frédéric Bergeron, Shigeko Izumi, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Advance Care Planning on Healthcare Professionals’ Well-being: A Systematic Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 67(2). 173–187. 6 indexed citations
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Zomahoun, Hervé Tchala Vignon, André Bussières, Aliki Thomas, et al.. (2022). Implementation Strategies for Knowledge Products in Primary Health Care: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(2). e38419–e38419. 4 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Dawn Stacey, Pierre‐Gerlier Forest, et al.. (2022). Shared decision-making in Canada: Update on integration of evidence in health decisions and patient-centred care government mandates. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 171. 22–29. 17 indexed citations
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Rahimi, Samira Abbasgholizadeh, Roland Grad, Dan Poenaru, et al.. (2022). Application of Artificial Intelligence in Shared Decision Making: Scoping Review. JMIR Medical Informatics. 10(8). e36199–e36199. 59 indexed citations
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Décary, Simon, et al.. (2022). Use of the CPD-REACTION Questionnaire to Evaluate Continuing Professional Development Activities for Health Professionals: Systematic Review. JMIR Medical Education. 8(2). e36948–e36948. 13 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Ali Ben Charif, Amédé Gogovor, et al.. (2021). Evidence on scaling in health and social care: protocol for a living umbrella review. Systematic Reviews. 10(1). 261–261. 2 indexed citations
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Sturge, Jodi, Louise Meijering, C Allyson Jones, et al.. (2021). Technology to Improve Autonomy and Inform Housing Decisions for Older Adults With Memory Problems Who Live at Home in Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands: Protocol for a Multipronged Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(1). e19244–e19244. 7 indexed citations
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Roch, Geneviève, et al.. (2020). Web-Based Training for Nurses on Shared Decision Making and Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(10). e17878–e17878. 3 indexed citations
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Hudon, Catherine, Maud‐Christine Chouinard, Kris Aubrey‐Bassler, et al.. (2020). Case Management in Primary Care for Frequent Users of Health Care Services: A Realist Synthesis. The Annals of Family Medicine. 18(3). 218–226. 11 indexed citations
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Rutherford, Claudia, Madeleine King, Phyllis Butow, et al.. (2018). Is quality of life a suitable measure of patient decision aid effectiveness? Sub-analysis of a Cochrane systematic review. Quality of Life Research. 28(3). 593–607. 9 indexed citations
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Stacey, Dawn, Monica Taljaard, Laura Boland, et al.. (2015). Implementation of a patient decision aid for men with localized prostate cancer: evaluation of patient outcomes and practice variation. Implementation Science. 11(1). 87–87. 14 indexed citations
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Mercier, Éric, Amélie Boutin, François Lauzier, et al.. (2013). Predictive value of S-100  protein for prognosis in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 346(apr04 1). f1757–f1757. 97 indexed citations
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Coutu, Marie‐France, France Légaré, Marie‐José Durand, et al.. (2011). Fostering shared decision making by occupational therapists and workers involved in accidents resulting in persistent musculoskeletal disorders: A study protocol. Implementation Science. 6(1). 22–22. 9 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Dawn Stacey, Ian D. Graham, et al.. (2008). Advancing theories, models and measurement for an interprofessional approach to shared decision making in primary care: a study protocol. BMC Health Services Research. 8(1). 2–2. 57 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Sylvie Dodin, Dawn Stacey, Annie LeBlanc, & Sylvie Tapp. (2008). Patient decision aid on natural health products for menopausal symptoms: randomized controlled trial. Menopause international. 14(3). 105–110. 20 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Dawn Stacey, Sylvie Dodin, et al.. (2007). Women's Decision Making About the Use of Natural Health Products at Menopause: A Needs Assessment and Patient Decision Aid. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(7). 741–750. 26 indexed citations

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