François Loew

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

François Loew is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, François Loew has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in François Loew's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (6 papers), Health, Medicine and Society (4 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (4 papers). François Loew is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (6 papers), Health, Medicine and Society (4 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (4 papers). François Loew collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and France. François Loew's co-authors include Ph. Robert, Bijan Najafi, Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu, Christophe Büla, Y. Blanc, Charles‐Henri Rapin, Mauro Tettamanti, Pierluigi Quadri and J Fabré and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and Gait & Posture.

In The Last Decade

François Loew

15 papers receiving 991 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Ambulatory system for human motion analysis using a kinematic sensor: monitoring of daily physical activity in the elderly
    2003 576 citations Bijan Najafi, Kamiar Aminian et al. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Loew Switzerland 7 449 420 410 144 95 16 1.0k
Matthias Gietzelt Germany 20 236 0.5× 335 0.8× 353 0.9× 116 0.8× 45 0.5× 57 943
Luca Palmerini Italy 18 394 0.9× 533 1.3× 263 0.6× 205 1.4× 77 0.8× 40 1.0k
Che-Chang Yang Taiwan 7 409 0.9× 238 0.6× 277 0.7× 67 0.5× 72 0.8× 11 929
Erik E. Stone United States 16 643 1.4× 408 1.0× 741 1.8× 102 0.7× 153 1.6× 27 1.3k
Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu Switzerland 21 696 1.6× 553 1.3× 501 1.2× 239 1.7× 162 1.7× 53 1.7k
Y. Blanc Switzerland 12 683 1.5× 670 1.6× 196 0.5× 253 1.8× 240 2.5× 30 1.4k
K.M. Culhane Ireland 8 285 0.6× 270 0.6× 214 0.5× 89 0.6× 41 0.4× 10 719
Jennifer Howcroft Canada 13 378 0.8× 688 1.6× 278 0.7× 293 2.0× 137 1.4× 36 1.1k
Emer P. Doheny Ireland 20 477 1.1× 457 1.1× 160 0.4× 175 1.2× 85 0.9× 45 1.1k
Cliodhna Ní Scanaill Ireland 13 238 0.5× 259 0.6× 279 0.7× 83 0.6× 49 0.5× 16 746

Countries citing papers authored by François Loew

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Loew

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Loew

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Loew. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Loew 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 François Loew. François Loew is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Loew, François, et al.. (2009). Implications de l'assistance sexuelle : regard éthico-légal. n° 29(3). 74–81. 3 indexed citations
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Hurst, Samia, Jean-Claude Chevrolet, & François Loew. (2006). Methods in clinical ethics: a time for eclectic pragmatism?. Clinical Ethics. 1(3). 159–164. 5 indexed citations
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Quadri, Pierluigi, et al.. (2005). Lower limb function as predictor of falls and loss of mobility with social repercussions one year after discharge among elderly inpatients. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 17(2). 82–89. 34 indexed citations
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Loew, François, et al.. (2005). Prévenir les chutes et les fractures aujourd’hui. Revue Médicale Suisse. 1(11). 781–784. 1 indexed citations
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Najafi, Bijan, Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu, et al.. (2003). Ambulatory system for human motion analysis using a kinematic sensor: monitoring of daily physical activity in the elderly. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 50(6). 711–723. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loew, François & Gilbert B. Zulian. (2002). L'assistance au suicide: entre principe d'autonomie et réalités cliniques. Vol. 17(4). 130–133. 1 indexed citations
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Najafi, Bijan, Kamiar Aminian, François Loew, Y. Blanc, & Ph. Robert. (2002). An ambulatory system for physical activity monitoring in elderly. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 562–566. 23 indexed citations
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Najafi, Bijan, Kamiar Aminian, François Loew, Y. Blanc, & Ph. Robert. (2002). Measurement of stand-sit and sit-stand transitions using a miniature gyroscope and its application in fall risk evaluation in the elderly. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 49(8). 843–851. 336 indexed citations
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Najafi, Bijan, François Loew, Y. Blanc, & Ph. Robert. (2002). Falling risk evaluation in elderly using miniature gyroscope. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 557–561. 11 indexed citations
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Najafi, Bijan, Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Paraschiv-Ionescu, et al.. (2001). ESMAC-SIAMOC 2001 Joint Congress: Body Postures and Walking Period Estimation Using a Kinematic Sensor: Application for Long Term Monitoring of Physical Activity in Elderly Subjects. Gait & Posture. 14(2). 117–117. 1 indexed citations
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Loew, François, et al.. (1997). Is there a Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Patient-Carers Consensus? A Clinical Pilot Study. Journal of Palliative Care. 13(4). 14–22. 17 indexed citations
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Loew, François & Charles‐Henri Rapin. (1994). The Paradoxes of Quality of Life and its Phenomenological Approach. Journal of Palliative Care. 10(1). 37–41. 28 indexed citations
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Loew, François, et al.. (1988). Comparison of midazolam and oxazepam as hypnotics in elderly hospitalized patients. A double-blind clinical trial.. PubMed. 38(4). 563–7. 3 indexed citations
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Morabia, Alfredo, et al.. (1986). Medical care and social support for the elderly in Switzerland: Imbalance and mix. Social Science & Medicine. 23(12). 1327–1332. 3 indexed citations
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Loew, François. (1958). [Changes of the concept of commotio cerebri since Reichardt].. PubMed. 56. 108–19. 1 indexed citations

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