François Primeau

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

François Primeau is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, François Primeau has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in François Primeau's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (9 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (3 papers). François Primeau is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (9 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (3 papers). François Primeau collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. François Primeau's co-authors include Martín G. Cole, Jane McCusker, François Bellavance, Éric Belzile, Michał Abrahamowicz, Michel Élie, Réjean Fontaine, Ling Han, Linda Beauclair and Ashley Wazana and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Journal of General Internal Medicine and Academic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

François Primeau

21 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Delirium Predicts 12-Month Mortality 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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. Delirium Predicts 12-Month Mortality
    2002 512 citations Jane McCusker, Martín G. Cole et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
François Primeau Canada 16 1.3k 834 574 522 254 21 2.0k
Benjamin Liptzin United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 823 1.0× 572 1.0× 479 0.9× 317 1.2× 55 1.9k
Lisa S. M. Eurelings Netherlands 10 1.3k 1.0× 770 0.9× 599 1.0× 585 1.1× 160 0.6× 16 2.1k
Benny Brännström Sweden 12 1.2k 0.9× 684 0.8× 502 0.9× 275 0.5× 121 0.5× 18 1.6k
Marquis D. Foreman United States 24 1.6k 1.2× 897 1.1× 583 1.0× 348 0.7× 284 1.1× 47 2.2k
Eran D. Metzger United States 25 983 0.7× 573 0.7× 530 0.9× 300 0.6× 311 1.2× 56 1.8k
Joost Witlox Netherlands 13 1.5k 1.1× 888 1.1× 735 1.3× 214 0.4× 154 0.6× 19 1.7k
Dimitrios Adamis Ireland 29 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 748 1.3× 531 1.0× 595 2.3× 141 2.6k
Michael A. Fearing United States 13 871 0.7× 494 0.6× 386 0.7× 286 0.5× 160 0.6× 17 1.8k
Maeve Leonard Ireland 27 1.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.5× 604 1.1× 511 1.0× 473 1.9× 54 2.1k
Douglas Tommet United States 17 965 0.7× 529 0.6× 538 0.9× 413 0.8× 138 0.5× 32 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by François Primeau

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Fields of papers citing papers by François Primeau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of François Primeau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of François Primeau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of François Primeau 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 Primeau. François Primeau 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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Barwich, Doris, et al.. (2012). Recommendations on screening for type 2 diabetes in adults. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 184(16). 1815.3–1815. 1 indexed citations
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Girard, Caroline, Martine Simard, Louis Laplante, et al.. (2011). Late-onset-psychosis: cognition. International Psychogeriatrics. 23(8). 1301–1316. 13 indexed citations
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Yaffe⃰, Mark J., François Primeau, Jane McCusker, et al.. (2005). Psychiatric outpatient consultation for seniors. Perspectives of family physicians, consultants, and patients / family: A descriptive study. BMC Family Practice. 6(1). 15–15. 6 indexed citations
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Wazana, Ashley, et al.. (2004). Using the Literature in Developing McGill’s Guidelines for Interactions between Residents and the Pharmaceutical Industry. Academic Medicine. 79(11). 1033–1040. 10 indexed citations
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McCusker, Jane, Martín G. Cole, Michał Abrahamowicz, François Primeau, & Éric Belzile. (2002). Delirium Predicts 12-Month Mortality. Archives of Internal Medicine. 162(4). 457–457. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wazana, Ashley & François Primeau. (2002). Ethical considerations in the relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 25(3). A647–A663. 25 indexed citations
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Primeau, François, et al.. (2001). Psychosocial Risk Factors in Poststroke Depression: A Systematic Review. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 46(9). 819–828. 82 indexed citations
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Han, Ling, et al.. (2000). Summer and winter patterns of seasonality in Chinese college students: A replication. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 41(1). 57–62. 21 indexed citations
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Han, Ling, Martín G. Cole, François Bellavance, Jane McCusker, & François Primeau. (2000). Tracking Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease Using the Mini-Mental State Examination: A Meta-Analysis. International Psychogeriatrics. 12(2). 231–247. 147 indexed citations
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Élie, Michel, Martín G. Cole, François Primeau, & François Bellavance. (1998). Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 13(3). 204–212. 372 indexed citations
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Cole, Martín G., et al.. (1998). Delirium: Prevention, Treatment, and Outcome Studies. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 11(3). 126–137. 56 indexed citations
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McCusker, Jane, Martín G. Cole, François Bellavance, & François Primeau. (1998). Delirium. International Psychogeriatrics. 10(4). 421–433. 88 indexed citations
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Zou, Yizhuang, et al.. (1998). Detection and Diagnosis of Delirium in the Elderly: Psychiatrist Diagnosis, Confusion Assessment Method, or Consensus Diagnosis?. International Psychogeriatrics. 10(3). 303–308. 79 indexed citations
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Cole, Martín G., François Primeau, & Jane McCusker. (1996). Effectiveness of interventions to prevent delirium in hospitalized patients: a systematic review.. PubMed. 155(9). 1263–8. 62 indexed citations
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Cole, Martín G., et al.. (1994). Systematic intervention for elderly inpatients with delirium: a randomized trial.. PubMed. 151(7). 965–70. 110 indexed citations
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Cole, Martín G. & François Primeau. (1993). Prognosis of delirium in elderly hospital patients.. PubMed. 149(1). 41–6. 213 indexed citations
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Primeau, François, et al.. (1993). Complex Visual Hallucinations in Macular Degeneration. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 38(9). 584–586. 15 indexed citations
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Primeau, François, Réjean Fontaine, & Linda Beauclair. (1990). Valproic Acid and Panic Disorder. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 35(3). 248–250. 73 indexed citations
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Primeau, François. (1988). Post-Stroke Depression: A Critical Review of the Literature*. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 33(8). 757–765. 56 indexed citations
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Primeau, François & Réjean Fontaine. (1987). Obsessive Disorder with Self-Mutilation: A Subgroup Responsive to Pharmacotherapy*. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 32(8). 699–701. 29 indexed citations

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