François Routhier

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
226 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

François Routhier is a scholar working on Occupational Therapy, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, François Routhier has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Occupational Therapy, 86 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 85 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in François Routhier's work include Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (95 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (86 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (81 papers). François Routhier is often cited by papers focused on Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (95 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (86 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (81 papers). François Routhier collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. François Routhier's co-authors include William C. Miller, Krista L. Best, Claude Vincent, Philippe S. Archambault, Josiane Lettre, Marie‐Ève Lamontagne, Louise Demers, Janice J. Eng, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis and François Michaud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Experimental Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

François Routhier

209 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults: Rapid Review

2021 242 citations Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Josiane Lettre et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
François Routhier Canada	30	1.0k	954	938	545	419	226	3.2k
W. Ben Mortenson Canada	29	699 0.7×	889 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	609 1.1×	192 0.5×	215	3.3k
Shirley G. Fitzgerald United States	38	1.5k 1.5×	984 1.0×	973 1.0×	437 0.8×	232 0.6×	89	4.3k
Louise Demers Canada	34	454 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	633 1.2×	262 0.6×	116	3.8k
Brad E. Dicianno United States	32	654 0.6×	502 0.5×	576 0.6×	402 0.7×	423 1.0×	156	3.3k
Suzanne McDonough United Kingdom	51	502 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	324 0.3×	1.8k 3.3×	498 1.2×	198	7.6k
R. Lee Kirby Canada	35	2.2k 2.1×	1.9k 2.0×	1.3k 1.4×	880 1.6×	444 1.1×	159	4.2k
Jeffrey W. Jutai Canada	42	369 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	1.2k 2.3×	231 0.6×	155	5.3k
Patrice L. Weiss Israel	44	310 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	598 0.6×	1.7k 3.1×	215 0.5×	191	5.7k
Rosemarie Cooper United States	24	853 0.8×	588 0.6×	777 0.8×	196 0.4×	155 0.4×	78	1.7k
Frank DeRuyter United States	23	174 0.2×	1000 1.0×	904 1.0×	1.7k 3.2×	253 0.6×	45	3.6k

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Fortin-Bédard, Noémie, Andréanne K. Blanchette, Laurent J. Bouyer, et al.. (2025). Acceptability of Overground Wearable Powered Exoskeletons for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Multicenter Qualitative Study. Biomimetics. 10(1). 36–36.

Faieta, Julie, et al.. (2025). Social impact of the JACO wheelchair-mounted robotic arm on users and their caregivers. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 20(6). 1911–1920. 1 indexed citations

Boucher, Normand, et al.. (2024). Public Transport in the Disabling City: A Narrative Ethnography of Dilemmas and Strategies of People with Mobility Disabilities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 228–261. 3 indexed citations

Morales, Ernesto, et al.. (2024). Dehumanizing air travel: a scoping review on accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in international airports. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1305191–1305191. 1 indexed citations

Giesbrecht, Ed, et al.. (2024). Effect of a Community-Based Peer-Led eHealth Wheelchair Skills Training Program: A Randomized Control Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 106(6). 821–827. 1 indexed citations

Best, Krista L., et al.. (2024). Influence of public transport training for people with disabilities: Protocol for a systematic review. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 26. 101143–101143. 1 indexed citations

Best, Krista L., Shane N. Sweet, Jaimie Borisoff, Kelly P. Arbour‐Nicitopoulos, & François Routhier. (2024). Feasibility of a Peer-Led Leisure Time Physical Activity Program for Manual Wheelchair Users Delivered Using a Smartphone. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 183–197.

Mahmood, Atiya, et al.. (2024). Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 14. e60553–e60553.

Lamontagne, Marie‐Ève, et al.. (2023). Social Participation and Perceived Quality of Environment of Adults with Disabilities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 680–692. 1 indexed citations

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Latulippe, Karine, et al.. (2023). Strengths and limitations of the Inclusive Society research model: an autoethnography. Disability and Rehabilitation. 46(11). 2259–2268. 1 indexed citations

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Fortin-Bédard, Noémie, Krista L. Best, Jaimie Borisoff, et al.. (2022). Experiences of Social Participation for Canadian Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disabilities. 2(3). 398–414. 6 indexed citations

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Faieta, Julie, et al.. (2021). Wheelchair-mounted robotic arms: a survey of occupational therapists’ practices and perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 18(8). 1421–1430. 3 indexed citations

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Rushton, Paula W., et al.. (2021). Exploration of pediatric manual wheelchair confidence among children, parents, and occupational therapists: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 18(7). 1229–1236. 2 indexed citations

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Routhier, François, Delphine Labbé, Marie Grandisson, et al.. (2021). Providing Accessible Recreation Outdoors—User-Driven Research on Standards (PARCOURS): Protocol for a Multiphase Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(3). e33611–e33611. 3 indexed citations

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Routhier, François, et al.. (2021). Organizations’ Strategies to Improve Implementation of Universal Accessibility Principles: Protocol for a Scoping Review (Preprint).

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Giesbrecht, Ed, Julie Faieta, Krista L. Best, et al.. (2021). Impact of the TEAM Wheels eHealth manual wheelchair training program: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 16(10). e0258509–e0258509. 6 indexed citations

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Routhier, François, Josiane Lettre, Jason Bouffard, et al.. (2021). Impacts of a Robotic Arm on People with Upper-Limb Disabilities Due to Neuromuscular Disorder. JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 34(3). 180–191. 4 indexed citations

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Lettre, Josiane, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the usability of an actively actuated arm support. Assistive Technology. 33(5). 271–277. 8 indexed citations

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Kenyon, Lisa K., et al.. (2019). Influence of Cognitive Functioning on Powered Mobility Device Use: Protocol for a Systematic Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(3). e16534–e16534. 7 indexed citations

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Routhier, François, Ernesto Morales, Jean Leblond, et al.. (2017). MUNICIPAL PRACTICES AND NEEDS REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY OF PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN QUÉBEC, CANADA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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