Frédéric Barbut

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Frédéric Barbut is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Barbut has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Infectious Diseases, 88 papers in Epidemiology and 38 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Barbut's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (133 papers), Microscopic Colitis (80 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (45 papers). Frédéric Barbut is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (133 papers), Microscopic Colitis (80 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (45 papers). Frédéric Barbut collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frédéric Barbut's co-authors include Jean‐Claude Petit, Catherine Eckert, V. Lalande, Béatrice Burghoffer, Ed J. Kuijper, Michel Delmée, Ian R. Poxton, Mark H. Wilcox, Paola Mastrantonio and J S Brazier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Barbut

158 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: update of the diagnostic guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection
    2016 402 citations Catherine Eckert, Frédéric Barbut et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frédéric Barbut France 42 5.0k 3.0k 953 875 725 164 5.8k
Stuart H. Cohen United States 31 4.8k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 970 1.0× 915 1.0× 801 1.1× 110 6.4k
Wendy Bamberg United States 16 3.8k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 760 1.0× 28 5.9k
Fernanda C. Lessa United States 29 3.6k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 830 0.9× 775 0.9× 592 0.8× 91 4.8k
Carolyn V. Gould United States 26 3.6k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 924 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 562 0.8× 64 5.7k
Warren N. Fawley United Kingdom 33 3.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 656 0.7× 848 1.0× 517 0.7× 60 4.4k
Lisa G. Winston United States 20 3.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 813 0.9× 868 1.0× 605 0.8× 47 4.1k
Stacy Holzbauer United States 19 3.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 712 0.7× 774 0.9× 578 0.8× 51 4.3k
Maury E. Mulligan United States 36 4.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 870 0.9× 727 0.8× 840 1.2× 65 5.7k
Anne–Marie Bourgault Canada 26 2.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 589 0.6× 645 0.7× 360 0.5× 60 3.9k
Robert Fekety United States 31 3.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 653 0.7× 588 0.7× 517 0.7× 74 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frédéric Barbut

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frédéric Barbut

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bredon, Marius, Bruno Dupuy, Frédéric Barbut, et al.. (2024). Adaptation mechanisms of Clostridioides difficile to auranofin and its impact on human gut microbiota. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 86–86.
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Couturier, Jeanne, Patrick Grohs, Aurélie Vilfaillot, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile asymptomatic carriage in 11 French hospitals. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1221363–1221363. 8 indexed citations
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Marchandin, Hélène, Gaëtan Poulen, Jane Freeman, et al.. (2023). In vivo emergence of a still uncommon resistance to fidaxomicin in the urgent antimicrobial resistance threat Clostridioides difficile. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 78(8). 1992–1999. 26 indexed citations
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Benech, Nicolas, Frédéric Barbut, Fidelma Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2023). Update on microbiota-derived therapies for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 30(4). 462–468. 16 indexed citations
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Tambo, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of inpatients Clostridium difficile prevalence and risk factors in Cameroon. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 9(1). 122–122. 10 indexed citations
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Marvaud, Jean‐Christophe, et al.. (2019). Virulence of new variant strains of Clostridium difficile producing only toxin A or binary toxin in the hamster model. New Microbes and New Infections. 32. 100590–100590. 13 indexed citations
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Curraize, Claire de, Clotilde Rousseau, Stéphane Corvec, et al.. (2018). Variable spectrum of disease and risk factors of peripartum Clostridium difficile infection: report of 14 cases from French hospitals and literature review. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 37(12). 2293–2299. 4 indexed citations
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Khanafer, Nagham, Philippe Vanhems, Frédéric Barbut, & Christine Luxemburger. (2017). Factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection: A nested case-control study in a three year prospective cohort. Anaerobe. 44. 117–123. 41 indexed citations
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Jia, Hongbing, Pengcheng Du, Hui Yang, et al.. (2016). Nosocomial transmission of Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 in a Chinese hospital, 2012–2014, traced by whole genome sequencing. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 405–405. 45 indexed citations
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Batista, Rui, Nathalie Kapel, J.C. Chaumeil, et al.. (2015). Le transfert de microbiote fécal lors d’infections récidivantes à Clostridium difficile. Cadre et aspects pharmacotechniques. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises. 73(5). 323–331. 5 indexed citations
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Yezli, Saber, Frédéric Barbut, & Jonathan A. Otter. (2014). Surface Contamination in Operating Rooms: A Risk for Transmission of Pathogens?. Surgical Infections. 15(6). 694–699. 31 indexed citations
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Regnault, Hélène, Anne Bourrier, V. Lalande, et al.. (2014). Prevalence and risk factors of Clostridium difficile infection in patients hospitalized for flare of inflammatory bowel disease: A retrospective assessment. Digestive and Liver Disease. 46(12). 1086–1092. 36 indexed citations
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Ehrenreich, Armin, Wolfgang Ludwig, Marc Monot, et al.. (2014). Sequence Similarity of Clostridium difficile Strains by Analysis of Conserved Genes and Genome Content Is Reflected by Their Ribotype Affiliation. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86535–e86535. 38 indexed citations
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Barbut, Frédéric, Laure Surgers, Catherine Eckert, et al.. (2013). Does a rapid diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection impact on quality of patient management?. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 20(2). 136–144. 62 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Fidelma & Frédéric Barbut. (2012). Breaking the cycle of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18. 2–4. 10 indexed citations
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Barbut, Frédéric, Saber Yezli, & Jonathan A. Otter. (2011). Activity in vitro of hydrogen peroxide vapour against Clostridium difficile spores. Journal of Hospital Infection. 80(1). 85–87. 16 indexed citations
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Maury, Éric, et al.. (2000). Availability of an Alcohol Solution Can Improve Hand Disinfection Compliance in an Intensive Care Unit. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(1). 324–327. 142 indexed citations
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Barbut, Frédéric, et al.. (1995). Value of routine stool cultures in hospitalized patients with diarrhea. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 14(4). 346–349. 39 indexed citations

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