Ghislain Devroede

6.7k citations

151 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 38

Impact in

Gastroenterology top 0.1%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
Rheumatology top 0.5%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments

Papers in ⓘ

Gastroenterology 59
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders 54
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments 14
Rheumatology 32
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments 31

Co-authors: Pierre Arhan (37 shared papers)Colette Duguay (10 shared papers)Hélène Martelli (6 shared papers)Sidney F. Phillips (3 shared papers)C Faverdin (14 shared papers)Michel Bouchoucha (30 shared papers)William F. Taylor (2 shared papers)D Pellerin (15 shared papers)
Journals: Gastroenterology (27 papers)Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (15 papers)International Journal of Colorectal Disease (11 papers)Digestive Diseases and Sciences (11 papers)Cancer (4 papers)
Partner nations: Canada France United States

In The Last Decade

Ghislain Devroede

148 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Segmental colonic transit time 1981 · 374 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1981 Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
1971 New England Journal of Medicine

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1	Segmental colonic transit time Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Pierre Arhan, Ghislain Devroede, B Jéhannin, Michel Lanza, C Faverdin, C Dornic, B Persoz, Léon Tétreault, Bernard Perey, D Pellerin Hit paper breakdown →	1981	374
2	Cancer Risk and Life Expectancy of Children with Ulcerative Colitis New England Journal of Medicine ·Ghislain Devroede, William F. Taylor, William G. Sauer, Raymond J. Jackman, Gunnar B. Stickler Hit paper breakdown →	1971	360
3	Mechanisms of Idiopathic Constipation: Outlet Obstruction Gastroenterology ·Hélène Martelli, Ghislain Devroede, Pierre Arhan, Colette Duguay	1978	275
4	Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence Annals of Surgery ·Steven D. Wexner, John A. Coller, Ghislain Devroede, Tracy L. Hull, Richard W. McCallum, Miranda K. Y. Chan, Jennifer M. Ayscue, Abbas Shobeiri, David A. Margolin, Michael England, Howard S. Kaufman, William J. Snape, Ece Mutlu, Heidi K Chua, Paul D. Pettit, Deborah Nagle, Robert D. Madoff, Darin R. Lerew, Anders Mellgren	2010	234
5	What is the meaning of colorectal transit time measurement? Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Michel Bouchoucha, Ghislain Devroede, Pierre Arhan, Bertil Strom, Jacques Weber, Paul‐Henri Cugnenc, Philippe Denis, Jean–Philippe Barbier	1992	161
6	Some parameters of large bowel motility in normal man. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Hélène Martelli, Ghislain Devroede, Pierre Arhan, Colette Duguay, C Dornic, C Faverdin	1978	154
7	Long-term Durability of Sacral Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Chronic Fecal Incontinence Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Tracy L. Hull, Chad Giese, Steven D. Wexner, Anders Mellgren, Ghislain Devroede, Robert D. Madoff, Katherine Stromberg, John A. Coller	2013	144
8	Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Anders Mellgren, Steven D. Wexner, John A. Coller, Ghislain Devroede, Darin R. Lerew, Robert D. Madoff, Tracy L. Hull	2011	125
9	Constipation with colonic inertia Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Alain Watier, Ghislain Devroede, André Duranceau, Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Colette Duguay, Marcelle D. Forand, Léon Tétreault, Pierre Arhan, Jacques Lamarche, Mostafa Elhilali	1983	123
10	Conservation of Sodium, Chloride, and Water by the Human Colon Gastroenterology ·Ghislain Devroede, Sidney F. Phillips	1969	117
11	Functional Importance of Extrinsic Parasympathetic Innervation to the Distal Colon and Rectum in Man Gastroenterology ·Ghislain Devroede, Jacques Lamarche	1974	94
12	Prevalence of sexual abuse among patients with functional disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract International Journal of Colorectal Disease ·Anne‐Marie Leroi, Carl Bernier, Alain Watier, M. H�mond, G. Goupil, Robert G. Black, Philippe Denis, Ghislain Devroede	1995	85
13	Idiopathic constipation by colonic dysfunction Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Ghislain Devroede, Gilles Girard, Michel Bouchoucha, Th�r�se Roy, Robert G. Black, M Camerlain, Gilbert Pinard, Jean -Claude Schang, Pierre Arhan	1989	79
14	Relationship between viscoelastic properties of the rectum and anal pressure in man Journal of Applied Physiology ·Pierre Arhan, C Faverdin, B Persoz, Ghislain Devroede, Frédéric Dubois, C Dornic, D Pellerin	1976	75
15	Anismus as a marker of sexual abuse Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Anne‐Marie Leroi, I. Berkelmans, Philippe Denis, M. Hémond, Ghislain Devroede	1995	75
16	Granulomatous Myositis and Myopathy Associated with Crohn's Colitis New England Journal of Medicine ·D. Menard, Henry Haddad, J. G. BLAIN, René Beaudry, Ghislain Devroede, S. Massé	1976	74
17	Studies of the Perfusion Technique for Colonic Absorption Gastroenterology ·Ghislain Devroede, Sidney F. Phillips	1969	74
18	A case-control study of risk factors for large bowel carcinoma Cancer ·Josef Vobecky, J. Jaime, Ghislain Devroede	1983	73
19	Infection Rates in a Large Investigational Trial of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery ·Steven D. Wexner, Tracy L. Hull, Yair Edden, John A. Coller, Ghislain Devroede, Richard W. McCallum, Miranda K. Y. Chan, Jennifer M. Ayscue, Abbas Shobeiri, David A. Margolin, Michael England, Howard S. Kaufman, William J. Snape, Ece Mutlu, Heidi K Chua, Paul D. Pettit, Deborah Nagle, Robert D. Madoff, Darin R. Lerew, Anders Mellgren	2010	71
20	Comparative Esophageal and Anorectal Motility in Scleroderma Gastroenterology ·Joann Hamel-Roy, Ghislain Devroede, Pierre Arhan, Léon Tétreault, André Duranceau, H A Ménard	1985	71

About Ghislain Devroede

Ghislain Devroede is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Surgery, Urology and Complementary and Manual Therapy, having authored 151 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (54 papers), Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (31 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (17 papers), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (14 papers), Microscopic Colitis (12 papers), Diverticular Disease and Complications (11 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gastroenterology (2.1k citations), Rheumatology (1.5k citations), Surgery (2.8k citations), Urology (305 citations) and Pharmacy (168 citations). Ghislain Devroede has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Pierre Arhan, Colette Duguay, Hélène Martelli, Sidney F. Phillips, C Faverdin, Michel Bouchoucha, William F. Taylor, D Pellerin, William G. Sauer and Raymond J. Jackman. Their work appears in journals such as Gastroenterology, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Digestive Diseases and Sciences and Cancer.

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