Hervé Besson

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Hervé Besson is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hervé Besson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hervé Besson's work include Physical Activity and Health (12 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (5 papers). Hervé Besson is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (12 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (5 papers). Hervé Besson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and France. Hervé Besson's co-authors include Ulf Ekelund, Søren Brage, Janet M. Warren, Nicholas J. Wareham, Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst, Stephen J. Sharp, Luc Vanhees, Nickos D. Geladas, Alessandro Mezzani and Robert Luben and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hervé Besson

34 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A systematic review of reliability and objective criterio... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2012 2010 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. A systematic review of reliability and objective criterion-related validity of physical activity questionnaires
    2012 506 citations Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst, Søren Brage et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
  2. Assessment of physical activity – a review of methodologies with reference to epidemiological research: a report of the exercise physiology section of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
    2010 428 citations Janet M. Warren, Ulf Ekelund et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hervé Besson United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.3k 397 236 226 36 2.3k
Jasem Ramadan Alkandari Kuwait 5 1.3k 1.0× 895 0.7× 482 1.2× 290 1.2× 244 1.1× 9 2.2k
Mary Duggan Canada 19 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 562 1.4× 221 0.9× 494 2.2× 30 2.9k
Jakob Tarp Denmark 19 1.3k 0.9× 975 0.8× 398 1.0× 152 0.6× 298 1.3× 56 2.1k
Lindsay Nettlefold Canada 22 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 524 1.3× 181 0.8× 636 2.8× 46 2.8k
Jill Hardt Canada 7 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 556 1.4× 453 1.9× 108 0.5× 10 3.6k
R. R. Pate United States 16 2.1k 1.6× 1.9k 1.5× 675 1.7× 370 1.6× 426 1.9× 40 3.3k
Han C. G. Kemper Netherlands 29 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 369 0.9× 135 0.6× 368 1.6× 62 3.7k
R. Bajaj Canada 7 1.4k 1.0× 958 0.8× 442 1.1× 206 0.9× 62 0.3× 21 2.1k
Brad Metcalf United Kingdom 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 389 1.0× 130 0.6× 596 2.6× 77 3.1k
Fátima Baptista Portugal 28 1.2k 0.9× 980 0.8× 327 0.8× 101 0.4× 245 1.1× 93 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hervé Besson

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All Works

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Faught, Edward, Hervé Besson, Wendyl D’Souza, et al.. (2024). Brivaracetam effectiveness and tolerability in older and younger adults with epilepsy: EXPERIENCE, a pooled analysis of international data from retrospective studies. Epilepsy & Behavior. 158. 109922–109922. 4 indexed citations
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Villanueva, Vicente, Wendyl D’Souza, Edward Faught, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness and Tolerability of 12-Month Brivaracetam in the Real World: EXPERIENCE, an International Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Records. CNS Drugs. 37(9). 819–835. 12 indexed citations
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Salles, Gilles, Emmanuel Bachy, Lukáš Smolej, et al.. (2019). Single-agent ibrutinib in RESONATE-2™ and RESONATE™ versus treatments in the real-world PHEDRA databases for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Annals of Hematology. 98(12). 2749–2760. 11 indexed citations
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Rutters, Femke, Hervé Besson, Mark Walker, et al.. (2016). The Association Between Sleep Duration, Insulin Sensitivity, and β-Cell Function: The EGIR-RISC Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(9). 3272–3280. 23 indexed citations
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Overbeek, Jetty A., Joris Diels, Huub Straatman, et al.. (2015). Relationship between Glycaemic Burden and Micro- and Macrovascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A real-world study in the Pharmo Database Network. Value in Health. 18(7). A597–A597. 1 indexed citations
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Helmerhorst, Hendrik J. F., Søren Brage, Janet M. Warren, Hervé Besson, & Ulf Ekelund. (2012). A systematic review of reliability and objective criterion-related validity of physical activity questionnaires. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 9(1). 103–103. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wijndaele, Katrien, Søren Brage, Hervé Besson, et al.. (2011). Television Viewing and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: Prospective Associations and Mediation Analysis in the EPIC Norfolk Study. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20058–e20058. 95 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, Ulf Ekelund, Francis Finucane, et al.. (2010). Validation of the historical adulthood physical activity questionnaire (HAPAQ) against objective measurements of physical activity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 7(1). 54–54. 25 indexed citations
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Wijndaele, Katrien, Søren Brage, Hervé Besson, et al.. (2010). Television viewing time independently predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the EPIC Norfolk Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 40(1). 150–159. 220 indexed citations
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Moayyeri, Alireza, Hervé Besson, Robert Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, & Kay‐Tee Khaw. (2010). The association between physical activity in different domains of life and risk of osteoporotic fractures. Bone. 47(3). 693–700. 24 indexed citations
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Wilks, Désirée C., Hervé Besson, AK Lindroos, & Ulf Ekelund. (2010). Objectively measured physical activity and obesity prevention in children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review of prospective studies. Obesity Reviews. 12(5). e119–29. 117 indexed citations
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McParlin, Catherine, Stephen C. Robson, Peter W. G. Tennant, et al.. (2010). Objectively measured physical activity during pregnancy: a study in obese and overweight women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 10(1). 76–76. 42 indexed citations
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Finucane, Francis, Stephen J. Sharp, Lisa R Purslow, et al.. (2010). The effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic risk, insulin sensitivity and intrahepatic lipid in healthy older people from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study: a randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia. 53(4). 624–631. 78 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, Søren Brage, Rupert W. Jakes, Ulf Ekelund, & Nicholas J. Wareham. (2009). Estimating physical activity energy expenditure, sedentary time, and physical activity intensity by self-report in adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 91(1). 106–114. 203 indexed citations
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Finucane, Francis, Jessica Horton, Lisa R Purslow, et al.. (2009). Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of aerobic exercise in reducing metabolic risk in healthy older people: The Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 9(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, Ulf Ekelund, Søren Brage, et al.. (2008). Relationship between Subdomains of Total Physical Activity and Mortality. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(11). 1909–1915. 86 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, Robert B. Banks, & Paolo Boffetta. (2006). Cancer Mortality Among Butchers: A 24-State Death Certificate Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 48(3). 289–293. 10 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, Paul Brennan, Nikolaus Becker, et al.. (2006). Tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma: A European multicenter case‐control study (Epilymph). International Journal of Cancer. 119(4). 901–908. 54 indexed citations
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Besson, Hervé, P. Renaudier, Ray M. Merrill, et al.. (2003). Smoking and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case–control study in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Cancer Causes & Control. 14(4). 381–389. 22 indexed citations

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