Jacques Gagnon

6.3k citations

79 papers · 4.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Complementary and alternative medicine top 0.2%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Physiology top 0.5%
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Physical Activity and Health

Papers in

Complementary and alternative medicine 13
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology 13
Physiology 37
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism 15
- Physical Activity and Health 11

Co-authors: Claude Bouchard Arthur S. Leon Jack H. Wilmore James S. Skinner D. C. Rao Treva Rice Louis Përusse Marie‐Christine Chagnon
Journals: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (11 papers)International Journal of Obesity (8 papers)Journal of Applied Physiology (8 papers)Metabolism (5 papers)Marine Drugs (4 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Jacques Gagnon

76 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study 2002 · 532 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.

2002 International Journal of Obesity
1999 Journal of Applied Physiology

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1	Menopause, estrogen, and training effects on exercise hemodynamics: the HERITAGE study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·John S. Green, Philip R. Stanforth, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Claude Bouchard, Tuomo Rankinen, Jack H. Wilmore	2002	34
2	Heritability of HR and BP response to exercise training in the HERITAGE Family Study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Treva Rice, Ping An, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao	2002	59
3	The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study International Journal of Obesity ·AS Jackson, Stanforth Pr, Jacques Gagnon, Tuomo Rankinen, Arturo S. León, D. C. Rao, JS Skinner, Claude Bouchard, Wilmore Jh Hit paper breakdown →	2002	532
4	A genetic study of cortisol measured before and after endurance training: The HERITAGE Family Study Metabolism ·Mary F. Feitosa, Treva Rice, Roland Rosmond, Ingrid B. Borecki, Ping An, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao	2002	16
5	Familial aggregation of submaximal aerobic performance in the HERITAGE Family study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·L. P russe, Jacques Gagnon, Michael A. Province, D. C. Rao, Jack H. Wilmore, Arthur S. Leon, Claude Bouchard, James S. Skinner	2001	76
6	Familial resemblance in ventilatory threshold: the HERITAGE Family Study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Steven E. Gaskill, Treva Rice, Claude Bouchard, Jacques Gagnon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Arthur S. Leon	2001	33
7	Race differences in the response of postheparin plasma lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase activities to endurance exercise training in men Atherosclerosis ·Jean Bergeron, Charles Couillard, Jean-Pierre Després, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard	2001	34
8	Linkage and association studies of the lipoprotein lipase gene with postheparin plasma lipase activities, body fat, and plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations : The HERITAGE family study Metabolism ·Christophe Garenc, Louis Përusse, Jacques Gagnon, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, Jean Bergeron, Jean-Pierre Després, Michael A. Province, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, D. C. Rao, Claude Bouchard	2000	30
9	Blood lipid response to 20 weeks of supervised exercise in a large biracial population: The HERITAGE family study Metabolism ·Arthur S. Leon, Treva Rice, Stephen Mandel, Jean‐Pierre Després, Jean Bergeron, Jacques Gagnon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard	2000	136
10	Evidence of Pleiotropic Loci for Fasting Insulin, Total Fat Mass, and Abdominal Visceral Fat in a Sedentary Population: The HERITAGE Family Study Obesity Research ·Yuling Hong, Jean‐Pierre Després, Treva Rice, André Nadeau, Michael A. Province, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, J H Wilmore, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao	2000	7
11	Cross-trait familial resemblance for resting blood pressure and body composition and fat distribution: The HERITAGE family study American Journal of Human Biology ·Ping An, Treva Rice, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao	2000	8
12	Familial Aggregation of Amount and Distribution of Subcutaneous Fat and Their Responses to Exercise Training in the HERITAGE Family Study Obesity Research ·Louis Përusse, Treva Rice, Michael A. Province, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, D. C. Rao, Claude Bouchard	2000	32
13	Adaptation to a standardized training program and changes in fitness in a large, heterogeneous population: the HERITAGE Family Study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·James S. Skinner, K. M. Wilmore, Joanne B. Krasnoff, (unknown), (unknown), Jacques Gagnon, Michael A. Province, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard	2000	107
14	Familial Aggregation of Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output During Submaximal Exercise: The HERITAGE Family Study International Journal of Sports Medicine ·Ping An, Treva Rice, Jacques Gagnon, A. S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao, Jack H. Wilmore	2000	37
15	Alterations in body weight and composition consequent to 20 wk of endurance training: the HERITAGE Family Study American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Jack H. Wilmore, Jean-Pierre Després, Philip R. Stanforth, Stephen Mandel, Treva Rice, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Claude Bouchard	1999	135
16	Familial resemblance for ??VO2max in the sedentary state: the HERITAGE family study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Claude Bouchard, E. Warwick Daw, Treva Rice, (unknown), Jacques Gagnon, Michael A. Province, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, JAMES S. SKINNER, Jack H. Wilmore	1998	390
17	Muscle-specific creatine kinase gene polymorphism and ??VO2max in the HERITAGE Family Study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Miguel A. Rivera, France T. Dionne, JEAN-AIM SIMONEAU, (unknown), Marie‐Christine Chagnon, Y. C. Chagnon, Jacques Gagnon, ARTHUR S. LEON, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Claude Bouchard	1997	69
18	Abdominal Visceral Fat is Associated with a BclI Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism at the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Locus Obesity Research ·B Buemann, Marie‐Claude Vohl, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, Jacques Gagnon, Louis Përusse, France T. Dionne, Jean‐Pierre Després, Angelo Tremblay, André Nadeau, Claude Bouchard	1997	156
19	Reproducibility of anthropometric and body composition measurements: the HERITAGE Family Study International Journal of Obesity ·JH Wilmore, PR Stanforth, M. A. Domenick, Jacques Gagnon, EW Daw, Arturo S. León, DC Rao, JS Skinner, Claude Bouchard	1997	57
20	Endurance exercise training has a minimal effect on resting heart rate: the HERITAGE study Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Jack H. Wilmore, Philip R. Stanforth, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Claude Bouchard	1996	68

About Jacques Gagnon

Jacques Gagnon is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cell Biology and Genetics, having authored 79 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Physical Performance (23 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (18 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (13 papers), Sports Performance and Training (12 papers), Physical Activity and Health (11 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Complementary and alternative medicine (957 citations), Physiology (2.3k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (741 citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (462 citations) and Genetics (1.5k citations). Jacques Gagnon has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Claude Bouchard, Arthur S. Leon, Jack H. Wilmore, James S. Skinner, D. C. Rao, Treva Rice, Louis Përusse, D. C. Rao, Marie‐Christine Chagnon and Wilmore Jh. Their work appears in journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, International Journal of Obesity, Journal of Applied Physiology, Metabolism and Marine Drugs.

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