Jacques Simard

45.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
295 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Jacques Simard is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacques Simard has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Genetics, 115 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 106 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jacques Simard's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (76 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (73 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (63 papers). Jacques Simard is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (76 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (73 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (63 papers). Jacques Simard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Jacques Simard's co-authors include Fernand Labrie, Van Luu‐The, Claude Labrie, Fernand Labrie, Sébastien Gingras, Sheng‐Xiang Lin, Alain Bélanger, Éric Rhéaume, Georges Pelletier and A. Bèlanger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Jacques Simard

290 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. BOADICEA: a comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction model incorporating genetic and nongenetic risk factors
    2019 386 citations Andrew Lee, Alex Cunningham et al. Genetics in Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jacques Simard 6.2k 5.8k 4.8k 1.7k 1.5k 295 13.8k
Alain Bélanger 3.5k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 214 13.3k
Michael E. Mendelsohn 6.2k 1.0× 6.6k 1.1× 4.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 558 0.4× 118 16.0k
William W. Chin 6.0k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 7.4k 1.5× 1.0k 0.6× 3.1k 2.2× 266 16.0k
Walter L. Miller 6.4k 1.0× 9.6k 1.7× 11.7k 2.4× 1.1k 0.7× 2.9k 2.0× 258 22.6k
Olli A. Jänne 4.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 8.0k 1.7× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 274 14.2k
Christopher Longcope 4.0k 0.6× 7.7k 1.3× 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 3.0k 2.1× 227 15.1k
Pentti K. Siiteri 4.8k 0.8× 3.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 131 13.4k
Nancy L. Weigel 6.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.4× 6.0k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 982 0.7× 166 11.5k
Michael Reed 5.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 6.0k 1.2× 2.6k 1.6× 2.1k 1.4× 316 14.0k
Frank Claessens 3.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 4.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.6× 944 0.6× 205 9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Jacques Simard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jacques Simard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jacques Simard. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jacques Simard. The network helps show where Jacques Simard may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacques Simard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jacques Simard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jacques Simard based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jacques Simard. Jacques Simard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lapointe, Julie, Michel Dorval, Nora Pashayan, et al.. (2023). Canadian Healthcare Professionals’ Views and Attitudes toward Risk-Stratified Breast Cancer Screening. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(7). 1027–1027. 4 indexed citations
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Wolfson, Michael, Steven D. Gribble, Nora Pashayan, et al.. (2021). Potential of polygenic risk scores for improving population estimates of women’s breast cancer genetic risks. Genetics in Medicine. 23(11). 2114–2121. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Jingmei, Wei Wen, Brennan Decker, et al.. (2018). Differential Burden of Rare and Common Variants on Tumor Characteristics, Survival, and Mode of Detection in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 78(21). 6329–6338. 16 indexed citations
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Lee, Andrew, Alex Cunningham, Marc Tischkowitz, et al.. (2016). Incorporating truncating variants in PALB2, CHEK2, and ATM into the BOADICEA breast cancer risk model. Genetics in Medicine. 18(12). 1190–1198. 58 indexed citations
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Lesueur, Fabienne, Yan Coulombe, Stéphane Gobeil, et al.. (2016). ABRAXAS (FAM175A) and Breast Cancer Susceptibility: No Evidence of Association in the Breast Cancer Family Registry. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156820–e0156820. 4 indexed citations
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Wong, Nora, William D. Foulkes, Jocelyne Chiquette, et al.. (2015). Clinical follow-up and breast and ovarian cancer screening of true BRCA1/2 noncarriers: a qualitative investigation. Genetics in Medicine. 18(6). 627–634. 6 indexed citations
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Lapointe, Julie, et al.. (2012). Incidence and predictors of positive and negative effects of BRCA1/2 genetic testing on familial relationships: a 3-year follow-up study. Genetics in Medicine. 14(1). 60–68. 9 indexed citations
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Guénard, Frédéric, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of the Contribution of the Three Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes CHEK2 , STK11 , and PALB2 in Non- BRCA1/2 French Canadian Families with High Risk of Breast Cancer. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 14(4). 515–526. 25 indexed citations
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Horsman, Doug, Brenda J. Wilson, Denise Avard, et al.. (2007). Clinical Management Recommendations for Surveillance and Risk-Reduction Strategies for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Among Individuals Carrying a Deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 29(1). 45–60. 35 indexed citations
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Samson, C., Paul Bessette, Jocelyne Chiquette, et al.. (2006). No Evidence of BRCA1/2 Genomic Rearrangements in High-Risk French-Canadian Breast/Ovarian Cancer Families. Genetic Testing. 10(2). 104–115. 41 indexed citations
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Callens, Nathalie, Martine Dumont, Agnès Bégué, et al.. (2002). . Mammalian Genome. 13(7). 352–358. 2 indexed citations
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Poulin, Marie-Josée, et al.. (1997). Response of Symbiotic Endomycorrhizal Fungi to Estrogens and Antiestrogens. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 10(4). 481–487. 36 indexed citations
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Simard, Jacques, Francine Durocher, Farida Mébarki, et al.. (1996). Molecular biology and genetics of the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-Δ4 isomerase gene family. Journal of Endocrinology. 150. 41 indexed citations
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Tonin, Patricia N., Roxana Moslehi, Roger Green, et al.. (1995). Linkage analysis of 26 Canadian breast and breast-ovarian cancer families. Human Genetics. 95(5). 545–50. 24 indexed citations
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Zhao, Huifen, et al.. (1990). STRUCTURE AND SEXUAL DIMORPHIC EXPRESSION OF A LIVER-SPECIFIC RAT 3β-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE/ISOMERASE. Endocrinology. 127(6). 3237–3239. 76 indexed citations
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Simard, Jacques, Fernand Labrie, & Françis Gossard. (1986). Regulation of Growth Hormone mRNA and Pro-Opiomelanocortin mRNA Levels by Cyclic AMP in Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells in Culture. DNA. 5(4). 263–270. 27 indexed citations

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