Joseph F. Plouffe

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph F. Plouffe is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph F. Plouffe has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Epidemiology, 16 papers in Infectious Diseases and 16 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Joseph F. Plouffe's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (23 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (16 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers). Joseph F. Plouffe is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (23 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (16 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers). Joseph F. Plouffe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Joseph F. Plouffe's co-authors include Thomas M. File, Robert F. Breiman, Michael S. Niederman, Julio A. Ramírez, Thomas J. Marrie, Lionel A. Mandell, John B. Bass, Michael J. Fine, Fernando J. Martínez and Rob Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Joseph F. Plouffe

56 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia

2001 1.6k citations Michael S. Niederman, Lionel A. Mandell et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Distribution ofLegionellaSpecies and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community‐Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey

2002 520 citations Victor L. Yu, Joseph F. Plouffe et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph F. Plouffe United States	28	3.1k	990	865	570	538	57	4.5k
Robert C. George United Kingdom	49	5.6k 1.8×	588 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	488 0.9×	367 0.7×	120	7.3k
Linda M. Mundy United States	37	2.6k 0.8×	330 0.3×	2.3k 2.7×	330 0.6×	528 1.0×	117	5.1k
P.J. van den Broek Netherlands	35	1.4k 0.5×	352 0.4×	598 0.7×	432 0.8×	324 0.6×	108	3.4k
Jay P. Sanford United States	36	1.8k 0.6×	515 0.5×	892 1.0×	896 1.6×	637 1.2×	139	4.8k
Josep Mensa Spain	50	5.1k 1.6×	643 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	992 1.7×	1.5k 2.8×	189	8.6k
John D. Rihs United States	27	1.3k 0.4×	475 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	223 0.4×	350 0.7×	47	3.2k
R. Finch United Kingdom	27	1.3k 0.4×	247 0.2×	505 0.6×	392 0.7×	351 0.7×	83	3.0k
G. K. M. Harding Canada	39	2.5k 0.8×	309 0.3×	753 0.9×	285 0.5×	166 0.3×	110	4.4k
Jean‐Ralph Zahar France	38	2.1k 0.7×	362 0.4×	1.5k 1.8×	688 1.2×	1.2k 2.3×	154	5.1k
M. T. Jiménez de Anta Spain	34	2.4k 0.8×	512 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	408 0.7×	576 1.1×	98	4.0k

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Martin, Daniel R., et al.. (2008). Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 26(2). 549–570. 12 indexed citations

Plouffe, Joseph F., Robert F. Breiman, Barry S. Fields, et al.. (2003). Azithromycin in the Treatment of Legionella Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 37(11). 1475–1480. 43 indexed citations

Yu, Victor L., Joseph F. Plouffe, Maddalena Castellani Pastoris, et al.. (2002). Distribution ofLegionellaSpecies and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community‐Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 186(1). 127–128. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

Niederman, Michael S., Lionel A. Mandell, Antonio Anzueto, et al.. (2001). Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(7). 1730–1754. 1621 indexed citations breakdown →

Plouffe, Joseph F., Douglas B. Schwartz, Antonia Kolokathis, et al.. (2000). Clinical Efficacy of Intravenous followed by Oral Azithromycin Monotherapy in Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 44(7). 1796–1802. 48 indexed citations

Stack, Steven, Daniel R. Martin, & Joseph F. Plouffe. (1999). An Emergency Department–Based Pneumococcal Vaccination Program Could Save Money and Lives. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 33(3). 299–303. 26 indexed citations

Guevara, Ramon E., et al.. (1999). Accuracy of ICD-9-CM Codes in Detecting Community-acquired Pneumococcal Pneumonia for Incidence and Vaccine Efficacy Studies. American Journal of Epidemiology. 149(3). 282–289. 120 indexed citations

Plouffe, Joseph F., Cora McNally, & Thomas M. File. (1998). VALUE OF NONINVASIVE STUDIES IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 12(3). 689–699. 18 indexed citations

Plouffe, Joseph F., et al.. (1997). Stability of Legionella urinary antigens over time. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 28(1). 1–3. 13 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F.. (1996). Levofloxacin in vitro activity against bacteremic isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 25(1). 43–45. 19 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F.. (1996). Bacteremia With Streptococcus pneumoniae. JAMA. 275(3). 194–194. 207 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F.. (1996). Bacteremia with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Implications for therapy and prevention. Franklin County Pneumonia Study Group. JAMA. 275(3). 194–198. 180 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F., Thomas M. File, Robert F. Breiman, et al.. (1995). Reevaluation of the Definition of Legionnaires' Disease: Use of the Urinary Antigen Assay. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 20(5). 1286–1291. 133 indexed citations

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Black, John R., Judith Feinberg, Robert L. Murphy, et al.. (1994). Clindamycin and Primaquine Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Episodes of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with AIDS: AIDS Clinical Trials Group 044. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 18(6). 905–913. 28 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F., et al.. (1994). Radiographic appearance of Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR strain) respiratory infections. CBPIS Study Group. Community-based Pneumonia Incidence Study.. Radiology. 192(3). 819–824. 34 indexed citations

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Herchline, Thomas, Joseph F. Plouffe, & Michael F. Para. (1991). Diabetes mellitus presenting with ketoacidosis following pentamidine therapy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Journal of Infection. 22(1). 41–44. 16 indexed citations

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Stout, Jason E., J Joly, M F Para, et al.. (1988). Comparison of Molecular Methods for Subtyping Patients and Epidemiologically Linked Environmental Isolates of Legionella pneumophila. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 157(3). 486–495. 62 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F., M F Para, & Kathryn A. Fuller. (1985). Serum bactericidal activity against Legionella pneumophila. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 22(5). 863–864. 18 indexed citations

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Plouffe, Joseph F., Robert L. Perkins, Robert J. Fass, et al.. (1983). Cefotaxime: Pharmacokinetics and in vitro Antibacterial Activity of Serum and Urine in Normal Human Volunteers. Chemotherapy. 29(2). 73–79. 4 indexed citations

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Cohen, Myron S., et al.. (1977). Pulmonary Phycomycetoma in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus ^1, ². American Review of Respiratory Disease. 116(3). 519–523. 15 indexed citations

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