Michel Laviolette

16.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
212 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Michel Laviolette is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Laviolette has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Physiology, 117 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michel Laviolette's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (130 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (59 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (36 papers). Michel Laviolette is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (130 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (59 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (36 papers). Michel Laviolette collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michel Laviolette's co-authors include Jamila Chakir, Louis‐Philippe Boulet, Nicolas Flamand, Yvon Cormier, M Boutet, Qutayba Hamid, Caroline Turcotte, LP Boulet, Gerard Cox and Adalberto Sperb Rubin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michel Laviolette

208 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Airway remodeling-associated mediators in moderate to severe asthma: Effect of steroids on TGF-β, IL-11, IL-17, and type I and type III collagen expression

2003 549 citations Jamila Chakir, Michel Laviolette et al. profile →
The CB2 receptor and its role as a regulator of inflammation

2016 424 citations Michel Laviolette, Nicolas Flamand et al. profile →
Effects of benralizumab on airway eosinophils in asthmatic patients with sputum eosinophilia

2013 370 citations Michel Laviolette et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michel Laviolette	6.3k	5.4k	1.9k	1.2k	1.2k	212	10.1k
Philippe Godard	6.3k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	850 0.7×	189	9.1k
TH Lee	5.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.5×	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	184	9.3k
Philip J. Thompson	3.9k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	193	9.4k
Gary L. Larsen	7.1k 1.1×	5.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.6×	822 0.7×	130	10.2k
William J. Calhoun	5.8k 0.9×	4.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	942 0.8×	172	8.4k
C. G. A. Persson	4.8k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	248	8.3k
Stephen P. Peters	10.1k 1.6×	6.4k 1.2×	3.6k 1.9×	2.5k 2.0×	2.4k 2.1×	277	14.4k
Frans P. Nijkamp	4.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	306	9.3k
S.T. Holgate	5.0k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	665 0.6×	162	7.2k
Guy Joos	5.1k 0.8×	5.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	943 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	239	10.7k

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Bougeard, Stéphanie, et al.. (2025). The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 25(1). 21–21. 1 indexed citations

Vos, John De, Sabrina Biardel, Andréanne Côté, et al.. (2023). S100A alarmins and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) regulation in severe asthma following bronchial thermoplasty. Respiratory Research. 24(1). 294–294. 2 indexed citations

Gaudreault, Nathalie, Cyndi Henry, Paula A. Ugalde, et al.. (2018). Tumor-based gene expression biomarkers to predict survival following curative intent resection for stage I lung adenocarcinoma. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0207513–e0207513. 2 indexed citations

Gras, Delphine, Philippe Joubert, Louis‐Philippe Boulet, et al.. (2018). Persistent Reduction of Mucin Production after Bronchial Thermoplasty in Severe Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(4). 536–538. 20 indexed citations

Cormier, Yvon, et al.. (2015). Abnormal Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Asymptomatic Dairy Farmers. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1 indexed citations

Saferali, Aabida, Ma’en Obeidat, Jean‐Christophe Bérubé, et al.. (2015). Polymorphisms Associated with Expression of BPIFA1/BPIFB1 and Lung Disease Severity in Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 53(5). 607–614. 26 indexed citations

Wilson, Susan J., et al.. (2013). The relationship between eosinophilia and airway remodelling in mild asthma. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 43(12). 1342–1350. 47 indexed citations

Bossé, Yohan, Dirkje S. Postma, Don D. Sin, et al.. (2012). Molecular Signature of Smoking in Human Lung Tissues. Cancer Research. 72(15). 3753–3763. 93 indexed citations

Castro, Mario, Adalberto Sperb Rubin, Michel Laviolette, Nicola A. Hanania, & Gerard Cox. (2010). Two-Year Persistence of Effect of Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) in Patients With Severe Asthma: AIR2 Trial. CHEST Journal. 138(4). 768A–768A. 2 indexed citations

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Chakir, Jamila, Lionel Loubaki, Michel Laviolette, et al.. (2009). Monitoring sputum eosinophils in mucosal inflammation and remodelling: a pilot study. European Respiratory Journal. 35(1). 48–53. 16 indexed citations

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Joubert, Philippe, Stéphane Lajoie-Kadoch, Abdelilah S. Gounni, et al.. (2005). CCR3 Expression and Function in Asthmatic Airway Smooth Muscle Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 175(4). 2702–2708. 75 indexed citations

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Flamand, Nicolas, Serge Picard, Marc E. Surette, et al.. (2000). Adenosine, a Potent Natural Suppressor of Arachidonic Acid Release and Leukotriene Biosynthesis in Human Neutrophils. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(Supplement_1). S88–S94. 71 indexed citations

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Boulet, Louis‐Philippe, Hélène Turcotte, Michel Laviolette, et al.. (2000). Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Inflammation, and Subepithelial Collagen Deposition in Recently Diagnosed versus Long-standing Mild Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(4). 1308–1313. 177 indexed citations

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Bossé, Marc, Jamila Chakir, Mahmoud Rouabhia, et al.. (1999). Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-9:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Ratio Correlates with Steroid Responsiveness in Moderate to Severe Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(2). 596–602. 104 indexed citations

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Laviolette, Michel, Kerstin Malmström, Susan Lu, et al.. (1999). Montelukast Added to Inhaled Beclomethasone in Treatment of Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(6). 1862–1868. 259 indexed citations

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Israël-Assayag, Évelyne, Azzeddine Dakhama, Sophie Lavigne, Michel Laviolette, & Yvon Cormier. (1999). Expression of Costimulatory Molecules on Alveolar Macrophages in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(6). 1830–1834. 60 indexed citations

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Cormier, Yvon, et al.. (1998). Effect of Route of Breathing on Response to Exposure in a Swine Confinement Building. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1512–1521. 13 indexed citations

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Boulet, LP, Hélène Turcotte, G Carrier, M Boutet, & Michel Laviolette. (1995). Increased maximal airway response to methacholine during seasonal allergic rhinitis in nonasthmatic subjects: relationships with airway wall thickness and inflammation. European Respiratory Journal. 8(6). 913–921. 35 indexed citations

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Boulet, LP, et al.. (1994). Airway Inflammation in Nonasthmatic Subjects with Chronic Cough. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 149(2). 482–489. 106 indexed citations

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Laviolette, Michel, et al.. (1988). Metabolism of arachidonic acid through the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in normal human peritoneal macrophages.. The Journal of Immunology. 141(6). 2104–2109. 17 indexed citations

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