Pascal Bovet

61.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
331 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Pascal Bovet is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal Bovet has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 94 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 46 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Pascal Bovet's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (78 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (60 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (50 papers). Pascal Bovet is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (78 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (60 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (50 papers). Pascal Bovet collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Seychelles and United States. Pascal Bovet's co-authors include Fred Paccaud, Simon Benhamou, Arnaud Chioléro, Michel Burnier, Bo Xi, Josef Parnas, Conrad F. Shamlaye, Bharathi Viswanathan, Silvia Stringhini and Min Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Pascal Bovet

324 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a wor... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action
    2019 717 citations Pascal Bovet 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
Pascal Bovet Switzerland 63 4.0k 2.6k 1.9k 1.5k 1.5k 331 13.8k
Terence Dwyer Australia 74 6.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.0× 4.5k 2.3× 2.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 465 20.1k
Pieter C. Dagnelie Netherlands 58 2.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 2.4k 1.3× 695 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 300 12.0k
Alison Venn Australia 57 5.3k 1.3× 2.0k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.3× 721 0.5× 365 12.5k
Karri Silventoinen Finland 55 4.0k 1.0× 968 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 978 0.7× 261 12.2k
Yoav Ben‐Shlomo United Kingdom 88 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.8× 2.3k 1.5× 887 0.6× 531 26.7k
Tiina Laatikainen Finland 62 3.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.8× 635 0.4× 748 0.5× 527 15.7k
Bruce Barton United States 69 4.4k 1.1× 962 0.4× 1.8k 1.0× 2.2k 1.4× 585 0.4× 321 18.3k
Erkki Vartiainen Finland 69 4.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 3.6k 1.9× 661 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 299 17.1k
Gary Cutter United States 96 3.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 2.2k 1.4× 640 0.4× 770 35.1k
Rebecca Hardy United Kingdom 79 4.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 4.1k 2.1× 3.6k 2.3× 812 0.5× 448 21.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Pascal Bovet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pascal Bovet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pascal Bovet

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pascal Bovet. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pascal Bovet 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 Pascal Bovet. Pascal Bovet is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Micklesfield, Lisa K., Pascal Bovet, Kweku Bedu-Addo, et al.. (2024). Silhouette showcards confirm altered obesity-associated body image perception in international cohort study of African-origin populations. BMJ Open. 14(3). e065498–e065498.
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Jorgensen, Julianne, Jingyu Zeng, Kweku Bedu-Addo, et al.. (2024). The relationship between leptin-to-adiponectin ratio and HOMA-IR and metabolic syndrome in five African-origin populations. International Journal of Obesity. 49(2). 278–285.
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Leyvraz, Magali, Murielle Bochud, Bernard Genin, et al.. (2020). Spot urine samples to estimate 24-hour urinary calcium excretion in school-age children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 179(11). 1673–1681. 10 indexed citations
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Leyvraz, Magali, Angéline Chatelan, Bruno R. da Costa, et al.. (2018). Sodium intake and blood pressure in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and observational studies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 47(6). 1796–1810. 103 indexed citations
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Leyvraz, Magali, Clemens Bloetzer, Angéline Chatelan, et al.. (2018). Sodium intake and blood pressure in children with clinical conditions: A systematic review with meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 21(1). 118–126. 22 indexed citations
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Forrester, Terrence, Jacob Plange‐Rhule, Pascal Bovet, et al.. (2018). The Association of Dietary Fiber Intake with Cardiometabolic Risk in Four Countries across the Epidemiologic Transition. Nutrients. 10(5). 628–628. 38 indexed citations
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Leyvraz, Magali, Pascal Bovet, Bernard Genin, et al.. (2018). Urine Spot Samples Can Be Used to Estimate 24-Hour Urinary Sodium Excretion in Children. Journal of Nutrition. 148(12). 1946–1953. 16 indexed citations
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Leyvraz, Magali, Pascal Bovet, Murielle Bochud, et al.. (2018). Estimation of salt intake and excretion in children in one region of Switzerland: a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(7). 2921–2928. 11 indexed citations
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Leyvraz, Magali, Pascal Bovet, & Arnaud Chioléro. (2018). Estimating the effect of a reduction of sodium intake in childhood on cardiovascular diseases later in life. Journal of Human Hypertension. 34(4). 335–337. 2 indexed citations
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Kramer, Holly, Amy Luke, Pauline M. Camacho, et al.. (2016). Dietary factors and fibroblast growth factor-23 levels in young adults with African ancestry. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 35(6). 666–674. 7 indexed citations
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Périard, Daniel, Daniel Hayoz, Bharathi Viswanathan, et al.. (2015). Associations of Baroreflex Sensitivity, Heart Rate Variability, and Initial Orthostatic Hypotension with Prenatal and Recent Postnatal Methylmercury Exposure in the Seychelles Child Development Study at Age 19 Years. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(3). 3395–3405. 10 indexed citations
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Glaus, Jennifer, Caroline L. Vandeleur, Roland von Känel, et al.. (2014). Associations between mood, anxiety or substance use disorders and inflammatory markers after adjustment for multiple covariates in a population-based study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 58. 36–45. 61 indexed citations
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Lavoie, Suzie, Micah M. Murray, Patricia Deppen, et al.. (2007). Glutathione Precursor, N-Acetyl-Cysteine, Improves Mismatch Negativity in Schizophrenia Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology. 33(9). 2187–2199. 302 indexed citations
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Toŝić, Mirjana, Pascal Bovet, Patricia Deppen, et al.. (2004). Schizophrenia patients show reduced expression of the glutathione related genes. SERVAL (Université de Lausanne). 2 indexed citations
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Bovet, Pascal, Michel Burnier, George Madeleine, Bernard Waeber, & Fred Paccaud. (2002). Monitoring one-year compliance to antihypertension medication in the Seychelles.. PubMed. 80(1). 33–9. 73 indexed citations
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Bovet, Pascal, et al.. (2000). Poor performance of the CAGE questionnaire in screening for heavy drinking in men in the Seychelles Islands (Indian Ocean).. IRIS. 2 indexed citations
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Gelder, Béatrice de, et al.. (1997). Impaired integration of audition and vision in schizophrenics. Experimental Brain Research. 117. 4 indexed citations

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