Paul Lespérance

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Paul Lespérance is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lespérance has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 25 papers in Neurology and 14 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Paul Lespérance's work include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (20 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (13 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (9 papers). Paul Lespérance is often cited by papers focused on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (20 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (13 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (9 papers). Paul Lespérance collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Paul Lespérance's co-authors include J. Montplaisir, Gilles Lavigne, Sylvie Boucher, Gaétan Poirier, O Lapierre, Véronique Desbeaumes Jodoin, Sylvain Chouinard, Jean‐Philippe Miron, François Richer and Guy A. Rouleau and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lespérance

54 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Clinical, polysomnographic, and genetic characteristics of restless legs syndrome: A study of 133 patients diagnosed with new standard criteria

1997 678 citations J. Montplaisir, Sylvie Boucher et al. Movement Disorders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Lespérance Canada	20	1.1k	932	808	307	251	59	1.9k
Elise Tandberg Norway	15	794 0.7×	882 0.9×	2.6k 3.2×	219 0.7×	152 0.6×	19	3.1k
G. Saletu‐Zyhlarz Austria	28	1.6k 1.5×	914 1.0×	754 0.9×	663 2.2×	53 0.2×	75	2.3k
Scott R. Bundlie United States	11	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	863 2.8×	83 0.3×	16	2.4k
Chris Vriend Netherlands	25	672 0.6×	126 0.1×	815 1.0×	222 0.7×	198 0.8×	78	1.7k
Maria Livia Fantini Italy	24	2.2k 2.0×	1.8k 1.9×	2.2k 2.7×	757 2.5×	152 0.6×	52	3.4k
Hidehisa Yamashita Japan	26	872 0.8×	255 0.3×	142 0.2×	442 1.4×	129 0.5×	72	1.8k
Monica Ulivelli Italy	25	755 0.7×	310 0.3×	664 0.8×	121 0.4×	748 3.0×	57	2.1k
Timothy Ham United Kingdom	14	864 0.8×	526 0.6×	451 0.6×	174 0.6×	66 0.3×	18	1.5k
Dennis J. Zgaljardic United States	21	547 0.5×	247 0.3×	846 1.0×	143 0.5×	85 0.3×	31	1.7k
Alex Désautels Canada	28	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	692 2.3×	41 0.2×	77	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Lespérance

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Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, et al.. (2025). Stepwise interventional psychiatry approach for major depression: A case series. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 191. 177–179.

Lespérance, Paul, Véronique Desbeaumes Jodoin, Jean‐Philippe Miron, et al.. (2024). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Inflammation in Treatment-Resistant Depression Patients: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2679–2679. 13 indexed citations

Miron, Jean‐Philippe, Nicolas Garel, Élie Rizkallah, et al.. (2024). Elevated allostatic load is associated with poorer response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatry Research. 340. 116122–116122.

Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, Dang Khoa Nguyen, Marie‐Pierre Fournier‐Gosselin, et al.. (2023). Evaluating real-world effectiveness of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression in a tertiary referral center based in Quebec, Canada. Psychiatry Research. 332. 115685–115685. 6 indexed citations

Juster, Robert‐Paul, et al.. (2022). Allostatic load as a predictor of response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment resistant depression: Research protocol and hypotheses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100133–100133. 1 indexed citations

Miron, Jean‐Philippe, Véronique Desbeaumes Jodoin, Paul Lespérance, & Daniel M. Blumberger. (2021). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressive disorder: basic principles and future directions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 1926960008–1926960008. 40 indexed citations

Miron, Jean‐Philippe, et al.. (2021). Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder Comorbid with Huntington’s Disease: A Case Report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 400–404. 1 indexed citations

Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, et al.. (2020). Electrocardiogram Corrected Q-T Interval Predicts Response to Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression. Journal of Ect. 36(4). 285–290. 6 indexed citations

Zumbansen, Anna, Sandra E. Black, Joyce L. Chen, et al.. (2020). Non-invasive brain stimulation as add-on therapy for subacute post-stroke aphasia: a randomized trial (NORTHSTAR). European Stroke Journal. 5(4). 402–413. 24 indexed citations

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Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, et al.. (2020). “Remote Monitoring of Intranasal Ketamine Self-Administration as Maintenance Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): A Novel Strategy for Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations to COVID-19?”. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 28(8). 892–893. 4 indexed citations

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Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, Jean‐Philippe Miron, & Paul Lespérance. (2018). Safety and Efficacy of Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol in Elderly Depressed Unipolar and Bipolar Patients. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 27(5). 548–558. 31 indexed citations

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Stip, Émmanuel, et al.. (2017). Catatonia with schizophrenia: From ECT to rTMS. L Encéphale. 44(2). 183–187. 14 indexed citations

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Jodoin, Véronique Desbeaumes, Paul Lespérance, Dang Khoa Nguyen, Marie‐Pierre Fournier‐Gosselin, & François Richer. (2015). Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pupillary function. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 98(3). 455–459. 53 indexed citations

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Lespérance, Paul, André Achim, Sabrina Diab, et al.. (2014). ODD irritability is associated with obsessive–compulsive behavior and not ADHD in chronic tic disorders. Psychiatry Research. 220(1-2). 447–452. 10 indexed citations

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Shechter, Ari, Paul Lespérance, N.M.K. Ng Ying Kin, & Diane B. Boivin. (2012). Pilot Investigation of the Circadian Plasma Melatonin Rhythm across the Menstrual Cycle in a Small Group of Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51929–e51929. 31 indexed citations

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Lemay, Martin, Nicolas Termoz, Paul Lespérance, et al.. (2007). Postural control anomalies in children with Tourette syndrome. Experimental Brain Research. 179(3). 525–530. 12 indexed citations

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Rivière, Jean‐Baptiste, Marie‐Pierre Dubé, Ridha Joober, et al.. (2005). Chromosome 11‐q24 region in Tourette syndrome: Association and linkage disequilibrium study in the French Canadian population. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 138A(3). 225–228. 10 indexed citations

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Lespérance, Paul, et al.. (2004). Restless legs in Tourette syndrome. Movement Disorders. 19(9). 1084–1087. 40 indexed citations

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Montplaisir, Jacques, Sylvie Boucher, Alain Nicolas, et al.. (1998). Immobilization tests and periodic leg movements in sleep for the diagnosis of restless leg syndrome. Movement Disorders. 13(2). 324–329. 161 indexed citations

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Nicolas, A., Paul Lespérance, & J. Montplaisir. (1998). Is Excessive Daytime Sleepiness with Periodic Leg Movements during Sleep a Specific Diagnostic Category?. European Neurology. 40(1). 22–26. 66 indexed citations

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