Philippe Vanhems

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
281 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Philippe Vanhems is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Philippe Vanhems has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Epidemiology, 128 papers in Infectious Diseases and 34 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Philippe Vanhems's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (38 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (37 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (33 papers). Philippe Vanhems is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (38 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (37 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (33 papers). Philippe Vanhems collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Philippe Vanhems's co-authors include Nicolas Voirin, François Vandenesch, Gérard Lina, Yves Gillet, Thomas Bénet, Jérôme Étienne, D. Floret, Alain Barrat, Ciro Cattuto and Corinne Régis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Philippe Vanhems

262 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients

2002 1.1k citations Philippe Vanhems et al. profile →
High-Resolution Measurements of Face-to-Face Contact Patterns in a Primary School

2011 491 citations Juliette Stehlé, Nicolas Voirin et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philippe Vanhems France	41	3.3k	3.2k	984	903	666	281	7.7k
Philip M. Polgreen United States	45	3.4k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	705 0.7×	379 0.4×	365 0.5×	289	7.8k
Ben S. Cooper United Kingdom	46	2.1k 0.6×	3.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	708 0.8×	587 0.9×	151	8.1k
Matthew H. Samore United States	68	5.5k 1.6×	5.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.8k 2.7×	389	18.2k
Graham F. Medley United Kingdom	57	3.9k 1.2×	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 2.1×	408 0.5×	161 0.2×	278	10.9k
Pierre‐Yves Boëlle France	56	4.4k 1.3×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	379 0.6×	302	12.7k
Bruno Lina France	55	6.2k 1.9×	4.3k 1.4×	457 0.5×	1.9k 2.1×	82 0.1×	342	10.8k
Mark Jit United Kingdom	58	7.0k 2.1×	4.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	479 0.5×	151 0.2×	355	14.2k
Yazdan Yazdanpanah France	53	3.8k 1.1×	6.6k 2.1×	941 1.0×	716 0.8×	157 0.2×	362	11.3k
Athanasios Tsakris Greece	55	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	784 0.8×	2.0k 2.2×	318 0.5×	407	11.3k
Mirjam Kretzschmar Netherlands	52	4.7k 1.4×	3.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	306 0.3×	153 0.2×	291	11.2k

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Drane, A, et al.. (2025). Non-sputum-based triage and confirmatory diagnostic tests for pediatric TB. PubMed. 2(3). 153–159.

Rabilloud, Muriel, Mad‐Hélénie Elsensohn, Philippe Vanhems, et al.. (2025). Pneumococcal colonization rates in children and adults in two developing countries: A prospective cross-sectional hospital-based study. Vaccine. 64. 127697–127697.

Khanafer, Nagham, Stéphane Nancey, Eddy Cotte, et al.. (2024). An audit of central venous catheter insertion and management practices in two French university hospitals. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 43(10). 1927–1930. 1 indexed citations

Guibert, Nicolas, Bruno Pozzetto, Laurence Josset, et al.. (2023). A third vaccine dose equalises the levels of effectiveness and immunogenicity of heterologous or homologous COVID-19 vaccine regimens, Lyon, France, December 2021 to March 2022. Eurosurveillance. 28(15). 5 indexed citations

Parant, François, Julie Haesebaert, Mitra Saadatian‐Elahi, et al.. (2023). Minerals and Antioxidant Micronutrients Levels and Clinical Outcome in Older Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 during the First Wave of the Pandemic. Nutrients. 15(6). 1516–1516. 4 indexed citations

Khanafer, Nagham, Anne Termoz, Roland Chapurlat, et al.. (2023). Factors Associated with Long COVID-19 in a French Multicentric Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(17). 6678–6678. 3 indexed citations

Elias, Christelle, Patrick Basset, Frédéric Laurent, et al.. (2022). Protocol for a prospective quasi-experimental study on SARS-CoV-2 transmission during outdoor sports events in France: the COVID-ESO project. BMJ Open. 12(6). e055927–e055927.

Khanafer, Nagham, Roland Chapurlat, Laurent Juillard, et al.. (2022). Using ELEFIGHT® QR Codes for Quick Access to Information on Influenza Burden and Prevention: A Pilot Study in Lyon University Hospital. Vaccines. 10(10). 1591–1591.

Puig‐Barberà, Joan, George Kassianos, Philippe Vanhems, et al.. (2021). A comparison of coronavirus disease 2019 and seasonal influenza surveillance in five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 16(3). 417–428. 11 indexed citations

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Khanafer, Nagham, Philippe Vanhems, Laurent Juillard, et al.. (2021). Factors Associated with Clostridioides (Clostridium) Difficile Infection and Colonization: Ongoing Prospective Cohort Study in a French University Hospital. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(14). 7528–7528. 2 indexed citations

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Loubet, Paul, Florence Galtier, Fabrice Lainé, et al.. (2020). Characteristics of human metapneumovirus infection in adults hospitalized for community-acquired influenza-like illness in France, 2012–2018: a retrospective observational study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 27(1). 127.e1–127.e6. 25 indexed citations

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Temime, Laura, Marie‐Paule Gustin, Audrey Duval, et al.. (2020). A Conceptual Discussion About the Basic Reproduction Number of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Healthcare Settings. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72(1). 141–143. 26 indexed citations

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Trabaud, Mary‐Anne, et al.. (2018). Knowledge and attitudes about HIV-AIDS in a pregnant women population in Southwestern Madagascar. 6(3). 69–79. 1 indexed citations

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Loeffert, Sophie, Cédric Dananché, Thomas Bénet, et al.. (2017). Monitoring of clinical strains and environmental fungal aerocontamination to prevent invasive aspergillosis infections in hospital during large deconstruction work: a protocol study. BMJ Open. 7(11). e018109–e018109. 10 indexed citations

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Vanhems, Philippe, Sylvain Roche, Thomas Bénet, et al.. (2015). Influenza vaccine effectiveness among healthcare workers in comparison to hospitalized patients: A 2004-2009 case-test, negative-control, prospective study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 12(2). 485–490. 17 indexed citations

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Amour, Sélilah, et al.. (2015). Perception of the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic and acceptance of influenza vaccination by Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 staff: A descriptive study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 11(3). 727–731. 3 indexed citations

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Voirin, Nicolas, Sylvain Roche, Philippe Vanhems, et al.. (2011). A multiplicative hazard regression model to assess the risk of disease transmission at hospital during community epidemics. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 11(1). 53–53. 3 indexed citations

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Stehlé, Juliette, Nicolas Voirin, Alain Barrat, et al.. (2011). High-Resolution Measurements of Face-to-Face Contact Patterns in a Primary School. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23176–e23176. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Routy, Jean‐Pierre, Philippe Vanhems, Danielle Rouleau, et al.. (2000). Comparison of Clinical Features of Acute HIV-1 Infection in Patients Infected Sexually or Through Injection Drug Use. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 24(5). 425–432. 16 indexed citations

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Vanhems, Philippe & Emil Toma. (1995). Evaluation of a Prognostic Score. CHEST Journal. 107(1). 107–112. 21 indexed citations

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