Sarah Bernard

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sarah Bernard is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Sociology and Political Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Bernard has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Sarah Bernard's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (28 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (14 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (7 papers). Sarah Bernard is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (28 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (14 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (7 papers). Sarah Bernard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Spain. Sarah Bernard's co-authors include François Maltais, Jean Jobin, Pierre Leblanc, R Belleau, F. Whittom, G Carrier, Jean Bourbeau, Clermont Simard, Yves Lacasse and Marc Baltzan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Bernard

37 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Peripheral Muscle Weakness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1998 602 citations Sarah Bernard, Pierre Leblanc et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah Bernard Canada	18	1.9k	658	581	277	118	42	2.2k
J.M. Broquetas Spain	19	1.2k 0.6×	279 0.4×	511 0.9×	93 0.3×	89 0.8×	58	1.6k
Timothy Griffiths United Kingdom	10	1.4k 0.8×	204 0.3×	460 0.8×	337 1.2×	141 1.2×	19	1.8k
Stacy N. Scott United States	6	740 0.4×	319 0.5×	269 0.5×	251 0.9×	64 0.5×	10	1.2k
Monika E. Slovinec D’Angelo Canada	12	376 0.2×	178 0.3×	496 0.9×	356 1.3×	189 1.6×	13	1.6k
Anne Kirsten Germany	18	2.3k 1.2×	247 0.4×	1.2k 2.1×	316 1.1×	159 1.3×	35	2.6k
Morten Quist Denmark	21	547 0.3×	131 0.2×	315 0.5×	104 0.4×	103 0.9×	34	1.8k
Baruch Vainshelboim United States	18	514 0.3×	170 0.3×	317 0.5×	178 0.6×	36 0.3×	68	1.0k
Line Oldervoll Norway	20	392 0.2×	77 0.1×	438 0.8×	129 0.5×	128 1.1×	57	1.9k
Karen Smith United States	19	296 0.2×	97 0.1×	323 0.6×	168 0.6×	65 0.6×	42	1.6k
Steven Sidney United States	14	164 0.1×	130 0.2×	179 0.3×	290 1.0×	79 0.7×	24	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Bernard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Bernard

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bernard, Sarah, et al.. (2025). From triage to departure: Older adults’ ED journey. A mixed methods study. Australasian Emergency Care. 28(3). 197–203.

Bernard, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Le fenua, entre renaissance culturelle et retour à la terre : vers une reconsidération des marges insulaires en Polynésie française. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 287. 275–309.

Soumagne, Thibaud, François Maltais, Marc Baltzan, et al.. (2022). Short-Term Oxygen Therapy Outcomes in COPD. International Journal of COPD. Volume 17. 1685–1693. 4 indexed citations

Lacasse, Yves, et al.. (2022). Cost-Effectiveness of an Extended Home Visit Program for Oxygen-Dependent COPD Patients. Respiratory Care. 67(9). 1082–1090. 1 indexed citations

Burton, Elissa, Keith Hill, Kathryn A. Ellis, et al.. (2022). Balance on the Brain: a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of a multimodal exercise programme on physical performance, falls, quality of life and cognition for people with mild cognitive impairment—study protocol. BMJ Open. 12(4). e054725–e054725. 8 indexed citations

Bernard, Sarah, et al.. (2021). Investigation of the effects of mTOR inhibitors rapamycin and everolimus in combination with carboplatin on canine malignant melanoma cells. BMC Veterinary Research. 17(1). 382–382. 10 indexed citations

Sériès, Frédéric, et al.. (2020). Reliability of Home Nocturnal Oximetry in the Diagnosis of Overlap Syndrome in COPD. Respiration. 99(2). 132–139. 13 indexed citations

Bernard, Sarah, et al.. (2019). Low Income and Stroke Rehabilitation: A Tale of Two Clients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(2). 2 indexed citations

Lacasse, Yves, Sarah Bernard, Frédéric Sériès, et al.. (2017). Multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol for the INOX trial. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1). 8–8. 26 indexed citations

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Bernard, Sarah. (2016). The Role of Social Determinants in Racial/Ethnic Disparities: African-American Outcomes During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation.. PubMed. 27(1). 11–17. 2 indexed citations

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Lacasse, Yves, et al.. (2015). Utility Scores In Patients With Oxygen-Dependent COPD: A Case-Control Study. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 12(5). 510–515. 8 indexed citations

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Bernard, Sarah, Fernanda Ribeiro, François Maltais, & Didier Saey. (2014). Prescribing exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation: A clinical experience. Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia. 20(2). 92–100. 12 indexed citations

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Baltzan, Marc, Adrienne S. Scott, Norman Wolkove, et al.. (2011). Fatigue in COPD: Prevalence and effect on outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation. Chronic Respiratory Disease. 8(2). 119–128. 46 indexed citations

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Mayo, Nancy E., Lise Gauvin, J A Hanley, et al.. (2011). Trajectories of endurance activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal. 39(2). 272–278. 42 indexed citations

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Bischoff, Erik, Maria Sedeno, Andrea Benedetti, et al.. (2010). Effects of written action plan adherence on COPD exacerbation recovery. Thorax. 66(1). 26–31. 116 indexed citations

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Sava, Francesco, et al.. (2010). The impact of obesity on walking and cycling performance and response to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 10(1). 55–55. 66 indexed citations

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Laviolette, Louis, Jean Bourbeau, Sarah Bernard, et al.. (2007). Assessing the Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Functional Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Thorax. 63(2). 115–21. 102 indexed citations

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Maltais, François, Jean Bourbeau, Yves Lacasse, et al.. (2005). A Canadian, Multicentre, Randomized Clinical Trial of Home‐Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Copd: Rationale and Methods. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 12(4). 193–198. 24 indexed citations

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Bernard, Sarah, F. Whittom, Pierre Leblanc, et al.. (1999). Aerobic and Strength Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(3). 896–901. 279 indexed citations

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Bernard, Sarah, Pierre Leblanc, F. Whittom, et al.. (1998). Peripheral Muscle Weakness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(2). 629–634. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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