Stéphane Hugonnet

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Stéphane Hugonnet is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stéphane Hugonnet has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stéphane Hugonnet's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (13 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (12 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (8 papers). Stéphane Hugonnet is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (13 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (12 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (8 papers). Stéphane Hugonnet collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Stéphane Hugonnet's co-authors include Didier Pittet, Thomas Perneger, Valérie Sauvan, Sylvie Touveneau, Stephan Harbarth, Philippe Mourouga, Hugo Sax, Jean-Claude Chevrolet, Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva and Anne Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stéphane Hugonnet

48 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene

2000 1.8k citations Didier Pittet, Stéphane Hugonnet et al. The Lancet profile →
Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions

2004 517 citations Didier Pittet, Stéphane Hugonnet et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stéphane Hugonnet Switzerland	28	3.2k	1.1k	987	860	738	50	5.1k
Hugo Sax Switzerland	45	3.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	158	7.7k
Mary‐Louise McLaws Australia	43	3.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	431 0.5×	526 0.7×	181	7.0k
Sylvie Touveneau Switzerland	14	2.2k 0.7×	819 0.8×	480 0.5×	657 0.8×	590 0.8×	23	3.3k
Marguerite M. Jackson United States	18	2.8k 0.9×	850 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	724 0.8×	556 0.8×	79	5.0k
Emily Rhinehart United States	12	2.7k 0.8×	856 0.8×	956 1.0×	512 0.6×	519 0.7×	21	4.2k
Andreas F. Widmer Switzerland	53	5.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	3.0k 3.1×	914 1.1×	894 1.2×	328	12.0k
Loreen A. Herwaldt United States	47	4.9k 1.5×	611 0.6×	2.8k 2.9×	812 0.9×	692 0.9×	200	8.8k
William E. Trick United States	37	2.0k 0.6×	665 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	576 0.7×	668 0.9×	138	4.9k
Anthony D. Harris United States	56	4.3k 1.3×	802 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	978 1.1×	2.2k 3.0×	288	9.5k
Lisa L. Maragakis United States	38	1.7k 0.5×	861 0.8×	1.9k 2.0×	1.2k 1.4×	933 1.3×	113	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stéphane Hugonnet

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stéphane Hugonnet

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20 of 20 papers shown

Polonsky, Jonathan A., Sangeeta Bhatia, Keith Fraser, et al.. (2022). Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against infectious diseases among crisis-affected populations: a scoping review. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 11(1). 14–14. 10 indexed citations

Cibrelus, Laurence, Clément Lingani, Katya C. Fernandez, et al.. (2015). Risk Assessment and Meningococcal A Conjugate Vaccine Introduction in Africa: The District Prioritization Tool. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61(suppl_5). S442–S450. 10 indexed citations

Collard, Jean‐Marc, Bassira Issaka, Stéphane Hugonnet, et al.. (2013). Epidemiological changes in meningococcal meningitis in Niger from 2008 to 2011 and the impact of vaccination. BMC Infectious Diseases. 13(1). 576–576. 47 indexed citations

Agier, Lydiane, Hélène Broutin, Eric Bertherat, et al.. (2013). Timely detection of bacterial meningitis epidemics at district level: a study in three countries of the African Meningitis Belt. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107(1). 30–36. 11 indexed citations

Hall, Ian, et al.. (2012). Transmission dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a medical intensive care unit. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(75). 2639–2652. 15 indexed citations

Traoré, Ousmane, Stéphane Hugonnet, Jann Lübbe, William Griffiths, & Didier Pittet. (2007). Liquid versus gel handrub formulation: a prospective intervention study. Critical Care. 11(3). R52–R52. 57 indexed citations

Hugonnet, Stéphane, İlker Uçkay, & Didier Pittet. (2007). Staffing level: a determinant of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia. Critical Care. 11(4). R80–R80. 91 indexed citations

Todd, Jim, Heiner Grosskurth, John Changalucha, et al.. (2006). Risk Factors Influencing HIV Infection Incidence in a Rural African Population: A Nested Case‐Control Study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 193(3). 458–466. 60 indexed citations

Hugonnet, Stéphane, et al.. (2006). Outbreak of Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: The Importance of the Quality of the Surgical Wound. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 27(11). 1246–1248. 4 indexed citations

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Sax, Hugo, et al.. (2005). Knowledge of Standard and Isolation Precautions in a Large Teaching Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 26(3). 298–304. 111 indexed citations

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Toutous‐Trellu, Laurence, Marc Péchère, Stéphane Hugonnet, et al.. (2005). Increased Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Geneva, Switzerland. Dermatology. 212(1). 41–46. 15 indexed citations

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Favre, Benoît, Stéphane Hugonnet, Luci Corrêa, et al.. (2005). Nosocomial Bacteremia Clinical Significance of a Single Blood Culture Positive for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 26(8). 697–702. 65 indexed citations

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Pessoa-Silva, Carmem L, Sasi Dharan, Stéphane Hugonnet, et al.. (2004). Dynamics of Bacterial Hand Contamination During Routine Neonatal Care. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 25(3). 192–197. 106 indexed citations

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Pittet, Didier, Hugo Sax, Stéphane Hugonnet, & Stephan Harbarth. (2004). Cost Implications of Successful Hand Hygiene Promotion. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 25(3). 264–266. 106 indexed citations

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Eggimann, Philippe, Stephan Harbarth, Bara Ricou, et al.. (2003). Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Bacteremic Sepsis Does Not Increase Mortality. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(9). 1210–1214. 16 indexed citations

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Hugonnet, Stéphane, et al.. (2003). Bacteremic sepsis in intensive care: Temporal trends in incidence, organ dysfunction, and prognosis. Critical Care Medicine. 31(2). 390–394. 49 indexed citations

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Dharan, Sasi, Stéphane Hugonnet, Hugo Sax, & Didier Pittet. (2003). Comparison of Waterless Hand Antisepsis Agents at Short Application Times: Raising the Flag of Concern. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 24(3). 160–164. 64 indexed citations

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Hugonnet, Stéphane, Philippe Eggimann, Hugo Sax, et al.. (2002). Intensive care unit-acquired infections: Is postdischarge surveillance useful?. Critical Care Medicine. 30(12). 2636–2638. 7 indexed citations

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Garbino, Jorge, Daniel P. Lew, Jacques-A. Romand, et al.. (2002). Prevention of severe Candida infections in nonneutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients treated by selective digestive decontamination. Intensive Care Medicine. 28(12). 1708–1717. 189 indexed citations

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Pittet, Didier, Stéphane Hugonnet, Stephan Harbarth, et al.. (2000). Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene. The Lancet. 356(9238). 1307–1312. 1780 indexed citations breakdown →

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