Stéphanie-May Ruchat

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Stéphanie-May Ruchat is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stéphanie-May Ruchat has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Stéphanie-May Ruchat's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (36 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers). Stéphanie-May Ruchat is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (36 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers). Stéphanie-May Ruchat collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Stéphanie-May Ruchat's co-authors include Michelle F. Mottola, Margie H. Davenport, Marie‐France Hivert, Kristi B. Adamo, Luigi Bouchard, Veronica J. Poitras, Nick Barrowman, Linda Slater, Gregory Davies and Casey Gray and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Stéphanie-May Ruchat

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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. 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy
    2018 384 citations Michelle F. Mottola, Margie H. Davenport et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stéphanie-May Ruchat Canada 24 1.4k 1.1k 633 326 306 67 2.3k
Ghattu V. Krishnaveni United Kingdom 24 954 0.7× 684 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 182 0.6× 253 0.8× 68 2.3k
S. R. Veena United Kingdom 24 932 0.7× 635 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 189 0.6× 268 0.9× 60 2.3k
Tarja I. Kinnunen Finland 23 1.1k 0.8× 905 0.8× 386 0.6× 407 1.2× 250 0.8× 57 1.8k
Glynis P. Ross Australia 30 2.0k 1.4× 403 0.4× 795 1.3× 1.1k 3.4× 357 1.2× 74 2.9k
Elena Spada Italy 16 350 0.2× 367 0.3× 589 0.9× 158 0.5× 159 0.5× 49 1.9k
Nathan Rojansky Israel 23 673 0.5× 636 0.6× 413 0.7× 271 0.8× 102 0.3× 58 1.9k
Nicolette A. Hodyl Australia 28 458 0.3× 349 0.3× 702 1.1× 194 0.6× 152 0.5× 71 2.0k
Martijn J.J. Finken Netherlands 28 549 0.4× 394 0.4× 1.8k 2.8× 159 0.5× 173 0.6× 106 2.9k
Despina D. Briana Greece 23 655 0.5× 170 0.2× 795 1.3× 171 0.5× 276 0.9× 101 1.7k
Tytti Raudaskoski Finland 21 686 0.5× 488 0.4× 752 1.2× 522 1.6× 82 0.3× 39 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stéphanie-May Ruchat

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stéphanie-May Ruchat

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Muhammad Usman Ali, Brittany A. Matenchuk, et al.. (2025). Impact of sleep on postpartum health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(8). 584–593. 3 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, et al.. (2025). Midwives’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Professional Practices Regarding Prenatal Physical Activity. Healthcare. 13(5). 576–576.
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Girard, Stéphanie, et al.. (2025). Physical activity during pregnancy: key beliefs to support intervention. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. 13(1). 2468841–2468841.
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Davenport, Margie H., Stéphanie-May Ruchat, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia, et al.. (2025). 2025 Canadian guideline for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep throughout the first year post partum. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(8). 515–526. 9 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Muhammad Usman Ali, Karen Fleming, et al.. (2024). Impact of postpartum physical activity on cardiometabolic health, breastfeeding, injury and infant growth and development: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 59(8). 539–549. 7 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, et al.. (2023). Influence of Physical Activity during Pregnancy on Type and Duration of Delivery, and Epidural Use: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(15). 5139–5139. 4 indexed citations
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Savard, Claudia, et al.. (2022). Health-Related Preconception Factors: Adherence to Guidelines and Associations with Weight Status. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 122(10). 1911–1921. 2 indexed citations
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Carranza‐Mamane, Belina, Marie‐France Langlois, Anne‐Sophie Morisset, et al.. (2022). Protocol of the Fit-For-Fertility study: a multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing a lifestyle programme targeting women with obesity and infertility. BMJ Open. 12(4). e061554–e061554. 2 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., et al.. (2019). Infographic. Prenatal physical activity: baby steps for better health. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(6). 360–361. 2 indexed citations
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O’Shaughnessy, Julie, et al.. (2018). Validation of the French-Canadian Pelvic Girdle Questionnaire. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 41(3). 234–241. 7 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., Michelle F. Mottola, Rachel J. Skow, et al.. (2018). Prenatal exercise is not associated with fetal mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(2). 108–115. 60 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., Taniya S. Nagpal, Michelle F. Mottola, et al.. (2018). Prenatal exercise (including but not limited to pelvic floor muscle training) and urinary incontinence during and following pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(21). 1397–1404. 58 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., Stéphanie-May Ruchat, Michelle F. Mottola, et al.. (2018). 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy: Methodology. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 40(11). 1468–1483. 27 indexed citations
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Mottola, Michelle F., Margie H. Davenport, Stéphanie-May Ruchat, et al.. (2018). 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(21). 1339–1346. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Catherine Allard, Myriam Doyon, et al.. (2016). Timing of Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Modulates Newborn Anthropometry. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 38(2). 108–117. 19 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., Stéphanie-May Ruchat, Isabelle Giroux, Maggie M. Sopper, & Michelle F. Mottola. (2013). Timing of Excessive Pregnancy-Related Weight Gain and Offspring Adiposity at Birth. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 122(2). 255–261. 69 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Andrée-Anne Houde, Grégory Voisin, et al.. (2013). Gestational diabetes mellitus epigenetically affects genes predominantly involved in metabolic diseases. Epigenetics. 8(9). 935–943. 206 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Margie H. Davenport, Isabelle Giroux, et al.. (2012). Nutrition and Exercise Reduce Excessive Weight Gain in Normal-Weight Pregnant Women. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 44(8). 1419–1426. 54 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Tuomo Rankinen, S. John Weisnagel, et al.. (2009). Improvements in glucose homeostasis in response to regular exercise are influenced by the PPARG Pro12Ala variant: results from the HERITAGE Family Study. Diabetologia. 53(4). 679–689. 53 indexed citations
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Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Martine Girard, S. John Weisnagel, et al.. (2008). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN µ‐OPIOID RECEPTOR‐1 102T>C POLYMORPHISM AND INTERMEDIATE TYPE 2 DIABETES PHENOTYPES: RESULTS FROM THE QUEBEC FAMILY STUDY (QFS). Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 35(9). 1018–1022. 5 indexed citations

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