Thomas Perneger

34.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
346 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Perneger is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Perneger has authored 346 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in General Health Professions, 51 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 47 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Perneger's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (33 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (31 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (26 papers). Thomas Perneger is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (33 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (31 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (26 papers). Thomas Perneger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Thomas Perneger's co-authors include Jean‐François Etter, Didier Pittet, Philippe Mourouga, Stéphane Hugonnet, Valérie Sauvan, Sylvie Touveneau, Stephan Harbarth, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Paul K. Whelton and Arnaud Perrier and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Perneger

343 papers receiving 23.7k 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.

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1998 4.7k citations Thomas Perneger profile →
Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene

2000 1.8k citations Thomas Perneger et al. profile →
Compliance with Handwashing in a Teaching Hospital

1999 751 citations Thomas Perneger et al. profile →
The French SF-36 Health Survey

1998 520 citations Thomas Perneger et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Hand Hygiene among Physicians: Performance, Beliefs, and Perceptions

2004 517 citations Thomas Perneger et al. profile →
Sample size for pre-tests of questionnaires

2014 390 citations Thomas Perneger, Patricia Hudelson et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Perneger	4.2k	3.3k	2.9k	2.7k	2.6k	346	25.0k
Miguel A. Hernán	5.8k 1.4×	2.6k 0.8×	4.4k 1.5×	2.9k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	313	42.2k
A. E. Ades	2.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	5.1k 1.7×	4.1k 1.5×	2.1k 0.8×	282	29.6k
Douglas K Owens	3.0k 0.7×	4.2k 1.3×	6.4k 2.2×	5.2k 1.9×	4.1k 1.6×	344	34.3k
Lehana Thabane	2.8k 0.7×	6.4k 1.9×	5.2k 1.8×	6.4k 2.4×	5.4k 2.1×	1.1k	37.0k
Igor Rudan	2.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	8.2k 2.8×	3.9k 1.5×	3.2k 1.2×	344	33.6k
Penny Whiting	2.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	5.3k 1.8×	5.5k 2.0×	2.2k 0.9×	151	28.5k
Philippe Ravaud	1.4k 0.3×	2.8k 0.8×	4.0k 1.4×	6.1k 2.3×	3.5k 1.4×	545	30.5k
Milton C. Weinstein	4.8k 1.2×	6.7k 2.0×	6.2k 2.1×	4.6k 1.7×	2.9k 1.1×	354	33.8k
John Brazier	6.0k 1.5×	9.0k 2.7×	6.1k 2.1×	5.0k 1.8×	3.2k 1.2×	557	39.3k
Alex J. Sutton	1.4k 0.3×	4.6k 1.4×	5.0k 1.7×	6.2k 2.3×	4.8k 1.8×	324	44.5k

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Perneger, Thomas & Angèle Gayet‐Ageron. (2023). Evidence of Lack of Treatment Efficacy Derived From Statistically Nonsignificant Results of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA. 329(23). 2050–2050. 6 indexed citations

Reymond, Philippe, Mustafa Çıkırıkçıoğlu, Mathieu van Steenberghe, et al.. (2023). Aortic Dilatation on the Edge of Dissection—Do We Operate Too Late? The Ratio between Ascending and Descending Aorta DiameteR (RADAR). Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(13). 4400–4400. 1 indexed citations

Wassmer, Charles‐Henri, Mickaël Chevallay, Christian Toso, et al.. (2023). A new clinical severity score for the management of acute small bowel obstruction in predicting bowel ischemia: a cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 109(6). 1620–1628. 7 indexed citations

Kieselbach, Berit, Melissa Kimber, Harriet L. MacMillan, & Thomas Perneger. (2022). Prevalence of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 12(4). e051140–e051140. 19 indexed citations

Cullati, Stéphane, et al.. (2021). Physicians’ Views and Agreement about Patient- and Context-Related Factors Influencing ICU Admission Decisions: A Prospective Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(14). 3068–3068. 4 indexed citations

Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2019). Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(1). e0007028–e0007028. 28 indexed citations

Maniewicz, Sabrina, et al.. (2018). Effect of implant‐supported mandibular overdentures versus reline on masticatory performance and salivary flow rates in very old adults—A randomized clinical trial. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 30(1). 59–67. 11 indexed citations

Escher, Monica, Stéphane Cullati, Patricia Hudelson, et al.. (2018). Admission to intensive care: A qualitative study of triage and its determinants. Health Services Research. 54(2). 474–483. 23 indexed citations

Maniewicz, Sabrina, Ramona Buser, Lydia Vazquez, et al.. (2017). Short Dental Implants Retaining Two-Implant Mandibular Overdentures in Very Old, Dependent Patients: Radiologic and Clinical Observation Up to 5 Years. The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants. 32(2). 415–422. 16 indexed citations

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Wolff, Hans, Alejandra Casillas, Thomas Perneger, et al.. (2016). Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland. International Journal of Prisoner Health. 12(1). 39–44. 15 indexed citations

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Capuzzo, Maurizia, Carlo Alberto Volta, Rui P. Moreno, et al.. (2014). Hospital mortality of adults admitted to Intensive Care Units in hospitals with and without Intermediate Care Units: a multicentre European cohort study. Critical Care. 18(5). 551–551. 141 indexed citations

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Platon, Alexandra, J.P. Tasu, Christoph Becker, et al.. (2013). The role of unenhanced CT alone for the management of headache in an emergency department. A feasibility study. Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(5). 335–341. 9 indexed citations

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Perneger, Thomas. (2010). Citation analysis of identical consensus statements revealed journal-related bias. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 63(6). 660–664. 30 indexed citations

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Sarasin, François, Barbara H. Hanusa, Thomas Perneger, et al.. (2003). A Risk Score to Predict Arrhythmias in Patients with Unexplained Syncope. Academic Emergency Medicine. 10(12). 1312–1317. 43 indexed citations

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Kossovsky, Michel P., Pierre Chopard, François Sarasin, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of quality improvement interventions to reduce inappropriate hospital use. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 14(3). 227–232. 37 indexed citations

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Bovier, Patrick, Thomas Perneger, Pierre Chopard, et al.. (2001). Marché des soins. Bulletin des Médecins Suisses. 82(34). 1783–1785. 2 indexed citations

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Perneger, Thomas, Eric Chamot, Philippe Chastonay, et al.. (2001). Incitatifs et contraintes dans l'activité médicale. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 82(37). 1954–1957. 1 indexed citations

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Chastonay, Philippe, Bruna Galobardes, Jean‐Paul Humair, et al.. (2000). Enseignements des Dimensions Communautaires dans le cadre de la réforme des études de médecine de l'Université de Genève. Bulletin des Médecins Suisses. 81(17). 875–879. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Desheng, Thomas Perneger, Willy Lehmann, & Pavel Dulguerov. (2000). Mimique normale et pathologique: analyse objective. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations

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