Yvonne Robitaille

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yvonne Robitaille is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yvonne Robitaille has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and 8 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Yvonne Robitaille's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (8 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (8 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (8 papers). Yvonne Robitaille is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (8 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (8 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (8 papers). Yvonne Robitaille collaborates with scholars based in Canada and Ivory Coast. Yvonne Robitaille's co-authors include Samy Suissa, Jennifer O’Loughlin, Jean-François Boivin, I B Pless, Claude Goulet, Brent Hagel, Robert W. Platt, Lise Gauvin, Sophie Laforest and Michel Fournier and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Yvonne Robitaille

20 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Falls and Injurious Falls among the Community-dwelling Elderly

1993 890 citations Jennifer O’Loughlin, Yvonne Robitaille et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yvonne Robitaille Canada	12	781	478	448	210	206	20	1.5k
Hei‐Fen Hwang Taiwan	20	573 0.7×	457 1.0×	329 0.7×	70 0.3×	141 0.7×	35	1.6k
Heikki Luukinen Finland	28	1.1k 1.4×	679 1.4×	404 0.9×	113 0.5×	266 1.3×	47	2.8k
Kathryn M. Trainor United States	3	1.0k 1.3×	704 1.5×	314 0.7×	62 0.3×	200 1.0×	4	1.7k
Klaas A. Hartholt Netherlands	22	776 1.0×	387 0.8×	301 0.7×	75 0.4×	141 0.7×	43	1.8k
P. A. Stalenhoef Netherlands	9	1.0k 1.3×	577 1.2×	297 0.7×	51 0.2×	100 0.5×	12	1.3k
Lien Quach United States	16	505 0.6×	425 0.9×	234 0.5×	142 0.7×	101 0.5×	42	2.4k
Linda J. Romero United States	19	978 1.3×	788 1.6×	405 0.9×	86 0.4×	207 1.0×	26	2.6k
Christopher Leigh Blizzard Australia	25	346 0.4×	319 0.7×	309 0.7×	155 0.7×	179 0.9×	80	1.7k
Nancy Low Choy Australia	22	735 0.9×	554 1.2×	216 0.5×	67 0.3×	239 1.2×	58	1.5k
Addie Middleton United States	23	873 1.1×	747 1.6×	244 0.5×	102 0.5×	97 0.5×	60	2.3k

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Gedeborg, Rolf, Margaret Warner, Lihui Chen, et al.. (2014). Internationally comparable diagnosis-specific survival probabilities for calculation of the ICD-10–based Injury Severity Score. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 76(2). 358–365. 52 indexed citations

Robitaille, Yvonne, Michel Fournier, Sophie Laforest, et al.. (2012). Effect of a Fall Prevention Program on Balance Maintenance Using a Quasi-experimental Design in Real-World Settings. Journal of Aging and Health. 24(5). 827–845. 10 indexed citations

Gagné, Mathieu, Yvonne Robitaille, Denis Hamel, & Danielle St-Laurent. (2010). Firearms regulation and declining rates of male suicide in Quebec. Injury Prevention. 16(4). 247–253. 35 indexed citations

Laforest, Sophie, Lise Gauvin, Yvonne Robitaille, et al.. (2009). Impact of a Community-Based Falls Prevention Program on Maintenance of Physical Activity Among Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health. 21(3). 480–500. 8 indexed citations

Filiatrault, Johanne, Lise Gauvin, Lucie Richard, et al.. (2008). Impact of a Multifaceted Community-Based Falls Prevention Program on Balance-Related Psychologic Factors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 89(10). 1948–1957. 8 indexed citations

Robitaille, Yvonne & Lise Gauvin. (2008). Fall prevention in older adults: towards an integrated population-based perspective. Injury Prevention. 14(3). 147–148. 3 indexed citations

Filiatrault, Johanne, Lise Gauvin, Michel Fournier, et al.. (2007). Evidence of the Psychometric Qualities of a Simplified Version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale for Community-Dwelling Seniors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 88(5). 664–672. 54 indexed citations

Filiatrault, Johanne, et al.. (2007). Implementing a Community-Based Falls-Prevention Program: From Drawing Board to Reality. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 26(3). 213–225. 22 indexed citations

Hagel, Brent, I B Pless, Claude Goulet, Robert W. Platt, & Yvonne Robitaille. (2005). Effectiveness of helmets in skiers and snowboarders: case-control and case crossover study. BMJ. 330(7486). 281–281. 121 indexed citations

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Robitaille, Yvonne, et al.. (2005). Moving Forward in Fall Prevention: An Intervention to Improve Balance Among Older Adults in Real-World Settings. American Journal of Public Health. 95(11). 2049–2056. 58 indexed citations

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Hagel, Brent, I B Pless, Claude Goulet, Robert W. Platt, & Yvonne Robitaille. (2004). The effect of helmet use on injury severity and crash circumstances in skiers and snowboarders. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 37(1). 103–108. 57 indexed citations

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Bernard‐Bonnin, Anne‐Claude, I B Pless, Yvonne Robitaille, et al.. (2003). Home injury patterns in children: A comparison by hospital sites. Paediatrics & Child Health. 8(7). 433–437. 7 indexed citations

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Rossignol, Michel, Yola Moride, Sylvie Perreault, et al.. (2002). Recommendations for the prevention of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. International comparison and synthesis.. PubMed. 18(3). 597–610. 7 indexed citations

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King, W. James, Terry P. Klassen, John C. LeBlanc, et al.. (2001). The Effectiveness of a Home Visit to Prevent Childhood Injury. PEDIATRICS. 108(2). 382–388. 98 indexed citations

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Robitaille, Yvonne, et al.. (2000). Search for a Simple Means to Identify Dangerous Surfaces Under Play Equipment. Journal of Safety Research. 31(1). 29–34. 4 indexed citations

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Robitaille, Yvonne, et al.. (1996). Does play equipment conform to the Canadian standard?. PubMed. 86(4). 279–83. 15 indexed citations

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Robitaille, Yvonne. (1996). Not losing sight of `the big picture'. Injury Prevention. 2(4). 247–248. 1 indexed citations

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O’Loughlin, Jennifer, Yvonne Robitaille, Jean-François Boivin, & Samy Suissa. (1993). Incidence of and Risk Factors for Falls and Injurious Falls among the Community-dwelling Elderly. American Journal of Epidemiology. 137(3). 342–354. 890 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robitaille, Yvonne. (1990). Evaluation of an Infant Car Seat Program in a Low-Income Community. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 144(1). 74–74. 20 indexed citations

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Robitaille, Yvonne, et al.. (1984). Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Epidemiology and Treatment Outcome in a Large Cohort of Children Six Years after Screening. International Journal of Epidemiology. 13(3). 319–323. 19 indexed citations

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