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Caroline Duchaine

Caroline Duchaine

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
45
Citations
6880
World Ranking
5043
National Ranking
149

Caroline Duchaine publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Caroline Duchaine sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 145 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Caroline Duchaine D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Caroline Duchaine sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Caroline Duchaine is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has developed a research portfolio focused primarily on medicine and environmental science. Their work spans multiple related subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, oncology, and process chemistry and technology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas with particular emphasis on infection control and ventilation, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, odor and emission control technologies, air quality and health impacts, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, and respiratory viral infections research.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Caroline Duchaine include:

  • The outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A review of the current global status, 2020, Journal of Infection and Public Health
  • Ozone efficacy for the control of airborne viruses: Bacteriophage and norovirus models, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Comparison of the performance of ITS1 and ITS2 as barcodes in amplicon-based sequencing of bioaerosols, 2020, PeerJ
  • SARS-CoV-2 and Health Care Worker Protection in Low-Risk Settings: a Review of Modes of Transmission and a Novel Airborne Model Involving Inhalable Particles, 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Exposure to indoor air contaminants in school buildings with and without reported indoor air quality problems, 2020, Environment International

Frequent co-authors in Duchaine's publications include:

  • Marc Veillette
  • Nathalie Turgeon
  • Valérie Létourneau
  • Florent Rossi
  • Nathan Dumont-Leblond

Duchaine's work has appeared in several key publication venues, such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Aerosol Science and Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Antibiotics
  • Journal of Hospital Infection

Best Publications

  • Methods for Sampling of Airborne Viruses

    Daniel Verreault;Sylvain Moineau;Caroline Duchaine

  • Health effects of airborne exposures from concentrated animal feeding operations.

    Dick Heederik;Torben Sigsgaard;Peter S. Thorne;Joel N. Kline

  • Comparison of Five Bacteriophages as Models for Viral Aerosol Studies

    Nathalie Turgeon;Marie-Josée Toulouse;Bruno Martel;Sylvain Moineau

  • Bioaerosol exposure assessment in the workplace: the past, present and recent advances

    Wijnand Eduard;Dick Heederik;Caroline Duchaine;Brett James Green

  • Methods for biochemical study of poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism in vitro and in vivo.

    G.M. Shah;D. Poirier;C. Duchaine;G. Brochu

  • Culture-independent approach of the bacterial bioaerosol diversity in the standard swine confinement buildings, and assessment of the seasonal effect.

    Benjamin Nehmé;Valérie Létourneau;Robert John Forster;Marc Veillette

  • Mode of action of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase.

    Gino Brochu;Caroline Duchaine;Laurent Thibeault;Jean Lagueux

  • The outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A review of the current global status.

    Mbarka Bchetnia;Catherine Girard;Caroline Duchaine;Catherine Laprise

  • Increased prevalence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae in inflammatory bowel diseases.

    Pascale Blais Lecours;David Marsolais;Yvon Cormier;Marie Berberi

  • Ozone efficacy for the control of airborne viruses: Bacteriophage and norovirus models.

    Marie-Eve Dubuis;Nathan Dumont-Leblond;Camille Laliberté;Marc Veillette

  • Detection and Quantification of Airborne Norovirus During Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities

    Laetitia Bonifait;Rémi Charlebois;Allison Vimont;Nathalie Turgeon

  • Molecular Detection of Phytophthora ramorum by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Using TaqMan, SYBR Green, and Molecular Beacons.

    G. J. Bilodeau;C. A. Lévesque;A. W. A. M. de Cock;C. Duchaine

  • Detection of airborne lactococcal bacteriophages in cheese manufacturing plants.

    Daniel Verreault;Louis Gendron;Geneviève M. Rousseau;Marc Veillette

  • Assessment of bacterial endospore viability with fluorescent dyes

    Christian Laflamme;S. Lavigne;Jim Ho;Caroline Duchaine

  • Culture-Independent Characterization of Archaeal Biodiversity in Swine Confinement Building Bioaerosols

    Benjamin Nehmé;Yan Gilbert;Valérie Létourneau;Robert John Forster

  • Airborne bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in hospital rooms

    Yan Gilbert;Marc Veillette;Caroline Duchaine

  • Comparison of Endotoxin Exposure Assessment by Bioaerosol Impinger and Filter-Sampling Methods

    Caroline Duchaine;Peter S. Thorne;Anne Mériaux;Yan Grimard

  • Measurement of airborne bacteria and endotoxin generated during dental cleaning.

    Steve Dutil;Anne Mériaux;Marie-Chantale de Latrémoille;Louis Lazure

  • Vacuum cleaner emissions as a source of indoor exposure to airborne particles and bacteria

    Luke D. Knibbs;Congrong He;Caroline Duchaine;Lidia Morawska

  • Evaluation of Filters for the Sampling and Quantification of RNA Phage Aerosols

    Louis Gendron;Daniel Verreault;Marc Veillette;Sylvain Moineau

  • Detection of Streptococcus suis in Bioaerosols of Swine Confinement Buildings

    Laetitia Bonifait;Marc Veillette;Valérie Létourneau;Daniel Grenier

  • Elaboration of an electroporation protocol for Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579.

    Nathalie Turgeon;Christian Laflamme;Jim Ho;Caroline Duchaine

  • Effects of repeated swine building exposures on normal naive subjects.

    Yvon Cormier;Caroline Duchaine;Evelyne Israël-Assayag;G. Bédard

Frequent Co-Authors

Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology
Sylvain Moineau
Sylvain Moineau Université Laval
Peter S. Thorne
Peter S. Thorne University of Iowa
Luke D. Knibbs
Luke D. Knibbs University of Sydney
Kelly M. McNagny
Kelly M. McNagny University of British Columbia
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Dick Heederik
Dick Heederik Utrecht University
Daniel Grenier
Daniel Grenier Université Laval
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Michael S. Kobor
Michael S. Kobor University of British Columbia

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