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Claire Bombardier

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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 126 406 385 11 10 443 123814
Medicine 126 2867 2675 115 110 440 128174

Claire Bombardier publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Claire Bombardier between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Claire Bombardier published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2011. 4 of the 447 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2011. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

447 publications in total across all disciplines

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Claire Bombardier: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 3
1984 1
1985 3
1986 4
1987 5
1988 6
1989 3
1990 3
1991 5
1992 7
1993 9
1994 9
1995 8
1996 10
1997 7
1998 11
1999 15
2000 13
2001 20
2002 8
2003 11
2004 10
2005 14
2006 17
2007 15
2008 8
2009 9
2010 15
2011 29
2012 16
2013 20
2014 23
2015 11
2016 19
2017 9
2018 9
2019 15
2020 11
2021 12
2022 8
2023 9
2024 3
2025 1
Total 447
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Claire Bombardier publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 421–440 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 440 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806 440
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Claire Bombardier D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126–127 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252 126
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Claire Bombardier is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and primarily works in the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Rheumatology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields, including Immunology, Genetics, Hematology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Bombardier's recent publications reflect sustained contributions to rheumatology and autoimmune disorders. Notable papers include:

  • Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (2022, The Journal of Rheumatology)
  • Patient preferences for maintenance therapy in Crohn's disease: A discrete-choice experiment (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis has a similar time to remission as younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (2022, Arthritis Research & Therapy)
  • Disease activity trajectories for early and established rheumatoid arthritis: Real-world data from a rheumatoid arthritis cohort (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • Health care costs of rheumatoid arthritis: A longitudinal population study (2021, PLoS ONE)

Their frequent co-authors include Mohammad Movahedi, Angela Cesta, Edward Keystone, Janet Pope, and X. Li, demonstrating collaboration with researchers active in related fields.

Publishing regularly in highly specialized journals, Bombardier has multiple works appearing in venues with a focus on rheumatological conditions and autoimmune diseases. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • PLoS ONE
  • ACR Open Rheumatology

The core topics of Bombardier's research consistently address the following areas:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research

Overall, Claire Bombardier's work illustrates a multidisciplinary engagement spanning clinical management guidelines, patient preference analyses, disease progression studies, and health economics concerning rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.

Best Publications

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee.

    Frederick Wolfe;Hugh A. Smythe;Muhammad B. Yunus;Robert M. Bennett

  • Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures.

    Dorcas E. Beaton;Claire Bombardier;Francis Guillemin;Marcos Bosi Ferraz

  • Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures: literature review and proposed guidelines.

    Francis Guillemin;Claire Bombardier;Dorcas Beaton

  • Derivation of the SLEDAI. A disease activity index for lupus patients. The Committee on Prognosis Studies in SLE.

    C. Bombardier;D. D. Gladman;M. B. Urowitz;D. Caron

  • Development of an upper extremity outcome measure: The DASH (disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and head)

    Pamela L. Hudak;Peter C. Amadio;Claire Bombardier;Claire Bombardier

  • Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Rofecoxib and Naproxen in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Claire Bombardier;Loren Laine;Alise Reicin;Deborah Shapiro

  • American college of rheumatology preliminary definition of improvement in rheumatoid arthritis

    David T. Felson;David T. Felson;Jennifer J. Anderson;Jennifer J. Anderson;Maarten Boers;Claire Bombardier;Claire Bombardier

  • Assessing Bias in Studies of Prognostic Factors

    Jill A Hayden;Danielle A van der Windt;Jennifer L Cartwright;Pierre Côté

  • The American College of Rheumatology preliminary core set of disease activity measures for rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials. The Committee on Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials.

    Felson Dt;Anderson Jj;Boers M;Bombardier C

  • 2012 Update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

    Jasvinder A. Singh;Daniel E. Furst;Aseem Bharat;Jeffrey R. Curtis

  • Updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the cochrane collaboration back review group.

    Maurits van Tulder;Andrea Furlan;Claire Bombardier;Lex Bouter

  • Measuring the whole or the parts?: Validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure in different regions of the upper extremity

    Dorcas E. Beaton;Dorcas E. Beaton;Jeffrey N. Katz;Jeffrey N. Katz;Anne H. Fossel;James G. Wright;James G. Wright

  • Risk for Serious Gastrointestinal Complications Related to Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: A Meta-analysis

    Sherine E. Gabriel;Liisa Jaakkimainen;Claire Bombardier

  • 2009 updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group

    Andrea D. Furlan;Victoria Pennick;Claire Bombardier;Maurits van Tulder

  • Vascular and upper gastrointestinal effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Meta-analyses of individual participant data from randomised trials

    Colin Baigent;N. Bhala;J. Emberson;A. Merhi

  • Outcome measures for low back pain research. A proposal for standardized use.

    Richard A. Deyo;Michele Battie;A. J. H. M. Beurskens;Claire Bombardier

  • Evaluation of the quality of prognosis studies in systematic reviews.

    Jill A Hayden;Pierre Côté;Claire Bombardier

  • Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: systematic review.

    Jaime Guzmán;Rosmin Esmail;Kaija Karjalainen;Antti Malmivaara

  • Risk for Serious Gastrointestinal Complications Related to Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

    Sherine E. Gabriel;Liisa Jaakkimainen;Claire Bombardier

  • The development of a comorbidity index with physical function as the outcome.

    Dianne L. Groll;Teresa To;Claire Bombardier;James G. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Tugwell
Peter Tugwell University of Ottawa
Pierre Côté
Pierre Côté University of Ontario Institute of Technology
George Tomlinson
George Tomlinson University of Toronto
James G. Wright
James G. Wright University of Toronto
Janet E. Pope
Janet E. Pope University of Western Ontario
Gillian A. Hawker
Gillian A. Hawker University of Toronto
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Charles H. Goldsmith
Charles H. Goldsmith Simon Fraser University
Maxime Dougados
Maxime Dougados Hôpital Cochin
Désirée van der Heijde
Désirée van der Heijde Leiden University Medical Center

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