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François Coutlée

François Coutlée

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
61
Citations
15058
World Ranking
2974
National Ranking
86

François Coutlée 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 François Coutlée sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 233 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

François Coutlée 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 François Coutlée sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

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

Overview

François Coutlée is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and focuses primarily on medical research within the field of epidemiology. Their work spans several subfields including infectious diseases, surgery, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research themes cover a range of topics, notably:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Recent publications authored or co-authored by François Coutlée demonstrate a focus on viral infections and diagnostic technologies. Selected recent papers include:

  • "A study of type-specific HPV natural history and implications for contemporary cervical cancer screening programs," 2020, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Association Between Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Pregnant Women and Preterm Birth," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Human papillomavirus genotype distribution and factors associated among female sex workers in West Africa," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection from combined nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab samples by a laboratory-developed real-time RT-PCR test and the Roche SARS-CoV-2 assay on a cobas 8800 instrument," 2020, Journal of Clinical Virology
  • "Comparison of saliva with oral and nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection on various commercial and laboratory-developed assays," 2021, Journal of Medical Virology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Eduardo L. Franco
  • Mariam El-Zein
  • Pierre-Paul Tellier
  • Ann N. Burchell
  • Marie-Hélène Mayrand

François Coutlée has published extensively in several scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • Journal of Clinical Virology

Their body of work integrates epidemiological methods and infectious disease research, contributing to the understanding of viral infections particularly those affecting genital health and respiratory diagnostics, including HPV and SARS-CoV-2.

Best Publications

  • Human papillomavirus DNA versus Papanicolaou screening tests for cervical cancer.

    Marie-Hélène Mayrand;Eliane Duarte-Franco;Isabel Rodrigues;Stephen D. Walter

  • Improved Amplification of Genital Human Papillomaviruses

    P. E. Gravitt;C. L. Peyton;T. Q. Alessi;C. M. Wheeler

  • HPV Vaccine against Anal HPV Infection and Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    Joel M. Palefsky;Anna R. Giuliano;Stephen Goldstone;Edson D. Moreira

  • The Natural History of Type-specific Human Papillomavirus Infections in Female University Students

    Harriet Richardson;Gail Kelsall;Pierre Tellier;Hélène Voyer

  • Are self-collected samples comparable to physician-collected cervical specimens for human papillomavirus DNA testing? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Patrick Petignat;Daniel L. Faltin;Ilan Bruchim;Martin R. Tramèr

  • Use of PGMY Primers in L1 Consensus PCR Improves Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Genital Samples

    François Coutlée;Patti Gravitt;Janet Kornegay;Catherine Hankins

  • Enhanced detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in anogenital samples with PGMY primers and the Linear array HPV genotyping test.

    François Coutlée;François Coutlée;Danielle Rouleau;Patrick Petignat;Georges Ghattas

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection Among HIV-Seronegative Men Who Have Sex With Men

    Stephen Goldstone;Joel M. Palefsky;Anna R. Giuliano;Edson D. Moreira

  • Human papillomavirus infection and oral cancer: A case-control study in Montreal, Canada

    Javier Pintos;Martin J. Black;Nader Sadeghi;Parviz Ghadirian

  • Human papillomavirus and HIV coinfection and the risk of neoplasias of the lower genital tract: a review of recent developments

    Alex Ferenczy;François Coutlée;Eduardo Franco;Catherine Hankins

  • HAART and Progression to High-Grade Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Men Who Have Sex with Men and Are Infected with HIV

    Alexandra de Pokomandy;Danielle Rouleau;George Ghattas;Helen Trottier;Helen Trottier

  • A study of type-specific HPV natural history and implications for contemporary cervical cancer screening programs

    Maria Demarco;Noorie Hyun;Olivia Carter-Pokras;Tina R. Raine-Bennett

  • Aptima HPV E6/E7 mRNA Test Is as Sensitive as Hybrid Capture 2 Assay but More Specific at Detecting Cervical Precancer and Cancer

    Samuel Ratnam;Francois Coutlee;Dan Fontaine;James Bentley

  • Population-Level Impact of the Bivalent, Quadrivalent, and Nonavalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccines: A Model–Based Analysis

    Nicolas Van de Velde;Marie-Claude Boily;Mélanie Drolet;Eduardo L. Franco

  • Modeling the Sexual Transmissibility of Human Papillomavirus Infection using Stochastic Computer Simulation and Empirical Data from a Cohort Study of Young Women in Montreal, Canada

    Ann N. Burchell;Harriet Richardson;Salaheddin M. Mahmud;Helen Trottier

  • Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infection by detection of amplified DNA with an enzyme immunoassay.

    L Bobo;F Coutlee;R H Yolken;T Quinn

  • New Technologies in Cervical Cancer Screening

    Patti E. Gravitt;François Coutlée;Thomas Iftner;John W. Sellors

  • Randomized controlled trial of human papillomavirus testing versus Pap cytology in the primary screening for cervical cancer precursors: design, methods and preliminary accrual results of the Canadian cervical cancer screening trial (CCCaST).

    Marie-Hélène Mayrand;Eliane Duarte-Franco;François Coutlée;Isabel Rodrigues

  • Risk factors for oral human papillomavirus in adults infected and not infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

    François Coutlée;Anne-Marie Trottier;Georges Ghattas;Raymond Leduc

  • Evaluation of HIV and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on the Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cytopathologic Findings in HIV-Positive and High-Risk HIV-Negative Women

    Sandra Blitz;Joanna Baxter;Janet Raboud;Janet Raboud;Sharon Walmsley;Sharon Walmsley

  • The psychosocial impact of an abnormal cervical smear result.

    Mélanie Drolet;Marc Brisson;Elizabeth Maunsell;Eduardo L. Franco

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo L. Franco
Eduardo L. Franco McGill University
Michel Roger
Michel Roger University of Montreal
Sharon Walmsley
Sharon Walmsley University Health Network
Joel M. Palefsky
Joel M. Palefsky University of California, San Francisco
James A. Hanley
James A. Hanley McGill University
Marina B. Klein
Marina B. Klein McGill University
Diane Provencher
Diane Provencher University of Montreal
Patti E. Gravitt
Patti E. Gravitt National Institutes of Health
Luisa L. Villa
Luisa L. Villa Universidade de São Paulo
Suzanne M. Garland
Suzanne M. Garland University of Melbourne

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