A study co-authored by Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN) researchers measures the impact and describes the characteristics of publications by Canadian primary care researchers. The article shows the high level of quality and relevance of Canadian researchers and their work. It also suggests that increasing investments in this field could improve primary care policy and practice.

Published in Canadian Family Physician (CFP), the official publication of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Assessing the impact of Canadian primary care research and researchers lists the 50 most cited primary care researchers. Among these researchers, 22% are based in Quebec, at Université Laval, McGill University and Université de Sherbrooke.

Many Réseau-1 members have a place on this list. We’re proud of our members and all the work they do to improve and innovate primary care!

The most cited R1Q researchers in Canada are:

• France Légaré ranks third, being cited more than 18,400 times. As first author, she has published 71 peer-reviewed articles, and as a co-author, she has published more than 350.
• Martin Fortin is in fourth place with 7,100 citations. As first author, he has published 30 peer-reviewed articles, and as a co-author, he has published more than 100.
• Jeannie Haggerty, the founding director of R1Q, is the 13^th most cited researcher in Canada, being cited more than 4,300 times. As first author, she has published 29 peer-reviewed articles, and as a co-author, she has published more than 100.
• Pierre Pluye, a founding member of R1Q, ranked 16^th with 7,500 citations, with 33 articles as first author and over 100 as co-author.
• Howard Bergman is the 28^th most cited researcher, with 13 articles as first author. He published more than 200 articles as co-author and has been cited more than 18,700 times.
• Neil Andersson is the 41^st most cited researcher. As first author, he has published 56 peer-reviewed articles, and as a co-author, he has published more than 160. In total, he has been cited almost 6,000 times.
• Richard Fleet ranked 49^th with 1,500 citations. As first author, he published 33 articles and as co-author, he published more than 50.

Among the most cited peer-reviewed articles by Canadian primary care researchers, there are several publications by R1Q members:

• Jeannie Haggerty’s article, Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review is the 7^th most cited article.
• Howard Bergman’s article, Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm—issues and controversies, is the 13^th most cited article.
• France Légaré’s article, Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: update of a systematic review of health professionals’ perceptions, ranks 15^th.
• Two articles by Pierre Pluye are among the most cited peer-reviewed papers by Canadian primary care researchers. His article written in collaboration with Quan Nha Hong, Combining the power of stories and the power of numbers: mixed methods research and mixed studies reviews, is the 21^st most-cited article. An article co-authored with Marie-Pierre Gagnon, A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in mixed studies reviews, ranks 22^nd.
• Three articles by Martin Fortin are among the most cited peer-reviewed articles by Canadian primary care researchers. His paper, co-authored with Catherine Hudon, Prevalence of multimorbidity among adults seen in family practice, is the 20^th most cited article. The article co-authored with Marie-Ève Poitras, A systematic review of prevalence studies on multimorbidity: toward a more uniform methodology, was the 23^rd most-cited article. A third article, A systematic review of prevalence studies on multimorbidity: toward a more uniform methodology, co-authored with Catherine Hudon, ranks 25^th.