Publications and communications of François Léonard

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (2026). The Statistical Tests Used in the Literature on Conditioned Place Preference Induced by Nicotine in Mice Are Underpowered. Journal of Trial and Error. doi:10.36850/34b0-42b1

Léonard, F., Monseur, C., & Tirelli, E. (30 June 2025). Are Studies Published in Open Access Journals of Higher Statistical Quality Compared to Studies Published in Subscription Journals [Poster presentation]. Metascience conference 2025, Londres, United Kingdom.

Grosdent, S., Léonard, F., & Durieux, N. (2025). La thérapie par l'exercice est-elle efficace pour le traitement de la lombalgie aiguë non spécifique ? Minerva.

Blause, S., Léonard, F., Willems, S., & Tirelli, E. (2025). Can Research Findings be Used in Clinical Neuropsychology? Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Working Memory Intervention for Children. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. doi:10.1093/arclin/acaf048

Meunier, M., Tirelli, E., Durieux, N., & Léonard, F. (26 May 2025). Mozart effect: A meta-research study on statistical power, effect size, and false discovery rate - Preliminary results [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Grosdent, S., Léonard, F., Demoulin, C., Aguilaniu, A., Hidalgo, B., & Durieux, N. (2025). Effectiveness of manual techniques, exercise therapy, or combined treatments in the management of ankle sprains or chronic ankle instability in adult athletes: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis. doi:10.11124/JBIES-24-00057

Pirotte, H., Léonard, F., Durieux, N., & Ferrara, A. (April 2025). Effects of environmental enrichment on anhedonia: Protocol for a systematic review [Poster presentation]. 46th Annual BCLAS Symposium, Namur, Belgium.

Brabant, C., Honvo, G., Demonceau, C., Tirelli, E., Léonard, F., & Bruyère, O. (March 2025). Effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields on animal cancer and DNA damage: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 195, 137 - 156. doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2024.12.005

Léonard, F., Monseur, C., & Durieux, N. (09 January 2025). Analyse de la Qualité Méthodologique de la Littérature sur le Genre et le Format des Questions : une étude de méta-recherche exploratoire [Paper presentation]. 36ème colloque de l'ADMEE, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Morsa, M., Léonard, F., & Durieux, N. (2024). Quelles interventions précoces chez les enfants avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme faut-il préconiser ? Minerva, (Novembre), 1-7.

Blause, S., Léonard, F., Willems, S., & Tirelli, E. (July 2024). Can the results of research be used clinically ? meta-research in the field of memory intervention in children [Poster presentation]. Global neuropsychology congress.

Durieux, N., Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (25 April 2024). Méta-recherche, intégrité scientifique et science de synthèse [Paper presentation]. Santé et éducation à tous les âges de la vie : Regards transdisciplinaires au service de la qualité de vie, Liège, Belgium.

Léonard, F., Léonard, B., & Durieux, N. (2023). Les thérapies cognitivo-comportementales sont- elles plus efficaces que les autres traitements de la dépression ? Minerva.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (27 October 2023). Comparing Methodological Quality: Open Access vs. Traditional Journals [Paper presentation]. ULiège Open Science Day 2023, Liège, Belgium.

Léonard, F. (2023). Les Coulisses de la Recherche Scientifique : une Introduction à la Méta-Recherche [Paper presentation]. Skeptics in the Pub - Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Blause, S., Léonard, F., & Durieux, N. (September 2023). Les exercices physiques réguliers ont-ils un effet bénéfique dans le TDAH chez l’enfant et l’adolescent ? Minerva, 22 (7), 161-164.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (26 May 2023). The Prospective Statistical Power and Positive Predictive Value of Psychotherapies for Treating Depression in adults [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences, Mons, Belgium.

Durieux, N., Léonard, F., & Grosdent, S. (2022). Les professionnels de la santé de la première ligne de soins ont-ils un impact sur l’activité physique de la population générale ? Minerva, 1-4.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (03 June 2022). Studies (tests) assessing the efficacy of the treatments of the alcohol deprivation effect are underpowered [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (02 June 2022). Mozart Effect, Effect Size and Small-Study Effect [Poster presentation]. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.

Léonard, F., Monseur, C., & Tirelli, E. (28 May 2021). Reporting quality of the literature on the pharmacological and psychological treatments of the alcohol-deprivation effect [Poster presentation]. Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (28 May 2021). Power and True Report Probability in the Literature on Mice Nicotine Conditioned Place Preference [Poster presentation]. Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences.

Léonard, F., & Tirelli, E. (28 May 2021). Are the studies (tests) assessing the efficacy of the treatments of the alcoholdeprivation effect underpowered? [Poster presentation]. Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences.