Benjamin Samstein

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Samstein is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Samstein has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Surgery, 63 papers in Hepatology and 38 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Samstein's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (59 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (54 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (35 papers). Benjamin Samstein is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (59 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (54 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (35 papers). Benjamin Samstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Korea. Benjamin Samstein's co-authors include Jean C. Emond, James V. Guarrera, Robert S. Brown, Kim M. Olthoff, Michaël Abécassis, Karim J. Halazun, Tomoaki Kato, Abraham Shaked, Lloyd E. Ratner and Laura Kulik and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Samstein

85 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Validation of a current definition of early allograft dysfunction in liver transplant recipients and analysis of risk factors

2010 835 citations Kim M. Olthoff, Laura Kulik et al. Liver Transplantation profile →
Ten-Year Outcomes of Liver Transplant and Downstaging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2022 97 citations Karim J. Halazun, Jean C. Emond et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Samstein United States	33	3.7k	3.5k	1.4k	1.2k	609	92	4.7k
Jeffrey D. Punch United States	41	4.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 2.8×	86	6.0k
Marc P. Posner United States	32	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	937 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	705 1.2×	85	3.9k
Amadeo Marcos United States	35	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	778 1.3×	62	4.1k
Michael Wachs United States	35	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	848 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.8×	104	4.9k
Giuliano Testa United States	38	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	922 0.8×	1.8k 3.0×	257	4.9k
Münci Kalayoğlu United States	42	4.9k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.5k 4.1×	203	6.5k
Alan Reed United States	38	3.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	858 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 2.4×	136	5.2k
Seisuke Sakamoto Japan	36	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	523 0.4×	782 0.7×	342 0.6×	242	4.1k
Yuri Genyk United States	27	1.9k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	385 0.3×	714 0.6×	474 0.8×	121	3.0k
Warren R. Maley United States	29	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	789 0.6×	632 0.5×	971 1.6×	72	3.0k

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Salerno, David M., M. C. Genovese, Arun Jesudian, et al.. (2025). Liver Transplant Fast‐Track With an Emphasis on Reduced Delirium: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Length of Stay. Clinical Transplantation. 39(2). e70111–e70111.

Kaplan, Alyson, Grace Lee, Yael R. Nobel, et al.. (2023). National survey of second opinions for hospitalized patients in need of liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 29(12). 1264–1271. 2 indexed citations

Jackson, Whitney E., Alyson Kaplan, Jessica L. Saben, et al.. (2022). Practice patterns of the medical evaluation of living liver donors in the United States. Liver Transplantation. 29(2). 164–171. 7 indexed citations

Samstein, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Rare Histological Variants of Liver Cancer and Their Management: A Single-Institution Experience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

Rosenblatt, Russell, Karim J. Halazun, Alyson Kaplan, et al.. (2021). Black Patients Have Unequal Access to Listing for Liver Transplantation in the United States. Hepatology. 74(3). 1523–1532. 53 indexed citations

Cho, Hwui‐Dong, et al.. (2020). Minimally invasive donor hepatectomy, systemic review. International Journal of Surgery. 82. 187–191. 19 indexed citations

Samstein, Benjamin & Lisa M. McElroy. (2019). Agree on much, except it is time for change. American Journal of Transplantation. 19(7). 1912–1916. 3 indexed citations

Samstein, Benjamin, Inmaculada de Melo‐Martín, Sandip Kapur, Lloyd E. Ratner, & Jean C. Emond. (2018). A liver for a kidney: Ethics of trans-organ paired exchange. American Journal of Transplantation. 18(5). 1077–1082. 6 indexed citations

Przybyszewski, Eric M., Elizabeth C. Verna, Steven Lobritto, et al.. (2018). Durable Clinical and Immunologic Advantage of Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Children. Transplantation. 102(6). 953–960. 15 indexed citations

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Halazun, Karim J., Eric M. Przybyszewski, Adam Griesemer, et al.. (2016). Leaning to the Left. Annals of Surgery. 264(3). 448–456. 38 indexed citations

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Olthoff, Kim M., Abigail R. Smith, Michaël Abécassis, et al.. (2015). Defining Long-term Outcomes With Living Donor Liver Transplantation in North America. Annals of Surgery. 262(3). 465–475. 123 indexed citations

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Guarrera, James V., Scot D. Henry, Benjamin Samstein, et al.. (2014). Hypothermic Machine Preservation Facilitates Successful Transplantation of “Orphan” Extended Criteria Donor Livers. American Journal of Transplantation. 15(1). 161–169. 238 indexed citations

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Graham, Jay A., Benjamin Samstein, & Jean C. Emond. (2014). Early Graft Dysfunction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation and the Small-for-size Syndrome. Current Transplantation Reports. 1(1). 43–52. 11 indexed citations

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Olthoff, Kim M., Laura Kulik, Benjamin Samstein, et al.. (2010). Validation of a current definition of early allograft dysfunction in liver transplant recipients and analysis of risk factors. Liver Transplantation. 16(8). 943–949. 835 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rana, Abbas, Mark A. Hardy, Karim J. Halazun, et al.. (2008). Survival Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation (SOFT) Score: A Novel Method to Predict Patient Survival Following Liver Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 8(12). 2537–2546. 326 indexed citations

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Kirkham, John C., Warren D. Widmann, Michael J. Goldstein, et al.. (2006). Medical Student Entry into General Surgery Increases with Early Exposure to Surgery and to Surgeons. Current Surgery. 63(6). 397–400. 35 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Michael J., et al.. (2005). Work Hours Assessment and Monitoring Initiative (WHAMI) under resident direction: A strategy for working within limitations. Current Surgery. 62(1). 132–137. 7 indexed citations

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Johnson, Geoffrey B., Gregory J. Brunn, Benjamin Samstein, & Jeffrey L. Platt. (2005). New insight into the pathogenesis of sepsis and the sepsis syndrome. Surgery. 137(4). 393–395. 26 indexed citations

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Samstein, Benjamin, Geoffrey B. Johnson, & Jeffrey L. Platt. (2004). Toll-like receptor-4 and allograft responses. Transplantation. 77(3). 475–477. 32 indexed citations

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Samstein, Benjamin & Jeffrey L. Platt. (2001). Physiologic and Immunologic Hurdles to Xenotransplantation. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 12(1). 182–193. 79 indexed citations

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