Daniel J. Stephens

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 997 citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Stephens is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Stephens has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 997 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Stephens's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (6 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (3 papers). Daniel J. Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (6 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (3 papers). Daniel J. Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Guatemala. Daniel J. Stephens's co-authors include C. Rodríguez Rodríguez, Charles M. Rudin, Juan C. Osorio, Mary Kate Kasler, Taha Merghoub, Ai Ni, Lajhem Cambridge, Matthew D. Hellmann, Jamie E. Chaft and Jedd D. Wolchok and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer Research and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Stephens

20 papers receiving 982 citations

Hit Papers

Antibody-mediated thyroid dysfunction during T-cell check... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Antibody-mediated thyroid dysfunction during T-cell checkpoint blockade in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
    2016 486 citations Juan C. Osorio, Ai Ni et al. Annals of Oncology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel J. Stephens United States 12 560 368 210 193 129 22 997
Mahesh Ramchandani United States 16 88 0.2× 384 1.0× 79 0.4× 265 1.4× 172 1.3× 59 928
Berksoy Şahin Türkiye 17 322 0.6× 108 0.3× 58 0.3× 109 0.6× 169 1.3× 59 840
Toshimasa Uekusa Japan 16 225 0.4× 271 0.7× 41 0.2× 457 2.4× 140 1.1× 91 1.0k
Bernard Maillet Belgium 17 817 1.5× 1.1k 3.0× 86 0.4× 163 0.8× 347 2.7× 41 1.6k
Beatrice Coupes United Kingdom 16 140 0.3× 100 0.3× 187 0.9× 93 0.5× 55 0.4× 27 713
Chih‐Hsi S. Kuo Taiwan 16 409 0.7× 87 0.2× 158 0.8× 607 3.1× 44 0.3× 72 954
K. Thomas Robbins United States 22 420 0.8× 567 1.5× 32 0.2× 275 1.4× 108 0.8× 48 1.2k
Lydia Gedmintas United States 10 595 1.1× 94 0.3× 141 0.7× 217 1.1× 108 0.8× 16 894
Alessandro Jenkner Italy 19 161 0.3× 221 0.6× 39 0.2× 235 1.2× 141 1.1× 53 877
L. Bresler France 16 340 0.6× 683 1.9× 36 0.2× 128 0.7× 287 2.2× 75 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel J. Stephens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gharavi, A’azam, et al.. (2025). Pediatric pickleball injuries: A multi-center database analysis of emergency department visits. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 97. 183–187.
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Traynor, Michael D., Stuart R. Lipsitz, Thomas J. Schroeder, et al.. (2021). Association of scooter-related injury and hospitalization with electronic scooter sharing systems in the United States. The American Journal of Surgery. 223(4). 780–786. 13 indexed citations
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Hernandez, Matthew C., Omair A. Shariq, Daniel J. Stephens, et al.. (2019). Disease Severity and Cost in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction. World Journal of Surgery. 43(12). 3027–3034. 8 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., Connie Bongiorno, Erin Osterholm, et al.. (2016). Management of giant omphaloceles: A systematic review of methods of staged surgical vs. nonoperative delayed closure. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51(10). 1725–1730. 60 indexed citations
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Osorio, Juan C., Ai Ni, Jamie E. Chaft, et al.. (2016). Antibody-mediated thyroid dysfunction during T-cell checkpoint blockade in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Annals of Oncology. 28(3). 583–589. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chandran, Smita S., Biman C. Paria, Abhishek K. Srivastava, et al.. (2015). Tumor-Specific Effector CD8+ T Cells That Can Establish Immunological Memory in Humans after Adoptive Transfer Are Marked by Expression of IL7 Receptor and c-myc. Cancer Research. 75(16). 3216–3226. 23 indexed citations
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Rothermel, Luke D., Arvind Sabesan, Daniel J. Stephens, et al.. (2015). Identification of an Immunogenic Subset of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(9). 2237–2249. 64 indexed citations
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Chandran, Smita S., Biman C. Paria, Abhishek K. Srivastava, et al.. (2014). Persistence of CTL Clones Targeting Melanocyte Differentiation Antigens Was Insufficient to Mediate Significant Melanoma Regression in Humans. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(3). 534–543. 39 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Edmund K., Patricia Fetsch, Armando Filie, et al.. (2014). Human Melanoma Metastases Demonstrate Nonstochastic Site-Specific Antigen Heterogeneity That Correlates with T-cell Infiltration. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(10). 2607–2616. 21 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., et al.. (2013). Carcinoma of the Colon in an Adult with Intestinal Malrotation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–4. 9 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., et al.. (2012). Preliminary outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a Veterans Affairs medical center. The American Journal of Surgery. 204(5). e1–e6. 12 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., et al.. (2012). Clostridium difficile infection in the pediatric surgery population. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 47(7). 1385–1389. 8 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., Srikumar Pillai, Elaine Cham, Robert M. Arensman, & Pauline M. Chou. (2010). Serous borderline tumor of the fallopian tube in a patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 45(11). 2244–2246. 6 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J., et al.. (2009). Congenital absence of intestinal smooth muscle: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 44(11). 2211–2215. 9 indexed citations
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Stephens, Daniel J.. (2009). Confucianism, Pragmatism, and Socially Beneficial Philosophy. Journal of Chinese Philosophy. 36(1). 53–67. 2 indexed citations
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Ballantyne, Garth H., Scott Belsley, Daniel J. Stephens, et al.. (2008). Bariatric Surgery: Low Mortality at a High-Volume Center. Obesity Surgery. 18(6). 660–667. 26 indexed citations
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Saunders, John K., Garth H. Ballantyne, Scott Belsley, et al.. (2008). One-year Readmission Rates at a High Volume Bariatric Surgery Center: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, and Vertical Banded Gastroplasty-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery. 18(10). 1233–1240. 57 indexed citations
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Saunders, John K., Garth H. Ballantyne, Scott Belsley, et al.. (2007). 30-Day readmission rates at a high volume bariatric surgery center: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass, and vertical banded gastroplasty-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obesity Surgery. 17(9). 1171–1177. 98 indexed citations

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