Daniel Kotz

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Daniel Kotz is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Kotz has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Physiology, 40 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 39 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Daniel Kotz's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (86 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (31 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (27 papers). Daniel Kotz is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (86 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (31 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (27 papers). Daniel Kotz collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Daniel Kotz's co-authors include Robert West, Jamie Brown, Onno C. P. van Schayck, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Susan Michie, Mark Spigt, Jochen Cals, Sabrina Kastaun, Geertjan Wesseling and Rik Crutzen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Scientific Reports and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Kotz

143 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

A simple formula for the calculation of sample size in pilot studies

2015 361 citations Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Daniel Kotz et al. profile →
Real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes when used to aid smoking cessation: a cross-sectional population study

2014 358 citations Jamie Brown, Daniel Kotz et al. Addiction profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel Kotz Netherlands	35	2.5k	1.1k	964	905	758	159	4.3k
Sai Yin Ho Hong Kong	41	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	756 0.8×	453 0.5×	371 0.5×	255	6.4k
Kathleen Y. Wolin United States	33	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	828 0.9×	301 0.3×	886 1.2×	89	6.7k
Ramzi G. Salloum United States	32	1.5k 0.6×	685 0.6×	514 0.5×	346 0.4×	367 0.5×	215	3.4k
Brian L. Rostron United States	28	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	411 0.4×	502 0.6×	239 0.3×	55	3.7k
Christine Paul Australia	39	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	2.2k 2.3×	707 0.8×	425 0.6×	296	7.4k
R. Eric Heidel United States	26	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	269 0.3×	340 0.4×	204	5.7k
K. Michael Cummings United States	30	1.5k 0.6×	812 0.8×	693 0.7×	698 0.8×	172 0.2×	51	3.8k
Karen A. Cullen United States	27	4.9k 2.0×	2.3k 2.1×	501 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	381 0.5×	49	7.0k
Karen Basen‐Engquist United States	49	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	2.6k 2.6×	575 0.6×	684 0.9×	272	8.5k
Karen M. Emmons United States	35	1.0k 0.4×	999 0.9×	654 0.7×	454 0.5×	217 0.3×	93	4.0k

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Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Rauchverhalten in Deutschland: ein Vergleich verschiedener bundesweiter Studien. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 71(4). 209–221.

Jackson, Sarah E., et al.. (2024). Physical activity and tobacco smoking in the German adult population. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 10(4). e002087–e002087.

Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Smokers’ perception of the comparative health risks of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: a survey among the German population. Journal of Public Health. 46(3). e400–e409. 1 indexed citations

Kastaun, Sabrina, et al.. (2023). Associations between body mass index and smoking behaviour: A cross-sectional study of the German adult population. Physiology & Behavior. 275. 114436–114436.

Kastaun, Sabrina, et al.. (2023). Motivation to stop smoking in the German population between 2016 - 2021 and associated factors: results from a repeated cross-sectional representative population survey (German Study on Tobacco Use, DEBRA study). BMJ Open. 13(5). e068198–e068198. 2 indexed citations

Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Did Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Physical Activity Change during the COVID-19 Restrictions in Germany in Spring 2020?. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice. 68(3). 129–138. 7 indexed citations

Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Attempts to quit smoking, use of smoking cessation methods, and associated characteristics among COPD patients. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 32(1). 50–50. 4 indexed citations

Kastaun, Sabrina, Claire Garnett, Stefan Wilm, & Daniel Kotz. (2022). Prevalence and characteristics of hazardous and harmful drinkers receiving general practitioners’ brief advice on and support with alcohol consumption in Germany: results of a population survey. BMJ Open. 12(9). e064268–e064268. 4 indexed citations

Batra, Anil, Falk Kiefer, Stefan Andreas, et al.. (2022). S3 Guideline “Smoking and Tobacco Dependence: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment” – Short Version. European Addiction Research. 28(5). 382–400. 9 indexed citations

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Alayli, Adrienne, Daniel Kotz, & Sabrina Kastaun. (2022). Recreational Cannabidiol: Awareness, Prevalence of use, and Associated Factors in a Representative Sample of the German Population. Substance Use & Misuse. 57(9). 1417–1424. 11 indexed citations

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Kastaun, Sabrina, et al.. (2021). Quit attempts and tobacco abstinence in primary care patients: follow-up of a pragmatic, two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial on brief stop-smoking advice � ABC versus 5As. ERJ Open Research. 7(3). 224–2021. 6 indexed citations

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Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2021). Validity of urges to smoke measures in predicting smoking relapse during treatment in primary care. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 31(1). 48–48. 4 indexed citations

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Kotz, Daniel & Sabrina Kastaun. (2020). Do people know that cigarette filters are mainly composed of synthetic material? A representative survey of the German population (the DEBRA study). Tobacco Control. 30(3). 345–347. 9 indexed citations

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Kastaun, Sabrina, Hayden McRobbie, Tobias Raupach, et al.. (2020). Training general practitioners in the ABC versus 5As method of delivering stop-smoking advice: a pragmatic, two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial. ERJ Open Research. 7(3). 621–2020. 9 indexed citations

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Jackson, Sarah E., Daniel Kotz, Robert West, & Jamie Brown. (2019). Moderators of real‐world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids: a population study. Addiction. 114(9). 1627–1638. 71 indexed citations

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Boeckmann, Melanie, Daniel Kotz, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, & Sabrina Kastaun. (2018). German Public Support for Tobacco Control Policy Measures: Results from the German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA), a Representative National Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(4). 696–696. 16 indexed citations

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Spigt, Mark, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of intensive practice nurse counselling versus brief general practitioner advice, both combined with varenicline, for smoking cessation: a randomized pragmatic trial in primary care. Addiction. 112(12). 2237–2247. 24 indexed citations

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Kotz, Daniel, et al.. (2015). [Electronic cigarettes: use, health risks, and effectiveness as a cessation method].. PubMed. 159. A9259–A9259. 1 indexed citations

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Kotz, Daniel, Colin R Simpson, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, et al.. (2014). Cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric safety of varenicline and bupropion compared with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: study protocol of a retrospective cohort study using the QResearch general practice database. BMJ Open. 4(8). e005281–e005281. 6 indexed citations

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Sprooten, Roy T.M., et al.. (2013). Predictors of readmission after hospitalization for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). 3303–3303. 1 indexed citations

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