Daniel Steffens

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Daniel Steffens is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Steffens has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Surgery, 83 papers in Oncology and 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Daniel Steffens's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (50 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (32 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers). Daniel Steffens is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (50 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (32 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers). Daniel Steffens collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Daniel Steffens's co-authors include Mark J. Hancock, Christopher G. Maher, Michael J. Solomon, Cherry Koh, Jane Young, Manuela L. Ferreira, Jane Latimer, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira and Matthew L. Stevens and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Steffens

168 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Prevention of Low Back Pain 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Prevention of Low Back Pain
    2016 327 citations Daniel Steffens, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel Steffens Australia 27 952 941 604 425 389 190 2.7k
Dagny Faksvåg Haugen Norway 28 771 0.8× 638 0.7× 895 1.5× 282 0.7× 125 0.3× 76 4.0k
Karsten Dreinhöfer Germany 24 1.0k 1.1× 403 0.4× 221 0.4× 181 0.4× 163 0.4× 61 2.3k
Rochelle Fu United States 15 240 0.3× 1.3k 1.4× 339 0.6× 367 0.9× 152 0.4× 44 2.6k
Liana D. Castel United States 19 380 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 329 0.5× 601 1.4× 67 0.2× 27 2.5k
Jessica Griffin United States 17 515 0.5× 974 1.0× 510 0.8× 335 0.8× 61 0.2× 31 2.7k
Lucien Abenhaim Canada 24 749 0.8× 950 1.0× 135 0.2× 374 0.9× 152 0.4× 40 2.4k
Barbara Kollerits Austria 32 834 0.9× 238 0.3× 110 0.2× 469 1.1× 522 1.3× 73 3.9k
Anthony V. Perruccio Canada 35 1.7k 1.7× 805 0.9× 125 0.2× 268 0.6× 230 0.6× 142 3.7k
Fredrik Borgström Sweden 32 2.9k 3.1× 622 0.7× 1.1k 1.8× 1.2k 2.8× 288 0.7× 97 5.7k
You‐Shan Feng Germany 14 383 0.4× 237 0.3× 171 0.3× 507 1.2× 286 0.7× 39 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Daniel Steffens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Steffens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Steffens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Daniel Steffens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Daniel Steffens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Daniel Steffens. Daniel Steffens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Koh, Cherry, Michael J. Solomon, Nicholas Hirst, et al.. (2025). Prehabilitation in Frail Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 32(10). 7707–7722. 1 indexed citations
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Cook, Sarah, Xiaoqiu Liu, Mark J. Hancock, et al.. (2025). How Robust is the Evidence for Prehabilitation in Cancer Surgery?: A Systematic Review and Fragility Index Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 33(2). 1042–1067.
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Barker, Laura, Cherry Koh, Michael J. Solomon, et al.. (2025). Impact of frailty on surgical and survival outcomes following cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(10). 110323–110323.
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Koh, Cherry, Michael J. Solomon, Sascha Karunaratne, et al.. (2025). An Online Preoperative Screening Tool to Optimize Care for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Mixed-Method Study Protocol. Cancers. 17(5). 861–861. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Leonard, Michael Solomon, Sascha Karunaratne, et al.. (2025). When is surgery futile? A systematic review of conflicting definitions and patterns in surgical care for advanced gastrointestinal cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(11). 110399–110399.
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Karunaratne, Sascha, et al.. (2025). Outcomes following inferior vena cava reconstruction at an advanced surgical unit. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 109740–109740. 1 indexed citations
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Treacy, Patrick‐Julien, Ruban Thanigasalam, Nariman Ahmadi, et al.. (2025). Robotic‐Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in the Elderly Patient—A Study of Functional, Surgical, and Oncological Outcomes in an Australian Cohort. The Prostate. 86(2). 158–166.
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Brown, Kilian G. M., Michael J. Solomon, Paul Sutton, Joo‐Shik Shin, & Daniel Steffens. (2024). The definition of clear resection margins in locally recurrent rectal cancer—time for consensus. British journal of surgery. 111(1). 1 indexed citations
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Steffens, Daniel, Michael J. Solomon, Jane Young, et al.. (2023). A review of patient recruitment in randomised controlled trials of preoperative exercise. Clinical Trials. 21(3). 371–380. 3 indexed citations
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McBride, Kate, Ruban Thanigasalam, Scott Leslie, et al.. (2023). Impact of Preoperative Mental Health on Surgical Outcomes Following Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Urology. 182. 136–142. 2 indexed citations
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Makker, Preet G. S., et al.. (2022). Functional Outcomes Following Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(1). 447–458. 3 indexed citations
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McBride, Kate, Daniel Steffens, & Michael J. Solomon. (2021). From the sidelines: The indirect repercussions of COVID‐19 on the delivery of hospital surgical services. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 91(7-8). 1345–1351. 8 indexed citations
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McBride, Kate, et al.. (2020). Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on surgical services: early experiences at a nominated COVID‐19 centre. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 90(5). 663–665. 43 indexed citations
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Koh, Cherry, et al.. (2020). Sense and sensibility through confusing surgical practices during COVID‐19 pandemic. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 90(7-8). 1236–1237. 2 indexed citations
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McBride, Kate, et al.. (2019). Knowledge and attitudes of theatre staff prior to the implementation of robotic-assisted surgery in the public sector. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213840–e0213840. 16 indexed citations

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