David L. Steward

38.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
132 papers, 25.6k citations indexed

About

David L. Steward is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Steward has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 25.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David L. Steward's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (54 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (43 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (28 papers). David L. Steward is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (54 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (43 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (28 papers). David L. Steward collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. David L. Steward's co-authors include Susan J. Mandel, Bryan R. Haugen, R. Michael Tuttle, Steven I. Sherman, Furio Pacini, Martin Schlumberger, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Gregory W. Randolph, Erik K. Alexander and Julie Ann Sosa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David L. Steward

130 papers receiving 24.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

2015 10.0k citations Bryan R. Haugen, Erik K. Alexander et al. Thyroid profile →
Revised American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

2009 5.1k citations David S. Cooper, Gerard M. Doherty et al. Thyroid profile →
Upper-Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2014 793 citations Patrick J. Strollo, Ryan J. Soose et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology

2012 791 citations Erik K. Alexander, Giulia C. Kennedy et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
The Prognostic Significance of Nodal Metastases from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Can Be Stratified Based on the Size and Number of Metastatic Lymph Nodes, as Well as the Presence of Extranodal Extension

2012 584 citations Gregory W. Randolph, Virginia A. LiVolsi et al. Thyroid profile →
Molecular Testing for Mutations in Improving the Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

2009 535 citations Yuri E. Nikiforov, David L. Steward et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
Consensus Statement on the Terminology and Classification of Central Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer

2009 426 citations Sally E. Carty, David S. Cooper et al. Thyroid profile →
The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults

2020 310 citations Kepal N. Patel, Linwah Yip et al. profile →
2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

2025 16 citations Matthew D. Ringel, Julie Ann Sosa et al. Thyroid profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Steward

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer breakdown → 2025 ·Thyroid ·Matthew D. Ringel, Julie Ann Sosa, Zubair Baloch, Lindsay Bischoff, Gary Bloom, Gregory A. Brent, Pamela Brock, Roger Chou, Richard A. Flavell, Whitney Goldner, Elizabeth Grubbs, Megan R. Haymart, Steven M. Larson, Angela M. Leung, Joseph R. Osborne, John A. Ridge, Bruce Robinson, David L. Steward, Ralph P. Tufano, Lori J. Wirth	16
2	Surgery Is Underutilized in the Management of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism 2022 ·Journal of Surgical Research ·Aaron M. Delman, Kevin M. Turner, (unknown), (unknown), Dennis J. Hanseman, Alice Tang, David L. Steward, Shimul A. Shah, Tammy M. Holm	5
3	A multi‐institutional study evaluating and describing atypical parathyroid tumors discovered after parathyroidectomy 2022 ·Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology ·Alice L. Tang, (unknown), Katherine Chang, James C. Wang, Matthew C. Hagen, (unknown), (unknown), Reese W. Randle, (unknown), David Sloan, David L. Steward	5
4	Do Ultrasound Patterns and Clinical Parameters Inform the Probability of Thyroid Cancer Predicted by Molecular Testing in Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology? 2021 ·Thyroid ·James Figge, William E. Gooding, David L. Steward, Linwah Yip, Rebecca S. Sippel, Samantha Peiling Yang, Randall P. Scheri, Jennifer A. Sipos, Susan J. Mandel, Sarah E. Mayson, Kenneth D. Burman, (unknown), Bryan R. Haugen, Julie Ann Sosa, Rajeev Parameswaran, Wee Boon Tan, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Sally E. Carty	20
5	Thyroid nodules >4 cm with atypia of undetermined significance cytology independently associate with malignant pathology 2021 ·Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Alice Tang, Paul P. Lee, David L. Steward, Tammy M. Holm	3
6	Pathologic Features Associated With Molecular Subtypes of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer 2020 ·Endocrine Practice ·Alice L. Tang, Richard T. Kloos, (unknown), Tammy M. Holm, Mara Y. Roth, Michael W. Yeh, Gregory W. Randolph, Meredith E. Tabangin, Mekibib Altaye, David L. Steward	11
7	American Thyroid Association Statement on Surgical Application of Molecular Profiling for Thyroid Nodules: Current Impact on Perioperative Decision Making 2015 ·Thyroid ·Robert L. Ferris, Zubair Baloch, Victor Bernet, Amy Chen, Thomas J. Fahey, Ian Ganly, Steven P. Hodak, Electron Kebebew, Kepal N. Patel, Ashok R. Shaha, David L. Steward, Ralph P. Tufano, Sam M. Wiseman, Sally E. Carty	165
8	Upper-Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea 2014 ·Survey of Anesthesiology ·Patrick J. Strollo, Ryan J. Soose, Joachim T. Maurer, Nico de Vries, Jason R. Cornelius, Oleg Froymovich, (unknown), Tapan Padhya, David L. Steward, M. Boyd Gillespie, (unknown), Paul Van de Heyning, Mark G. Goetting, (unknown), Neil T. Feldman, Lennart Knaack, Kingman P. Strohl	368
9	Clinical Diagnostic Gene Expression Thyroid Testing 2014 ·Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America ·David L. Steward, Richard T. Kloos	16
10	Prognosis of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Relation to Serum Thyrotropin and Thyroglobulin Antibody Status at Time of Diagnosis 2013 ·Thyroid ·Donald S.A. McLeod, David S. Cooper, Paul W. Ladenson, Kenneth B. Ain, James D. Brierley, Henry G. Fein, Bryan R. Haugen, Jacqueline Jonklaas, James A. Magner, Douglas S. Ross, Monica C. Skarulis, David L. Steward, Harry R. Maxon, Steven I. Sherman	103
11	Diagnosis and management of differentiated thyroid cancer using molecular biology 2013 ·The Laryngoscope ·Robert L. Witt, Robert L. Ferris, Edmund A. Pribitkin, Steven I. Sherman, David L. Steward, Yuri E. Nikiforov	43
12	Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology breakdown → 2012 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Erik K. Alexander, Giulia C. Kennedy, Zubair Baloch, Edmund S. Cibas, Darya Chudova, James Diggans, Lyssa Friedman, Richard T. Kloos, Virginia A. LiVolsi, Susan J. Mandel, Stephen S. Raab, Juan Rosaí, David L. Steward, P. Sean Walsh, Jonathan I. Wilde, Martha A. Zeiger, Richard B. Lanman, Bryan R. Haugen	791
13	Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children 2011 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·David L. Steward, Jedidiah J. Grisel, Jareen Meinzen‐Derr	112
14	Techniques for Parathyroid Localization with Ultrasound 2010 ·Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America ·Lisa Lee, David L. Steward	13
15	Revised American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer breakdown → 2009 ·Thyroid ·David S. Cooper, Gerard M. Doherty, Bryan R. Haugen, Richard T. Kloos, Stephanie L. Lee, Susan J. Mandel, Ernest L. Mazzaferri, Bryan McIver, Furio Pacini, Martin Schlumberger, Steven I. Sherman, David L. Steward, R. Michael Tuttle	5125
16	MicroRNA Expression Profiling of Thyroid Tumors: Biological Significance and Diagnostic Utility 2008 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Marina N. Nikiforova, George C. Tseng, David L. Steward, (unknown), Yuri E. Nikiforov	489
17	Antibiotics for Reduction of Posttonsillectomy Morbidity: A Meta-Analysis 2005 ·The Laryngoscope ·(unknown), David L. Steward	35
18	A Comparison of Radiofrequency Treatment Schemes for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 2004 ·Otolaryngology ·David L. Steward, Edward M. Weaver, B. Tucker Woodson	22
19	Steroids for improving recovery following tonsillectomy in children 2003 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·David L. Steward, Jeffrey A. Welge, Charles M. Myer	48
20	DNA-strand breaks and rejoining following exposure of synchronized Chinese hamster cells to ionizing radiation 1968 ·Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis ·Ronald M. Humphrey, David L. Steward, B.A. Sedita	72

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