Fernando M. Safdie

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Fernando M. Safdie is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando M. Safdie has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Fernando M. Safdie's work include Dietary Effects on Health (4 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (4 papers). Fernando M. Safdie is often cited by papers focused on Dietary Effects on Health (4 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (4 papers). Fernando M. Safdie collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Fernando M. Safdie's co-authors include Valter D. Longo, Changhan Lee, Min Wei, Giovanna Bianchi, Lizzia Raffaghello, Federica Madia, Sebastian Brandhorst, Tanya B. Dorff, Luigi Fontana and Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Fernando M. Safdie

15 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Ra... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Range of Cancer Cell Types to Chemotherapy
    2012 500 citations Changhan Lee, Lizzia Raffaghello et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fernando M. Safdie United States 10 1.0k 645 366 195 184 17 1.8k
Dominick G. A. Burton United Kingdom 17 719 0.7× 736 1.1× 201 0.5× 179 0.9× 61 0.3× 21 1.7k
Husheng Ding United States 12 767 0.7× 666 1.0× 145 0.4× 158 0.8× 77 0.4× 24 1.5k
Sander Barnhoorn Netherlands 11 525 0.5× 487 0.8× 115 0.3× 50 0.3× 144 0.8× 21 1.1k
Chisaka Kuehnemann United States 9 798 0.8× 689 1.1× 177 0.5× 79 0.4× 59 0.3× 10 1.5k
Praphulla Chandra Shukla India 17 352 0.3× 784 1.2× 333 0.9× 182 0.9× 44 0.2× 39 1.8k
Hui‐Hua Hsiao Taiwan 19 165 0.2× 421 0.7× 200 0.5× 161 0.8× 209 1.1× 89 1.2k
Michaela Artwohl Austria 18 220 0.2× 448 0.7× 134 0.4× 184 0.9× 72 0.4× 23 1.0k
Yuyan Han United States 25 142 0.1× 638 1.0× 502 1.4× 259 1.3× 136 0.7× 52 1.8k
Sheng‐Fung Lin Taiwan 21 279 0.3× 417 0.6× 90 0.2× 173 0.9× 493 2.7× 44 1.3k
Anja Holtz United States 8 498 0.5× 491 0.8× 120 0.3× 64 0.3× 32 0.2× 17 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fernando M. Safdie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernando M. Safdie

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Wahi, Jessica E., et al.. (2025). Minimally invasive hiatal hernia repair: a single-institution experience and evolving surgical trends. 8. 17–17. 1 indexed citations
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Wahi, Jessica E. & Fernando M. Safdie. (2024). Robotic-assisted approach to esophageal duplication cysts. 7. 13–13.
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Wahi, Jessica E. & Fernando M. Safdie. (2023). Esophageal duplication cysts: a clinical practice review. Mediastinum. 7. 1–1. 9 indexed citations
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Bahmad, Hisham F., et al.. (2023). Fluid Overload-Associated Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(3). 411–420. 3 indexed citations
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Wahi, Jessica E., et al.. (2021). Endoluminal management of benign bronchoesophageal fistula. BMJ Case Reports. 14(9). e245240–e245240. 1 indexed citations
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Bahmad, Hisham F., et al.. (2020). Collision tumors of the lung: A case report of urothelial carcinoma metastasizing to renal cell carcinoma with heterotopic ossification. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 31. 101297–101297. 3 indexed citations
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Safdie, Fernando M., et al.. (2017). Prevention and management of intraoperative crisis in VATS and open chest surgery: how to avoid emergency conversion. Journal of Visualized Surgery. 3. 87–87. 13 indexed citations
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Safdie, Fernando M., et al.. (2015). Incidence and Clinical Implications of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures. Obesity Surgery. 25(6). 1098–1101. 7 indexed citations
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Jamal, Mohammad H., Ricard Corcelles, Hideharu Shimizu, et al.. (2014). Thromboembolic events in bariatric surgery: a large multi-institutional referral center experience. Surgical Endoscopy. 29(2). 376–380. 59 indexed citations
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Szomstein, Samuel, et al.. (2013). Is the Use of Prosthetic Mesh Recommended in Severely Obese Patients Undergoing Concomitant Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair and Sleeve Gastrectomy?. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 218(3). 358–362. 19 indexed citations
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Safdie, Fernando M., Sebastian Brandhorst, Min Wei, et al.. (2012). Fasting Enhances the Response of Glioma to Chemo- and Radiotherapy. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44603–e44603. 159 indexed citations
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Lee, Changhan, Lizzia Raffaghello, Sebastian Brandhorst, et al.. (2012). Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Range of Cancer Cell Types to Chemotherapy. Science Translational Medicine. 4(124). 124ra27–124ra27. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Changhan, Fernando M. Safdie, Lizzia Raffaghello, et al.. (2010). Reduced Levels of IGF-I Mediate Differential Protection of Normal and Cancer Cells in Response to Fasting and Improve Chemotherapeutic Index. Cancer Research. 70(4). 1564–1572. 239 indexed citations
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Raffaghello, Lizzia, Fernando M. Safdie, Giovanna Bianchi, et al.. (2010). Fasting and differential chemotherapy protection in patients. Cell Cycle. 9(22). 4474–4476. 77 indexed citations
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Safdie, Fernando M., Tanya B. Dorff, David I. Quinn, et al.. (2010). Abstract 2718: Fasting and cancer treatment: A case series. Cancer Research. 70(8_Supplement). 2718–2718. 2 indexed citations
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Safdie, Fernando M., Tanya B. Dorff, David I. Quinn, et al.. (2009). Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: A case series report. Aging. 1(12). 988–1007. 281 indexed citations
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Raffaghello, Lizzia, Changhan Lee, Fernando M. Safdie, et al.. (2008). Starvation-dependent differential stress resistance protects normal but not cancer cells against high-dose chemotherapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(24). 8215–8220. 414 indexed citations

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