Lian Elfering

731 total citations
18 papers, 515 citations indexed

About

Lian Elfering is a scholar working on Surgery, Social Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lian Elfering has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 515 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Lian Elfering's work include LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (11 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (6 papers) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (4 papers). Lian Elfering is often cited by papers focused on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (11 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (6 papers) and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (4 papers). Lian Elfering collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Czechia and United States. Lian Elfering's co-authors include Mark‐Bram Bouman, Margriet G. Mullender, Tim C. van de Grift, Marlon E. Buncamper, Müjde Özer, Jan Maerten Smit, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Wouter B. van der Sluis, Garry L.S. Pigot and Anne F. Klassen and has published in prestigious journals such as Fertility and Sterility, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lian Elfering

17 papers receiving 506 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lian Elfering Netherlands 12 336 178 165 161 85 18 515
Garry L.S. Pigot Netherlands 17 389 1.2× 362 2.0× 240 1.5× 130 0.8× 109 1.3× 36 744
Borko Stojanović Serbia 15 196 0.6× 276 1.6× 189 1.1× 69 0.4× 66 0.8× 42 499
Megan Lane United States 13 206 0.6× 115 0.6× 146 0.9× 86 0.5× 77 0.9× 40 468
Gaines Blasdel United States 12 274 0.8× 104 0.6× 177 1.1× 73 0.5× 102 1.2× 45 424
Marta Bižić Serbia 17 347 1.0× 377 2.1× 320 1.9× 138 0.9× 102 1.2× 44 776
Muhammed Al‐Tamimi Netherlands 11 151 0.4× 206 1.2× 127 0.8× 59 0.4× 43 0.5× 16 350
Emily C. Sluiter United States 6 188 0.6× 111 0.6× 103 0.6× 77 0.5× 49 0.6× 10 299
Gabriel Del Corral United States 10 165 0.5× 122 0.7× 73 0.4× 69 0.4× 60 0.7× 32 336
Cecile A. Ferrando United States 11 197 0.6× 108 0.6× 87 0.5× 56 0.3× 140 1.6× 36 382
Andreas Köhler Germany 11 147 0.4× 206 1.2× 58 0.4× 89 0.6× 87 1.0× 26 475

Countries citing papers authored by Lian Elfering

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lian Elfering

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lian Elfering

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Sluis, Wouter B. van der, Lian Elfering, Tim Schäfer, et al.. (2024). Gender-affirming mastectomy in transmasculine individuals in The Netherlands: A large cohort study on outcomes and trends. International Journal of Transgender Health. 26(3). 630–639.
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Elfering, Lian, et al.. (2023). Mastectomy is a safe procedure in transgender men with a history of breast reduction. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. 57(1-6). 483–487. 1 indexed citations
3.
Elfering, Lian, et al.. (2022). Long-Term Changes in Free Nipple Graft Morphology and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Gender-Affirming Mastectomies. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 46(5). 2174–2180. 5 indexed citations
4.
Elfering, Lian, Tim C. van de Grift, Muhammed Al‐Tamimi, et al.. (2021). How Sensitive Is the Neophallus? Postphalloplasty Experienced and Objective Sensitivity in Transmasculine Persons. Sexual Medicine. 9(5). 1–1. 14 indexed citations
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Elfering, Lian, Tim C. van de Grift, Mark‐Bram Bouman, et al.. (2020). Combining total laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with subcutaneous mastectomy in trans men: The effect on safety outcomes. International Journal of Transgender Health. 21(2). 138–146. 12 indexed citations
6.
Elfering, Lian, Wouter B. van der Sluis, Mark‐Bram Bouman, et al.. (2019). Preexpansion in Phalloplasty Patients. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 83(6). 687–692. 8 indexed citations
7.
Al‐Tamimi, Muhammed, Garry L.S. Pigot, Lian Elfering, et al.. (2019). Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery in Transgender Men in The Netherlands from 1989 to 2018: The Evolution of Surgical Care. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 145(1). 153e–161e. 32 indexed citations
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Buncamper, Marlon E., Müjde Özer, Lian Elfering, et al.. (2018). Symptomatic Neovaginal Candidiasis in Transgender Women After Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: A Clinical Case Series of Five Consecutive Patients. Transgender Health. 3(1). 105–108. 11 indexed citations
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Grift, Tim C. van de, Garry L.S. Pigot, Lian Elfering, et al.. (2018). 205 A Longitudinal Study of Motivations Before and Psychosexual Outcomes After Genital Gender Confirming Surgery in Transmen. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 15(Supplement_3). S202–S203. 12 indexed citations
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Grift, Tim C. van de, Lian Elfering, Jan Maerten Smit, et al.. (2018). Subcutaneous Mastectomy Improves Satisfaction with Body and Psychosocial Function in Trans Men: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Study Using the BODY-Q Chest Module. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 142(5). 1125–1132. 61 indexed citations
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Özer, Müjde, Garry L.S. Pigot, Mark‐Bram Bouman, et al.. (2018). Development of a Decision Aid for Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery in Transmen. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 15(7). 1041–1048. 29 indexed citations
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Grift, Tim C. van de, Garry L.S. Pigot, Lian Elfering, et al.. (2017). A Longitudinal Study of Motivations Before and Psychosexual Outcomes After Genital Gender-Confirming Surgery in Transmen. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 14(12). 1621–1628. 72 indexed citations
13.
Grift, Tim C. van de, Lian Elfering, Mark‐Bram Bouman, Marlon E. Buncamper, & Margriet G. Mullender. (2017). Surgical Indications and Outcomes of Mastectomy in Transmen: A Prospective Study of Technical and Self-Reported Measures. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 140(3). 415e–424e. 47 indexed citations
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Elfering, Lian, Müjde Özer, Marlon E. Buncamper, et al.. (2017). What Is the Ideal Neophallus? Response to Frey et al. (2017): An Update on Genital Reconstruction Options for the Female-to-Male Transgender Patient: A Review of the Literature. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 5(8). e1450–e1450. 4 indexed citations
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Grift, Tim C. van de, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Lian Elfering, et al.. (2016). Body Image in Transmen: Multidimensional Measurement and the Effects of Mastectomy. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 13(11). 1778–1786. 132 indexed citations
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Sluis, Wouter B. van der, Marlon E. Buncamper, Mark‐Bram Bouman, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of Neovaginal High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Among Transgender Women in The Netherlands. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 43(8). 503–505. 28 indexed citations
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Elfering, Lian, et al.. (2016). Herpes neolabialis: herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of the neolabia in a transgender woman. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 28(8). 841–843. 11 indexed citations
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Sluis, Wouter B. van der, Mark‐Bram Bouman, W. J. H. J. Meijerink, et al.. (2015). Diversion neovaginitis after sigmoid vaginoplasty: endoscopic and clinical characteristics. Fertility and Sterility. 105(3). 834–839.e1. 36 indexed citations

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