Nico Steckhan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nico Steckhan is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nico Steckhan has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Clinical Psychology and 10 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Nico Steckhan's work include Dietary Effects on Health (26 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (10 papers). Nico Steckhan is often cited by papers focused on Dietary Effects on Health (26 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (10 papers). Nico Steckhan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Nico Steckhan's co-authors include Andreas Michalsen, Christian S. Keßler, Holger Cramer, Bert Arnrich, Romy Lauche, Bjarne Pfitzner, Gustav Dobos, Heidemarie Haller, Rainer Stange and Michael Jeitler and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Science Translational Medicine and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Nico Steckhan

51 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Federated Learning in a Medical Context: A Systematic Literature Review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nico Steckhan Germany	17	572	213	172	154	138	57	1.3k
Andrew P. Hall United Kingdom	19	378 0.7×	160 0.8×	124 0.7×	111 0.7×	104 0.8×	61	1.5k
Antoni Aguiló Spain	30	616 1.1×	58 0.3×	177 1.0×	167 1.1×	350 2.5×	63	2.3k
Jaya Kumar Malaysia	21	257 0.4×	93 0.4×	172 1.0×	72 0.5×	53 0.4×	78	1.6k
Latha Velayudhan United Kingdom	25	635 1.1×	123 0.6×	72 0.4×	59 0.4×	184 1.3×	69	1.9k
Klaus Langohr Spain	27	190 0.3×	249 1.2×	107 0.6×	65 0.4×	355 2.6×	99	2.4k
Xiangfei Meng China	14	491 0.9×	72 0.3×	34 0.2×	106 0.7×	118 0.9×	30	2.5k
Ye Yang China	22	224 0.4×	61 0.3×	328 1.9×	156 1.0×	254 1.8×	81	1.5k
Soohyun Cho South Korea	19	527 0.9×	57 0.3×	31 0.2×	252 1.6×	59 0.4×	56	1.9k
Lei Chen China	23	106 0.2×	259 1.2×	65 0.4×	54 0.4×	62 0.4×	169	2.0k
Yan Ma China	20	231 0.4×	43 0.2×	46 0.3×	207 1.3×	39 0.3×	94	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nico Steckhan

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Dujardin, Simon, Barbara Peters, Olga Pivovarova‐Ramich, et al.. (2025). Intermittent Fasting Regimes Reduce Gingival Inflammation: A Three‐Arm Clinical Trial. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 52(5). 681–694. 2 indexed citations

Koppold, Daniela A., Daniela Weber, Nico Steckhan, et al.. (2025). Intended isocaloric time-restricted eating shifts circadian clocks but does not improve cardiometabolic health in women with overweight. Science Translational Medicine. 17(822). eadv6787–eadv6787.

Prior, Karola, Nico Steckhan, Andreas Michalsen, et al.. (2025). Impact of Prolonged Fasting on the Oral Microbiome in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: An Exploratory Secondary Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 52(8). 1125–1135.

Koppold, Daniela A., Bert Arnrich, Andreas Michalsen, et al.. (2024). Twenty-Four Hour Glucose Profiles and Glycemic Variability during Intermittent Religious Dry Fasting and Time-Restricted Eating in Subjects without Diabetes: A Preliminary Study. Nutrients. 16(16). 2663–2663. 3 indexed citations

Koppold, Daniela A., Farid I. Kandil, Nico Steckhan, et al.. (2023). Effects of Prolonged Fasting during Inpatient Multimodal Treatment on Pain and Functional Parameters in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Exploratory Observational Study. Nutrients. 15(12). 2695–2695. 5 indexed citations

Steckhan, Nico, et al.. (2023). Triangulation of Questionnaires, Qualitative Data and Natural Language Processing: A Differential Approach to Religious Bahá’í Fasting in Germany. Journal of Religion and Health. 63(5). 3360–3373.

Steckhan, Nico, et al.. (2023). Food Choices after Cognitive Load: An Affective Computing Approach. Sensors. 23(14). 6597–6597. 2 indexed citations

Kandil, Farid I., Nico Steckhan, Christian S. Keßler, et al.. (2022). Mental and Behavioural Responses to Bahá’í Fasting: Looking behind the Scenes of a Religiously Motivated Intermittent Fast Using a Mixed Methods Approach. Nutrients. 14(5). 1038–1038. 10 indexed citations

Jeitler, Michael, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Schwiertz, et al.. (2022). Effects of a Supplement Containing a Cranberry Extract on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Intestinal Microbiota: A Prospective, Uncontrolled Exploratory Study. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(5). 399–406. 10 indexed citations

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Jeitler, Michael, Sandra Roth, Nico Steckhan, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic Phlebotomy in Patients with Grade 1 Hypertension: A Randomized-Controlled Trial. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 28(6). 530–539. 4 indexed citations

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Keßler, Christian S., Dania Schumann, Nico Steckhan, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of therapeutic fasting and plant-based diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (NutriFast): study protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial. BMJ Open. 11(8). e047758–e047758. 11 indexed citations

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Koppold, Daniela A., Farid I. Kandil, Nico Steckhan, et al.. (2021). Effects of Daytime Dry Fasting on Hydration, Glucose Metabolism and Circadian Phase: A Prospective Exploratory Cohort Study in Bahá'í Volunteers. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 662310–662310. 10 indexed citations

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Steckhan, Nico & Bert Arnrich. (2020). Quantified Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Convergence of Digital Health Technologies and Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Complementary Medicine Research. 27(3). 131–133. 1 indexed citations

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Stritter, Wiebke, et al.. (2020). More than just warmth–The perception of warmth and relaxation through warming compresses. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 54. 102537–102537. 7 indexed citations

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Steckhan, Nico, et al.. (2020). Ketosis in patients undergoing medically supervised therapeutic fasting—results from an observational trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 74(S1). 43–47. 3 indexed citations

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Böck, Markus, Judith Bellmann–Strobl, Dania Schumann, et al.. (2020). Ketogenic diet and fasting diet as Nutritional Approaches in Multiple Sclerosis (NAMS): protocol of a randomized controlled study. Trials. 21(1). 3–3. 51 indexed citations

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Stange, Rainer, et al.. (2018). The Effectiveness of Leech Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 115(47). 785–792. 15 indexed citations

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Keßler, Christian S., et al.. (2017). Ayurvedic versus conventional dietary and lifestyle counseling for mothers with burnout-syndrome: A randomized controlled pilot study including a qualitative evaluation. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 34. 57–65. 7 indexed citations

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Hohmann, Cynthia, Holger Cramer, Andreas Michalsen, et al.. (2015). Effects of high phenolic olive oil on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytomedicine. 22(6). 631–640. 91 indexed citations

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Cramer, Holger, Romy Lauche, Heidemarie Haller, et al.. (2014). Effects of yoga on cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 173(2). 170–183. 206 indexed citations

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