Robert Steffen

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Steffen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biophysics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Steffen has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in Biophysics and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert Steffen's work include Travel-related health issues (9 papers), Electron Spin Resonance Studies (9 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (5 papers). Robert Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Travel-related health issues (9 papers), Electron Spin Resonance Studies (9 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (5 papers). Robert Steffen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Pakistan. Robert Steffen's co-authors include Margot Mütsch, Weigong Zhou, Thomas Linder, Philip Rhodes, Matthias Bopp, Robert T. Chen, Conrad L. Cowan, Harold M. Swartz, Oleg Y. Grinberg and Huagang Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert Steffen

39 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Use of the Inactivated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine and the Risk of Bell's Palsy in Switzerland

2004 696 citations Margot Mütsch, Weigong Zhou et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert Steffen	396	356	351	275	195	40	1.5k
Yue Chen	443 1.1×	400 1.1×	826 2.4×	128 0.5×	166 0.9×	114	2.0k
Frederick Varricchio	387 1.0×	308 0.9×	410 1.2×	64 0.2×	42 0.2×	73	2.0k
Claudius U. Meyer	665 1.7×	289 0.8×	239 0.7×	63 0.2×	80 0.4×	56	1.4k
Nicola Clementi	650 1.6×	411 1.2×	714 2.0×	67 0.2×	208 1.1×	80	1.9k
Bruce Polsky	1.4k 3.4×	213 0.6×	784 2.2×	166 0.6×	209 1.1×	78	2.9k
Ching‐Tai Huang	451 1.1×	667 1.9×	262 0.7×	83 0.3×	92 0.5×	73	1.6k
Yongping Lin	584 1.5×	307 0.9×	517 1.5×	89 0.3×	60 0.3×	67	1.8k
Fang Xie	353 0.9×	152 0.4×	170 0.5×	139 0.5×	75 0.4×	72	1.5k
Fengyu Hu	625 1.6×	440 1.2×	1.1k 3.2×	180 0.7×	430 2.2×	124	2.5k
Leif Erik Sander	544 1.4×	1.5k 4.3×	1.1k 3.1×	127 0.5×	116 0.6×	87	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Steffen, Robert. (2016). Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in international travellers to Western/Central Europe and conclusions on vaccination recommendations. Journal of Travel Medicine. 23(4). 45 indexed citations

Hou, Huagang, Nadeem Khan, Oleg Y. Grinberg, et al.. (2007). The Effects of Efaproxyn™ (Efaproxiral) on Subcutaneous RIF-1 Tumor Oxygenation and Enhancement of Radiotherapy-Mediated Inhibition of Tumor Growth in Mice. Radiation Research. 168(2). 218–225. 27 indexed citations

Hou, Huagang, Nadeem Khan, Julia A. O’Hara, et al.. (2005). Increased oxygenation of intracranial tumors by efaproxyn (efaproxiral), an allosteric hemoglobin modifier: In vivo EPR oximetry study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 61(5). 1503–1509. 26 indexed citations

Hou, Huagang, Nadeem Khan, Julia A. O’Hara, et al.. (2004). Effect of RSR13, an allosteric hemoglobin modifier, on oxygenation in murine tumors: an in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry and bold MRI study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 59(3). 834–843. 30 indexed citations

Mütsch, Margot, Weigong Zhou, Philip Rhodes, et al.. (2004). Use of the Inactivated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine and the Risk of Bell's Palsy in Switzerland. New England Journal of Medicine. 350(9). 896–903. 696 indexed citations breakdown →

Grinberg, Oleg Y., Minoru Miyake, Huagang Hou, Robert Steffen, & Harold M. Swartz. (2003). The Dose-Dependent Effect of RSR13, a Synthetic Allosteric Modifier of Hemoglobin, on Physiological Parameters and Brain Tissue Oxygenation in Rats. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 530. 287–296. 13 indexed citations

Steffen, Robert, Jean-François Liard, Michael J. Gerber, & Stephen J. Hoffman. (2003). Allosteric Modification of Hemoglobin by RSR13 as a Therapeutic Strategy. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 530. 249–259. 3 indexed citations

Amorino, George P., Haakil Lee, George E. Holburn, et al.. (2001). Enhancement of Tumor Oxygenation and Radiation Response by the Allosteric Effector of Hemoglobin, RSR13. Radiation Research. 156(3). 294–300. 26 indexed citations

Steffen, Robert. (2001). Immunization against Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Infections. Journal of Travel Medicine. 8(s1). s9–s16. 10 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert. (2000). Prévention du paludisme : Aujourd'hui et demain. Recommandations nationales et internationales. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 58(2301). 1121–1122. 1 indexed citations

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Mackensen, G. Burkhard, Bengt Nellgård, Shiva Sarraf‐Yazdi, et al.. (2000). Post-ischemic RSR13 amplifies the effect of dizocilpine on outcome from transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat. Brain Research. 853(1). 15–21. 7 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert. (1999). Epidemiology, Etiology, and Impact of Traveler's Diarrhea in Jamaica. JAMA. 281(9). 811–811. 126 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert. (1998). Effect of RSR13 on Temperature-Dependent Changes in Hemoglobin Oxygen Affinity of Human Whole Blood. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 454. 653–661. 5 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert, et al.. (1995). Risk of Cholera Among Western and Japanese Travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2(3). 154–158. 33 indexed citations

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Schick, Tina, et al.. (1994). Comparison of Seven Commonly Used Agents for Prophylaxis of Seasickness. Journal of Travel Medicine. 1(4). 203–206. 35 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert & William B. Wastila. (1992). Cardiovascular Pharmacology of the Vasodilator-Cardiotonic Agent, 349U85. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 20(4). 579–589. 1 indexed citations

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Sircar, Ila, Kevin R. Anderson, Ronald E. Weishaar, et al.. (1991). Calcium channel blocking and positive inotropic activities of ethyl 5-cyano-1,4-dihydro-6-methyl-2-[(phenylsulfonyl)methyl]-4-aryl-3-pyridinecarboxylate and analogs. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34(7). 2248–2260. 10 indexed citations

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Haleen, Stephen J., Robert Steffen, & Ronald E. Weishaar. (1989). Species differences in the positive inotropic response to DPI 201-106, a novel cardiotonic agent. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 67(11). 1460–1463. 5 indexed citations

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Taylor, Michael D., Edward W. Badger, Robert Steffen, et al.. (1988). 2-(2-Aryl-2-oxoethylidene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines. Novel isomers of 1,4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 31(8). 1659–1664. 17 indexed citations

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Steffen, Robert, J. Timothy O’Neill, & Francis J. Haddy. (1988). Effect of Theophylline on Renal Vasoactivity of Acetate and Adenosine. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 11(6). 682–686. 4 indexed citations

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