Stefan Balan

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Stefan Balan is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Balan has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Oncology, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Stefan Balan's work include Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (4 papers). Stefan Balan is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (4 papers). Stefan Balan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Stefan Balan's co-authors include Mark T. Hegel, Kathleen Doyle Lyons, Tim A. Ahles, Frances C. Brokaw, Jay G. Hull, Zhongze Li, Ira Byock, Janette L. Seville, Marie Bakitas and Tor D. Tosteson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Palliative & Supportive Care.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Balan

10 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of a Palliative Care Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer

2009 1.3k citations Marie Bakitas, Kathleen Doyle Lyons et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Balan United States	8	1.4k	862	723	339	236	10	1.9k
Mihir Kamdar United States	16	1.1k 0.8×	592 0.7×	610 0.8×	15 0.0×	255 1.1×	42	1.7k
Tara Albrecht United States	12	211 0.2×	261 0.3×	253 0.3×	394 1.2×	46 0.2×	38	914
Ellen Stovall United States	10	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	11 0.0×	335 1.4×	16	2.7k
Erin R. Alesi United States	8	2.1k 1.5×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	10 0.0×	238 1.0×	16	2.5k
Marit Slaaen Norway	31	1.1k 0.8×	482 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	17 0.1×	407 1.7×	73	2.9k
Tanyanika Phillips United States	10	1.2k 0.9×	747 0.9×	709 1.0×	7 0.0×	151 0.6×	17	1.6k
Janice Firn United States	10	1.3k 1.0×	772 0.9×	654 0.9×	6 0.0×	239 1.0×	36	1.7k
Mackenzi Pergolotti United States	26	353 0.3×	372 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	34 0.1×	111 0.5×	97	1.9k
Rebecca P. Winsett United States	17	248 0.2×	105 0.1×	40 0.1×	101 0.3×	214 0.9×	59	983
Barbara Levy United States	24	385 0.3×	726 0.8×	33 0.0×	120 0.4×	104 0.4×	65	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Balan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Balan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Balan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stefan Balan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stefan Balan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stefan Balan. Stefan Balan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Balan, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia With Leukostasis. 1 indexed citations

2.

Balan, Stefan, et al.. (2013). Closing the Patient–Oncologist Communication Gap: A Review of Historic and Current Efforts. Journal of Cancer Education. 29(1). 106–113. 27 indexed citations

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Brokaw, Frances C., et al.. (2012). Has there been any progress in improving the quality of hospitalised death? Replication of a US chart audit study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2(1). 17–23. 7 indexed citations

4.

Lyons, Kathleen Doyle, Lisa A. Lambert, Stefan Balan, Mark T. Hegel, & Stephen J. Bartels. (2012). Changes in Activity Levels of Older Adult Cancer Survivors. OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 33(1). 31–39. 26 indexed citations

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Lyons, Kathleen Doyle, et al.. (2011). Reliability and Validity of the Valued Activity Inventory for Adults with Cancer. OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 32(1). 238–245. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Christian, et al.. (2010). Serum hepcidin-25 may replace the ferritin index in the Thomas plot in assessing iron status in anemic patients. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 33(2). 187–193. 45 indexed citations

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Bakitas, Marie, Kathleen Doyle Lyons, Mark T. Hegel, et al.. (2009). The project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial to improve palliative care for rural patients with advanced cancer: Baseline findings, methodological challenges, and solutions. Palliative & Supportive Care. 7(1). 75–86. 151 indexed citations

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Bakitas, Marie, Kathleen Doyle Lyons, Mark T. Hegel, et al.. (2009). Effects of a Palliative Care Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer. JAMA. 302(7). 741–741. 1306 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lyons, Kathleen Doyle, Mark T. Hegel, Stefan Balan, et al.. (2009). Effects of a Palliative Care Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Cancer. 52 indexed citations

10.

Auerbach, Michael, Harold S. Ballard, J. Richard Trout, et al.. (2004). Intravenous Iron Optimizes the Response to Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Cancer Patients With Chemotherapy-Related Anemia: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(7). 1301–1307. 312 indexed citations

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