STEFFEN SPERLING

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

STEFFEN SPERLING is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, STEFFEN SPERLING has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 16 papers in Ophthalmology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in STEFFEN SPERLING's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (21 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (8 papers). STEFFEN SPERLING is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (21 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (12 papers) and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (8 papers). STEFFEN SPERLING collaborates with scholars based in Denmark and United States. STEFFEN SPERLING's co-authors include Niels Ehlers, Thorkild Bramsen, Thomas Olsen, Hans Jørgen G. Gundersen and Henrik Daa Schrøder and has published in prestigious journals such as Experimental Eye Research, Cornea and Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

STEFFEN SPERLING

28 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

APPLANATION TONOMETRY AND CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 200 400 600
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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. APPLANATION TONOMETRY AND CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS
    1975 703 citations Niels Ehlers, Thorkild Bramsen et al. Acta Ophthalmologica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
STEFFEN SPERLING Denmark 16 1.1k 931 272 202 32 28 1.2k
Nikica Gabrić Croatia 16 634 0.6× 579 0.6× 153 0.6× 181 0.9× 51 1.6× 62 827
Beth Ann Benetz United States 20 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 361 1.3× 75 0.4× 60 1.9× 45 1.5k
Vincent P. deLuise United States 10 510 0.5× 494 0.5× 242 0.9× 71 0.4× 54 1.7× 17 792
Yi‐Yu Tsai Taiwan 15 416 0.4× 523 0.6× 219 0.8× 114 0.6× 47 1.5× 99 812
Roberta Calienno Italy 19 799 0.7× 468 0.5× 472 1.7× 87 0.4× 41 1.3× 30 915
Romesh I. Angunawela United Kingdom 16 667 0.6× 560 0.6× 245 0.9× 154 0.8× 30 0.9× 47 878
H. Höh Germany 10 363 0.3× 486 0.5× 188 0.7× 38 0.2× 20 0.6× 58 576
Thomas Neuhann Germany 15 779 0.7× 991 1.1× 112 0.4× 272 1.3× 69 2.2× 45 1.1k
Süleyman Kaynak Türkiye 17 482 0.4× 699 0.8× 50 0.2× 98 0.5× 63 2.0× 76 830
Edgar L. Thomas United States 12 288 0.3× 526 0.6× 52 0.2× 71 0.4× 59 1.8× 16 642

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of STEFFEN SPERLING

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1986). Assessment of endothelial cell density in bovine corneas after osmotically induced dilation of intercellular spaces.. PubMed. 4(2). 71–9. 6 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1986). Evaluation of the endothelium of human donor corneas by induced dilation of intercellular spaces and trypan blue. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 224(5). 428–434. 26 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1986). Estimates of Endothelial Cell Densities in Whole Human Eyes and in Excised Corneas. Cornea. 5(1). 15–18. 3 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1985). Assessment of Endothelial Cell Density in Bovine Corneas after Osmotically Induced Dilation of Intercellular Spaces. Cornea. 4(2). 71???79–71???79. 4 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Niels & STEFFEN SPERLING. (1983). ULTRASTRUCTURE OF CRYOPRESERVED, FUNCTIONING HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. Acta Ophthalmologica. 61(2). 245–253. 6 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN, et al.. (1982). HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY AFTER AN IN VITRO IMMITATION OF ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE. Acta Ophthalmologica. 60(3). 475–479. 9 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Niels, STEFFEN SPERLING, & Thomas Olsen. (1982). POST‐OPERATIVE THICKNESS AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY IN CULTIVATED, CRYOPRESERVED HUMAN CORNEAL GRAFTS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 60(6). 935–944. 27 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN, et al.. (1981). DECONTAMINATION OF CADAVER CORNEAS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 59(1). 126–133. 19 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN, Thomas Olsen, & Niels Ehlers. (1981). FRESH AND CULTURED CORNEAL GRAFTS COMPARED BY POST‐OPERATIVE THICKNESS AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY. Acta Ophthalmologica. 59(4). 566–575. 37 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1981). A SIMPLE APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED RATE CORNEAL FREEZING II. Acta Ophthalmologica. 59(1). 134–141. 6 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1980). ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY IN DONOR CORNEAS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 58(2). 278–282. 17 indexed citations
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Olsen, Thomas & STEFFEN SPERLING. (1980). ENDOTHELIAL MORPHOLOGY RELATED TO DISEASE ACTIVITY IN HUMAN CORNEAS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 58(1). 103–110. 11 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN, et al.. (1980). THE SURFACE COAT ON HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. Acta Ophthalmologica. 58(1). 96–102. 7 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN, et al.. (1978). SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF A MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE COATING ON HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. Acta Ophthalmologica. 56(1). 161–167. 8 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1977). COMBINED STAINING OF CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM BY ALIZARINE RED AND TRYPANE BLUE. Acta Ophthalmologica. 55(4). 573–580. 37 indexed citations
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Schrøder, Henrik Daa & STEFFEN SPERLING. (1977). POLYSACCHARIDE COATING OF HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. Acta Ophthalmologica. 55(5). 819–826. 16 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Niels & STEFFEN SPERLING. (1977). A TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE HAAG‐STREIT PACHOMETER Short Communication. Acta Ophthalmologica. 55(2). 333–336. 49 indexed citations
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1977). A SIMPLE APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED RATE CORNEAL FREEZING. Acta Ophthalmologica. 55(1). 1–8. 17 indexed citations
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Ehlers, Niels, Thorkild Bramsen, & STEFFEN SPERLING. (1975). APPLANATION TONOMETRY AND CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 53(1). 34–43. 703 indexed citations breakdown →
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SPERLING, STEFFEN. (1974). Corneal Cryopreservation Evaluated by Trypane Blue Staining. Ophthalmic Research. 6(1). 23–35. 11 indexed citations

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