Stephanie J. Dancer

13.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
132 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Stephanie J. Dancer is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephanie J. Dancer has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Infectious Diseases, 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 34 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Stephanie J. Dancer's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (64 papers), Infection Control and Ventilation (39 papers) and Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (32 papers). Stephanie J. Dancer is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (64 papers), Infection Control and Ventilation (39 papers) and Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (32 papers). Stephanie J. Dancer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Stephanie J. Dancer's co-authors include Chris Robertson, Linsey C. Marr, Catherine J. Noakes, Brett Mitchell, Richard Hobday, Giorgio Buonanno, Lídia Morawska, J. L. Jiménez, Jarek Kurnitski and William W. Nazaroff and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Stephanie J. Dancer

129 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients

2013 613 citations Stephanie J. Dancer et al. profile →
Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

2020 474 citations William W. Nazaroff, J. L. Jiménez et al. Indoor Air profile →
Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

2014 458 citations Stephanie J. Dancer profile →
The role of environmental cleaning in the control of hospital-acquired infection

2009 425 citations Stephanie J. Dancer Journal of Hospital Infection profile →
Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

2021 239 citations Julian W. Tang, William P. Bahnfleth et al. Journal of Hospital Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephanie J. Dancer United Kingdom	41	3.6k	2.2k	1.3k	907	900	132	7.1k
Jonathan A. Otter United Kingdom	37	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	868 0.7×	681 0.8×	944 1.0×	100	5.8k
Günter Kampf Germany	41	5.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	472 0.5×	420 0.5×	156	9.8k
Benedetta Allegranzi Switzerland	52	6.1k 1.7×	2.3k 1.0×	763 0.6×	2.1k 2.3×	710 0.8×	171	13.1k
Hugo Sax Switzerland	45	3.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	458 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	388 0.4×	158	7.7k
Deverick J. Anderson United States	53	3.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	603 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	947 1.1×	344	10.5k
Jane D. Siegel United States	35	3.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	524 0.4×	656 0.7×	711 0.8×	102	7.3k
William A. Rutala United States	63	6.5k 1.8×	3.4k 1.5×	4.1k 3.2×	581 0.6×	880 1.0×	346	14.0k
H. Humphreys Ireland	51	4.4k 1.2×	906 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	493 0.5×	676 0.8×	283	9.4k
Andreas F. Widmer Switzerland	53	5.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	521 0.4×	894 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	328	12.0k
G.L. French United Kingdom	48	4.2k 1.1×	982 0.4×	798 0.6×	601 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	168	8.2k

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Dancer, Stephanie J.. (2023). Hospital cleaning: past, present, and future. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 12(1). 80–80. 19 indexed citations

King, Marco‐Felipe, et al.. (2021). What is the relationship between indoor air quality parameters and airborne microorganisms in hospital environments? A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Indoor Air. 31(5). 1308–1322. 45 indexed citations

King, Marco‐Felipe, Amanda M. Wilson, Mark H. Weir, et al.. (2021). Modeling fomite‐mediated SARS‐CoV‐2 exposure through personal protective equipment doffing in a hospital environment. Indoor Air. 32(1). e12938–e12938. 16 indexed citations

Tang, Julian W., William P. Bahnfleth, Philomena M. Bluyssen, et al.. (2021). Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Journal of Hospital Infection. 110. 89–96. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

Manoukian, Sarkis, Sally Stewart, Nicholas Graves, et al.. (2021). Bed-days and costs associated with the inpatient burden of healthcare-associated infection in the UK. Journal of Hospital Infection. 114. 43–50. 44 indexed citations

Dancer, Stephanie J., et al.. (2021). Healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board. Journal of Hospital Infection. 120. 23–30. 9 indexed citations

King, Marco‐Felipe, Martín López‐García, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Bacterial transfer to fingertips during sequential surface contacts with and without gloves. Indoor Air. 30(5). 993–1004. 26 indexed citations

Sharpe, Tim, Gráinne McGill, Stephanie J. Dancer, et al.. (2020). Influence of ventilation use and occupant behaviour on surface microorganisms in contemporary social housing. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11841–11841. 15 indexed citations

King, Marco‐Felipe, Amanda M. Wilson, Martín López‐García, et al.. (2020). Why is mock care not a good proxy for predicting hand contamination during patient care?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 109. 44–51. 7 indexed citations

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Stewart, Sally, Chris Robertson, Sarkis Manoukian, et al.. (2019). How do we evaluate the cost of nosocomial infection? The ECONI protocol: an incidence study with nested case-control evaluating cost and quality of life. BMJ Open. 9(6). e026687–e026687. 12 indexed citations

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Harnoss, Julian-Camill, Stephanie J. Dancer, Thomas Kohlmann, et al.. (2019). Hand antisepsis without decreasing efficacy by shortening the rub-in time of alcohol-based handrubs to 15 seconds. Journal of Hospital Infection. 104(4). 419–424. 19 indexed citations

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Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A., et al.. (2014). Restrictive reporting of selected antimicrobial susceptibilities influences clinical prescribing. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 8(3). 234–241. 32 indexed citations

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Petti, Stefano, Antonella Polimeni, & Stephanie J. Dancer. (2013). Effect of disposable barriers, disinfection, and cleaning on controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus environmental contamination. American Journal of Infection Control. 41(9). 836–840. 15 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J., et al.. (2012). Approaching zero: temporal effects of a restrictive antibiotic policy on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing coliforms and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 41(2). 137–142. 97 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J., et al.. (2012). Surgical site infections linked to contaminated surgical instruments. Journal of Hospital Infection. 81(4). 231–238. 78 indexed citations

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Robertson, Chris, et al.. (2011). Cleanliness audit of clinical surfaces and equipment: who cleans what?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 78(3). 178–181. 59 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J.. (2011). Hospital cleaning in the 21st century. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 30(12). 1473–1481. 137 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J.. (2010). Control of Transmission of Infection in Hospitals Requires More than Clean Hands. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 31(9). 958–960. 18 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J.. (2009). Pants, policies and paranoia…. Journal of Hospital Infection. 74(1). 10–15. 28 indexed citations

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Dancer, Stephanie J., et al.. (2008). Monitoring environmental cleanliness on two surgical wards. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 18(5). 357–364. 78 indexed citations

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