Theo Stijnen

43.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
369 papers, 30.8k citations indexed

About

Theo Stijnen is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Theo Stijnen has authored 369 papers receiving a total of 30.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Surgery, 64 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 53 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Theo Stijnen's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (25 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (25 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Theo Stijnen is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (25 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (25 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Theo Stijnen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Theo Stijnen's co-authors include Karel G.M. Moons, Hans C. van Houwelingen, Geert J. M. G. van der Heijden, A. Rogier T. Donders, Lidia R. Arends, Albert Hofman, Frans G. Zitman, Floriana S. Luppino, Paul F. Bouvy and Brenda W.J.H. Penninx and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Theo Stijnen

366 papers receiving 29.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Overweight, Obesity, and Depression

2010 3.2k citations Theo Stijnen, Frans G. Zitman et al. profile →
Review: A gentle introduction to imputation of missing values

2006 1.8k citations Theo Stijnen et al. profile →
Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: the Rotterdam study

2006 1.4k citations Albert Hofman, Theo Stijnen et al. profile →
Advanced methods in meta‐analysis: multivariate approach and meta‐regression

2002 1.3k citations Hans C. van Houwelingen, Theo Stijnen et al. Statistics in Medicine profile →
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

2001 938 citations Annemieke Ruitenberg, Lenore J. Launer et al. profile →
Using the outcome for imputation of missing predictor values was preferred

2006 745 citations Theo Stijnen et al. profile →
Inflammatory proteins in plasma and the risk of dementia: the rotterdam study.

2004 603 citations Mirjam I. Geerlings, Annemieke Ruitenberg et al. profile →
Rates and risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

1999 566 citations Lenore J. Launer, Kjeld Andersen et al. profile →
Random effects meta-analysis of event outcome in the framework of the generalized linear mixed model with applications in sparse data

2010 531 citations Theo Stijnen et al. Statistics in Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theo Stijnen Netherlands	78	5.1k	4.5k	4.0k	3.6k	3.6k	369	30.8k
Jesse A. Berlin United States	89	6.9k 1.4×	5.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	4.8k 1.3×	291	39.7k
Rebecca DerSimonian United States	28	8.0k 1.6×	4.2k 0.9×	2.9k 0.7×	5.2k 1.4×	4.0k 1.1×	40	39.6k
Lehana Thabane Canada	84	6.4k 1.3×	3.9k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	5.4k 1.5×	1.1k	37.0k
Georgia Salanti Switzerland	77	5.6k 1.1×	3.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	3.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	251	38.1k
Jelena Savović United Kingdom	32	7.2k 1.4×	4.0k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	99	33.9k
Christian Gluud Denmark	92	7.7k 1.5×	4.7k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	687	39.5k
Laura Weeks Canada	16	6.2k 1.2×	3.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	43	27.9k
Colin B. Begg United States	73	6.7k 1.3×	2.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.8×	7.3k 2.0×	4.1k 1.1×	237	40.1k
Jos W. R. Twisk Netherlands	94	3.4k 0.7×	4.8k 1.1×	5.3k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	6.7k 1.9×	801	36.9k
Charles P. Quesenberry United States	100	5.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.5×	3.9k 1.0×	5.7k 1.6×	4.1k 1.1×	517	33.0k

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Tuttle, Camilla S.L., et al.. (2019). Cellular senescence and chronological age in various human tissues: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Aging Cell. 19(2). e13083–e13083. 147 indexed citations

Kruis, Annemarije, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Apostolos Tsiachristas, et al.. (2015). Effectiveness of integrated disease management for primary care chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: Results of cluster randomised trial. Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank. 159(13).

Urlings‐Strop, Louise C., Karen M. Stegers‐Jager, Theo Stijnen, & Axel P. N. Themmen. (2013). Academic and non-academic selection criteria in predicting medical school performance. Medical Teacher. 35(6). 497–502. 32 indexed citations

Biemans, Anke, Michaël Kockaert, G.P. Akkersdijk, et al.. (2013). Comparing endovenous laser ablation, foam sclerotherapy, and conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 58(3). 727–734.e1. 120 indexed citations

Rees, Johannes B. van, C. Jan Willem Borleffs, Míhàly K. de Bie, et al.. (2011). Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57(5). 556–562. 313 indexed citations

Lebrec, Jérémie, Theo Stijnen, & Hans C. van Houwelingen. (2010). Dealing with Heterogeneity between Cohorts in Genomewide SNP Association Studies. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology. 9(1). Article 8–Article 8. 20 indexed citations

Stijnen, Theo, et al.. (2007). Pentasa (mesalazine) once or twice daily for the management of maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis: Demographic and baseline data of a 12 month single blind randomised controlled trial. Gastroenterology. 132(4). 2 indexed citations

Koerkamp, Bas Groot, M. G. Myriam Hunink, Theo Stijnen, et al.. (2007). Limitations of Acceptability Curves for Presenting Uncertainty in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Medical Decision Making. 27(2). 101–111. 61 indexed citations

Pareren, Yvonne K. van, Sabine M.P.F. de Muinck Keizer‐Schrama, Theo Stijnen, et al.. (2003). Final Height in Girls with Turner Syndrome after Long-Term Growth Hormone Treatment in Three Dosages and Low Dose Estrogens. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(3). 1119–1125. 177 indexed citations

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Geerlings, Mirjam I., Lenore J. Launer, Frank H. de Jong, et al.. (2003). Endogenous estradiol and risk of dementia in women and men: The Rotterdam Study. Annals of Neurology. 53(5). 607–615. 64 indexed citations

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Sas, Theo, et al.. (2000). Carbohydrate metabolism during growth hormone treatment and after discontinuation of growth hormone treatment in girls with Turner syndrome treated with once or twice daily growth hormone injections. Clinical Endocrinology. 52(6). 741–747. 20 indexed citations

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Sas, Theo, S M de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, Theo Stijnen, et al.. (2000). A longitudinal study on bone mineral density until adulthood in girls with Turner's syndrome participating in a growth hormone injection frequency‐response trial. Clinical Endocrinology. 52(5). 531–536. 30 indexed citations

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Letenneur, Luc, John Launer, Kjeld Andersen, et al.. (2000). Education and Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Makes a Difference EURODEM Pooled Analyses. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(11). 1064–1071. 102 indexed citations

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Ott, Alewijn, Monique M.B. Breteler, F. van Harskamp, Theo Stijnen, & Albert Hofman. (1998). Incidence and Risk of Dementia: The Rotterdam study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(6). 574–580. 344 indexed citations

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Stijnen, Theo & Hans C. van Houwelingen. (1993). Relative risk, risk difference and rate difference models for sparse stratified data: A pseudo likelihood approach. Statistics in Medicine. 12(24). 2285–2303. 17 indexed citations

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Houwelingen, Hans C. van, Koos Zwinderman, & Theo Stijnen. (1993). A bivariate approach to meta‐analysis. Statistics in Medicine. 12(24). 2273–2284. 257 indexed citations

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Man, Robert A. de, et al.. (1991). Treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis. Digestive Diseases. 9(1). 17–35. 3 indexed citations

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Zitman, Frans G., et al.. (1990). Low dose amitriptyline in chronic pain: The gain is modest. Pain. 42(1). 35–42. 47 indexed citations

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Bel, Frank van, Margot van de Bor, Jan Baan, Tom Ruys, & Theo Stijnen. (1988). The Influence of Abnormal Blood Gases on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in the Preterm Newborn. Neuropediatrics. 19(1). 27–32. 33 indexed citations

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Gratama, J. W., A. C. Hekker, Timo Weiland, et al.. (1985). IGG-CLASS ANTIBODIES TO HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS IN MARROW DONORS PREDISPOSE TO ACUTE GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE. Experimental Hematology. 13(5). 324–324. 3 indexed citations

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