Thomas Steffen

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
191 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Steffen is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Steffen has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Surgery, 60 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 26 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Steffen's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (60 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (25 papers). Thomas Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (60 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (25 papers). Thomas Steffen collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and Germany. Thomas Steffen's co-authors include Max Aebi, Koos Duppen, John Antoniou, Gamal Baroud, René Warschkow, Anthony Tsantrizos, Ignazio Tarantino, Neil Winterbottom, Lisbet Haglund and Stephen J. Ferguson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Steffen

179 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

The human lumbar intervertebral disc: evidence for changes in the biosynthesis and denaturation of the extracellular matrix with growth, maturation, ageing, and degeneration.

1996 825 citations John Antoniou, Thomas Steffen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Steffen Switzerland	47	3.6k	3.0k	1.7k	1.3k	723	191	7.1k
William Hutton United States	58	6.0k 1.7×	5.8k 1.9×	2.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.7×	156 0.2×	222	10.5k
Joon Woo Lee South Korea	39	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	824 0.5×	928 0.7×	344 0.5×	279	5.4k
David M. Findlay Australia	63	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	495 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	3.3k 4.5×	282	13.3k
Masato Sato Japan	41	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	627 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	111 0.2×	333	6.6k
Gunnar B. J. Andersson United States	64	6.1k 1.7×	8.3k 2.8×	7.4k 4.3×	2.9k 2.2×	57 0.1×	255	14.4k
James F. Griffith Hong Kong	54	4.7k 1.3×	1.6k 0.5×	918 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	915 1.3×	385	10.5k
Tôru Hirano Japan	47	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	476 0.3×	737 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	300	7.8k
Yoshihiro Nishida Japan	46	1.5k 0.4×	824 0.3×	364 0.2×	384 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	486	9.0k
Eric Y. Chang United States	40	2.3k 0.6×	308 0.1×	189 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	345 0.5×	325	6.6k
Thomas M. Link United States	73	8.2k 2.3×	1.8k 0.6×	703 0.4×	4.6k 3.5×	1.5k 2.0×	394	18.1k

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Steffen, Thomas, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive narrative review on paradigm shift in the treatment of esophageal and rectal cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100074–100074.

Warschkow, René, Kristjan Ukegjini, Thomas Steffen, et al.. (2024). The influence of delayed gastric emptying on quality of life after partial duodenopancreatectomy. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 409(1). 155–155. 1 indexed citations

Ukegjini, Kristjan, et al.. (2023). Quality of Surgical Outcome Reporting in Randomised Clinical Trials of Multimodal Rectal Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 16(1). 26–26. 1 indexed citations

Ukegjini, Kristjan, Thomas Steffen, Ignazio Tarantino, et al.. (2023). Systematic review on groove pancreatitis: management of a rare disease. BJS Open. 7(5). 6 indexed citations

Thorat, Nanasaheb D., Syed A. M. Tofail, Brigitte von Rechenberg, et al.. (2019). Physically stimulated nanotheranostics for next generation cancer therapy: Focus on magnetic and light stimulations. Applied Physics Reviews. 6(4). 45 indexed citations

Fleischmann, Irène, René Warschkow, Ulrich Beutner, et al.. (2017). Improved survival after retrieval of 12 or more regional lymph nodes in appendiceal cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 43(10). 1876–1885. 16 indexed citations

Galata, Christian, Ulrich Beutner, Bruno M. Schmied, et al.. (2017). Duodenal localization is a negative predictor of survival after small bowel adenocarcinoma resection: A population‐based, propensity score‐matched analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 117(3). 397–408. 19 indexed citations

Steffen, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Indoor Environment System’s Strategy for Airport Buildings. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 4(3). 73. 4 indexed citations

Kuster, Stefan P., et al.. (2014). Abdominal Actinomycosis Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm. Surgical Infections. 15(4). 462–463. 4 indexed citations

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Hart, Adam, et al.. (2014). Can the Use of Variable-Angle Volar Locking Plates Compensate for Suboptimal Plate Positioning in Unstable Distal Radius Fractures? A Biomechanical Study. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 29(1). e1–e6. 23 indexed citations

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Haglund, Lisbet, et al.. (2011). Development of a Bioreactor for Axially Loaded Intervertebral Disc Organ Culture. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 17(10). 1011–1019. 62 indexed citations

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Steffen, Thomas, René Warschkow, Michael Brändle, Ilaria Tarantino, & Thomas Clerici. (2010). Randomized controlled trial of bilateral superficial cervical plexus blockversusplacebo in thyroid surgery. British journal of surgery. 97(7). 1000–1006. 31 indexed citations

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Sen, Milan, et al.. (2005). Atlantoaxial fusion using anterior transarticular screw fixation of C1–C2: technical innovation and biomechanical study. European Spine Journal. 14(5). 512–518. 60 indexed citations

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Baroud, Gamal, Marc Bohner, Paul Heini, & Thomas Steffen. (2004). Injection biomechanics of bone cements used in vertebroplasty. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering. 14(4). 487–504. 65 indexed citations

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Baroud, Gamal, J.A. Nemes, Stephen J. Ferguson, & Thomas Steffen. (2003). Material Changes in Osteoporotic Human Cancellous Bone Following Infiltration with Acrylic Bone Cement for a Vertebral Cement Augmentation. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 6(2). 133–139. 40 indexed citations

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Steffen, Thomas, Anthony Tsantrizos, & Max Aebi. (2000). Effect of Implant Design and Endplate Preparation on the Compressive Strength of Interbody Fusion Constructs. Spine. 25(9). 1077–1084. 125 indexed citations

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Yang, Kai & Thomas Steffen. (2000). Harvesting the Intact Cadaveric Cervical Spine (C0-Th1). Spine. 25(11). 1447–1449. 2 indexed citations

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Steffen, Thomas, Dante Marchesi, & Max Aebi. (2000). Posterolateral and Anterior Interbody Spinal Fusion Models in the Sheep. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 371(371). 28–37. 35 indexed citations

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Reusch, Claudia E, et al.. (1999). The Efficacy of L-Deprenyl in Dogs with Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 13(4). 291–301. 21 indexed citations

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Steffen, Thomas, et al.. (1997). A New Technique for Measuring Lumbar Segmental Motion In Vivo. Spine. 22(2). 156–166. 67 indexed citations

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