Alan L. Williams

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Alan L. Williams is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan L. Williams has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alan L. Williams's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (8 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (6 papers). Alan L. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (8 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (6 papers). Alan L. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Belgium. Alan L. Williams's co-authors include Victor M. Haughton, Peter Gray, F. Reed Murtagh, David L. Daniels, David F. Fardon, Edward J. Dohring, Stephen L. G. Rothman, Gordon Sze, A Syvertsen and J. Kenneth Burkus and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Alan L. Williams

64 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Lumbar disc nomenclature: version 2.0

2014 353 citations David F. Fardon, Alan L. Williams et al. The Spine Journal profile →

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Mats Bengtsson Sweden

B Jönsson Sweden

George G. Rowe United States

Mark D. Peterson Canada

Michael J. Bishop United States

Kenjiro Kimura Japan

D.B. SCOTT United Kingdom

John Ross United States

M Takahashi Japan

Niels Fogh‐Andersen Denmark

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875 ×1.2

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan L. Williams

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Williams, Alan L., et al.. (2021). Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Lumbosacral Radicular Pain.. American family physician. 103(7). 405–406.

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Williams, Alan L.. (2021). Heplisav-B in Prior Hepatitis B Vaccine Nonresponders: A Case Series. Military Medicine. 187(7-8). e811–e813. 5 indexed citations

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Hosokawa, Yuri, Douglas J. Casa, J. Trtanj, et al.. (2019). Activity modification in heat: critical assessment of guidelines across athletic, occupational, and military settings in the USA. International Journal of Biometeorology. 63(3). 405–427. 47 indexed citations

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Fardon, David F., Alan L. Williams, Edward J. Dohring, et al.. (2014). Lumbar disc nomenclature: version 2.0. The Spine Journal. 14(11). 2525–2545. 353 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fardon, David F., Alan L. Williams, Edward J. Dohring, et al.. (2013). Lumbar Disc Nomenclature. Spine. 39(24). E1448–E1465. 47 indexed citations

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Stephens, Mark, Donna Waechter, P. Michele Williams, et al.. (2010). Institutional Support for Handheld Computing: Clinical and Educational Lessons Learned. Medical Reference Services Quarterly. 29(1). 28–36. 5 indexed citations

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Williams, Alan L.. (2004). Civil & Structural Engineering: Seismic Design of Buildings & Bridges. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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An, Howard S., et al.. (1995). Can We Distinguish Between Benign Versus Malignant Compression Fractures of the Spine by Magnetic Resonance Imaging?. Spine. 20(16). 1776–1782. 70 indexed citations

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Williams, Alan L.. (1990). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 30(2). 98–107. 29 indexed citations

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Paton, J Y, U M MacFadyen, Alan L. Williams, & H Simpson. (1990). Gastro-oesophageal reflux and apnoeic pauses during sleep in infancy —no direct relation. European Journal of Pediatrics. 149(10). 680–686. 47 indexed citations

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Breger, R K, Alan L. Williams, David L. Daniels, et al.. (1989). Contrast Enhancement in Spinal MR Imaging. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 10(3). 633–637. 14 indexed citations

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Daniels, David L., Leo F. Czervionke, R K Breger, et al.. (1987). "Truncation" artifact in MR images of the internal auditory canal.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 8(5). 793–794. 5 indexed citations

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Daniels, David L., Steven J. Millen, Glenn A. Meyer, et al.. (1987). MR detection of tumor in the internal auditory canal. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 8(2). 249–252. 10 indexed citations

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Haughton, Victor M., Arthur E. Rosenbaum, Alan L. Williams, & Burton P. Drayer. (1980). Recognizing the Empty Sella by CT: The Infundibulum Sign. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1(6). 527–529. 11 indexed citations

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Cox, Donald P. & Alan L. Williams. (1980). Biological Process for Converting Naphthalene to cis -1,2-Dihydroxy-1,2-Dihydronaphthalene. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 39(2). 320–326. 7 indexed citations

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Daniels, David L., Victor M. Haughton, Alan L. Williams, & Charles M. Strother. (1979). Arteriovenous Malformation Simulating a Cyst on Computed Tomography. Radiology. 133(2). 393–394. 10 indexed citations

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Williams, Alan L.. (1979). John Perry oration—22 August 1977 cot deaths in perspective. Pathology. 11(2). 135–147. 1 indexed citations

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Williams, Alan L., et al.. (1970). The effect of some organic disulphides and related compounds on the liquid-phase oxidation of n-dodecane. Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic. 1391–1391. 2 indexed citations

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Pitt, David, et al.. (1967). A CASE OF SJÖGREN-LARSSON SYNDROME. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 3(1). 54–57. 4 indexed citations

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Williams, Alan L., et al.. (1956). NOTES ON ARGENTAFFIN (CARCINOID) TUMOURS: THREE EXAMPLES IN CHILDHOOD. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2(15). 553–558. 5 indexed citations

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