Ann Williams

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Ann Williams is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Williams has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Infectious Diseases, 54 papers in Epidemiology and 50 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ann Williams's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (70 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (43 papers) and Immune responses and vaccinations (23 papers). Ann Williams is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (70 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (43 papers) and Immune responses and vaccinations (23 papers). Ann Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Ann Williams's co-authors include Philip D. Marsh, Simon Clark, Graham Hatch, Helen McShane, Priscille Brodin, Roland Brosch, Claude Leclerc, Stewart T. Cole, Yper Hall and Laleh Majlessi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Ann Williams

103 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Recombinant BCG exporting ESAT-6 confers enhanced protection against tuberculosis

2003 511 citations Priscille Brodin, Roland Brosch et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ann Williams	3.0k	2.1k	1.9k	1.0k	488	104	4.4k
Rui Appelberg	2.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	977 1.0×	493 1.0×	122	5.6k
Jordi B. Torrelles	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	415 0.9×	122	4.6k
Angelo Izzo	2.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	895 0.9×	404 0.8×	70	3.3k
James A. Triccas	4.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	314 0.6×	126	5.8k
Karen M. Dobos	2.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.7×	456 0.9×	91	4.2k
Sheldon L. Morris	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	551 1.1×	59	5.2k
Nathalie Winter	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	699 0.7×	262 0.5×	72	3.4k
Steven C. Derrick	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	808 0.8×	398 0.8×	42	3.2k
Sarah J. Dunstan	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	597 0.6×	499 1.0×	61	3.4k
Charles A. Scanga	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	648 0.6×	695 1.4×	66	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ann Williams

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ann Williams

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20 of 20 papers shown

Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios, Carolyn Shoen, Isobella Honeyborne, et al.. (2022). Culture-Free Enumeration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mouse Tissues Using the Molecular Bacterial Load Assay for Preclinical Drug Development. Microorganisms. 10(2). 460–460. 4 indexed citations

Orgeur, Mickael, Wafa Frigui, Alexandre Pawlik, et al.. (2021). Pathogenomic analyses of Mycobacterium microti, an ESX-1-deleted member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex causing disease in various hosts. Microbial Genomics. 7(2). 17 indexed citations

Chen, Mingzhou, et al.. (2018). Detecting Phenotypically Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Wavelength Modulated Raman Spectroscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 1736. 41–50. 10 indexed citations

Clark, Simon, et al.. (2017). Revaccination of Guinea Pigs With the Live Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Vaccine MTBVAC Improves BCG's Protection Against Tuberculosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 216(5). 525–533. 33 indexed citations

Zelmer, Andrea, Rachel Tanner, Elena Stylianou, et al.. (2016). A new tool for tuberculosis vaccine screening: Ex vivo Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition Assay indicates BCG-mediated protection in a murine model of tuberculosis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16(1). 412–412. 26 indexed citations

Bottai, Daria, Wafa Frigui, Simon Clark, et al.. (2015). Increased protective efficacy of recombinant BCG strains expressing virulence-neutral proteins of the ESX-1 secretion system. Vaccine. 33(23). 2710–2718. 48 indexed citations

Sibley, Laura, Mike Dennis, Charlotte Sarfas, et al.. (2015). Route of delivery to the airway influences the distribution of pulmonary disease but not the outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in rhesus macaques. Tuberculosis. 96. 141–149. 18 indexed citations

Marsay, Leanne, Magali Matsumiya, Rachel Tanner, et al.. (2013). Mycobacterial growth inhibition in murine splenocytes as a surrogate for protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb). Tuberculosis. 93(5). 551–557. 38 indexed citations

McShane, Helen & Ann Williams. (2013). A review of preclinical animal models utilised for TB vaccine evaluation in the context of recent human efficacy data. Tuberculosis. 94(2). 105–110. 82 indexed citations

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Walker, Naomi F., Simon Clark, Tolu Oni, et al.. (2012). Doxycycline and HIV Infection Suppress Tuberculosis-induced Matrix Metalloproteinases. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(9). 989–997. 109 indexed citations

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Brennan, Michael J., et al.. (2012). Preclinical evidence for implementing a prime-boost vaccine strategy for tuberculosis. Vaccine. 30(18). 2811–2823. 54 indexed citations

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Vipond, Julia, et al.. (2010). Vaccines designed to protect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may aid the identification of novel vaccine constructs and diagnostic antigens for bovine tuberculosis. Veterinary Microbiology. 148(2-4). 232–237. 5 indexed citations

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Movahedzadeh, Farahnaz, Ann Williams, Simon Clark, et al.. (2008). Construction of a severely attenuated mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for reducing risk to laboratory workers. Tuberculosis. 88(5). 375–381. 2 indexed citations

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Williams, Ann, Brian W. James, Joanna Bacon, et al.. (2004). An assay to compare the infectivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates based on aerosol infection of guinea pigs and assessment of bacteriology. Tuberculosis. 85(3). 177–184. 22 indexed citations

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Dieli, Francesco, Juraj Iványi, Philip D. Marsh, et al.. (2003). Characterization of Lung γδ T Cells Following Intranasal Infection with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. The Journal of Immunology. 170(1). 463–469. 88 indexed citations

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Saunthararajah, Yogen, Mary Rivera, Ann Williams, et al.. (2001). Coincident myelodysplastic syndrome and T‐cell large granular lymphocytic disease: clinical and pathophysiological features. British Journal of Haematology. 112(1). 195–200. 81 indexed citations

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James, Brian W., Ann Williams, & Philip D. Marsh. (2000). The physiology and pathogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis grown under controlled conditions in a defined medium. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 88(4). 669–677. 72 indexed citations

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Lever, Mark S. & Ann Williams. (1996). Cross-infection of chicks by airborne transmission of Salmonella enteritidis PT4. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 23(5). 347–349. 29 indexed citations

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Williams, Ann, A. Baskerville, A. B. Dowsett, & J. Wayne Conlan. (1987). Immunocytochemical demonstration of the association between Legionella pneumophila, its tissue‐destructive protease, and pulmonary lesions in experimental Legionnaires' disease. The Journal of Pathology. 153(3). 257–264. 36 indexed citations

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Hussain, M. Mahmood, et al.. (1987). Replication of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus DNA in Leaves and Suspension Culture Protoplasts of Cotton. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 83(3). 633–639. 6 indexed citations

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