Brian J. Williams

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
142 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Williams is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Williams has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Williams's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (28 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (20 papers). Brian J. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (28 papers) and Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (20 papers). Brian J. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Brian J. Williams's co-authors include Thomas J. Santner, William I. Notz, Dave Higdon, James Gattiker, Maria Rightley, Dan Remenyi, Ethné Swartz, Arthur Money, Jason P. Sheehan and Robert M. Starke and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Williams

136 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2008 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments
    2003 1.5k citations Brian J. Williams et al. profile →
  2. Computer Model Calibration Using High-Dimensional Output
    2008 574 citations Brian J. Williams et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian J. Williams United States 31 1.3k 1.2k 976 663 639 142 5.2k
John E. Taylor United States 63 306 0.2× 419 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 693 1.0× 1.8k 2.8× 356 12.3k
Mike West United States 52 481 0.4× 332 0.3× 1.1k 1.1× 269 0.4× 308 0.5× 147 14.9k
Thomas J. Santner United States 33 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.8× 628 0.9× 275 0.4× 105 6.5k
Andreas Krause Switzerland 60 262 0.2× 1.8k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 199 0.3× 137 0.2× 270 15.3k
Vladimír Beneš Czechia 33 70 0.1× 351 0.3× 271 0.3× 653 1.0× 489 0.8× 234 4.9k
Giuseppe Jurman Italy 28 159 0.1× 448 0.4× 258 0.3× 191 0.3× 304 0.5× 97 9.9k
Harry Joe Canada 51 902 0.7× 151 0.1× 2.3k 2.4× 73 0.1× 526 0.8× 161 13.7k
Teresa Wu United States 42 208 0.2× 381 0.3× 451 0.5× 136 0.2× 123 0.2× 237 5.6k
Daniel L. Koller United States 30 148 0.1× 239 0.2× 299 0.3× 115 0.2× 434 0.7× 75 6.5k
Pierre Geurts Belgium 34 69 0.1× 539 0.4× 281 0.3× 361 0.5× 382 0.6× 104 13.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. Williams

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All Works

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Miller, Hunter A., et al.. (2023). Metabolomic differentiation of tumor core versus edge in glioma. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 54(6). E4–E4. 12 indexed citations
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Sharma, Mayur, Dengzhi Wang, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, et al.. (2023). Intraoperative MRI Use in Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumors: Trends and Healthcare Utilization. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 84(S 01). S1–S344. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Ching‐Jen, Dale Ding, Jeyan S. Kumar, et al.. (2022). Hemorrhage and Recurrence of Obliterated Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Treated With Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Stroke. 53(8). e363–e368. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., Donald M. Miller, Zied Abdullaev, et al.. (2022). Malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumor with PRKAR1A, KMT2C and GNAQ mutations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 21–21. 4 indexed citations
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Hamada, Michael S., Nicolas Hengartner, David Higdon, et al.. (2021). Using simulation to handle implicit likelihoods in a Bayesian analysis. Quality Engineering. 33(1). 172–177. 1 indexed citations
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Yusuf, Mehran, Abbas Rattani, Jeremy Gaskins, et al.. (2021). Stereotactic radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases: dose-size response relationship in the era of immunotherapy. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 156(1). 163–172. 8 indexed citations
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Sharma, Mayur, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Enzo Fortuny, et al.. (2019). National trends in cerebral bypass for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample analysis of 1998–2015. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 46(2). E15–E15. 10 indexed citations
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Alhourani, Ahmad, Zaid Aljuboori, Mehran Yusuf, et al.. (2019). Management trends for anaplastic meningioma with adjuvant radiotherapy and predictors of long-term survival. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 46(6). E4–E4. 8 indexed citations
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Jung, Jinkyu, Ying Zhang, Orieta Celiku, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial NIX Promotes Tumor Survival in the Hypoxic Niche of Glioblastoma. Cancer Research. 79(20). 5218–5232. 69 indexed citations
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Yusuf, Mehran, Mark J. Amsbaugh, Eric Burton, et al.. (2017). Postoperative Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Patients With Resected Brain Metastases: Clinical Outcomes and Comparing the Efficacy of Single-Fraction Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 99(2). E118–E118. 1 indexed citations
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Lodise, Thomas P., Manjunath P. Pai, Marina Rabinovich, et al.. (2016). Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Doripenem in Critically Ill Trauma Patients with Sepsis. Surgical Infections. 17(6). 675–682. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Ralph C., et al.. (2016). Gradient free active subspace construction using Morris screening elementary effects. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 72(6). 1603–1615. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Ching‐Jen, et al.. (2014). Histiocytic sarcoma of the cavernous sinus: case report and literature review. Brain Tumor Pathology. 32(1). 66–71. 18 indexed citations
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Ding, Dale, et al.. (2013). The role of radiosurgery in the management of WHO Grade II and III intracranial meningiomas. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 35(6). E16–E16. 37 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian J., David Schlesinger, & Jason P. Sheehan. (2010). Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Treated With Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. World Neurosurgery. 73(4). 413–417. 29 indexed citations
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Hemez, François, et al.. (2008). Predictive maturity of computer models using functional and multivariate output. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations

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