David O. Wilson

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

David O. Wilson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Plant Science and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, David O. Wilson has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 42 papers in Plant Science and 24 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in David O. Wilson's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (56 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (24 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (23 papers). David O. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (56 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (24 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (23 papers). David O. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and China. David O. Wilson's co-authors include Joel L. Weissfeld, Jill M. Siegfried, R. M. Rogers, James D. Luketich, Nicholas R. Anthonisen, Rodney J. Landreneau, Elizabeth C. Wright, H. M. Reisenauer, Matthew J. Schuchert and Carl R. Fuhrman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

David O. Wilson

145 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Body Weight in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing Trial

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David O. Wilson United States	34	2.5k	667	609	551	499	150	4.2k
Satoshi Watanabe Japan	32	916 0.4×	286 0.4×	1.5k 2.4×	132 0.2×	1.1k 2.3×	190	4.3k
Hongyu Wu China	35	1.1k 0.4×	121 0.2×	362 0.6×	414 0.8×	471 0.9×	156	3.8k
David T. Cooke United States	32	693 0.3×	287 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	62 0.1×	341 0.7×	168	3.6k
Anneclaire J. De Roos United States	42	674 0.3×	130 0.2×	777 1.3×	244 0.4×	522 1.0×	144	5.4k
John F. Williams United States	33	379 0.2×	251 0.4×	225 0.4×	335 0.6×	68 0.1×	154	3.6k
T. C. Tucker United States	34	198 0.1×	96 0.1×	738 1.2×	169 0.3×	1.0k 2.1×	135	3.4k
Chris Watson United Kingdom	31	412 0.2×	190 0.3×	86 0.1×	214 0.4×	271 0.5×	138	3.8k
Masaru Ando Japan	36	1.9k 0.8×	124 0.2×	138 0.2×	1.7k 3.1×	336 0.7×	176	5.2k
Lijuan Liu China	30	221 0.1×	196 0.3×	330 0.5×	151 0.3×	162 0.3×	147	3.2k
Ho‐Jin Lee South Korea	24	224 0.1×	139 0.2×	339 0.6×	92 0.2×	220 0.4×	168	2.1k

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Yuan, Jian‐Min, Thomas W. Kensler, Sanja Đačić, et al.. (2025). Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial of Sulforaphane in Former Smokers at High Risk for Lung Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 18(6). 335–345. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Li, Ahmed M. Alaa, Robert N. Weinreb, et al.. (2025). Generative AI enables medical image segmentation in ultra low-data regimes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6486–6486. 1 indexed citations

Moez, Elham Khodayari, Matthew T. Warkentin, Brenda Diergaarde, et al.. (2025). MA05.06 Integrating Circulating Protein Biomarkers in Nodule Malignancy Prediction Model Based on Five International Lung Cancer Screening Cohorts. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 20(10). S73–S74.

Leader, Joseph K., et al.. (2024). Vascular Biomarkers for Pulmonary Nodule Malignancy: Arteries vs. Veins. Cancers. 16(19). 3274–3274. 1 indexed citations

Ash, Samuel Y., Tracy J. Doyle, Bina Choi, et al.. (2024). Utility of peripheral protein biomarkers for the prediction of incident interstitial features: a multicentre retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 11(1). e002219–e002219. 1 indexed citations

Stacy, Shaina L., Hukum Chandra, Linda Robertson, et al.. (2023). Re-scaling and small area estimation of behavioral risk survey guided by social vulnerability data. BMC Public Health. 23(1). 184–184. 1 indexed citations

Deppen, Stephen A., Michael N. Kammer, Fabien Maldonado, et al.. (2022). Improving Lung Cancer Diagnosis with CT Radiomics and Serum Histoplasmosis Testing. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(3). 329–336. 1 indexed citations

Fahrmann, Johannes F., Hiroyuki Katayama, Ehsan Irajizad, et al.. (2021). Plasma Based Protein Signatures Associated with Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancers. 13(16). 3972–3972. 6 indexed citations

Leng, Shuguang, Brenda Diergaarde, Maria A. Picchi, et al.. (2018). Gene Promoter Hypermethylation Detected in Sputum Predicts FEV1 Decline and All-Cause Mortality in Smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(2). 187–196. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaohua, Joseph K. Leader, Renwei Wang, et al.. (2017). Vasculature surrounding a nodule: A novel lung cancer biomarker. Lung Cancer. 114. 38–43. 21 indexed citations

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Sánchez-Salcedo, Pablo, David O. Wilson, Juan P. de‐Torres, et al.. (2015). Improving Selection Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening. The Potential Role of Emphysema. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(8). 924–931. 67 indexed citations

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de‐Torres, Juan P., David O. Wilson, Pablo Sánchez-Salcedo, et al.. (2014). Lung Cancer in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Development and Validation of the COPD Lung Cancer Screening Score. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(3). 285–291. 104 indexed citations

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Keith, Robert L., Patrick J. Blatchford, John Kittelson, et al.. (2011). Oral Iloprost Improves Endobronchial Dysplasia in Former Smokers. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(6). 793–802. 72 indexed citations

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Wilson, David O., Carl R. Fuhrman, Matthew J. Schuchert, et al.. (2011). Doubling Times and CT Screen–Detected Lung Cancers in the Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(1). 85–89. 79 indexed citations

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Wiley, Clayton A., et al.. (2011). Interinstitutional and interstate teleneuropathology. Journal of Pathology Informatics. 2(1). 21–21. 31 indexed citations

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Schuchert, Matthew J., Ghulam Abbas, Arjun Pennathur, et al.. (2010). Anatomic Lung Resection for Clinical Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Equivalent Outcomes Following Anatomic Segmentectomy and Lobectomy. CHEST Journal. 138(4). 758A–758A. 4 indexed citations

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Wilson, David O., Joel L. Weissfeld, Arzu Balkan, et al.. (2008). Association of Radiographic Emphysema and Airflow Obstruction with Lung Cancer. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(7). 738–744. 377 indexed citations

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Wilson, David O., Joel L. Weissfeld, Carl R. Fuhrman, et al.. (2008). The Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study (PLuSS): Outcomes within 3 Years of a First Computed Tomography Scan. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(9). 956–961. 168 indexed citations

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Wilson, David O. & W. L. Hargrove. (1986). Release of Nitrogen from Crimson Clover Residue under Two Tillage Systems. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 50(5). 1251–1254. 103 indexed citations

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Cooper, J. P. & David O. Wilson. (1970). Variation in photosynthetic rate in Lolium.. 3 indexed citations

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