Hywel C Williams

124.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
630 papers, 36.2k citations indexed

About

Hywel C Williams is a scholar working on Dermatology, Immunology and Allergy and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hywel C Williams has authored 630 papers receiving a total of 36.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 310 papers in Dermatology, 179 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 94 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Hywel C Williams's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (225 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (148 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (87 papers). Hywel C Williams is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (225 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (148 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (87 papers). Hywel C Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Hywel C Williams's co-authors include T J David, Donald Y.M. Leung, Kristian Thestrup‐Pedersen, M. Innes Asher, Carolyn Charman, David P. Strachan, Roderick J. Hay, Stéphanie Manel, S. J. Ormerod and Bengt Björkstén and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hywel C Williams

597 papers receiving 34.4k citations

Hit Papers

Atopic Dermatitis 1994 2026 2004 2015 2000 2006 2016 2001 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Atopic Dermatitis
    2000 3.8k citations Hywel C Williams et al. profile →
  2. Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phases One and Three repeat multicountry cross-sectional surveys
    2006 3.2k citations Hywel C Williams et al. profile →
  3. Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS)
    2016 1.6k citations Martin Downes, Marnie Brennan et al. BMJ Open profile →
  4. Evaluating presence–absence models in ecology: the need to account for prevalence
    2001 1.5k citations Hywel C Williams et al. profile →
  5. The Global Burden of Skin Disease in 2010: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Skin Conditions
    2013 1.1k citations Roderick J. Hay, Hywel C Williams et al. profile →
  6. The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis..
    1994 937 citations Hywel C Williams, Roderick J. Hay et al. British Journal of Dermatology profile →
  7. Acne vulgaris
    2011 803 citations Hywel C Williams, Robert P. Dellavalle et al. profile →
  8. Global variations in prevalence of eczema symptoms in children from ISAAC Phase Three
    2009 692 citations Hywel C Williams et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
  9. The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis. III. Independent hospital validation
    1994 691 citations Hywel C Williams, Roderick J. Hay et al. British Journal of Dermatology profile →
  10. Epidemiology of acne vulgaris
    2012 574 citations Hywel C Williams et al. British Journal of Dermatology profile →
  11. Emollient enhancement of the skin barrier from birth offers effective atopic dermatitis prevention
    2014 471 citations Eric L. Simpson, Joanne R Chalmers et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
  12. Informing efficient randomised controlled trials: exploration of challenges in developing progression criteria for internal pilot studies
    2017 247 citations Hywel C Williams et al. BMJ Open profile →
  13. Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for early detection of skin cancer in community and primary care settings: a systematic review
    2022 149 citations Rubeta Matin, Hywel C 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
Hywel C Williams United Kingdom 86 21.1k 14.9k 8.8k 3.7k 2.5k 630 36.2k
Steven R. Feldman United States 85 19.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.2× 2.6k 0.3× 5.6k 1.5× 16.3k 6.5× 1.3k 36.3k
Erika von Mutius Germany 95 4.6k 0.2× 9.6k 0.6× 20.0k 2.3× 2.5k 0.7× 6.5k 2.6× 420 34.5k
Jean Bousquet France 120 9.3k 0.4× 30.0k 2.0× 43.0k 4.9× 1.6k 0.4× 6.6k 2.7× 1.1k 63.5k
Neil Pearce New Zealand 88 1.4k 0.1× 3.8k 0.3× 11.0k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 676 33.4k
Scott T. Weiss United States 111 1.4k 0.1× 4.1k 0.3× 22.8k 2.6× 3.4k 0.9× 4.2k 1.7× 767 43.3k
Bruce K. Armstrong Australia 79 6.9k 0.3× 858 0.1× 1.6k 0.2× 3.9k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 538 24.9k
Peter D. Sly Australia 93 1.2k 0.1× 3.1k 0.2× 11.4k 1.3× 5.8k 1.6× 5.0k 2.0× 839 36.2k
Adèle C. Green Australia 80 8.6k 0.4× 825 0.1× 677 0.1× 5.7k 1.6× 1.4k 0.6× 516 23.9k
Jeffrey M. Drazen United States 89 564 0.0× 3.4k 0.2× 17.4k 2.0× 1.1k 0.3× 4.6k 1.8× 427 30.1k
Peter G. Gibson Australia 116 775 0.0× 3.2k 0.2× 29.2k 3.3× 6.2k 1.7× 7.6k 3.0× 1.0k 53.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hywel C Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arrieta, Óscar, Juan‐Manuel Hernandez‐Martinez, Jenny G. Turcott, et al.. (2025). Narrowing the Gap: Understanding Lung Cancer Care Intervals and Their Barriers in Latin American Low and Middle-Income Countries. Archives of Medical Research. 56(5). 103202–103202.
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Varma, Sandeep, Ashish K. Sharma, Somaia Elsheikh, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of autofluorescence-Raman microspectroscopy for surgical margin assessment during Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma. British Journal of Dermatology. 191(3). 428–436. 2 indexed citations
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Lax, S., Bridget Candy, Lloyd Steele, et al.. (2024). Topical Anti‐Inflammatory Treatments for Eczema: A Cochrane Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 54(12). 960–972. 8 indexed citations
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Olabi, Bayanne, et al.. (2023). Reliable Detection of Eczema Areas for Fully Automated Assessment of Eczema Severity from Digital Camera Images. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 100213–100213. 10 indexed citations
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Olabi, Bayanne, et al.. (2022). Detecting Eczema Areas in Digital Images: An Impossible Task?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(5). 100133–100133. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, Hywel C, Jochen Schmitt, Kim S Thomas, et al.. (2022). The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 149(6). 1899–1911. 59 indexed citations
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Olabi, Bayanne, et al.. (2020). ‘Efficacy and safety of imiquimod 5% cream for basal cell carcinoma: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trial’: a critical appraisal. British Journal of Dermatology. 183(4). 650–654. 4 indexed citations
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Chuchu, Naomi, Jacqueline Dinnes, Yemisi Takwoingi, et al.. (2018). Teledermatology for diagnosing skin cancer in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013193–CD013193. 113 indexed citations
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Dinnes, Jacqueline, Jonathan J Deeks, Daniel Saleh, et al.. (2018). Reflectance confocal microscopy for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD013190–CD013190. 65 indexed citations
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Ruffano, Lavinia Ferrante di, Jacqueline Dinnes, Naomi Chuchu, et al.. (2018). Exfoliative cytology for diagnosing basal cell carcinoma and other skin cancers in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013187–CD013187. 9 indexed citations
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Dinnes, Jacqueline, Jonathan J Deeks, Matthew J. Grainge, et al.. (2018). Visual inspection for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(12). CD013194–CD013194. 43 indexed citations
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Ruffano, Lavinia Ferrante di, Jacqueline Dinnes, Jonathan J Deeks, et al.. (2018). Optical coherence tomography for diagnosing skin cancer in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD013189–CD013189. 102 indexed citations
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Downes, Martin, Marnie Brennan, Hywel C Williams, & Rachel Dean. (2016). Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS). BMJ Open. 6(12). e011458–e011458. 1613 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boyers, Lindsay N., Chanté Karimkhani, Mohsen Naghavi, et al.. (2014). Global mortality from conditions with skin manifestations. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 71(6). 1137–1143.e17. 22 indexed citations
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Charman, Carolyn, Andrea Venn, Jane Ravenscroft, & Hywel C Williams. (2013). Translating Patient‐Oriented Eczema Measure ( POEM ) scores into clinical practice by suggesting severity strata derived using anchor‐based methods. British Journal of Dermatology. 169(6). 1326–1332. 206 indexed citations
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Flohr, Carsten, Sarah Lewis, Rupert J. Quinnell, et al.. (2006). Poor sanitation and helminth infection protect against skin sensitization in Vietnamese children: A cross-sectional study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75. 321–321. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Michael J., et al.. (2006). Efficient Ideal Reduction in Quadratic Fields. 1 indexed citations
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Perkins, William, et al.. (2003). Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003412–CD003412. 24 indexed citations
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Delamere, Finola M & Hywel C Williams. (2001). How Can Hand Searching the Dermatological Literature Benefit People With Skin Problems?. Archives of Dermatology. 137(3). 332–332. 15 indexed citations

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