Nancy B. McWilliams

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Nancy B. McWilliams is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy B. McWilliams has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Nancy B. McWilliams's work include Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (12 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (6 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (4 papers). Nancy B. McWilliams is often cited by papers focused on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (12 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (6 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (4 papers). Nancy B. McWilliams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Nancy B. McWilliams's co-authors include Gerold M. Grodsky, R Nitschke, John H. Karam, Peter H. Forsham, F. Ann Hayes, A. Thomas Look, Harold M. Maurer, Leslie L. Bennett, Adrienne A. Batts and E. Ide Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Nancy B. McWilliams

43 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Excessive Insulin Response to Glucose in Obese Subjects as Measured by Immunochemical Assay

1963 410 citations Nancy B. McWilliams et al. profile →
Cellular DNA Content as a Predictor of Response to Chemotherapy in Infants with Unresectable Neuroblastoma

1984 375 citations A. Thomas Look, F. Ann Hayes et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy B. McWilliams United States	22	732	727	628	431	301	44	2.1k
Glen W. Sizemore United States	31	616 0.8×	386 0.5×	928 1.5×	1.3k 3.1×	111 0.4×	57	2.9k
JP Monson United Kingdom	26	398 0.5×	492 0.7×	494 0.8×	1.5k 3.5×	337 1.1×	57	2.7k
Yuji Hiromatsu Japan	30	462 0.6×	240 0.3×	263 0.4×	1.1k 2.5×	267 0.9×	101	2.5k
W. R. Timperley United Kingdom	20	400 0.5×	497 0.7×	285 0.5×	247 0.6×	86 0.3×	69	1.3k
J. A. H. Wass United Kingdom	28	352 0.5×	200 0.3×	678 1.1×	1.8k 4.2×	139 0.5×	63	2.4k
Mitsuru Hara Japan	22	440 0.6×	172 0.2×	337 0.5×	140 0.3×	257 0.9×	70	1.6k
Takao Obara Japan	34	679 0.9×	488 0.7×	917 1.5×	1.2k 2.8×	159 0.5×	139	3.9k
Jean‐Louis Sadoul France	19	344 0.5×	183 0.3×	667 1.1×	729 1.7×	124 0.4×	40	1.7k
Yasuhiro Hosoda Japan	22	383 0.5×	111 0.2×	340 0.5×	302 0.7×	76 0.3×	96	1.6k
Justin O’Day Australia	23	317 0.4×	511 0.7×	311 0.5×	332 0.8×	141 0.5×	67	2.3k

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Lampkin, Beatrice C., et al.. (2015). Cell Kinetic Patterns in Human Acute Leukemia � Evidence for Control Mechanisms1. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Comparative Leukemia Research. 39. 1014–1021.

Strother, Douglas, Jonathan J. Shuster, Nancy B. McWilliams, et al.. (1995). Results of Pediatric Oncology Group Protocol 8104 for Infants with Stages D and DS Neuroblastoma. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 17(3). 254–259. 32 indexed citations

McWilliams, Nancy B., F. Ann Hayes, A. A. Green, et al.. (1995). Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin vs. Cisplatin/teniposide in the treatment of children older than 12 months of age with disseminated neuroblastoma: A pediatric oncology group randomized phase II study. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 24(3). 176–180. 18 indexed citations

Shuster, Jonathan J., Nancy B. McWilliams, Robert P. Castleberry, et al.. (1992). Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase in Childhood Neuroblastoma A Pediatric Oncology Group Recursive Partitioning Study. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 15(4). 295–303. 57 indexed citations

Castleberry, R P, J J Shuster, Geoffrey Altshuler, et al.. (1992). Infants with neuroblastoma and regional lymph node metastases have a favorable outlook after limited postoperative chemotherapy: a Pediatric Oncology Group study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 10(8). 1299–1304. 22 indexed citations

Castleberry, R P, Kun Liu, J J Shuster, et al.. (1991). Radiotherapy improves the outlook for patients older than 1 year with Pediatric Oncology Group stage C neuroblastoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 9(5). 789–795. 86 indexed citations

Shuster, J J, Alan Cantor, Nancy B. McWilliams, et al.. (1991). The prognostic significance of autologous bone marrow transplant in advanced neuroblastoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 9(6). 1045–1049. 46 indexed citations

Broecker, Bruce H., Anthony A. Caldamone, Nancy B. McWilliams, Harold M. Maurer, & Arnold M. Salzberg. (1989). Primary extrarenal Wilms' tumor in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 24(12). 1283–1288. 27 indexed citations

Michna, Barbara A., et al.. (1988). Multifocal ganglioneuroblastoma coexistent with total colonic aganglionosis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 23(1). 57–59. 23 indexed citations

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Nitschke, R, E. Ide Smith, Stephen J. Shochat, et al.. (1988). Localized neuroblastoma treated by surgery: a Pediatric Oncology Group Study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 6(8). 1271–1279. 102 indexed citations

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McWilliams, Nancy B.. (1987). Screening Infants for Neuroblastoma in North America. PEDIATRICS. 79(6). 1048–1049. 1 indexed citations

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McWilliams, Nancy B., et al.. (1985). 883 CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL) IN A CHILD. Pediatric Research. 19(4). 258A–258A. 1 indexed citations

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McWilliams, Nancy B., et al.. (1984). Side effects of metoclopramide as an antiemetic in childhood cancer chemotherapy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 104(1). 138–140. 42 indexed citations

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Look, A. Thomas, et al.. (1984). Cellular DNA Content as a Predictor of Response to Chemotherapy in Infants with Unresectable Neuroblastoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 311(4). 231–235. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mohanakumar, T., et al.. (1979). Human Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Antigens Defined by Simian Antisera: Evidence for Leukemia-Associated Antigens Distinct From Immune Response-Associated Alloantigens<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 62(5). 1163–7. 13 indexed citations

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McWilliams, Nancy B., et al.. (1978). 631 NASOPHARYNGEAL LYMPHOEPITHELIOMA. Pediatric Research. 12. 469–469. 3 indexed citations

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Lampkin, Beatrice C., et al.. (1976). Manipulation of the Mitotic Cycle in the Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia. British Journal of Haematology. 32(1). 29–40. 37 indexed citations

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Pick, T, Harold M. Maurer, & Nancy B. McWilliams. (1974). Lymphoepithelioma in childhood. The Journal of Pediatrics. 84(1). 96–100. 29 indexed citations

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Pick, T, Harold M. Maurer, & Nancy B. McWilliams. (1973). Lymphoepithelioma in children. Pediatric Research. 7(4). 2 indexed citations

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Mauer, Alvin M., et al.. (1973). Cell Kinetics in Human Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Computer Simulation With Discrete Modeling Techniques. Blood. 41(1). 141–154. 14 indexed citations

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