Norman S. Williams

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Norman S. Williams is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman S. Williams has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Rheumatology and 25 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Norman S. Williams's work include Pelvic floor disorders treatments (44 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (40 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (22 papers). Norman S. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic floor disorders treatments (44 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (40 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (22 papers). Norman S. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Norman S. Williams's co-authors include Peter J. Lunniss, S. Mark Scott, P. R. O’Connell, Christopher Bulstrode, Christopher L. Chan, Charles H. Knowles, Marc A. Gladman, David A. Johnston, P. Godwin and D G Nasmyth and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nucleic Acids Research and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Norman S. Williams

89 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prospective clinical audit of two neuromodulatory treatments for fecal incontinence: sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) 2014 ·Surgery Today ·Alexander Hotouras, Jamie Murphy, Marion Allison, Anne Curry, Norman S. Williams, Charles H. Knowles, Christopher L. Chan	22
2	Dynamic MRI (dMRI) as a guide to therapy in children and adolescents with persistent full thickness rectal prolapse: A single centre review 2013 ·Journal of Pediatric Surgery ·Alison Campbell, Jamie Murphy, Paul Charlesworth, Chetan Bhan, (unknown), Niall Power, Harry C. Ward, Norman S. Williams	4
3	Outcome of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence in Patients Refractory to Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation 2013 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Alexander Hotouras, Jamie Murphy, N Thin, Marion Allison, Emma J Horrocks, Norman S. Williams, Charles H. Knowles, Christopher L. Chan	14
4	Outcome of Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) for Fecal Incontinence 2013 ·Annals of Surgery ·Alexander Hotouras, Jamie Murphy, Una Walsh, Marion Allison, Ann Curry, Norman S. Williams, Charles H. Knowles, Christopher L. Chan	38
5	Efficacy of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence 2011 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·(unknown), Jamie Murphy, Mayoni L. Gooneratne, (unknown), Marion Allison, Christopher L. Chan, Norman S. Williams	46
6	Surgery of the anus, rectum & colon 2008 ·Elsevier eBooks ·M R B Keighley, Norman S. Williams	23
7	Rectal Hyposensitivity: A Disorder of the Rectal Wall or the Afferent Pathway? An Assessment Using the Barostat 2005 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Marc A. Gladman, Lee S. Dvorkin, Peter J. Lunniss, Norman S. Williams, S. Mark Scott	58
8	Rectal Intussusception: A Study of Rectal Biomechanics and Visceroperception 2005 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Lee S. Dvorkin, Marc A. Gladman, S. Mark Scott, Norman S. Williams, Peter J. Lunniss	13
9	Rectal Intussusception: Characterization of Symptomatology 2005 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Lee S. Dvorkin, Charles H. Knowles, S. Mark Scott, Norman S. Williams, Peter J. Lunniss	61
10	Full-Thickness Pouch Prolapse After Restorative Proctocolectomy: A Potential Future Problem Treated by the New Technique of External Pelvic Neorectal Suspension (the Express Procedure) 2004 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Norman S. Williams, Pasquale Giordano, Lee S. Dvorkin, Andy Huang, S. Mark Scott	9
11	Anal Sphincter Morphology in Patients With Full-Thickness Rectal Prolapse 2004 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Lee S. Dvorkin, Christopher L. Chan, Charles H. Knowles, Norman S. Williams, Peter J. Lunniss, S. Mark Scott	28
12	Smooth muscle inclusion bodies in slow transit constipation 2001 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Charles H. Knowles, Carole D. Nickols, S. Mark Scott, (unknown), R. B. Oliveira, Leila Chimelli, Roger Feakins, Norman S. Williams, Joanne E. Martin	29
13	Idiopathic slow-transit constipation is not associated with mutations of the RET proto-oncogene or GDNF 2000 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Charles H. Knowles, Simon A. Gayther, S. Mark Scott, Susan J. Ramus, Praveen Anand, Norman S. Williams, Bruce A.J. Ponder	12
14	Surgery of anorectal incontinence 1999 ·The Lancet ·Norman S. Williams	6
15	Colorectal cell line suppression of lymphokine activated killer cell generation is reversed by suramin 1995 ·Anti-Cancer Drugs ·Paul Allen, David H. Johnston, Marion G. Macey, Norman S. Williams, Adrian C. Newland	2
16	Cloning and Characterization of ERF-1, a Human Member of the Tis11 Family of Early-Response Genes 1994 ·DNA and Cell Biology ·Stephen A. Bustin, (unknown), (unknown), Vijay Kumar, John C. Pascall, Kenneth D. Brown, Irene M. Leigh, Norman S. Williams, Ian A. McKay	27
17	Small bowel motility following major intra-abdominal surgery: The effects of opiates and rectal cisapride 1994 ·Gastroenterology ·Martin Benson, Julian Roberts, D. L. Wingate, John E. Rogers, Jonathan J Deeks, (unknown), Norman S. Williams	53
18	Clinical Measurement in Coloproctology 1991 ·Devinder Kumar, David Waldron, Norman S. Williams	8
19	Restoration of gastrointestinal continuity and continence after abdominoperineal excision of the rectum using an electrically stimulated neoanal sphincter 1990 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Norman S. Williams, R I Hallan, T. H. Koeze, Eric Watkins	49
20	A new light delivery system for the treatment of obstructing gastrointestinal cancers by photodynamic therapy 1989 ·Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·(unknown), (unknown), Norman S. Williams, C. Paul Swain	12

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