Peter T. Williams

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Peter T. Williams is a scholar working on Orthodontics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oral Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter T. Williams has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Orthodontics, 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Oral Surgery. Recurrent topics in Peter T. Williams's work include Dental materials and restorations (7 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (3 papers). Peter T. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Dental materials and restorations (7 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (3 papers). Peter T. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Peter T. Williams's co-authors include Victor Ambros, Rosalind C. Lee, David A. Jewell, A. J. Baker, David Robinson, Chi Yu Chan, Dang Long, Ye Ding, Rosalind Lee and A Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Physics Today and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Peter T. Williams

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

MicroRNAs and Other Tiny Endogenous RNAs in C. elegans 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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. MicroRNAs and Other Tiny Endogenous RNAs in C. elegans
    2003 555 citations Victor Ambros, Rosalind C. Lee et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter T. Williams United States 13 765 546 200 148 147 29 1.6k
Santosh Kumar Verma India 16 437 0.6× 105 0.2× 42 0.2× 127 0.9× 20 0.1× 58 980
Takashi Matsuyama Japan 27 1.2k 1.6× 105 0.2× 23 0.1× 57 0.4× 133 0.9× 92 2.4k
Naoki Takemura Japan 15 389 0.5× 41 0.1× 39 0.2× 22 0.1× 166 1.1× 31 1.2k
Masayuki Tokuda Japan 22 253 0.3× 74 0.1× 53 0.3× 20 0.1× 130 0.9× 59 1.2k
Jerry Liu United States 16 186 0.2× 34 0.1× 44 0.2× 26 0.2× 140 1.0× 46 857
Harold R. Jacobs United States 18 287 0.4× 21 0.0× 193 1.0× 10 0.1× 139 0.9× 48 1.2k
D. Srinivasa Rao India 21 726 0.9× 20 0.0× 14 0.1× 124 0.8× 83 0.6× 85 2.5k
Hiroshi Oshima Japan 16 163 0.2× 23 0.0× 99 0.5× 7 0.0× 95 0.6× 72 869
Don Liu United States 23 426 0.6× 26 0.0× 6 0.0× 15 0.1× 23 0.2× 75 1.8k
Takanori Suzuki Japan 20 136 0.2× 12 0.0× 19 0.1× 16 0.1× 49 0.3× 145 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter T. Williams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter T. Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter T. Williams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter T. Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter T. Williams based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Peter T. Williams. Peter T. Williams is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Peter T.. (2020). A Simple Reactive‐Flow Model for Corner‐Turning in Insensitive High Explosives, Including Failure and Dead Zones. I. The Model.. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics. 45(10). 1506–1522. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T.. (2017). Peer review as conflict. Physics Today. 70(10). 17–18.
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Long, Dang, Rosalind Lee, Peter T. Williams, et al.. (2007). Potent effect of target structure on microRNA function. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 14(4). 287–294. 330 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T.. (2006). Turbulent Elasticity of the Solar Convective Zone and the Taylor Number Puzzle. 354. 85. 1 indexed citations
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Howell, Steve B., et al.. (2004). A Preliminary Observational Search for Circumbinary Disks around Cataclysmic Variables. The Astronomical Journal. 128(1). 448–462. 12 indexed citations
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Ambros, Victor, et al.. (2003). MicroRNAs and Other Tiny Endogenous RNAs in C. elegans. Current Biology. 13(10). 807–818. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, David, et al.. (2003). Engineering high-performance legacy codes as CORBA components for problem-solving environments. Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. 63(11). 1152–1163. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T. & Roberto Togneri. (2002). Dynamic load sharing within workstation clusters. 2. 930–930. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T., et al.. (2001). Shear strengths of a gallium alloy bonded to human enamel following nine different surface treatments. Dental Materials. 17(2). 116–121. 1 indexed citations
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Stockton, Lawrence & Peter T. Williams. (2000). Retention and shear bond strength of two post systems.. PubMed. 24(4). 210–6. 33 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T. & A. J. Baker. (1996). INCOMPRESSIBLE COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND THE CONTINUITY CONSTRAINT METHOD FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS. Numerical Heat Transfer Part B Fundamentals. 29(2). 137–273. 33 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T.. (1996). Goodbye amalgam, hello alternatives?. PubMed. 62(2). 139–44. 3 indexed citations
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Baker, A. J., Peter T. Williams, & Richard Kelso. (1994). Development of a robust finite element CFD procedure for predicting indoor room air motion. Building and Environment. 29(3). 261–273. 10 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T., et al.. (1993). Laser debonding of ceramic orthodontic brackets. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 103(2). 155–162. 110 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T. & J. R. Cahoon. (1989). Amalgam Margin Breakdown Caused by Creep Fatigue Rupture. Journal of Dental Research. 68(7). 1188–1193. 16 indexed citations
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Robinson, David, et al.. (1987). High density lipoprotein subfractions and coronary risk factors in normal men.. Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association Inc. 7(4). 341–346. 53 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T., et al.. (1985). Creep-fatigue as a Possible Cause of Dental Amalgam Margin Failure. Journal of Dental Research. 64(3). 470–475. 19 indexed citations
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Williams, Peter T., et al.. (1984). An evaluation of the time-dependent dimensional stability of eleven elastomeric impression materials. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 52(1). 120–125. 49 indexed citations
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Robinson, David, Peter T. Williams, & J. L. Day. (1979). High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol in the Maasai of East Africa: a cautionary note.. BMJ. 1(6173). 1249–1249. 25 indexed citations
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Moir, R.W., et al.. (1978). An Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength Developed Between a Glass Ionomer Cement and Enamel. Journal of Dental Research. 57(2). 232–232. 4 indexed citations

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