R. B. Williams

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

R. B. Williams is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Williams has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 33 papers in Small Animals and 14 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. B. Williams's work include Coccidia and coccidiosis research (51 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (30 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (23 papers). R. B. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Coccidia and coccidiosis research (51 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (30 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (23 papers). R. B. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. R. B. Williams's co-authors include H.D. Chapman, T. K. Jeffers, J. Catchpole, M. W. Shirley, R. N. Marshall, Gary P. Richards, H. D. Danforth, H. D. Chapman, Roberto M. La Ragione and Victoria S. Latter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

R. B. Williams

111 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Intercurrent coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis of chicke... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Intercurrent coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis of chickens: rational, integrated disease management by maintenance of gut integrity
    2005 410 citations R. B. Williams Avian Pathology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. B. Williams United Kingdom 31 2.8k 1.9k 703 303 303 126 4.2k
Peter Holmes United Kingdom 29 695 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 645 0.9× 130 0.4× 228 0.8× 127 2.7k
William C. Campbell United States 31 839 0.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 1.9× 1.4k 4.7× 780 2.6× 153 5.5k
Sandra M. O’Neill Ireland 35 1.1k 0.4× 2.2k 1.2× 2.2k 3.1× 310 1.0× 101 0.3× 90 4.0k
Lisa A. Tell United States 28 567 0.2× 631 0.3× 577 0.8× 571 1.9× 210 0.7× 208 3.6k
D. W. T. Crompton United Kingdom 28 296 0.1× 990 0.5× 2.2k 3.1× 424 1.4× 145 0.5× 112 3.9k
Andrew C. Kotze Australia 35 472 0.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 2.4× 266 0.9× 415 1.4× 122 3.8k
Bernard Fried United States 38 598 0.2× 3.4k 1.8× 3.9k 5.5× 290 1.0× 399 1.3× 522 7.2k
Ernest Lacey Australia 43 721 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 332 1.1× 226 0.7× 176 5.5k
Martin Gilbert United States 25 384 0.1× 161 0.1× 261 0.4× 537 1.8× 72 0.2× 75 3.2k
Margaret Lavinia Anderson United States 41 464 0.2× 211 0.1× 2.6k 3.6× 712 2.3× 41 0.1× 141 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. B. Williams

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, R. B., et al.. (2012). Transforming Schools into Learning Organizations: Supports and Barriers to Educational Reform.. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. 13 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B., P. Thebo, R. N. Marshall, & J. A. Marshall. (2010). Coccidian oöcysts as type-specimens: long-term storage in aqueous potassium dichromate solution preserves DNA. Systematic Parasitology. 76(1). 69–76. 26 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (2006). Leadership for School Reform: Do Principal Decision-Making Styles Reflect a Collaborative Approach?. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. 32 indexed citations
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Chapman, H.D., Brian Roberts, M. W. Shirley, & R. B. Williams. (2005). Guidelines for evaluating the efficacy and safety of live anticoccidial vaccines, and obtaining approval for their use in chickens and turkeys. Avian Pathology. 34(4). 279–290. 65 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (2003). Locomotory behaviour and functional morphology of Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae): a contribution to a comparative study of burrowing behaviour in athenarian sea anemones. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 345. 437–484. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B., R. N. Marshall, Roberto M. La Ragione, & J. Catchpole. (2003). A new method for the experimental production of necrotic enteritis and its use for studies on the relationships between necrotic enteritis, coccidiosis and anticoccidial vaccination of chickens. Parasitology Research. 90(1). 19–26. 136 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (2002). Anticoccidial vaccines for broiler chickens: Pathways to success. Avian Pathology. 31(4). 317–353. 272 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B., et al.. (1999). The efficacy and economic benefits of Paracox®, alive attenuated anticoccidial vaccine, in commercial trials with standard broiler chickens in the United Kingdom. International Journal for Parasitology. 29(2). 341–355. 80 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1998). Epidemiological aspects of the use of live anticoccidial vaccines for chickens. International Journal for Parasitology. 28(7). 1089–1098. 195 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1997). Nomenclator Actinologicus seu Indices Ptychodactiariarum, Corallimorphariarum et Actiniarianum comprising indexes of the taxa, synonyms, authors and geographical distributions of the sea anemones of the world included in Professor Oskar Carlgren's 1949 survey. The Digital Academic Repository of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis Biodiversity Center). 71(13). 109–156.
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Dupont, Hervé, Bernard La Scola, R. B. Williams, & Didier Raoult. (1997). A Focus of Tick‐Borne Relapsing Fever in Southern Zaire. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 139–144. 42 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B., et al.. (1996). A survey ofEimeriaspecies in commercially‐reared chickens in France during 1994. Avian Pathology. 25(1). 113–130. 61 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1996). Measurements of cnidae from sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria): statistical parameters and taxonomic relevance. Scientia Marina. 60(2). 339–351. 29 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1996). The ratio of the water and food consumption of chickens and its significance in the chemotherapy of coccidiosis. Veterinary Research Communications. 20(5). 437–447. 26 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1992). Pedal disk detachment of the sea anemone Anemonia viridis: a newly recognized response to tentacular contact between colour varieties. Scientia Marina. 56(4). 337–346. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1991). Coelenterate biology - Recent research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora: Proceedings of the fifth international conference on coelenterate biology, 1989. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, R. B.. (1986). Host specificity of avian coccidia. Parasitology Today. 2(10). 283–284. 4 indexed citations

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