Ralph C. Williams

16.0k citations

315 papers · 12.8k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 61

Impact in

Immunology top 0.2%
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 0.2%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Papers in

Immunology 138
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 58
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders 34
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 115
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research 114

Co-authors: Göran Kronvall Henry G. Kunkel R.J. Gibbons Ronald P. Messner Arthur D. Bankhurst Gunnar Husby Paul G. Quie R. G. Strickland
Journals: The Journal of Immunology (28 papers)Journal of Clinical Investigation (24 papers)The American Journal of Medicine (15 papers)Cellular Immunology (8 papers)Infection and Immunity (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Norway Italy

In The Last Decade

Ralph C. Williams

311 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Prostaglandin-Producing Suppressor Cells in Hodgkin's Disease 1977 · 457 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1977 New England Journal of Medicine
1972 Science
1969 The Journal of Immunology
1963 Science
1962 Journal of Clinical Investigation

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1	Studies of serum C-reactive protein in systemic lupus erythematosus. PubMed ·Ralph C. Williams, 邬明, Rufus W. Burlingame, Terry W. Du Clos	2005	58
2	Characterization of the human autoimmune response to the major C-terminal epitope of the ribosomal P proteins Journal of Molecular Medicine ·Michael Mähler, Kai Kessenbrock, J.M.H. Raats, Ralph C. Williams, Marvin J. Fritzler, Martin Blüthner	2003	59
3	Shared V-Region Antigens and Cross-Reacting Specificities of Human IgG Anti-F(ab′)2and Anti-DNA Antibodies Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology ·Ralph C. Williams, Christine C. Malone, Franco Silvestris	1996	5
4	Antimyenteric neuronal antibodies in scleroderma. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·S Howe, Ervin Y. Eaker, Judith E. Sallustio, Carol Peebles, Eng M. Tan, Ralph C. Williams	1994	68
5	Rheumatoid‐Factor‐Reactive Sites on CH₂ Established Analysis of Overlapping Peptides of Primary Sequence Scandinavian Journal of Immunology ·Ralph C. Williams, Christine C. Malone	1994	11
6	Monoclonal IgM Rheumatoid Factors Generated from Synovial B Cells of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients React with β₂-Microglobulin Monoclonal RF React with β₂m Autoimmunity ·Ralph C. Williams, Christine C. Malone, Thomas P. Kenny, Dick L. Robbins	1993	2
7	Rheumatoid factors from patients with rheumatoid arthritis react with tryptophan 60 and 95, lysine 58, and arginine 97, on human β₂‐microglobulin Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Ralph C. Williams, Christine C. Malone, John B. Harley	1993	10
8	Autoantibodies to the HLA-B27 sequence cross-react with the hypothetical peptide from the arthritis-associated Shigella plasmid. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Naoyuki Tsuchiya, Gunnar Husby, Ralph C. Williams, Heather Stieglitz, P E Lipsky, Robert D. Inman	1990	26
9	Presence of a non-HLA B cell antigen in rheumatic fever patients and their families as defined by a monoclonal antibody. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Ashwani Khanna, Daniel R. Buskirk, Ralph C. Williams, Allan Gibofsky, Mary K. Crow, Arvind Menon, M Fotino, Deng Shi-yu, T. Poon‐King, P Rubinstein	1989	115
10	Studies of anti-F(ab′)2 antibodies and VH region distribution among SLE kindreds Journal of Autoimmunity ·Franco Silvestris, Теодор Борисов, J. Donald Capra, Ralph C. Williams	1989	9
11	Kappa/lambda immunoglobulin distribution in Graves' thyroid-stimulating antibodies. Simultaneous analysis of C lambda gene polymorphisms. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Ralph C. Williams, N. J. Marshall, Katherine E. Kilpatrick, 砂由里大川, P M Brickell, Margaret Goodall, P. A. Ealey, Brian Shine, A P Weetman, R K Craig	1988	36
12	Anti-Ia antibody in the sera of normal subjects after in vivo antigenic stimulation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Masaya UEDA, James S. Goodwin, Ralph C. Williams	1982	18
13	T-lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood and tissues of cancer patients. PubMed ·Tu Dang-Thi-Cam, Gunnar Husby, Kenneth S. K. Tung, Ralph C. Williams	1980	37
14	Partial reversal of the cellular immune defect in common variable immunodeficiency with indomethacin. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·James S. Goodwin, Arthur D. Bankhurst, Abel Daman, Daniel S. Selinger, Ronald P. Messner, Ralph C. Williams	1978	48
15	Lymphocytes and their interactions Raven Press eBooks ·Ralph C. Williams	1975	22
16	Bactericidal capacity of peripheral blood leucocytes in relation to bacterial infections in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood Journal of Clinical Pathology ·Luming Ma, Ralph C. Williams	1974	14
17	INDIRECT VISUALIZATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS PROTEIN A The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·D. Scott Nickerson, James G. White, Göran Kronvall, Ralph C. Williams, Paul G. Quie	1970	23
18	Isolation of Serum Fractions Capable of Producing Aleutian Disease in Mink The Journal of Immunology ·Cristina Prado Valles, Ralph C. Williams, J. R. Gorham	1966	15
19	Reactions of Human Anti-γ-Globulin Factors with Digested and Urea-Reduced γ-Chains The Journal of Immunology ·Priyabrata Pattanaya, Ralph C. Williams	1966	1
20	A Metastasizing Carcinoid Tumour with Unusual Features BMJ ·Ralph C. Williams	1960	5

About Ralph C. Williams

Ralph C. Williams is a scholar working on Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rheumatology, Hematology and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 315 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (114 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (58 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (45 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (34 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (26 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (24 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (20 papers) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (4.9k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3.1k citations), Rheumatology (2.0k citations), Hematology (1.3k citations) and Immunology and Allergy (576 citations). Ralph C. Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Norway and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Göran Kronvall, Henry G. Kunkel, R.J. Gibbons, Ronald P. Messner, Arthur D. Bankhurst, Gunnar Husby, Paul G. Quie, R. G. Strickland, Ulysses S. Seal and James S. Goodwin. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, The American Journal of Medicine, Cellular Immunology and Infection and Immunity.

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