Robert Williamson

19.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
215 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Williamson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Williamson has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Williamson's work include Fire dynamics and safety research (25 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (22 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (20 papers). Robert Williamson is often cited by papers focused on Fire dynamics and safety research (25 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (22 papers) and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (20 papers). Robert Williamson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Robert Williamson's co-authors include Sara Huston, Michael Levin, Ben A. Oostra, Melanie J. Newport, Catherine M. Hawrylowicz, Clare Huxley, Vytenis Babrauskas, Peter Scambler, Lucille Voullaire and Dawn Waterworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert Williamson

211 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Mutation in the Interferon-γ –Receptor Gene and Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Infection

1996 911 citations Robert Williamson et al. profile →
Liposome-mediated CFTR gene transfer to the nasal epithelium of patients with cystic fibrosis

1995 530 citations Robert Williamson et al. profile →
Chromosome 4q DNA rearrangements associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

1992 514 citations Jane Hewitt, Robert Williamson et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Williamson United Kingdom	50	4.6k	2.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	215	9.9k
Cynthia C. Morton United States	73	8.7k 1.9×	2.9k 1.3×	464 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	281	18.9k
Leslie A. Leinwand United States	88	13.5k 2.9×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	737 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	330	24.9k
R. Williamson United Kingdom	48	3.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	462 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	185	7.9k
John C. Carey United States	62	5.2k 1.1×	4.5k 2.0×	411 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	357	13.8k
David Parry New Zealand	83	11.4k 2.5×	1.8k 0.8×	547 0.5×	594 0.5×	947 0.9×	343	22.6k
Dylan R. Edwards United Kingdom	82	9.5k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	925 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	233	22.9k
Rudi Balling Germany	63	10.3k 2.2×	3.7k 1.7×	670 0.6×	353 0.3×	448 0.4×	177	15.1k
Tung‐Tien Sun United States	88	8.8k 1.9×	2.4k 1.1×	424 0.4×	628 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	316	27.1k
Guy Van Camp Belgium	65	6.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	553 0.5×	389 0.4×	787 0.8×	385	14.3k
Finn Cilius Nielsen Denmark	59	7.6k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	592 0.5×	337 0.3×	716 0.7×	281	12.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Williamson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Williamson

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Duncan, Rony E., Lynn Gillam, Julian Savulescu, et al.. (2009). The challenge of developmentally appropriate care: predictive genetic testing in young people for familial adenomatous polyposis. Familial Cancer. 9(1). 27–35. 26 indexed citations

Duncan, Rony E., Lynn Gillam, Julian Savulescu, et al.. (2008). “You're one of us now”: Young people describe their experiences of predictive genetic testing for Huntington disease (HD) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics. 148C(1). 47–55. 76 indexed citations

Jamsai, Duangporn, Jim Vadolas, Lucille Voullaire, et al.. (2005). A humanized mouse model for a common β0-thalassemia mutation. Genomics. 85(4). 453–461. 41 indexed citations

Olsson, Craig A., Richard Anney, Susan Forrest, et al.. (2003). Association Between Dependent Smoking and a Polymorphism in the Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene in a Prospective Population-Based Study of Adolescent Health. Behavior Genetics. 34(1). 85–91. 26 indexed citations

Rubio, Justin P., Melanie Bahlo, Helmut Butzkueven, et al.. (2002). Genetic Dissection of the Human Leukocyte Antigen Region by Use of Haplotypes of Tasmanians with Multiple Sclerosis. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 70(5). 1125–1137. 75 indexed citations

Fullerton, Janice M., et al.. (2002). Identity-by-descent approach to gene localisation in eight individuals affected by keratoconus from north-west Tasmania, Australia. Human Genetics. 110(5). 462–470. 83 indexed citations

Forrest, Susan, Karen Dunn, Kate Elliott, et al.. (1999). Identifying genes predisposing to atopic eczema☆☆☆★★★. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 104(5). 1066–1070. 73 indexed citations

Voullaire, Lucille, L. Wilton, Howard R. Slater, & Robert Williamson. (1999). Detection of aneuploidy in single cells using comparative genomic hybridization. Prenatal Diagnosis. 19(9). 846–851. 97 indexed citations

Franks, Stephen, Davinia White, Carole Gilling‐Smith, et al.. (1996). Hypersecretion of androgens by polycystic ovaries: The role of genetic factors in the regulation of cytochrome P450c17α. Baillière s Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 10(2). 193–203. 30 indexed citations

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Fry, Lionel, Anne V. Powles, James L. Weber, et al.. (1996). Evidence that a locus for familial psoriasis maps to chromosome 4q. Nature Genetics. 14(2). 231–233. 166 indexed citations

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Duthie, Ann, Derek G. Doherty, Carolyn Williams, et al.. (1992). Genotype Analysis for ΔF508, G551d and R553x Mutations in Children and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis With and Without Chronic Liver Disease. Hepatology. 15(4). 660–664. 57 indexed citations

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Dow, Eleanor, Anne C. Ferguson‐Smith, Ben Caplin, & Robert Williamson. (1992). Dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the HOX 2B locus. Human Molecular Genetics. 1(3). 218–218. 3 indexed citations

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Westbrook, Carol A., W.L. Neuman, Jane Hewitt, et al.. (1991). Report of the Chromosome 5 Workshop. Genomics. 10(4). 1105–1109. 11 indexed citations

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Williamson, Robert, et al.. (1988). How Well Does ASTM E-84 Predict Fire Performance of Textile Wallcoverings. 82(1). 24–24. 3 indexed citations

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Stanier, Philip, Xavier Estivill, Nicholas Lench, & Robert Williamson. (1988). Detection of a rare-cutter RFLP in a CpG-rich island near the cystic fibrosis locus. Human Genetics. 80(3). 309–310. 2 indexed citations

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Williamson, Robert & Ludvík Janoš. (1987). Constructing Metrics with the Heine-Borel Property. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 100(3). 567–567. 4 indexed citations

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Bates, Gillian P., Brandon J. Wainwright, Robert Williamson, & S.D.M. Brown. (1986). Microdissection of and Microcloning from the Short Arm of Human Chromosome 2. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(11). 3826–3830. 10 indexed citations

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Elles, R, Robert Williamson, Meena Niazi, Dulcie V. Coleman, & David Horwell. (1984). Absence of Maternal Contamination of Chorionic Villi Used for Fetal-Gene Analysis. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 39(3). 138–138. 2 indexed citations

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Williamson, Robert, et al.. (1976). Fire containment tests of aircraft interior panels. 7. 4 indexed citations

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Williamson, Robert. (1965). The Morphology of Ice Solidified in Undercooled Water.. PhDT. 2 indexed citations

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