Roger Williams

67.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
830 papers, 45.7k citations indexed

About

Roger Williams is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Williams has authored 830 papers receiving a total of 45.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 276 papers in Hepatology, 251 papers in Epidemiology and 175 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Roger Williams's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (170 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (107 papers) and Liver Diseases and Immunity (95 papers). Roger Williams is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (170 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (107 papers) and Liver Diseases and Immunity (95 papers). Roger Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Roger Williams's co-authors include Olga Perišić, A L Eddleston, Bernard Portmann, Len Stephens, James Neuberger, John E. Burke, Sylvie Urbé, Phillip T. Hawkins, Edward H. Walker and Ian G. McFarlane and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Roger Williams

809 papers receiving 43.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Structural Determinants of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Inhibition by Wortmannin, LY294002, Quercetin, Myricetin, and Staurosporine
    2000 991 citations Olga Perišić, Len Stephens et al. profile →
  2. Crystal structure of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase complexed with double-stranded DNA at 3.0 A resolution shows bent DNA.
    1993 966 citations Roger Williams et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. A Pharmacological Map of the PI3-K Family Defines a Role for p110α in Insulin Signaling
    2006 940 citations Roger Williams et al. profile →
  4. Causes and Outcomes of the Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease
    2000 800 citations Roger Williams et al. profile →
  5. The Role of Virus-Specific Cd8+ Cells in Liver Damage and Viral Control during Persistent Hepatitis B Virus Infection
    2000 658 citations Mala K. Maini, Roger Williams et al. profile →
  6. Global challenges in liver disease
    2006 638 citations Roger Williams Hepatology profile →
  7. The emerging shape of the ESCRT machinery
    2007 618 citations Roger Williams et al. profile →
  8. The systemic inflammatory response syndrome in acute liver failure
    2000 540 citations Roger Williams et al. Hepatology profile →
  9. Crystal Structure and Functional Analysis of Ras Binding to Its Effector Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ
    2000 504 citations Sabine Suire, Olga Perišić et al. profile →
  10. Hepatic pathology in relatives of patients with hæmochromatosis
    1962 376 citations Roger Williams et al. profile →
  11. INFLUENCE OF DELTA INFECTION ON SEVERITY OF HEPATITIS B
    1982 372 citations Roger Williams et al. profile →
  12. The Cargo Receptor NDP52 Initiates Selective Autophagy by Recruiting the ULK Complex to Cytosol-Invading Bacteria
    2019 221 citations Glenn R. Masson, Roger Williams et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Roger Williams 15.3k 14.5k 14.2k 5.5k 4.6k 830 45.7k
Christian Trautwein 15.3k 1.0× 12.9k 0.9× 9.7k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 709 36.2k
Frank Tacke 22.5k 1.5× 16.5k 1.1× 9.2k 0.6× 6.3k 1.1× 2.2k 0.5× 708 45.5k
Scott L. Friedman 32.5k 2.1× 30.7k 2.1× 18.1k 1.3× 9.6k 1.7× 5.7k 1.2× 438 61.8k
Masao Omata 17.7k 1.2× 19.5k 1.3× 10.0k 0.7× 13.6k 2.5× 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 50.7k
Peter R. Galle 16.1k 1.1× 19.4k 1.3× 11.4k 0.8× 11.0k 2.0× 1.4k 0.3× 1.2k 55.7k
Kazuaki Chayama 15.7k 1.0× 14.9k 1.0× 7.5k 0.5× 10.7k 1.9× 890 0.2× 1.4k 45.3k
David Adams 8.6k 0.6× 8.2k 0.6× 6.4k 0.5× 8.4k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 705 34.3k
Gregory J. Gores 20.1k 1.3× 19.0k 1.3× 19.3k 1.4× 23.6k 4.3× 4.6k 1.0× 591 63.2k
Michael P. Manns 41.9k 2.7× 46.8k 3.2× 10.8k 0.8× 11.2k 2.0× 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 76.8k
Jacob George 16.5k 1.1× 9.1k 0.6× 5.6k 0.4× 3.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.3× 623 30.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Williams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roger Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roger 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 Roger Williams. Roger 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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Morris, Lisette, Michael Brenner, Roger Williams, & Vinciya Pandian. (2025). Preventing and Managing Tracheostomy-Related Emergencies in the Radiology Suite: Best Practices for Safety and Preparedness. Journal of Radiology Nursing. 44(2). 150–160. 1 indexed citations
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Masson, Glenn R., Woo Jung Lee, James M. Dickson, et al.. (2024). ATP-competitive inhibitors of PI3K enzymes demonstrate an isoform selective dual action by controlling membrane binding. Biochemical Journal. 481(23). 1787–1802. 1 indexed citations
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Anandapadamanaban, Madhanagopal, Kevin W. Loudon, Olga Perišić, et al.. (2024). Multifocal, multiphenotypic tumours arising from an MTOR mutation acquired in early embryogenesis. Oncogene. 43(44). 3268–3276. 3 indexed citations
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Tremel, Shirley, Yohei Ohashi, Dustin R. Morado, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for VPS34 kinase activation by Rab1 and Rab5 on membranes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1564–1564. 76 indexed citations
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Ohashi, Yohei, Shirley Tremel, Stephen H. McLaughlin, et al.. (2020). The G-Protein Rab5A Activates VPS34 Complex II, a Class III PI3K, by a Dual Regulatory Mechanism. Biophysical Journal. 119(11). 2205–2218. 13 indexed citations
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Ohashi, Yohei, Shirley Tremel, Glenn R. Masson, et al.. (2020). Membrane characteristics tune activities of endosomal and autophagic human VPS34 complexes. eLife. 9. 33 indexed citations
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Anandapadamanaban, Madhanagopal, Glenn R. Masson, Olga Perišić, et al.. (2019). Architecture of human Rag GTPase heterodimers and their complex with mTORC1. Science. 366(6462). 203–210. 92 indexed citations
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Maher, Timothy J., Yu Zhang, Molly L. Bucklin, et al.. (2019). Human PI3Kγ deficiency and its microbiota-dependent mouse model reveal immunodeficiency and tissue immunopathology. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4364–4364. 59 indexed citations
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Durrant, Tom N., Tamara Chessa, Sabine Suire, et al.. (2018). Quantitation of class IA PI3Ks in mice reveals p110-free-p85s and isoform-selective subunit associations and recruitment to receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(48). 12176–12181. 38 indexed citations
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Pirali, Tracey, Elisa Ciraolo, Silvio Aprile, et al.. (2017). Identification of a Potent Phosphoinositide 3‐Kinase Pan Inhibitor Displaying a Strategic Carboxylic Acid Group and Development of Its Prodrugs. ChemMedChem. 12(18). 1542–1554. 19 indexed citations
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Burke, John E., Alison J. Inglis, Olga Perišić, et al.. (2014). Structures of PI4KIIIβ complexes show simultaneous recruitment of Rab11 and its effectors. Science. 344(6187). 1035–1038. 117 indexed citations
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Samson, Rachel Y., Takayuki Obita, Stefan M.V. Freund, Roger Williams, & Stephen D. Bell. (2008). A Role for the ESCRT System in Cell Division in Archaea. Science. 322(5908). 1710–1713. 279 indexed citations
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Franzese, Ornella, Patrick Kennedy, Adam J. Gehring, et al.. (2005). Modulation of the CD8 + -T-Cell Response by CD4 + CD25 + Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Journal of Virology. 79(6). 3322–3328. 192 indexed citations
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Locarnini, SA, et al.. (1999). Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection: an Asia-Pacific perspective [see comments]. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Saxena, Rajiv, Bernard Portmann, Edward Gane, et al.. (1997). Graft and Systemic Disease in Long–Term Survivors of Liver Transplantation. Hepatology. 25(1). 195–202. 86 indexed citations
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Williams, Roger, Duilio Cascio, P.A.L. Wight, & Stephen R. Spindler. (1985). A Computer Method for Scanning and Analysis of Dot Blots. DNA. 4(3). 255–262. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Richard D., S.E. Davidson, J B Saunders, & Roger Williams. (1984). Fractures on chest radiography as indicators of alcoholism in patients with liver disease.. BMJ. 288(6414). 365–366. 11 indexed citations
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Hegarty, J. & Roger Williams. (1984). Liver biopsy: techniques, clinical applications, and complications.. BMJ. 288(6426). 1254–1256. 57 indexed citations
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Wodak, Alex, et al.. (1983). Severity of alcohol dependence in patients with alcoholic liver disease.. BMJ. 287(6403). 1420–1422. 63 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Stephen J., Roger Williams, & R Y Calne. (1980). "Catabolic" loss of body protein after human liver transplantation.. BMJ. 280(6222). 1107.2–1108. 14 indexed citations

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