Ronald Williams

4.6k citations

60 papers · 3.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.2%
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Environmental Engineering top 0.5%
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Papers in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 44
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 41
- Climate Change and Health Impacts 11
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure 5
Speech and Hearing 15
- Noise Effects and Management 15

Co-authors: Gayle S. W. Hagler Robert B. Devlin Thomas R. Griggs Michael Riediker Philip A. Bromberg Wayne E. Cascio M Herbst Emily Snyder
Journals: Atmospheric Environment (11 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (7 papers)Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (6 papers)Epidemiology (3 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

Ronald Williams

60 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project: evaluation of low-costsensor performance in a suburban environment in the southeastern UnitedStates 2016 · 350 citations

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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.

2016 Atmospheric measurement techniques
2013 Environmental Science & Technology

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1	Solar-powered air quality monitor applied under subtropical conditions in Hong Kong: Performance evaluation and application for pollution source tracking Atmospheric Environment ·Peng Wei, Zhi Ning, Dane Westerdahl, Yun Fat Lam, Peter K.K. Louie, Blake P. Fuelling, Ronald Williams, Gayle S. W. Hagler	2019	8
2	Modeling individual exposures to ambient PM2.5 in the diabetes and the environment panel study (DEPS) The Science of The Total Environment ·Michael S. Breen, Yadong Xu, Alexandra Schneider, Ronald Williams, Robert B. Devlin	2018	11
3	Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project: evaluation of low-costsensor performance in a suburban environment in the southeastern UnitedStates Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Wan Jiao, Gayle S. W. Hagler, Ronald Williams, Blake P. Fuelling, Ryan Brown, Холодов Юрий Владимирович, Robert Judge, Motria Caudill, Stefan Hügel, Michael Davis, Hiroshi Utagawa, Lan Rong-wen, Ken Buckley Hit paper breakdown →	2016	350
4	GPS-based microenvironment tracker (MicroTrac) model to estimate time–location of individuals for air pollution exposure assessments: Model evaluation in central North Carolina Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology ·Michael S. Breen, Thomas C. Long, Bradley D. Schultz, James Crooks, Miyuki Breen, Tajebe Jerjero, Kristin Isaacs, Luíza dos Santos Conejo, Ronald Williams, Ye Cao, Andrew M. Geller, Robert B. Devlin, Stuart Batterman, Timothy J. Buckley	2014	46
5	A review of air exchange rate models for air pollution exposure assessments Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology ·Michael S. Breen, Bradley D. Schultz, Michael D. Sohn, Thomas C. Long, Tajebe Jerjero, Ronald Williams, Kristin Isaacs, Qing Yu Meng, Casson Stallings, Luther Smith	2013	58
6	Early postnatal immunisation against gonadotrophin-releasing hormone induces a high but differential immune response in heifer calves Research in Veterinary Science ·Juan Hernandez-Medrano, Ronald Williams, Sylvia van Drunen Littel‐van den Hurk, Andy Peters, D. Hannant, Bruce Campbell, R. Webb	2013	5
7	Estimating Personal Exposures from Ambient Air Pollution Measures Epidemiology ·Katelyn M. Holliday, Christy L. Avery, Charles Poole, Kathleen A. McGraw, Ronald Williams, Duanping Liao, Richard L. Smith, Eric A. Whitsel	2013	18
8	Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma (MICA) Study: piloting an integrative design for evaluating environmental health BMC Public Health ·Jane Gallagher, Edward Hudgens, Ann H. Williams, Mitsuchiro ENOKIZONO, Don Lincoln, Graham E. Fa, David M. Reif, Brooke L Heidenfelder, Lucas Neas, Ronald Williams, Markey Johnson, Halûk Özkaynak, Stephen W. Edwards, J A Regan	2011	7
9	Factors Affecting Personal Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 during the Detroit Exposure and Aerosol Research Study (DEARS) Joseph P. Pinto, N. Commendatoff, Ronald Williams, Alan Vette, Carry Croghan, César-Arturo Ayllón-Valdivia, Jonathan Thornburg, Charles Rodes	2010	1
10	Acute effects of fine particulate air pollution on ST segment height: A longitudinal study Environmental Health ·Fan He, Michele L. Shaffer, Sol Rodríguez-Colón, Edward O. Bixler, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Ronald Williams, Rongling Wu, Wayne E. Cascio, Duanping Liao	2010	8
11	Estimating Error in Using Residential Outdoor PM _2.5 Concentrations as Proxies for Personal Exposures: A Meta-analysis Environmental Health Perspectives ·Christy L. Avery, Ming-Xue Ge, Ronald Williams, Kathleen A. McGraw, Charles Poole, Richard L. Smith, Eric A. Whitsel	2010	51
12	Estimating Error in Using Ambient PM2.5 Concentrations as Proxies for Personal Exposures: A Review Epidemiology ·Christy L. Avery, Ming-Xue Ge, Ronald Williams, Kathleen A. McGraw, Charles Poole, Richard L. Smith, Eric A. Whitsel	2010	101
13	Endothelial Dysfunction: Associations with Exposure to Ambient Fine Particles in Diabetic Individuals Environmental Health Perspectives ·Alexandra Schneider, Lucas Neas, M Herbst, Martin Case, Ronald Williams, Wayne E. Cascio, Alan L. Hinderliter, Fernando Holguín, John B. Buse, Kathleen Dungan, Maya Styner, Annette Peters, Robert B. Devlin	2008	110
14	A participant-based approach to indoor/outdoor air monitoring in community health studies Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology ·Markey Johnson, Edward Hudgens, Ronald Williams, Graham E. Fa, Lucas Neas, Jane Gallagher, Halûk Özkaynak	2008	13
15	Tachykinin-1 receptor stimulates proinflammatory gene expression in lung epithelial cells through activation of NF-κB via a G_q-dependent pathway American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology ·Ronald Williams, Xiaoyan Zou, Gary W. Hoyle	2006	36
16	Particulate Matter Exposure in Cars Is Associated with Cardiovascular Effects in Healthy Young Men American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Michael Riediker, Wayne E. Cascio, Thomas R. Griggs, M Herbst, Philip A. Bromberg, Lucas Neas, Ronald Williams, Robert B. Devlin	2004	373
17	Cardiovascular effects in patrol officers are associated with fine particulate matter from brake wear and engine emissions Particle and Fibre Toxicology ·Michael Riediker, Robert B. Devlin, Thomas R. Griggs, M Herbst, Philip A. Bromberg, Ronald Williams, Wayne E. Cascio	2004	132
18	The relationships between personal PM exposures for elderly populations and indoor and outdoor concentrations for three retirement center scenarios Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology ·Charles Rodes, P.A. Lawless, Gary F. Evans, Linda S. Sheldon, Ronald Williams, Alan Vette, John P. Creason, Debra Walsh	2001	58
19	Air pollution exposure–DNA adduct dosimetry in humans and rodents: evidence for non-linearity at high doses Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Joellen Lewtas, Debra Walsh, Ronald Williams, Lubomı́r Dobiáš	1997	112
20	Stability of the mutagenicity in stored cigarette smokers' urine and extract Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis ·Ronald Williams, Randall R Watts, Jeff Inmon, Tori Murphy, Larry D. Claxton, 朋美猪越	1990	3

About Ronald Williams

Ronald Williams is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Environmental Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Pollution, having authored 60 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (41 papers), Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (22 papers), Noise Effects and Management (15 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (11 papers), Vehicle emissions and performance (9 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (5 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2.7k citations), Environmental Engineering (1.7k citations), Speech and Hearing (453 citations), Automotive Engineering (641 citations) and Atmospheric Science (545 citations). Ronald Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Gayle S. W. Hagler, Robert B. Devlin, Thomas R. Griggs, Michael Riediker, Philip A. Bromberg, Wayne E. Cascio, M Herbst, Emily Snyder, Peter Preuß and Paul A. Solomon. Their work appears in journals such as Atmospheric Environment, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Perspectives.

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