Sean Williams

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Sean Williams is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean Williams has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sean Williams's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (6 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (5 papers) and Foot and Ankle Surgery (5 papers). Sean Williams is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (6 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (5 papers) and Foot and Ankle Surgery (5 papers). Sean Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Sean Williams's co-authors include Lyn March, Rachelle Buchbinder, Marlene Fransen, Richard H. Osborne, Lisa Bridgett, Damian Hoy, Ilana N. Ackerman, Graeme Jones, Laura L Laslett and Theo Vos and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Psychiatry and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sean Williams

20 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimat... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.6k citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

Peers

Sean Williams
Jeffrey B. Driban United States
Kathryn Mills Australia
Martijn Steultjens United Kingdom
Yvonne M. Golightly United States
Matthew C. Sullivan United States
Marlene Fransen Australia
Bente Danneskiold‐Samsøe Denmark
Steven A. Mazzuca United States
Lesley M. Arnold United States
Karine Toupin‐April Canada
Jeffrey B. Driban United States
Sean Williams
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Countries citing papers authored by Sean Williams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sean Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean Williams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sean Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sean 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 Sean Williams. Sean 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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Williams, Sean, et al.. (2021). The efficacy of bactrim in reducing surgical site infections after spine surgery. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 9. 100095–100095. 4 indexed citations
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Nelitz, Manfred, Jens Dreyhaupt, & Sean Williams. (2018). No Growth Disturbance After Trochleoplasty for Recurrent Patellar Dislocation in Adolescents With Open Growth Plates. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(13). 3209–3216. 29 indexed citations
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Bryan, Craig J., Alexis M. May, David C. Rozek, et al.. (2018). Use of crisis management interventions among suicidal patients: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety. 35(7). 619–628. 30 indexed citations
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Bryan, Craig J., Jim Mintz, Tracy A. Clemans, et al.. (2017). Effect of crisis response planning vs. contracts for safety on suicide risk in U.S. Army Soldiers: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. 212. 64–72. 191 indexed citations
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Bryan, Craig J., Jim Mintz, Tracy A. Clemans, et al.. (2017). Effect of Crisis Response Planning on Patient Mood and Clinician Decision Making: A Clinical Trial With Suicidal U.S. Soldiers. Psychiatric Services. 69(1). 108–111. 46 indexed citations
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Nelitz, Manfred, Jens Dreyhaupt, & Sean Williams. (2017). Anatomic reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament in children and adolescents using a pedicled quadriceps tendon graft shows favourable results at a minimum of 2-year follow-up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 26(4). 1210–1215. 58 indexed citations
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Sharma, Surbhi, Steven B. Brooks, Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, et al.. (2016). The Functional Human C-Terminome. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0152731–e0152731. 13 indexed citations
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Williams, Sean & Neeraja Venkateswaran. (2016). Assessing Stability, Durability, and Protein Adsorption Behavior of Hydrophilic Silane Coatings in Glass Microchannels. Journal of Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques. 7(3). 4 indexed citations
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Nelitz, Manfred & Sean Williams. (2015). Kombinierte Trochleaplastik und Rekonstruktion des medialen patellofemoralen Ligaments zur Behandlung der patellofemoralen Instabilität. Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie. 27(6). 495–504. 13 indexed citations
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Nelitz, Manfred, Jens Dreyhaupt, Sean Williams, & Daniel Dornacher. (2015). Combined supracondylar femoral derotation osteotomy and patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellar dislocation and severe femoral anteversion syndrome: surgical technique and clinical outcome. International Orthopaedics. 39(12). 2355–2362. 97 indexed citations
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Rudd, M. David, Craig J. Bryan, Evelyn Wertenberger, et al.. (2015). Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effects on Post-Treatment Suicide Attempts in a Military Sample: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial With 2-Year Follow-Up. American Journal of Psychiatry. 172(5). 441–449. 246 indexed citations
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Cross, Marita, Emma Smith, Damian Hoy, et al.. (2014). The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(7). 1323–1330. 2552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cross, Marita, Damian Hoy, Sandra Nolte, et al.. (2014). Severity of osteoarthritis in global populations. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22. S208–S208. 5 indexed citations
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Lippacher, Sabine, Jens Dreyhaupt, Sean Williams, Heiko Reichel, & Manfred Nelitz. (2014). Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(7). 1661–1668. 108 indexed citations
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Nelitz, Manfred & Sean Williams. (2014). Anatomic Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament in Children and Adolescents Using a Pedicled Quadriceps Tendon Graft. Arthroscopy Techniques. 3(2). e303–8. 30 indexed citations
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Busija, Lucy, Lisa Bridgett, Sean Williams, et al.. (2010). Osteoarthritis. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 24(6). 757–768. 147 indexed citations
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Williams, Sean, Heather D. Maynard, & Bradley F. Chmelka. (1999). Synthesis of13C-enriched pyrrole from 2-13Cd-galactose. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 42(10). 927–936. 10 indexed citations
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Алешин, А. Н., Sean Williams, & Alan J. Heeger. (1998). Transport properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate). Synthetic Metals. 94(2). 173–177. 148 indexed citations
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Williams, Sean, et al.. (1997). Late reconstruction of the patellar tendon: two case reports. The Knee. 4(2). 113–115. 6 indexed citations

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