Simon J. Williams

6.6k total citations
105 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Simon J. Williams is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon J. Williams has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in General Health Professions, 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Simon J. Williams's work include Sleep and related disorders (9 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (9 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers). Simon J. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (9 papers), Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (9 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers). Simon J. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Simon J. Williams's co-authors include Michael Calnan, Jonathan Gabe, Gillian Bendelow, Paul Martin, Sharon Boden, Catherine Coveney, Pam Lowe, Michael Bury, Clive Seale and Deborah Lynn Steinberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and British Journal Of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Williams

100 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon J. Williams United Kingdom 35 1.3k 1.1k 573 462 417 105 4.2k
Sarah Nettleton United Kingdom 37 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 552 1.0× 176 0.4× 506 1.2× 125 4.4k
Linda Finlay United Kingdom 25 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 132 0.3× 494 1.2× 62 4.9k
Michael Bury United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 870 1.5× 195 0.4× 581 1.4× 54 5.5k
Cheryl Mattingly United States 31 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 201 0.4× 493 1.2× 65 5.0k
Eleanor Maticka‐Tyndale Canada 34 1.9k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 476 1.0× 177 0.4× 114 5.1k
Suzanne C. Thompson United States 35 992 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.9× 427 0.9× 345 0.8× 70 5.9k
Michael Larkin United Kingdom 31 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 1.8k 3.2× 371 0.8× 494 1.2× 145 5.3k
Amedeo Giorgi United States 24 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 1.7k 3.0× 348 0.8× 684 1.6× 78 6.3k
Michael Murray United Kingdom 30 826 0.6× 679 0.6× 1.0k 1.8× 190 0.4× 300 0.7× 149 3.7k
Alan Petersen Australia 34 947 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 376 0.7× 268 0.6× 715 1.7× 125 4.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coveney, Catherine, Michael F. Greaney, Eric L. Hsu, Robert Meadows, & Simon J. Williams. (2023). Technosleep. 3 indexed citations
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Meadows, Robert, Simon J. Williams, Jonathan Gabe, Catherine Coveney, & Sara Arber. (2018). The sociology of sleep. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Meloni, Maurizio, Simon J. Williams, & Paul Martin. (2016). The biosocial: sociological themes and issues. PubMed. 64(1). 7–25. 24 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Catherine Coveney, & Jonathan Gabe. (2012). Medicalisation or customisation? Sleep, enterprise and enhancement in the 24/7 society. Social Science & Medicine. 79. 40–47. 35 indexed citations
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Katz, Stephen, et al.. (2011). The Neuro-Complex: Some Comments and Convergences. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Paul Martin, & Jonathan Gabe. (2011). The pharmaceuticalisation of society? A framework for analysis. Sociology of Health & Illness. 33(5). 710–725. 241 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Paul Higgs, & Stephen Katz. (2011). Neuroculture, active ageing and the ‘older brain’: problems, promises and prospects. Sociology of Health & Illness. 34(1). 64–78. 67 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J.. (2008). The Sociological Significance of Sleep: Progress, Problems and Prospects. Sociology Compass. 2(2). 639–653. 14 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Clive Seale, Sharon Boden, Pam Lowe, & Deborah Lynn Steinberg. (2008). Waking up to sleepiness: Modafinil, the media and the pharmaceuticalisation of everyday/night life. Sociology of Health & Illness. 30(6). 839–855. 61 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., Jonathan Gabe, & Peter Davis. (2008). The sociology of pharmaceuticals: progress and prospects. Sociology of Health & Illness. 30(6). 813–824. 58 indexed citations
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Seale, Clive, Sharon Boden, Simon J. Williams, Pam Lowe, & Deborah Lynn Steinberg. (2007). Media constructions of sleep and sleep disorders: A study of UK national newspapers. Social Science & Medicine. 65(3). 418–430. 49 indexed citations
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Stokes, Tim, Mary Dixon‐Woods, & Simon J. Williams. (2006). Breaking the ceremonial order: patients’ and doctors’ accounts of removal from a general practitioner's list. Sociology of Health & Illness. 28(5). 611–636. 21 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J.. (2004). Beyond medicalization‐healthicization? A rejoinder to Hislop and Arber. Sociology of Health & Illness. 26(4). 453–459. 23 indexed citations
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Colombo, Anthony, et al.. (2003). Evaluating the influence of implicit models of mental disorder on processes of shared decision making within community-based multi-disciplinary teams. Social Science & Medicine. 56(7). 1557–1570. 105 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J.. (1997). Modern medicine and the “uncertain body”: From corporeality to hyperreality?. Social Science & Medicine. 45(7). 1041–1049. 50 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J. & Michael Calnan. (1991). Convergence and divergence: Assessing criteria of consumer satisfaction across general practice, dental and hospital care settings. Social Science & Medicine. 33(6). 707–716. 207 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J., et al.. (1989). ‘Breathtaking’: the consequences of chronic respiratory disorder. International Disability Studies. 11(3). 114–120. 25 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J. & Michael Bury. (1989). Impairment, disability and handicap in chronic respiratory illness. Social Science & Medicine. 29(5). 609–616. 88 indexed citations
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Williams, Simon J.. (1989). Assessing the consequences of chronic respiratory disease: A critical review. International Disability Studies. 11(4). 161–166. 10 indexed citations

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