W. R. Beisel

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

W. R. Beisel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Beisel has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in W. R. Beisel's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), Trace Elements in Health (5 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). W. R. Beisel is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), Trace Elements in Health (5 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). W. R. Beisel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. W. R. Beisel's co-authors include R. S. Pekarek, Robert W. Wannemacher, RW Wannemacher, R.E. Dinterman, Albert S. Klainer, Robert H. Fiser, P. J. Bartelloni, Robert L. Kaufmann, Charles F. Matson and Joseph C. Denniston and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Beisel

66 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

Single nutrients and immunity

1982 401 citations W. R. Beisel American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. R. Beisel United States	27	885	495	405	400	396	68	2.8k
William R. Beisel United States	34	848 1.0×	736 1.5×	334 0.8×	432 1.1×	224 0.6×	99	3.3k
John G. Banwell United States	35	560 0.6×	272 0.5×	344 0.8×	604 1.5×	196 0.5×	83	3.1k
R. K. Chandra Canada	33	1.3k 1.5×	773 1.6×	587 1.4×	216 0.5×	407 1.0×	111	3.5k
D. J. C. Shearman Australia	39	406 0.5×	1.2k 2.4×	542 1.3×	379 0.9×	358 0.9×	149	6.4k
J. R. Hamilton Canada	33	754 0.9×	233 0.5×	342 0.8×	565 1.4×	126 0.3×	101	2.9k
E W Pomare United Kingdom	23	880 1.0×	1.2k 2.5×	359 0.9×	1.7k 4.4×	192 0.5×	35	4.2k
S. Strobel United Kingdom	27	1.0k 1.2×	542 1.1×	484 1.2×	548 1.4×	807 2.0×	59	3.6k
M.J.G. Farthing United Kingdom	33	579 0.7×	446 0.9×	457 1.1×	293 0.7×	65 0.2×	114	2.9k
C. P. E. Naylor United Kingdom	5	530 0.6×	815 1.6×	175 0.4×	1.5k 3.7×	174 0.4×	7	2.5k
Benny Geypens Belgium	27	560 0.6×	1.0k 2.1×	459 1.1×	606 1.5×	218 0.6×	63	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Beisel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Beisel, W. R.. (1995). Herman Award Lecture, 1995: infection-induced malnutrition--from cholera to cytokines. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(4). 813–819. 77 indexed citations

Beisel, W. R., et al.. (1982). Hypothesis: leukocyte endogenous mediator/ endogenous pyrogen/lymphocyte-activating factor modulates the development of nonspecific and specific immunity and affects nutritional status. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(4). 762–768. 68 indexed citations

Beisel, W. R.. (1982). Single nutrients and immunity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(2). 417–468. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

Beisel, W. R.. (1981). Single-nutrient effects on immunologic functions. Report of a workshop sponsored by the Department of Food and Nutrition and its nutrition advisory group of the American Medical Association. JAMA. 245(1). 53–58. 101 indexed citations

Wannemacher, RW, et al.. (1977). Effect of glucose infusion on the concentration of individual serum free amino acids during sandfly fever in man. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 30(4). 573–578. 5 indexed citations

Beisel, W. R.. (1977). Magnitude of the host nutritional responses to infection. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 30(8). 1236–1247. 206 indexed citations

Beisel, W. R.. (1977). Impact of infection on nutritional status: definition of the problem and objectives of the Workshop. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 30(8). 1206–1210. 6 indexed citations

Bilbrey, Gordon L., et al.. (1977). Sequential changes in body composition during infection: electron probe study IV. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 30(9). 1439–1446. 4 indexed citations

Wannemacher, RW, et al.. (1976). The significance and mechanism of an increased serum phenylalanine-tyrosine ratio during infection. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 29(9). 997–1006. 131 indexed citations

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Kaufmann, Robert L., Charles F. Matson, & W. R. Beisel. (1976). Hypertriglyceridemia Produced by Endotoxin: Role of Impaired Triglyceride Disposal Mechanisms. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 133(5). 548–555. 99 indexed citations

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Wannemacher, Robert W., R. S. Pekarek, Albert S. Klainer, et al.. (1975). Detection of a leukocytic endogenous mediator-like mediator of serum amino acid and zinc depression during various infectious illnesses. Infection and Immunity. 11(4). 873–875. 42 indexed citations

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Fiser, Robert H., Joseph C. Denniston, Virginia McGann, et al.. (1973). Altered Immune Functions in Hypercholesterolemic Monkeys. Infection and Immunity. 8(1). 105–109. 11 indexed citations

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Cockerell, Gary L. & W. R. Beisel. (1973). Comparison of serum protein-bound carbohydrate and glycoprotein patterns of man, monkey and rat.. PubMed. 54(1). 49–55. 1 indexed citations

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Fiser, Robert H., Joseph C. Denniston, & W. R. Beisel. (1972). Infection with Diplococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella typhimurium in Monkeys: Changes in Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 125(1). 54–60. 78 indexed citations

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Beisel, W. R., et al.. (1971). Characterization of the Endogenous Mediator(s) of Serum Zinc and Iron Depression During Infection and Other Stresses. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 138(2). 728–732. 80 indexed citations

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Rapoport, Morton I. & W. R. Beisel. (1971). Studies of tryptophan metabolism in experimental animals and man during infectious illness. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 24(7). 807–814. 18 indexed citations

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Elsberry, Dennis D., et al.. (1970). Fluid Compartment Alterations in the Monkey with Staphylococcic B Enterotoxemia. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 31(3). 507–514. 2 indexed citations

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Beisel, W. R., et al.. (1968). Pathogenesis of Lethal Shock After Intravenous Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Monkeys. Applied Microbiology. 16(2). 187–192. 37 indexed citations

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Beisel, W. R., et al.. (1968). Pathogenesis of Lethal Shock After Intravenous Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Monkeys. Applied Microbiology. 16(2). 187–192. 14 indexed citations

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Gangarosa, Eugene J., et al.. (1960). The Nature of the Gastrointestinal Lesion in Asiatic Cholera and Its Relation to Pathogenesis: A Biopsy Study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 9(2). 125–135. 144 indexed citations

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