W. R. S. North

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

W. R. S. North is a scholar working on Surgery, Hematology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. S. North has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Hematology and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. R. S. North's work include Blood properties and coagulation (6 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (6 papers) and Hemophilia Treatment and Research (5 papers). W. R. S. North is often cited by papers focused on Blood properties and coagulation (6 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (6 papers) and Hemophilia Treatment and Research (5 papers). W. R. S. North collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. W. R. S. North's co-authors include Yvonne Stirling, Ranjan Chakrabarti, Andy Haines, T W Meade, M Brozović, T W Meade, John Imeson, George J. Miller, Simon G. Thompson and Chandra Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, British Journal of Cancer and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

W. R. S. North

46 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

HAEMOSTATIC FUNCTION AND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: PRINCIP... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1986 1980 1984 500 1000 1.5k
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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. HAEMOSTATIC FUNCTION AND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: PRINCIPAL RESULTS OF THE NORTHWICK PARK HEART STUDY
    1986 1.6k citations T W Meade, M Brozović et al. profile →
  2. HÆMOSTATIC FUNCTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: EARLY RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
    1980 552 citations T W Meade, Ranjan Chakrabarti et al. profile →
  3. Haemostasis in Normal Pregnancy
    1984 428 citations Yvonne Stirling, Linda Woolf et al. Thrombosis and Haemostasis profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. R. S. North United Kingdom 25 1.9k 1.4k 1.2k 923 900 46 5.2k
T W Meade United Kingdom 31 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.7× 844 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 62 6.3k
Yvonne Stirling United Kingdom 34 2.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 64 7.3k
Michael de Swiet United Kingdom 46 945 0.5× 902 0.7× 3.1k 2.5× 1.8k 2.0× 319 0.4× 161 10.3k
Neil A. Zakai United States 40 741 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.8× 784 0.8× 553 0.6× 192 6.3k
Jan‐Håkan Jansson Sweden 35 545 0.3× 539 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 425 0.5× 612 0.7× 105 4.3k
Anthony J. Bleyer United States 44 1.7k 0.9× 279 0.2× 1.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 951 1.1× 149 8.0k
Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó Denmark 39 706 0.4× 579 0.4× 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 484 0.5× 215 7.0k
B Westerholm Sweden 22 316 0.2× 561 0.4× 454 0.4× 401 0.4× 419 0.5× 73 3.8k
Joseph Menzin United States 35 505 0.3× 366 0.3× 602 0.5× 424 0.5× 334 0.4× 127 3.7k
Rory Collins United Kingdom 10 657 0.4× 212 0.2× 2.0k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 788 0.9× 10 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. S. North

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. S. North

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coleman, RE, et al.. (1990). Selection of patients with breast cancer for routine follow-up bone scans. Clinical Oncology. 2(6). 328–332. 10 indexed citations
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Ramírez, Antonio J., Tom Craig, J. P. Watson, et al.. (1989). Stress and relapse of breast cancer.. BMJ. 298(6669). 291–293. 156 indexed citations
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Craig, Tom, J. P. Watson, Ian S. Fentiman, et al.. (1989). Stress and relapse of breast cancer: Authors' reply. BMJ. 298(6678). 962.4–963. 4 indexed citations
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Rubens, RD, et al.. (1988). Prednisolone improves the response to primary endocrine treatment for advanced breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 58(5). 626–630. 27 indexed citations
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Garrow, J. S., et al.. (1988). Obesity and postoperative complications of abdominal operation.. BMJ. 297(6642). 181–181. 43 indexed citations
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Brown, Marie, et al.. (1987). Diets of Asian pregnant women in Harrow: iron and vitamins.. PubMed. 41(3). 164–73. 13 indexed citations
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Waters, Michael F., et al.. (1986). The rate of relapse in lepromatous leprosy following completion of twenty years of supervised sulphone therapy. Leprosy Review. 57(2). 101–9. 11 indexed citations
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McFadyen, I., Mary Campbell‐Brown, Rachel Abraham, W. R. S. North, & Andy Haines. (1984). Factors affecting birthweights in Hindus, Moslems and Europeans. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 91(10). 968–972. 25 indexed citations
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Stirling, Yvonne, Linda Woolf, W. R. S. North, M.J. Seghatchian, & T W Meade. (1984). Haemostasis in Normal Pregnancy. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 52(2). 176–182. 428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ciavarella, N., Gerald Eder, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, et al.. (1983). Multicentre comparison of nine coagulometers and manual tilt-tube methods for prothrombin time performance. Clinical & Laboratory Haematology. 5(2). 177–184. 6 indexed citations
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North, W. R. S., Yvonne Stirling, & T W Meade. (1982). Common Units for Clotting Factors Assayed Against Different Standards. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 48(3). 270–273. 11 indexed citations
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Ornstein, M H, et al.. (1981). Are fibre supplements really necessary in diverticular disease of the colon? A controlled clinical trial.. BMJ. 282(6273). 1353–1356. 105 indexed citations
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Fuller, J. H., H. Keen, R. J. Jarrett, et al.. (1979). Haemostatic variables associated with diabetes and its complications.. BMJ. 2(6196). 964–966. 234 indexed citations
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Bull, G.M., M Brozović, Ranjan Chakrabarti, et al.. (1979). Relationship of air temperature to various chemical, haematological, and haemostatic variables.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 32(1). 16–20. 81 indexed citations
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Ashwell, Margaret, W. R. S. North, & T W Meade. (1978). Social class, smoking, and obesity.. BMJ. 2(6150). 1466–1467. 14 indexed citations
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Chakrabarti, Ranjan, W. R. S. North, & T W Meade. (1978). The Effect of Plasma Fibrinogen Levels on Measures of Fibrinolytic Activity. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 39(2). 450–454. 5 indexed citations
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Slack, J., et al.. (1977). Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in 1604 men and women in working populations in north-west London.. BMJ. 2(6083). 353–357. 47 indexed citations
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Meade, T W, et al.. (1977). POPULATION-BASED DISTRIBUTIONS OF HAEMOSTATIC VARIABLES. British Medical Bulletin. 33(3). 283–288. 168 indexed citations
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North, W. R. S.. (1970). 231. On Note 187 (Angles whose sum is ¼π). The Mathematical Gazette. 54(390). 377–377. 1 indexed citations

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