W. R. Spurrell

503 total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 338 citations indexed

About

W. R. Spurrell is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Spurrell has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 338 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 1 paper in Health and 1 paper in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in W. R. Spurrell's work include Sex work and related issues (1 paper), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (1 paper) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (1 paper). W. R. Spurrell is often cited by papers focused on Sex work and related issues (1 paper), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (1 paper) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (1 paper). W. R. Spurrell collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. R. Spurrell's co-authors include J. N. Hunt, Ian Macdonald, Donna M. Hughes, Mei Su and Elena Savoia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, Health & Justice and Journal of Human Trafficking.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Spurrell

4 papers receiving 244 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.

The pattern of emptying of the human stomach*

1951 282 citations J. N. Hunt, W. R. Spurrell The Journal of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. R. Spurrell United States	3	134	112	100	45	22	5	338
D. Jehn United States	8	150 1.1×	143 1.3×	160 1.6×	107 2.4×	22 1.0×	12	414
Wynne Rees United Kingdom	6	226 1.7×	188 1.7×	92 0.9×	19 0.4×	34 1.5×	9	385
Priyanka Sachdeva United States	9	299 2.2×	160 1.4×	164 1.6×	24 0.5×	18 0.8×	25	470
Imke Masuy Belgium	13	294 2.2×	172 1.5×	89 0.9×	72 1.6×	11 0.5×	22	423
F Ducrot France	5	332 2.5×	263 2.3×	85 0.8×	23 0.5×	12 0.5×	5	451
S.A. Hashim United States	13	26 0.2×	85 0.8×	156 1.6×	63 1.4×	42 1.9×	20	415
James A. Ritchie United Kingdom	10	366 2.7×	200 1.8×	98 1.0×	17 0.4×	25 1.1×	15	508
Rosalie Vozzo Australia	11	121 0.9×	119 1.1×	145 1.4×	129 2.9×	56 2.5×	15	349
Ana H. Raimundo United Kingdom	9	98 0.7×	90 0.8×	99 1.0×	169 3.8×	22 1.0×	13	325
Joe Quinn United States	5	102 0.8×	54 0.5×	84 0.8×	31 0.7×	3 0.1×	10	211

Countries citing papers authored by W. R. Spurrell

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Spurrell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. R. Spurrell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. R. Spurrell 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 W. R. Spurrell. W. R. Spurrell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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5 of 5 papers shown

1.

Spurrell, W. R., et al.. (2025). The use of psychological interventions in tertiary prevention programs for individuals engaged in violent extremism: a scoping review and interviews. Health & Justice. 13(1). 17–17.

2.

Savoia, Elena, et al.. (2023). A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign: The Blue Campaign. Journal of Human Trafficking. 1–20. 2 indexed citations

3.

Macdonald, Ian & W. R. Spurrell. (1953). ‘Sham feeding’ with the pectin meal. The Journal of Physiology. 119(2-3). 259–265. 15 indexed citations

4.

Hunt, J. N. & W. R. Spurrell. (1951). The pattern of emptying of the human stomach*. The Journal of Physiology. 113(2-3). 157–168. 282 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hunt, J. N., Ian Macdonald, & W. R. Spurrell. (1951). The gastric response to pectin meals of high osmotic pressure. The Journal of Physiology. 115(2). 185–195. 39 indexed citations

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