W. S. Cain

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. S. Cain is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Cain has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sensory Systems, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in W. S. Cain's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (22 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (4 papers). W. S. Cain is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (22 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (15 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (4 papers). W. S. Cain collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. W. S. Cain's co-authors include J. Enrique Cometto‐Muñiz, Michael H. Abraham, Jonathan M. Samet, William J. Fisk, A. Pickering, Hal Levin, Jan Sundell, Andrew K. Persily, William W. Nazaroff and Sasha Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives, Neuroscience and Environment International.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Cain

33 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature

2010 541 citations Jan Sundell, Hal Levin et al. Indoor Air profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. S. Cain United States	19	695	556	532	319	266	33	1.6k
Anders Iregren Sweden	23	196 0.3×	149 0.3×	1.1k 2.0×	310 1.0×	8 0.0×	45	2.0k
Gunnar Damgaard Nielsen Denmark	19	96 0.1×	237 0.4×	983 1.8×	16 0.1×	73 0.3×	28	1.5k
Anna‐Sara Claeson Sweden	17	193 0.3×	142 0.3×	371 0.7×	32 0.1×	24 0.1×	43	840
Hans Muijser Netherlands	21	207 0.3×	203 0.4×	444 0.8×	43 0.1×	6 0.0×	57	1.5k
Francesca Porcelli Italy	8	117 0.2×	397 0.7×	150 0.3×	116 0.4×	41 0.2×	10	635
Robert Wålinder Sweden	21	97 0.1×	107 0.2×	701 1.3×	15 0.0×	89 0.3×	51	1.3k
Lena Ernstgård Sweden	19	190 0.3×	186 0.3×	348 0.7×	30 0.1×	7 0.0×	46	894
Kirsten Sucker Germany	12	130 0.2×	153 0.3×	246 0.5×	15 0.0×	19 0.1×	39	546
Wiesław Szymczak Poland	21	249 0.4×	136 0.2×	344 0.6×	60 0.2×	5 0.0×	67	1.2k
S. C. Foo Singapore	18	19 0.0×	57 0.1×	518 1.0×	51 0.2×	195 0.7×	33	1.1k

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Abraham, Michael H., Ricardo Sánchez-Moreno, J. Enrique Cometto‐Muñiz, & W. S. Cain. (2011). An Algorithm for 353 Odor Detection Thresholds in Humans. Chemical Senses. 37(3). 207–218. 61 indexed citations

Sundell, Jan, Hal Levin, William W. Nazaroff, et al.. (2010). Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature. Indoor Air. 21(3). 191–204. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

Schmidt, R. & W. S. Cain. (2009). Making Scents: Dynamic Olfactometry for Threshold Measurement. Chemical Senses. 35(2). 109–120. 24 indexed citations

Cometto‐Muñiz, J. Enrique, W. S. Cain, Michael H. Abraham, & Ricardo Sánchez-Moreno. (2007). Cutoff in detection of eye irritation from vapors of homologous carboxylic acids and aliphatic aldehydes. Neuroscience. 145(3). 1130–1137. 17 indexed citations

Cain, W. S., R. Schmidt, & Peder Wolkoff. (2007). Olfactory detection of ozone and d-limonene: reactants in indoor spaces. Indoor Air. 17(5). 337–347. 45 indexed citations

Abraham, Michael H., Ricardo Sánchez-Moreno, J. Enrique Cometto‐Muñiz, & W. S. Cain. (2007). A Quantitative Structure Activity Analysis on the Relative Sensitivity of the Olfactory and the Nasal Trigeminal Chemosensory Systems. Chemical Senses. 32(7). 711–719. 48 indexed citations

Cain, W. S., et al.. (2005). Odor and chemesthesis from brief exposures to TXIB. Indoor Air. 15(6). 445–457. 35 indexed citations

Walker, James C., Martin Kendal-Reed, Mark J. Utell, & W. S. Cain. (2001). Human breathing and eye blink rate responses to airborne chemicals.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(suppl 4). 507–512. 21 indexed citations

Jalowayski, Alfredo A., et al.. (2001). Orbital Response Indicates Nasal Pungency: Analysis of Biomechanical Strain on the Skin. Chemical Senses. 26(8). 1005–1013. 7 indexed citations

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Cometto‐Muñiz, J. Enrique, W. S. Cain, Tetsuya Hiraishi, Michael H. Abraham, & Joelle M. R. Gola. (2000). Comparison of Two Stimulus-delivery Systems for Measurement of Nasal Pungency Thresholds. Chemical Senses. 25(3). 285–291. 26 indexed citations

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Wise, Paul M. & W. S. Cain. (2000). Latency and Accuracy of Discriminations of Odor Quality between Binary Mixtures and their Components. Chemical Senses. 25(3). 247–265. 36 indexed citations

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Cain, W. S., et al.. (1998). Odor Identification: Perceptual and Semantic Dimensions. Chemical Senses. 23(3). 309–326. 98 indexed citations

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Abraham, Michael H., et al.. (1998). Draize Eye Scores and Eye Irritation Thresholds in Man Combined into one Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship. Toxicology in Vitro. 12(4). 403–408. 53 indexed citations

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Abraham, Michael H., et al.. (1998). A Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) for a Draize Eye Irritation Database. Toxicology in Vitro. 12(3). 201–207. 38 indexed citations

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Mott, April E., W. S. Cain, Denis Lafreniere, et al.. (1997). Topical Corticosteroid Treatment of Anosmia Associated With Nasal and Sinus Disease. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 123(4). 367–372. 64 indexed citations

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Cain, W. S., Jonathan M. Samet, & Michael J. Hodgson. (1995). The quest for negligible health risk from indoor air. ASHRAE journal. 37(7). 38–44. 11 indexed citations

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Leaderer, Brian P., et al.. (1992). Sources of indoor air contaminants : characterizing emissions and health impacts. New York Academy of Sciences eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Cain, W. S.. (1984). What we remember about odors. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9. 17–21. 8 indexed citations

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Cain, W. S., et al.. (1981). Odor control through ventilation: smoking vs. nonsmoking occupancy. Paper 81. 22. 5. 1 indexed citations

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Cain, W. S. & Robert M. Sinskey. (1981). Detection of Anterior Chamber Leakage With Seidel's Test. Archives of Ophthalmology. 99(11). 2013–2013. 18 indexed citations

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