W. S. Lowry

889 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 691 citations indexed

About

W. S. Lowry is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Lowry has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. S. Lowry's work include Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (3 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (3 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (2 papers). W. S. Lowry is often cited by papers focused on Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (3 papers), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (3 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (2 papers). W. S. Lowry collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. W. S. Lowry's co-authors include R. Atkinson, S.E. Hilary Russell, Paul S. White, DavidA. Clark, Juliane Hannemann, Pál Halmos, John E. Munzenrider, Louisa G. Gordon, G Lynch and CC Patterson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Lowry

24 papers receiving 653 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

PASSIVE IMMUNITY AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER

1974 423 citations W. S. Lowry The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. S. Lowry United Kingdom	8	257	194	136	120	110	27	691
Diane C. Palmer United States	11	218 0.8×	216 1.1×	60 0.4×	94 0.8×	48 0.4×	15	526
T Kishimoto Japan	9	166 0.6×	57 0.3×	159 1.2×	68 0.6×	168 1.5×	15	710
George D. Amromin United States	13	122 0.5×	110 0.6×	135 1.0×	121 1.0×	76 0.7×	24	556
Rafael Garcia‐Bunuel United States	13	220 0.9×	35 0.2×	100 0.7×	100 0.8×	136 1.2×	22	744
Dimitrios Lolis Greece	16	137 0.5×	43 0.2×	73 0.5×	114 0.9×	72 0.7×	41	730
Francesco Fedele Italy	19	235 0.9×	197 1.0×	111 0.8×	84 0.7×	147 1.3×	100	966
W. C. J. Hop Netherlands	17	333 1.3×	17 0.1×	135 1.0×	87 0.7×	94 0.9×	28	826
Betina Macho France	7	92 0.4×	135 0.7×	41 0.3×	173 1.4×	237 2.2×	8	992
Heinz Geerlings Germany	14	165 0.6×	60 0.3×	138 1.0×	104 0.9×	115 1.0×	23	835
Carl Pochedly United States	15	105 0.4×	21 0.1×	107 0.8×	91 0.8×	178 1.6×	68	748

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. S. Lowry

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lowry, W. S. & R. Atkinson. (1993). Tumour suppressor genes and risk of metastasis in ovarian cancer.. BMJ. 307(6903). 542.1–542. 5 indexed citations

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Russell, S.E. Hilary, W. S. Lowry, R. Atkinson, & Ivor Hickey. (1992). Homozygosity of the short arm of chromosome 17 in cervical carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 63(3). 243–247. 5 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S., et al.. (1991). Poor prognosis for malignant melanoma in Northern Ireland: a multivariate analysis. British Journal of Cancer. 63(2). 283–286. 10 indexed citations

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Gordon, Louisa G. & W. S. Lowry. (1986). The incidence and pathogenesis of invasive cutaneous malignant melanoma in Northern Ireland. British Journal of Cancer. 53(1). 75–80. 10 indexed citations

5.

Lowry, W. S.. (1982). Attendance at a breast screening clinic. BMJ. 285(6352). 1424.3–1425. 3 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S., et al.. (1979). The Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis of Human Serum DNA-Binding Proteins. Biochemical Society Transactions. 7(5). 1089–1090. 2 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1975). Alcoholism in cancer of the head and neck. The Laryngoscope. 85(8). 1275–1280. 22 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1974). PASSIVE IMMUNITY AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER. The Lancet. 303(7870). 1352–1353. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lowry, W. S.. (1974). PASSIVE IMMUNITY AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER. The Lancet. 303(7858). 602–603. 2 indexed citations

10.

Lowry, W. S.. (1972). The problem of alternate treatment days. Clinical Radiology. 23(4). 524–527. 3 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S., DavidA. Clark, & Juliane Hannemann. (1972). SKIN CANCER AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION. The Lancet. 299(7763). 1290–1291. 24 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1972). Medical education in the United States 1971-1972. JAMA. 222(8). 961–1048.

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Lowry, W. S., John E. Munzenrider, & G Lynch. (1971). NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN HODGKIN'S DISEASE. The Lancet. 297(7709). 1127–1127. 16 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1970). PASSIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR NEUROBLASTOMA. The Lancet. 296(7687). 1366–1366. 2 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1969). Mononucleosis and Burkitt's Lymphoma. BMJ. 2(5659). 764.2–764. 1 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S., et al.. (1969). IMMUNOSUPPRESSION AND CANCER. The Lancet. 293(7597). 731–731. 3 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1968). Hypothyroidism and 131-I therapy.. BMJ. 2(5602). 427.3–428. 1 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S. & Pál Halmos. (1967). Malignant tumor of brown fat in patient with Turner's syndrome.. BMJ. 4(5581). 720–721. 14 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1959). The Influence of Temperature and Water Content on the X-ray Sensitivity of Barley Seeds. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 3(3). 291–293. 4 indexed citations

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Lowry, W. S.. (1957). Temperature and Pressure Time Constants of an X-ray Dosemeter. British Journal of Radiology. 30(354). 332–332. 1 indexed citations

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