Will Lester

8.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Will Lester is a scholar working on Hematology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Lester has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Hematology, 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Will Lester's work include Platelet Disorders and Treatments (26 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers) and Complement system in diseases (12 papers). Will Lester is often cited by papers focused on Platelet Disorders and Treatments (26 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers) and Complement system in diseases (12 papers). Will Lester collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Will Lester's co-authors include Reinhard Schinke, Marie Scully, J. Schaefer, Michael Laffan, Glenn F. Pierce, Savita Rangarajan, Wing Yen Wong, John Pasi, Bella Madan and Peter Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Will Lester

98 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Pathologic Antibodies to Platelet Factor 4 after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccination

2021 656 citations Marie Scully, Will Lester et al. profile →
AAV5–Factor VIII Gene Transfer in Severe Hemophilia A

2017 515 citations Savita Rangarajan, Will Lester et al. profile →
Clinical Features of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis

2021 364 citations Sue Pavord, Marie Scully et al. profile →
Multiyear Follow-up of AAV5-hFVIII-SQ Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A

2020 327 citations John Pasi, Savita Rangarajan et al. profile →
Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice from the British Society of Gastroenterology, the Royal College of Radiologists and the Royal College of Pathology

2020 229 citations James Neuberger, Jai V. Patel et al. Gut profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The diagnostic utility of genetic testing in inherited thrombocytopenia: regional multicenter tertiary experience 2025 ·Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·(unknown), Carl Fratter, Will Lester, Charles Percy, (unknown), (unknown), Jayashree Motwani, P Bignell, Phillip L.R. Nicolson, Neil V. Morgan, (unknown), Gillian Lowe	0
2	Long-term follow-up outcomes in congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 2025 ·Blood ·Matthew Stubbs, (unknown), Prabhu Gounder, Matthew Carter, Will Lester, Alice Taylor, Amanda Clark, Will Thomas, Tina Dutt, (unknown), Joost J. van Veen, Rachel Evans, Jayanthi Alamelu, Michael Desborough, John‐Paul Westwood, Marie Scully	0
3	Valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene therapy provides durable haemostatic control for up to 7 years for haemophilia A 2024 ·Haemophilia ·Emily Symington, Savita Rangarajan, Will Lester, Bella Madan, Glenn F. Pierce, (unknown), Carolyn M. Millar, (unknown), Mingjin Li, Tara M. Robinson	14
4	Guideline for laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of von Willebrand disease: A joint guideline from the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation and the British Society for Haematology 2024 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Sean Platton, Peter Baker, Annette Bowyer, (unknown), (unknown), Will Lester, Anne Riddell, M. S. Sutherland	12
5	Long‐term safety and efficacy outcomes of valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene transfer up to 6 years post‐treatment 2024 ·Haemophilia ·Emily Symington, Savita Rangarajan, Will Lester, Bella Madan, Glenn F. Pierce, (unknown), Tara M. Robinson, (unknown), Chris B. Russell, Christian Vettermann, Suresh Agarwal, Mingjin Li, Wing Yen Wong, Michael Laffan	17
6	A British Society for Haematology guideline on the assessment and management of bleeding risk prior to invasive procedures 2024 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Will Lester, Clare Bent, Raza Alikhan, Lara N. Roberts, (unknown), Sarah J. Trenfield, Richard White, Colm Forde, Deepa J. Arachchillage	8
7	British Society for Haematology guideline for anticoagulant management of pregnant individuals with mechanical heart valves 2023 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Will Lester, Niki L. Walker, Kailash P. Bhatia, (unknown), Anita Banerjee, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Hodson, Lorna Swan, Charlotte Bradbury, (unknown), Clare Tower	9
8	Laboratory coagulation tests and recombinant porcine factor VIII: A United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation guideline 2022 ·Haemophilia ·Annette Bowyer, Elaine Gray, (unknown), Paul Murphy, Sean Platton, Anne Riddell, Pratima Chowdary, Will Lester, P. Vincent Jenkins	8
9	Long-term risk of relapse in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the role of anti-CD20 therapy 2022 ·Blood ·Andrew J. Doyle, Matthew Stubbs, Tina Dutt, Will Lester, Will Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Tanya Cranfield, Quentin A. Hill, Amanda Clark, Catherine Bagot, Steve Austin, John‐Paul Westwood, Mari Thomas, Marie Scully	10
10	Interindividual variability in transgene mRNA and protein production following adeno-associated virus gene therapy for hemophilia A 2022 ·Nature Medicine ·Sylvia Fong, Bridget Yates, Choong‐Ryoul Sihn, Aras N. Mattis, Nina Mitchell, Su Liu, Chris B. Russell, Benjamin Kim, (unknown), Savita Rangarajan, Will Lester, Stuart Bunting, Glenn F. Pierce, John Pasi, Wing Yen Wong	77
11	Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline update 2021 ·Gut ·Andrew Veitch, Franco Radaelli, Raza Alikhan, Jean‐Marc Dumonceau, Diane Eaton, (unknown), Will Lester, David Nylander, Mo Thoufeeq, Geoffroy Vanbiervliet, James Wilkinson, Jeanin E. van Hooft	91
12	Intracranial hemorrhage in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with caplacizumab 2021 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·(unknown), Rebecca Shaw, Will Lester, Will Thomas, Cheng‐Hock Toh, Tina Dutt	9
13	Vaccine‐induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis (VITT) 2021 ·Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Michael Makris, Sue Pavord, Will Lester, Marie Scully, Beverley J. Hunt	59
14	Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice from the British Society of Gastroenterology, the Royal College of Radiologists and the Royal College of Pathology breakdown → 2020 ·Gut ·James Neuberger, Jai V. Patel, Helen Caldwell, Susan Davies, Vanessa Hebditch, Coral Hollywood, (unknown), Salil Karkhanis, Will Lester, (unknown), (unknown), Judith I. Wyatt, Mathis Heydtmann	229
15	Laboratory coagulation tests and emicizumab treatment A United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation guideline 2019 ·Haemophilia ·P. Vincent Jenkins, Annette Bowyer, (unknown), Elaine Gray, Steve Kitchen, Paul Murphy, Sean Platton, Anne Riddell, Pratima Chowdary, Will Lester	51
16	Laboratory measurement of factor replacement therapies in the treatment of congenital haemophilia: A United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation guideline 2019 ·Haemophilia ·Elaine Gray, Steve Kitchen, Annette Bowyer, Pratima Chowdary, P. Vincent Jenkins, Paul Murphy, Sean Platton, Anne Riddell, Will Lester	36
17	Early eculizumab use in atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome in a Jehovah’s Witness refusing blood products 2017 ·Oxford Medical Case Reports ·(unknown), Andrew Bentall, Mark Jesky, Will Lester, Graham Lipkin	1
18	Fatal venous thromboembolism associated with hospital admission: a cohort study to assess the impact of a national risk assessment target 2013 ·Heart ·Will Lester, Nick Freemantle, Irena Begaj, Daniel Ray, John Wood, Duilio Pagano	39
19	Monte Carlo Methods in Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry 1994 ·(unknown), Will Lester, Peter Reynolds	239
20	PHOTOCHROMOGENIC MYCOBACTERIAL PULMONARY DISEASE. 1965 ·PubMed ·Karl H. Pfuetze, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Will Lester	29

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