William A. Kennedy

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

William A. Kennedy is a scholar working on Urology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Kennedy has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Urology, 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in William A. Kennedy's work include Urological Disorders and Treatments (27 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (22 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (8 papers). William A. Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Urological Disorders and Treatments (27 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (22 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (8 papers). William A. Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Korea. William A. Kennedy's co-authors include Bruce R. Rosen, Kenneth K. Kwong, Randy L. Buckner, Nancy L. Etcoff, Scott L. Rauch, Paul J. Whalen, Steven E. Hyman, Randall R. Benson, Patrick J. Ledden and Thomas J. Brady and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

William A. Kennedy

64 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Object-related activity revealed by functional magnetic r... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1996 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Object-related activity revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging in human occipital cortex.
    1995 1.4k citations Kenneth K. Kwong, William A. Kennedy et al. profile →
  2. Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression
    1996 1.4k citations Nancy L. Etcoff, Paul J. Whalen et al. Neuron profile →

Peers

William A. Kennedy
Hans‐Joachim Mentzel Germany
Claudia Lange Germany
David J. Klein United States
Richard F. Kaplan United States
Axel Schäfer Germany
G Deutsch United States
Andrew A. Monjan United States
David Shurtleff United States
Enrico Granieri Italy
Christophe Destrieux France
Hans‐Joachim Mentzel Germany
William A. Kennedy
Citations per year, relative to William A. Kennedy William A. Kennedy (= 1×) peers Hans‐Joachim Mentzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Kennedy

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (2019). The learning curve of contrast-enhanced ‘microbubble’ voiding urosonography—validation study. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 15(4). 385.e1–385.e6. 15 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (2017). Ultrasound-Assisted Removal of A Fishbone Stuck in A Tongue in the Emergency Department. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 52(5). e175–e177. 3 indexed citations
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Ahdoot, Michael, et al.. (2013). Indirect inguinal hernia with uterine tissue in a male: A case of persistent Mullerian duct syndrome and literature review. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 7(1-2). 121–121. 3 indexed citations
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Jacono, Andrew A., Sachin Parikh, & William A. Kennedy. (2011). Anatomical Comparison of Platysmal Tightening Using Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Plication vs Deep-Plane Rhytidectomy Techniques. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 13(6). 395–397. 12 indexed citations
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Clark, Curtis, William A. Kennedy, & Linda D. Shortliffe. (2010). Urinary Tract Infection in Children: When to Worry. Urologic Clinics of North America. 37(2). 229–241. 31 indexed citations
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Sze, Daniel Y., et al.. (2008). Persistent and Recurrent Postsurgical Varicoceles: Venographic Anatomy and Treatment with N-butyl Cyanoacrylate Embolization. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 19(4). 539–545. 57 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A., Thuan Le, Paul E. Kilgore, et al.. (2007). Incidence of bacterial meningitis in Asia using enhanced CSF testing: polymerase chain reaction, latex agglutination and culture. Epidemiology and Infection. 135(7). 1217–1226. 41 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A.. (2005). Serotypes and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates in Asia. 1 indexed citations
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Brooks, James D., et al.. (2005). Juvenile posttraumatic high-flow priapism. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 40(4). E25–E28. 15 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (2004). Urinary tract infections in children: treatment. Urologic Clinics of North America. 31(3). 527–534. 14 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A.. (2002). Assessment and Management of Fetal Hydronephrosis. NeoReviews. 3(10). e214–e219. 4 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (2001). Effect of circumcision on prostatic bacterial colonization and subsequent bacterial seeding following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies.. PubMed. 7(4). 305–9. 1 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (1999). Biochemical and Physiological Characterization of the Urinary Bladder in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 462. 201–214. 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Amarjit, et al.. (1997). Reflective Internship and the Phobia of Classroom Management. Australian Journal of Education. 41(2). 105–118.
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Kennedy, William A., et al.. (1997). Acute Urinary Retention Secondary to Urethral Inflammation from a Vaginal Contraceptive Suppository ina17-Year-OldBoy. Urologia Internationalis. 58(2). 128–130. 5 indexed citations
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Etcoff, Nancy L., Paul J. Whalen, William A. Kennedy, et al.. (1996). Response and Habituation of the Human Amygdala during Visual Processing of Facial Expression. Neuron. 17(5). 875–887. 1368 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hensle, Terry W., Andrew J. Kirsch, William A. Kennedy, & Elizabeth A. Reiley. (1995). Bladder Neck Closure in Association with Continent Urinary Diversion. The Journal of Urology. 883–885. 1 indexed citations
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Spitzer, Manfred, Kenneth K. Kwong, William A. Kennedy, Bruce R. Rosen, & John W. Belliveau. (1995). Category-specific brain activation in fMRI during picture naming. Neuroreport. 6(16). 2109–2112. 68 indexed citations
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Mertsola, Jussi, Leslie D. Cope, Xavier Sáez‐Llorens, et al.. (1991). In Vivo and In Vitro Expression of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Lipooligosaccharide Epitopes. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 164(3). 555–563. 12 indexed citations
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Kennedy, William A.. (1991). The Role of Corticosteroid Therapy in Children With Pneumococcal Meningitis. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 145(12). 1374–1374. 73 indexed citations

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