William A. Spencer

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

William A. Spencer is a scholar working on Education, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Spencer has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 8 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in William A. Spencer's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (4 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers). William A. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (4 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers). William A. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Korea. William A. Spencer's co-authors include Richard F. Thompson, Paula M. Short, Ming Au, A. Jurgensen, Carlos Vallbona, Frances K. Kochan, F. E. Pinkerton, Hansheng Zhang, Jagdish P. Singh and Donald L. Anton and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Psychological Review and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

William A. Spencer

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Habituation: A model phenomenon for the study of neuronal substrates of behavior.

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John A. King United Kingdom

Theresa M. Lee United States

Scott R. Robinson United States

Alan Baron United States

John Pearce United Kingdom

Thomas W. James United States

B. L. Kintz United States

Yi Jiang China

Hans Op de Beeck Belgium

Robert G. Turner United States

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (2020). In adult patients with severe traumatic brain injury, does the use of norepinephrine for augmenting cerebral perfusion pressure improve neurological outcome? A systematic review. Injury. 51(10). 2129–2134. 17 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (2017). Stainless Steel Passivation Using Electropolishing and Thermal Treatments. Fusion Science & Technology. 71(3). 403–409. 1 indexed citations

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Au, Ming, et al.. (2007). Hydrogen storage properties of modified lithium borohydrides. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 462(1-2). 303–309. 42 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A. & Frances K. Kochan. (2000). Gender Related Differences in Career Patterns of Principals in Alabama: A Statewide Study. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 8(9). 10 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A. & Frances K. Kochan. (2000). Gender Related Differences in Career Patterns of Principals in Alabama. Education Policy Analysis Archives. 8. 9–9. 5 indexed citations

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Kochan, Frances K. & William A. Spencer. (1999). Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow's Schools: The Practitioners' Perspectives.. Research in the schools. 6(1). 9–16. 4 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (1994). The Use of Block Periods for Instruction: A Report and Evaluation.. 40(7). 321–2. 4 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (1993). Factors Involved in Time Taken in Returning to Work after an Industrial Injury. Journal of rehabilitation. 59(2). 13. 2 indexed citations

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Short, Paula M. & William A. Spencer. (1990). Principal Instructional Leadership.. Journal of research and development in education. 23(2). 112 indexed citations

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Haskell, Bruce S., William A. Spencer, & M. L. Day. (1990). Auxiliary springs in continuous arch treatment: Part 1. An analytical study employing the finite-element method. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 98(5). 387–397. 24 indexed citations

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Haskell, Bruce S., William A. Spencer, & M. L. Day. (1990). Auxiliary springs in continuous arch treatment: Part 2. Appliance use and case reports. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 98(6). 488–498. 6 indexed citations

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Hilyer, James C., et al.. (1982). Physical fitness training and counseling as treatment for youthful offenders.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 29(3). 292–303. 61 indexed citations

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Cardús, D, Carlos Vallbona, & William A. Spencer. (1966). Effects of Three Kinds of Artificial Respirators on the Pulmonary Ventilation and Arterial Blood of Patients with Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency* *From the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Research Project A-24. This investigation was supported in part by the General Clinical Research Center for Chronic Illness under Public Health Service Research Grant FR-129, from the National Institutes of Health; and by Project RT-4 from the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C.. Diseases of the Chest. 50(3). 297–306. 6 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A.. (1964). Expanded Horizons and Problems in the MANAGEMENT OF DISABILITY. Physical Therapy. 44(11). 978–985.

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (1964). The Impact of Electronics on Medicine, Part 1. Postgraduate Medicine. 36(4). 291–296.

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Smith, Laura K., et al.. (1961). The Physical Therapy Review: Official Publication of The American Physical Therapy Association: Muscle Testing: Part 1. Description of a Numerical Index for Clinical Research. Physical Therapy. 41(2). 99–105. 4 indexed citations

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Vallbona, Carlos & William A. Spencer. (1959). The total lung capacity and its subdivisions in respiratory poliomyelitis. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 9(6). 617–635. 8 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A.. (1958). COMMENTS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CARE OF THE NEUROMUSCULARLY DISABLED. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 74(1). 110–116. 1 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A., et al.. (1956). The place of Chlorpromazine in Anesthesia.. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 35(2). 101???114–101???114. 3 indexed citations

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Spencer, William A.. (1955). Treatment of Acute Poliomyelitis. Southern Medical Journal. 48(1). 94–94. 1 indexed citations

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