William Atkinson

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

William Atkinson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Atkinson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Health and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in William Atkinson's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (18 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (15 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers). William Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (18 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (15 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers). William Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Bangladesh. William Atkinson's co-authors include Larry K. Pickering, Andrew T. Kroger, Edgar K. Marcuse, Walter A. Orenstein, John C. Watson, Roger H. Bernier, Dean T. Mason, Bruce G. Weniger, John K. Iskander and Benjamin Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

William Atkinson

35 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

General Recommendations on Immunization: Recommendations ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. General Recommendations on Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
    1994 1.4k citations William Atkinson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Atkinson United States 18 1.4k 899 709 324 310 36 2.6k
Jon Kim Andrus United States 36 1.3k 0.9× 851 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 168 0.5× 152 0.5× 115 3.0k
Antonino Bella Italy 40 1.9k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.5k 2.2× 196 0.6× 188 0.6× 196 4.8k
M. Carolina Danovaro‐Holliday United States 30 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 828 1.2× 191 0.6× 229 0.7× 98 2.6k
Gina T. Mootrey United States 19 1.8k 1.3× 814 0.9× 881 1.2× 102 0.3× 232 0.7× 27 2.9k
P. Patriarca United States 34 2.1k 1.5× 578 0.6× 1.4k 1.9× 146 0.5× 398 1.3× 73 3.5k
David Salisbury United Kingdom 22 1.4k 1.0× 746 0.8× 486 0.7× 166 0.5× 175 0.6× 60 2.3k
Kathleen Dooling United States 26 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 239 0.7× 185 0.6× 66 3.6k
T. Jacob John India 28 1.3k 0.9× 319 0.4× 1.5k 2.1× 110 0.3× 271 0.9× 179 3.0k
Raymond A. Strikas United States 23 1.7k 1.2× 928 1.0× 611 0.9× 303 0.9× 138 0.4× 51 2.5k
Jon S. Abramson United States 26 1.6k 1.1× 397 0.4× 615 0.9× 163 0.5× 374 1.2× 66 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Atkinson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Atkinson, William. (2008). Study aims to improve colorectal cancer screening participation.. PubMed. 49(2). 46–8. 1 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William. (2007). The Impact of CED On Private Payers.. PubMed. 4(2). 24–30. 1 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William, Anita D. Misra‐Hebert, & James K. Stoller. (2006). The impact on revenue of physician turnover: an assessment model and experience in a large healthcare center.. PubMed. 21(6). 351–5. 21 indexed citations
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Humiston, Sharon G. & William Atkinson. (1998). 1998 Immunization Schedule Changes and Clarifications. Pediatric Annals. 27(6). 338–348.
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Lanphear, Bruce P., Saskia le Cessie, William Atkinson, & Luc F. Miller Watelet. (1997). Association of livebirths and the resurgence of measles.. International Journal of Epidemiology. 26(1). 204–211. 1 indexed citations
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Güriş, Dalya, et al.. (1996). Measles Vaccine Effectiveness and Duration of Vaccine-induced Immunity in the Absence of Boosting from Exposure to Measles Virus. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 15(12). 1082–1086. 39 indexed citations
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Hutchins, Sonja S., Lauri E. Markowitz, William Atkinson, Emmett B. Swint, & Stephen C. Hadler. (1996). Measles outbreaks in the United States, 1987 through 1990. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 15(1). 31–38. 42 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William. (1995). Epidemiology and Prevention of Measles. Dermatologic Clinics. 13(3). 553–559. 7 indexed citations
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Cragan, Janet D., et al.. (1995). High incidence of congenital rubella syndrome after a rubella outbreak. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 14(7). 573–578. 29 indexed citations
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Cochi, Stephen L., William Atkinson, Eugene F. Dini, William G. Adams, & Anne A. Gershon. (1994). Meeting the Challenges of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Child Day Care. PEDIATRICS. 94(6). 1021–1023. 2 indexed citations
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Orenstein, Walter A., L. E. Markowitz, William Atkinson, & A. R. Hinman. (1994). Worldwide measles prevention.. PubMed. 30(5-6). 469–81. 12 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William, et al.. (1993). High attack rates and case fatality during a measles outbreak in groups with religious exemption to vaccination. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 12(4). 288–291. 34 indexed citations
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Strebel, Peter M., William Atkinson, L. E. Markowitz, et al.. (1993). Reporting efficiency during a measles outbreak in New York City, 1991.. American Journal of Public Health. 83(7). 1011–1015. 44 indexed citations
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Hutchins, Sonja S., et al.. (1993). Preschool children at high risk for measles: opportunities to vaccinate.. American Journal of Public Health. 83(6). 862–867. 37 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William, et al.. (1992). Update—The United States Measles Epidemic, 1989–1990. Epidemiologic Reviews. 14(1). 270–276. 18 indexed citations
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Wiktor, Stefan Z., Richard O. Cannon, William Atkinson, et al.. (1992). Infection with Human T Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II in Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Baltimore and New Orleans. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 165(5). 920–924. 34 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William, et al.. (1992). Epidemiology of measles in the United States in 1989 and 1990. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 11(10). 841–846. 62 indexed citations
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Atkinson, William, et al.. (1991). Transmission of measles in medical settings—United States, 1985–1989. The American Journal of Medicine. 91(3). S320–S324. 59 indexed citations
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Orenstein, Walter A., William Atkinson, Dean T. Mason, & Roger H. Bernier. (1990). Barriers to Vaccinating Preschool Children. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 1(3). 315–330. 126 indexed citations
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Harris, Jeffrey R., M. R. Khan, Mohammad Yunus, et al.. (1986). FIELD TRIAL OF ORAL CHOLERA VACCINES IN BANGLADESH. The Lancet. 328(8499). 124–127. 267 indexed citations

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