William B. Grant

27.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
317 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

William B. Grant is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Grant has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 68 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 65 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in William B. Grant's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (174 papers), Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (53 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (52 papers). William B. Grant is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (174 papers), Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (53 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (52 papers). William B. Grant collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. William B. Grant's co-authors include Michael F. Holick, Cedric F. Garland, Henry Lahore, Edward L. Giovannucci, Carole A. Baggerly, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Edward D. Gorham, John J. Cannell, Sharif B. Mohr and E. V. Browell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

William B. Grant

306 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

2020 1.3k citations William B. Grant, Sharon L. McDonnell et al. Nutrients profile →
Epidemic influenza and vitamin D

2006 790 citations Michael F. Holick, William B. Grant et al. profile →
Vitamin D effects on musculoskeletal health, immunity, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, fertility, pregnancy, dementia and mortality—A review of recent evidence

2013 636 citations Paweł Płudowski, Michael F. Holick et al. profile →
An estimate of premature cancer mortality in the U.S. due to inadequate doses of solar ultraviolet‐B radiation

2002 542 citations William B. Grant profile →
Vitamin D supplementation guidelines

2017 514 citations Paweł Płudowski, Michael F. Holick et al. profile →
Reply: “Vitamin D Supplementation in Influenza and COVID-19 Infections. Comment on: Evidence That Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 988”

2020 226 citations William B. Grant et al. Nutrients profile →
Vitamin D and Cancer: An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms

2022 147 citations William B. Grant et al. Nutrients profile →
Vitamin D: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Recommendations for Population Guidelines

2025 28 citations William B. Grant, Sunil J. Wimalawansa et al. Nutrients profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review of Risk Reduction Evidence 2025 ·Nutrients ·William B. Grant, Barbara J. Boucher, Richard Z. Cheng, Paweł Płudowski, Sunil J. Wimalawansa	4
2	Stellar Mass Calibrations for Local Low-mass Galaxies 2025 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Mithi A. C. de los Reyes, Y. Asali, Risa H. Wechsler, Marla Geha, Yao-Yuan Mao, Erin Kado-Fong, Ragadeepika Pucha, William B. Grant, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yunchong Wang	3
3	Least Significant Change (LSC) for Serum Concentrations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2025 ·Nutrients ·Paweł Płudowski, Marek Wójcik, Maciej Jaworski, (unknown), William B. Grant, Michael F. Holick	0
4	Follow-Up Period Affects the Association between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Incidence of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Cognitive Impairment 2024 ·Nutrients ·William B. Grant	3
5	Reducing dietary lipopolysaccharides to slow progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease 2024 ·(unknown), Luciana Baroni, (unknown), Thomas H. Harding, Panida Piboolnurak, M. Harding, William B. Grant	2
6	Long Follow-Up Times Weaken Observational Diet–Cancer Study Outcomes: Evidence from Studies of Meat and Cancer Risk 2023 ·Nutrients ·William B. Grant	2
7	Associations of free, bioavailable and total 25-hydroxyvitamin D with neonatal birth anthropometry and calcium homoeostasis in mother–child pairs in a sunny Mediterranean region 2023 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·Hana Fakhoury, (unknown), Hani Tamim, Rene F. Chun, William B. Grant, Martin Hewison, Fatme Al Anouti, Stefan Pilz, Cédric Annweiler, Georgios Tzimagiorgis, Costas Haitoglou, Spyridon Ν. Karras	1
8	Exposure to a Vitamin D Best Practices Toolkit, Model, and E-Tools Increases Knowledge, Confidence, and the Translation of Research to Public Health and Practice 2023 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Jennifer L. Aliano, (unknown), Sharon L. McDonnell, Samantha Kimball, William B. Grant	2
9	Can vitamin D be an adjuvant therapy for juvenile rheumatic diseases? 2023 ·Rheumatology International ·(unknown), Paweł Abramowicz, (unknown), (unknown), William B. Grant, Jerzy Konstantynowicz	2
10	Vitamin D Intake May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Infection Morbidity in Health Care Workers 2022 ·Nutrients ·Т. Л. Каронова, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), William B. Grant, Olga Kalinina, Elena Grineva, Е. V. Shlyakhto	21
11	Vitamin D: A Role Also in Long COVID-19? 2022 ·Nutrients ·Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, William B. Grant, Evelyn Frías-Toral, Gerardo Sarno, Claudia Vetrani, Florencia Ceriani, Eloisa Garcia-Velasquez, (unknown), Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri	50
12	Effect of Cholecalciferol Supplementation on the Clinical Features and Inflammatory Markers in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized, Open-Label, Single-Center Study 2022 ·Nutrients ·Т. Л. Каронова, (unknown), I. V. Kudryavtsev, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ekaterina Zaikova, Olga Kalinina, А. С. Головкин, William B. Grant, Е. V. Shlyakhto	27
13	Associations between Genetic Variants in the Vitamin D Metabolism Pathway and Severity of COVID-19 among UAE Residents 2021 ·Nutrients ·Fatme Al Anouti, Mira Mousa, Spyridon Ν. Karras, William B. Grant, (unknown), Laila AbdelWareth, (unknown), Nawal Al Kaabi, Guan K. Tay, Bassam Mahboub, Habiba Alsafar	19
14	Vitamin D Doses from Solar Ultraviolet and Dietary Intakes in Patients with Depression: Results of a Case-Control Study 2020 ·Nutrients ·Haitham Jahrami, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, William B. Grant, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zahra Saif	11
15	Linking the metabolic syndrome and obesity with vitamin D status: risks and opportunities for improving cardiometabolic health and well-being 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Meis Moukayed, William B. Grant	2
16	Measuring and Visualizing Solar UV for a Wide Range of Atmospheric Conditions on Hawai’i Island 2019 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Forrest M. Mims, A. J. S. McGonigle, Thomas Wilkes, Alfio V. Parisi, William B. Grant, Joseph M. Cook, Tom D. Pering	4
17	Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Survival in Veterans 2014 ·Military Medicine ·Tatyana Der, Beth A. Bailey, Dima Youssef, Todd Manning, William B. Grant, Alan N. Peiris	16
18	Sunbeds as Vitamin D Sources 2009 ·Photochemistry and Photobiology ·Johan Moan, Zoya Lagunova, (unknown), Lage Aksnes, Arne Dahlback, William B. Grant, Alina Carmen Porojnicu	37
19	Volcanic-aerosol-induced changes in stratospheric ozone following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo 1994 ·William B. Grant, E. V. Browell, J. Fishman, Vincent G. Brackett, Marta A. Fenn, C. F. Butler, D. Nganga, A. Minga, B. Cros, Shane D. Mayor	0
20	A critical review of measurements of water vapor absorption in the 840 to 1100 cm(-1) spectral region 1987 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·William B. Grant	1

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