William Barr

16.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
233 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

William Barr is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Barr has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 76 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 59 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in William Barr's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (74 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (54 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (33 papers). William Barr is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (74 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (54 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (33 papers). William Barr collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. William Barr's co-authors include Michael McCrea, Christopher Randolph, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall, James P. Kelly, James A. Oñate, Robert C. Cantu, Leslie A. Burton, L Rabin and Orrin Devinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

William Barr

214 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion i... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2003 2004 2012 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. Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion in Collegiate Football Players
    2003 1.3k citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael McCrea et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Acute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion in Collegiate Football Players
    2003 1.1k citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. JAMA profile →
  3. Assessment practices of clinical neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada: A survey of INS, NAN, and APA Division 40 members
    2004 601 citations William Barr, Leslie A. Burton et al. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology profile →
  4. Incidence, Clinical Course, and Predictors of Prolonged Recovery Time Following Sport-Related Concussion in High School and College Athletes
    2012 341 citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz 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 Barr United States 54 5.7k 3.6k 3.4k 3.1k 2.7k 233 11.2k
John Whyte United States 56 7.7k 1.3× 2.4k 0.7× 5.1k 1.5× 4.4k 1.4× 2.5k 0.9× 230 12.4k
Thomas W. McAllister United States 60 8.2k 1.4× 1.7k 0.5× 4.4k 1.3× 3.3k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 283 12.4k
Erin D. Bigler United States 72 8.8k 1.5× 3.0k 0.8× 6.5k 1.9× 3.4k 1.1× 6.6k 2.5× 443 19.2k
Linda Ewing‐Cobbs United States 53 4.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 142 8.2k
Gérard A. Gioia United States 43 4.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 106 9.4k
Joseph T. Giacino United States 53 10.8k 1.9× 2.8k 0.8× 6.8k 2.0× 6.4k 2.0× 3.5k 1.3× 211 14.3k
Thomas A. Hammeke United States 52 3.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 7.4k 2.8× 115 12.7k
Jennie Ponsford Australia 71 11.8k 2.1× 2.6k 0.7× 6.3k 1.9× 7.1k 2.3× 2.0k 0.7× 431 18.0k
Maureen Dennis Canada 56 2.9k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 980 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 3.2k 1.2× 222 10.2k
Wayne A. Gordon United States 51 5.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 2.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 814 0.3× 167 8.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Barr

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Asken, Breton M., Benjamin L. Brett, William Barr, et al.. (2025). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: State-of-the-science update and narrative review. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 39(8). 2159–2183. 1 indexed citations
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Alosco, Michael L., Charles H. Adler, David W. Dodick, et al.. (2023). Examination of parkinsonism in former elite American football players. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 120. 105903–105903. 3 indexed citations
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Swanson, Sara J., Julie K. Janecek, Marla J. Hamberger, et al.. (2023). Application of the International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC-CoDE) to frontal lobe epilepsy using multicenter data. Epilepsy & Behavior. 148. 109471–109471. 9 indexed citations
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Kerr, Zachary Y., Samuel R. Walton, William Barr, et al.. (2022). Investigating the association between subjective and objective performance-based cognitive function among former collegiate football players. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 37(3). 595–616. 14 indexed citations
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Bockstoce, John R. & William Barr. (2018). White Fox and Icy Seas in the Western Arctic. Yale University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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LaDuke, Casey, et al.. (2017). Toward generally accepted forensic assessment practices among clinical neuropsychologists: a survey of professional practice and common test use. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 32(1). 145–164. 27 indexed citations
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McCrea, Michael, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Christopher Randolph, et al.. (2009). EFFECTS OF A SYMPTOM-FREE WAITING PERIOD ON CLINICAL OUTCOME AND RISK OF REINJURY AFTER SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION. Neurosurgery. 65(5). 876–883. 170 indexed citations
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Santi, Susan De, Elizabeth Pirraglia, William Barr, et al.. (2008). Robust and conventional neuropsychological norms: Diagnosis and prediction of age-related cognitive decline.. Neuropsychology. 22(4). 469–484. 67 indexed citations
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Hickok, Gregory, Kayoko Okada, William Barr, et al.. (2008). Bilateral capacity for speech sound processing in auditory comprehension: Evidence from Wada procedures. Brain and Language. 107(3). 179–184. 71 indexed citations
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Rabin, Laura A., Leslie A. Burton, & William Barr. (2006). Utilization Rates of Ecologically Oriented Instruments Among Clinical Neuropsychologists. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 21(5). 727–743. 49 indexed citations
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Barr, William. (2003). Neuropsychological testing of high school athletes Preliminary norms and test-retest indices. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 18(1). 91–101. 106 indexed citations
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Guskiewicz, Kevin M., Michael McCrea, Stephen W. Marshall, et al.. (2003). Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion in Collegiate Football Players. JAMA. 290(19). 2549–2549. 1280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barr, William. (2002). A recent classic on violence in epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 3(6). 548–549. 2 indexed citations
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Barr, William. (2001). Methodologic Issues in Neuropsychological Testing.. PubMed Central. 36(3). 297–302. 26 indexed citations
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Chelune, Gordon J., Richard I. Naugle, Bruce P. Hermann, et al.. (1998). Does Presurgical IQ Predict Seizure Outcome After Temporal Lobectomy ? Evidence from the Bozeman Epilepsy Consortium. Epilepsia. 39(3). 314–318. 47 indexed citations
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Trenerry, Max R., Bruce P. Hermann, William Barr, et al.. (1996). MMPI Scale Elevations before and after Right and Left Temporal Lobectomy. Assessment. 3(3). 307–315. 6 indexed citations
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Rahman, Shafiqur, William Barr, & Emma Hilton. (1993). Use of Oral Typhoid Vaccine Strain Ty21a in a New York State Travel Immunization Facility. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 48(6). 823–826. 10 indexed citations

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