William C. Heird

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
159 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

William C. Heird is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Heird has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William C. Heird's work include Infant Nutrition and Health (57 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (43 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (37 papers). William C. Heird is often cited by papers focused on Infant Nutrition and Health (57 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (43 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (37 papers). William C. Heird collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. William C. Heird's co-authors include Craig L. Jensen, Robert W. Winters, J. Kennard Fraley, John N. Schullinger, Barbara Barlow, Alexandre Lapillonne, Robert G. Voigt, Robert E. Anderson, Antolin M. Llorente and Thomas V. Santulli and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William C. Heird

154 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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Acute Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infancy: A Review of 64 Cases

1975 354 citations Thomas V. Santulli, John N. Schullinger et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William C. Heird United States	51	4.5k	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	159	7.5k
Alexandre Lapillonne France	45	3.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	881 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	187	7.4k
Margit Hamosh United States	48	3.6k 0.8×	924 0.6×	915 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	182	6.7k
Karen Simmer Australia	49	5.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	689 0.6×	1.9k 1.6×	219	8.2k
Dominique Darmaun France	44	2.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	860 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	627 0.5×	230	5.9k
Stephen A. Wootton United Kingdom	33	2.3k 0.5×	658 0.4×	590 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	618 0.5×	126	4.9k
Marcello Giovannini Italy	44	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	387 0.3×	1.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	195	6.6k
Farook Jahoor United States	52	2.2k 0.5×	549 0.3×	627 0.4×	2.5k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	197	8.3k
Morey W. Haymond United States	67	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	874 0.6×	5.8k 4.7×	1.4k 1.2×	281	15.8k
J. Marc Rhoads United States	45	2.0k 0.4×	372 0.2×	812 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	418 0.3×	145	6.8k
David Alpers United States	57	1.9k 0.4×	359 0.2×	529 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	972 0.8×	291	10.1k

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Hopkinson, Judy M. & William C. Heird. (2009). Maternal Response to Two Electric Breast Pumps. Breastfeeding Medicine. 4(1). 17–23. 72 indexed citations

Kienesberger, Petra C., Thomas Pulinilkunnil, Mary H. Sailors, et al.. (2009). Direct Regulation of Myocardial Triglyceride Metabolism by the Cardiomyocyte Circadian Clock. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(5). 2918–2929. 91 indexed citations

Mao, Jianqiang, Francesco J. DeMayo, Lutfi Abu-Elheiga, et al.. (2006). Liver-specific deletion of acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 reduces hepatic triglyceride accumulation without affecting glucose homeostasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(22). 8552–8557. 238 indexed citations

Nicklas, Theresa A., Jeffrey S Hampl, Christopher A. Taylor, Victoria J. Thompson, & William C. Heird. (2004). Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Intake by Children and Adults: Temporal Trends and Demographic Differences. Nutrition Reviews. 62(4). 132–141. 1 indexed citations

Heird, William C.. (2001). Determination of nutritional requirements in preterm infants, with special reference to ‘catch-up’ growth. Seminars in Neonatology. 6(5). 365–375. 39 indexed citations

Heird, William C.. (1998). Amino acids in pediatric and neonatal nutrition. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 1(1). 73–78. 33 indexed citations

Kashyap, Sudha, Karl Schulze, Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan, Ralph B. Dell, & William C. Heird. (1994). Evaluation of a Mathematical Model for Predicting the Relationship between Protein and Energy Intakes of Low-Birth-Weight Infants and the Rate and Composition of Weight Gain. Pediatric Research. 35(6). 704–712. 46 indexed citations

Heird, William C., et al.. (1994). Total Parenteral Nutrition in Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Clinics in Perinatology. 21(2). 389–409. 7 indexed citations

Heird, William C.. (1991). Nutritional needs of the six to twelve month old infant.. Raven Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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Heird, William C., William W. Hay, Richard A. Helms, et al.. (1988). Pediatric Parenteral Amino Acid Mixture in Low Birth Weight Infants. PEDIATRICS. 81(1). 41–50. 77 indexed citations

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Kashyap, Sudha, et al.. (1987). Protein Quality in Feeding Low Birth Weight Infants: A Comparison of Whey-Predominant Versus Casein-Predominant Formulas. PEDIATRICS. 79(5). 748–755. 26 indexed citations

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Heird, William C., Ralph B. Dell, Richard A. Helms, et al.. (1987). Amino Acid Mixture Designed to Maintain Normal Plasma Amino Acid Patterns in Infants and Children Requiring Parenteral Nutrition. PEDIATRICS. 80(3). 401–408. 62 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Emi, David K. Rassin, Charles L. Zucker, Gerald Salen, & William C. Heird. (1984). Role of taurine in feeding the low-birth-weightinfant. The Journal of Pediatrics. 104(6). 936–940. 50 indexed citations

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Mansell, Anthony L., et al.. (1984). Short-term pulmonary effects of total parenteral nutrition in children with cystic fibrosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 104(5). 700–705. 75 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Emi & William C. Heird. (1981). Feeding the Low-Birth-Weight Infant. Pediatric Annals. 10(11). 37–43. 3 indexed citations

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Anderson, Thomas L., et al.. (1979). A controlled trial of glucose versus glucose and amino acids in premature infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 94(6). 947–951. 91 indexed citations

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Polin, Richard A., Paul F. Pollack, Barbara Barlow, et al.. (1976). Necrotizing enterocolitis in term infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 89(3). 460–462. 106 indexed citations

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Heird, William C., John F. Nicholson, John M. Driscoll, John N. Schullinger, & Robert W. Winters. (1972). Hyperammonemia resulting from intravenous alimentation using a mixture of synthetic L-amino acids: A preliminary report. The Journal of Pediatrics. 81(1). 162–165. 100 indexed citations

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Driscoll, John M., et al.. (1972). Total intravenous alimentation in low-birth-weight infants: A preliminary report. The Journal of Pediatrics. 81(1). 145–153. 67 indexed citations

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Heird, William C., John M. Driscoll, John N. Schullinger, Burton Grebin, & Robert W. Winters. (1972). Intravenous alimentation in pediatric patients. The Journal of Pediatrics. 80(3). 351–372. 162 indexed citations

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