William Chiang

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

About

William Chiang is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Chiang has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Emergency Medicine, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in William Chiang's work include Poisoning and overdose treatments (9 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (5 papers). William Chiang is often cited by papers focused on Poisoning and overdose treatments (9 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (5 papers). William Chiang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. William Chiang's co-authors include Teresa Horan, Robert P. Gaynes, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Oliver L. Hung, Jason D’Amore, Paul Zeitz, Matthew J. Arduino, Siiri Bennett, Dale R. Burwen and Michael M. McNeil and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

William Chiang

45 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 250 500 750 1000
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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. CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections
    1992 1.2k citations William Chiang 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 Chiang United States 20 1.3k 435 358 310 297 48 2.6k
Xavier Guirao Spain 19 996 0.8× 374 0.9× 365 1.0× 145 0.5× 277 0.9× 54 2.2k
Thomas A. Golper United States 40 1.0k 0.8× 535 1.2× 476 1.3× 351 1.1× 746 2.5× 144 5.7k
Matthew M. Carrick United States 20 1.3k 1.0× 341 0.8× 257 0.7× 561 1.8× 306 1.0× 55 2.4k
Douglas Slain United States 18 1.8k 1.4× 601 1.4× 639 1.8× 155 0.5× 247 0.8× 48 3.2k
Philippe Séguin France 35 1.2k 0.9× 519 1.2× 942 2.6× 457 1.5× 697 2.3× 168 3.8k
Hans Pargger Switzerland 29 631 0.5× 358 0.8× 720 2.0× 256 0.8× 406 1.4× 95 3.5k
Tyree H. Kiser United States 29 520 0.4× 481 1.1× 472 1.3× 250 0.8× 391 1.3× 135 2.4k
Elizabeth Uleryk Canada 32 568 0.5× 162 0.4× 440 1.2× 564 1.8× 764 2.6× 70 3.7k
Demetrios J. Kutsogiannis Canada 35 725 0.6× 235 0.5× 543 1.5× 508 1.6× 603 2.0× 83 3.9k
Suzana Margareth Lobo Brazil 23 551 0.4× 445 1.0× 842 2.4× 174 0.6× 355 1.2× 85 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Chiang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Chiang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Chiang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Chiang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William Chiang. William Chiang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Talan, David A., Gregory J. Moran, David Machado-Aranda, et al.. (2025). Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis and Implications for Emergency Department Management: A Narrative Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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Howland, Mary Ann, et al.. (2021). Intravenous Acetaminophen Overdose in an Infant With Toxicokinetic Data. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 36(1). 173–175. 2 indexed citations
3.
Brown, Stuart M., Adam J. Pelzek, Yi Fulmer, et al.. (2018). Hierarchy of human IgG recognition within the Staphylococcus aureus immunome. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 13296–13296. 20 indexed citations
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Abrahamian, Fredrick M., David A. Talan, Anusha Krishnadasan, et al.. (2017). Clostridium difficile Infection Among US Emergency Department Patients With Diarrhea and No Vomiting. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 70(1). 19–27.e4. 13 indexed citations
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Hanley, Daniel F., Robert J. Chabot, W. Andrew Mould, et al.. (2013). Use of Brain Electrical Activity for the Identification of Hematomas in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 30(24). 2051–2056. 12 indexed citations
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Karras, David J., Linda K. Kruus, John J. Cienki, et al.. (2006). Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Severely Elevated Blood Pressure in Academic Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 47(3). 230–236. 52 indexed citations
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Kwon, Nancy, Maria C. Raven, William Chiang, et al.. (2003). Emergency Physicians' Perspectives on Smallpox Vaccination. Academic Emergency Medicine. 10(6). 599–605. 24 indexed citations
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Chiang, William, et al.. (2002). Utility of acetaminophen screening in unsuspected suicidal ingestions.. PubMed. 44(3). 171–3. 7 indexed citations
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Jacobs, David H., Oliver L. Hung, Mimi Kim, et al.. (2002). Behavioral Risk Factor and Preventive Health Care Practice Survey of Immigrants in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 9(6). 599–608. 15 indexed citations
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D’Amore, Jason, Oliver L. Hung, William Chiang, & Lewis R. Goldfrank. (2001). The Epidemiology of the Homeless Population and Its Impact on an Urban Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 8(11). 1051–1055. 151 indexed citations
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Hack, Jason B., et al.. (2000). The Utility of an Alcohol Oxidase Reaction Test to Expedite the Detection of Toxic Alcohol Exposures. Academic Emergency Medicine. 7(3). 294–297. 8 indexed citations
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Chiang, William, et al.. (2000). Toxicology of Nutmeg Abuse. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology. 38(6). 671–678. 55 indexed citations
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Chiang, William. (2000). Update on emerging infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 36(1). 61–63. 2 indexed citations
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Asimos, Andrew W., et al.. (1999). Tuberculosis Exposure Risk in Emergency Medicine Residents. Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(10). 1044–1049. 4 indexed citations
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Chiang, William, et al.. (1998). Asymptomatic hypertension in the ED. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 16(7). 701–704. 36 indexed citations
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Hung, Oliver L., Richard D. Shih, William Chiang, et al.. (1997). Herbal Preparation Use among Urban Emergency Department Patients. Academic Emergency Medicine. 4(3). 209–213. 31 indexed citations
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Chiang, William, et al.. (1995). Calcium channel blocker overdose. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 13(4). 444–450. 63 indexed citations
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Bennett, Siiri, Michael M. McNeil, Matthew J. Arduino, et al.. (1995). Postoperative Infections Traced to Contamination of an Intravenous Anesthetic, Propofol. New England Journal of Medicine. 333(3). 147–154. 341 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Robert S., William Chiang, Mary Ann Howland, Richard Weisman, & Lewis R. Goldfrank. (1991). Theophylline Desorption From Activated Charcoal Caused By Whole Bowel Irrigation Solution1. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology. 29(2). 191–201. 23 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Robert S., William Chiang, Richard Weisman, & Lewis R. Goldfrank. (1990). Prospective evaluation of "crack-vial" ingestions.. PubMed. 32(2). 164–7. 17 indexed citations

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