William Christen

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

William Christen is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Rheumatology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William Christen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ophthalmology, 5 papers in Rheumatology and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in William Christen's work include Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (9 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (4 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (3 papers). William Christen is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (9 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (4 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (3 papers). William Christen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Greece. William Christen's co-authors include C. Stephen Foster, I‐Min Lee, Samia Mora, David Gordon, JoAnn E. Manson, Shari S. Bassuk, Denise D’Agostino, Nancy R. Cook, Vadim Bubes and Trisha Copeland and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

William Christen

14 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

2018 1.1k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Nancy R. Cook et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

William Christen

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Masoud Amini Iran

Heizo Tanaka Japan

Sérgio Atala Dib Brazil

Naji Aljohani Saudi Arabia

Catherine Allen United States

Juan C. Galofré Spain

JE Manson United States

Deborah J. Morton United States

Lewis H. Kuller United States

Martin Healy Ireland

Masoud Amini Iran

William Christen

416 ×0.5

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36 ×0.1

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231 ×0.6

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168 ×0.5

EPIDE

141 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to William Christen William Christen (= 1×) peers Masoud Amini

Countries citing papers authored by William Christen

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Christen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Christen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Christen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Christen 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 Christen. William Christen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Zhu, Haidong, JoAnn E. Manson, Nancy R. Cook, et al.. (2025). Vitamin D3 and marine ω-3 fatty acids supplementation and leukocyte telomere length: 4-year findings from the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL) randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 122(1). 39–47. 2 indexed citations

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Manson, JoAnn E., Nancy R. Cook, I‐Min Lee, et al.. (2018). Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 380(1). 33–44. 1059 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sobrin, Lucia, William Christen, & C. Stephen Foster. (2008). Mycophenolate Mofetil after Methotrexate Failure or Intolerance in the Treatment of Scleritis and Uveitis. Ophthalmology. 115(8). 1416–1421.e1. 75 indexed citations

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Papadaki, Thekla, Ioannis Zacharopoulos, Louis R. Pasquale, et al.. (2007). Long-term Results of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation for Uveitic Glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 144(1). 62–69.e2. 99 indexed citations

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Sobrin, Lucia, et al.. (2007). Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Treatment of Uveitic Macular Edema. Ophthalmology. 114(8). 1574–1579.e1. 105 indexed citations

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Androudi, Sofia, Periklis Brazitikos, Barbara Iaccheri, et al.. (2003). Outcomes of early and late immunomodulatory treatment in patients with HLA-B27-associated chronic uveitis. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 241(12). 1000–1005. 7 indexed citations

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Miserocchi, Elisabetta, et al.. (2002). Visual outcome in herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus uveitis. Ophthalmology. 109(8). 1532–1537. 65 indexed citations

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Burk, Scott, et al.. (1999). Management of uveitic glaucoma with Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. Ophthalmology. 106(11). 2168–2172. 106 indexed citations

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Sangwan, Veena, Esen K. Akpek, Jean Yang, et al.. (1999). Krill Protease Effects on Wound Healing After Corneal Alkali Burn. Cornea. 18(6). 707–707. 13 indexed citations

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Rojas, Blanca, Panayotis Zafirakis, William Christen, Nikos N. Markomichelakis, & C. Stephen Foster. (1999). Medical treatment of macular edema in patients with uveitis. Documenta Ophthalmologica. 97(3-4). 399–407. 15 indexed citations

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Chatzistefanou, Klio, Nikos N. Markomichelakis, William Christen, Masoud Soheilian, & C. Stephen Foster. (1998). Characteristics of uveitis presenting for the first time in the elderly. Ophthalmology. 105(2). 347–352. 38 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-García, Alejandro, William Christen, Yonca A. Akova, et al.. (1995). Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy and the Occurrence of Malignancy in Patients with Ocular Inflammatory Disease. Ophthalmology. 102(10). 1530–1535. 22 indexed citations

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Salive, Marcel E., Jack M. Guralnik, Robert J. Glynn, et al.. (1994). Association of Visual Impairment with Mobility and Physical Function. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 42(3). 287–292. 254 indexed citations

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Salive, Marcel E., Jack M. Guralnik, William Christen, et al.. (1992). Functional Blindness and Visual Impairment in Older Adults from Three Communities. Ophthalmology. 99(12). 1840–1847. 99 indexed citations

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