William D. Finkle

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

William D. Finkle is a scholar working on Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, William D. Finkle has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Genetics, 5 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in William D. Finkle's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (6 papers), Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (5 papers) and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (3 papers). William D. Finkle is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (6 papers), Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (5 papers) and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (3 papers). William D. Finkle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Canada. William D. Finkle's co-authors include Harry K. Ziel, Sander Greenland, Sander Greenland, Robert N. Hoover, Judith Schwartzbaum, John Adams, Greg Ridgeway, Michael B. Cook, Melissa A. Frasco and Joseph F. Fraumeni and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

William D. Finkle

22 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

A Critical Look at Methods for Handling Missing Covariates in Epidemiologic Regression Analyses

1995 691 citations Sander Greenland, William D. Finkle American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
Increased Risk of Endometrial Carcinoma among Users of Conjugated Estrogens

1975 686 citations Harry K. Ziel, William D. Finkle New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men

2014 522 citations William D. Finkle, Sander Greenland et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William D. Finkle United States	14	931	630	347	295	291	22	2.7k
Ivar Heuch Norway	39	337 0.4×	651 1.0×	448 1.3×	765 2.6×	350 1.2×	114	4.5k
S. Shapiro United States	25	336 0.4×	559 0.9×	125 0.4×	362 1.2×	144 0.5×	65	2.3k
L Papoz France	32	2.1k 2.2×	648 1.0×	204 0.6×	402 1.4×	100 0.3×	100	4.0k
Noel S. Weiss United States	34	622 0.7×	673 1.1×	369 1.1×	1.0k 3.5×	819 2.8×	83	4.6k
Arthur Schatzkin United States	43	343 0.4×	443 0.7×	210 0.6×	1.2k 4.1×	144 0.5×	84	4.2k
Mary Pettinger United States	41	1.4k 1.5×	1.5k 2.4×	231 0.7×	1.3k 4.4×	151 0.5×	119	8.1k
Barbara McKnight United States	50	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	407 1.2×	815 2.8×	616 2.1×	181	7.6k
Eric P. Elkin United States	35	229 0.2×	192 0.3×	752 2.2×	602 2.0×	173 0.6×	94	4.7k
Richard Horton United States	37	1.7k 1.9×	366 0.6×	627 1.8×	401 1.4×	42 0.1×	128	4.0k
Dimitrios Trichopoulos United States	44	458 0.5×	570 0.9×	487 1.4×	1.0k 3.5×	347 1.2×	129	6.6k

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Ridgeway, Greg, Mette Nørgaard, William D. Finkle, et al.. (2019). Benchmarking Danish hospitals on mortality and readmission rates after cardiovascular admission. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 11. 67–80. 7 indexed citations

Cook, Michael B., Daniel C. Beachler, Lauren E. Parlett, et al.. (2019). Testosterone Therapy in Relation to Prostate Cancer in a U.S. Commercial Insurance Claims Database. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 29(1). 236–245. 12 indexed citations

Lyons, Jennifer G., Yaping Xu, Greg Ridgeway, et al.. (2018). Development and Validation of an Algorithm for Identifying Patients with Hemophilia A in an Administrative Claims Database. Value in Health. 21(9). 1098–1103. 15 indexed citations

Finkle, William D., Sander Greenland, Greg Ridgeway, et al.. (2014). Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e85805–e85805. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

Pitkäniemi, Janne, et al.. (2013). Second-Generation Antihistamines Exhibit a Protective Effect on Drivers in Traffic—A Preliminary Population-Based Case-Control Study. Traffic Injury Prevention. 15(6). 551–555. 6 indexed citations

Finkle, William D., Sander Greenland, John Adams, et al.. (2011). Risk of Fractures Requiring Hospitalization After an Initial Prescription for Zolpidem, Alprazolam, Lorazepam, or Diazepam in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(10). 1883–1890. 95 indexed citations

Husson, Gail, W. Timothy Brox, William D. Finkle, et al.. (2003). A cohort study of systemic and local complications of toe prostheses.. PubMed. 32(12). 585–92. 3 indexed citations

Finkle, William D., John Adams, Sander Greenland, & Kenneth L. Melmon. (2002). Increased risk of serious injury following an initial prescription for diphenhydramine. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 89(3). 244–250. 37 indexed citations

Greenland, Sander & William D. Finkle. (2000). A Retrospective Cohort Study of Implanted Medical Devices and Selected Chronic Diseases in Medicare Claims Data. Annals of Epidemiology. 10(4). 205–213. 19 indexed citations

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Greenland, Sander, Judith Schwartzbaum, & William D. Finkle. (2000). Problems due to Small Samples and Sparse Data in Conditional Logistic Regression Analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(5). 531–539. 258 indexed citations

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Moore, Lynn L., et al.. (2000). Can Sustained Weight Loss in Overweight Individuals Reduce the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus?. Epidemiology. 11(3). 269–273. 62 indexed citations

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Ziel, Harry K., William D. Finkle, & Sander Greenland. (1998). Decline in Incidence of Endometrial Cancer Following Increase in Prescriptions for Opposed Conjugated Estrogens in a Prepaid Health Plan. Gynecologic Oncology. 68(3). 253–255. 7 indexed citations

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Greenland, Sander & William D. Finkle. (1998). A Case-Control Study of Prosthetic Implants and Selected Chronic Diseases in Medicare Claims Data. Annals of Epidemiology. 8(5). 319–326. 9 indexed citations

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Finkle, William D., Sander Greenland, Olli S. Miettinen, & Harry K. Ziel. (1995). Endometrial cancer risk after discontinuing use of unopposed conjugated estrogens (California, United States). Cancer Causes & Control. 6(2). 99–102. 9 indexed citations

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Greenland, Sander & William D. Finkle. (1995). A Critical Look at Methods for Handling Missing Covariates in Epidemiologic Regression Analyses. American Journal of Epidemiology. 142(12). 1255–1264. 691 indexed citations breakdown →

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Finkle, William D., et al.. (1993). Increased risk of renal cell cancer among women using diuretics in the United States. Cancer Causes & Control. 4(6). 555–558. 63 indexed citations

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Hoover, Robert N., et al.. (1981). Conjugated Estrogens and Breast Cancer Risk in Women<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 67(4). 815–20. 101 indexed citations

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Cooper, J. Fenimore, et al.. (1978). A Solid Phase Radioimmunoassay for Prostatic Acid Phosphatase. The Journal of Urology. 119(3). 388–391. 24 indexed citations

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Ziel, Harry K. & William D. Finkle. (1976). Association of estrone with the development of endometrial carcinoma. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 124(7). 735–740. 27 indexed citations

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Ziel, Harry K. & William D. Finkle. (1975). Increased Risk of Endometrial Carcinoma among Users of Conjugated Estrogens. New England Journal of Medicine. 293(23). 1167–1170. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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