William D. Fraser

20.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
376 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

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William D. Fraser is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, William D. Fraser has authored 376 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 117 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 65 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in William D. Fraser's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (114 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (89 papers) and Bone health and treatments (61 papers). William D. Fraser is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (114 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (89 papers) and Bone health and treatments (61 papers). William D. Fraser collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. William D. Fraser's co-authors include Jonathan Tang, David M. Reid, Helen M. Macdonald, Stuart H. Ralston, Julie P. Greeves, Craig Sale, Debbie A. Lawlor, Jiten Vora, Aftab Ahmad and John Dutton 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 D. Fraser

369 papers receiving 12.9k citations

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Maternal vitamin D status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Iron status is associated with tibial structure and vitamin D metabolites in healthy young men 2024 ·Bone ·Thomas J. O’Leary, Sarah Jackson, Rachel M. Izard, Neil P. Walsh, (unknown), Samuel J. Oliver, Jonathan Tang, William D. Fraser, Julie P. Greeves	1
2	Training with reduced carbohydrate availability affects markers of bone resorption and formation in male academy soccer players from the English Premier League 2024 ·European Journal of Applied Physiology ·(unknown), Liam Anderson, Craig Sale, (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan Tang, William D. Fraser, (unknown), Graeme L. Close, James P. Morton	1
3	Causes of Musculoskeletal Pain in Paget’s Disease of Bone 2024 ·Calcified Tissue International ·(unknown), (unknown), Lesley Colvin, William D. Fraser, Jonathan Tang, Terry Aspray, Elaine Dennison, (unknown), Nazim Ghouri, E Hanison, Richard Keen, (unknown), Terence W O’Neill, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen Tuck, Jane F. Turton, Stuart H. Ralston	0
4	Alterations in regulators of the renal-bone axis, inflammation and iron status in older people with early renal impairment and the effect of vitamin D supplementation 2024 ·Age and Ageing ·(unknown), Terry Aspray, Isabelle Piec, William D. Fraser, Inez Schoenmakers, (unknown), Roger M. Francis, Elaine McColl, Thomas Chadwick, Ann Prentice, (unknown)	3
5	Effect of Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraception on Musculoskeletal Health and Performance: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Design and Cross-Sectional Comparison 2024 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·(unknown), (unknown), Sophie L. Wardle, (unknown), Thomas J. O’Leary, Richard Jones, (unknown), Anton Eisenhauer, Jonathan Tang, William D. Fraser, Julie P. Greeves	0
6	Distal Tibial Bone Properties and Bone Stress Injury Risk in Young Men Undergoing Arduous Physical Training 2023 ·Calcified Tissue International ·(unknown), Thomas J. O’Leary, (unknown), Neil P. Walsh, Rachel M. Izard, William D. Fraser, Julie P. Greeves	1
7	The Collagen Synthesis Response to an Acute Bout of Resistance Exercise Is Greater when Ingesting 30 g Hydrolyzed Collagen Compared with 15 g and 0 g in Resistance-Trained Young Men 2023 ·Journal of Nutrition ·(unknown), Jonathan Tang, John Dutton, (unknown), William D. Fraser, Kevin Enright, David R. Clark, Claire E. Stewart, Robert M. Erskine	10
8	P04 Skin concentration of 7-dehydrocholesterol is not a limiting factor for vitamin D3 synthesis in older versus younger adults, and a similar response occurs to UVR in these age groups 2023 ·British Journal of Dermatology ·(unknown), John Dutton, Jonathan Tang, William D. Fraser, Lesley E. Rhodes	1
9	An intergenerational life-course approach to address early childhood obesity and adiposity: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) 2023 ·The Lancet Global Health ·Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Catherine S. Birken, Jean‐Patrice Baillargeon, Cindy‐Lee Dennis, William D. Fraser, Hefeng Huang, Jianxia Fan, Stephen J. Lye, Stephen G. Matthews, Shane A. Norris	4
10	Vitamin D and acute and severe illness – a mechanistic and pharmacokinetic perspective 2021 ·Nutrition Research Reviews ·Inez Schoenmakers, William D. Fraser, Alastair Forbes	9
11	Rare and Common Variants in GALNT3 May Affect Bone Mass Independently of Phosphate Metabolism 2020 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·(unknown), Celia L. Gregson, (unknown), Marc W. van der Kamp, Paul Leo, Aideen McInerney‐Leo, Jie Zheng, Maria Luisa Brandi, Jonathan Tang, William D. Fraser, Michael D. Stone, Elin Grundberg, Matthew Brown, Emma L. Duncan, Jonathan H. Tobias	1
12	Changing from a Western to a Mediterranean-style diet does not affect iron or selenium status: results of the New Dietary Strategies Addressing the Specific Needs of the Elderly Population for Healthy Aging in Europe (NU-AGE) 1-year randomized clinical trial in elderly Europeans 2019 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Amy Jennings, Jonathan Tang, Rachel Gillings, (unknown), John Dutton, (unknown), William D. Fraser, Claudio Nicoletti, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, C.P.G.M. de Groot, Barbara Pietruszka, Marta Jeruszka-Bielak, Elodie Caumon, A. Caillé, Rita Ostan, Claudio Franceschi, Aurelia Santoro, Susan J. Fairweather‐Tait	15
13	Diagnosis and Management of Paget's Disease of Bone in Adults: A Clinical Guideline 2019 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Stuart H. Ralston, Luís Corral-Gudino, Cyrus Cooper, Roger M. Francis, William D. Fraser, Luigi Gennari, Núria Guañabens, M K Javaid, Robert Layfield, Terence W O’Neill, R.G.G. Russell, Michael D. Stone, Keith Simpson, (unknown), Ruth Wills, M. Carola Zillikens, Stephen Tuck	109
14	Vitamin D status in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: a cohort study from the North-West of England 2017 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Giorgos K. Sakellariou, (unknown), (unknown), Fiona Croden, Daniel J. Owens, Jonathan Tang, Alastair Miller, Clare Lawton, Louise Dye, Graeme L. Close, William D. Fraser, Anne McArdle, Michael Beadsworth	12
15	Elevated circulating sclerostin concentrations in individuals with high bone mass, with and without LRP5 mutations 2014 ·Apollo (University of Cambridge) ·Celia L. Gregson, Kenneth Poole, Eugene McCloskey, Emma L. Duncan, Jörn Rittweger, William D. Fraser, George Davey Smith, Jonathan H. Tobias	5
16	Hydrolyzed Infant Formula and Early beta-Cell Autoimmunity A Randomized Clinical Trial 2014 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Mikael Knip, Hans K. Åkerblom, Dorothy Becker, Hans‐Michael Dosch, John Dupré, William D. Fraser, Neville J. Howard, Jorma Ilonen, Jeffrey P. Krischer, Olga Kordonouri, Margaret L. Lawson, Jerry P. Palmer, Erkki Savilahti, Outi Vaarala, Suvi Μ. Virtanen	8
17	Using Genetic Proxies for Lifecourse Sun Exposure to Assess the Causal Relationship of Sun Exposure with Circulating Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Risk 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Carolina Bonilla, Rebecca Gilbert, John P. Kemp, Nicholas J. Timpson, David M. Evans, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C. Hamdy, David E. Neal, William D. Fraser, George Davey Smith, Sarah J. Lewis, Mark Lathrop, Richard M. Martin	20
18	Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and its association with risk factors for prostate cancer: evidence from the Prostate testing for cancer and Treatment study 2012 ·Cancer Causes & Control ·Rebecca Gilbert, Richard M. Martin, William D. Fraser, Sarah J. Lewis, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C. Hamdy, David E. Neal, J. Athene Lane, Chris Metcalfe	13
19	Effects of Two Years of Daily Teriparatide Treatment on BMD in Postmenopausal Women With Severe Osteoporosis With and Without Prior Antiresorptive Treatment 2008 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Barbara Obermayer‐Pietsch, Fernando Marín, Eugène McCloskey, Peyman Hadji, Jordi Farrerons, Steven Boonen, Maurice Audran, Clare Barker, Athanasios D. Anastasilakis, William D. Fraser, Thomas Nickélsen	204
20	Severe hypocalcaemia after being given intravenous bisphosphonate 2004 ·BMJ ·Rajesh Peter, Vinita Mishra, William D. Fraser	66

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