William E. Pierson

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

William E. Pierson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Pierson has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 58 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in William E. Pierson's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (56 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (30 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (22 papers). William E. Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (56 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (30 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (22 papers). William E. Pierson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Spain. William E. Pierson's co-authors include Jane Q. Koenig, C. Warren Bierman, Gail G. Shapiro, Clifton T. Furukawa, Timothy V. Larson, Daniel Slater, Joel Schwartz, C. Warren Bierman, Martha Horike and JQ Koenig and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PEDIATRICS and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

William E. Pierson

145 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Room Visits for Asthma in Seattle

1993 546 citations Joel Schwartz, Daniel Slater et al. American Review of Respiratory Disease profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William E. Pierson United States	37	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	500	399	151	4.5k
Maria D’Amato Italy	34	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 3.4×	336 0.8×	176	4.6k
Laura Carrozzi Italy	38	1.8k 1.2×	2.7k 1.8×	902 0.7×	264 0.5×	381 1.0×	144	4.7k
Francesco Pistelli Italy	34	1.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	908 0.7×	274 0.5×	350 0.9×	128	3.7k
Thierry Rochat Switzerland	43	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	180 0.4×	384 1.0×	179	5.9k
Stefano Guerra United States	37	3.2k 2.1×	3.6k 2.4×	888 0.7×	688 1.4×	307 0.8×	128	6.5k
Jennifer L. Perret Australia	28	3.1k 2.0×	1.8k 1.2×	899 0.7×	303 0.6×	696 1.7×	122	5.2k
Anna‐Carin Olin Sweden	33	2.7k 1.8×	3.2k 2.1×	1.0k 0.8×	460 0.9×	262 0.7×	141	5.3k
Martin Brutsche Switzerland	39	2.2k 1.4×	3.7k 2.4×	518 0.4×	337 0.7×	210 0.5×	222	6.7k
Fanny W.S. Ko Hong Kong	46	3.4k 2.2×	3.4k 2.3×	755 0.6×	497 1.0×	316 0.8×	165	7.4k
Björn Bake Sweden	36	1.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.9×	530 0.4×	215 0.4×	208 0.5×	181	4.5k

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Pierson, William E., et al.. (2020). PET-detected asymptomatic recurrence is associated with improved survival in recurrent cervical cancer. Abdominal Radiology. 46(1). 341–350. 3 indexed citations

Ulander, Lars M. H., M. Lundberg, William E. Pierson, & Anders Gustavsson. (2005). Change detection for low-frequency SAR ground surveillance. IEE Proceedings - Radar Sonar and Navigation. 152(6). 413–420. 81 indexed citations

Pierson, William E.. (1993). Comparisons of scattering center extraction algorithms. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

Koenig, Jane Q., et al.. (1993). Respiratory Effects of Inhaled Sulfuric Acid on Senior Asthmatics and Nonasthmatics. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 48(3). 171–175. 11 indexed citations

Schwartz, Joel, Daniel Slater, Timothy V. Larson, William E. Pierson, & Jane Q. Koenig. (1993). Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Room Visits for Asthma in Seattle. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 147(4). 826–831. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

Koenig, JQ, Tim Larson, Quentin S. Hanley, et al.. (1993). Pulmonary Function Changes in Children Associated with Fine Particulate Matter. Environmental Research. 63(1). 26–38. 160 indexed citations

Hanley, Quentin S., Jane Q. Koenig, Timothy V. Larson, et al.. (1992). Response of Young Asthmatic Patients to Inhaled Sulfuric Acid. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 145(2_pt_1). 326–331. 21 indexed citations

Williams, Paul V., et al.. (1992). Theophylline mitigates the bronchoconstrictor effects of sulfur dioxide in subjects with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 89(4). 789–794. 16 indexed citations

Koenig, Jane Q., et al.. (1990). A Questionnaire Study of Respiratory Health in Areas of High and Low Ambient Wood Smoke Pollution. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 4(3). 183–191. 24 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Gail G., James P. Kemp, Richard G. DeJong, et al.. (1990). Effects of albuterol and procaterol on exercise-induced asthma.. PubMed. 65(4). 273–6. 14 indexed citations

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Koenig, Jane Q., Quentin S. Hanley, Gerald van Belle, et al.. (1989). Effects of Theophylline on Sulfur Dioxide-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Asthmatic Subjects. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 3(3). 147–155. 2 indexed citations

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Pierson, William E.. (1989). Impact of Air Pollutants on Athletic Performance. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 10(3). 209–214. 10 indexed citations

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Koenig, Jane Q., et al.. (1989). Pulmonary effects of sulfur dioxide exposure and ipratropium bromide pretreatment in adults with nonallergic asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 83(3). 619–626. 17 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Clifton T., et al.. (1988). Cognitive and behavioral findings in children taking theophylline. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 81(1). 83–88. 50 indexed citations

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Meltzer, Eli O., et al.. (1988). Efficacy of azelastine in perennial allergic rhinitis: Clinical and rhinomanometric evaluation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 82(3). 447–455. 36 indexed citations

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Pierson, William E. & Robert O. Voy. (1988). Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in the XXIII Summer Olympic Games. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 9(3). 209–213. 47 indexed citations

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Sheffer, Albert L., Phillip Lieberman, Donald W. Aaronson, et al.. (1988). Measurement of circulating IgG and IgE food-immune complexes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 81(4). 758–760. 10 indexed citations

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Bierman, C. Warren, William E. Pierson, Gail G. Shapiro, & Clifton T. Furukawa. (1988). Is a uniform round-the-clock theophylline blood level necessary for optimal asthma therapy in the adolescent patient?. The American Journal of Medicine. 85(1). 17–20. 8 indexed citations

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Koenig, Jane Q., David S. Covert, Susan G. Marshall, Gerald van Belle, & William E. Pierson. (1987). The Effects of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide on Pulmonary Function in Healthy and in Asthmatic Adolescents. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 136(5). 1152–1157. 83 indexed citations

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Simons, F.E.R., Kai Simons, Gail G. Shapiro, William E. Pierson, & C. Warren Bierman. (1978). Pharmacokinetics of theophylline in acute asthma.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 9(1). 81–90. 8 indexed citations

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