William E. Whitehead

36.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
403 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

William E. Whitehead is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Surgery and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Whitehead has authored 403 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Gastroenterology, 131 papers in Surgery and 82 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in William E. Whitehead's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (198 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (80 papers) and Infant Health and Development (47 papers). William E. Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (198 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (80 papers) and Infant Health and Development (47 papers). William E. Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Italy. William E. Whitehead's co-authors include Olafur S. Palsson, Douglas A. Drossman, Marvin M. Schuster, Kenneth R. Jones, Magnus Simrén, Miranda A.L. van Tilburg, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Rona L. Levy, Emeran A. Mayer and Michael Camilleri and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PEDIATRICS and Gut.

In The Last Decade

William E. Whitehead

392 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

U. S. Householder survey of functional gastrointestinal disorders

1993 1.8k citations William E. Whitehead et al. Digestive Diseases and Sciences profile →
AGA technical review on irritable bowel syndrome

2002 1.1k citations William E. Whitehead et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Systematic review of the comorbidity of irritable bowel syndrome with other disorders: What are the causes and implications?

2002 873 citations William E. Whitehead, Olafur S. Palsson et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Tolerance for Rectosigmoid Distention in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

1990 489 citations William E. Whitehead, Paul Enck et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Development and Validation of the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Adults

2016 484 citations Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Fecal Incontinence in US Adults: Epidemiology and Risk Factors

2009 445 citations William E. Whitehead, Lori G. Borrud et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Symptoms of Psychologic Distress Associated With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

1988 400 citations William E. Whitehead, Marvin M. Schuster et al. Gastroenterology profile →
The global prevalence of IBS in adults remains elusive due to the heterogeneity of studies: a Rome Foundation working team literature review

2016 387 citations Ami D. Sperber, Dan L. Dumitraşcu et al. Gut profile →
Prevalence of Rome IV Functional Bowel Disorders Among Adults in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom

2020 294 citations Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead et al. Gastroenterology profile →
An approach to the diagnosis and management of Rome IV functional disorders of chronic constipation

2020 207 citations William E. Whitehead, Olafur S. Palsson et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Whitehead

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cluster Analysis of Fecal Incontinence Symptoms: Associations With Anorectal Physiology and Quality of Life 2025 ·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Mohsin F. Butt, Satish S.C. Rao, Isuzu Meyer, (unknown), William E. Whitehead, Holly E. Richter, Stacy B. Menees, Jan Busby‐Whitehead, (unknown), Jun Chen, Frank A. Hamilton, Adil E. Bharucha	0
2	Complex and Bidirectional Interplay Between Marital Quality, Catastrophizing, Psychological Dysfunction, and Quality of Life in Married Malay Women With Disorder of Gut–Brain Interactions 2025 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·(unknown), Yee Cheng Kueh, Rosediani Muhamad, (unknown), Miranda A.L. van Tilburg, Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead, Zheng Feei, (unknown), Yeong Yeh Lee	1
3	Prevalence and associated factors of disorders of gut‐brain interaction in the United States: Comparison of two nationwide Internet surveys 2023 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Olafur S. Palsson, Ami D. Sperber, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, William E. Whitehead	10
4	A multicenter study of anorectal pressures and rectal sensation measured with portable manometry in healthy women and men 2021 ·Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Mayank Sharma, Ann C. Lowry, Satish S.C. Rao, William E. Whitehead, Lawrence A. Szarka, Frank A. Hamilton, Adil E. Bharucha	11
5	Chorioamniotic membrane separation following fetal myelomeningocele repair: incidence, risk factors and impact on perinatal outcome 2019 ·Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·R. Corroënne, (unknown), Jay Barth, (unknown), William E. Whitehead, Jimmy Espinoza, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Ahmed A. Nassr, Michael A. Belfort, Magdalena Sanz Cortés	19
6	Rome Foundation-Asian working team report: Asian functional gastrointestinal disorder symptom clusters 2017 ·Gut ·Kewin Tien Ho Siah, Xiaorong Gong, X. Jessie Yang, William E. Whitehead, Minhu Chen, Xiaohua Hou, Nitesh Pratap, Uday C. Ghoshal, Ari Fahrial Syam, Murdani Abdullah, Myung‐Gyu Choi, Young‐Tae Bak, Ching‐Liang Lu, Sutep Gonlachanvit, (unknown), (unknown), Pui Kuan Cheong, Justin C. Y. Wu, Kok‐Ann Gwee	28
7	The global prevalence of IBS in adults remains elusive due to the heterogeneity of studies: a Rome Foundation working team literature review breakdown → 2016 ·Gut ·Ami D. Sperber, Dan L. Dumitraşcu, Shin Fukudo, Charles D. Gerson, Uday C. Ghoshal, Kok‐Ann Gwee, A. P. S. Hungin, Jin‐Yong Kang, Minhu Chen, Max J. Schmulson, Arkady Bolotin, Michael Friger, Tamar Freud, William E. Whitehead	387
8	Randomised clinical trial: exploratory phase 2 study of ONO ‐2952 in diarrhoea‐predominant irritable bowel syndrome 2016 ·Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·William E. Whitehead, Kevin J. Duffy, John Sharpe, (unknown), (unknown)	16
9	Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children and Adolescents 2016 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·(unknown), Olafur S. Palsson, William E. Whitehead, Miranda A.L. van Tilburg	198
10	Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Trial to Improve Disease Outcomes in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2016 ·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Rona L. Levy, Miranda A.L. van Tilburg, Shelby L. Langer, Joan M. Romano, Lynn S. Walker, Lloyd Mancl, Tasha Murphy, Robyn Lewis Claar, Shara I. Feld, Dennis L. Christie, Bisher Abdullah, Melissa M. DuPen, Kimberly Swanson, (unknown), Susan A. Stoner, William E. Whitehead	43
11	Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Infants and Toddlers 2014 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Miranda A.L. van Tilburg, Paul E. Hyman, Lynne Walker, (unknown), Olafur S. Palsson, Sung‐Min Kim, William E. Whitehead	128
12	Fecal Incontinence in US Adults: Epidemiology and Risk Factors breakdown → 2009 ·Gastroenterology ·William E. Whitehead, Lori G. Borrud, Patricia S. Goode, Susan Meikle, Elizabeth R. Mueller, Ashok K. Tuteja, Alison C. Weidner, Milena M. Weinstein, Wen Ye	445
13	Enhancing Participation of Older Women in Surgical Trials 2008 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·Patricia S. Goode, Mary P. FitzGerald, Holly E. Richter, William E. Whitehead, Ingrid Nygaard, Patricia A. Wren, Halina M. Zyczynski, Geoffrey W. Cundiff, Shawn A. Menefee, J. Senka, Xin Gao, Anne M. Weber	18
14	Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Primiparous Women 2006 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Diane Borello‐France, Kathryn L. Burgio, Holly E. Richter, Halina M. Zyczynski, Mary P. FitzGerald, William E. Whitehead, Paul Fine, Ingrid Nygaard, Victoria L. Handa, Anthony G. Visco, Anne M. Weber, Morton B. Brown	235
15	Short allele serotonin transporter gene polymorphism is associated with elevated serotonin and is less common in IBS with constipation compared to healthy controls 2006 ·Gastroenterology ·William E. Whitehead, Olafur S. Palsson, (unknown), Temitope O. Keku, Motoyori Kanazawa, Shin Fukudo, Miranda A.L. van Tilburg, (unknown), (unknown), Michael J. Turner	2
16	Treatment options for fecal incontinence 2001 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·William E. Whitehead, Arnold Wald, Nancy J. Norton	157
17	Functional disorders of the anus and rectum 1999 ·Gut ·William E. Whitehead, Arnold Wald, Nicholas E. Diamant, Paul Enck, John H. Pembérton, Satish S.C. Rao	208
18	Distension-stimulated propagated contractions in human colon 1994 ·Digestive Diseases and Sciences ·Gabrio Bassotti, M Gaburri, Bruno P. Imbimbo, Antonio Morelli, William E. Whitehead	51
19	Effects of stressful life events on bowel symptoms: subjects with irritable bowel syndrome compared with subjects without bowel dysfunction. 1992 ·Gut ·William E. Whitehead, Michael D. Crowell, J. C. Robinson, Bárbara Heller, Marvin M. Schuster	346
20	Habit Training as Treatment of Encopresis Secondary to Chronic Constipation 1985 ·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition ·(unknown), (unknown), William E. Whitehead, Marvin M. Schuster	2

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