William E. Wilkinson

8.5k citations

86 papers · 6.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 1%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Psychiatry and Mental health top 2%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Papers in ⓘ

Chemical Health and Safety 1
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias 22
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments 20
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes 20
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies 6

Co-authors: Daniel J. Sexton (5 shared papers)Kathryn B. Kirkland (2 shared papers)Edward L.C. Pritchett (26 shared papers)Jane Briggs (1 shared paper)Walter D. Obrist (3 shared papers)Elizabeth A. McCarthy (11 shared papers)Richard L. Page (15 shared papers)Howard Thompson (2 shared papers)
Journals: Neurology (8 papers)American Heart Journal (6 papers)The American Journal of Cardiology (6 papers)Circulation (4 papers)Annals of Neurology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

William E. Wilkinson

81 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections in the 1990s: Attributable Mortality, Excess Length of Hospitalization, And Extra Costs 1999 · 1.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
1984 Annals of Neurology
1975 Stroke

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1	The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections in the 1990s: Attributable Mortality, Excess Length of Hospitalization, And Extra Costs Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Kathryn B. Kirkland, Jane Briggs, Sharon L. Trivette, William E. Wilkinson, Daniel J. Sexton Hit paper breakdown →	1999	1342
2	Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Estimated by ¹³³ Xenon Inhalation Stroke ·Walter D. Obrist, Howard Thompson, HSIOH SHAN WANG, William E. Wilkinson Hit paper breakdown →	1975	660
3	Asymptomatic arrhythmias in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Circulation ·Richard L. Page, William E. Wilkinson, Walter K. Clair, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, Edward L.C. Pritchett	1994	460
4	Quantitative cerebral anatomy of the aging human brain Neurology ·C. Edward Coffey, William E. Wilkinson, LA. Parashos, S.A.R. Soady, Richard Sullivan, Linda Patterson, Gary S. Figiel, Mark C. Webb, Charles E. Spritzer, W T Djang	1992	403
5	Alzheimer's disease: A study of epidemiological aspects Annals of Neurology ·Albert Heyman, William E. Wilkinson, Judith A. Stafford, Michael J. Helms, Alverta H. Sigmon, Tina Weinberg Hit paper breakdown →	1984	401
6	Early‐onset Alzheimer's disease Neurology ·Albert Heyman, William E. Wilkinson, Barrie J. Hurwitz, Michael J. Helms, Carol Haynes, Carol M. Utley, Lisa P. Gwyther	1987	195
7	Risk of Stroke in Asymptomatic Persons with Cervical Arterial Bruits New England Journal of Medicine ·Albert Heyman, William E. Wilkinson, Siegfried Heyden, Michael J. Helms, Alan G. Bartel, Herbert R. Karp, Herman A. Tyroler, Curtis G. Hames	1980	169
8	Cortical atrophy, ventricular enlargement and intellectual impairment in the aged Neurology ·Michael P. Earnest, Robert K. Heaton, William E. Wilkinson, William F. Manke	1979	158
9	Increased expression of blood mononuclear cell nitric oxide synthase type 2 in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·E. William St. Clair, William E. Wilkinson, Thomas Lang, Linda Sanders, Mary A. Misukonis, Gary S. Gilkeson, David S. Pisetsky, Donald Granger, J. Brice Weinberg	1996	137
10	Asymptomatic or “Silent” Atrial Fibrillation Circulation ·Richard L. Page, Thomas W. Tilsch, Stuart J. Connolly, Daniel Schnell, Stephen Marcello, William E. Wilkinson, Edward L.C. Pritchett	2003	127
11	Therapeutic Delay and Mortality in Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Kathryn B. Kirkland, William E. Wilkinson, Daniel J. Sexton	1995	119
12	Improving Drug Prescribing in a Primary Care Practice Medical Care ·Stephen H. Gehlbach, William E. Wilkinson, W. Ed Hammond, N.E. Clapp, A. L. Finn, William J. Taylor, Marjorie Rodell	1984	106
13	Propafenone Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Supraventricular Arrhythmias Annals of Internal Medicine ·Edward L.C. Pritchett, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, William E. Wilkinson	1991	96
14	Reducing medication regimen complexity Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Andrew J. Muir, Linda Sanders, William E. Wilkinson, Kenneth E. Schmader	2001	94
15	Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Breast Cancer Risk JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·Dianne L. O’Connell, B. S. Hulka, Lloyd E. Chambless, William E. Wilkinson, David C. Deubner	1987	94
16	Breast cancer and estrogen replacement therapy American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Barbara S. Hulka, Lloyd E. Chambless, David C. Deubner, William E. Wilkinson	1982	93
17	Stroke location, characterization, severity, and outcome in mitral vs aortic valve endocarditis Neurology ·Deverick J. Anderson, Larry B. Goldstein, William E. Wilkinson, G. Ralph Corey, Christopher H. Cabell, Linda Sanders, Daniel J. Sexton	2003	92
18	Neuropsychological test performance in African-American* and white patients with Alzheimer's disease Neurology ·K. A. Welsh, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, William E. Wilkinson, Albert Heyman, Richard C. Mohs, Yaakov Stern, Lindy Harrell, Steven D. Edland, Duane Beekly	1995	91
19	Antiarrhythmic effects of azimilide in atrial fibrillation: efficacy and dose-response Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Edward L.C. Pritchett, Richard L Page, Stuart J. Connolly, Stephen Marcello, Daniel Schnell, William E. Wilkinson	2000	89
20	Spontaneous occurrence of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in untreated patients. Circulation ·Walter K. Clair, William E. Wilkinson, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, Richard L. Page, Edward L.C. Pritchett	1993	87

About William E. Wilkinson

William E. Wilkinson is a scholar working on Chemical Health and Safety, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Family Practice and Geriatrics and Gerontology, having authored 86 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (22 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (20 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (20 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (6 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (6 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (5 papers), Occupational Health and Safety Research (5 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (2.1k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (774 citations), Neurology (767 citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (147 citations) and Surgery (1.4k citations). William E. Wilkinson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Daniel J. Sexton, Kathryn B. Kirkland, Edward L.C. Pritchett, Jane Briggs, Walter D. Obrist, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, Richard L. Page, Howard Thompson, Albert Heyman and Michael J. Helms. Their work appears in journals such as Neurology, American Heart Journal, The American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation and Annals of Neurology.

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