William F. Owen

21.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

William F. Owen is a scholar working on Nephrology, Economics and Econometrics and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Owen has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Nephrology, 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 18 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in William F. Owen's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (51 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (18 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (15 papers). William F. Owen is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (51 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (18 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (15 papers). William F. Owen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. William F. Owen's co-authors include Edmund G. Lowrie, J. Michael Lazarus, Yi Liu, Lynda A. Szczech, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, Donal Reddan, Jerry Avorn, Raisa Levin, Glenn M. Chertow and Robert J. Glynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William F. Owen

110 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

The Urea Reduction Ratio and Serum Albumin Concentration as Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

1993 1.1k citations William F. Owen, Edmund G. Lowrie et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William F. Owen United States	41	3.7k	1.1k	1.1k	777	763	111	5.8k
M. Kessler France	35	1.9k 0.5×	461 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	850 1.1×	473 0.6×	218	5.2k
Rowan G. Walker Australia	42	1.7k 0.5×	240 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	598 0.8×	665 0.9×	207	5.7k
Steven R. Alexander United States	42	2.6k 0.7×	933 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	985 1.3×	309 0.4×	120	5.8k
Rulan S. Parekh Canada	41	3.4k 0.9×	193 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	868 1.1×	229 0.3×	204	7.0k
Roger W. Evans United States	33	1.2k 0.3×	185 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	291 0.4×	837 1.1×	84	4.6k
Matthew J. Oliver Canada	41	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 2.9×	1.2k 1.1×	2.5k 3.2×	135 0.2×	148	5.9k
Robert A. Yood United States	37	1.2k 0.3×	254 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	254 0.3×	475 0.6×	72	5.5k
Paul Cockwell United Kingdom	46	2.2k 0.6×	86 0.1×	933 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	189	6.9k
Alan R. Watson United Kingdom	37	1.4k 0.4×	325 0.3×	756 0.7×	683 0.9×	148 0.2×	167	4.8k
C Chantler United Kingdom	43	2.7k 0.7×	103 0.1×	695 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	352 0.5×	190	6.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Orlando, Lori A., William F. Owen, & David B. Matchar. (2007). Relationship between Nephrologist Care and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease. North Carolina Medical Journal. 68(1). 9–16. 35 indexed citations

Szczech, Lynda A., Preston Klassen, S. Susan Hedayati, et al.. (2006). Associations between CMS's Clinical Performance Measures project benchmarks, profit structure, and mortality in dialysis units. Kidney International. 69(11). 2094–2100. 24 indexed citations

Reddan, Donal, Lynda A. Szczech, Vic Hasselblad, et al.. (2005). Intradialytic Blood Volume Monitoring in Ambulatory Hemodialysis Patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(7). 2162–2169. 151 indexed citations

Greene, Tom, John T. Daugirdas, Thomas A. Depner, et al.. (2005). Association of Achieved Dialysis Dose with Mortality in the Hemodialysis Study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 16(11). 3371–3380. 56 indexed citations

Hou, Fan Fan, Hao Ren, William F. Owen, et al.. (2004). Enhanced Expression of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 15(7). 1889–1896. 86 indexed citations

Manns, Braden, Lesley Stevens, Dana C. Miskulin, et al.. (2004). A systematic review of sevelamer in ESRD and an analysis of its potential economic impact in Canada and the United States. Kidney International. 66(3). 1239–1247. 54 indexed citations

Szczech, Lynda A., Joseph A. Coladonato, & William F. Owen. (2002). Study Designs and Their Potential Influence on Conclusions. Seminars in Dialysis. 15(3). 207–211. 5 indexed citations

Owen, William F., Lynda A. Szczech, & Diane L. Frankenfield. (2002). Healthcare system interventions for inequality in quality: corrective action through evidence-based medicine.. PubMed. 94(8 Suppl). 83S–91S. 25 indexed citations

Nissenson, Allen R., Allan J. Collins, Terry Litchfield, et al.. (2001). Evaluation of disease-state management of dialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 37(5). 938–944. 33 indexed citations

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Hou, Fan Fan, et al.. (2001). Pathogenesis of β₂‐Microglobulin Amyloidosis: Role of Monocytes/Macrophages. Seminars in Dialysis. 14(2). 135–139. 14 indexed citations

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Ramirez, Sylvia, et al.. (2001). Funding ESRD care through charity: The paradigm of the National Kidney Foundation of Singapore. Seminars in Nephrology. 21(4). 411–418. 10 indexed citations

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Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., Robert J. Glynn, Raisa Levin, William F. Owen, & Jerry Avorn. (2001). Late referral and modality choice in end-stage renal disease. Kidney International. 60(4). 1547–1554. 71 indexed citations

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Chertow, Glenn M., William F. Owen, J. Michael Lazarus, Nancy L. Lew, & Edmund G. Lowrie. (1999). Exploring the reverse J-shaped curve between urea reduction ratio and mortality. Kidney International. 56(5). 1872–1878. 94 indexed citations

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Wish, Jay B., Jimmy L. Roberts, Anatole Besarab, & William F. Owen. (1999). The Cost of Implementing the Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines. Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy. 6(1). 67–74. 5 indexed citations

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Owen, William F.. (1998). ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 15(2). 227–239. 1 indexed citations

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Price, Deborah A. & William F. Owen. (1997). African-Americans on Maintenance Dialysis: A Review of Racial Differences in Incidence, Treatment, and Survival. Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy. 4(1). 3–12. 49 indexed citations

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Lazarus, J. Michael & William F. Owen. (1994). Role of Bioincompatibility in Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 24(6). 1019–1032. 37 indexed citations

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Lalezari, Jacob, William Drew, David J. Miner, et al.. (1994). Treatment With Intravenous (S)-1-[3-Hydroxy-2-(Phosphonylmethoxy)Propyl]-Cytosine Of Acyclovir-Resistant Mucocutaneous Infection With Herpes Simplexvirus In A Patient With Aids. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 170(3). 570–572. 66 indexed citations

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Rothenberg, Marc E., William F. Owen, & Richard L Stevens. (1988). MAST CELLS AND EOSINOPHILS. International Ophthalmology Clinics. 28(4). 267–274. 26 indexed citations

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Owen, William F.. (1985). Metaphor Analysis of Cohesiveness in Small Discussion Groups. Small Group Behavior. 16(3). 415–424. 50 indexed citations

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