William G. Hawkins

23.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
246 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

William G. Hawkins is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William G. Hawkins has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Oncology, 77 papers in Surgery and 67 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William G. Hawkins's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (94 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (26 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (24 papers). William G. Hawkins is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (94 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (26 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (24 papers). William G. Hawkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. William G. Hawkins's co-authors include David C. Linehan, Steven M. Strasberg, Ryan C. Fields, David G. DeNardo, Peter S. Goedegebuure, Brett L. Knolhoff, Jonathan J. Lewis, Robert H. Mach, Timothy M. Nywening and John M. Herndon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William G. Hawkins

240 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeting focal adhesion kinase renders pancreatic cancers responsive to checkpoint immunotherapy

2016 754 citations Brett L. Knolhoff, William G. Hawkins et al. profile →
Tissue-Resident Macrophages in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Originate from Embryonic Hematopoiesis and Promote Tumor Progression

2017 585 citations Brett L. Knolhoff, Darren R. Cullinan et al. profile →
The Accordion Severity Grading System of Surgical Complications

2009 542 citations Steven M. Strasberg, David C. Linehan et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William G. Hawkins United States	56	5.8k	2.7k	2.6k	2.6k	2.4k	246	10.9k
Jeffrey A. Drebin United States	47	6.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	211	11.1k
Iréne Esposito Germany	59	5.8k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	312	11.3k
Massimo Aglietta Italy	58	7.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	3.6k 1.5×	397	14.5k
Donato Nitti Italy	61	5.9k 1.0×	4.2k 1.6×	3.3k 1.2×	1.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.4×	326	13.7k
Yoshiharu Sakai Japan	61	5.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.5×	3.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.4×	409	11.8k
Ryan C. Fields United States	48	5.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	324	9.0k
Sandro Pignata Italy	51	4.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	434	10.6k
James W. Welsh United States	50	4.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	4.2k 1.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	247	9.6k
Andrew M. Lowy United States	58	7.5k 1.3×	4.3k 1.6×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	4.1k 1.7×	248	12.6k
Sybren L. Meijer Netherlands	46	2.7k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	231	8.0k

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Oyama, Toshinao, Richa Rathore, Katharine E. Caldwell, et al.. (2025). PHGDH inhibition and FOXO3 modulation drives PUMA-dependent apoptosis in osteosarcoma. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 89–89. 2 indexed citations

Rodríguez, Jorge, et al.. (2023). Area deprivation and rurality impact overall survival and adjuvant therapy administration in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). HPB. 25(12). 1545–1554. 1 indexed citations

Williams, Gregory A., et al.. (2023). Postoperative Proton Pump Inhibitors are associated with a significantly higher rate of delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy. HPB. 25(6). 659–666. 4 indexed citations

Baer, John, Brett L. Knolhoff, Graham D. Hogg, et al.. (2023). Systemic Alterations in Type-2 Conventional Dendritic Cells Lead to Impaired Tumor Immunity in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(8). 1055–1067. 13 indexed citations

Prudner, Bethany C., Richa Rathore, Katharine E. Caldwell, et al.. (2022). Malic Enzyme 1 Absence in Synovial Sarcoma Shifts Antioxidant System Dependence and Increases Sensitivity to Ferroptosis Induction with ACXT-3102. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(16). 3573–3589. 19 indexed citations

Ronning, Peter, Darren R. Cullinan, Kelsy C. Cotto, et al.. (2021). In Silico Epitope Prediction Analyses Highlight the Potential for Distracting Antigen Immunodominance with Allogeneic Cancer Vaccines. Cancer Research Communications. 1(2). 115–126. 4 indexed citations

Mirlekar, Bhalchandra, Daniel Michaud, Samuel Lee, et al.. (2020). B cell–Derived IL35 Drives STAT3-Dependent CD8+ T-cell Exclusion in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(3). 292–308. 92 indexed citations

Prudner, Bethany C., Richa Rathore, Anthony M. Robinson, et al.. (2019). Arginine Starvation and Docetaxel Induce c-Myc–Driven hENT1 Surface Expression to Overcome Gemcitabine Resistance in ASS1-Negative Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(16). 5122–5134. 52 indexed citations

Kusakabe, Jiro, Blaire Anderson, Jingxia Liu, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Endocrine and Exocrine Insufficiency After Pancreatectomy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 23(8). 1604–1613. 58 indexed citations

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Krasnick, Bradley A., Gustavo A. Miranda‐Carboni, Ryan C. Fields, et al.. (2018). IL23 and TGF-ß diminish macrophage associated metastasis in pancreatic carcinoma. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5808–5808. 18 indexed citations

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Smith, Zachary L., Gabriel Lang, Dayna S. Early, et al.. (2018). The importance of early recognition in management of ERCP-related perforations. Surgical Endoscopy. 32(12). 4841–4849. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingxia, David C. Linehan, Marcus Tan, et al.. (2017). Interferon-based chemoradiation followed by gemcitabine for resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma: long-term follow-up. HPB. 19(5). 449–457. 11 indexed citations

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Brauer, David G., Matthew S. Strand, Dominic E. Sanford, et al.. (2016). Utility of a multidisciplinary tumor board in the management of pancreatic and upper gastrointestinal diseases: an observational study. HPB. 19(2). 133–139. 55 indexed citations

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Spolverato, Gaya, Aslam Ejaz, Yuhree Kim, et al.. (2015). Prognostic Performance of Different Lymph Node Staging Systems After Curative Intent Resection for Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgery. 262(6). 991–998. 82 indexed citations

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Sanford, Dominic E., William G. Hawkins, & Ryan C. Fields. (2015). Improved peri-operative outcomes with epidural analgesia in patients undergoing a pancreatectomy: a nationwide analysis. HPB. 17(6). 551–558. 18 indexed citations

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Spitzer, Dirk, Peter O. Simon, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, et al.. (2011). Use of Multifunctional Sigma-2 Receptor Ligand Conjugates to Trigger Cancer-Selective Cell Death Signaling. Cancer Research. 72(1). 201–209. 43 indexed citations

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Spitzer, Dirk, Jonathan E. McDunn, Stacey M. Plambeck-Suess, et al.. (2010). A Genetically Encoded Multifunctional TRAIL Trimer Facilitates Cell-Specific Targeting and Tumor Cell Killing. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 9(7). 2142–2151. 14 indexed citations

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Goedegebuure, Peter S., et al.. (2006). DNA vaccination targeting mesothelin combined with anti-GITR antibody induces rejection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 66. 329–329. 2 indexed citations

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Gold, Jason S., Cristina R. Ferrone, José A. Guevara-Patiño, et al.. (2003). A Single Heteroclitic Epitope Determines Cancer Immunity After Xenogeneic DNA Immunization Against a Tumor Differentiation Antigen. The Journal of Immunology. 170(10). 5188–5194. 97 indexed citations

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Hoos, Axel, Jonathan J. Lewis, Marshall Urist, et al.. (2000). Desmoid tumors of the head and neck—A clinical study of a rare entity. Head & Neck. 22(8). 814–821. 62 indexed citations

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