William G. Simpson

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William G. Simpson is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William G. Simpson has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William G. Simpson's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (5 papers), Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (4 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (3 papers). William G. Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (5 papers), Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (4 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (3 papers). William G. Simpson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William G. Simpson's co-authors include Tariq Ali, William C. Smith, John Townend, Gordon Prescott, Izhar Khan, Richard W. Schwartz, Oleg Eremin, Christopher D. Byrne, Richard Wray and Zachary Klaassen and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

William G. Simpson

47 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Incidence and Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury

2007 638 citations Tariq Ali, William G. Simpson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William G. Simpson United States	18	551	441	253	208	160	52	1.6k
Maite Rivera Spain	20	660 1.2×	413 0.9×	253 1.0×	250 1.2×	109 0.7×	126	1.5k
Vijay Kher India	28	1.0k 1.9×	516 1.2×	541 2.1×	228 1.1×	168 1.1×	139	2.3k
Joshua J. Augustine United States	26	566 1.0×	705 1.6×	282 1.1×	392 1.9×	84 0.5×	69	2.1k
David P. Nelson United States	23	340 0.6×	409 0.9×	428 1.7×	560 2.7×	269 1.7×	63	1.7k
Douglas G. Matsell Canada	26	884 1.6×	309 0.7×	397 1.6×	166 0.8×	102 0.6×	70	2.4k
Michele H. Mokrzycki United States	23	882 1.6×	331 0.8×	625 2.5×	272 1.3×	129 0.8×	43	2.3k
Piero Stratta Italy	28	598 1.1×	265 0.6×	380 1.5×	194 0.9×	37 0.2×	143	2.0k
P. Deteix France	21	411 0.7×	195 0.4×	271 1.1×	211 1.0×	41 0.3×	71	1.4k
Hans Thysell Sweden	26	940 1.7×	547 1.2×	384 1.5×	267 1.3×	90 0.6×	114	3.1k
Carlos Piera Spain	20	536 1.0×	675 1.5×	293 1.2×	790 3.8×	38 0.2×	72	2.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Simpson, William G., et al.. (2023). Energy Implications of IO Interface Design Choices. 58–64. 2 indexed citations

Simpson, William G.. (2019). Biomarker variability and cardiovascular disease residual risk. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 34(4). 413–417. 17 indexed citations

Simpson, William G.. (2018). Profound Diarrhea After Cholecystectomy. Gastroenterology. 156(3). 554–555. 1 indexed citations

Simpson, William G., et al.. (2017). Analysis of Suicide Risk in Patients with Penile Cancer and Review of the Literature. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 16(2). e257–e261. 29 indexed citations

Ali, Tariq, Atsushi Tachibana, I.H. Khan, et al.. (2011). The changing pattern of referral in acute kidney injury. QJM. 104(6). 497–503. 12 indexed citations

Fowler, Paul, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Thomas Klonisch, et al.. (2006). An investigation of the effects of endometriosis on the proteome of human eutopic endometrium: A heterogeneous tissue with a complex disease. PROTEOMICS. 7(1). 130–142. 84 indexed citations

Wierzbicki, Anthony S., Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Richard Wray, et al.. (2003). Statin-fibrate combination therapy for hyperlipidaemia: a review. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 19(3). 155–168. 122 indexed citations

Simpson, William G., et al.. (2001). Mallory-Weiss tear: predisposing factors and predictors of a complicated course. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 96(10). 2863–2865. 43 indexed citations

Heys, S, Keith N. Ogston, William G. Simpson, et al.. (1998). Acute phase proteins in patients with large and locally advanced breast cancer treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy: response and survival.. International Journal of Oncology. 13(3). 589–94. 22 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., Steven D. Heys, P. H. Whiting, Oleg Eremin, & J. Broom. (1995). Acute phase proteins and recombinant IL-2 therapy: prediction of response and survival in patients with colorectal cancer. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 99(2). 143–147. 28 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., et al.. (1993). Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis Infection. Southern Medical Journal. 86(7). 821–825. 46 indexed citations

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Hamby, Leigh S., Patrick C. McGrath, Richard W. Schwartz, et al.. (1992). Management of local recurrence in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Journal of Surgical Research. 52(2). 113–117. 15 indexed citations

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Paterson, J R, William G. Simpson, & W D Neithercut. (1991). Medical Training in Clinical Biochemistry (Chemical Pathology) in Scotland 1985–1989. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 28(5). 438–441. 1 indexed citations

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Broom, J., et al.. (1991). Plasma-specific proteins: their response to surgical trauma and tumour load, and modification of this response by post-operative metabolic support. Clinical Nutrition. 10(4). 179–185.

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Schwartz, Richard W., William G. Simpson, William E. Strodel, et al.. (1989). Career change: In quest of a controllable lifestyle. Journal of Surgical Research. 47(3). 189–192. 54 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., et al.. (1989). The Role of Calcium in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Induction of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Release by The Pituitary Gonadotrope. Endocrine Research. 15(3). 355–373. 8 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., et al.. (1989). Acute pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade during pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 160(2). 415–416. 3 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., et al.. (1987). Cyclic Nucleotides and Suppression of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Release by Inhibin. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 24(4). 232–240. 3 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., et al.. (1987). The Response of Cultured Gonadotrophs to Inhibin: The Role of Calcium Mobilization. Endocrine Research. 13(3). 267–284. 1 indexed citations

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Simpson, William G., Michael T. Tseng, & James I. Harty. (1985). Systemic influence of intravesical chemotherapy with verapamil. Urological Research. 13(1). 23–26. 2 indexed citations

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