William H. Isbister

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

William H. Isbister is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Isbister has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Oncology and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William H. Isbister's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (36 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (20 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (19 papers). William H. Isbister is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (36 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (20 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (19 papers). William H. Isbister collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and Australia. William H. Isbister's co-authors include J.K. Prasad, James D. Fraser, W.J. Halliday, Richard J. Stewart, A E Maluish, Brett Delahunt, H B Torrance, P F Schofield, Matthias Hübler and Alistair W. Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Cancer and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

William H. Isbister

92 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Qualitative research in health care 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Qualitative research in health care
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William H. Isbister Saudi Arabia 20 768 755 283 279 270 101 1.9k
Mark S. Gottlieb United States 25 439 0.6× 563 0.7× 185 0.7× 129 0.5× 344 1.3× 40 2.2k
D. Hole United Kingdom 25 557 0.7× 931 1.2× 346 1.2× 376 1.3× 340 1.3× 43 3.0k
Diane Stockton United Kingdom 27 325 0.4× 838 1.1× 232 0.8× 254 0.9× 249 0.9× 61 3.0k
Bruce Shadbolt Australia 30 751 1.0× 263 0.3× 276 1.0× 681 2.4× 348 1.3× 106 2.8k
Wen‐Chen Tsai Taiwan 30 460 0.6× 675 0.9× 126 0.4× 394 1.4× 475 1.8× 158 2.8k
Rachel Waters United Kingdom 19 882 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 439 1.6× 348 1.2× 124 0.5× 30 2.7k
Kim Cocks United Kingdom 31 480 0.6× 1.9k 2.6× 260 0.9× 633 2.3× 299 1.1× 112 3.7k
Leopoldo Sarli Italy 29 1.8k 2.3× 1.2k 1.6× 380 1.3× 1.2k 4.2× 202 0.7× 208 3.1k
Daisha J. Cipher United States 28 1.2k 1.6× 335 0.4× 167 0.6× 472 1.7× 452 1.7× 123 2.8k
Mary E. Charlton United States 27 668 0.9× 967 1.3× 115 0.4× 339 1.2× 559 2.1× 146 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Isbister

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Isbister

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Isbister, William H.. (2002). Endometriosis in an episiotomy scar preceding pelvic endometriosis. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 72(4). 314–315. 5 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H., et al.. (2000). Rectal cancer in the kingdom of saudi arabia: the king faisal specialist hospital experience. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 70(4). 269–274. 16 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (2000). Basingstoke: The Final Word. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 70(9). 675–676.
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Isbister, William H.. (1999). FISTULA‐IN‐ANO. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 69(11). 768–769. 5 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H. & Matthias Hübler. (1998). Inflammatory Bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: Presentation and initial management. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 13(11). 1119–1124. 30 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H. & J.K. Prasad. (1997). Emergency large bowel surgery: a 15-year audit. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 12(5). 285–290. 20 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1996). Large bowel volvulus. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 11(2). 96–98. 8 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H. & J.K. Prasad. (1995). FISSURE IN ANO. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 65(2). 107–108. 31 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1995). Fistula in ano: a surgical audit. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 10(2). 94–96. 16 indexed citations
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Prasad, J.K., et al.. (1992). DAY CASE ANORECTAL SURGERY. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 62(11). 866–870. 5 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1992). SEX AND SUBSITE FREQUENCY OF LARGE BOWEL CANCER IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: A COMPARISON WITH NEW ZEALAND. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 62(5). 350–353. 7 indexed citations
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Bethwaite, P, et al.. (1991). Lymphoid follicular hyperplasia–a distinctive feature of diversion colitis. Histopathology. 19(1). 55–62. 34 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H. & James D. Fraser. (1990). Large-bowel cancer in the young. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 33(5). 363–366. 70 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H., Christopher Pease, & Brett Delahunt. (1989). Colonic varices. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 32(6). 524–527. 14 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H. & Ruchika Gupta. (1989). Colonoscopy, mucosal biopsy and brush cytology in the assessment of patients with colorectal inflammatory bowel disease. Surgical Endoscopy. 3(3). 159–163. 3 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1986). QUALITY CONTROL IN ENDOSCOPY: WORKSHOP REPORT AND PERSONAL COMMENTS. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 56(3). 205–208. 2 indexed citations
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Halliday, W.J., A E Maluish, & William H. Isbister. (1974). Detection of Anti-tumour Cell Mediated Immunity and Serum Blocking Factors in Cancer Patients by the Leucocyte Adherence Inhibition Test. British Journal of Cancer. 29(1). 31–35. 75 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1971). Phytobezoar of the stomach complicating gastro-enterostomy: Report of a case. British journal of surgery. 58(7). 550–553. 2 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H.. (1970). Is postoperative gastric decompression really necessary?. The American Journal of Surgery. 120(4). 511–511. 4 indexed citations
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Isbister, William H., P F Schofield, & H B Torrance. (1965). The effects of gastric surgery on cerebral blood-flow and cardiac output. British journal of surgery. 52(7). 519–522. 1 indexed citations

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