William H. Masters

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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William H. Masters is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Masters has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in William H. Masters's work include Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 papers), Sexual function and dysfunction studies (4 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). William H. Masters is often cited by papers focused on Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 papers), Sexual function and dysfunction studies (4 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). William H. Masters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bangladesh and Spain. William H. Masters's co-authors include Virginia E. Johnson, Robert C. Kolodny, Gelson Toro, Philip M. Sarrel, Robert M. Kolodner, Mark F. Schwartz, Willard M. Allen, Donald W. Robinson, George A. Ulett and Edward M. Brecher and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Psychiatry and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

William H. Masters

45 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Human Sexual Response

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William H. Masters United States	19	1.2k	1.1k	559	509	450	47	3.4k
Virginia E. Johnson United States	10	1.1k 0.9×	871 0.8×	446 0.8×	432 0.8×	275 0.6×	22	2.4k
Helen Singer Kaplan United States	19	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	418 0.7×	482 0.9×	147 0.3×	60	2.5k
Leonore Tiefer United States	27	972 0.8×	926 0.9×	477 0.9×	523 1.0×	319 0.7×	82	2.0k
Alessandra H. Rellini United States	31	1.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	376 0.7×	676 1.3×	294 0.7×	54	2.9k
Kevan Wylie United Kingdom	32	2.3k 1.9×	1.6k 1.5×	772 1.4×	1.4k 2.7×	386 0.9×	163	4.7k
Jacques van Lankveld Netherlands	34	2.3k 1.9×	1.3k 1.2×	574 1.0×	634 1.2×	166 0.4×	131	3.6k
Patrick Jern Finland	28	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	487 0.9×	549 1.1×	263 0.6×	114	2.6k
Meredith L. Chivers Canada	36	2.1k 1.7×	2.2k 2.1×	776 1.4×	948 1.9×	490 1.1×	91	3.7k
N. Kenneth Sandnabba Finland	31	592 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	580 1.0×	847 1.7×	467 1.0×	78	2.6k
Andrea Burri Switzerland	30	1.3k 1.1×	777 0.7×	290 0.5×	333 0.7×	113 0.3×	108	2.6k

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Masters, William H., et al.. (2016). L'atto sessuale nell'uomo e nella donna. 75–89.

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Masters, William H. & Virginia E. Johnson. (1998). The sexual response cycle of the human female. III. The clitoris: anatomic and clinical consideration.. PubMed. 70. 248–57. 16 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., Virginia E. Johnson, & Robert C. Kolodny. (1988). El sexo en los tiempos del SIDA. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 1 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., Virginia E. Johnson, & Robert C. Kolodny. (1987). Liebe und Sexualität. Ullstein eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1987). La sexualidad humana. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 42 indexed citations

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Masters, William H.. (1986). Sex and aging--expectations and reality.. PubMed. 21(8). 175–7, 182. 11 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Mark F. & William H. Masters. (1983). Conceptual factors in the treatment of paraphilias: A preliminary report. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 9(1). 3–18. 19 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1979). In Vivo Evaluation of an Effervescent Intravaginal Contraceptive Insert by Simulated Coital Activity. Fertility and Sterility. 32(2). 161–165. 4 indexed citations

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Kolodny, Robert C., William H. Masters, Robert M. Kolodner, & Gelson Toro. (1974). Depression of Plasma Testosterone Levels after Chronic Intensive Marihuana Use. New England Journal of Medicine. 290(16). 872–874. 301 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1970). Die sexuelle Reaktion. Rowohlt eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1970). Understanding Human Sexual Inadequacy. 16 indexed citations

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Masters, William H. & Virginia E. Johnson. (1961). Intravaginal Environment. Fertility and Sterility. 12(6). 560–580. 3 indexed citations

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Masters, William H. & Virginia E. Johnson. (1960). The human female: anatomy of sexual response.. PubMed. 43. 31–6. 22 indexed citations

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Masters, William H.. (1959). THE SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE OF THE HUMAN FEMALE: VAGINAL LUBRICATION*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 83(2). 301–317. 38 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1956). Problems of Male Fertility: III. Bacteriology of Human Semen. Fertility and Sterility. 7(2). 128–132. 5 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1954). I. Present Considerations. Fertility and Sterility. 5(6). 536–543. 10 indexed citations

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Masters, William H.. (1954). The abdominal approach to cystourethrocele repair. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 67(1). 85–91. 4 indexed citations

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Ulett, George A., et al.. (1953). PREMENSTRUAL TENSION: EEG, HORMONAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION. American Journal of Psychiatry. 109(11). 840–848. 52 indexed citations

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GRODY, MARVIN H. TERRY, et al.. (1952). The Vaginal Smear as an Ovulatory Index. Fertility and Sterility. 3(5). 376–393. 9 indexed citations

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Masters, William H., et al.. (1952). PROGESTERONE IN AQUEOUS CRYSTALLINE SUSPENSION VERSUS PROGESTERONE IN OIL: COMPARISON BY WITHDRAWAL BLEEDING TESTS IN THE HUMAN FEMALE. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 12(11). 1445–1453. 5 indexed citations

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