William H. McAlister

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
305 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

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William H. McAlister is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. McAlister has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Surgery, 63 papers in Genetics and 58 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William H. McAlister's work include Bone health and treatments (32 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (28 papers) and Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies (21 papers). William H. McAlister is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and treatments (32 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (28 papers) and Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies (21 papers). William H. McAlister collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. William H. McAlister's co-authors include Michael P. Whyte, Steven Mumm, Gary D. Shackelford, Deborah Wenkert, William S. Sly, Louis P. Dehner, David L. Rimoin, Frederic B. Askin, Marilyn J. Siegel and Richard K. Sibley and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

William H. McAlister

293 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Malignant small cell tumor of the thoracopulmonary region in childhood.A distinctive clinicopathologic entity of uncertain histogenesis

1979 407 citations William H. McAlister et al. profile →
Beta glucuronidase deficiency: Report of clinical, radiologic, and biochemical features of a new mucopolysaccharidosis

1973 403 citations William S. Sly, William H. McAlister et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William H. McAlister United States	39	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	305	7.1k
William A. Murphy United States	39	684 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	515 0.4×	707 0.6×	169	6.7k
Alan T. Nurden France	60	2.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	570 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.9×	278	14.5k
Louis V. Avioli United States	59	4.5k 2.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	808 0.7×	273	12.6k
Arthur E. Broadus United States	44	2.6k 1.4×	576 0.3×	519 0.3×	789 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	93	6.8k
Outi Mäkitie Finland	51	3.0k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	3.2k 2.2×	651 0.5×	383	9.8k
Hubert J. Wolfe United States	48	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	766 0.5×	534 0.4×	807 0.7×	156	7.0k
Marc K. Drezner United States	38	4.5k 2.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	721 0.6×	98	11.7k
Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick United States	62	3.7k 2.0×	3.3k 1.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	215	14.8k
F. Melsen Denmark	47	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	553 0.3×	852 0.6×	364 0.3×	136	7.4k
Christoph Schmid Switzerland	53	3.2k 1.8×	2.3k 1.3×	403 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	820 0.7×	266	10.3k

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Mumm, Steven, Philippe M. Campeau, Jonathan C. Baker, et al.. (2025). Transforming growth factor, beta-2 gene mutation causes autosomal dominant Camurati-Engelmann disease, type 2 (OMIM % 606631). Bone. 197. 117477–117477.

Whyte, Michael P., William H. McAlister, Vandana Dhiman, Nirmal Raj Gopinathan, & Sanjay Kumar Bhadada. (2023). Drug-induced osteopetrosis. Bone. 173. 116788–116788. 7 indexed citations

Gottesman, Gary S., Katherine L. Madson, William H. McAlister, et al.. (2016). Auricular ossification: A newly recognized feature of osteoprotegerin‐deficiency juvenile Paget disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 170(4). 978–985. 8 indexed citations

Whyte, Michael P., et al.. (2010). Elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes and aspartate transaminase distinguish Albers-Schönberg disease (Chloride Channel 7 Deficiency Osteopetrosis) among the sclerosing bone disorders. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 25(11). 2515–2526. 35 indexed citations

Mumm, Steven, Deborah Wenkert, Xiafang Zhang, et al.. (2006). Deactivating Germline Mutations in LEMD3 Cause Osteopoikilosis and Buschke-Ollendorff Syndrome, but Not Sporadic Melorheostosis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 22(2). 243–250. 58 indexed citations

Wenkert, Deborah, Steven Mumm, William H. McAlister, et al.. (2004). Pediatric bone and mineral working group abstracts WG7–WG11. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 19(S1). S487–S488. 3 indexed citations

Junge, Randall E., Francis H. Gannon, Ingrid Porton, William H. McAlister, & Michael P. Whyte. (2000). MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY RICKETS IN CAPTIVE-BORN JUVENILE CHIMPANZEES (PAN TROGLODYTES). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 31(3). 361–369. 20 indexed citations

McAlister, William H., et al.. (1999). IMAGING OF SINUSITIS IN CHILDREN. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 18(11). 1019–1020. 23 indexed citations

Eddy, Mark C., Rattana Leelawattana, William H. McAlister, & Michael P. Whyte. (1997). Calcinosis Universalis Complicating Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Resolution During Probenecid Therapy¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82(11). 3536–3542. 52 indexed citations

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Crowley, John J. & William H. McAlister. (1996). Congenital pancreatic pseudocyst: A rare cause of abdominal mass in a neonate. Pediatric Radiology. 26(3). 210–211. 5 indexed citations

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Quillin, S P & William H. McAlister. (1991). Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in children: Radiologic appearance and differential diagnosis. Urologic Radiology. 13(1). 107–109. 4 indexed citations

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Hillman, Laura S., et al.. (1985). Absorption, dosage, and effect on mineral homeostasis of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in premature infants: Comparison with 400 and 800 IU vitamin D2 supplementation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 106(6). 981–989. 22 indexed citations

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Hillman, Laura S., et al.. (1985). Serial Serum 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D and Mineral Homeostasis in Very Premature Infants Fed Preterm Human Milk. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 4(5). 762–770. 1 indexed citations

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Hillman, Laura S., et al.. (1985). Mineral homeostasis in very premature infants: Serial evaluation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, serum minerals, and bone mineralization. The Journal of Pediatrics. 106(6). 970–980. 37 indexed citations

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Whyte, Michael P., William H. McAlister, H. Lynn Magill, et al.. (1984). Enzyme replacement therapy for infantile hypophosphatasia attempted by intravenous infusions of alkaline phosphatase-rich Paget plasma: Results in three additional patients. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(6). 926–933. 70 indexed citations

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Keating, James, Clarence S. Weldon, John P. Connors, & William H. McAlister. (1975). The “pop-top” tab. The Journal of Pediatrics. 86(1). 111–112. 6 indexed citations

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Glaser, J H, William H. McAlister, & William S. Sly. (1974). Genetic heterogeneity in multiple lysosomalhydrolase deficiency. The Journal of Pediatrics. 85(2). 192–198. 28 indexed citations

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Weinberg, Warren A., et al.. (1974). Intelligence, reading achievement, physical size, and social class. The Journal of Pediatrics. 85(4). 482–489. 79 indexed citations

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McAlister, William H., et al.. (1974). Segmental renal dysplasia associated with ectopic ureteroceles in childhood. Urology. 3(1). 23–26. 13 indexed citations

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Sly, William S., et al.. (1973). Beta glucuronidase deficiency: Report of clinical, radiologic, and biochemical features of a new mucopolysaccharidosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 82(2). 249–257. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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