William Insull

19.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
140 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

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William Insull is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Insull has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William Insull's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (31 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (14 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). William Insull is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (31 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (14 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). William Insull collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. William Insull's co-authors include Seymour Glagov, William D. Wagner, A. Bleakley Chandler, Herbert C. Stary, Robert W. Wissler, Valentı́n Fuster, Robert E. Dinsmore, Michael E. Rosenfeld, Stephen Allan Schaffer and Margaret Rosenfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William Insull

136 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

A Definition of Advanced Types of Atherosclerotic Lesions and a Histological Classification of Atherosclerosis

1995 2.6k citations Herbert C. Stary, A. Bleakley Chandler et al. profile →
A definition of initial, fatty streak, and intermediate lesions of atherosclerosis. A report from the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association.

1994 920 citations Herbert C. Stary, A. Bleakley Chandler et al. profile →
A Definition of Advanced Types of Atherosclerotic Lesions and a Histological Classification of Atherosclerosis

1995 738 citations Herbert C. Stary, A. Bleakley Chandler et al. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology profile →
THE INFLUENCE OF DIETARY FATS ON SERUM-LIPID LEVELS IN MAN

1957 606 citations William Insull et al. profile →
A definition of initial, fatty streak, and intermediate lesions of atherosclerosis. A report from the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association.

1994 594 citations Herbert C. Stary, A. Bleakley Chandler et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Insull United States	43	3.9k	2.4k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	140	11.2k
Robert W. Wissler United States	42	3.6k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	149	10.0k
Yasuhiko Tomino Japan	57	2.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	2.9k 1.5×	3.7k 2.2×	626	19.7k
Elena Tremoli Italy	64	3.9k 1.0×	6.3k 2.6×	2.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.9×	482	17.1k
Paul Holvoet Belgium	62	2.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	950 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	3.5k 2.1×	174	12.0k
Sudhir V. Shah United States	60	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	3.5k 2.1×	189	15.5k
Junichi Sasaki Japan	52	4.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	832 0.4×	2.6k 1.5×	565	13.9k
Kunio Shirato Japan	49	1.7k 0.4×	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	869 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	248	9.7k
Kiyoshi Kurokawa Japan	75	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	5.2k 3.1×	522	22.6k
Danilo Fliser Germany	75	2.7k 0.7×	4.3k 1.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	4.0k 2.4×	301	18.6k
D. Seidel Germany	53	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	800 0.4×	970 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	244	9.6k

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Tóth, Peter P., William Insull, Robert J. Padley, et al.. (2010). Combination of niacin extended-release and simvastatin results in a less atherogenic lipid profile than atorvastatin monotherapy. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 6. 1065–1065. 9 indexed citations

Maguire, Colin T., et al.. (2006). Quantitation and distribution of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) and oxidized low density lipoprotein in atherosclerotic lesions of carotid endarterectomy tissues. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(4). 1 indexed citations

Insull, William, Mark E. McGovern, Helmut G. Schrott, et al.. (2004). Efficacy of Extended-Release Niacin With Lovastatin for Hypercholesterolemia. Archives of Internal Medicine. 164(10). 1121–1121. 51 indexed citations

Hunninghake, Donald B., William Insull, Robert H. Knopp, et al.. (2001). Comparison of the efficacy of atorvastatin versus cerivastatin in primary hypercholesterolemia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 88(6). 635–639. 14 indexed citations

Insull, William, Phillip D. Toth, William S. Mullican, et al.. (2001). Effectiveness of Colesevelam Hydrochloride in Decreasing LDL Cholesterol in Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia: A 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 76(10). 971–982. 109 indexed citations

Insull, William, A. David Marais, Ronnie Aronson, & S Manfreda. (2000). Fluvastatin extended-release formulation is effective in treating primary hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis. 151(1). 74–75. 2 indexed citations

Mateski, Donna J., et al.. (1997). Fat-Gram Counting and Food-Record Rating are Equally Effective for Evaluating Food Records in Reduced-Fat Diets. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 97(9). 987–990. 2 indexed citations

Stary, Herbert C., A. Bleakley Chandler, Robert E. Dinsmore, et al.. (1995). A Definition of Advanced Types of Atherosclerotic Lesions and a Histological Classification of Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 15(9). 1512–1531. 738 indexed citations breakdown →

Insull, William, et al.. (1994). Plasma lipid effects of three common vegetable oils in reduced-fat diets of free-living adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 60(2). 195–202. 9 indexed citations

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Patterson, Bruce W., William W. Wong, Harry J. Mersmann, et al.. (1992). Neonatal Genetically Lean and Obese Pigs Respond Differently to Dietary Cholesterol. Journal of Nutrition. 122(9). 1830–1839. 11 indexed citations

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Pond, W. G., William Insull, H. J. Mersmann, et al.. (1992). Effect of dietary fat and cholesterol level on growing pigs selected for three generations for high or low serum cholesterol at age 56 days. Journal of Animal Science. 70(8). 2462–2470. 17 indexed citations

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Insull, William, et al.. (1991). Comparison of the efficacy of Questran light, a new formulation of cholestyramine powder, to regular Questran in maintaining lowered plasma cholesterol levels. The American Journal of Cardiology. 67(6). 501–505. 6 indexed citations

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Greger, Nancy G., William Insull, Jeffrey L. Probstfield, & Bruce S. Keenan. (1990). High-density lipoprotein response to 5-α-dihydrotestosterone and testosterone in Macaca fascicularis: A hormone-responsive primate model for the study of atherosclerosis. Metabolism. 39(9). 919–924. 12 indexed citations

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Blackburn, George L., Daniel W. Nixon, Peter R. Jochimsen, et al.. (1989). Unpublished data summaries and the design and conduct of clinical trials. Controlled Clinical Trials. 10(4). 368–377. 7 indexed citations

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Chlebowski, Rowan T., Daniel W. Nixon, George L. Blackburn, et al.. (1987). A breast cancer nutrition adjuvant study (NAS): Protocol design and initial patient adherence. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 10(1). 21–29. 35 indexed citations

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Pace, Ralphenia D., Michael L. Russell, Jeffrey L. Probstfield, & William Insull. (1984). Intervention specialist: new role for dietitians' counseling skills.. PubMed. 84(11). 1357–60. 7 indexed citations

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Russell, Michael L., et al.. (1982). Developing simulated patients for training and evaluating trial staff in adherence counseling. Controlled Clinical Trials. 3(2). 155–155. 1 indexed citations

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Insull, William, et al.. (1977). Rate of regrowth of arterial endothelium in vivo after injury.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 28. 219–21. 3 indexed citations

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Robertson, Abel L. & William Insull. (1967). Dissection of Normal and Atherosclerotic Human Artery with Proteolytic Enzymes in vitro. Nature. 214(5090). 821–823. 6 indexed citations

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Insull, William, et al.. (1959). THE FATTY ACIDS OF HUMAN MILK. II. ALTERATIONS PRODUCED BY MANIPULATION OF CALORIC BALANCE AND EXCHANGE OF DIETARY FATS*†. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 38(2). 443–450. 217 indexed citations

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