William J. Gillespie

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
101 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

William J. Gillespie is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Gillespie has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in William J. Gillespie's work include Hip and Femur Fractures (16 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (13 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (13 papers). William J. Gillespie is often cited by papers focused on Hip and Femur Fractures (16 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (13 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (13 papers). William J. Gillespie collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and United States. William J. Gillespie's co-authors include Lesley D Gillespie, Sarah E Lamb, M. Clare Robertson, Simon Gates, Lindy Clemson, Catherine Sherrington, Brian H. Rowe, Robert G. Cumming, Alison Avenell and Dianne L. O’Connell and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

William J. Gillespie

98 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

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.

Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

2012 2.7k citations Lesley D Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people

2003 1.1k citations Lesley D Gillespie, William J. Gillespie et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Oral vitamin D3 and calcium for secondary prevention of low-trauma fractures in elderly people (Randomised Evaluation of Calcium Or vitamin D, RECORD): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

2005 683 citations A Avenell, Marion Campbell et al. profile →
Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community

2009 645 citations Lesley D Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William J. Gillespie United Kingdom	34	3.0k	2.4k	2.0k	2.0k	1.4k	101	8.9k
Lesley D Gillespie New Zealand	17	3.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	723 0.5×	18	7.0k
Julie Chandler United States	39	4.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	3.4k 1.7×	922 0.6×	85	9.2k
Ian D. Cameron Australia	59	2.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	442	15.2k
M. Clare Robertson New Zealand	24	4.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	942 0.5×	3.1k 1.6×	427 0.3×	42	8.3k
Jack I. Williams Canada	41	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	384 0.2×	2.5k 1.3×	764 0.5×	74	9.3k
Sandra Richardson New Zealand	19	4.8k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	828 0.4×	3.9k 2.0×	569 0.4×	60	11.9k
Tahir Masud United Kingdom	38	1.7k 0.6×	930 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	575 0.4×	192	5.5k
Arianne P. Verhagen Netherlands	64	690 0.2×	4.7k 1.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	3.2k 2.2×	300	14.7k
Mary E. Tinetti United States	18	6.7k 2.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	4.3k 2.1×	246 0.2×	25	11.9k
Jari Parkkari Finland	54	1.5k 0.5×	5.4k 2.2×	4.9k 2.4×	786 0.4×	413 0.3×	219	10.8k

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Eckardt, Alexander J., Krunal Patel, Daniel Y Ellis, et al.. (2020). Trainee participation during screening colonoscopy does not affect ADR at subsequent surveillance, but may result in early follow-up. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(12). E1732–E1740. 5 indexed citations

Herbison, Peter, Jean Hay‐Smith, & William J. Gillespie. (2010). Meta-analyses of small numbers of trials often agree with longer-term results. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 64(2). 145–153. 39 indexed citations

Gillespie, William J., Lesley D Gillespie, & Martyn J. Parker. (2010). Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD001255–CD001255. 106 indexed citations

Parker, Martyn J., William J. Gillespie, & Lesley D Gillespie. (2006). Effectiveness of hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in elderly people: systematic review. BMJ. 332(7541). 571–574. 147 indexed citations

Herbison, Peter, Jean Hay‐Smith, & William J. Gillespie. (2006). Adjustment of meta-analyses on the basis of quality scores should be abandoned. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 59(12). 1249.e1–1249.e11. 159 indexed citations

Anderson, Frazer H., Andrea M. Grant, A Avenell, et al.. (2005). The record trial: An evaluation of calcium and/or vitamin D in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. Bone. 36. 3 indexed citations

Gillespie, Lesley D, William J. Gillespie, M. Clare Robertson, et al.. (2003). Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD000340–CD000340. 1100 indexed citations breakdown →

Gillespie, William J. & Geert H.I.M. Walenkamp. (2001). Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery for proximal femoral and other closed long bone fractures. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD000244–CD000244. 59 indexed citations

Madhok, Rajan, et al.. (2000). The Cochrane collaboration: work of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Injuries Group (CMSIG). Current Orthopaedics. 14(4). 294–301. 3 indexed citations

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Brewster, N, et al.. (1999). Mechanical considerations in impaction bone grafting. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 81(1). 118–124. 111 indexed citations

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Brewster, N, et al.. (1999). Mechanical considerations in impaction bone grafting. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 81-B(1). 118–124. 59 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J., et al.. (1998). Progress in reducing the TCDD/TCDF content of effluents, pulps and wastewater treatment sludges from the manufacturing of bleached chemical pulp. Chemosphere. 37(9-12). 1973–1985. 5 indexed citations

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Cranney, Ann, Peter Tugwell, Steven R. Cummings, et al.. (1997). Osteoporosis clinical trials endpoints: candidate variables and clinimetric properties.. PubMed. 24(6). 1222–9. 15 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J.. (1997). Prevention and Management of Infection After Total Joint Replacement. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 25(6). 1310–1317. 58 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J., et al.. (1997). Evidence based medicine: the Cochrane Collaboration.. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 31(3). 172–172. 3 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J. & R. A. Allardyce. (1990). Mechanisms of Bone Degradation in Infection: A Review of Current Hypotheses. Orthopedics. 13(4). 407–410. 19 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J., et al.. (1987). Aspects of the Microbe: Host Relationship in Staphylococcal Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. Orthopedics. 10(3). 475–480. 3 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J., et al.. (1986). Subacute Pyogenic Osteomyelitis. Orthopedics. 9(11). 1565–1570. 18 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J., M. Anthony Schork, MRST Klein, & S. J. Zyzanski. (1982). CHANGES IN SELECTED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF CORONARY RISK IN MALE CORPORATE EXECUTIVES AS A RESULT OF AN AEROBIC EXERCISE PROGRAM. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 14(2). 116–116. 3 indexed citations

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Gillespie, William J.. (1975). THE INCIDENCE AND PATTERN OF KNEE INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH DISLOCATION OF THE HIP. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 57-B(3). 376–378. 26 indexed citations

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