William J. Meggs

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

William J. Meggs is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Meggs has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 14 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in William J. Meggs's work include Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (15 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (11 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (11 papers). William J. Meggs is often cited by papers focused on Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (15 papers), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (11 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (11 papers). William J. Meggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. William J. Meggs's co-authors include Kori L. Brewer, Kathleen Dunn, Ann L. Davidoff, Michael Kaliner, Robert S. Hoffman, Dean D. Metcalfe, Beatrice A. Golomb, Floyd E. Bloom, Jason B. Hack and Fermin Barrueto and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

William J. Meggs

103 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

Recent research on Gulf War illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Effects of toxicant exposures during deployment

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William J. Meggs United States	26	688	424	309	287	260	111	2.5k
Alexandre Lapillonne France	45	767 1.1×	110 0.3×	169 0.5×	881 3.1×	106 0.4×	187	7.4k
Erhard Haus United States	38	162 0.2×	439 1.0×	126 0.4×	1.4k 4.9×	57 0.2×	156	5.1k
Paul Andrews United Kingdom	50	632 0.9×	255 0.6×	103 0.3×	1.4k 5.0×	402 1.5×	213	8.3k
Robert Walker New Zealand	48	266 0.4×	172 0.4×	472 1.5×	760 2.6×	64 0.2×	338	8.3k
Wayne H. Anderson United States	35	239 0.3×	99 0.2×	174 0.6×	1.6k 5.7×	104 0.4×	119	4.1k
Eloisa Gitto Italy	39	133 0.2×	290 0.7×	217 0.7×	1.1k 3.8×	45 0.2×	142	6.5k
Hiroshi Tamai Japan	35	341 0.5×	135 0.3×	148 0.5×	650 2.3×	32 0.1×	277	5.6k
Richard F. Clark United States	36	290 0.4×	111 0.3×	328 1.1×	151 0.5×	23 0.1×	234	4.6k
Daniel B. Hinshaw United States	33	122 0.2×	169 0.4×	348 1.1×	579 2.0×	23 0.1×	78	4.4k
Hans Persson Sweden	41	216 0.3×	170 0.4×	255 0.8×	307 1.1×	42 0.2×	155	6.0k

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Meggs, William J.. (2024). Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution. Elsevier eBooks. 53(7). 354–8. 2 indexed citations

Hack, Jason B., Kori L. Brewer, & William J. Meggs. (2023). Comparing cost of F(.ab’)2AV vs FabAV in the treatment of copperhead envenomation–One center's experience. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 73. 17–19. 1 indexed citations

Brewer, Kori L., et al.. (2023). Retrospective chart review of substance abuse in patients with psychiatric emergencies in an emerging urban county. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). e13028–e13028. 1 indexed citations

Brás, Lisandra E. de Castro, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of methylene blue in a murine model of amlodipine overdose. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 45. 284–289. 3 indexed citations

Meggs, William J.. (2017). The Role of Neurogenic Inflammation in Chemical Sensitivity. Ecopsychology. 9(2). 83–89. 9 indexed citations

Bush, Sean P., Anne-Michelle Ruha, Steven A. Seifert, et al.. (2014). Comparison of F(ab’) ₂ versus Fab antivenom for pit viper envenomation: A prospective, blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trial. Clinical Toxicology. 53(1). 37–45. 83 indexed citations

O’Rourke, Dorcas P., et al.. (2014). Long-term efficacy of pressure immobilization bandages in a porcine model of coral snake envenomation. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 32(9). 1024–1026. 6 indexed citations

Bloch, R & William J. Meggs. (2007). Comorbidity patterns of self‐reported chemical sensitivity, allergy, and other medical illnesses with anxiety and depression. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine. 16(2). 136–148. 10 indexed citations

Brewer, Kori L., et al.. (2007). Limited efficacy of calcium and magnesium in a porcine model of hydrofluoric acid ingestion. Journal of Medical Toxicology. 3(2). 45–51. 11 indexed citations

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Barrueto, Fermin, et al.. (2006). Effects of amiodarone in a swine model of nortryptiline toxicity. Journal of Medical Toxicology. 2(4). 147–151. 1 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J., et al.. (2003). Oral Treatment of Organophosphate Poisoning in Mice. Academic Emergency Medicine. 10(3). 286–288. 18 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J., et al.. (2002). ED utilization: The effect of changing demographics from 1992 to 2000. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(7). 583–587. 22 indexed citations

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Davidoff, Ann L., Penelope M. Keyl, & William J. Meggs. (1998). Development of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in Laborers after Acute Gasoline Fume Exposure in an Underground Tunneling Operation. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 53(3). 183–189. 15 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J., et al.. (1997). Effects of Prussian Blue and N-Acetylcysteine on Thallium Toxicity in Mice. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology. 35(2). 163–166. 13 indexed citations

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Bascom, Rebecca, et al.. (1997). Neurogenic inflammation: with additional discussion of central and perceptual integration of nonneurogenic inflammation.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(suppl 2). 531–537. 53 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J.. (1994). Rads and Ruds the Toxic Induction of Asthma and Rhinitis. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology. 32(5). 487–501. 66 indexed citations

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Henry, Carol J., L. Fishbein, William J. Meggs, et al.. (1991). Approaches for assessing health risks from complex mixtures in indoor air: a panel overview.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 95. 135–143. 15 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J.. (1990). Enhanced polymerization of polar macromolecules by an applied electric field with application to mitosis. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 145(2). 245–255. 8 indexed citations

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Meggs, William J.. (1976). Elementary particles in a homogeneous isotropic universe. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 14(6). 1725–1726.

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Meggs, William J. & A. M. Gleeson. (1970). Duality classes for pion-nucleon scattering. Nuclear Physics B. 19(1). 323–337. 3 indexed citations

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