William K. Summers

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William K. Summers is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William K. Summers has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 8 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William K. Summers's work include Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 papers). William K. Summers is often cited by papers focused on Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases (8 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (4 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 papers). William K. Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States. William K. Summers's co-authors include Gary M. Marsh, Arthur Kling, Lawrence V. Majovski, K. H. Tachiki, R. L. Jamison, Ken H. Tachiki, Kenneth R. Kaufman, John Martin Fischer, Theodore Reich and Ferris N. Pitts and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Psychiatry and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

William K. Summers

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Oral Tetrahydroaminoacridine in Long-Term Treatment of Se... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Oral Tetrahydroaminoacridine in Long-Term Treatment of Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
    1986 892 citations William K. Summers, Lawrence V. Majovski et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William K. Summers United States 13 788 488 339 307 221 24 1.6k
Timothy T. Soncrant United States 25 408 0.5× 436 0.9× 228 0.7× 525 1.7× 120 0.5× 52 1.5k
Richard D. Hartman United States 25 563 0.7× 276 0.6× 427 1.3× 257 0.8× 544 2.5× 62 1.9k
Pamela L Shaw United States 14 857 1.1× 446 0.9× 743 2.2× 288 0.9× 214 1.0× 21 2.1k
Shin‐ichiro Nagatsuka Japan 17 414 0.5× 346 0.7× 278 0.8× 228 0.7× 183 0.8× 30 1.2k
John R. Ieni United States 20 893 1.1× 514 1.1× 585 1.7× 448 1.5× 930 4.2× 35 2.3k
Kay Castagnoli United States 28 403 0.5× 620 1.3× 250 0.7× 763 2.5× 176 0.8× 57 2.7k
Sharon L. Rogers United States 6 679 0.9× 213 0.4× 376 1.1× 107 0.3× 709 3.2× 8 1.5k
H. Kewitz Germany 24 783 1.0× 393 0.8× 124 0.4× 229 0.7× 86 0.4× 90 1.8k
Ewa Hellström‐Lindahl Sweden 31 978 1.2× 1.4k 2.8× 994 2.9× 601 2.0× 248 1.1× 46 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William K. Summers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William K. Summers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William K. Summers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William K. Summers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William K. Summers. William K. Summers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Summers, William K., et al.. (2017). Complex antioxidants in a randomized single-blinded study of memory in seniors. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(4). 395–405. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (2011). Current and future treatments of memory complaints and Alzheimer’s disease. Therapy. 8(5). 491–504. 1 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., et al.. (2010). Complex Antioxidant Blend Improves Memory in Community-Dwelling Seniors. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 19(2). 429–439. 24 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (2006). The management of agitation in demented patients with propranolol. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 9(1). 69–75. 6 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (2006). Tacrine, and Alzheimer's treatments*. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 9(s3). 439–445. 35 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (2005). Alzheimer's disease, oxidative injury, and cytokines. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 6(6). 651–657. 24 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (2000). Tacrine (THA, Cognex®). Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 2(2). 85–93. 12 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (1998). Bismuth Toxicity Masquerading as Alzheimer's Dementia. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 1(1). 57–59. 4 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., Lawrence V. Majovski, Gary M. Marsh, K. H. Tachiki, & Arthur Kling. (1991). Tacrine as a Treatment for Alzheimer's Dementia. New England Journal of Medicine. 324(5). 352–352. 4 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., et al.. (1990). Comparison of Seven Psychometric Instruments Used for Evaluation of Treatment Effect in Alzheimer's Dementia. Neuroepidemiology. 9(4). 193–207. 22 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., Ken H. Tachiki, & Arthur Kling. (1989). Tacrine in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. European Neurology. 29(3). 28–32. 41 indexed citations
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Tachiki, K. H., Ronald F. Ritzmann, Alan M. Steinberg, et al.. (1988). NEUROCHEMICAL EFFECTS OF TACRINE ADMINISTRATION IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE RAT BRAIN. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 2(3). 214–214. 2 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., Lawrence V. Majovski, Gary M. Marsh, K. H. Tachiki, & Arthur Kling. (1986). Oral Tetrahydroaminoacridine in Long-Term Treatment of Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type. New England Journal of Medicine. 315(20). 1241–1245. 892 indexed citations breakdown →
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Summers, William K.. (1983). Mania with onset in the eighth decade: two cases and a review.. PubMed. 44(4). 141–3. 11 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., Rebecca Allen, & Ferris N. Pitts. (1981). Does physostigmine reverse quinidine delirium?. PubMed. 135(5). 411–4. 7 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., et al.. (1981). Use of THA in treatment of Alzheimer-like dementia: pilot study in twelve patients.. PubMed. 16(2). 145–53. 154 indexed citations
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Summers, William K., et al.. (1980). Tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA) Analysis by HPLC. Journal of Liquid Chromatography. 3(7). 1047–1052. 12 indexed citations
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Summers, William K. & Theodore Reich. (1979). Delirium After Cataract Surgery: Review and Two Cases. American Journal of Psychiatry. 136(4A). 386–391. 24 indexed citations
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Summers, William K.. (1978). A clinical method of estimating risk of drug induced delirium. Life Sciences. 22(17). 1511–1516. 52 indexed citations
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Eiseman, Ben, et al.. (1955). Human Adrenal Cortical Autograft into the Portal Circulation. Annals of Surgery. 142(6). 961–966. 6 indexed citations

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