William Lester

1.3k total citations
65 papers, 889 citations indexed

About

William Lester is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, William Lester has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Infectious Diseases, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in William Lester's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (20 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers) and Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (5 papers). William Lester is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (20 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers) and Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (5 papers). William Lester collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. William Lester's co-authors include Richard W. Grant, Henry C. Chueh, G. Octo Barnett, Yichuan Grace Hsieh, Javier Torrente, Pablo Moreno‐Ger, J. Kenneth McClatchy, George C. Pimentel, Paul T. Davidson and S.B. Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

William Lester

56 papers receiving 798 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Lester United States 19 250 179 117 101 100 65 889
David J. Hunter United States 14 163 0.7× 139 0.8× 92 0.8× 349 3.5× 94 0.9× 29 1.3k
Astrid Wiens Brazil 19 334 1.3× 207 1.2× 50 0.4× 133 1.3× 153 1.5× 84 1.1k
Milensu Shanyinde United Kingdom 15 244 1.0× 132 0.7× 130 1.1× 134 1.3× 46 0.5× 24 1.8k
James P. Wilson United States 18 144 0.6× 98 0.5× 89 0.8× 55 0.5× 54 0.5× 58 976
Jennifer Williams United States 23 479 1.9× 109 0.6× 168 1.4× 363 3.6× 148 1.5× 63 2.0k
H. Kalter United States 27 183 0.7× 72 0.4× 78 0.7× 136 1.3× 43 0.4× 78 1.8k
Miquel Serra‐Burriel Spain 20 255 1.0× 67 0.4× 383 3.3× 107 1.1× 52 0.5× 58 1.3k
Cassyano Januário Correr Brazil 25 239 1.0× 74 0.4× 54 0.5× 75 0.7× 171 1.7× 101 1.8k
Moon Jung Kim South Korea 22 126 0.5× 463 2.6× 71 0.6× 247 2.4× 20 0.2× 96 1.7k
Sanjeet Bagcchi 13 338 1.4× 582 3.3× 165 1.4× 268 2.7× 55 0.6× 157 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Lester

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Lester

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lester, William, et al.. (2021). Pharmacogenomic testing and prescribing patterns for patients with cancer in a large national precision medicine cohort. Journal of Medical Genetics. 60(1). 81–83. 2 indexed citations
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Lusk, Mary G., et al.. (2020). Septic Systems and Springs Water Quality: An Overview for Florida. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2020(5). 1 indexed citations
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Weng, Chunhua, et al.. (2017). Assessing the readiness of precision medicine interoperabilty: An exploratory study of the National Institutes of Health genetic testing registry. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics. 24(4). 323–323. 3 indexed citations
4.
Lester, William, et al.. (2016). Sex-specific patterns and differences in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease using informatics approaches. Journal of Women & Aging. 28(5). 403–411. 21 indexed citations
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Webb, Watts R., et al.. (2015). The Present Status of Genitourinary Tuberculosis. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Corpe, Raymond F., et al.. (2015). Untoward Reactions to Drugs Used in Initial Chemotherapy of Cavitary Tuberculosis. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Lester, William, et al.. (2015). Fungal Infections of the Lungs. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Lester, William, et al.. (2015). Infections with Atypical Mycobacteria1, 2, 3. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Boren, Hollis G., et al.. (2015). The Management of Hemoptysis. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Boren, Hollis G., et al.. (2015). Therapy of Acute Respiratory Failure. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Li, Chun, et al.. (2012). Genetic testing behavior and reporting patterns in electronic medical records for physicians trained in a primary care specialty or subspecialty. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 19(4). 570–574. 11 indexed citations
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Atlas, Steven J., Richard W. Grant, William Lester, et al.. (2010). A Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Primary Care Informatics-Based System for Breast Cancer Screening. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 26(2). 154–161. 14 indexed citations
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Grant, Richard W., Deborah J. Wexler, Alice J. Watson, et al.. (2007). How Doctors Choose Medications to Treat Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 30(6). 1448–1453. 83 indexed citations
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Grant, Richard W., William Lester, James B. Meigs, & Henry C. Chueh. (2006). New models of population management for patients with diabetes – using informatics tools to support primary care. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 74. S220–S224. 2 indexed citations
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Marsh, D. R., Laura R. Hinds, William Lester, Benjamin E. Reinking, & Frank W. Booth. (1998). The force-frequency relationship is altered in regenerating and senescent rat skeletal muscle. Muscle & Nerve. 21(10). 1265–1274. 18 indexed citations
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Lester, William. (1976). Chemotherapy for tuberculosis. Postgraduate Medicine. 60(3). 112–117. 2 indexed citations
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Lester, William, et al.. (1975). Characteristics and Growth of Natural Green Ash Stands. Journal of Forestry. 73(8). 486–488. 1 indexed citations
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Lester, William, S.B. Andrews, & George C. Pimentel. (1966). Infrared Spectrum, Structure, and Bonding of Lithium Nitroxide, LiON. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 44(6). 2361–2369. 46 indexed citations
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Boren, Hollis G., et al.. (1965). The U. S. Public Health Service Task Force Report on Tuberculosis Control 1. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 91(3). 447–448. 4 indexed citations
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Lester, William, et al.. (1963). Fungal Infections of the Lungs. A Statement of the Committee on Therapy.. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 87(5). 1 indexed citations

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