William M. Briggs

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
102 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

William M. Briggs is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Briggs has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atmospheric Science, 18 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in William M. Briggs's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers). William M. Briggs is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (6 papers). William M. Briggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. William M. Briggs's co-authors include Mary E. Charlson, James P. Hollenberg, Janey C. Peterson, Spyridon S Marinopoulos, Rob J. Hyndman, Francis X. Diebold, Spyros Makridakis, Steven C. Wheelwright, Lawrence A. Melniker and Carol A. Mancuso and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

William M. Briggs

97 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences

2007 1.4k citations William M. Briggs profile →
The Charlson comorbidity index is adapted to predict costs of chronic disease in primary care patients

2008 701 citations Mary E. Charlson, Janey C. Peterson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Forecasting: Methods and Applications

1999 548 citations William M. Briggs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William M. Briggs United States	29	1.6k	1.3k	620	416	409	102	5.1k
Tao He China	34	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	209 0.3×	731 1.8×	130 0.3×	177	6.4k
Klea Katsouyanni Greece	74	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	384 0.6×	389 0.9×	157 0.4×	273	20.1k
Shanshan Li China	64	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	288 0.5×	390 0.9×	128 0.3×	700	16.0k
Antonella Zanobetti United States	91	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	143 0.2×	288 0.7×	246 0.6×	266	25.3k
Neil Macdonald United Kingdom	43	515 0.3×	999 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	200 0.5×	85 0.2×	236	12.0k
Harm Peters Germany	47	475 0.3×	424 0.3×	543 0.9×	827 2.0×	121 0.3×	229	8.4k
Christian Fynbo Christiansen Denmark	50	616 0.4×	139 0.1×	1.3k 2.2×	1.4k 3.3×	495 1.2×	357	9.1k
Bala G. Nair United States	23	261 0.2×	434 0.3×	831 1.3×	873 2.1×	82 0.2×	63	7.1k
Neil McIntyre United Kingdom	54	463 0.3×	2.5k 1.8×	2.0k 3.1×	178 0.4×	80 0.2×	341	11.6k
Rachel Jordan United Kingdom	41	1.5k 0.9×	688 0.5×	150 0.2×	157 0.4×	35 0.1×	151	4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William M. Briggs

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hanekamp, Jaap C., et al.. (2025). The PFAS Conundrum—Of Logic, Science, Policy. Toxics. 13(10). 885–885.

Briggs, William M., et al.. (2024). A Retrospective Analysis of the Disruptions in the HIV Continuum of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From a Clinic-Based Study. Cureus. 16(2). e53416–e53416.

Briggs, William M., et al.. (2021). Fellowship program directors and trainees across the United States find parental leave policies to be inconsistent, inaccessible, and inadequate. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0260057–e0260057. 4 indexed citations

Deek, Matthew P., Sue S. Yom, Hasan Rehman, et al.. (2021). Can Sex and Seniority Predict the Quality of a Journal Reviewer's Manuscript Critique?. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 111(2). 312–316. 1 indexed citations

Briggs, William M., et al.. (2021). Higher Author Fees in Gastroenterology Journals Are Not Associated with Faster Processing Times or Higher Impact. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 67(8). 3562–3567. 6 indexed citations

Briggs, William M., et al.. (2020). Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization and In-hospital Mortality at the Height of the New York City Pandemic. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 8(5). 1161–1167. 49 indexed citations

Briggs, William M., et al.. (2020). Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy Needles Provide Higher Diagnostic Yield Compared to Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Needles When Sampling Solid Pancreatic Lesions: A Meta-Analysis. Clinical Endoscopy. 54(2). 261–268. 26 indexed citations

Paul, Sonal, et al.. (2019). Racial Disparities with Esophageal Cancer Mortality at a High-Volume University Affiliated Center: An All ACCESS Invitation. Journal of the National Medical Association. 112(5). 478–483. 3 indexed citations

Ivanov, Alexander, Saadat Khan, William M. Briggs, et al.. (2016). Importance of papillary muscle infarction detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in predicting cardiovascular events. International Journal of Cardiology. 220. 558–563. 3 indexed citations

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Soon, Willie, et al.. (2015). Keeping it simple: the value of an irreducibly simple climate model. Science Bulletin. 60(15). 1378–1390. 4 indexed citations

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Birkhahn, Robert, et al.. (2011). Improving Patient Flow in Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Face of Hospital Crowding. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 43(2). 356–365. 2 indexed citations

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Briggs, William M., et al.. (2010). Emergency Department Crowding: Factors Influencing Flow. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22 indexed citations

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Mancuso, Carol A., et al.. (2008). Patient-Reported and Physician-Reported Depressive Conditions in Relation to Asthma Severity and Control. CHEST Journal. 133(5). 1142–1148. 35 indexed citations

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Briggs, William M., et al.. (2008). Obesity and exercise habits of asthmatic patients. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 101(5). 488–494. 32 indexed citations

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Charlson, Mary E., et al.. (2008). The Charlson comorbidity index is adapted to predict costs of chronic disease in primary care patients. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 61(12). 1234–1240. 701 indexed citations breakdown →

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Charlson, Mary E., et al.. (2007). Outcomes of community‐based social service interventions in homebound elders. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23(4). 427–432. 20 indexed citations

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Charlson, Mary E., et al.. (2007). Can Disease Management Target Patients Most Likely to Generate High Costs? The Impact of Comorbidity. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 22(4). 464–469. 75 indexed citations

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Charlson, M E, Janey C. Peterson, Carla Boutin‐Foster, et al.. (2007). Changing health behaviors to improve health outcomes after angioplasty: a randomized trial of net present value versus future value risk communication. Health Education Research. 23(5). 826–839. 18 indexed citations

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Milla, Federico, Nikolaos J. Skubas, William M. Briggs, et al.. (2006). Epicardial beating heart cryoablation using a novel argon-based cryoclamp and linear probe. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 131(2). 403–411. 26 indexed citations

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Vella, Paul & William M. Briggs. (1971). Lithostratigraphic names, upper miocene to lower pleistocene, Northern Aorangi Range, Wairarapa. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 14(2). 253–274. 31 indexed citations

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