William Nelson

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 888 citations indexed

About

William Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, William Nelson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 888 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in William Nelson's work include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (3 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (3 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (2 papers). William Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (3 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (3 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (2 papers). William Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tanzania and China. William Nelson's co-authors include Gero Kramer, Cosimo De Nunzio, Fritz H. Schröder, Andrea Tubaro, Alessandro Sciarra, Michael Marberger, Rodolfo Montironi, Yubin Ding, Enoch Appiah Adu‐Gyamfi and Victor J. Ferrans and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

William Nelson

23 papers receiving 862 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Controversial Relationship Between Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer: The Role of Inflammation

2011 346 citations Cosimo De Nunzio, Gero Kramer et al. European Urology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Nelson United States	14	226	144	135	133	126	24	888
Konrad Szymañski Poland	18	444 2.0×	182 1.3×	140 1.0×	149 1.1×	172 1.4×	44	1.3k
Tong-Zu Liu China	16	323 1.4×	139 1.0×	74 0.5×	125 0.9×	78 0.6×	40	947
Dionisios Mitropoulos Greece	16	228 1.0×	218 1.5×	27 0.2×	231 1.7×	70 0.6×	44	744
Kiran Sharma India	20	201 0.9×	379 2.6×	114 0.8×	42 0.3×	305 2.4×	61	1.3k
Thomas I.S. Hwang Taiwan	16	183 0.8×	130 0.9×	47 0.3×	62 0.5×	54 0.4×	40	792
Antônio Carlos Pereira Martins Brazil	16	106 0.5×	60 0.4×	61 0.5×	192 1.4×	23 0.2×	89	874
Heidi E. Frasure United States	24	118 0.5×	142 1.0×	143 1.1×	38 0.3×	818 6.5×	47	1.8k
Yuanshan Cui China	21	272 1.2×	266 1.8×	51 0.4×	445 3.3×	54 0.4×	116	1.3k
Roberta Granese Italy	28	90 0.4×	218 1.5×	36 0.3×	65 0.5×	124 1.0×	88	2.2k
Federico Belladelli Italy	21	134 0.6×	240 1.7×	35 0.3×	127 1.0×	56 0.4×	117	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by William Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Nelson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Nelson 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 Nelson. William Nelson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Nelson, William, Ana Lorena Ruano, Simon Mamuya, Bente E. Moen, & Aiwerasia Vera Ngowi. (2025). Pregnancy, Childcare, and Pesticides: Understanding the Health Risks of Women and Children in Small-Scale Horticulture in Tanzania. Qualitative Health Research. 2273123168–2273123168. 1 indexed citations

Nelson, William, Simon Mamuya, Bente E. Moen, & Aiwerasia Vera Ngowi. (2024). Self-Reported Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy and Pesticide-Handling Knowledge Among Small-Scale Horticulture Women Workers in Tanzania, a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(1). 40–40.

Nelson, William, et al.. (2022). Nasal colonization of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus among slaughterhouse workers in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. 6(2). 81–85. 1 indexed citations

Nelson, William, Hui Li, Xuejiao Dai, et al.. (2021). Frequency of MED12 Mutation in Relation to Tumor and Patient’s Clinical Characteristics: a Meta-analysis. Reproductive Sciences. 29(2). 357–365. 17 indexed citations

Nelson, William, et al.. (2020). Potential Benefits of Multimedia-Based Home Catheter Management Education in Patients With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(12). e17899–e17899. 10 indexed citations

Adu‐Gyamfi, Enoch Appiah, et al.. (2020). Activin and inhibin signaling: From regulation of physiology to involvement in the pathology of the female reproductive system. Cytokine. 133. 155105–155105. 36 indexed citations

Adu‐Gyamfi, Enoch Appiah, et al.. (2019). The role of adiponectin in placentation and preeclampsia. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 38(1). 106–117. 32 indexed citations

Nelson, William, et al.. (2019). Review of the Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Animals and Humans. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 251. 131–184. 21 indexed citations

Taheri, Diana, Maria Angélica Mendoza Rodriguez, Alcides Chaux, et al.. (2016). PD34-08 IMMUNE PROFILING OF TESTICULAR GERM CELL TUMORS REVEALS HIGH EXPRESSION OF PD-L1 AND PD-1. The Journal of Urology. 195(4S). 1 indexed citations

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Nunzio, Cosimo De, Gero Kramer, Michael Marberger, et al.. (2011). The Controversial Relationship Between Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer: The Role of Inflammation. European Urology. 60(1). 106–117. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Paller, Channing J., Meredith S. Shiels, Sabine Rohrmann, et al.. (2008). Relationship of sex steroid hormones with bone mineral density (BMD) in a nationally representative sample of men. Clinical Endocrinology. 70(1). 26–34. 49 indexed citations

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Koehler, Konrad F., Sandra Gordon, Peter Brandt, et al.. (2006). Thyroid Receptor Ligands. 6. A High Affinity “Direct Antagonist” Selective for the Thyroid Hormone Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 49(23). 6635–6637. 29 indexed citations

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Kann, Nina, Sandra Gordon, Jan Bergman, et al.. (2005). Solid-Phase Synthesis of a 6-Phenylquinolin-2(1H)-one Library Directed toward Nuclear Hormone Receptors. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry. 7(4). 567–573. 4 indexed citations

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Nelson, William. (2004). Added Value: The Alchemy of Brand-Led Growth. 5(3). 303–304. 3 indexed citations

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Cantor, Michael D., Clarence H. Braddock, Arthur R. Derse, et al.. (2003). Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Medical Futility. Archives of Internal Medicine. 163(22). 2689–2689. 48 indexed citations

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Ferrans, Victor J., Zu‐Xi Yu, William Nelson, et al.. (2000). Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). Journal of Nippon Medical School. 67(5). 311–329. 110 indexed citations

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Zimring, Franklin E. & William Nelson. (1995). Cigarette taxes as cigarette policy. Tobacco Control. 4(Suppl 1). S25–S35. 15 indexed citations

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Béhar, David, Carol J. Berg, Judith L. Rapoport, et al.. (1983). Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Ethanol in High‐Risk and Control Children: A Pilot Study. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 7(4). 404–410. 79 indexed citations

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Nelson, William, et al.. (1980). Attempts at Use of Strychnine Sulfate in the Treatment of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia. PEDIATRICS. 65(1). 61–64. 12 indexed citations

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Mathias, C. G. Toby, et al.. (1978). Delayed Hypersensitivity to Retrobulbar Injections of Methylprednisolone Acetate. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 86(6). 816–819. 22 indexed citations

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