William Nelson

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

William Nelson is a scholar working on Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William Nelson has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 1 paper in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 paper in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William Nelson's work include Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (6 papers), Surgical site infection prevention (4 papers) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (3 papers). William Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (6 papers), Surgical site infection prevention (4 papers) and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (3 papers). William Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States. William Nelson's co-authors include Ewan MacArthur, Jordan Katz, Daniel Murariu, Andréa Moreira, Elizabeth Bailey and Brian Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics).

In The Last Decade

William Nelson

9 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models, Test Plans, and ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models, Test Plans, and Data Analyses.
    1992 1.1k citations Ewan MacArthur, William Nelson Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Nelson United States 6 550 514 488 142 142 9 1.2k
S. D. Durham United States 17 147 0.3× 245 0.5× 808 1.7× 174 1.2× 481 3.4× 41 1.3k
Wenbin Wang China 21 603 1.1× 244 0.5× 162 0.3× 91 0.6× 16 0.1× 92 1.4k
Yuan‐Jian Yang China 20 833 1.5× 718 1.4× 309 0.6× 426 3.0× 50 0.4× 43 1.5k
Yong Sun Australia 14 360 0.7× 176 0.3× 72 0.1× 76 0.5× 27 0.2× 60 760
Junyu Guo China 19 135 0.2× 125 0.2× 26 0.1× 189 1.3× 32 0.2× 58 878
Y.-T. Wu United States 18 196 0.4× 1.2k 2.3× 42 0.1× 432 3.0× 179 1.3× 60 1.4k
Yongbo Zhang China 18 186 0.3× 117 0.2× 92 0.2× 179 1.3× 12 0.1× 114 1.0k
Qingyuan Zhang China 18 206 0.4× 240 0.5× 107 0.2× 30 0.2× 82 0.6× 64 912

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.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Murariu, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Transabdominal Robotic Harvest of Bilateral DIEP Pedicles in Breast Reconstruction: Technique and Interdisciplinary Approach. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 41(5). 369–375. 5 indexed citations
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Moreira, Andréa, et al.. (2024). Learning Curve Analysis for Robotic-assisted Harvest of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 12(10). e6242–e6242. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson, William, Daniel Murariu, & Andréa Moreira. (2023). Indocyanine Green–Guided Near-Infrared Fluorescence Enhances Vascular Anatomy in Robot-Assisted DIEP Flap Harvest. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 153(4). 796–798. 7 indexed citations
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Bailey, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Robotic versus Standard Harvest of Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flaps: Early Outcomes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 10(10S). 64–65. 3 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Ewan & William Nelson. (1992). Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models, Test Plans, and Data Analyses.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics). 41(1). 224–224. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katz, Jordan & William Nelson. (1981). Intrathecal Morphine for Postoperative Pain Relief. Regional Anesthesia The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics Surgery & Pain Control. 6(1). 1–3. 10 indexed citations
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Katz, Jordan, et al.. (1980). CRYOANALGESIA FOR POST-THORACOTOMY PAIN. The Lancet. 315(8167). 512–513. 77 indexed citations

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