William R. Waddell

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

William R. Waddell is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Waddell has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William R. Waddell's work include Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (7 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (5 papers). William R. Waddell is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (7 papers) and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (5 papers). William R. Waddell collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Canada. William R. Waddell's co-authors include Thomas L. Marchioro, Thomas E. Starzl, Elmo J. Cerise, R. Gerner, Wolff M. Kirsch, David Rifkind, Lawrence J. Kunz, Marshall K. Bartlett, Robert P. Geyer and Fredrick J. Stare and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

William R. Waddell

68 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Sulindac for polyposis of the colon 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400
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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. Sulindac for polyposis of the colon
    1983 409 citations William R. Waddell et al. Journal of Surgical Oncology 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 R. Waddell United States 27 922 685 588 521 408 70 2.8k
Y Levo Israel 29 431 0.5× 411 0.6× 207 0.4× 320 0.6× 372 0.9× 147 3.8k
J M Gumpel United Kingdom 24 743 0.8× 414 0.6× 323 0.5× 148 0.3× 214 0.5× 92 2.2k
W.M. Weinstein United States 20 1.7k 1.8× 901 1.3× 189 0.3× 465 0.9× 399 1.0× 30 2.8k
M C Allison United Kingdom 27 1.0k 1.1× 805 1.2× 458 0.8× 350 0.7× 113 0.3× 63 2.9k
F. E. Preston United Kingdom 31 459 0.5× 359 0.5× 374 0.6× 111 0.2× 96 0.2× 90 3.4k
H Isomäki Finland 31 578 0.6× 150 0.2× 600 1.0× 198 0.4× 445 1.1× 109 3.7k
Gerald Klatskin United States 41 1.8k 1.9× 1.0k 1.5× 98 0.2× 863 1.7× 602 1.5× 92 5.5k
Ashley B. Price United Kingdom 36 2.9k 3.2× 1.1k 1.6× 466 0.8× 920 1.8× 680 1.7× 68 5.1k
Kiron M. Das United States 36 1.7k 1.9× 613 0.9× 280 0.5× 528 1.0× 261 0.6× 197 4.7k
Napier M. Thomson Australia 31 566 0.6× 335 0.5× 215 0.4× 117 0.2× 144 0.4× 102 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Waddell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fitch, Kathleen V., Ellen J. Anderson, Jane Hubbard, et al.. (2006). Effects of a lifestyle modification program in HIV-infected patients with the metabolic syndrome. AIDS. 20(14). 1843–1850. 96 indexed citations
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Lougheed, M. Diane, et al.. (1995). Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis and Diffuse Alveolar Damage in Textile Workers. CHEST Journal. 108(5). 1196–1200. 50 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R.. (1994). The effect of sulindac on colon polyps: Circumvention of a transformed phenotype—A hypothesis. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 55(1). 52–55. 10 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R., et al.. (1989). Sulindac for polyposis of the colon. The American Journal of Surgery. 157(1). 175–179. 348 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R., et al.. (1983). Sulindac for polyposis of the colon. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 24(1). 83–87. 409 indexed citations breakdown →
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Waddell, William R. & R. Gerner. (1980). Indomethacin and ascorbate inhibit desmoid tumors. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 15(1). 85–90. 112 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R.. (1970). A Simple Jejunocolic "Valve". Archives of Surgery. 100(4). 438–438. 42 indexed citations
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Halgrimson, Charles G., et al.. (1969). Pancreaticoduodenectomy for traumatic lesions. The American Journal of Surgery. 118(6). 877–882. 12 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R., et al.. (1968). Clinical experience with counterpulsation in coronary artery disease. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56(6). 846–857. 20 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R. & Karl E. Sussman. (1966). Hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia after diversion of pancreatic venous drainage into vena cava. Metabolism. 15(12). 1059–1067. 2 indexed citations
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Cosimi, A. Benedict, et al.. (1965). Metabolic studies on renal homograft patients. Journal of Surgical Research. 5(8). 346–362. 1 indexed citations
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Marchioro, Thomas L., et al.. (1964). SPLENIC HOMOTRANSPLANTATION*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 120(1). 626–651. 23 indexed citations
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Starzl, Thomas E., Thomas L. Marchioro, Robert S. Brittain, Joseph H. Holmes, & William R. Waddell. (1964). Problems in Renal Homotransplantation. JAMA. 187(10). 734–40. 43 indexed citations
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Rosenkrantz, J.G., Ernest K. Cotton, & William R. Waddell. (1964). REPLACEMENT OF LEFT HEMIDIAPHRAGM BY A PEDICLED ABDOMINAL MUSCULAR FLAP. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 48(6). 912–920. 29 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Robert, Robert B. Rutherford, & William R. Waddell. (1964). Surgical Management of Hemorrhagic Gastritis By Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty*. Annals of Surgery. 159(4). 554–562. 28 indexed citations
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Cohen, Sanford, Albert J. Silverman, William R. Waddell, & George D. Zuidema. (1961). Urinary catechol amine levels, gastric secretion and specific psychological factors in ulcer and non-ulcer patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 5(2). 90–115. 10 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R. & Hermes C. Grillo. (1959). Metabolic Effect of Fat Emulsion. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 7(1). 43–49. 1 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R., et al.. (1959). Gastric Secretory and Other Laboratory Studies on Two Patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 260(2). 56–62. 51 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R. & J. Gordon Scannell. (1957). ANTERIOR APPROACH TO CARCINOMA OF THE SUPERIOR MEDIASTINAL AND CERVICAL SEGMENTS OF THE ESOPHAGUS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 33(5). 663–669. 18 indexed citations
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Waddell, William R., et al.. (1954). THE ETIOLOGY OF CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS ASSOCIATED WITH LIPID DEPOSITION. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 28(2). 134–144. 27 indexed citations

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