William S. Evans

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

William S. Evans is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Reproductive Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Evans has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 52 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 28 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in William S. Evans's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (76 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (40 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (34 papers). William S. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (76 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (40 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (34 papers). William S. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. William S. Evans's co-authors include Michael O. Thorner, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Alan D. Rogol, Donald L. Kaiser, John E. Nestler, Richard W. Furlanetto, Michael L. Johnson, Daniela Jakubowicz, Renato Pasquali and K. Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

William S. Evans

176 papers receiving 7.4k citations

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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.

Effects of Sex and Age on the 24-Hour Profile of Growth Hormone Secretion in Man: Importance of Endogenous Estradiol Concentrations*

1987 720 citations William S. Evans, Robert M. Blizzard et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
Effects of Metformin on Spontaneous and Clomiphene-Induced Ovulation in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

1998 578 citations William S. Evans et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William S. Evans United States	46	4.3k	2.7k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	180	7.8k
Andrea Fabbri Italy	48	3.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	473 0.3×	836 0.7×	155	7.8k
J. D. Veldhuis United States	36	3.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	381 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	82	5.2k
Samuel S.C. Yen United States	51	3.0k 0.7×	4.3k 1.6×	682 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	509 0.4×	146	8.8k
William J. Bremner United States	59	8.0k 1.9×	5.7k 2.2×	1.3k 0.9×	2.9k 2.1×	582 0.5×	212	14.8k
S. S. C. YEN United States	35	1.7k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	620 0.4×	907 0.6×	742 0.6×	56	4.7k
D. Lynn Loriaux United States	62	6.4k 1.5×	2.6k 1.0×	825 0.6×	957 0.7×	493 0.4×	266	12.3k
Randall J. Urban United States	46	4.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	618 0.4×	330 0.3×	172	9.0k
Inese Z. Beitins United States	39	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	693 0.5×	916 0.7×	236 0.2×	112	5.6k
A. Vermeulen Belgium	40	5.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	609 0.4×	675 0.5×	266 0.2×	144	7.5k
Rolf C. Gaillard Switzerland	46	2.9k 0.7×	926 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	269 0.2×	1.7k 1.3×	171	7.1k

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Evans, William S., Gail Darling, Beth Miller, et al.. (2018). OA09.02 Acceptance of Smoking Cessation Services in Cancer Care Ontario’s Lung Cancer Screening Pilot for People at High Risk. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(10). S341–S341. 4 indexed citations

Evans, William S., W. Michael Flanagan, Cindy L. Gauvreau, et al.. (2018). MA18.03 How in the Real World Are Lung Cancer Patients Treated? The Ontario, Canada Experience. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(10). S419–S419. 2 indexed citations

Hanson, Erik D., et al.. (2018). Exercise Increases Mucosal-associated Invariant T Cell Cytokine Expression but Not Activation or Homing Markers. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 51(2). 379–388. 9 indexed citations

Jensen, Brock T., et al.. (2016). Eight Weeks of Kettlebell Swing Training Does Not Improve Sprint Performance in Recreationally Active Females. International journal of exercise science. 9(4). 437–444. 7 indexed citations

McCartney, Christopher R., Melissa B. Gingrich, Yun Hu, et al.. (2004). Exaggerated 17-hydroxyprogesterone response to intravenous infusions of recombinant human LH in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 286(6). E902–E908. 23 indexed citations

Johnson, Michael L., et al.. (2004). Deconvolution Analysis as a Hormone Pulse-Detection Algorithm. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 384. 40–54. 33 indexed citations

Keenan, Daniel M., William S. Evans, & Johannes D. Veldhuis. (2003). Control of LH secretory-burst frequency and interpulse-interval regularity in women. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 285(5). E938–E948. 16 indexed citations

Veldhuis, Johannes D., William S. Evans, & C. Y. Bowers. (2002). Impact of Estradiol Supplementation on Dual Peptidyl Drive of GH Secretion in Postmenopausal Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(2). 859–866. 32 indexed citations

McCartney, Christopher R., Melissa B. Gingrich, Yun Hu, William S. Evans, & John C. Marshall. (2002). Hypothalamic Regulation of Cyclic Ovulation: Evidence That the Increase in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Frequency during the Follicular Phase Reflects the Gradual Loss of the Restraining Effects of Progesterone. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(5). 2194–2200. 51 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., Stacey M. Anderson, N. Shah, et al.. (2001). Neurophysiological regulation andtarget-tissue impact of the pulsatile mode of growth hormone secretion in the human. Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 11. S25–S37. 55 indexed citations

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Evans, William S., et al.. (2001). Continuous 24-Hour Intravenous Infusion of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone-(1–44)-Amide Augments Pulsatile, Entropic, and Daily Rhythmic GH Secretion in Postmenopausal Women Equally in the Estrogen-Withdrawn and Estrogen-Supplemented States¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(2). 700–712. 37 indexed citations

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Shah, N., Joseph Aloi, William S. Evans, & Johannes D. Veldhuis. (1999). Time Mode of Growth Hormone (GH) Entry into the Bloodstream and Steady-State Plasma GH Concentrations, Rather Than Sex, Estradiol, or Menstrual Cycle Stage, Primarily Determine the GH Elimination Rate in Healthy Young Women and Men¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(8). 2862–2869. 39 indexed citations

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Egan, Josephine M., et al.. (1991). Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release by Individual Pancreatic Cells: Potentiation by Glyburide. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 196(2). 203–209. 9 indexed citations

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Booth, R, et al.. (1990). Nature of gonadotropin-releasing hormone self-priming of luteinizing hormone secretion during the normal menstrual cycle. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 163(5). 1529–1534. 14 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., William S. Evans, & Paul G. Stumpf. (1989). Mechanisms that subserve estradiol's induction of increased prolactin concentrations: Evidence of amplitude modulation of spontaneous prolactin secretory bursts. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 161(5). 1149–1158. 15 indexed citations

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Kerrigan, James R., P M Martha, Richard J. Krieg, Alan D. Rogol, & William S. Evans. (1989). Somatostatin Inhibition of Growth Hormone Secretion by Somatotropes from Male, Female, and Androgen Receptor-Deficient Rats: Evidence for Differing Sensitivities*. Endocrinology. 125(6). 3078–3083. 14 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., et al.. (1988). Physiologic Attributes of the Luteinizing Hormone Pulse Signal in the Human Cross‐Validation Studies in Men. Journal of Andrology. 9(2). 69–77. 5 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., William S. Evans, Alan D. Rogol, et al.. (1986). Endocrine impact of pure estradiol replacement in postmenopausal women: Alterations in anterior pituitary hormone release and circulating sex steroid hormone concentrations. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 155(2). 334–339. 19 indexed citations

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McComb, Donna J., et al.. (1985). Spontaneous Sparsely-Granulated Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenomas in Aging Rats. Neuroendocrinology. 41(3). 201–211. 10 indexed citations

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Thorner, Michael O., William S. Evans, M. L. Vance, et al.. (1985). Human pancreatic tumor GH-releasing factor. Acta Neurochirurgica. 75(1-4). 72–80. 5 indexed citations

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