William S. Rilling

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

William S. Rilling is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Rilling has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Hepatology and 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in William S. Rilling's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (33 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (13 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (9 papers). William S. Rilling is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (33 papers), Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (13 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (9 papers). William S. Rilling collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. William S. Rilling's co-authors include Michael C. Soulen, Thierry de Baère, Riccardo Lencioni, Jean‐François H. Geschwind, Edward J. Quebbeman, Daniel B. Brown, Henry A. Pitt, Riad Salem, Laura Kulik and Stuart D. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

William S. Rilling

68 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

AASLD Practice Guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

2023 740 citations Daniel B. Brown, William S. Rilling et al. profile →
Lipiodol transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review of efficacy and safety data

2016 499 citations Michael C. Soulen, William S. Rilling et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William S. Rilling United States	27	2.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	74	3.9k
Yasuaki Arai Japan	35	1.8k 0.8×	718 0.6×	972 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	244	4.5k
Charles Nutting United States	19	1.5k 0.6×	893 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	729 0.6×	799 0.7×	44	2.9k
Alain Roche France	31	1.9k 0.8×	977 0.8×	743 0.6×	998 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	66	3.9k
Alice C. Wei United States	32	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	2.5k 2.1×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	203	4.9k
Ahsun Riaz United States	37	4.9k 2.1×	2.1k 1.6×	874 0.7×	1.8k 1.6×	1.7k 1.6×	141	5.9k
Carlo Sposito Italy	25	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	699 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	564 0.5×	70	3.3k
Matteo Renzulli Italy	32	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	616 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	849 0.8×	172	3.9k
Andrea Ruzzenente Italy	33	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	2.3k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	181	4.1k
Ron C. Gaba United States	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	334 0.3×	1.5k 1.4×	695 0.7×	192	3.5k
A. Altendorf-Hofmann Germany	31	2.7k 1.2×	628 0.5×	3.7k 3.2×	2.2k 2.0×	1.6k 1.5×	124	5.8k

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Sofocleous, Constantinos T., Matthew R. Callstrom, Elena N. Petre, et al.. (2025). Real-time 3D confirmation of complete ablation with margins as a local cure for colorectal liver metastases: the ACCLAIM trial. Trials. 26(1). 360–360. 1 indexed citations

Dream, Sophie, James W. Findling, William S. Rilling, et al.. (2022). Wide Variability in Catecholamine Levels From Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism. Journal of Surgical Research. 277. 1–6. 4 indexed citations

Hohenwalter, Eric J., James R. Stone, Steven J. Smith, et al.. (2017). Multicenter Trial of the VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 28(10). 1353–1362. 16 indexed citations

White, Sarah B., et al.. (2015). A Single-Center Experience in Capturing Inpatient Evaluation and Management for an IR Practice. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 26(7). 958–962. 15 indexed citations

White, Sarah B., et al.. (2015). Evaluation of Catheter Infection Rates in Converted Dialysis Catheters versus de Novo Placement in the Setting of Chlorhexidine Use. The Journal of Vascular Access. 17(2). 162–166. 4 indexed citations

Miura, John T., William S. Rilling, Sarah B. White, et al.. (2015). Safety and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization in patients with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. HPB. 17(8). 707–712. 14 indexed citations

White, Sarah B., Sean Tutton, William S. Rilling, et al.. (2014). Percutaneous In Utero Thoracoamniotic Shunt Creation for Fetal Thoracic Abnormalities Leading to Nonimmune Hydrops. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 25(6). 889–894. 3 indexed citations

Dupuy, Damian E., Hiran C. Fernando, Shauna Hillman, et al.. (2013). Radiofrequency Ablation of Stage 1A NSCLC in Medically Inoperable Patients: Results from ACOSOG Z4033 (Alliance), an NCI Funded Multicenter Trial. CHEST Journal. 144(4). 86A–86A. 5 indexed citations

Benson, Al B., Jean-François H. Geschwind, Mary F. Mulcahy, et al.. (2013). Radioembolisation for liver metastases: Results from a prospective 151 patient multi-institutional phase II study. European Journal of Cancer. 49(15). 3122–3130. 57 indexed citations

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Rilling, William S., et al.. (2013). Transarterial Therapies for the Treatment of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Seminars in Interventional Radiology. 30(1). 21–27. 11 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Kevin M., Ryan T. Groeschl, Kiran K. Turaga, et al.. (2013). Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A Western perspective. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 109(2). 95–97. 31 indexed citations

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Groeschl, Ryan T., Edward J. Quebbeman, Susan Tsai, et al.. (2012). Recurrence after microwave ablation of liver malignancies: a single institution experience. HPB. 15(5). 365–371. 39 indexed citations

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Wible, Brandt C., William S. Rilling, Peter Drescher, et al.. (2010). Longitudinal Quality of Life Assessment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Primary Transarterial Chemoembolization. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 21(7). 1024–1030. 36 indexed citations

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Brown, Daniel B., Jennifer E. Gould, Debra A. Gervais, et al.. (2009). Transcatheter Therapy for Hepatic Malignancy: Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 20(7). S425–S434. 218 indexed citations

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Hohenwalter, Eric J., et al.. (2008). Safety and Effectiveness of Repeat Arterial Closure Using the AngioSeal Device in Patients with Hepatic Malignancy. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 19(12). 1704–1708. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Kellie R., William S. Rilling, Peter J. Rossi, et al.. (2008). The extent of lower extremity occlusive disease predicts short- and long-term patency following endovascular infrainguinal arterial intervention. The American Journal of Surgery. 196(5). 629–633. 6 indexed citations

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Rilling, William S.. (2006). Interventional Radiology Training: Current Status and the Rationale for Change. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 17(11). S159–S162. 2 indexed citations

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Rilling, William S., et al.. (2006). Psychosocial Management of Distress in Interventional Radiology Patients with Cancer. Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology. 9(3). 101–105. 9 indexed citations

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Rilling, William S., et al.. (2003). Arterial puncture closure using a collagen plug, I. (Angio-SealTM). Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology. 6(2). 76–81. 5 indexed citations

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Rilling, William S. & Alain Drooz. (2002). Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 13(9). S259–S263. 31 indexed citations

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