William Stones

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

William Stones is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Stones has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 31 papers in General Health Professions and 27 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in William Stones's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (52 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (20 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (17 papers). William Stones is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (52 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (20 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (17 papers). William Stones collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malawi and Kenya. William Stones's co-authors include Saseendran Pallikadavath, Zoë Matthews, Mary Foss, Basia Żaba, Joyce Wamoyi, Angela Fenwick, Mark Urassa, Nigel J. Saunders, CATHERINE M. PATERSON and Ying Cheong and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

William Stones

120 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Author						Papers	Cites
William Stones	1.8k	1.0k	852	638	418	128	3.6k
Geraldine Barrett	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	777 0.9×	1.8k 2.9×	262 0.6×	76	3.1k
Susan Bewley	2.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	618 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	229 0.5×	188	5.3k
Hani K. Atrash	3.0k 1.7×	2.2k 2.2×	823 1.0×	2.2k 3.5×	441 1.1×	94	5.6k
Patricia H. Shiono	2.1k 1.2×	971 1.0×	817 1.0×	960 1.5×	70 0.2×	57	4.4k
Francisco Bolúmar	807 0.5×	358 0.4×	495 0.6×	458 0.7×	318 0.8×	101	2.7k
Deshayne B. Fell	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	543 0.6×	1.4k 2.2×	102 0.2×	184	5.5k
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz	2.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 1.4×	3.9k 6.2×	740 1.8×	212	6.2k
E Papiernik	3.4k 1.9×	2.1k 2.1×	515 0.6×	1.5k 2.4×	117 0.3×	207	5.6k
Urania Magriples	809 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	664 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	136 0.3×	94	2.8k
Lynn M. Yee	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	839 1.0×	1.3k 2.1×	139 0.3×	284	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Stones

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Pasricha, Sant‐Rayn, Martin N. Mwangi, Ricardo Ataíde, et al.. (2023). Ferric carboxymaltose versus standard-of-care oral iron to treat second-trimester anaemia in Malawian pregnant women: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 401(10388). 1595–1609. 23 indexed citations

Stones, William, et al.. (2022). The Integration of vertical and horizontal programmes for health systems strengthening in Malawi: a case study. Malawi Medical Journal. 34(3). 206–212. 4 indexed citations

Mwangi, Martin N., Sabine Braat, Rebecca Harding, et al.. (2021). Protocol for a multicentre, parallel-group, open-label randomised controlled trial comparing ferric carboxymaltose with the standard of care in anaemic Malawian pregnant women: the REVAMP trial. BMJ Open. 11(11). e053288–e053288. 12 indexed citations

Bone, Jeffrey N., Mai‐Lei Woo Kinshella, Marianne Vidler, et al.. (2020). Pregnancy cohorts and biobanking in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. BMJ Global Health. 5(11). e003716–e003716. 3 indexed citations

Nicholson, Wanda K., William Stones, Gerard H.A. Visser, Eytan R. Barnea, & Anwar H. Nassar. (2020). Don't forget eclampsia in the efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 152(2). 165–171. 6 indexed citations

Mahmood, Shehrin Shaila, Mark Lyons-Amos, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi, et al.. (2019). Does healthcare voucher provision improve utilisation in the continuum of maternal care for poor pregnant women? Experience from Bangladesh. Global Health Action. 12(1). 1701324–1701324. 16 indexed citations

Stones, William, et al.. (2018). Access to antenatal blood pressure measurement in Malawi. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1 indexed citations

Muula, Adamson S., et al.. (2017). Facility-imposed barriers to early utilization of focused antenatal care services in Mangochi District, Malawi – a mixed methods assessment. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 444–444. 24 indexed citations

Stones, William, et al.. (2016). Point-of-care lactate and creatinine analysis for sick obstetric patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi: A feasibility study. Malawi Medical Journal. 28(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations

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MacKenzie, Heather, Amy Drahota, Saseendran Pallikadavath, et al.. (2013). What is the impact of contraceptive methods and mixes of contraceptive methods on contraceptive prevalence, unmet need for family planning, and unwanted and unintended pregnancies?. Research Open (London South Bank University).

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Stones, William, et al.. (2013). Prenatal screening for Down syndrome: a survey of health care professionals’ opinions and practice. 25(1). 19–22. 1 indexed citations

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Stones, William, et al.. (2011). Utility of the short form (SF)-36 health related quality of life questionnaire as a measure of outcome among contraceptive users. 23(1). 14–18. 2 indexed citations

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Stones, William, et al.. (2011). COURSE AND OUTCOME OF OBSTETRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. East African Medical Journal. 88(10). 356–360. 6 indexed citations

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Cheong, Ying & William Stones. (2007). Doctors and the chronic pelvic pain patient.. PubMed. 59(6). 613–8. 6 indexed citations

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Sufang, Guo, et al.. (2007). Delivery Settings and Caesarean Section Rates in China/Influence Du Lieu Ou S'effectue I'accouchement Sur Les Taux De Cesarienne En Chine/Entorno De Parto Y Tasas De Cesarea En China. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 85(10). 755. 1 indexed citations

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Hulton, Louise, Zoë Matthews, & William Stones. (2005). A framework for assessing quality of maternal health services and preliminary findings from its application in Urban India. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3358–3358. 1 indexed citations

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Pallikadavath, Saseendran & William Stones. (2003). Women's reproductive health security and HIV/AIDS in India.. Economic and political weekly. 38(39). 4173–4181. 10 indexed citations

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Stones, William & Christopher Price. (2002). Health services for women with chronic pelvic pain. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 95(11). 531–535. 24 indexed citations

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Stones, William, et al.. (1991). An investigation of maternal morbidity with identification of life-threatening 'near miss' episodes.. PubMed. 23(1). 13–5. 122 indexed citations

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Beard, R. W., K.F. Gangar, William Stones, et al.. (1991). Bilateral oophorectomy and hysterectomy in the treatment of intractable pelvic pain associated with pelvic congestion. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 98(10). 988–992. 95 indexed citations

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