William Thies

11.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
32 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

William Thies is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Thies has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in William Thies's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (5 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (5 papers). William Thies is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (8 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (5 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (5 papers). William Thies collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. William Thies's co-authors include Richard O. Cummins, Paul E. Pepe, J.P. Ornato, María C. Carrillo, William M. Feinberg, James C. Torner, Thomas Kwiatkowski, Marc R. Mayberg, Richard E. Kerber and Lance B. Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Neurology and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

William Thies

32 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

2013 Alzheimer's disease facts ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2013 1991 2012 1991 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. 2013 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures
    2013 2.4k citations William Thies et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →
  2. Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest: the "chain of survival" concept. A statement for health professionals from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Subcommittee and the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee, American Heart Association.
    1991 1.1k citations Richard O. Cummins, J.P. Ornato et al. Circulation profile →
  3. 2012 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures Alzheimer's Association ∗
    2012 814 citations William Thies et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →
  4. Recommended guidelines for uniform reporting of data from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the ‘Utstein style’
    1991 756 citations Richard O. Cummins, Norman S. Abramson et al. profile →
  5. Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in amyloid-modifying therapeutic trials: Recommendations from the Alzheimer’s Association Research Roundtable Workgroup
    2011 554 citations Reisa A. Sperling, Clifford R. Jack et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →
  6. Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke: A Supplement to the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
    1996 547 citations Thomas Kwiatkowski, James C. Torner et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET: A report of the Amyloid Imaging Task Force, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Alzheimer's Association
    2013 402 citations Keith A. Johnson, Satoshi Minoshima et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →

Peers

William Thies
C. Munro Cullum United States
Richard J. Havlik United States
Wayne C. McCormick United States
Felicia C. Goldstein United States
Brenda L. Plassman United States
Varsha Parag New Zealand
Michaël Kuiper Netherlands
Rema Raman United States
Mark W. Bondi United States
Melissa J. Armstrong United States
C. Munro Cullum United States
William Thies
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Thies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Thies

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Thies. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Thies 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 Thies. William Thies is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borson, Soo, Joshua Chodosh, Cyndy Cordell, et al.. (2017). Innovation in care for individuals with cognitive impairment: Can reimbursement policy spread best practices?. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 13(10). 1168–1173. 22 indexed citations
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Thies, William, et al.. (2013). 2013 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 9(2). 208–245. 2418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, Keith A., Satoshi Minoshima, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, et al.. (2013). Appropriate Use Criteria for Amyloid PET: A Report of the Amyloid Imaging Task Force, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Alzheimer’s Association. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 54(3). 476–490. 213 indexed citations
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Johnson, Keith A., Satoshi Minoshima, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, et al.. (2013). Appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET: A report of the Amyloid Imaging Task Force, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 9(1). e–1. 402 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cordell, Cyndy, Soo Borson, Malaz Boustani, et al.. (2012). Alzheimer's Association recommendations for operationalizing the detection of cognitive impairment during the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit in a primary care setting. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 9(2). 141–150. 370 indexed citations
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Khachaturian, Zaven S., Ara S. Khachaturian, & William Thies. (2012). The draft “National Plan” to address Alzheimer's disease ‐ National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA). Alzheimer s & Dementia. 8(3). 234–236. 26 indexed citations
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Thies, William, et al.. (2012). 2012 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures Alzheimer's Association ∗. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 8(2). 131–168. 814 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sperling, Reisa A., Clifford R. Jack, Sandra E. Black, et al.. (2011). Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in amyloid-modifying therapeutic trials: Recommendations from the Alzheimer’s Association Research Roundtable Workgroup. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 7(4). 367–385. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Albert, Marilyn, David R. Brown, David M. Büchner, et al.. (2007). The healthy brain and our aging population: Translating science to public health practice. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 3(2S). S3–5. 27 indexed citations
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Grundman, Michael, Ronald C. Petersen, David A. Bennett, et al.. (2006). Alzheimer's Association Research Roundtable Meeting on Mild Cognitive Impairment: What have we learned?. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2(3). 220–233. 24 indexed citations
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Biller, José & William Thies. (2000). When to operate in carotid artery disease.. PubMed. 61(2). 400–6. 15 indexed citations
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Kelly‐Hayes, Margaret, James T. Robertson, Joseph P. Broderick, et al.. (1998). The American Heart Association Stroke Outcome Classification: Executive Summary. Circulation. 97(24). 2474–2478. 51 indexed citations
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Robertson, James T., Joseph P. Broderick, Pamela W. Duncan, et al.. (1998). The American Heart Association Stroke Outcome Classification. Stroke. 29(6). 1274–1280. 158 indexed citations
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Grotta, J., Thomas Kwiatkowski, James C. Torner, et al.. (1996). Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke: a Supplement to the Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. A statement for healthcare professionals from a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association.. PubMed. 27(9). 1711–8. 267 indexed citations
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Billi, John E., Larry D. Gruppen, Grace Jordison Boxer, et al.. (1994). The Development and Evaluation of New Versions of the Written Examination for the American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 24(1). 26–31. 4 indexed citations
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Cummins, Richard O., J.P. Ornato, William Thies, & Paul E. Pepe. (1991). Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest: the "chain of survival" concept. A statement for health professionals from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Subcommittee and the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee, American Heart Association.. Circulation. 83(5). 1832–1847. 1077 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cummins, Richard O., William Thies, John A Paraskos, et al.. (1990). Encouraging early defibrillation: The American Heart Association and automated external defibrillators. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 19(11). 1245–1248. 44 indexed citations
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Fromm, Gerhard H., et al.. (1972). Imipramine in Epilepsy. Archives of Neurology. 27(3). 198–204. 46 indexed citations
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Thies, William, et al.. (1970). Depression of cortical inhibitory pathways by trimethadione and by imipramine.. PubMed. 20(4). 414–5. 3 indexed citations

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