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Thomas N. Williams

Active 1996–2024

130
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22,130
Citations
81
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Citations

Citations per year for Thomas N. Williams1953: 2 citations1992: 1 citations1993: 1 citations1997: 7 citations1998: 8 citations1999: 14 citations2000: 10 citations2001: 6 citations2002: 8 citations2003: 3 citations2004: 13 citations2005: 44 citations2006: 68 citations2007: 96 citations2008: 140 citations2009: 120 citations2010: 159 citations2011: 154 citations2012: 238 citations2013: 167 citations2014: 182 citations2015: 190 citations2016: 176 citations2017: 148 citations2018: 165 citations2019: 695 citations2020: 717 citations2021: 665 citations2022: 527 citations2023: 364 citations2024: 509 citations2025: 165 citations2026: 5 citations1954–1991: no citations, so these years are not shown1994–1996: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,753 citing papers, 19% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,199 citing papers, 13% of this breakdownKenya: 425 citing papers, 4.6% of this breakdownAustralia: 357 citing papers, 3.9% of this breakdownFrance: 307 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownGermany: 271 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownNetherlands: 221 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownCanada: 212 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownIndia: 198 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownChina: 187 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownSouth Africa: 185 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownItaly: 183 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
0%19%Other 40.4%

Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine73.2%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
  • Immunology and Microbiology5%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
  • Nursing2.1%
  • Social Sciences0.7%
  • Other4.2%

Topics

  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders10.9%
  • Malaria Research and Control8.5%
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders7.2%
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control4.5%
  • Blood groups and transfusion2.8%
  • Parasites and Host Interactions2%
  • Other64.1%

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  1. Sickle-cell disease

    Authors: David C. Rees, Thomas N. Williams, Mark T. Gladwin - The Lancet 2010 cited by 2,323

  2. Global Burden of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Children under Five, 2010–2050: Modelling Based on Demographics, Excess Mortality, and Interventions

    Authors: Frédéric B. Piel, Simon I Hay, Sunetra Gupta, D. J. Weatherall, Thomas N. Williams - PLoS Medicine 2013 cited by 1,124

  3. Global epidemiology of sickle haemoglobin in neonates: a contemporary geostatistical model-based map and population estimates

    Authors: Frédéric B. Piel, Anand P. Patil, Rosalind E. Howes, Oscar A. Nyangiri, Peter W. Gething, Mewahyu Dewi, William H. Temperley, Thomas N. Williams, D. J. Weatherall, Simon I Hay - The Lancet 2012 cited by 1,165

  4. Sickle Cell Disease in Africa

    Authors: Scott D. Grosse, Isaac Odame, Hani K. Atrash, Djesika Amendah, Frédéric B. Piel, Thomas N. Williams - American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2011 cited by 706

  5. Hydroxyurea for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Authors: Léon Tshilolo, George Tomlinson, Thomas N. Williams, Brígida Santos, Peter Olupot‐Olupot, Adam Lane, Banu Aygün, Susan E. Stuber, Teresa Latham, Patrick T. McGann, Russell E. Ware - New England Journal of Medicine 2018 cited by 376

  6. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Authors: Reagan M. Mogire, Agnes M. Mutua, Wandia Kimita, Alice Kamau, Philip Bejon, John Μ. Pettifor, Adebowale Adeyemo, Thomas N. Williams, Sarah H. Atkinson - The Lancet Global Health 2019 cited by 322

  7. Global distribution of the sickle cell gene and geographical confirmation of the malaria hypothesis

    Authors: Frédéric B. Piel, Anand P. Patil, Rosalind E. Howes, Oscar A. Nyangiri, Peter W. Gething, Thomas N. Williams, D. J. Weatherall, Simon I Hay - Nature Communications 2010 cited by 610

  8. Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease and nasopharyngeal carriage in Kenya: a longitudinal surveillance study

    Authors: Laura L. Hammitt, Anthony Etyang, Susan C. Morpeth, John Ojal, Alex Mutuku, Neema Mturi, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Ifedayo Adetifa, Angela Karani, Donald Akech, Mark Otiende, Tahreni Bwanaali, Jackline Wafula, Christine Mataza, Edward Mumbo, Collins Tabu, Maria Deloria Knoll, Evasius Bauni, Kevin Marsh, Thomas N. Williams, Tatu Kamau, Shahnaaz Sharif, Orin S. Levine, J. Anthony G. Scott - The Lancet 2019 cited by 168

  9. Insights into malaria susceptibility using genome-wide data on 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia and Oceania

    Authors: Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, Gavin Band, Si Quang Le, Geraldine M Clarke, Katja Kivinen, Christina Hubbart, Anna E. Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Ellen M. Leffler, Muminatou Jallow, David J. Conway, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Giorgio Sirugo, Umberto D’Alessandro, Ousmane Touré, Mahamadou A. Théra, Salimata Konaté, Sibiri Sissoko, Valentina Mangano, Edith C. Bougouma, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Lucas Amenga–Etego, Anita Ghansah, Abraham V. O. Hodgson, Michael D. Wilson, Anthony Enimil, Daniel Ansong, Jennifer L. Evans, Subulade A. Ademola, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Carolyne Ndila, Alphaxard Manjurano, Chris Drakeley, Hugh Reyburn, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, Cao Quang Thai, Tran Tinh Hien, Yik Ying Teo, Laurens Manning, Moses Laman, P Michon, Harin Karunajeewa, Peter Siba, Steve Allen, Angela Allen, Melanie Bahlo, Timothy M. E. Davis, Victoria Simpson, Jennifer Shelton, Chris C. A. Spencer, George Busby, Angeliki Kerasidou, Eleanor Drury, Jim Stalker, Alexander Dilthey, Alexander J. Mentzer, Gil McVean, Kalifa Bojang, Ogobara K. Doumbo, David Modiano, Kwadwo Koram, Tsiri Agbenyega, Olukemi K. Amodu, Eric Achidi, Thomas N. Williams, Kevin Marsh, Eleanor M. Riley, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Terrie E. Taylor, Sarah J. Dunstan, Jeremy Farrar, Ivo Müeller, Kirk A. Rockett, Dominic Kwiatkowski - Nature Communications 2019 cited by 221

  10. World Distribution, Population Genetics, and Health Burden of the Hemoglobinopathies

    Authors: Thomas N. Williams, D. J. Weatherall - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine 2012 cited by 430

  11. Human genetics and malaria resistance

    Authors: Silvia N. Kariuki, Thomas N. Williams - Human Genetics 2020 cited by 210

  12. Sickle Cell Anemia and Its Phenotypes

    Authors: Thomas N. Williams, Swee Lay Thein - Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 2018 cited by 142

  13. The global distribution of the Duffy blood group

    Authors: Rosalind E. Howes, Anand P. Patil, Frédéric B. Piel, Oscar A. Nyangiri, Caroline Kabaria, Peter W. Gething, Peter A. Zimmerman, Céline Barnadas, Cynthia M. Beall, Amha Gebremedhin, Didier Ménard, Thomas N. Williams, D. J. Weatherall, Simon I Hay - Nature Communications 2011 cited by 405

  14. Substantial misdiagnosis of severe malaria in African children

    Authors: Nicholas J. White, James A Watson, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N. Williams, Kathryn M Maitland - The Lancet 2022 cited by 31

  15. Profile: The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS)

    Authors: J. Anthony G. Scott, Evasius Bauni, Jennifer C. Moïsi, John Ojal, Hellen Gatakaa, Christopher Nyundo, Sassy Molyneux, Francis Kombe, Benjamin Tsofa, Kevin Marsh, Norbert Peshu, Thomas N. Williams - International Journal of Epidemiology 2012 cited by 390

  16. Human SNP Links Differential Outcomes in Inflammatory and Infectious Disease to a FOXO3-Regulated Pathway

    Authors: James Lee, Marion Espéli, Carl A. Anderson, Michelle A. Linterman, Joanna Pocock, Naomi Williams, Rebecca L Roberts, Sébastien Viatte, Bo Fu, Norbert Peshu, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Emma Wesley, Cathryn Edwards, Tariq Ahmad, John Mansfield, Richard B. Gearry, Sarah J. Dunstan, Thomas N. Williams, Anne Barton, Carola G. Vinuesa, Anne Phillips, Craig Mowat, Hazel E. Drummond, Nick Kennedy, Charlie W. Lees, Jack Satsangi, Kirstin M. Taylor, Natalie J. Prescott, Christopher G. Mathew, Peter T. Simpson, Alison Simmons, Mohammed Imran Khan, William G. Newman, C J Hawkey, Ailsa Hart, David C. Wilson, Paul Henderson, Jeffrey C. Barrett, Miles Parkes, Paul Lyons, Kenneth G. C. Smith - Cell 2013 cited by 230

  17. IgM in human immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Authors: Michelle J. Boyle, Jo-Anne Chan, Irene Handayuni, Linda Reiling, Gaoqian Feng, A M Hilton, Liriye Kurtovic, Damian A. Oyong, Kim A. Piera, Bridget E. Barber, Timothy William, Damon P. Eisen, Gabriela Minigo, Christine Langer, Damien R. Drew, Fabian de Labastida Rivera, Fiona H. Amante, Thomas N. Williams, Samson Kinyanjui, Kevin Marsh, Denise L. Doolan, Christian Engwerda, Freya J. I. Fowkes, Matthew J. Grigg, Ivo Müeller, James McCarthy, Nicholas M. Anstey, James G. Beeson - Science Advances 2019 cited by 143

  18. Anemia, micronutrient deficiencies, malaria, hemoglobinopathies and malnutrition in young children and non-pregnant women in Ghana: Findings from a national survey

    Authors: Rita Wegmüller, Helena Bentil, James P. Wirth, Nicolai Petry, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Lindsay H. Allen, Thomas N. Williams, Lilian Selenje, Abraham Bangamsi Mahama, Esi Amoaful, Matilda Steiner‐Asiedu, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Fabian Rohner - PLoS ONE 2020 cited by 94

  19. Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Authors: Thomas N. Williams - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America 2016 cited by 116

  20. Reappraisal of known malaria resistance loci in a large multicenter study

    Authors: Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, Kirk A Rockett, Geraldine M Clarke, Kathryn Fitzpatrick, Christina Hubbart, Anna E. Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Rachel Craik, Muminatou Jallow, David J. Conway, Kalifa Bojang, Margaret Pinder, Stanley Usen, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Giorgio Sirugo, Ousmane Touré, Mahamadou A. Théra, Salimata Konaté, Sibiry Sissoko, Amadou Niangaly, Belco Poudiougou, Valentina Mangano, Edith C. Bougouma, Sodiomon B. Sirima, David Modiano, Lucas Amenga–Etego, Anita Ghansah, Kwadwo Koram, Michael D. Wilson, Anthony Enimil, Jennifer L. Evans, Olukemi K. Amodu, Subulade A. Ademola, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Regina N. Mugri, Andre Ndi, Carolyne Ndila, Sophie Uyoga, Alexander W. Macharia, Norbert Peshu, Thomas N. Williams, Alphaxard Manjurano, Eleanor M. Riley, Chris Drakeley, Hugh Reyburn, Vysaul Nyirongo, David Kachala, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Sarah J. Dunstan, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, Cao Quang Thai, Tran Tinh Hien, Laurens Manning, Moses Laman, Peter M. Siba, Harin Karunajeewa, Steve Allen, Angela Allen, Timothy M. E. Davis, P Michon, Ivo Müeller, Angie Green, Síle F. Molloy, Kimberly J. Johnson, Angeliki Kerasidou, Victoria Cornelius, Lee Hart, Aaron Vanderwal, Miguel SanJoaquin, Gavin Band, Si Quang Le, Matti Pirinen, Nuno Sepúlveda, Chris C. A. Spencer, Taane G. Clark, Tsiri Agbenyega, Eric Achidi, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Jeremy Farrar, Kevin Marsh, Terrie E. Taylor, Dominic Kwiatkowski - Nature Genetics 2014 cited by 243

  21. A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus

    Authors: Lisa Willcocks, Edward J Carr, Heather Niederer, Tim F. Rayner, Thomas N. Williams, Wanling Yang, J. Anthony G. Scott, Britta C. Urban, Norbert Peshu, Timothy J. Vyse, YL Lau, Paul Lyons, Kenneth G. C. Smith - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010 cited by 191

  22. Global migration and the changing distribution of sickle haemoglobin: a quantitative study of temporal trends between 1960 and 2000

    Authors: Frédéric B. Piel, Andrew J. Tatem, Zhuojie Huang, Sunetra Gupta, Thomas N. Williams, D. J. Weatherall - The Lancet Global Health 2014 cited by 166

  23. Caring for Africa’s sickle cell children: will we rise to the challenge?

    Authors: Assaf P. Oron, Dennis L. Chao, Echezona E. Ezeanolue, Loveth N. Ezenwa, Frédéric B. Piel, Osifo T. Ojogun, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N. Williams, Obiageli Nnodu - BMC Medicine 2020 cited by 73

  24. Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya

    Authors: James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe, Isaiah Mwangi, Thomas N. Williams, Evasius Bauni, Saleem Mwarumba, Caroline Ngetsa, Mary Slack, Sally Njenga, C. Anthony Hart, Kathryn Maitland, Mike English, Kevin Marsh, J. Anthony G. Scott - New England Journal of Medicine 2005 cited by 856