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Brian Williams publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Williams sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 265 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Brian Williams D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Williams sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Williams is affiliated with Edinburgh Napier University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, and Surgery.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers published across diverse scientific venues. Notable publications are:

  • Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports: Anonymization Process Description (version 1.1), 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Blinding, sham, and treatment effects in randomized controlled trials for back pain in 2000-2019: A review and meta-analytic approach, 2021, Clinical Trials
  • Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography, 2021, Archives of Public Health
  • The psychological and behavioural factors associated with laypeople initiating CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review, 2023, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis, 2022, BMJ Medicine

Brian Williams frequently publishes in several academic journals, including:

  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • Annals of Vascular Surgery
  • Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Nadine Dougall
  • Barbara Farquharson
  • Margaret Maxwell
  • Diane Dixon
  • Carina Hibberd

The primary topics covered in Brian Williams's research are:

  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Their work integrates elements of clinical and behavioral health science, with systematic reviews and meta-analyses among the research methods employed. The breadth of their publications reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining clinical trials, public health, emergency care, and psychological perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Patient satisfaction: a valid concept?

    Brian Williams

  • The meaning of patient satisfaction : An explanation of high reported levels

    Brian Williams;Joanne Coyle;David Healy

  • Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents

    Iain K Crombie;Linda Irvine;Brian Williams;Alison R McGinnis

  • Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis.

    Bruce Arroll;Steve Macgillivray;Simon Ogston;Ian Reid

  • An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

  • Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews.

    Helen Frost;Pauline Campbell;Margaret Maxwell;Ronan E. O’Carroll

  • Local excision of T2 and T3 rectal cancers after downstaging chemoradiation.

    Christina J. Kim;Timothy J. Yeatman;Domenico Coppola;Andy Trotti

  • Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex interventions

    Mary Wells;Brian Williams;Shaun Treweek;Joanne Coyle

  • What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review

    Ruth Dryden;Brian Williams;Colin McCowan;Markus Themessl-Huber

  • Supporting ‘work‐related goals’ rather than ‘return to work’ after cancer? A systematic review and meta‐synthesis of 25 qualitative studies

    Mary Wells;Brian Williams;Danielle Firnigl;Heidi Lang

  • Current management of hemorrhage from severe pelvic fractures: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial.

    Todd W. Costantini;Raul Coimbra;John B. Holcomb;Jeanette M. Podbielski

  • Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature

    Phyllis Easton;Vikki A Entwistle;Brian Williams

  • How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation

    Phyllis Easton;Vikki A Entwistle;Brian Williams

  • Perceptions of illness causation among new referrals to a community mental health team: "explanatory model" or "exploratory map"?

    Brian Williams;David Healy

  • An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care.

    Joanne Coyle;Brian Williams

  • The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.

    Heidi Lang;Brian Williams;Gerry Humphris

  • Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: a review

    Brian Williams;Alison Powell;Gaylor Hoskins;Ron Neville

  • A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): Development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse

    Carol Bugge;Brian Williams;Suzanne Hagen;Janet Logan

  • The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

    Anne Rogers;Jennifer C Day;Brian Williams;Fiona Randall

  • Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care.

    Joanne Coyle;Brian Williams

  • Risk factors for development of sexually abusive behaviour in sexually victimised adolescent boys: cross sectional study

    David Skuse;Arnon Bentovim;Jill Hodges;Jim Stevenson

  • “Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing”: An exploration of the meaning and impact of women's mental images of their breast cancer and their potential origins

    Alison Harrow;Mary Wells;Gerry Humphris;Cara Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter T. Donnan
Peter T. Donnan University of Dundee
Gerry Humphris
Gerry Humphris University of St Andrews
Vikki Entwistle
Vikki Entwistle University of Aberdeen
Ronan E. O'Carroll
Ronan E. O'Carroll University of Stirling
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
David Healy
David Healy McMaster University
Linda D. Cameron
Linda D. Cameron University of California, Merced
Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Hylton B. Menz
Hylton B. Menz La Trobe University
Gabor Fodor
Gabor Fodor Ericsson (Sweden)

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