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David M. Williams

David M. Williams

Brown University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
30137
World Ranking
14496
National Ranking
7332

David M. Williams publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 494 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

David M. Williams D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David M. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

David M. Williams is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as Physiology, Applied Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's main research topics include Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, Physical Activity and Health, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, and Matrix Theory and Algorithms.

Williams has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, arXiv (Cornell University), the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, and Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Outcome Expectancy Construct in Physical Activity Research (2021), Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Daily Instrumental and Affective Attitudes About Exercise: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study (2021), Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Exercise as a smoking cessation treatment for women: a randomized controlled trial (2021), Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Acute exercise-induced changes in motivation and behavioral expectation for quitting smoking as predictors of smoking behavior in women (2022), Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Pasos Hacia La Salud II: A Superiority RCT Utilizing Technology to Promote Physical Activity in Latinas (2024), American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Their research collaborations frequently involve several coauthors, including Shira Dunsiger, Harold Lee, Jessica A. Emerson, Lauren Connell Bohlen, and Beth C. Bock.

Best Publications

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: Executive summary: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/american heart association task force on practice guidelines, american association for thoracic surgery, american college of radiology, american stroke association

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

  • Breath-hold gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography of the abdominal aorta and its major branches.

    M R Prince;D L Narasimham;J C Stanley;T L Chenevert

  • Physical Activity Intervention Studies What We Know and What We Need to Know: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity); Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; and the Interdisciplinary Working Group on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research

    Bess H. Marcus;David M. Williams;Patricia M. Dubbert;James F. Sallis

  • Acute Affective Response to a Moderate-intensity Exercise Stimulus Predicts Physical Activity Participation 6 and 12 Months Later.

    David M. Williams;Shira Dunsiger;Joseph T. Ciccolo;Beth A. Lewis

  • A review of the outcome expectancy construct in physical activity research.

    David M. Williams;Eileen S. Anderson;Richard A. Winett

  • Social-cognitive determinants of physical activity: the influence of social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-regulation among participants in a church-based health promotion study.

    Eileen S. Anderson;Janet R. Wojcik;Richard A. Winett;David M. Williams

  • The confounded self-efficacy construct: conceptual analysis and recommendations for future research

    David M. Williams;Ryan E. Rhodes

  • The dissected aorta: part III. Anatomy and radiologic diagnosis of branch-vessel compromise.

    D. M. Williams;Do Yun Lee;B. H. Hamilton;M. V. Marx

  • Sensitivity of the Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score, a Novel Guideline-Based Tool for Identification of Acute Aortic Dissection at Initial Presentation Results From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection

    Adam M. Rogers;Luke K. Hermann;Anna M. Booher;Christoph A. Nienaber

  • Three-dimensional gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography of the thoracic aorta

    M R Prince;D L Narasimham;W T Jacoby;D M Williams

  • The dissected aorta: percutaneous treatment of ischemic complications--principles and results.

    David M. Williams;Do Y. Lee;Brian H. Hamilton;M. Victoria Marx

  • Does affective valence during and immediately following a 10-min walk predict concurrent and future physical activity?

    David M. Williams;Shira Dunsiger;Shira Dunsiger;Ernestine G. Jennings;Ernestine G. Jennings;Bess H. Marcus;Bess H. Marcus;Bess H. Marcus

  • Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the descending thoracic aorta: evaluation with CT and distinction from aortic dissection.

    Ella A. Kazerooni;Robert L. Bree;David M. Williams

  • Language in autism and specific language impairment: where are the links?

    David M. Williams;Nicola Botting;Jill Boucher

  • Surgical Delay for Acute Type A Dissection With Malperfusion

    G.Michael Deeb;David M Williams;Steven F Bolling;Leslie E Quint

  • A comparison of internet and print-based physical activity interventions

    Bess H. Marcus;Beth A. Lewis;David M. Williams;Shira Dunsiger

  • Aortic dissection: CT features that distinguish true lumen from false lumen

    M A LePage;L E Quint;S S Sonnad;G M Deeb

  • Diagnosis and endovascular treatment of iliocaval compression syndrome.

    Darren R. Hurst;Andrew R. Forauer;Jess R. Bloom;Lazar J. Greenfield

  • 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease: Executive Summary

    Loren F. Hiratzka;George L. Bakris;Joshua A. Beckman;Robert M. Bersin

Frequent Co-Authors

Shira Dunsiger
Shira Dunsiger Brown University
Bess H. Marcus
Bess H. Marcus Brown University
Gilbert R. Upchurch
Gilbert R. Upchurch University of Florida
Beth C. Bock
Beth C. Bock Brown University
Kim A. Eagle
Kim A. Eagle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James C. Stanley
James C. Stanley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ella A. Kazerooni
Ella A. Kazerooni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher Jarrold
Christopher Jarrold University of Bristol
Ryan E. Rhodes
Ryan E. Rhodes University of Victoria
Thomas W. Wakefield
Thomas W. Wakefield University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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