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D-Index
58
Citations
11729
World Ranking
10637
National Ranking
2936

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1953 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

W.E. Wallace was affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spanned across the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The subfields in which they published extensively included Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Themes in Wallace's research focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, MRI in Cancer Diagnosis, and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Wallace contributed scholarly work to prominent venues such as Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Journal of Proteome Research, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, and Source Notes in the History of Art.

Their recent papers included:

  • NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center standard reference libraries and software tools: Application to seized drug analysis, 2023, Journal of Forensic Sciences
  • Mass spectral similarity mapping applied to fentanyl analogs, 2020, Forensic Chemistry
  • Mass Spectral Library of Acylcarnitines Derived from Human Urine, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Haploinsufficiency underlies the neurodevelopmental consequences of SLC6A1 variants, 2024, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Comprehensive Analysis of Tryptic Peptides Arising from Disulfide Linkages in NISTmAb and Their Use for Developing a Mass Spectral Library, 2021, Journal of Proteome Research

Frequent collaborators in Wallace's work included Stephen E. Stein, Arun S. Moorthy, Edward P. Erisman, Anthony J. Kearsley, and Yuxue Liang.

Wallace also authored a book titled Michelangelo and Titian, published by Princeton University Press, scheduled for release in 2025.

The scientist received recognition in the form of fellowships, including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987 and Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1953.

Best Publications

  • Rare Earth Intermetallics

    W. E. Wallace;E. Segal

  • Absolute Molecular Orientational Distribution of the Polystyrene Surface

    Kimberly A. Briggman;John C. Stephenson;William E. Wallace;Lee J. Richter

  • Intermetallic compounds between lanthanons and transition metals of the first long period: I—Preparation, existence and structural studies☆☆☆

    K. Nassau;L.V. Cherry;W.E. Wallace

  • Magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Sm Co 5 and its interpretation on a crystal-field model

    S. G. Sankar;V. U. S. Rao;E. Segal;W. E. Wallace

  • Magnetic characteristics of R2Fe14B systems prepared with high purity rare earths (R=Ce, Pr, Dy, and Er)

    E. B. Boltich;E. Oswald;M. Q. Huang;S. Hirosawa

  • Rare earth intermetallics as synthetic ammonia catalysts

    T. Takeshita;W.E. Wallace;R.S. Craig

  • Magnetic characteristics of laves phase compounds containing two lanthanides with aluminum

    W.M. Swift;W.E. Wallace

  • Low temperature heat capacities of laves phase lanthanide-aluminum compounds*

    C. Deenadas;A.W. Thompson;R.S. Craig;W.E. Wallace

  • Polymer chain relaxation: Surface outpaces bulk

    William E. Wallace;Daniel A. Fischer;Kirill Efimenko;Wen-Li Wu

  • The structure of HoD3

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  • RARE EARTH INTERMETALLICS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN

    V. T. Coon;T. Takeshita;W. E. Wallace;R. S. Craig

  • Spin-polarized energy-band structure of YCo/sub 5/, SmCo/sub 5/, and GdCo/sub 5/

    S.K. Malik;F.J. Arlinghaus;W.E. Wallace

  • Stability and magnetism of hydrides of nonstoichiometric ZrMn2

    F. Pourarian;H. Fujii;W. E. Wallace;V. K. Sinha

  • Hydrogen induced magnetic ordering in Th6Mn23

    S.K. Malik;T. Takeshita;W.E. Wallace

  • Hydrogen solubility in 1:5 compounds between yttrium or thorium and nickel or cobalt

    T. Takeshita;W. E. Wallace;R. S. Craig

  • Hydrogen absorption in RNi4Al (R = Rare Earth) ternary compounds

    T. Takeshita;S.K. Malik;W.E. Wallace

  • Synthesis and characterization of Fe16N2 in bulk form

    M. Q. Huang;W. E. Wallace;S. Simizu;A. T. Pedziwiatr

  • Metal-bonded Sm2Fe17-N-type magnets

    M. Q. Huang;L. Y. Zhang;B. M. Ma;Y. Zheng

  • Correlation of molecular orientation with adhesion at polystyrene/solid interfaces

    Philip T. Wilson;Lee J. Richter;William E. Wallace;Kimberly A. Briggman

  • Hydrogenation characteristics of Zr1−xTixMnFe alloys

    V.K Sinha;F Pourarian;W.E Wallace

  • Magnetic and crystallographic characteristics of (Pr,La)Al3, (Pr,Y)Al3, (Pr,La)Al2 and (Pr,Y)Al2

    K.H Mader;E Segal;W.E Wallace

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Greedan
John E. Greedan McMaster University
Michael E. McHenry
Michael E. McHenry Carnegie Mellon University
Hironobu Fujii
Hironobu Fujii Hiroshima University
David E. Laughlin
David E. Laughlin Carnegie Mellon University
Kazuo Soga
Kazuo Soga Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dimitrios Niarchos
Dimitrios Niarchos Argonne National Laboratory
J. H. Weaver
J. H. Weaver University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fernande Grandjean
Fernande Grandjean Missouri University of Science and Technology
David M. Hercules
David M. Hercules Vanderbilt University

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