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William A. Lester

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
10693
World Ranking
13020
National Ranking
3438

William A. Lester publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Lester sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 230 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

William A. Lester D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Lester sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1983 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the application of computers to chemistry

Overview

William A. Lester is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Hematology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields including Hematology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, and Genetics.

Lester's work covers a variety of topics related to blood disorders and treatments, among which are:

  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Intramuscular injections and effects
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

Frequently publishing in reputable journals, their common venues include:

  • British Journal of Haematology
  • Haemophilia
  • Blood
  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Lester has co-authored several papers with notable researchers such as Marie Scully, Gillian Lowe, Sue Pavord, Glenn F. Pierce, and Tina Dutt.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Pathologic Antibodies to Platelet Factor 4 after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccination," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Clinical Features of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Multiyear Follow-up of AAV5-hFVIII-SQ Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice from the British Society of Gastroenterology, the Royal College of Radiologists and the Royal College of Pathology," 2020, Gut
  • "Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline update," 2021, Gut

William A. Lester has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1991. Earlier in their career, in 1983, they were also named Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting contributions to the application of computers to chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Fixed-node quantum Monte Carlo for molecules

    Peter J. Reynolds;Peter J. Reynolds;David M. Ceperley;David M. Ceperley;Berni J. Alder;William A. Lester

  • Monte Carlo Methods In Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry

    B. L. Hammond;W. A. Lester;Peter J. Reynolds

  • Quantum Monte Carlo and Related Approaches

    Brian M. Austin;Dmitry Yu. Zubarev;William A. Lester;William A. Lester

  • Valence quantum Monte Carlo with ab initio effective core potentials

    Brian L. Hammond;Peter J. Reynolds;William A. Lester

  • Interaction Potential between Li and HF

    W. A. Lester;M. Krauss

  • Extended basis first‐order CI study of the 1A′, 3A″, 1A″, and B̃ 1A′ potential energy surfaces of the O(3P,1D)+H2(1Σg+) reaction

    Robert E. Howard;A. D. McLean;W. A. Lester

  • Recent advances in quantum Monte Carlo methods

    William A Lester

  • Monte Carlo algorithms for expectation values of coordinate operators

    R. N. Barnett;R. N. Barnett;P. J. Reynolds;P. J. Reynolds;W. A. Lester;W. A. Lester

  • Geometric, energetic, and bonding properties of neutral and charged copper-doped silicon clusters

    Chuanyun Xiao;Frank Hagelberg;William A. Lester

  • Theoretical study of inelastic scattering of H2 by Li+ on SCF and CI potential energy surfaces

    Joachim Schaefer;William A. Lester

  • Quantum Monte Carlo for the Electronic Structure of Atoms and Molecules

    William A. Lester;Brian L. Hammond

  • Nonadiabatic effects in the collision of F(2P) with H2(1Σg+). III. Scattering theory and coupled‐channel computations

    Frank Rebentrost;William A. Lester

  • Trajectory studies of O+H2 reactions on fitted abinitio surfaces. II. Singlet case

    Reinhard Schinke;William A. Lester

  • ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF VINOXY RADICAL CH2CHO

    M. Dupuis;J. J. Wendoloski;J. J. Wendoloski;W. A. Lester

  • Proton-H2 scattering on an ab initio CI potential energy surface. I. Vibrational excitation at 10 eV

    R. Schinke;R. Schinke;M. Dupuis;W. A. Lester;W. A. Lester

  • Product state distributions in the reaction O(1D2)+H2→OH+H: Comparison of experiment with theory

    A. C. Luntz;R. Schinke;W. A. Lester;Hs. H. Günthard

  • Gaussian Correlation Functions: Two‐Electron Systems

    William A. Lester;Morris Krauss

  • The calculation of excited states with quantum Monte Carlo. II. Vibrational excited states

    B. Bernu;D. M. Ceperley;W. A. Lester

  • Nonadiabatic effects in the collision of F(2P) with H2(1Σ+g). II. Born–Oppenheimer and angular momentum coupling in adiabatic and diabatic representations

    Frank Rebentrost;William A. Lester

  • Nonadiabatic effects in the collision of F(2P) with H2(1Σ+g). I. SCF interaction potentials for the 1 2A′, 2 2A′, and 2A″ states in the reactant region

    Frank Rebentrost;William A. Lester

  • Formaldehyde: Abinitio MCSCF+CI transition state for H2CO → CO+H2 on the S0 surface

    Michel Dupuis;W. A. Lester;B. H. Lengsfield;B. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Frenklach
Michael Frenklach University of California, Berkeley
Michel Dupuis
Michel Dupuis University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Alán Aspuru-Guzik University of Toronto
Barbara J. Garrison
Barbara J. Garrison Pennsylvania State University
Henry F. Schaefer
Henry F. Schaefer University of Georgia
Naoto Umezawa
Naoto Umezawa Samsung (South Korea)
Jeffrey C. Grossman
Jeffrey C. Grossman MIT
David M. Ceperley
David M. Ceperley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael R. Philpott
Michael R. Philpott Tohoku University
Elson Longo
Elson Longo Federal University of São Carlos

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