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William B. Kannel

William B. Kannel

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2025
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Medicine
USA
2023

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228
Citations
283065
World Ranking
103
National Ranking
73

Medicine

D-Index
228
Citations
286508
World Ranking
65
National Ranking
51

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 1976 - Canada Gairdner International Award

Overview

William B. Kannel was affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research career included significant contributions recognized within the scientific community, as reflected by notable awards.

  • Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association (2006)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1976)

There are no listed recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, fields, or subfields of study available in the data to further detail their academic output or collaborative networks.

The absence of recent publication records and other bibliometric data limits a precise overview of their research topics or specific scientific focus areas.

William B. Kannel is recorded as deceased. The documented awards indicate recognition in cardiovascular or related biomedical research domains, consistent with the profile of a scientist active in the medical and health sciences fields during their career.

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories

    Peter W. F. Wilson;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Daniel Levy;Albert M. Belanger

  • Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study.

    Philip A. Wolf;Robert D. Abbott;William B. Kannel

  • High density lipoprotein as a protective factor against coronary heart disease: The Framingham study

    Tavia Gordon;William P. Castelli;Marthana C. Hjortland;William B. Kannel

  • General Cardiovascular Risk Profile for Use in Primary Care The Framingham Heart Study

    Ralph B. D’Agostino;Ramachandran S. Vasan;Michael J. Pencina;Philip A. Wolf

  • Prognostic Implications of Echocardiographically Determined Left Ventricular Mass in the Framingham Heart Study

    Daniel Levy;Robert J. Garrison;Daniel D. Savage;William B. Kannel

  • Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: The Framingham Study

    William B. Kannel;Daniel L. McGee

  • Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Risk of Death The Framingham Heart Study

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Philip A. Wolf;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Halit Silbershatz

  • The Natural History of Congestive Heart Failure: The Framingham Study

    Patrick A. McKee;William P. Castelli;Patricia M. McNamara;William B. Kannel

  • Obesity and the Risk of Heart Failure

    Satish Kenchaiah;Jane C Evans;Daniel Levy;Peter W F Wilson

  • Epidemiologic features of chronic atrial fibrillation: the Framingham study.

    William B. Kannel;Robert D. Abbott;Daniel D. Savage;Patricia M. McNamara

  • The epidemiology of heart failure : The Framingham Study

    Kalon K.L. Ho;Joan L. Pinsky;William B. Kannel;Daniel Levy;Daniel Levy;Daniel Levy

  • Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease and Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels: The Framingham Study

    William P. Castelli;Robert J. Garrison;Peter W. F. Wilson;Robert D. Abbott

  • Serum Cholesterol, Lipoproteins, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: The Framingham Study

    William B. Kannel;William P. Castelli;Tavia Gordon;Patricia M. Mcnamara

  • Impact of High-Normal Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

    Ramachandran S. Vasan;Martin G. Larson;Eric P. Leip;Jane C. Evans

  • Hemodynamic Patterns of Age-Related Changes in Blood Pressure: The Framingham Heart Study

    Stanley S. Franklin;William Gustin;Nathan D. Wong;Martin G. Larson

  • Prevalence, incidence, prognosis, and predisposing conditions for atrial fibrillation : population-based estimates

    W.B Kannel;P.A Wolf;E.J Benjamin;D Levy

  • The Progression From Hypertension to Congestive Heart Failure

    Daniel Levy;Martin G. Larson;Ramachandran S. Vasan;William B. Kannel

  • Cardiovascular disease risk profiles

    Keaven M. Anderson;Patricia M. Odell;Peter W.F. Wilson;William B. Kannel

  • An updated coronary risk profile. A statement for health professionals.

    K M Anderson;P W Wilson;P M Odell;W B Kannel

  • Overweight and obesity as determinants of cardiovascular risk: the Framingham experience.

    Peter W. F. Wilson;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Lisa Sullivan;Helen Parise

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health
Philip A. Wolf
Philip A. Wolf Boston University
William P. Castelli
William P. Castelli Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Peter W.F. Wilson
Peter W.F. Wilson Emory University
Emelia J. Benjamin
Emelia J. Benjamin Boston University
Thomas J. Wang
Thomas J. Wang Vanderbilt University
Paul D. Sorlie
Paul D. Sorlie National Institutes of Health
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University

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