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William C. Chapman publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 623 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William C. Chapman 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 William C. Chapman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William C. Chapman is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Surgery, Oncology, and Hepatology. Additional subfields include Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work predominantly addresses topics related to organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, colorectal cancer surgical treatments, and liver disease and transplantation. Other notable areas of research include pancreatic and hepatic oncology, organ donation and transplantation, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, and colorectal and anal carcinomas.

Frequent publication venues for William C. Chapman include:

  • HPB
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Annals of Surgery
  • Journal of Biophotonics

Collaborations are a central aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors consisting of Adeel Khan, Matthew G. Mutch, Neeta Vachharajani, Majella B. Doyle, and Maria B. Majella Doyle.

Selected recent publications exemplify the scope of their research interests:

  • Metabolic syndrome, metabolic comorbid conditions and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer (2020, Gut)
  • Proposal of a New Comprehensive Notation for Hepatectomy (2021, Annals of Surgery)
  • Clinical Calculator Based on Molecular and Clinicopathologic Characteristics Predicts Recurrence Following Resection of Stage I-III Colon Cancer (2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • Liver Transplantation as a New Standard of Care in Patients With Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma? Results From an International Benchmark Study (2022, Annals of Surgery)
  • Real-time colorectal cancer diagnosis using PR-OCT with deep learning (2020, Theranostics)

Best Publications

  • Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery.

    David Reed Flum;Steven H. Belle;Wendy C. King;Abdus S. Wahed

  • A meta-analysis of selective versus routine nasogastric decompression after elective laparotomy

    Michael L. Cheatham;William C. Chapman;Steven P. Key;John L Sawyers

  • Comparison of the transcriptional landscapes between human and mouse tissues

    Shin Lin;Yiing Lin;Joseph R. Nery;Mark A. Urich

  • Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation, Followed by Liver Transplantation, for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma at 12 US Centers

    Sarwa Darwish Murad;W. Ray Kim;Denise M. Harnois;David D. Douglas

  • Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Resection Determines Outcome

    Thomas A. Aloia;Jean Nicolas Vauthey;Evelyne M. Loyer;Dario Ribero

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging in the evaluation of gallbladder carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

    Christopher D. Anderson;Michael H. Rice;C. Wright Pinson;William C. Chapman

  • Evaluation of benign vs malignant hepatic lesions with positron emission tomography.

    Delbeke D;Martin Wh;Sandler Mp;Chapman Wc

  • Staging recurrent metastatic colorectal carcinoma with PET.

    Delbeke D;Vitola Jv;Sandler Mp;Arildsen Rc

  • Method and apparatus for collecting and processing physical space data for use while performing image-guided surgery

    Robert L. Galloway;William C. Chapman;James D. Stefansic;Alan J. Herline

  • Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Transarterial Chemoembolization to Downstage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Liver Transplantation

    William C. Chapman;M B. Majella Doyle;Jourdan E. Stuart;Neeta Vachharajani

  • Everolimus With Reduced Tacrolimus Improves Renal Function in De Novo Liver Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    P De Simone;Frederik Nevens;L De Carlis;H J Metselaar

  • Optimal interpretation of FDG PET in the diagnosis, staging and management of pancreatic carcinoma

    D Delbeke;D M Rose;W C Chapman;C W Pinson

  • Predicting outcome after liver transplantation: utility of the model for end-stage liver disease and a newly derived discrimination function.

    Niraj M. Desai;Kevin C. Mange;Michael D. Crawford;Peter L. Abt

  • Positron emission tomography to stage suspected metastatic colorectal carcinoma to the liver

    João V. Vitola;Dominique Delbeke;Martin P. Sandler;Michelle G. Campbell

  • 18Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in the management of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer

    D. Michael Rose;Dominique Delbeke;R. Daniel Beauchamp;William C. Chapman

  • Prevention of Gallstone Formation in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Rapid Weight Loss: Results of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

    L.James Wudel;J.Kelly Wright;Jacob P. Debelak;Tara M. Allos

  • Postcholecystectomy bile duct strictures. Management and outcome in 130 patients.

    William C. Chapman;Ariel Halevy;Leslie H. Blumgart;Irving S. Benjamin

  • Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with open cholecystectomy in a single center

    Lester F. Williams;William C. Chapman;Roger A. Bonau;Edwin C. McGee

  • The role of cytology (Pap tests) and human papillomavirus testing in anal cancer screening.

    Irving E Salit;Alice Lytwyn;Janet Raboud;Marie Sano

  • The activity of letrozole in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer and correlation with biological markers--a study of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group.

    B. B.Y. Ma;Amit Oza;E. Eisenhauer;G. Stanimir

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Mohanakumar
T. Mohanakumar Washington University in St. Louis
William G. Hawkins
William G. Hawkins Washington University in St. Louis
Steven M. Strasberg
Steven M. Strasberg Washington University in St. Louis
Quing Zhu
Quing Zhu Washington University in St. Louis
Elizabeth M. Brunt
Elizabeth M. Brunt Washington University in St. Louis
Robert L. Galloway
Robert L. Galloway Vanderbilt University
William R. Jarnagin
William R. Jarnagin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Benoit M. Dawant
Benoit M. Dawant Vanderbilt University
Michael I. Miga
Michael I. Miga Vanderbilt University
Timothy S. Blackwell
Timothy S. Blackwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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