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William D. Foulkes

William D. Foulkes

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Medicine
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
142
Citations
74240
World Ranking
1565
National Ranking
50

William D. Foulkes 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 D. Foulkes sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 828 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William D. Foulkes 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 D. Foulkes sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

William D. Foulkes is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

Their research topics center notably on BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, and DNA Repair Mechanisms.

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by William D. Foulkes include:

  • Achieving clinical success with BET inhibitors as anti-cancer agents, 2021, British Journal of Cancer
  • Methionine Metabolism Shapes T Helper Cell Responses through Regulation of Epigenetic Reprogramming, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models to study gene-environment interactions, 2020, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Clinical practice guidelines for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing, 2021, European Journal of Cancer

Frequent coauthors collaborating with William D. Foulkes include:

  • Andrea Eisen
  • Steven A. Narod
  • Bárbara Rivera
  • Joanne Kotsopoulos
  • Jan Lubiński

The venues that most often feature their publications are:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • UNC Libraries
  • Genetics in Medicine

In recognition of professional achievements, William D. Foulkes was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016 under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Triple-negative breast cancer.

    William D. Foulkes;Ian E. Smith;Jorge S. Reis-Filho

  • REVEL: An Ensemble Method for Predicting the Pathogenicity of Rare Missense Variants

    Nilah M M. Ioannidis;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Vikas Pejaver;Sumit Middha

  • Subtyping of breast cancer by immunohistochemistry to investigate a relationship between subtype and short and long term survival: a collaborative analysis of data for 10,159 cases from 12 studies

    Fiona M. Blows;Kristy E. Driver;Marjanka K. Schmidt;Annegien Broeks

  • BRCA1 and BRCA2 : 1994 and beyond

    Steven A. Narod;William D. Foulkes

  • Re: Germline BRCA1 Mutations and a Basal Epithelial Phenotype in Breast Cancer

    William D. Foulkes;Ingunn M. Stefansson;Pierre O. Chappuis;Louis R. Bégin

  • Breast-Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2

    A. C. Antoniou;S. Casadei;T. Heikkinen;D. Barrowdale

  • Gene-Panel Sequencing and the Prediction of Breast-Cancer Risk

    Douglas Frederick Easton;Paul David Pharoah;Antonis C. Antoniou;Marc Derek Tischkowitz

  • Sequence variant classification and reporting: recommendations for improving the interpretation of cancer susceptibility genetic test results

    Sharon E. Plon;Diana M. Eccles;Douglas Easton;William D. Foulkes

  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

    Polymnia Galiatsatos;William D Foulkes

  • Salpingo-oophorectomy and the Risk of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation

    Amy Finch;Mario Beiner;Jan Lubinski;Henry T. Lynch

  • Contralateral Breast Cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

    Kelly Metcalfe;Henry T. Lynch;Parviz Ghadirian;Nadine Tung

  • Inherited susceptibility to common cancers.

    William D Foulkes

  • Is Breast Cancer the Same Disease in Asian and Western Countries

    Stanley P L Leong;Zhen Zhou Shen;Tse Jia Liu;Gaurav Agarwal

  • Impact of Oophorectomy on Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation

    Amy P.M. Finch;Jan Lubinski;Pål Møller;Christian F. Singer

  • Folate-binding Protein Is a Marker for Ovarian Cancer

    Ian G. Campbell;Tania A. Jones;William D. Foulkes;John Trowsdale

  • Triple-negative breast cancer: distinguishing between basal and nonbasal subtypes.

    Emad A. Rakha;Somaia E. Elsheikh;Somaia E. Elsheikh;Muhammed A. Aleskandarany;Muhammed A. Aleskandarany;Hany O. Habashi;Hany O. Habashi

  • DICER1: mutations, microRNAs and mechanisms

    William D. Foulkes;John R. Priest;Thomas F. Duchaine

  • Use of immunohistochemical markers can refine prognosis in triple negative breast cancer

    Marc Tischkowitz;Marc Tischkowitz;Jean-Sébastien Brunet;Jean-Sébastien Brunet;Louis R. Bégin;David G. Huntsman

  • Breast Cancer Risk Following Bilateral Oophorectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: An International Case-Control Study

    Andrea Eisen;Jan Lubinski;Jan Klijn;Pal Moller

  • RESPONSE: Re: Germline BRCA1 Mutations and a Basal Epithelial Phenotype in Breast Cancer

    William D. Foulkes;Lars A. Akslen

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Narod
Steven A. Narod University of Toronto
Parviz Ghadirian
Parviz Ghadirian University of Montreal
Henry T. Lynch
Henry T. Lynch Creighton University
Jan Lubinski
Jan Lubinski Pomeranian Medical University
Nadine Tung
Nadine Tung Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Susan L. Neuhausen
Susan L. Neuhausen City Of Hope National Medical Center
Patricia N. Tonin
Patricia N. Tonin McGill University
Marc Tischkowitz
Marc Tischkowitz University of Cambridge
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Pål Møller
Pål Møller Oslo University Hospital

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