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D-Index
42
Citations
7086
World Ranking
5218
National Ranking
1953

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William D. Harrison was affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions across several subfields including Surgery, Urology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Rheumatology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist authored publications covering a range of topics, prominently in urological and reproductive health, oncology studies related to urinary and genital systems, as well as cardiac and surgical outcome analyses. The main topics worked on included:

  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Urologic and reproductive health conditions
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Ureteral procedures and complications
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Harrison's recent published works encompassed a variety of clinical and surgical investigations. Selected papers featured:

  • "Robotic surgery education in Australia and New Zealand: primetime for a curriculum," 2024, ANZ Journal of Surgery
  • "A transparent synthetic peptide hydrogel as a haemostatic agent in athermal nerve sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an observational study," 2023, Translational Andrology and Urology
  • "Fever in a patient with osteomyelitis: the diagnosis could be serotonin syndrome," 2021, BMJ Case Reports
  • "Does non-visible haematuria require urgent assessment? A retrospective cohort study from a university teaching hospital," 2021, World Journal of Urology
  • "Ileal endometriosis: a rare cause of multifocal small bowel strictures," 2021, ANZ Journal of Surgery

Their research was disseminated through frequent publication venues such as Translational Andrology and Urology, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Urology Case Reports, Urology Video Journal, and BMJ Case Reports. The numbers of publications in these venues reflected sustained contributions to urological and surgical literature.

Several collaborators frequently co-authored with Harrison, including Devang Desai, Kale Munien, Sheliyan Raveenthiran, Kapilan Ravichandran, and David Sillar, indicating collaborative efforts in related research areas.

William D. Harrison was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2001, marking a formal acknowledgment by a scientific society. Their career reflects a comprehensive engagement with interdisciplinary medical research until their passing.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Wastage of Alaska Glaciers and Their Contribution to Rising Sea Level

    Anthony A. Arendt;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison;Craig S. Lingle

  • Glacier surge mechanism: 1982-1983 surge of variegated glacier, alaska.

    Barclay Kamb;C. F. Raymond;W. D. Harrison;Hermann Engelhardt

  • The Mass Balance of Circum-Arctic Glaciers and Recent Climate Change

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Jon Ove Hagen;Helgi Björnsson;Andrey F. Glazovsky

  • Quantifying the effects of climate and surface change on glacier mass balance

    D. H. Elsberg;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer;R. M. Krimmel

  • Surficial glaciology of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: Part I. Surface morphology

    K. Echelmeyer;T. S. Clarke;W.D. Harrison

  • How much do we really know about glacier surging

    William D. Harrison;Austin S. Post

  • The role of the margins in the dynamics of an active ice stream

    K. A. Echelmeyer;W. D. Harrison;C. Larsen;J. E. Mitchell

  • Basal sliding and conditions at the glacier bed as revealed by bore-hole photography

    H. F. Engelhardt;W. D. Harrison;Barclay Kamb

  • Glacier motion dominated by processes deep in underlying till

    M. Truffer;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer

  • Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: seasonal variations in velocity -- or lack thereof

    Keith Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison

  • Some Observations on the Behavior of the Liquid and Gas Phases in Temperate Glacier Ice

    C. F. Raymond;W. D. Harrison

  • The state and future of Mars polar science and exploration.

    Stephen M. Clifford;David Crisp;David A. Fisher;Ken E. Herkenhoff

  • Mechanisms of fast flow in Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland. I: Measurements of temperature and water level in deep boreholes

    Almut Iken;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison;Martin Funk

  • Updated estimates of glacier volume changes in the western Chugach Mountains, Alaska, and a comparison of regional extrapolation methods

    A. Arendt;K. Echelmeyer;W. Harrison;C. Lingle

  • On the characterization of glacier response by a single time-scale

    W. D. Harrison;D. H. Elsberg;K. A. Echelmeyer;R. M. Krimmel

  • Airborne surface profiling of glaciers: a case-study in Alaska

    K. A. Echelmeyer;W. D. Harrison;C. F. Larsen;J. Sapiano

  • Elevation, volume and terminus changes of nine glaciers in North America

    J. J. Sapiano;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer

  • Implications of till deformation on glacier dynamics

    Martin Truffer;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison

  • The surges of Variegated Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A., and their connection to climate and mass balance

    O. Eisen;W. D. Harrison;C. F. Raymond

  • Hydrological discharges and motion of Fels and Black Rapids Glaciers, Alaska, U.S.A.: implications for the structure of their drainage systems

    C.F. Raymond;R.J. Benedict;W.D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer

  • Measurement of temperature in a margin of Ice Stream B, Antarctica : implications for margin migration and lateral drag

    W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer;C. F. Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith A. Echelmeyer
Keith A. Echelmeyer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Charles F. Raymond
Charles F. Raymond University of Washington
Martin Truffer
Martin Truffer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
Regine Hock
Regine Hock University of Alaska Fairbanks
Neil F. Humphrey
Neil F. Humphrey University of Wyoming
Edwin D. Waddington
Edwin D. Waddington University of Washington
Robert Bindschadler
Robert Bindschadler Goddard Space Flight Center
Matthew Sturm
Matthew Sturm University of Alaska Fairbanks

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