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William H. Woodall

William H. Woodall

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Mathematics
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mathematics

D-Index
74
Citations
23122
World Ranking
216
National Ranking
123

William H. Woodall publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

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

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 187 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

William H. Woodall D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

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

30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2002 - Shewhart Medal
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

William H. Woodall is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on decision sciences, with an emphasis on advanced statistical process monitoring and related fields.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Decision Sciences

More specifically, their work delves into the following subfields:

  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Management Science and Operations Research

The scientific topics frequently addressed in their research are:

  • Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring
  • Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
  • Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Quality and Safety in Healthcare
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Fuzzy Systems and Optimization

William H. Woodall has published in several prominent venues, including:

  • Quality and Reliability Engineering International
  • Quality Engineering
  • Journal of Quality Technology
  • Quality Technology & Quantitative Management
  • IEEE Access

Their recent papers are:

  • "An overview and critique of the use of cumulative sum methods with surgical learning curve data", 2020, Statistics in Medicine
  • "The impracticality of homogeneously weighted moving average and progressive mean control chart approaches", 2021, Quality and Reliability Engineering International
  • "Monitoring univariate processes using control charts: Some practical issues and advice", 2023, Quality Engineering
  • "On the design of control charts with guaranteed conditional performance under estimated parameters", 2020, Quality and Reliability Engineering International
  • "The role of the normal distribution in statistical process monitoring", 2021, Quality Engineering

Frequent co-authors in William H. Woodall's research include:

  • Abdul Haq
  • Nesma A. Saleh
  • Mahmoud A. Mahmoud
  • Sven Knoth
  • Víctor G. Tercero-Gómez

William H. Woodall has received recognition in the field with awards including:

  • Shewhart Medal (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) (1997)

Best Publications

  • Exponentially weighted moving average control schemes: properties and enhancements

    James M. Lucas;Michael S. Saccucci;Robert V. Baxley;William H. Woodall

  • A multivariate exponentially weighted moving average control chart

    Cynthia A. Lowry;William H. Woodall;Charles W. Champ;Steven E. Rigdon

  • Research Issues and Ideas in Statistical Process Control

    William H. Woodall;Douglas C. Montgomery

  • Effects of parameter estimation on control chart properties: A literature review

    Willis A Jensen;L Allison Jones-Farmer;Charles W Champ;William H. Woodall

  • Controversies and Contradictions in Statistical Process Control

    William H. Woodall

  • Using Control Charts to Monitor Process and Product Quality Profiles

    William H. Woodall;Dan J. Spitzner;Douglas C. Montgomery;Shilpa Gupta

  • On the Monitoring of Linear Profiles

    Keunpyo Kim;Mahmoud A. Mahmoud;William H. Woodall

  • Multivariate CUSUM Quality- Control Procedures

    William H. Woodall;Matoteng M. Ncube

  • Exact results for shewhart control charts with supplementary runs rules

    Charles W. Champ;William H. Woodall

  • Phase I Analysis of Linear Profiles With Calibration Applications

    Mahmoud A Mahmoud;William H Woodall

  • Current research on profile monitoring

    William H. Woodall

  • A change point method for linear profile data

    Mahmoud A. Mahmoud;Peter A. Parker;William H. Woodall;Douglas M. Hawkins

  • Some current directions in the theory and application of statistical process monitoring

    William H. Woodall;Douglas C. Montgomery

  • An Overview of Six Sigma

    Douglas C. Montgomery;William H. Woodall

  • A Comparison of Multivariate Control Charts for Individual Observations

    Joe H. Sullivan;William H. Woodall

  • Statistical monitoring of nonlinear product and process quality profiles

    James D. Williams;William H. Woodall;Jeffrey B. Birch

  • A comparison of fuzzy forecasting and Markov modeling

    Joe Sullivan;William H. Woodall

  • The State of Statistical Process Control as We Proceed into the 21st Century

    Zachary G. Stoumbos;Marion R. Reynolds;Thomas P. Ryan;William H. Woodall

  • A review and analysis of cause-selecting control charts

    Mark R. Wade;William H. Woodall

  • Weaknesses of The Economic Design of Control Charts

    William H. Woodall

  • Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Fifth Edition

    William H. Woodall

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Leung Tsui
Kwok-Leung Tsui Virginia Tech
Marion R. Reynolds
Marion R. Reynolds Virginia Tech
Douglas C. Montgomery
Douglas C. Montgomery Arizona State University
Andrew Gelman
Andrew Gelman Columbia University
Michael J. Campbell
Michael J. Campbell University of Sheffield
Deborah Ashby
Deborah Ashby Imperial College London
Jon Nicholl
Jon Nicholl University of Sheffield
Ronald J. M. M. Does
Ronald J. M. M. Does University of Amsterdam
Stephen E. Fienberg
Stephen E. Fienberg Carnegie Mellon University
Alfred Stein
Alfred Stein University of Twente

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