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86
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3024
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1536

William L. Farrar publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William L. Farrar sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

William L. Farrar D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William L. Farrar is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States, where they contribute to research in medical imaging and cancer treatment.

One of their recent research publications is titled "Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Guide Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in the Prone Position and Treatment Response in Clinical Stage 1 Hormone Sensitive Breast Cancer: A Phase 1/2 Study", published in 2025 in the journal International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. This work focuses on the clinical application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to optimize breast cancer treatment planning and assess treatment response.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sasha Beyer
  • Jeffrey Hawley
  • Yevgeniya Gokun
  • Vedat Yildiz
  • Lai Wei

The main publication venue associated with their work is:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Best Publications

  • The role of IL-6 and STAT3 in inflammation and cancer

    David R. Hodge;Elaine M. Hurt;William L. Farrar

  • The biochemistry, biology, and role of interleukin 2 in the induction of cytotoxic T cell and antibody-forming B cell responses.

    John J. Farrar;William R. Benjamin;Mary L. Hilfiker;Maureen Howard

  • Regulation of the production of immune interferon and cytotoxic T lymphocytes by interleukin 2.

    W L Farrar;H M Johnson;J J Farrar

  • Visualization and characterization of interleukin 1 receptors in brain.

    W L Farrar;P L Kilian;M R Ruff;J M Hill

  • Thymoma Production of T Cell Growth Factor (Interleukin 2)

    J J Farrar;J Fuller-Farrar;P L Simon;M L Hilfiker

  • CD44 + CD24 − prostate cells are early cancer progenitor/stem cells that provide a model for patients with poor prognosis

    E M Hurt;B T Kawasaki;G J Klarmann;S B Thomas

  • Activation of Human T Lymphocytes Is Inhibited by Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ (PPARγ) Agonists PPARγ CO-ASSOCIATION WITH TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT

    Xiao Yi Yang;Li Hua Wang;Taosheng Chen;David R. Hodge

  • Interleukin-2 stimulates association of protein kinase C with plasma membrane.

    William L. Farrar;Wayne B. Anderson

  • Activation of receptor-associated tyrosine kinase JAK2 by prolactin

    Hallgeir Rui;Robert A. Kirken;William L. Farrar

  • Octapeptides deduced from the neuropeptide receptor-like pattern of antigen T4 in brain potently inhibit human immunodeficiency virus receptor binding and T-cell infectivity.

    C B Pert;J M Hill;M R Ruff;R M Berman

  • Human immunodeficiency virus glycoprotein (gp120) induction of monocyte arachidonic acid metabolites and interleukin 1.

    Larry M. Wahl;Marta L. Corcoran;Stephen W. Pyle;Larry O. Arthur

  • Interleukin 6 Activates Androgen Receptor-mediated Gene Expression through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3-dependent Pathway in LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells

    Taosheng Chen;Li Hua Wang;William L. Farrar

  • Altered cytosol/membrane enzyme redistribution on interleukin-3 activation of protein kinase C.

    William L. Farrar;Thomas P. Thomas;Wayne B. Anderson

  • Interleukin 6 supports the maintenance of p53 tumor suppressor gene promoter methylation.

    David R. Hodge;Benjamin Peng;James C. Cherry;Elaine M. Hurt

  • The cancer stem cell niche—there goes the neighborhood?

    Stephanie M. Cabarcas;Lesley A. Mathews;William L. Farrar

  • Macrophage-independent activation of helper T cells. I. Production of Interleukin 2.

    J J Farrar;S B Mizel;J Fuller-Farrar;W L Farrar

  • Modulating influence on HIV/AIDS by interacting RANTES gene variants.

    Ping An;George W. Nelson;Lihua Wang;Sharyne Donfield

  • Invasive prostate cancer cells are tumor initiating cells that have a stem cell-like genomic signature

    George J. Klarmann;Elaine M. Hurt;Lesley A. Mathews;Xiaohu Zhang

  • The immune logical brain.

    William L. Farrar;Joanna M. Hill;Annick Harel-Bellan;Michelle Vinocour

  • Mitogen and lymphokine stimulation of heat shock proteins in T lymphocytes

    Douglas K. Ferris;Annick Harel-Bellan;Richard I. Morimoto;William J. Welch

Frequent Co-Authors

Hallgeir Rui
Hallgeir Rui Medical College of Wisconsin
Romano Danesi
Romano Danesi University of Pisa
Candace B. Pert
Candace B. Pert National Institutes of Health
Annick Harel-Bellan
Annick Harel-Bellan Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Francis W. Ruscetti
Francis W. Ruscetti National Institutes of Health
John A. Milner
John A. Milner National Institutes of Health
John L. Cleveland
John L. Cleveland Moffitt Cancer Center
Candace B. Pert
Candace B. Pert Georgetown University
Andrew C. Larner
Andrew C. Larner Virginia Commonwealth University
Cheryl D. Helgason
Cheryl D. Helgason BC Cancer Research Centre

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