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William L. Heyward

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7758
World Ranking
18724
National Ranking
7652

William L. Heyward 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. Heyward sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 86 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William L. Heyward 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. Heyward sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

William L. Heyward is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their professional focus is associated with one of the leading public health institutions nationally, which plays a significant role in disease control and prevention efforts.

No specific recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications are listed for William L. Heyward. Similarly, no details on main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work, have been provided in the available data.

There is also no record of awards won or any noted honorary recognitions linked to this profile. Likewise, the scientist is listed as currently living.

Given the limited publication and research data provided, the profile reflects primarily the institutional affiliation and the absence of publicly indexed research outputs or collaborations within the current data sources.

Best Publications

  • Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Relation of Age to the Clinical Expression of Disease and Subsequent Development of the Carrier State

    Brian J. McMahon;Wallace L. M. Alward;David B. Hall;William L. Heyward

  • Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Efficacy Trial of a Bivalent Recombinant Glycoprotein 120 HIV‐1 Vaccine among Injection Drug Users in Bangkok, Thailand

    Punnee Pitisuttithum;Peter Gilbert;Marc Gurwith;William Heyward

  • Correlation between Immunologic Responses to a Recombinant Glycoprotein 120 Vaccine and Incidence of HIV-1 Infection in a Phase 3 HIV-1 Preventive Vaccine Trial

    Peter B. Gilbert;Michael L. Peterson;Dean Follmann;Michael G. Hudgens

  • Risk for Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission According to Maternal Immunologic, Virologic, and Placental Factors

    Michael E. St. Louis;Munkolenkole Kamenga;Christopher Brown;Ann Marie Nelson

  • Evidence of marked sexual behavior change associated with low HIV-1 seroconversion in 149 married couples with discordant HIV-1 serostatus: experience at an HIV counselling center in Zaire.

    Munkolenkole Kamenga;Robert W. Ryder;Muana Jingu;Nkashama Mbuyi

  • The Long-Term Serological Course of Asymptomatic Hepatitis B Virus Carriers and the Development of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Wallace L. M. Alward;Brian J. McMahon;David B. Hall;William L. Heyward

  • Genital papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia--opportunistic complications of HIV infection.

    Marie Laga;Joseph P. Icenogle;Richard Marsella;Abib Thiam Manoka

  • Mixed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in an individual: demonstration of both HIV type 1 and type 2 proviral sequences by using polymerase chain reaction

    Mark Rayfield;Kevin de Cock;William Heyward;Lynn Goldstein

  • The evolving molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 envelope subtypes in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand: implications for HIV vaccine trials.

    Kalish Ml;Baldwin A;Raktham S;Wasi C

  • Continued high HIV-1 incidence in a vaccine trial preparatory cohort of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand.

    Suphak Vanichseni;Dwip Kitayaporn;Timothy D. Mastro;Timothy D. Mastro;Philip A. Mock

  • Duration of immunogenicity and efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in a Yupik Eskimo population.

    Robert B. Wainwright;Brian J. McMahon;Lisa R. Bulkow;David B. Hall

  • Safety and immunogenicity of an HIV subtype B and E prime-boost vaccine combination in HIV-negative Thai adults

    Sorachai Nitayaphan;Punnee Pitisuttithum;Chitraporn Karnasuta;Chirapa Eamsila

  • Field testing and comparative evaluation of rapid, visually read screening assays for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus.

    Freya Spielberg;Robert W. Ryder;Jeffrey Harris;William L. Heyward

  • A retrospective cohort study of the risk of tuberculosis among women of childbearing age with HIV infection in Zaire.

    M. Miles Braun;Nsanga Badi;Robert W. Ryder;Ekungola Baende

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the United States

    M. Miles Braun;Robert H. Byers;William L. Heyward;Carol A. Ciesielski

  • The epidemiology of AIDS in the U.S.

    William L. Heyward;James W. Curran

  • AIDS -- the leading cause of adult death in the West African city of Abidjan Ivory Coast.

    Kevin M. De Cock;Bernard Barrere;Lacina Diaby;Marie-France Lafontaine

  • High Hiv-1 incidence in young women masked by stable overall seroprevalence among childbearing women in Kinshasa, Zaïre: estimating incidence from serial seroprevalence data

    V. Batter;B. Matela;M. Nsuami;T. Manzila

  • Fertility rates in 238 HIV-1-seropositive women in Zaire followed for 3 years post-partum.

    Robert W. Ryder;Véronique L. Batter;Malanda Nsuami;Nsanga Badi

  • Epidemiological analysis of the significance of low-positive test results for antibody to hepatitis B surface and core antigens.

    S C Hadler;B L Murphy;C A Schable;W L Heyward

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald P. Francis
Donald P. Francis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brian J. McMahon
Brian J. McMahon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gerald Schochetman
Gerald Schochetman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marie Laga
Marie Laga Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Lisa R. Bulkow
Lisa R. Bulkow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Timothy D. Mastro
Timothy D. Mastro Family Health International 360
Don C. Des Jarlais
Don C. Des Jarlais New York University
Punnee Pitisuttithum
Punnee Pitisuttithum Mahidol University
James E. Maynard
James E. Maynard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter Piot
Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Merlin L. Robb

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Georgia D. Tomaras

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