2026 William M. Abbott: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	80	17267	8653	264	19957

Research.com Recognitions

1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William M. Abbott is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of engineering, with significant contributions to subfields such as mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and computational mechanics.

The research topics addressed by Abbott include:

Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Optical Coatings and Gratings
Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses

Abbott has published multiple papers across a variety of peer-reviewed journals. Selected recent works include:

"Process Parameters Optimisation for Mitigating Residual Stress in Dual-Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing" (2022), Metals
"Comparison of Metal Adhesion Layers for Au Films in Thermoplasmonic Applications" (2020), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Mechanical milling/alloying, characterization and phase formation prediction of Al0.1-0.5(Mn)CoCrCuFeNi-HEA powder feedstocks for cold spray deposition processing" (2023), Journal of Alloys and Compounds
"Assessment of occupational dose reduction with the use of a floor mounted mobile lead radiation protection shield" (2022), Journal of Radiological Protection
"Metal additive manufacturing via a novel composite material using powder and polymers formed in sheets" (2022), CIRP Annals

The venues where Abbott frequently publishes include:

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Metals
Journal of Radiological Protection
CIRP Annals
Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Collaborative efforts have been a component of Abbott's research activities, with frequent co-authors including:

Rocco Lupoi
Shuo Yin
Arnoldas Sasnauskas
Ramesh Babu
Wenyou Zhang

Abbott has been recognized with a fellowship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1931.

Best Publications

Functional arteries grown in vitro.

L. E. Niklason;Jinming Gao;W. M. Abbott;K. K. Hirschi

2317
Citations
Catheter complications in total parenteral nutrition. A prospective study of 200 consecutive patients.

John A. Ryan;Ronald M. Abel;William M. Abbott;Cyrus C. Hopkins

953
Citations
Effect of compliance mismatch on vascular graft patency.

William M. Abbott;Joseph Megerman;Jonathan E. Hasson;Gilbert L'Italien

643
Citations
Vascular complications associated with spontaneous aortic dissection

Richard P. Cambria;David C. Brewster;Jonathan Gertler;Ashby C. Moncure

634
Citations
Improved survival from acute renal failure after treatment with intravenous essential L-amino acids and glucose. Results of a prospective, double-blind study.

Abel Rm;Beck Ch;Abbott Wm;Ryan Ja

583
Citations
The impact of the 80-hour resident workweek on surgical residents and attending surgeons.

Matthew M. Hutter;Katherine C. Kellogg;Charles M. Ferguson;William M. Abbott

474
Citations
Initial experience with endovascular aneurysm repair: comparison of early results with outcome of conventional open repair.

David C. Brewster;Stuart C. Geller;John A. Kaufman;Richard P. Cambria

377
Citations
Morphologic and mechanical characteristics of engineered bovine arteries.

Laura E. Niklason;William Abbott;Jinming Gao;Brian Klagges

324
Citations
Matched Elastic Properties and Successful Arterial Grafting

Raphael Walden;Gilbert J. L'Italien;Joseph Megerman;William M. Abbott

309
Citations
Arterial embolism: A 44 year perspective

William M. Abbott;Randolph D. Maloney;Charles C. McCabe;Christine E. Lee

290
Citations
Clinical experience with epidural cooling for spinal cord protection during thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair

Richard P. Cambria;J.Kenneth Davison;Simona Zannetti;Gilbert L'Italien

289
Citations
Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal approach for aortic reconstruction: a randomized prospective study.

Richard P. Cambria;David C. Brewster;William M. Abbott;Marion Freehan

280
Citations
Identification of Surgical Complications and Deaths: An Assessment of the Traditional Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conference Compared with the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Matthew M. Hutter;Katherine S. Rowell;Lynn A. Devaney;Suzanne M. Sokal

260
Citations
Prosthetic above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting: five-year results of a randomized trial.

Richard M. Green;William M. Abbott;Teruo Matsumoto;Jock R. Wheeler

246
Citations
Prosthetic above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting: Results of a multicenter randomized prospective trial

William M. Abbott;Richard M. Green;Teruo Matsumoto;Jock R. Wheeler

238
Citations
Comparative early and late cardiac morbidity among patients requiring different vascular surgery procedures

Gilbert J. L'Italien;Richard P. Cambria;Bruce S. Cutler;Jeffrey A. Leppo

226
Citations
Are familial abdominal aortic aneurysms different

R.Clement Darling;David C. Brewster;Glenn M. LaMuraglia;Ashby C. Moncure

224
Citations
Intestinal ischemia complicating abdominal aortic surgery.

Brewster Dc;Franklin Dp;Cambria Rp;Darling Rc

219
Citations
Aortocaval and iliac arteriovenous fistulas: recognition and treatment.

David C. Brewster;Richard P. Cambria;Ashby C. Moncure;R.Clement Darling

213
Citations
Hyperalimentation as primary therapy for inflammatory bowel disease

Josef E. Fischer;Gerald S. Foster;Ronald M. Abel;William M. Abbott

204
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Brewster Harvard University

Richard P. Cambria Harvard University

Arthur C. Waltman Harvard University

Charles B. Higgins University of California, San Francisco

Joseph F. Polak Boston University

Josef E. Fischer University of Cincinnati

William L. Stanford Ottawa Hospital

William G. Austen Harvard University

John T. Fallon East Carolina University

Andrew L. Warshaw Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of William M. Abbott

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