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D-Index
96
Citations
34217
World Ranking
9651
National Ranking
4968

William R. Fair publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 363 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

William R. Fair D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1959 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William R. Fair was affiliated with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community in various capacities, though specific details regarding their research papers and publication topics remain unavailable.

In recognition of their professional contributions, William R. Fair was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1959.

The scientist's work areas, co-author collaborations, and publication venues have not been documented in detail. Similarly, there is no available information on book publications or specific fields and subfields of study.

William R. Fair is deceased. Their professional legacy is noted primarily through their affiliation and distinguished fellowship status.

Best Publications

  • Prostate-specific membrane antigen expression in normal and malignant human tissues.

    David A. Silver;Inmaculada Pellicer;William R. Fair;Warren D. W. Heston

  • Dose escalation with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy affects the outcome in prostate cancer.

    Michael J. Zelefsky;Steven A. Leibel;Paul Gaudin;Gerald J. Kutcher

  • Report of the United States cooperative study of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

    George W. Drach;Study Coordinator;Stephen Dretler;William Fair

  • Expression of the prostate-specific membrane antigen

    Ron S. Israeli;C. Thomas Powell;John G. Corr;William R. Fair

  • Molecular Cloning of a Complementary DNA Encoding a Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen

    R. S. Israeli;C. T. Powell;W. R. Fair;W. D. W. Heston

  • Methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin for advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Efficacy and patterns of response and relapse.

    Cora N. Sternberg;Alan Yagoda;Howard I. Scher;Robin C. Watson

  • The Treated Natural History of High Risk Superficial Bladder Cancer: 15-year Outcome

    Michael S. Cookson;Harry W. Herr;Zuo Feng Zhang;Scott Soloway

  • Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer.

    Dean Ornish;Gerdi Weidner;William R. Fair;Ruth Marlin

  • Nuclear Overexpression of p53 Protein in Transitional Cell Bladder Carcinoma: A Marker for Disease Progression

    Alvaro S. Sarkis;Guido Dalbagni;Carlos Cordon-Cardo;Zuo-Feng Zhang

  • The effect of local control on metastatic dissemination in carcinoma of the prostate: Long-term results in patients treated with 1251 implantation

    Zvi Fuks;Steven A. Leibel;Kent E. Wallner;Colin B. Begg

  • M-VAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin) for advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium.

    Cora N. Sternberg;Cora N. Sternberg;Alan Yagoda;Alan Yagoda;Howard I. Scher;Howard I. Scher;Robin C. Watson;Robin C. Watson

  • The TNM classification of prostate cancer

    F H Schröder;P Hermanek;L Denis;W R Fair

  • Altered Expression of the Retinoblastoma Gene Product: Prognostic Indicator in Bladder Cancer

    Carlos Cordon-Cardo;David Wartinger;Daniel Petrylak;Guido Dalbagni

  • Classification of Benign Diseases Associated with Prostatic Pain: Prostatitis or Prostatodynia?

    George W. Drach;William R. Fair;Edwin M. Meares;Thomas A. Stamey

  • Randomized trial of etoposide and cisplatin versus etoposide and carboplatin in patients with good-risk germ cell tumors: a multiinstitutional study

    D F Bajorin;M F Sarosdy;D G Pfister;M Mazumdar

  • Incidence and clinical significance of false-negative sextant prostate biopsies.

    Farhang Rabbani;Nicholas Stroumbakis;Bruce R. Kava;Michael S. Cookson

  • Sensitive Nested Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Circulating Prostatic Tumor Cells: Comparison of Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen and Prostate-specific Antigen-based Assays

    Ron S. Israeli;Wilson H. Miller;Sai L. Su;C. Thomas Powell

  • Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy prevents tumor progression and death from superficial bladder cancer: ten-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial.

    Harry W. Herr;David M. Schwalb;Zuo-Feng Zhang;Pramod C. Sogani

  • Genetic alterations in bladder cancer

    G. Dalbagni;J. Presti;W.R. Fair;V. Reuter

  • Decreased Growth of Established Human Prostate LNCaP Tumors in Nude Mice Fed a Low-Fat Diet

    Yu Wang;John G. Corr;Howard T. Thaler;Yue Tao

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren D.W. Heston
Warren D.W. Heston Case Western Reserve University
Harry W. Herr
Harry W. Herr Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Victor E. Reuter
Victor E. Reuter Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Willet F. Whitmore
Willet F. Whitmore Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Carlos Cordon-Cardo
Carlos Cordon-Cardo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Paul Russo
Paul Russo Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Howard I. Scher
Howard I. Scher Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
George J. Bosl
George J. Bosl Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Zuo-Feng Zhang
Zuo-Feng Zhang University of California, Los Angeles
Guido Dalbagni
Guido Dalbagni Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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