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William S. Cain

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
17425
World Ranking
1714
National Ranking
833

William S. Cain publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 202 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

William S. Cain D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

William S. Cain is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their academic career includes collaborations with various scholars, demonstrating engagement in joint research efforts.

Frequent co-authors of William S. Cain include:

  • Robert H. Jackson
  • A. Scott Durkin
  • Loren R. Graham
  • Douglas R. Weiner
  • Christopher Ely

In recognition of professional contributions, William S. Cain was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1980.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of olfactory dysfunction in the Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Center.

    W S Cain;J F Gent;R B Goodspeed;G Leonard

  • To know with the nose: keys to odor identification

    William S. Cain

  • Interaction between chemoreceptive modalities of odour and irritation

    William S. Cain;Claire L. Murphy

  • Taste and olfaction: Independence vs interaction

    Claire A. Murphy;William S. Cain

  • Mutual action of taste and olfaction.

    Claire Murphy;William S. Cain;Linda M. Bartoshuk

  • Odor recognition: familiarity, identifiability, and encoding consistency.

    Michael D. Rabin;William S. Cain

  • Clinical evaluation of olfaction

    William S. Cain;Janneane Gent;Frank A. Catalanotto;Ronald B. Goodspeed

  • Odor identification by males and females: Predictions vs performance.

    William S. Cain

  • Testing olfaction in a clinical setting.

    Cain Ws

  • Olfactory sensitivity: Reliability, generality, and association with aging.

    William S. Cain;Janneane F. Gent

  • Thresholds for odor and nasal pungency

    J.Enrique Cometto-Muñiz;William S. Cain

  • Variability of olfactory thresholds

    Joseph C. Stevens;William S. Cain;Randall J. Burke

  • Recognition memory for odors.

    Harry T. Lawless;William S. Cain

  • Sensory and semantic factors in recognition memory for odors and graphic stimuli: elderly versus young persons.

    Murphy C;Cain Ws;Gilmore Mm;Skinner Rb

  • Scope and evaluation of odor counteraction and masking.

    William S. Cain;Milton Drexler

  • Quantification of odor quality.

    Paul M. Wise;Mats J. Olsson;William S. Cain

  • PTC taste blindness and the taste of caffeine

    Molly J. Hall;Linda M. Bartoshuk;William S. Cain;Joseph C. Stevens

  • Ventilation requirements in buildings—I. Control of occupancy odor and tobacco smoke odor

    William S. Cain;Brian P. Leaderer;Ruth Isseroff;Larry G. Berglund

  • Chemical senses and aging: taste versus smell

    Joseph C. Stevens;Linda M. Bartoshuk;William S. Cain

  • Odor perception in temporal lobe epilepsy patients with and without temporal lobectomy.

    Brenda Eskenazi;William S. Cain;Robert A. Novelly;Richard Mattson

  • Uniformity of Olfactory Loss in Aging

    William S. Cain;Joseph C. Stevens

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Abraham
Michael H. Abraham University College London
Linda M. Bartoshuk
Linda M. Bartoshuk University of Florida
Claire Murphy
Claire Murphy San Diego State University
Lawrence E. Marks
Lawrence E. Marks Yale University
William E. Acree
William E. Acree University of North Texas
Daniel Algom
Daniel Algom Tel Aviv University
Geo Clausen
Geo Clausen Technical University of Denmark
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
William J. Fisk
William J. Fisk Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steven Nordin
Steven Nordin Umeå University

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