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17899
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3198
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1499

William S. Mason publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 135 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

William S. Mason D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

William S. Mason is affiliated with Fox Chase Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans medicine with a focus on epidemiology and hepatology as well as agricultural and biological sciences with subfields including plant science and animal science and zoology.

The researcher's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research

William S. Mason has contributed to publications in journals such as the Journal of General Virology and Viruses. Notable recent papers include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepadnaviridae, 2020, Journal of General Virology
  • Hepatitis B Virus DNA Integration and Clonal Expansion of Hepatocytes in the Chronically Infected Liver, 2021, Viruses

Their work often involves collaboration with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lars O. Magnius
  • John M. Taylor
  • Michael Kann
  • Dieter Glebe
  • Paul Dény

William S. Mason's research covers topics relevant to virus taxonomy, viral DNA integration, and liver disease mechanisms, contributing to understanding both human and animal viral infections and their clinical implications.

Best Publications

  • Hepatitis B Virus Biology

    Christoph Seeger;William S. Mason

  • Replication of the genome of a hepatitis B-like virus by reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate

    Jesse Summers;William S. Mason

  • miR-122, a mammalian liver-specific microRNA, is processed from hcr mRNA and may downregulate the high affinity cationic amino acid transporter CAT-1.

    Jinhong Chang;Emmanuelle Nicolas;Debora Marks;Chris Sander

  • Molecular biology of hepatitis B virus infection.

    Christoph Seeger;William S. Mason

  • Virus of Pekin ducks with structural and biological relatedness to human hepatitis B virus.

    W S Mason;G Seal;J Summers

  • HBV DNA Integration and Clonal Hepatocyte Expansion in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Considered Immune Tolerant

    William S. Mason;Upkar S. Gill;Samuel Litwin;Yan Zhou

  • A global scientific strategy to cure hepatitis B

    Peter A Revill;Francis V Chisari;Joan M Block;Maura Dandri

  • Structure and replication of the genome of the hepatitis delta virus

    Pei-Jer Chen;Ganjam Kalpana;Janet Goldberg;William Mason

  • Lack of effect of antiviral therapy in nondividing hepatocyte cultures on the closed circular DNA of woodchuck hepatitis virus.

    Gloria Moraleda;Jeffry Saputelli;Carol E. Aldrich;Devron Averett

  • Asymmetric replication of duck hepatitis B virus DNA in liver cells: Free minus-strand DNA

    William S. Mason;Carol Aldrich;Jesse Summers;John M. Taylor

  • Towards an HBV cure: state-of-the-art and unresolved questions—report of the ANRS workshop on HBV cure

    Mirjam B. Zeisel;Julie Lucifora;William S. Mason;Camille Sureau

  • Kinetics of Hepadnavirus Loss from the Liver during Inhibition of Viral DNA Synthesis

    Yuao Zhu;Toshiki Yamamoto;John Cullen;Jeffry Saputelli

  • Hepatocyte turnover during resolution of a transient hepadnaviral infection

    Jesse Summers;Allison R. Jilbert;Wengang Yang;Carol E. Aldrich

  • Molecular cloning of hepatitis delta virus RNA from an infected woodchuck liver: sequence, structure, and applications.

    M Y Kuo;J Goldberg;L Coates;W Mason

  • In hepatocytes infected with duck hepatitis B virus, the template for viral RNA synthesis is amplified by an intracellular pathway

    Tsung-Teh Wu;L. Coates;C. E. Aldrich;J. Summers

  • Identification of Disubstituted Sulfonamide Compounds as Specific Inhibitors of Hepatitis B Virus Covalently Closed Circular DNA Formation

    Dawei Cai;Courtney Mills;Wenquan Yu;Ran Yan

  • Rapid resolution of duck hepatitis B virus infections occurs after massive hepatocellular involvement.

    A R Jilbert;T T Wu;J M England;P M Hall

  • Apoptosis and regeneration of hepatocytes during recovery from transient hepadnavirus infections.

    Ju-Tao Guo;Huan Zhou;Chen Liu;Carol Aldrich

  • Lamivudine therapy of WHV-infected woodchucks

    William S. Mason;John Cullen;Gloria Moraleda;Jeffry Saputelli

  • Analysis of integrated avian RNA tumor virus DNA in transformed chicken, duck and quail fibroblasts.

    J L Sabran;T W Hsu;C Yeater;A Kaji

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Taylor
John M. Taylor Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jesse Summers
Jesse Summers University of New Mexico
John L. Gerin
John L. Gerin Georgetown University Medical Center
Peter K. Vogt
Peter K. Vogt Scripps Research Institute
Antonio Bertoletti
Antonio Bertoletti Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Francis V. Chisari
Francis V. Chisari Scripps Research Institute
Timothy M. Block
Timothy M. Block Drexel University
Andrew D. Clouston
Andrew D. Clouston University of Queensland
Wenhui Li
Wenhui Li Tsinghua University

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