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William V. Giannobile

William V. Giannobile

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
35003
World Ranking
7114
National Ranking
3736

William V. Giannobile 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 V. Giannobile sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 321 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William V. Giannobile 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 V. Giannobile sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William V. Giannobile is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Dentistry and Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Periodontics and Oral Surgery. Additional subfields include Urology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

Their body of work addresses multiple topics around dental and oral health, prominently featuring oral microbiology and periodontitis research, dental implant techniques and outcomes, and periodontal regeneration and treatments. Other main topics include dental radiography and imaging, dental research related to COVID-19, reconstructive surgery and microvascular techniques, and oral and gingival health research.

Giannobile has published extensively in several key academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
  • Journal of Periodontology
  • Journal of Dental Research
  • Periodontology 2000
  • Journal of Periodontal Research

Recent papers highlight the scope and focus of their work. These include:

  • The Intermucosal Connection between the Mouth and Gut in Commensal Pathobiont-Driven Colitis, 2020, Cell
  • Peri-implant soft tissue phenotype modification and its impact on peri-implant health: A systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Periodontology
  • Gingival phenotype modification therapies on natural teeth: A network meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Periodontology
  • A potential pathogenic association between periodontal disease and Crohn's disease, 2021, JCI Insight
  • Wound healing dynamics, morbidity, and complications of palatal soft-tissue harvesting, 2022, Periodontology 2000

Collaborative research is a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include Lorenzo Tavelli, Shayan Barootchi, Hom-Lay Wang, James V. Sugai, and Shogo Maekawa.

William V. Giannobile has been recognized within the scientific community, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions.

    Panos N. Papapanou;Mariano Sanz;Nurcan Buduneli;Thomas Dietrich

  • Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions: Classification and case definitions for periodontitis

    Panos N. Papapanou;Mariano Sanz;Nurcan Buduneli;Thomas Dietrich

  • Tetracyclines Inhibit Connective Tissue Breakdown by Multiple Non-Antimicrobial Mechanisms

    L. M. Golub;H. M. Lee;M. E. Ryan;W. V. Giannobile

  • Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates bone fill and rate of attachment level gain: results of a large multicenter randomized controlled trial.

    Myron Nevins;William V. Giannobile;Michael K. McGuire;Richard T. Kao

  • The Intermucosal Connection between the Mouth and Gut in Commensal Pathobiont-Driven Colitis.

    Sho Kitamoto;Hiroko Nagao-Kitamoto;Yizu Jiao;Merritt G. Gillilland

  • A phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate a combination of recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor-BB and recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I in patients with periodontal disease.

    T. Howard Howell;Joseph P. Fiorellini;David W. Paquette;Steven Offenbacher

  • Microfluidic immunoassays as rapid saliva-based clinical diagnostics

    Amy E. Herr;Anson V. Hatch;Daniel J. Throckmorton;Huu M. Tran

  • Craniofacial Tissue Engineering by Stem Cells

    J.J. Mao;W.V. Giannobile;J.A. Helms;S.J. Hollister

  • Saliva as a diagnostic tool for periodontal disease: current state and future directions

    William V. Giannobile;Thomas Beikler;Janet S. Kinney;Christoph A. Ramseier

  • Identification of pathogen and host-response markers correlated with periodontal disease.

    Christoph A. Ramseier;Janet S. Kinney;Amy E. Herr;Thomas Braun

  • Periodontal tissue engineering by growth factors

    W.V. Giannobile

  • Diagnostic Biomarkers for Oral and Periodontal Diseases

    Mario Taba;Janet Kinney;Amy S. Kim;William V. Giannobile

  • A matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor reduces bone-type collagen degradation fragments and specific collagenases in gingival crevicular fluid during adult periodontitis

    L. M. Golub;H. M. Lee;R. A. Greenwald;M. E. Ryan

  • Current concepts in periodontal bioengineering

    M Taba;Q Jin;JV Sugai;WV Giannobile

  • The enhancement of osteogenesis by nano-fibrous scaffolds incorporating rhBMP-7 nanospheres.

    Guobao Wei;Qiming Jin;William V. Giannobile;Peter X. Ma

  • Treatment of Periodontitis by Local Administration of Minocycline Microspheres: A Controlled Trial

    R. C. Williams;D. W. Paquette;S. Offenbacher;D. F. Adams

  • Oral Fluid–Based Biomarkers of Alveolar Bone Loss in Periodontitis

    Janet S. Kinney;Christoph A. Ramseier;William V. Giannobile

  • Recombinant human osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1) stimulates periodontal wound healing in class III furcation defects.

    William V. Giannobile;Susan Ryan;Mei Shu Shih;Dong Ling Su

  • Comparative effects of platelet-derived growth factor-BB and insulin-like growth factor-I, individually and in combination, on periodontal regeneration in Macaca fascicularis

    William V. Giannobile;Rafaél A. Hernandez;Richard D. Finkelman;Susan Ryan

  • Teriparatide and Osseous Regeneration in the Oral Cavity

    Jill D. Bashutski;Robert M. Eber;Janet S. Kinney;Erika Benavides

Frequent Co-Authors

Hom-Lay Wang
Hom-Lay Wang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert J. Genco
Robert J. Genco University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Martha J. Somerman
Martha J. Somerman National Institutes of Health
Niklaus P. Lang
Niklaus P. Lang University of Bern
Kenneth S. Kornman
Kenneth S. Kornman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter X. Ma
Peter X. Ma University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven Offenbacher
Steven Offenbacher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Scott J. Hollister
Scott J. Hollister Georgia Institute of Technology
Maurizio S. Tonetti
Maurizio S. Tonetti Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Naohiro Inohara
Naohiro Inohara University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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