Walter Willett is a Primary Care physician affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 3,387 publications with 477,962 citations (h-index 345); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Internal Medicine profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
- Dietary Patterns and Health Outcomes (Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Endocrine, Neurological, Skeletal Muscular, Cancer)
Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
- Pilot Study of a Dietary Intervention to Prevent Acne Recurrence
Sponsor: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
NIH funding
25 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in Male Health Professionals
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2026$1,446,185U01CA167552 - Life Course Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in Women
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2025$6,360,954U01CA176726 - Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in Male Health Professionals
Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health
FY2025$1,471,244U01CA167552
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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