Andrew

Andrew Wakefield

Andrew
#716
Most Influential Person Now

British disgraced former surgeon and medical research falsifier and antivaxxer

Andrew Wakefield's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Andrew Wakefield
Philosophy
#950
World Rank
#1817
Historical Rank
Logic
#1686
World Rank
#2500
Historical Rank
philosophy Degrees
Download Badge
  • Philosophy

Andrew Wakefield's Degrees

Why Is Andrew Wakefield Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Andrew Jeremy Wakefield is a British anti-vaccine activist, former physician, and discredited academic who was struck off the medical register for his involvement in The Lancet MMR autism fraud, a 1998 study that fraudulently claimed a link between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and autism. He has subsequently become known for anti-vaccination activism. Publicity around the 1998 study caused a sharp decline in vaccination uptake, leading to a number of outbreaks of measles around the world. He was a surgeon on the liver transplant programme at the Royal Free Hospital in London and became senior lecturer and honorary consultant in experimental gastroenterology at the Royal Free and University College School of Medicine. He resigned from his positions there in 2001, "by mutual agreement", then moved to the United States. In 2004, Wakefield co-founded and began working at the Thoughtful House research center in Austin, Texas, serving as executive director there until February 2010, when he resigned in the wake of findings against him by the British General Medical Council.

(See a Problem?)

Andrew Wakefield's Published Works

Number of citations in a given year to any of this author's works
Total number of citations to an author for the works they published in a given year. This highlights publication of the most important work(s) by the author
19801990200020102020050100150200250300350400450500550600650

Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Metadata from Crossref logo

Other Resources About Andrew Wakefield

What Schools Are Affiliated With Andrew Wakefield?

Andrew Wakefield is affiliated with the following schools: