William J. Burns

Cocaine Use in Pregnancy

Ira J. Chasnoff, William J. Burns, Sidney H. Schnoll et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1985 · 797 citations

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

The Social Amplification of Risk: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Applications

Ortwin Renn, William J. Burns, Jeanne X. Kasperson et al. · Journal of Social Issues · 1992 · 538 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +15

Development and Testing of an Abbreviated Numeracy Scale: A Rasch Analysis Approach

Joshua A. Weller, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Martin Tusler et al. · Journal of Behavioral Decision Making · 2012 · 408 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Educational Assessment, Psychology +17

Trust as a Determinant of Opposition to a High‐Level Radioactive Waste Repository: Analysis of a Structural Model

James Flynn, William J. Burns, C. K. Mertz et al. · Risk Analysis · 1992 · 310 citations

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Risk Management +15

Risk Perception and the Economic Crisis: A Longitudinal Study of the Trajectory of Perceived Risk

William J. Burns, Ellen Peters, Paul Slovic · Risk Analysis · 2011 · 156 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +11