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William D. Willis

Active 1961–2016

135
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22,853
Citations
97
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Citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,001 citing papers, 37.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 410 citing papers, 7.7% of this breakdownGermany: 340 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownCanada: 295 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownChina: 290 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownFrance: 213 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownJapan: 185 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 184 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownItaly: 138 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSweden: 137 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSpain: 104 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownDenmark: 96 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdown
0%37.4%Other 17.9%

Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine62.5%
  • Neuroscience25%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
  • Psychology1.5%
  • Engineering0.9%
  • Veterinary0.5%
  • Other2.3%

Topics

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments16.1%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research5.4%
  • Sperm and Testicular Function3.6%
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology3.5%
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation3.1%
  • Ion channel regulation and function2.9%
  • Other65.4%

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  1. Neuroanatomy of the Pain System and of the Pathways That Modulate Pain

    Authors: William D. Willis, Karin N. Westlund - Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 1997 cited by 913

  2. Phosphoglycerate Kinase 2 (PGK2) Is Essential for Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Mice1

    Authors: Polina V. Danshina, Christopher B. Geyer, Qunsheng Dai, Eugenia H. Goulding, William D. Willis, G. Barrie Kitto, John R. McCarrey, Edward M. Eddy, Deborah A. O’Brien - Biology of Reproduction 2009 cited by 250

  3. Targeted Disruption of the Akap4 Gene Causes Defects in Sperm Flagellum and Motility

    Authors: Kiyoshi Miki, William D. Willis, Paula R. Brown, Eugenia H. Goulding, Kerry D. Fulcher, Edward M. Eddy - Developmental Biology 2002 cited by 400

  4. Protamine 2 Deficiency Leads to Sperm DNA Damage and Embryo Death in Mice1

    Authors: Chunghee Cho, Haesook Jung-Ha, William D. Willis, Eugenia H. Goulding, Paula Stein, Zhe Xu, Richard M. Schultz, Norman B. Hecht, Edward M. Eddy - Biology of Reproduction 2003 cited by 369

  5. The cerebellum: organization, functions and its role in nociception

    Authors: Carl Y. Saab, William D. Willis - Brain Research Reviews 2003 cited by 152

  6. Haploinsufficiency of protamine-1 or -2 causes infertility in mice

    Authors: Chunghee Cho, William D. Willis, Eugenia H. Goulding, Haesook Jung-Ha, Young-Chul Choi, Norman B. Hecht, Edward M. Eddy - Nature Genetics 2001 cited by 539

  7. Peripheral and central sensitization in remote spinal cord regions contribute to central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

    Authors: Susan M. Carlton, Junhui Du, Huai Yu Tan, Olivera Nešić, Gregory L. Hargett, Anne C. Bopp, Ammar Yamani, Qing Lin, William D. Willis, Claire E. Hulsebosch - Pain 2009 cited by 259

  8. Disruption of a Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Mouse Enolase 4 (Eno4) Gene Causes Sperm Structural Defects and Male Infertility1

    Authors: Noriko Nakamura, Qunsheng Dai, Jason G. Williams, Eugenia H. Goulding, William D. Willis, Paula R. Brown, Edward M. Eddy - Biology of Reproduction 2013 cited by 101

  9. Expression of the Gene for Mouse Lactate Dehydrogenase C (Ldhc) Is Required for Male Fertility1

    Authors: Fanny Odet, Chongwen Duan, William D. Willis, Eugenia H. Goulding, Aisha Kung, Edward M. Eddy, Erwin Goldberg - Biology of Reproduction 2008 cited by 227

  10. Central Nervous System Mechanisms for Pain Modulation

    Authors: William D. Willis - Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 1985 cited by 133

  11. Neurogenic hyperalgesia: central neural correlates in responses of spinothalamic tract neurons

    Authors: Donald A. Simone, Linda S. Sorkin, U. T. Oh, Jin Mo Chung, C. M. Owens, Robert H. LaMotte, William D. Willis - Journal of Neurophysiology 1991 cited by 622

  12. A visceral pain pathway in the dorsal column of the spinal cord

    Authors: William D. Willis, Elie D. Al–Chaer, Michael J. Quast, Karin N. Westlund - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1999 cited by 253

  13. Targeting the Gdnf Gene in peritubular myoid cells disrupts undifferentiated spermatogonial cell development

    Authors: Liang‐Yu Chen, William D. Willis, Edward M. Eddy - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2016 cited by 184

  14. The role of TRPV1 receptors in pain evoked by noxious thermal and chemical stimuli

    Authors: William D. Willis - Experimental Brain Research 2009 cited by 94

  15. Dorsal root potentials and dorsal root reflexes: a double-edged sword

    Authors: William D. Willis - Experimental Brain Research 1999 cited by 414

  16. Diencephalic mechanisms of pain sensation

    Authors: D. Albe-Fessar, K. J. Berkley, Lawrence Kruger, Henry J. Ralston, William D. Willis - Brain Research Reviews 1985 cited by 409

  17. Responses of neurons in primate ventral posterior lateral nucleus to noxious stimuli

    Authors: Dan R. Kenshalo, Glenn J. Giesler, R. Leonard, William D. Willis - Journal of Neurophysiology 1980 cited by 260

  18. Is there a pathway in the posterior funiculus that signals visceral pain?

    Authors: R M Hirshberg, Elie D. Al–Chaer, Nada Lawand, Karin N. Westlund, William D. Willis - Pain 1996 cited by 205

  19. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Activation Produces PKA- and PKC-Dependent Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Central Sensitization

    Authors: Rui-Qing Sun, Yijun Tu, Nada Lawand, Jing-Yin Yan, Qing Lin, William D. Willis - Journal of Neurophysiology 2004 cited by 176

  20. Impaired sperm fertilizing ability in mice lacking Cysteine-RIch Secretory Protein 1 (CRISP1)

    Authors: Vanina G. Da Ros, Julieta A. Maldera, William D. Willis, Débora J. Cohen, Eugenia H. Goulding, Diego M. Gelman, Marcelo Rubinstein, Edward M. Eddy, Patricia S. Cuasnicú - Developmental Biology 2008 cited by 162

  21. Spinal cord potentials evoked by cutaneous afferents in the monkey

    Authors: J. E. Beall, A. E. Applebaum, Robert D. Foreman, William D. Willis - Journal of Neurophysiology 1977 cited by 156

  22. The efferent projections of the periaqueductal gray in the rat: A Phaseolus vulgaris‐leucoagglutinin study. I. Ascending projections

    Authors: Adrian A. Cameron, Iqbal Khan, Karin N. Westlund, Kenneth D. Cliffer, William D. Willis - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1995 cited by 149

  23. Protein kinase A‐dependent enhanced NMDA receptor function in pain‐related synaptic plasticity in rat amygdala neurones

    Authors: Gary C. Bird, L. Leanne Lash, Jeong Seok Han, Xiaoju Zou, William D. Willis, Volker Neugebauer - The Journal of Physiology 2005 cited by 123

  24. Pharmacological studies on presynaptic inhibition

    Authors: J. C. Eccles, Robert F. Schmidt, William D. Willis - The Journal of Physiology 1963 cited by 756