Alan A. Wilson

24.5k citations

328 papers · 19.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 75

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
Molecular Biology top 1%
Psychiatry and Mental health top 0.2%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
Pharmacology top 0.1%

Co-authors: Sylvain Houle Jeffrey H. Meyer Nathalie Ginovart Pablo Rusjan Shitij Kapur Doug Hussey Romina Mizrahi Hayden T. Ravert
Topics: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (121 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (84 papers)Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (57 papers)
Cited by: Biological Psychiatry Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Behavioral Neuroscience
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of the American Chemical Society
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Alan A. Wilson

321 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Role of Translocator Protein Density, a Marker of Neuroinflammation, in the Brain During Major Depressive Episodes

2015 685 citations Elaine Setiawan, Alan A. Wilson et al. JAMA Psychiatry profile →
Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Elevated D ₂ Dopamine Receptors in Drug-Naive Schizophrenics

1986 681 citations Henry N. Wagner, Robert F. Dannals et al. profile →
Effects of Age on Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors Measured by Positron Tomography in the Living Human Brain

1984 574 citations Henry N. Wagner, Robert F. Dannals et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Alan A. Wilson

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Alan A. Wilson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alan A. Wilson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alan A. Wilson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Alan A. Wilson

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alan A. Wilson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alan A. Wilson. The network helps show where Alan A. Wilson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan A. Wilson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan A. Wilson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan A. Wilson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan A. Wilson. Alan A. Wilson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Association of translocator protein total distribution volume with duration of untreated major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study 2018 ·The Lancet Psychiatry ·Elaine Setiawan,Sophia Attwells,Alan A. Wilson,Romina Mizrahi,Pablo Rusjan,Laura Miler,Cynthia Xu,Sarita Sharma,Stephen J. Kish,Sylvain Houle,Jeffrey H. Meyer	163
2	Lipoic acid and haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements: Implications for prophylactic antioxidant use in tardive dyskinesia 2016 ·Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry ·(unknown),Ana C. Andreazza,(unknown),(unknown),Celine Teo,(unknown),Alan A. Wilson,José N. Nóbrega,Paul Fletcher,Gary Remington	11
3	Examining endogenous dopamine in treated schizophrenia using [11C]-(+)-PHNO positron emission tomography: A pilot study 2015 ·Clinica Chimica Acta ·Fernando Caravaggio,Carol Borlido,Alan A. Wilson,Ariel Graff‐Guerrero	27
4	Elevated Monoamine Oxidase-A Distribution Volume in Borderline Personality Disorder Is Associated With Severity Across Mood Symptoms, Suicidality, and Cognition 2014 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Nathan J. Kolla,(unknown),Alan A. Wilson,Sylvain Houle,Paul S. Links,R. Michael Bagby,Shelley McMain,(unknown),(unknown),P. Vivien Rekkas,(unknown),Jeffrey H. Meyer	32
5	Greater Monoamine Oxidase A Binding in Perimenopausal Age as Measured With Carbon 11–Labeled Harmine Positron Emission Tomography 2014 ·JAMA Psychiatry ·P. Vivien Rekkas,Alan A. Wilson,(unknown),(unknown),Julia Sacher,Pablo Rusjan,Sylvain Houle,Donna E. Stewart,Nathan J. Kolla,Stephen J. Kish,(unknown),Jeffrey H. Meyer	58
6	Radiosynthesis and ex vivo evaluation of [18F]-(S)-3-(6-(3-fluoropropoxy)benzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl)-5-(methoxymethyl)oxazolidin-2-one for imaging MAO-B with PET 2014 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Justin W. Hicks,Oleg Sadovski,Jun Parkes,Sylvain Houle,Bruce A. Hay,(unknown),Alan A. Wilson,Neil Vasdev	16
7	Presentation of Smoking-Associated Cues Does Not Elicit Dopamine Release after One-Hour Smoking Abstinence: A [11C]-(+)-PHNO PET Study 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Isabelle Boileau,(unknown),Pablo Rusjan,Alan A. Wilson,Laurie Zawertailo,Sylvain Houle,Usoa Busto,Bernard Le Foll	11
8	Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging of the TSPO with [ ¹⁸ F]FEPPA in a Preclinical Breast Cancer Model 2013 ·Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals ·Neil Vasdev,David E. Green,Douglass Vines,Kristin McLarty,Patrick N. McCormick,Matthew Moran,Sylvain Houle,Alan A. Wilson,Raymond M. Reilly	18
9	Higher Binding of the Dopamine D ₃ Receptor-Preferring Ligand [ ¹¹ C]-(+)-Propyl-Hexahydro-Naphtho-Oxazin in Methamphetamine Polydrug Users: A Positron Emission Tomography Study 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Isabelle Boileau,Doris Payer,Sylvain Houle,Arian Behzadi,Pablo Rusjan,Junchao Tong,Diana G. Wilkins,Peter Selby,Tony P. George,Martin Zack,Yoshiaki Furukawa,Tina McCluskey,Alan A. Wilson,Stephen J. Kish	143
10	Development of new carbon-11 labelled radiotracers for imaging GABAA- and GABAB-benzodiazepine receptors 2012 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Matthew Moran,Alan A. Wilson,Charles S. Elmore,Jun Parkes,(unknown),Oleg Sadovski,Ariel Graff,Zafiris J. Daskalakis,Sylvain Houle,Marc J. Chapdelaine,Neil Vasdev	22
11	Isoflurane Anaesthesia Differentially Affects the Amphetamine Sensitivity of Agonist and Antagonist D2/D3 Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracers: Implications for In Vivo Imaging of Dopamine Release 2010 ·Molecular Imaging and Biology ·Patrick N. McCormick,Nathalie Ginovart,Alan A. Wilson	20
12	Increased Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Binding during Early Abstinence In Human Methamphetamine Users: Is VMAT2 a Stable Dopamine Neuron Biomarker? 2008 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Isabelle Boileau,Pablo Rusjan,Sylvain Houle,Diana G. Wilkins,Junchao Tong,Peter Selby,Mark Guttman,Jean A. Saint‐Cyr,Alan A. Wilson,Stephen J. Kish	73
13	Serotonin transporter occupancy of high-dose selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during major depressive disorder measured with [11C]DASB positron emission tomography 2007 ·Psychopharmacology ·Aristotle N. Voineskos,Alan A. Wilson,(unknown),Sandra Sagrati,Sylvain Houle,Pablo Rusjan,Stephen T.H. Sokolov,Edgar P. Spencer,Nathalie Ginovart,Jeffrey H. Meyer	46
14	D3 and D2 components of ex vivo regional (+)-PHNO brain binding in wild-type and knock-out mice 2007 ·Eugenii A. Rabiner,Roger Raymond,Mustansir Diwan,Patrick N. McCormick,Alan A. Wilson,José N. Nóbrega	14
15	Elevated Putamen D ₂ Receptor Binding Potential in Major Depression With Motor Retardation: An [ ¹¹ C]Raclopride Positron Emission Tomography Study 2006 ·American Journal of Psychiatry ·Jeffrey H. Meyer,Heather E. McNeely,Sandra Sagrati,(unknown),Krystle Martin,Nicholaas Paul L.G. Verhoeff,Alan A. Wilson,Sylvain Houle	118
16	Brain Serotonin Transporter Binding Potential Measured With Carbon11–Labeled DASB Positron Emission Tomography 2004 ·Archives of General Psychiatry ·Jeffrey H. Meyer,Sylvain Houle,Sandra Sagrati,(unknown),Doug Hussey,Nathalie Ginovart,(unknown),James L. Kennedy,Alan A. Wilson	200
17	Effect of acute antipsychotic administration on dopamine synthesis in rodents and human subjects using 6‐[¹⁸F]‐L‐m‐tyrosine 2004 ·Synapse ·David C. Mamo,Gary Remington,José N. Nóbrega,Doug Hussey,Raman Chirakal,Alan A. Wilson,Glen B. Baker,Sylvain Houle,Shitij Kapur	9
18	Synthesis of two radiofluorinated cocaine analogues using distilled 2-[18F]fluoroethyl bromide 1995 ·Applied Radiation and Isotopes ·Alan A. Wilson,Jean DaSilva,Sylvain Houle	40
19	Microheterogeneity of dopamine transporters in rat striatum and nucleus accumbens 1992 ·Brain Research ·Robert Lew,Amrat Patel,Roxanne A. Vaughan,Alan A. Wilson,M J Kuhar	44
20	Two-phase [11C]l-methionine PET in childhood brain tumors 1990 ·Pediatric Neurology ·Lorcan A. O’Tuama,Peter C. Phillips∥,Lewis C. Strauss,(unknown),Yoshihiro Uno,Quentin R. Smith,Robert F. Dannals,Alan A. Wilson,Hayden T. Ravert,(unknown),(unknown),Norman LaFrance,Henry N. Wagner	42

About Alan A. Wilson

Alan A. Wilson is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Toxicology, having authored 328 papers that have together received 19.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (121 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (84 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (2.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (8.3k citations) and Behavioral Neuroscience (1.3k citations). Alan A. Wilson has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Sylvain Houle, Jeffrey H. Meyer, Nathalie Ginovart, Pablo Rusjan, Shitij Kapur, Doug Hussey, Romina Mizrahi, Hayden T. Ravert, Robert F. Dannals and Henry N. Wagner. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact