Dean Willis

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Dean Willis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Willis has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dean Willis's work include Reproductive tract infections research (9 papers), Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (9 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (6 papers). Dean Willis is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (9 papers), Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (9 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (6 papers). Dean Willis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Dean Willis's co-authors include D. A. Willoughby, Paul Colville‐Nash, Adrian Moore, Derek W. Gilroy, Mark J. Paul‐Clark, Joanna E. Chivers, Ronnie O. Frederick, Edward W. Hook, David H. Martin and Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Dean Willis

41 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties

1999 1.1k citations Derek W. Gilroy, Paul Colville‐Nash et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Heme oxygenase: A novel target for the modulation of inflammatory response

1996 671 citations Dean Willis, Adrian Moore et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Dean Willis	1.9k	919	644	613	598	41	4.0k
Yoshio Uehara	1.0k 0.5×	301 0.3×	600 0.9×	294 0.5×	195 0.3×	114	3.4k
Peter Vadas	2.2k 1.2×	658 0.7×	869 1.3×	404 0.7×	77 0.1×	138	5.7k
Charles E. McCall	3.1k 1.6×	660 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	1.0k 1.7×	163 0.3×	160	8.2k
Leslie G. Cleland	1.6k 0.8×	761 0.8×	761 1.2×	405 0.7×	61 0.1×	154	6.5k
Robert B. Zurier	1.9k 1.0×	2.0k 2.2×	1.0k 1.6×	399 0.7×	87 0.1×	137	7.2k
Daryl J. Murry	2.0k 1.1×	491 0.5×	389 0.6×	221 0.4×	108 0.2×	157	4.6k
Bifeng Gao	1.3k 0.7×	190 0.2×	524 0.8×	338 0.6×	186 0.3×	53	3.6k
Stephen L. Tilley	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	313 0.5×	67 0.1×	89	5.1k
A. W. Ford‐Hutchinson	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	2.3k 3.5×	232 0.4×	139 0.2×	102	5.8k
John C. Whitin	995 0.5×	168 0.2×	249 0.4×	345 0.6×	211 0.4×	74	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Dean Willis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Willis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Willis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dean Willis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dean Willis 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 Dean Willis. Dean Willis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Gibb, Alasdair J., et al.. (2022). The contribution of ion channels to shaping macrophage behaviour. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 970234–970234. 17 indexed citations

Gibb, Alasdair J., et al.. (2021). Nuclear BK channels regulate CREB phosphorylation in RAW264.7 macrophages. Pharmacological Reports. 73(3). 881–890. 8 indexed citations

Sharma, Kulbhushan, David Ashkin, P.D. Fiorella, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of multiplex Polymerase chain reaction utilising multiple targets in Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test negative but culture positive cases: A potential method for enhancing the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 31(4). 370–373. 4 indexed citations

Willis, Dean, et al.. (2005). Anal Cytology in an HIV-Positive Population. Acta Cytologica. 49(2). 163–168. 5 indexed citations

Colville‐Nash, Paul, Derek W. Gilroy, Dean Willis, et al.. (2005). Prostaglandin F2α produced by inducible cyclooxygenase may contribute to the resolution of inflammation. Inflammopharmacology. 12(5-6). 473–476. 13 indexed citations

Colville‐Nash, Paul, et al.. (2005). The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α activator, Wy14,643, is anti-inflammatory in vivo. Inflammopharmacology. 12(5-6). 493–504. 13 indexed citations

Schachter, Julius, Max Chernesky, Dean Willis, et al.. (2005). Vaginal Swabs Are the Specimens of Choice When Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Results From a Multicenter Evaluation of the APTIMA Assays for Both Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 32(12). 725–728. 171 indexed citations

Chernesky, Max, Edward W. Hook, David H. Martin, et al.. (2005). Women Find It Easy and Prefer to Collect Their Own Vaginal Swabs to Diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 32(12). 729–733. 126 indexed citations

Smith, A, et al.. (2002). Rapid detection of influenza A and B viruses in clinical specimens by Light Cycler real time RT-PCR. Journal of Clinical Virology. 28(1). 51–58. 44 indexed citations

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Horváth, Ildikó, William MacNee, PN Dekhuijzen, et al.. (2001). Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Horváth, Ildikó, William MacNee, Frank J. Kelly, et al.. (2001). “Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases”, summary of the ERS Research Seminar in Budapest, Hungary, September, 1999. European Respiratory Journal. 18(2). 420–430. 52 indexed citations

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Paul‐Clark, Mark J., Derek W. Gilroy, Dean Willis, D. A. Willoughby, & Annette Tomlinson. (2001). Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors Have Opposite Effects on Acute Inflammation Depending on Their Route of Administration. The Journal of Immunology. 166(2). 1169–1177. 65 indexed citations

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Gilroy, Derek W., Paul Colville‐Nash, Dean Willis, et al.. (1999). Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties. Nature Medicine. 5(6). 698–701. 1069 indexed citations breakdown →

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Appleton, Ian, Nicola J. Brown, Dean Willis, et al.. (1996). THE ROLE OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR IN A MURINE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS TISSUE AIR POUCH MODEL OF ANGIOGENESIS. The Journal of Pathology. 180(1). 90–94. 45 indexed citations

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Willis, Dean, Adrian Moore, Ronnie O. Frederick, & D. A. Willoughby. (1996). Heme oxygenase: A novel target for the modulation of inflammatory response. Nature Medicine. 2(1). 87–90. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

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Willis, Dean. (1995). Expression and modulatory effects of heme oxygenase in acute inflammation in the rat. Inflammation Research. 44(S2). S218–S220. 20 indexed citations

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Willis, Dean, Adrian Moore, G. Gowland, & D. A. Willoughby. (1995). OM-89 MODULATION OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION: RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL USE. Lara D. Veeken. 34(6). 525–528. 5 indexed citations

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Warner, Timothy D., Dean Willis, Adrian Moore, John R. Vane, & Peter Klemm. (1995). Coronary vasoconstriction in vitro in the hearts of polyarthritic rats: effectiveness of in vivo treatment with the endothelin receptor antagonist SB 209670. British Journal of Pharmacology. 114(7). 1327–1328. 5 indexed citations

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Willis, Dean, Anneka Tomlinson, Ronnie O. Frederick, Mark J. Paul‐Clark, & D. A. Willoughby. (1995). Modulation of Heme Oxygenase Activity in Rat Brain and Spleen by Inhibitors and Donors of Nitric Oxide. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 214(3). 1152–1156. 50 indexed citations

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Willis, Dean, Adrian Moore, G. Gowland, & D. A. Willoughby. (1995). POLYARTHRITIS IN THE RAT: EFFECTS OF TOLERANCE AND SENSITIZATION TO THE BACTERIAL EXTRACT OM-89 WITH A POSSIBLE MODE OF ACTION. Lara D. Veeken. 34(12). 1135–1138. 9 indexed citations

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