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, Ronnie O. Frederick, Joanna E. Chivers, David H. Martin, Edward W. Hook and Nader G. Abraham 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

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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 →

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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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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Nuclear Envelope as a Regulator of Immune Cell Function 2022 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Alasdair J. Gibb, Dean Willis	7
2	Nuclear BK channels regulate CREB phosphorylation in RAW264.7 macrophages 2021 ·Pharmacological Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Alasdair J. Gibb, Dean Willis	8
3	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 2013 ·Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology ·Kulbhushan Sharma, David Ashkin, P.D. Fiorella, Dean Willis, (unknown), (unknown), Kalyan Kumar Singh, (unknown), (unknown), Gurpreet Singh, Manisha Sharma, Suman Laal	4
4	Prostaglandin F2α produced by inducible cyclooxygenase may contribute to the resolution of inflammation 2005 ·Inflammopharmacology ·Paul Colville‐Nash, Derek W. Gilroy, Dean Willis, Mark J. Paul‐Clark, Adrian Moore, D. A. Willoughby	13
5	Women Find It Easy and Prefer to Collect Their Own Vaginal Swabs to Diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections 2005 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Max Chernesky, Edward W. Hook, David H. Martin, (unknown), Randy L. Johnson, Jeanne A. Jordan, Deanna Fuller, Dean Willis, Paul Fine, William M. Janda, Julius Schachter	126
6	The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α activator, Wy14,643, is anti-inflammatory in vivo 2005 ·Inflammopharmacology ·Paul Colville‐Nash, Dean Willis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), D. A. Willoughby	13
7	Different Faces of the Heme-Heme Oxygenase System in Inflammation 2003 ·Pharmacological Reviews ·Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener, Hans‐Dieter Volk, Dean Willis, Nader G. Abraham, Miguel P. Soares, Gosse J. Adema, Carl G. Figdor	462
8	Rapid detection of influenza A and B viruses in clinical specimens by Light Cycler real time RT-PCR 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·A Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dean Willis	44
9	“Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases”, summary of the ERS Research Seminar in Budapest, Hungary, September, 1999 2001 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ildikó Horváth, William MacNee, Frank J. Kelly, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, M. Phillips, Gerd Döring, Augustine M.K. Choi, M. Yamaya, F H Bach, Dean Willis, Louise Donnelly, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	52
10	Haemoxygenase-1 induction and exhaled markers of oxidative stress in lung diseases 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Ildikó Horváth, William MacNee, (unknown), PN Dekhuijzen, Murray G. Phillips, (unknown), (unknown), Mutsuo Yamaya, (unknown), Dean Willis, (unknown), Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	2
11	Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors Have Opposite Effects on Acute Inflammation Depending on Their Route of Administration 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Mark J. Paul‐Clark, Derek W. Gilroy, Dean Willis, D. A. Willoughby, Annette Tomlinson	65
12	Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties breakdown → 1999 ·Nature Medicine ·Derek W. Gilroy, Paul Colville‐Nash, Dean Willis, Joanna E. Chivers, Mark J. Paul‐Clark, D. A. Willoughby	1069
13	THE ROLE OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR IN A MURINE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS TISSUE AIR POUCH MODEL OF ANGIOGENESIS 1996 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Ian Appleton, Nicola J. Brown, Dean Willis, Paul Colville‐Nash, (unknown), Joanne R. Brown, D. A. Willoughby	45
14	Heme oxygenase: A novel target for the modulation of inflammatory response breakdown → 1996 ·Nature Medicine ·Dean Willis, Adrian Moore, Ronnie O. Frederick, D. A. Willoughby	671
15	OM-89 MODULATION OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION: RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL USE 1995 ·Lara D. Veeken ·Dean Willis, Adrian Moore, G. Gowland, D. A. Willoughby	5
16	POLYARTHRITIS IN THE RAT: EFFECTS OF TOLERANCE AND SENSITIZATION TO THE BACTERIAL EXTRACT OM-89 WITH A POSSIBLE MODE OF ACTION 1995 ·Lara D. Veeken ·Dean Willis, Adrian Moore, G. Gowland, D. A. Willoughby	9
17	Coronary vasoconstriction in vitro in the hearts of polyarthritic rats: effectiveness of in vivo treatment with the endothelin receptor antagonist SB 209670 1995 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Timothy D. Warner, Dean Willis, Adrian Moore, John R. Vane, Peter Klemm	5
18	Expression and modulatory effects of heme oxygenase in acute inflammation in the rat 1995 ·Inflammation Research ·Dean Willis	20
19	Modulation of Heme Oxygenase Activity in Rat Brain and Spleen by Inhibitors and Donors of Nitric Oxide 1995 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Dean Willis, Anneka Tomlinson, Ronnie O. Frederick, Mark J. Paul‐Clark, D. A. Willoughby	50
20	Cervicovaginal cytology in carcinosarcoma [malignant mixed mullerian (mesodermal) tumor] of the uterus 1992 ·Diagnostic Cytopathology ·Michael J. Costa, (unknown), Dean Willis	26

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