John D. Willson

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

John D. Willson is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Willson has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 53 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in John D. Willson's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (53 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (44 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (38 papers). John D. Willson is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (53 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (44 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (38 papers). John D. Willson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. John D. Willson's co-authors include Mary Lloyd Ireland, Irene S. Davis, Irene Davis, Bryon T. Ballantyne, Thomas W. Kernozek, Michael E. Dorcas, Christopher T. Winne, Darin Leetun, J. Whitfield Gibbons and Christopher P. Dougherty and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

John D. Willson

131 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Core Stability Measures as Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Injury in Athletes

2004 723 citations Mary Lloyd Ireland, John D. Willson et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Hip Strength in Females With and Without Patellofemoral Pain

2003 567 citations Mary Lloyd Ireland, John D. Willson et al. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Willson United States	39	3.6k	3.4k	1.9k	1.4k	960	135	6.7k
Ian J. Alexander United Kingdom	47	4.6k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	719 0.5×	358 0.4×	150	11.0k
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson Sweden	55	462 0.1×	654 0.2×	273 0.1×	1.9k 1.4×	2.2k 2.3×	188	8.8k
Arne Lundberg Sweden	45	1.1k 0.3×	995 0.3×	559 0.3×	2.8k 2.1×	409 0.4×	105	5.9k
Matthew J. Young United States	30	566 0.2×	432 0.1×	875 0.4×	322 0.2×	267 0.3×	91	5.3k
Ross Darnell Australia	28	762 0.2×	477 0.1×	803 0.4×	231 0.2×	88 0.1×	84	3.5k
Craig A. Harms United States	42	823 0.2×	265 0.1×	249 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	561 0.6×	288	7.1k
Kevin G. Keenan United States	18	441 0.1×	975 0.3×	175 0.1×	459 0.3×	145 0.2×	57	2.6k
Peter Van Roy Belgium	28	896 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	2.8k 1.5×	98 0.1×	55 0.1×	87	5.8k
Jan‐Åke Nilsson Sweden	50	753 0.2×	112 0.0×	926 0.5×	4.7k 3.4×	610 0.6×	215	9.0k
Rob S. James United Kingdom	37	516 0.1×	414 0.1×	63 0.0×	1.0k 0.8×	779 0.8×	131	3.9k

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Willson, John D., et al.. (2023). Tibiofemoral Load Magnitude and Distribution During Load Carriage. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 39(6). 432–439. 1 indexed citations

Guzy, Jacquelyn C., et al.. (2021). Increased growth rates of stream salamanders following forest harvesting. Ecology and Evolution. 11(24). 17723–17733. 3 indexed citations

Guzy, Jacquelyn C., et al.. (2021). Effects of timber harvest on survival and movement of stream salamanders in a managed forest landscape. Ecosphere. 12(4). 3 indexed citations

Willson, John D., et al.. (2019). Thoracic spine manipulation did not improve maximal mouth opening in participants with temporomandibular dysfunction. Physiotherapy Research International. 25(2). e1824–e1824. 4 indexed citations

Milner, Clare E., et al.. (2018). Walking velocity and step length adjustments affect knee joint contact forces in healthy weight and obese adults. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(10). 2679–2686. 25 indexed citations

Guzy, Jacquelyn C., et al.. (2018). Influence of riparian buffers and habitat characteristics on salamander assemblages in headwater streams within managed forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 432. 868–883. 11 indexed citations

Esculier, Jean-François, Richard W. Willy, Michael Baggaley, Stacey A. Meardon, & John D. Willson. (2017). Sex-specific kinetic and kinematic indicators of medial tibiofemoral force during walking and running. The Knee. 24(6). 1317–1325. 15 indexed citations

Willy, Richard W., et al.. (2016). Knee contact forces and lower extremity support moments during running in young individuals post-partial meniscectomy. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 25(1). 115–122. 18 indexed citations

Willson, John D., et al.. (2015). Plantar Loading Characteristics During Walking in Females With and Without Patellofemoral Pain. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 105(1). 1–7. 17 indexed citations

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Steen, David A., Dirk J. Stevenson, John D. Willson, et al.. (2013). Terrestrial Movements of the Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura) and Rainbow Snake (F. erytrogramma). Herpetological review. 44(2). 208–213. 2 indexed citations

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Almonroeder, Thomas Gus, John D. Willson, & Thomas W. Kernozek. (2013). The Effect of Foot Strike Pattern on Achilles Tendon Load During Running. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 41(8). 1758–1766. 107 indexed citations

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Kernozek, Thomas W., Michael R. Torry, Kevin B. Shelburne, Christopher J. Durall, & John D. Willson. (2013). From the Gait Laboratory to the Rehabilitation Clinic: Translation of Motion Analysis and Modeling Data to Interventions That Impact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Loads in Gait and Drop Landing. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 41(3). 243–258. 8 indexed citations

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Kernozek, Thomas W., et al.. (2012). Variation of Anatomical and Physiological Parameters that Affect Estimates of ACL Loading During Drop Landing. The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 6(1). 245–249. 3 indexed citations

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Olson, Thomas J., et al.. (2010). Comparison of 2D and 3D kinematic changes during a single leg step down following neuromuscular training. Physical Therapy in Sport. 12(2). 93–99. 35 indexed citations

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Winne, Christopher T., John D. Willson, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (2009). Drought survival and reproduction impose contrasting selection pressures on maximum body size and sexual size dimorphism in a snake, Seminatrix pygaea. Oecologia. 162(4). 913–922. 23 indexed citations

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Winne, Christopher T., John D. Willson, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (2006). Income breeding allows an aquatic snake Seminatrix pygaea to reproduce normally following prolonged drought‐induced aestivation. Journal of Animal Ecology. 75(6). 1352–1360. 44 indexed citations

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Willson, John D., et al.. (2005). The Addition of the Protonics Brace System to a Rehabilitation Protocol to Address Patellofemoral Joint Syndrome. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 35(4). 210–219. 19 indexed citations

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Willson, John D. & Michael E. Dorcas. (2004). ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGY OF SMALL FOSSORIAL SNAKES IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. Southeastern Naturalist. 3(1). 1–12. 28 indexed citations

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Ireland, Mary Lloyd, John D. Willson, Bryon T. Ballantyne, & Irene Davis. (2003). Hip Strength in Females With and Without Patellofemoral Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 33(11). 671–676. 567 indexed citations breakdown →

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Willson, John D. & Thomas W. Kernozek. (1999). Plantar loading and cadence alterations with fatigue. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(12). 1828–1828. 71 indexed citations

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