John T. Williams

21.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
215 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

John T. Williams is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, John T. Williams has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 117 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in John T. Williams's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (108 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (83 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (61 papers). John T. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (108 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (83 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (61 papers). John T. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. John T. Williams's co-authors include R. Alan North, MacDonald J. Christie, Olivier J. Manzoni, R A North, Antonello Bonci, Christopher Ford, Christopher D. Fiorillo, Mark von Zastrow, David K. Grandy and Zhizhong Z. Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John T. Williams

209 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors

2018 669 citations Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho et al. Science profile →
Cellular and Synaptic Adaptations Mediating Opioid Dependence

2001 669 citations John T. Williams et al. profile →
Regulation of µ-Opioid Receptors: Desensitization, Phosphorylation, Internalization, and Tolerance

2013 624 citations John T. Williams, Mark von Zastrow et al. profile →
Nicotine activates and desensitizes midbrain dopamine neurons

1997 587 citations John T. Williams et al. profile →
Molecular cloning and tissue distribution of a putative member of the rat opioid receptor gene family that is not a μ, δ or κ opioid receptor type

1994 531 citations James R. Bunzow, Carmen Sáez et al. FEBS Letters profile →
Mu and delta receptors belong to a family of receptors that are coupled to potassium channels.

1987 516 citations John T. Williams et al. profile →
Local Enforcement and Better Forests

2004 433 citations John T. Williams et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mice carrying the human dopamine D2 receptor pathogenic mutation p.Met374Arg exhibit hyperactivity and aberrant D2 receptor function 2025 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Dayana Rodriguez‐Contreras, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Cheryl Reed, (unknown), David C. Buck, Guochuan Li, (unknown), Yulong Li, Lev M. Fedorov, Tamara J. Phillips, John T. Williams, Kim A. Neve	0
2	The National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway: implications for physiotherapists 2023 ·Physiotherapy ·John T. Williams, (unknown), (unknown), Jaykar R. Panchmatia	0
3	A Gain‐of‐Function Variant in Dopamine D2 Receptor and Progressive Chorea and Dystonia Phenotype 2020 ·Movement Disorders ·(unknown), Dayana Rodriguez‐Contreras, Cathérine C.S. Delnooz, Brooks G. Robinson, (unknown), (unknown), Gilles N. Stormezand, (unknown), Claudia Dufke, John T. Williams, Kim A. Neve, Marina A.J. Tijssen, Dineke S. Verbeek	19
4	A deep learning approach for designed diffraction-based acoustic patterning in microchannels 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Samuel Raymond, David J. Collins, Richard O’Rorke, Mahnoush Tayebi, Ye Ai, John T. Williams	47
5	RIM is essential for stimulated but not spontaneous somatodendritic dopamine release in the midbrain 2019 ·eLife ·Brooks G. Robinson, Xintong Cai, Jiexin Wang, James R. Bunzow, John T. Williams, Pascal S. Kaeser	31
6	Imaging neuromodulators with high spatiotemporal resolution using genetically encoded indicators 2019 ·Nature Protocols ·Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho, Katharina Merten, Aaron Marley, Gerard Joey Broussard, Ruqiang Liang, John T. Williams, Axel Nimmerjahn, Mark von Zastrow, Viviana Gradinaru, Lin Tian	35
7	Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors breakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Tommaso Patriarchi, Jounhong Ryan Cho, Katharina Merten, Mark W. Howe, Aaron Marley, (unknown), (unknown), Gerard Joey Broussard, Ruqiang Liang, Min Jee Jang, Haining Zhong, Daniel A. Dombeck, Mark von Zastrow, Axel Nimmerjahn, Viviana Gradinaru, John T. Williams, Lin Tian	669
8	Cholinergic Interneurons Underlie Spontaneous Dopamine Release in Nucleus Accumbens 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jordan T. Yorgason, Douglas Zeppenfeld, John T. Williams	58
9	Desensitized D2 autoreceptors are resistant to trafficking 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Brooks G. Robinson, James R. Bunzow, Jonathan B. Grimm, Luke D. Lavis, Joshua T. Dudman, Jennifer Brown, Kim A. Neve, John T. Williams	38
10	Cocaine-induced adaptation of dopamine D2S, but not D2L autoreceptors 2017 ·eLife ·Brooks G. Robinson, (unknown), Daniela Radl, Emiliana Borrelli, John T. Williams, Kim A. Neve	9
11	μ opioid receptor activation hyperpolarizes respiratory‐controlling Kölliker–Fuse neurons and suppresses post‐inspiratory drive 2015 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Erica S. Levitt, Ana P. Abdala, Julian F. R. Paton, John M. Bissonnette, John T. Williams	107
12	Differential Activation and Trafficking of μ-Opioid Receptors in Brain Slices 2008 ·Molecular Pharmacology ·Seksiri Arttamangkul, Nidia Quillinan, Malcolm J. Low, Mark von Zastrow, John E. Pintar, John T. Williams	90
13	Morphine produces circuit-specific neuroplasticity in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis 2008 ·Neuroscience ·Éric C. Dumont, Beth K. Rycroft, (unknown), John T. Williams	37
14	Differential Regulation of Synaptic Inputs by Constitutively Released Endocannabinoids and Exogenous Cannabinoids 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shane T. Hentges, Malcolm J. Low, John T. Williams	118
15	GABA Release from Proopiomelanocortin Neurons 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shane T. Hentges, Mitsuru Nishiyama, Linda S. Overstreet, Mary P. Stenzel‐Poore, John T. Williams, Malcolm J. Low	126
16	A RAVE about Opioid Withdrawal 2001 ·Neuron ·Veronica A. Alvarez, Seksiri Arttamangkul, John T. Williams	29
17	Molecular cloning and tissue distribution of a putative member of the rat opioid receptor gene family that is not a μ, δ or κ opioid receptor type breakdown → 1994 ·FEBS Letters ·James R. Bunzow, Carmen Sáez, Marty Mortrud, Claudia Bouvier, John T. Williams, Malcolm J. Low, David K. Grandy	531
18	Synaptic potentials in locus coeruleus neurons in brain slices 1991 ·Progress in brain research ·John T. Williams, Daniel H. Bobker, G. C. M. Harris	53
19	Afferent regulation of locus coeruleus neurons: anatomy, physiology and pharmacology 1991 ·Progress in brain research ·Gary Aston‐Jones, MT Shipley, Guy Chouvet, Matthew Ennis, Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, Vincent A. Pieribone, Ramin Shiekhattar, H. Akaoka, Guy Drolet, Bernadette Astier, P. J. Charléty, Rita J. Valentino, John T. Williams	440
20	Actions of enkephalin on myenteric neurons 1977 ·Federation Proceedings ·R. Alan North, John T. Williams	1

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