Paul Willner

24.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
243 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Paul Willner is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Willner has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 62 papers in Clinical Psychology and 56 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul Willner's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (76 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (50 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (25 papers). Paul Willner is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (76 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (50 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (25 papers). Paul Willner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Poland and France. Paul Willner's co-authors include Richard Muscat, Mariusz Papp, Anthony Towell, Jørgen Scheel‐Krüger, D. Sampson, Catherine Belzung, Paolo S. D’Aquila, Paul J. Mitchell, Paul F. Brain and Survjit Cheeta and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Neurosciences, Biological Psychiatry and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Paul Willner

237 papers receiving 18.2k 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.

Reduction of sucrose preference by chronic unpredictable mild stress, and its restoration by a tricyclic antidepressant

1987 1.7k citations Paul Willner, Anthony Towell et al. Psychopharmacology profile →
Validity, reliability and utility of the chronic mild stress model of depression: a 10-year review and evaluation

1997 1.5k citations Paul Willner Psychopharmacology profile →
Chronic Mild Stress (CMS) Revisited: Consistency and Behavioural-Neurobiological Concordance in the Effects of CMS

2005 1.3k citations Paul Willner profile →
The validity of animal models of depression

1984 1.0k citations Paul Willner Psychopharmacology profile →
Chronic mild stress-induced anhedonia: A realistic animal model of depression

1992 959 citations Paul Willner, Richard Muscat et al. profile →
The chronic mild stress (CMS) model of depression: History, evaluation and usage

2016 691 citations Paul Willner profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Willner United Kingdom	59	7.3k	7.2k	4.8k	3.9k	2.9k	243	18.8k
Catherine Belzung France	62	7.0k 1.0×	6.9k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	4.2k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	209	20.4k
Scott J. Russo United States	70	6.9k 0.9×	6.3k 0.9×	5.3k 1.1×	3.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	195	21.4k
Irwin Lucki United States	71	10.4k 1.4×	5.1k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	210	19.6k
Rita J. Valentino United States	74	6.7k 0.9×	7.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.5×	4.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	201	16.6k
Lisa M. Monteggia United States	59	9.4k 1.3×	4.6k 0.6×	5.5k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	3.5k 1.2×	140	20.6k
Andrew Holmes United States	68	7.9k 1.1×	4.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	3.8k 1.0×	4.9k 1.7×	152	15.6k
Linda P. Spear United States	70	10.2k 1.4×	4.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.2×	5.2k 1.3×	3.9k 1.3×	294	20.6k
Paul J. Lucassen Netherlands	74	4.0k 0.6×	5.9k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	247	16.9k
Markus Heilig United States	85	12.2k 1.7×	4.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	3.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	395	22.3k
Marian Joëls Netherlands	89	6.7k 0.9×	20.1k 2.8×	4.7k 1.0×	10.4k 2.7×	5.7k 2.0×	337	32.5k

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Papp, Mariusz & Paul Willner. (2023). Models of Affective Illness: Chronic Mild Stress in the Rat. Current Protocols. 3(3). e712–e712. 16 indexed citations

Unwin, Gemma, et al.. (2023). Some observations on remote delivery of eye‐movement desensitisation and reprocessing to people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 20(2). 205–215. 7 indexed citations

Papp, Mariusz, Piotr Gruca, Magdalena Łasoń, et al.. (2021). Insufficiency of ventral hippocampus to medial prefrontal cortex transmission explains antidepressant non-response. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 35(10). 1253–1264. 10 indexed citations

Willner, Paul & Catherine Belzung. (2015). Treatment-resistant depression: are animal models of depression fit for purpose?. Psychopharmacology. 232(19). 3473–3495. 108 indexed citations

Rose, John, Paul Willner, Andrew Jahoda, et al.. (2013). Different Factors Influence Self‐Reports and Third‐Party Reports of Anger by Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 26(5). 410–419. 12 indexed citations

Willner, Paul. (2010). Assessment of capacity to participate in court proceedings: a selective critique and some recommendations. Psychology Crime and Law. 17(2). 117–131. 5 indexed citations

Willner, Paul, et al.. (2003). Animal models of subtypes of depression. 21(3). 505–544. 3 indexed citations

Willner, Paul. (2000). Further validation and development of a screening instrument for the assessment of substance misuse in adolescents. Addiction. 95(11). 1691–1698. 25 indexed citations

Myles, J. & Paul Willner. (1999). Substance misuse and psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 12(3). 287–290. 7 indexed citations

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Morgan, Michael J., et al.. (1999). The Questionnaire of Smoking Urges is sensitive to abstinence and exposure to smoking-related cues. Behavioural Pharmacology. 10(6). 619–626. 33 indexed citations

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D’Aquila, Paolo S., Santiago Monleón, Franco Borsini, Paul F. Brain, & Paul Willner. (1997). Anti-anhedonic actions of the novel serotonergic agent flibanserin, a potential rapidly-acting antidepressant. European Journal of Pharmacology. 340(2-3). 121–132. 59 indexed citations

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D’Aquila, Paolo S., Paul F. Brain, & Paul Willner. (1994). Effects of chronic mild stress on performance in behavioural tests relevant to anxiety and depression. Physiology & Behavior. 56(5). 861–867. 271 indexed citations

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Muscat, Richard, et al.. (1992). Effects of chronically administered fluoxetine and fenfluramine on food intake, body weight and the behavioural satiety sequence. Psychopharmacology. 106(3). 401–407. 41 indexed citations

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Muscat, Richard, Mariusz Papp, & Paul Willner. (1992). Reversal of stress-induced anhedonia by the atypical antidepressants, fluoxetine and maprotiline. Psychopharmacology. 109(4). 433–438. 199 indexed citations

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Willner, Paul & Jørgen Scheel‐Krüger. (1991). The mesolimbic dopamine system : from motivation to action. Wiley eBooks. 494 indexed citations

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Phillips, G. D., et al.. (1991). Time-, schedule-, and reinforcer-dependent effects of pimozide and amphetamine. Psychopharmacology. 104(1). 125–131. 23 indexed citations

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Willner, Paul, Richard Muscat, Mariusz Papp, Jon Stamford, & Zygmunt L. Kruk. (1991). Dopaminergic mechanisms in an animal model of anhedonia. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 1(3). 295–296. 4 indexed citations

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Willner, Paul, M. W. Emmett‐Oglesby, & D. J. Sanger. (1991). Editorial Announcements Behavioural Pharmacology is now listed in Current Contents.. PubMed. 2(1). 1–2. 2 indexed citations

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Willner, Paul. (1990). Behavioural models in psychopharmacology : theoretical, industrial, and clinical perspectives. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 133 indexed citations

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Willner, Paul, Anthony Towell, & Richard A. Muscat. (1986). The dissociation of neuroleptic induced motivational and motor impairments. Psychopharmacology. 89(4). 38. 2 indexed citations

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