W. D. Willis

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

W. D. Willis is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Willis has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Physiology and 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in W. D. Willis's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (18 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). W. D. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (18 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). W. D. Willis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Mexico. W. D. Willis's co-authors include R. E. Coggeshall, J. M. Chung, Joong Woo Leem, J. I. Hubbard, K. D. Gerhart, Robert P. Yezierski, Lawrence H. Haber, Richard Martin, Teresa K. Wilcox and Robert D. Foreman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Willis

53 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sensory Mechanisms of the Spinal Cord

1978 1.2k citations W. D. Willis et al. profile →
Sensory Mechanisms of the Spinal Cord

1991 752 citations W. D. Willis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. D. Willis United States	33	3.1k	2.4k	1.1k	839	661	53	4.9k
D. Menétrey France	32	2.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	830 0.7×	728 0.9×	477 0.7×	56	4.8k
R. E. Coggeshall United States	34	2.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.3×	676 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	508 0.8×	53	5.1k
Edward R. Perl United States	48	5.2k 1.7×	3.8k 1.6×	1.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.9×	961 1.5×	92	8.3k
Glenn J. Giesler United States	36	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	998 0.9×	517 0.6×	443 0.7×	67	4.5k
J.D. Coulter United States	32	1.8k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 2.0×	713 0.8×	324 0.5×	45	5.5k
Michael M. Behbehani United States	38	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	957 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	308 0.5×	86	5.3k
G. Grant Sweden	33	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	383 0.3×	656 0.8×	331 0.5×	61	3.9k
A. Rustioni United States	50	2.8k 0.9×	4.3k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	249 0.4×	108	6.5k
D Albe‐Fessard France	41	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	466 0.6×	376 0.6×	149	5.0k
Hermann O. Handwerker Germany	49	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	568 0.7×	1.5k 2.3×	101	7.2k

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Shimoji, Keigo & W. D. Willis. (2006). Evoked spinal cord potentials : an illustrated guide to physiology, pharmacology, and recording techniques. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Peng, Yuan Bo, Qing Lin, & W. D. Willis. (1997). Involvement of protein kinase c in responses of rat dorsal horn neurons to mechanical stimuli and periaqueductal gray descending inhibition. Experimental Brain Research. 114(3). 561–570. 27 indexed citations

Chung, Jin Mo, et al.. (1993). Chronic effects of topical application of capsaicin to the sciatic nerve on responses of primate spinothalamic neurons. Pain. 53(3). 311–321. 9 indexed citations

Leem, Joong Woo, W. D. Willis, & J. M. Chung. (1993). Cutaneous sensory receptors in the rat foot. Journal of Neurophysiology. 69(5). 1684–1699. 338 indexed citations

Willis, W. D.. (1991). Chapter 1 Role of the forebrain in nociception. Progress in brain research. 87. 1–12. 7 indexed citations

Carlton, Susan M., et al.. (1991). Descending adrenergic input to the primate spinal cord and its possible role in modulation of spinothalamic cells. Brain Research. 543(1). 77–90. 30 indexed citations

Willis, W. D., et al.. (1991). Brain Browser: Hypercard Application for the Macintosh. Science. 251(5000). 1500–1502. 3 indexed citations

Willis, W. D.. (1988). Chapter 1 Anatomy and physiology of descending control of nociceptive responses of dorsal horn neurons: comprehensive review. Progress in brain research. 77. 1–29. 145 indexed citations

Downie, John W., D. G. Ferrington, Linda S. Sorkin, & W. D. Willis. (1988). The primate spinocervicothalamic pathway: responses of cells of the lateral cervical nucleus and spinocervical tract to innocuous and noxious stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology. 59(3). 861–885. 37 indexed citations

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Surmeier, D. James, Christopher N. Honda, & W. D. Willis. (1988). Natural groupings of primate spinothalamic neurons based on cutaneous stimulation. Physiological and anatomical features. Journal of Neurophysiology. 59(3). 833–860. 35 indexed citations

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Chung, J. M., et al.. (1984). Tens inhibits primate spinothalamic tract cells. Pain. 18. S50–S50. 1 indexed citations

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Gerhart, K. D., et al.. (1983). Effects of biogenic amines on raphe-spinal tract cells.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 225(3). 637–645. 33 indexed citations

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Yezierski, Robert P., et al.. (1983). A further examination of effects of cortical stimulation on primate spinothalamic tract cells. Journal of Neurophysiology. 49(2). 424–441. 75 indexed citations

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Yezierski, Robert P., Teresa K. Wilcox, & W. D. Willis. (1982). The effects of serotonin antagonists on the inhibition of primate spinothalamic tract cells produced by stimulation in nucleus raphe magnus or periaqueductal gray.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 220(2). 266–277. 83 indexed citations

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Gerhart, K. D., Teresa K. Wilcox, J. M. Chung, & W. D. Willis. (1981). Inhibition of nociceptive and nonnociceptive responses of primate spinothalamic cells by stimulation in medial brain stem.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 45(1). 121–136. 79 indexed citations

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Leonard, R. & W. D. Willis. (1979). The organization of the electromotor nucleus and extraocular motor nuclei in the stargazer (Astroscopus y‐graecum). The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 183(2). 397–413. 17 indexed citations

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Leonard, R., P. Rudomín, & W. D. Willis. (1978). Central effects of volleys in sensory and motor components of peripheral nerve in the stingray, Dasyatis sabina. Journal of Neurophysiology. 41(1). 108–125. 14 indexed citations

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Hancock, M.B., W. D. Willis, & F. Harrison. (1970). Viscerosomatic interactions in lumbar spinal cord of the cat.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 33(1). 46–58. 12 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Roland & W. D. Willis. (1963). INTRACELLULAR RECORDING FROM MOTONEURONS OF THE CERVICAL SPINAL CORD OF THE CAT. Journal of Neurophysiology. 26(1). 28–43. 25 indexed citations

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Hubbard, J. I. & W. D. Willis. (1962). Hyperpolarization of mammalian motor nerve terminals. The Journal of Physiology. 163(1). 115–137. 83 indexed citations

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