W. J. Johnson

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

W. J. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Geophysics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Johnson has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Geophysics and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in W. J. Johnson's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (5 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (5 papers). W. J. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (5 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (5 papers). W. J. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Argentina. W. J. Johnson's co-authors include George H. Rothblat, Michael C. Phillips, Dolph O. Adams, J. Richard Bowen, Mark W. LeChevallier, Zia Bukhari, Patrick K. Jjemba, George K. Chacko, F.H. Mahlberg and M. J. Imber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Johnson

60 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Mechanisms and consequences of cellular cholesterol exchange and transfer

1987 462 citations Michael C. Phillips, W. J. Johnson et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. J. Johnson United States	24	869	717	360	260	240	63	2.2k
Juan José González Plaza Spain	29	1.0k 1.2×	579 0.8×	427 1.2×	381 1.5×	276 1.1×	62	3.3k
Jun‐ichi Koizumi Japan	30	877 1.0×	789 1.1×	210 0.6×	430 1.7×	309 1.3×	129	2.8k
Xiao Fang China	32	960 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	307 0.9×	218 0.8×	381 1.6×	109	3.2k
Joseph Paulauskis United States	28	1.0k 1.2×	239 0.3×	707 2.0×	85 0.3×	246 1.0×	47	2.8k
Dennis W. Wilson United States	36	1.0k 1.2×	428 0.6×	289 0.8×	219 0.8×	292 1.2×	103	3.3k
Ping Ye China	28	904 1.0×	589 0.8×	208 0.6×	227 0.9×	386 1.6×	177	2.9k
Juan Feng China	36	1.6k 1.8×	321 0.4×	723 2.0×	119 0.5×	693 2.9×	136	3.7k
Monique Talbot France	33	1.1k 1.3×	324 0.5×	630 1.8×	1.2k 4.7×	257 1.1×	56	3.1k
Haruo Itô Japan	36	1.6k 1.9×	497 0.7×	125 0.3×	367 1.4×	487 2.0×	210	4.3k
Adrian Bomford United Kingdom	38	1.0k 1.2×	285 0.4×	147 0.4×	117 0.5×	140 0.6×	109	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. J. Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. J. Johnson 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 W. J. Johnson. W. J. Johnson 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

Shepherd, Dale A., Jason Wildgoose, W. J. Johnson, et al.. (2023). Novel Hybrid Quadrupole-Multireflecting Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry System. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 34(2). 264–272. 19 indexed citations

Hamilton, Kerry A., W. J. Johnson, Patrick K. Jjemba, et al.. (2017). Health risks from exposure to Legionella in reclaimed water aerosols: Toilet flushing, spray irrigation, and cooling towers. Water Research. 134. 261–279. 108 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J., et al.. (2014). Autonomous Weapons: Are You Sure These are Killer Robots? Can We Talk About It?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Costa, Carlos H., et al.. (2010). Holocene Paleoearthquake Clustering Along a Sierras Pampeanas (argentina) Bounding Fault. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J.. (2003). Case histories of dc resistivity measurements to map shallow coal mine workings. The Leading Edge. 22(6). 571–573. 12 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J., et al.. (2001). Dentistry, Amalgam and Pollution Prevention. Journal of the California Dental Association. 29(7). 509–516. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J., So Young Jang, & David W. Bernard. (2000). Hormone sensitive lipase mRNA in both monocyte and macrophage forms of the human THP-1 cell line. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 126(4). 543–552. 13 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J., Michael C. Phillips, & George H. Rothblat. (1997). Lipoproteins and Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis. Sub-cellular biochemistry. 28. 235–276. 24 indexed citations

Johnson, W. J., et al.. (1993). A radar coal thickness sensor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 29(5). 834–840. 27 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J. & J. T. Lie. (1991). Pulmonary Hypertension and Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Previously Unrecognized Association. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 66(9). 919–925. 21 indexed citations

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Bielicki, John K., W. J. Johnson, Jane M. Glick, & George H. Rothblat. (1991). Efflux of phospholipid from fibroblasts with normal and elevated levels of cholesterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1085(1). 7–14. 23 indexed citations

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Dalton, Barbara J., Janice R. Connor, & W. J. Johnson. (1989). Interleukin‐1 induces interleukin‐1α and interleukin‐1β gene expression in synovial fibroblasts and peripheral blood monocytes. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 32(3). 279–287. 35 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J., et al.. (1988). Interleukin‐1 stimulation of phospholipase activity in rat synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(11). 1421–1428. 19 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J., et al.. (1988). Interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor are not synergistic for human synovial fibroblast PLA2 activation and PGE2 production. Prostaglandins. 35(1). 107–114. 24 indexed citations

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Lee, John C., Alison M. Badger, & W. J. Johnson. (1988). Human Non-Interferon Macrophage Activating Factor: Biological and Biochemical Characterization. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 239. 217–221. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J. & George D. Cain. (1988). Studies on the mechanism of cholesterol uptake by the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta (cestoda). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 91(1). 59–67. 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J., F.H. Mahlberg, George K. Chacko, Michael C. Phillips, & George H. Rothblat. (1988). The influence of cellular and lipoprotein cholesterol contents on the flux of cholesterol between fibroblasts and high density lipoprotein.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(28). 14099–14106. 83 indexed citations

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Johnson, W. J., et al.. (1987). Evaluation of Tsunami Risk at the Southwest Coast of the Iberian Peninsula. 3346–3358. 2 indexed citations

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Phillips, Michael C., W. J. Johnson, & George H. Rothblat. (1987). Mechanisms and consequences of cellular cholesterol exchange and transfer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes. 906(2). 223–276. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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DiMartino, Michael J., et al.. (1987). Effect of antiarthritic drugs on the enhanced interleukin-1 (IL-1) production by macrophages from adjuvant-induced arthritic (AA) rats. Inflammation Research. 21(3-4). 348–350. 10 indexed citations

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