William D. Willis
- Physiology top 0.02%
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 205
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 88
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 41
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 17
- Sensory Systems top 0.2%
- Reproductive Medicine top 0.2%
- Neurology top 0.2%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies 17
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- Ion channel regulation and function 45
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- Pain Management and Placebo Effect 23
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- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation 22
- Co-authors
- Karin N. WestlundQing LinRobert F. SchmidtJ. C. EcclesPatrick M. DoughertyEdward M. EddyKathleen A. SlukaEugenia H. Goulding
- Partner nations
- United StatesCzechiaGermany
In The Last Decade
William D. Willis
349 papers receiving 21.7k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 162
- Physiology 13.4k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 8.8k
- Sensory Systems 1.3k
- Reproductive Medicine 1.8k
- Neurology 1.7k
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2014 | 34 | |
| 3 | 2008 | 124 | |
| 4 | Encyclopedia of pain | 2007 | 73 |
| 5 | Primary afferent neurons and the spinal dorsal horn | 2003 | 13 |
| 6 | Ascending sensory tracts and their descending control | 2003 | 6 |
| 7 | 2003 | 32 | |
| 8 | 2003 | 54 | |
| 9 | 2001 | 34 | |
| 10 | 2001 | 72 | |
| 11 | 1998 | 5 | |
| 12 | 1998 | 49 | |
| 13 | 1997 | 11 | |
| 14 | 1996 | 32 | |
| 15 | 1994 | 31 | |
| 16 | Long-lasting enhancement of excitability of spinothalamic tract neurones following combined application of excitatory amino acids and substance P in anaesthetized macaques | 1990 | 11 |
| 17 | Effects of capsaicin applied to a peripheral nerve on the responses of primate spinothalamic tract cells | 1985 | 1 |
| 18 | 1973 | 2 | |
| 19 | The cerebellum in health and disease : Dallas Neurological Symposium | 1970 | 3 |
| 20 | 1966 | 30 |
About William D. Willis
William D. Willis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Sensory Systems, having authored 353 papers that have together received 22.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (205 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (88 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (45 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (41 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (23 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (17 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (13.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (8.8k citations) and Sensory Systems (1.3k citations). William D. Willis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Karin N. Westlund, Qing Lin, Robert F. Schmidt, J. C. Eccles, Patrick M. Dougherty, Edward M. Eddy, Kathleen A. Sluka, Eugenia H. Goulding, Linda S. Sorkin and Jin Mo Chung. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neurophysiology, Brain Research, Pain, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and The Journal of Physiology.
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