William Dunn

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

William Dunn is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William Dunn has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in William Dunn's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (23 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). William Dunn is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (23 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (12 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). William Dunn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Czechia. William Dunn's co-authors include R. M. Harden, Vera Ralevic, V.G. Wilson, David Hamilton, Philip N. Baker, Ronald M. Harden, Sheila M. Gardiner, J.C. McGrath, Michael D. Randall and James A. Brock and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

William Dunn

92 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Dunn United Kingdom	27	575	504	390	370	368	95	2.4k
José Luis Santos Chile	35	748 1.3×	1.1k 2.1×	365 0.9×	846 2.3×	236 0.6×	219	4.8k
Gareth Denyer Australia	31	692 1.2×	992 2.0×	123 0.3×	809 2.2×	100 0.3×	104	3.2k
Alexandre Vallée France	37	344 0.6×	446 0.9×	152 0.4×	1.6k 4.3×	478 1.3×	202	4.7k
Alison Gallagher United Kingdom	34	961 1.7×	727 1.4×	506 1.3×	268 0.7×	324 0.9×	111	4.7k
John J. Nolan Ireland	41	506 0.9×	2.2k 4.4×	89 0.2×	2.3k 6.2×	612 1.7×	115	7.6k
Christoph Richter Germany	20	423 0.7×	363 0.7×	60 0.2×	823 2.2×	302 0.8×	108	2.6k
Robert Walton United Kingdom	40	448 0.8×	1.4k 2.7×	72 0.2×	1.2k 3.2×	125 0.3×	103	4.9k
Petra J. Lewis United States	25	308 0.5×	197 0.4×	122 0.3×	231 0.6×	133 0.4×	83	2.5k
Jia Guo China	28	799 1.4×	260 0.5×	38 0.1×	573 1.5×	110 0.3×	152	4.3k
Robert H. McDonald United States	31	344 0.6×	294 0.6×	28 0.1×	358 1.0×	1.7k 4.7×	115	4.4k

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Dunn, William, et al.. (2025). Involvement of purinergic signalling in the vasomotor response to hypochlorous acid in porcine coronary artery. Purinergic Signalling. 21(5). 1181–1199. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Zhonghua, Ruilong Guo, Yong Wei, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in the magnetic reconnection, dipolarization, and auroral processes at giant planets from the perspective of comparative planetology. Earth and Planetary Physics. 8(5). 659–672. 1 indexed citations

Garle, M.J., et al.. (2018). Coronary artery hypoxic vasorelaxation is augmented by perivascular adipose tissue through a mechanism involving hydrogen sulphide and cystathionine‐β‐synthase. Acta Physiologica. 224(4). e13126–e13126. 14 indexed citations

Gladstone, G. R., Joshua A. Kammer, M. H. Versteeg, et al.. (2017). Juno-UVS and Chandra Observations of Jupiter's Polar Auroral Emissions. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

Roberts, Richard, et al.. (2017). A critical role for cystathionine-β-synthase in hydrogen sulfide-mediated hypoxic relaxation of the coronary artery. Vascular Pharmacology. 93-95. 20–32. 16 indexed citations

Mathewson, Alastair & William Dunn. (2014). A Comparison of Responses to Raised Extracellular Potassium and Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor (EDHF) in Rat Pressurised Mesenteric Arteries. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e111977–e111977. 7 indexed citations

Hammond, Stephanie, Alastair Mathewson, Philip N. Baker, Terry M. Mayhew, & William Dunn. (2011). Gap junctions and hydrogen peroxide are involved in endothelium-derived hyperpolarising responses to bradykinin in omental arteries and veins isolated from pregnant women. European Journal of Pharmacology. 668(1-2). 225–232. 17 indexed citations

Dunn, William, et al.. (2009). Fostering Intercultural Inquiry in Subject-Area Curriculum Courses.. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation. 32(3). 533–557. 9 indexed citations

Ong, Stephen, Philip N. Baker, Terry M. Mayhew, & William Dunn. (2005). Remodeling of myometrial radial arteries in preeclampsia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 192(2). 572–579. 43 indexed citations

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Dunn, William, et al.. (2001). Evidence for a non‐adrenoceptor, imidazoline‐mediated contractile response to oxymetazoline in the porcine isolated rectal artery. British Journal of Pharmacology. 132(7). 1359–1363. 8 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Rebecca, William Dunn, Barrie W. Bycroft, et al.. (1999). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum‐sensing signal molecule, N‐(3‐oxododecanoyl)‐L‐homoserine lactone, inhibits porcine arterial smooth muscle contraction. British Journal of Pharmacology. 128(4). 845–848. 58 indexed citations

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Ting, Kang‐Nee, William Dunn, D.J.G. Davies, et al.. (1997). Studies on the vasoconstrictor action of melatonin and putative melatonin receptor ligands in the tail artery of juvenile Wistar rats. British Journal of Pharmacology. 122(7). 1299–1306. 57 indexed citations

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Dunn, William, C.J. Daly, J.C. McGrath, & V.G. Wilson. (1991). A comparison of the effects of angiotensin II and Bay K 8644 on responses to noradrenaline mediated via postjunctional α₁‐and α₂‐adrenoceptors in rabbit isolated blood vessels. British Journal of Pharmacology. 103(2). 1475–1483. 12 indexed citations

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McGrath, J.C., William Dunn, & A.G.B. Templeton. (1990). Physiological Modulation of α-Adrenoceptor and 5HT Receptor Expression in Blood Vessels. Journal of Vascular Research. 27(2-5). 146–152. 8 indexed citations

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Dunn, William, J.C. McGrath, & V.G. Wilson. (1989). Expression of functional postjunctional α₂‐adrenoceptors in rabbit isolated distal saphenous artery—a permissive role for angiotensin II?. British Journal of Pharmacology. 96(2). 259–261. 34 indexed citations

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Daly, C.J., William Dunn, J.C. McGrath, & V.G. Wilson. (1988). An attempt at selective protection from phenoxybenzamine of postjunctional α‐adrenoceptor subtypes mediating contractions to noradrenaline in the rabbit isolated saphenous vein. British Journal of Pharmacology. 95(2). 501–511. 19 indexed citations

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Dunn, William, et al.. (1985). Competence-Based Education and Distance Learning: A Tandem for Professional Continuing Education?. Studies in Higher Education. 10(3). 5 indexed citations

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Harden, Ronald M., et al.. (1979). Doctors accept a challenge: self-assessment exercises in continuing medical education.. BMJ. 2(6191). 652–653. 18 indexed citations

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Harden, Ronald M., Mary L. Stevenson, Rosemary Lever, et al.. (1975). Tape/slide programmes for independent study. Methods of presentation to students.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 9(3). 170–5. 10 indexed citations

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Lever, Rosemary, et al.. (1970). Automatic hand viewers and cassette play-back units.. PubMed. 20(2). 119–22. 9 indexed citations

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