William E. Downey

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

William E. Downey is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Downey has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William E. Downey's work include Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (5 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (2 papers). William E. Downey is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (5 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (2 papers). William E. Downey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. William E. Downey's co-authors include Larry S. Barak, Stephen S. G. Ferguson, Marc G. Caron, Luc Ménard, Eugene Braunwald, Carolyn H. McCabe, Elliott M. Antman, Sabina A. Murphy, Stephen D. Wiviott and Bruce R. Brodie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William E. Downey

17 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Role of β-Arrestin in Mediating Agonist-Promoted G Protei... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Role of β-Arrestin in Mediating Agonist-Promoted G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization
    1996 839 citations Stephen S. G. Ferguson, William E. Downey et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. Downey United States 12 932 858 546 489 247 17 2.1k
Mika Laine Finland 26 852 0.9× 1.8k 2.0× 567 1.0× 211 0.4× 286 1.2× 111 2.6k
Gideon Koren United States 17 843 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 195 0.4× 237 0.5× 127 0.5× 32 1.6k
Jérôme Leroy France 23 1.4k 1.5× 852 1.0× 140 0.3× 374 0.8× 36 0.1× 63 2.1k
Antonio Rapacciuolo Italy 28 1.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.7× 525 1.0× 254 0.5× 219 0.9× 118 2.9k
Catherine Rücker‐Martin France 33 1.6k 1.7× 1.7k 1.9× 358 0.7× 189 0.4× 91 0.4× 75 3.4k
Sven T. Pleger Germany 32 1.8k 1.9× 2.0k 2.4× 474 0.9× 115 0.2× 166 0.7× 88 3.4k
Hideki Doi Japan 22 693 0.7× 557 0.6× 579 1.1× 239 0.5× 72 0.3× 48 2.0k
Waltraud Pfeilschifter Germany 25 822 0.9× 332 0.4× 86 0.2× 117 0.2× 100 0.4× 92 2.1k
Kenichiro Okada Japan 22 840 0.9× 442 0.5× 449 0.8× 77 0.2× 125 0.5× 75 2.4k
Gerold Mönnig Germany 27 764 0.8× 2.0k 2.3× 129 0.2× 86 0.2× 89 0.4× 95 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William E. Downey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Downey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William E. Downey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William E. Downey 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 William E. Downey. William E. Downey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Bradley, Steven M., Srinath Adusumalli, William B. Borden, et al.. (2021). The Cardiovascular Quality Improvement and Care Innovation Consortium. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 14(1). e006753–e006753. 7 indexed citations
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Giustino, Gennaro, Usman Baber, Ioannis Mastoris, et al.. (2015). One‐year results of the ICON (ionic versus non‐ionic contrast to obviate worsening nephropathy after angioplasty in chronic renal failure patients) Study. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 87(4). 703–709. 6 indexed citations
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Wilson, B. Hadley, Angela Humphrey, John C. Cedarholm, et al.. (2013). Achieving Sustainable First Door-to-Balloon Times of 90 Minutes for Regional Transfer ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 6(10). 1064–1071. 18 indexed citations
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Mehran, Roxana, Eugenia Nikolsky, Ajay J. Kirtane, et al.. (2009). Ionic Low-Osmolar Versus Nonionic Iso-Osmolar Contrast Media to Obviate Worsening Nephropathy After Angioplasty in Chronic Renal Failure Patients. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2(5). 415–421. 49 indexed citations
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Michelson, Alan D., Andrew L. Frelinger, Eugene Braunwald, et al.. (2009). Pharmacodynamic assessment of platelet inhibition by prasugrel vs. clopidogrel in the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial. European Heart Journal. 30(14). 1753–1763. 186 indexed citations
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Frelinger, Andrew L., Alan D. Michelson, Eugene Braunwald, et al.. (2008). Abstract 3994: Pharmacodynamic Assessment of Platelet Inhibition by Prasugrel versus Clopidogrel in the TRITON-TIMI 38 Trial. Circulation. 118. 2 indexed citations
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Brodie, Bruce R., Charles Hansen, Thomas Stuckey, et al.. (2006). Door-to-Balloon Time With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Impacts Late Cardiac Mortality in High-Risk Patients and Patients Presenting Early After the Onset of Symptoms. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(2). 289–295. 161 indexed citations
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Brodie, Bruce R., Thomas Stuckey, Charles Hansen, et al.. (2005). Relation between electrocardiographic ST-segment resolution and early and late outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 95(3). 343–348. 60 indexed citations
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Leon, Martin B., Ran Kornowski, William E. Downey, et al.. (2005). A Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Laser Myocardial Revascularization to Improve Angina Symptoms in Patients With Severe Coronary Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(10). 1812–1819. 117 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Stephen S. G., et al.. (1996). Role of β-Arrestin in Mediating Agonist-Promoted G Protein-Coupled Receptor Internalization. Science. 271(5247). 363–366. 839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rouault, Tracey A., David J. Haile, William E. Downey, et al.. (1992). An iron-sulfur cluster plays a novel regulatory role in the iron-responsive element binding protein. BioMetals. 5(3). 131–140. 78 indexed citations
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Downey, William E., Catherine Tang, Carl Philpott, et al.. (1991). A regulated RNA binding protein also possesses aconitase activity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 88(22). 10109–10113. 167 indexed citations
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Ashby, E. C., et al.. (1957). Derivatives of Heteroauxin. II. Some Substituted 2-Methyl-3-indoleacetic Acids1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(7). 1680–1682. 1 indexed citations

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