William Howson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

William Howson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, William Howson has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in William Howson's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (13 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). William Howson is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (13 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). William Howson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. William Howson's co-authors include John E. Morley, G. S. Panayi, R. A. Wolstencroft, M. Matthew, D. C. Dumonde, M.G. Lacey, Guy R. Seabrook, David C. Horwell, Paul Keown and C.R. Stiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William Howson

53 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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“Lymphokines”: Non-Antibody Mediators of Cellular Immunity generated by Lymphocyte Activation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Howson United Kingdom	22	552	390	376	224	202	55	1.7k
P. Donatsch Switzerland	19	927 1.7×	575 1.5×	132 0.4×	94 0.4×	401 2.0×	45	2.2k
Peter Nickel Germany	30	729 1.3×	230 0.6×	422 1.1×	127 0.6×	267 1.3×	79	2.5k
Diana S‐L Chow United States	26	597 1.1×	132 0.3×	131 0.3×	100 0.4×	264 1.3×	77	2.0k
Michael J. Martin United States	24	823 1.5×	98 0.3×	187 0.5×	107 0.5×	1.2k 6.1×	54	2.7k
Craig R. Braun United States	21	919 1.7×	168 0.4×	97 0.3×	98 0.4×	166 0.8×	31	1.7k
Francesca Conti Italy	24	589 1.1×	58 0.1×	345 0.9×	73 0.3×	164 0.8×	113	1.9k
Luis G. Guijarro Spain	25	948 1.7×	312 0.8×	206 0.5×	37 0.2×	281 1.4×	127	2.3k
Michael Eder Austria	16	406 0.7×	93 0.2×	66 0.2×	104 0.5×	106 0.5×	59	1.0k
Timothy D. Ocain United States	20	903 1.6×	91 0.2×	612 1.6×	232 1.0×	90 0.4×	32	1.9k
Johan Lengqvist Sweden	21	935 1.7×	131 0.3×	155 0.4×	114 0.5×	126 0.6×	35	1.5k

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Croghan, Stefanie, Catherine Phillips, & William Howson. (2019). The operating theatre as a classroom: a literature review of medical student learning in the theatre environment. International Journal of Medical Education. 10. 75–87. 40 indexed citations

Howson, William, et al.. (2014). PTU-013 Simulation-based Human Factors Training In Endoscopy – Putting The Team In The Spotlight. Gut. 63(Suppl 1). A42.3–A43. 1 indexed citations

Zakeri, Nekisa, et al.. (2014). Risk factors for endoscopic sedation reversal events: a five-year retrospective study. Frontline Gastroenterology. 6(4). 270–277. 11 indexed citations

House, Andrew A., Peter C. Chang, Patrick Luke, et al.. (2007). Re-exposure to Mismatched HLA Class I Is a Significant Risk Factor for Graft Loss: Multivariable Analysis of 259 Kidney Retransplants. Transplantation. 84(6). 722–728. 15 indexed citations

Adams, Paul C., Gary P. Jeffrey, Kalle Alanen, et al.. (1999). Transplantation of haemochromatosis liver and intestine into a normal recipient. Gut. 45(5). 783–783. 16 indexed citations

Chakrabarti, Subrata, et al.. (1999). Prevalence of the C282Y mutation of the hemochromatosis gene in liver transplant recipients and donors. Hepatology. 30(3). 665–669. 18 indexed citations

Horwell, David C., William Howson, Simon A. Osborne, et al.. (1996). Alanine scan and N‐methyl amide derivatives of Ac‐bombesin[7‐14]. Development of a proposed binding conformation at the neuromedin B (NMB) and gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) receptors. International journal of peptide & protein research. 48(6). 522–531. 23 indexed citations

Chan, O. Helen, et al.. (1996). Absorption of Cam-2445, an NK1 Neurokinin Receptor Antagonist: In Vivo, In Situ, and In Vitro Evaluations. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 85(3). 253–257. 13 indexed citations

Horwell, David C., et al.. (1995). Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSARs) of N-Terminus Fragments of NK1 Tachykinin Antagonists: A Comparison of Classical QSARs and Three-Dimensional QSARs from Similarity Matrixes. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(22). 4454–4462. 19 indexed citations

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Howson, William, Helen M. I. Osborn, & J. B. Sweeney. (1995). Ring-opening of N-tosyl aziridines by 2-lithiodithianes. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2439–2439. 8 indexed citations

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Guard, Steven, David C. Horwell, William Howson, et al.. (1994). Rational design of high affinity tachykinin NK2 receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(2). 101–113. 19 indexed citations

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Guard, Steven, Michael Higginbottom, David C. Horwell, et al.. (1994). Rational design of high affinity tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(5). 357–370. 35 indexed citations

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Pouletty, Philippe, et al.. (1993). Typing of serum‐soluble HLA‐B27 antigen by ELISA. Tissue Antigens. 42(1). 14–19. 20 indexed citations

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Guard, Steven, Keith J. Watling, & William Howson. (1993). Structure-activity requirements of bombesin for gastrin-releasing peptide- and neuromedin B-preferring bombesin receptors in rat brain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 240(2-3). 177–184. 15 indexed citations

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Horwell, David C., William Howson, Giles S. Ratcliffe, & David C. Rees. (1993). The design of a dipeptide library for screening at peptide receptor sites. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 3(5). 799–802. 20 indexed citations

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Hills, Judith M., et al.. (1991). A comparison of the relative activities of a number of GABA_B antagonists in the isolated vas deferens of the rat. British Journal of Pharmacology. 102(3). 631–634. 11 indexed citations

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Seabrook, Guy R., William Howson, & M.G. Lacey. (1991). Subpopulations of GABA-mediated synaptic potentials in slices of rat dorsal striatum are differentially modulated by presynaptic GABAB receptors. Brain Research. 562(2). 332–334. 33 indexed citations

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Seabrook, Guy R., William Howson, & M.G. Lacey. (1990). Electrophysiological characterization of potent agonists and antagonists at pre‐ and postsynaptic GABA_B receptors on neurones in rat brain slices. British Journal of Pharmacology. 101(4). 949–957. 140 indexed citations

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Hills, Judith M., et al.. (1989). 3‐Aminopropylphosphinic acid—a potent, selective GABA_B receptor agonist in the guinea‐pig ileum and rat anococcygeus muscle. British Journal of Pharmacology. 97(4). 1292–1296. 25 indexed citations

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Howson, William, et al.. (1988). Synthesis and biological activity of the four stereoisomers of 6-[4-[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)ethyl]phenoxy]propyl]amino]-propionamido]phenyl]-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-3(2H)-pyridazinone, a combined vasodilator and .beta.-adrenoceptor antagonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 31(2). 352–356. 9 indexed citations

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