William J. Brown

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

William J. Brown is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Brown has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cell Biology and 29 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in William J. Brown's work include Cellular transport and secretion (33 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). William J. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (33 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (16 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers). William J. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. William J. Brown's co-authors include Marilyn G. Farquhar, Lawrence N. Diebel, Anne M. Doody, Norman W. Axnick, Scott A. Dulchavsky, B. Paige Lawrence, Frances P. Downes, Scott K. Fridkin, Fred C. Tenover and Guy R. Pupp and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William J. Brown

114 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Infection with Vancomycin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusContaining thevanAResistance Gene

2003 852 citations Dawn Sievert, Jeffrey Hageman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William J. Brown United States	35	2.0k	1.2k	1.2k	917	779	120	5.1k
David C. Morrison United States	58	3.3k 1.6×	423 0.4×	334 0.3×	814 0.9×	1.5k 1.9×	212	11.1k
Germain Trugnan France	44	5.5k 2.7×	1.8k 1.5×	718 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	889 1.1×	126	8.8k
Barry H. Hirst United Kingdom	45	2.5k 1.2×	665 0.6×	249 0.2×	288 0.3×	412 0.5×	160	6.6k
Ghassan Dbaibo Lebanon	35	2.5k 1.2×	608 0.5×	526 0.5×	551 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	159	5.2k
Marcelo T. Bozza Brazil	48	2.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	471 0.4×	721 0.8×	2.1k 2.6×	124	8.9k
Robert S. Munford United States	52	2.0k 1.0×	412 0.3×	213 0.2×	487 0.5×	1.9k 2.4×	118	7.5k
Hiroshi Kido Japan	45	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	296 0.3×	897 1.0×	1.9k 2.5×	244	6.6k
Jerrold Weiss United States	62	4.4k 2.2×	766 0.6×	341 0.3×	676 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	179	11.0k
Richard K. Root United States	36	1.1k 0.5×	994 0.8×	154 0.1×	619 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	70	5.7k
Joseph A. Duncan United States	35	3.9k 1.9×	676 0.6×	426 0.4×	350 0.4×	675 0.9×	65	6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William J. Brown

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brown, William J. & Randall L. Jensen. (2016). MUSCLE COORDINATION IN CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: THE EFFECT OF INCLINE ON THE V2-SKATE TECHNIQUE. ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive. 34(1). 1 indexed citations

Apodaca, Gerard & William J. Brown. (2014). Membrane traffic research: challenges for the next decade. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2. 52–52. 9 indexed citations

Bechler, Marie E. & William J. Brown. (2014). Gβ1γ2 activates phospholipase A2-dependent Golgi membrane tubule formation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2(4). 4–4. 4 indexed citations

Bechler, Marie E., Paul de Figueiredo, & William J. Brown. (2012). A PLA1-2 punch regulates the Golgi complex. Trends in Cell Biology. 22(2). 116–124. 33 indexed citations

Doody, Anne M., et al.. (2009). Cytoplasmic phospholipase A2 antagonists inhibit multiple endocytic membrane trafficking pathways. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 388(4). 695–699. 15 indexed citations

Judson, Bret L. & William J. Brown. (2009). Assembly of an intact Golgi complex requires phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity, membrane tubules, and dynein-mediated microtubule transport. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 389(3). 473–477. 12 indexed citations

Iyadurai, Stanley, John T. Robinson, LingZhi Ma, et al.. (2008). Dynein and Star interact in EGFR signaling and ligand trafficking. Journal of Cell Science. 121(16). 2643–2651. 12 indexed citations

Brown, William J., et al.. (2008). The Lysophospholipid Acyltransferase Antagonist CI‐976 Inhibits a Late Step in COPII Vesicle Budding. Traffic. 9(5). 786–797. 34 indexed citations

Brown, William J. & John A. Schmidt. (2005). Use of Acyltransferase Inhibitors to Block Vesicular Traffic Between the ER and Golgi Complex. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 404. 115–125. 7 indexed citations

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Racoosin, E L, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of a Golgi Complex Lysophospholipid Acyltransferase Induces Membrane Tubule Formation and Retrograde Trafficking. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14(8). 3459–3469. 47 indexed citations

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Sievert, Dawn, Jeffrey Hageman, Matthew L. Boulton, et al.. (2003). Infection with Vancomycin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusContaining thevanAResistance Gene. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(14). 1342–1347. 852 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diebel, Lawrence N., David M. Liberati, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Clement A. Diglio, & William J. Brown. (2003). Enterocyte apoptosis and barrier function are modulated by SIgA after exposure to bacteria and hypoxia/reoxygenation. Surgery. 134(4). 574–580. 27 indexed citations

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Diebel, Lawrence N., David M. Liberati, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Clement A. Diglio, & William J. Brown. (2002). Ethanol impairs intestinal barrier defense by modulation of immunoglobulin A transport. Surgery. 132(4). 573–581. 15 indexed citations

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Jamieson, Denise J., Ann Duerr, Robert S. Klein, et al.. (2001). Longitudinal Analysis of Bacterial Vaginosis. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 98(4). 656–663. 5 indexed citations

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Asmar, Basim I., et al.. (2000). Yersinia enterocolitica infection in children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 19(10). 954–958. 52 indexed citations

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Diebel, Lawrence N., David M. Liberati, Clement A. Diglio, Scott A. Dulchavsky, & William J. Brown. (1999). Synergistic Effects of Candida and Escherichia coli on Gut Barrier Function. PubMed. 47(6). 1045–1045. 24 indexed citations

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Diebel, Lawrence N., David M. Liberati, Scott A. Dulchavsky, Clement A. Diglio, & William J. Brown. (1999). Synergistic Effect of Hyperoxia and Immunoglobulin A on Mucosal Barrier Defense. PubMed. 46(3). 374–379. 8 indexed citations

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Diebel, Lawrence N., Scott A. Dulchavsky, & William J. Brown. (1997). Splanchnic Ischemia and Bacterial Translocation in the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. PubMed. 43(5). 852–855. 198 indexed citations

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Diebel, Lawrence N., et al.. (1997). Anin VitroModel to Assess Mucosal Immune Function and Bacterial Translocation. Journal of Surgical Research. 69(1). 178–182. 8 indexed citations

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Brown, William J., et al.. (1992). Delayed Detection of an Increase in Resistant Acinetobacter at a Detroit Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(7). 394–398. 14 indexed citations

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