William J. Davis

5.9k total citations
108 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

William J. Davis is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Davis has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in William J. Davis's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (16 papers). William J. Davis is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (30 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (16 papers). William J. Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and South Sudan. William J. Davis's co-authors include Rhanor Gillette, Mark P. Kovac, George J. Mpitsos, Joseph Ayers, Marc C. Kennedy, J. Michael Pinneo, Roger P. Croll, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Ronald R. Novales and Akira Nakao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William J. Davis

108 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William J. Davis United States 39 1.7k 1.0k 890 874 461 108 4.0k
William B. Kristan United States 42 3.4k 1.9× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.7× 767 1.7× 138 5.7k
James L. Larimer United States 31 1.4k 0.8× 611 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 406 0.5× 206 0.4× 84 2.5k
W. Otto Friesen United States 37 2.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 395 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 362 0.8× 86 3.8k
W. B. Quay United States 35 1.4k 0.8× 570 0.6× 732 0.8× 447 0.5× 900 2.0× 180 4.5k
R. Meldrum Robertson Canada 38 2.4k 1.4× 869 0.8× 1.4k 1.6× 658 0.8× 829 1.8× 152 4.0k
Michael J. Friedlander Israel 37 1.1k 0.6× 515 0.5× 529 0.6× 572 0.7× 1.0k 2.2× 158 4.5k
G.A. Kerkut United Kingdom 39 3.6k 2.1× 879 0.8× 711 0.8× 487 0.6× 1.5k 3.4× 246 5.7k
Jürgen Aschoff Germany 42 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 286 0.6× 131 7.2k
Daniel K. Hartline United States 31 1.5k 0.9× 272 0.3× 862 1.0× 692 0.8× 524 1.1× 76 3.1k
Roger P. Croll Canada 42 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 250 0.3× 909 2.0× 151 4.8k

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

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All Works

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Davis, William J., Andrew D. Schneider, Lara R. Dugas, et al.. (2023). An objective assessment of the impact of tendon retraction on sleep efficiency in patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears: a prospective cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(2). 169–174. 6 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (2019). The Origin and Propagation of the Antarctic Centennial Oscillation. Climate. 7(9). 112–112. 5 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (2015). Nuclear PI3K signaling in cell growth and tumorigenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 3. 24–24. 97 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (2008). Concurrent Training Enhances Athletes' Strength, Muscle Endurance, and Other Measures. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 22(5). 1487–1502. 52 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (2008). Concurrent Training Enhances Athletes' Cardiovascular and Cardiorespiratory Measures. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 22(5). 1503–1514. 20 indexed citations
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Reid, Paul B., William J. Davis, Mark Freeman, et al.. (2008). A comparison of different alignment approaches for the segmented grazing incidence mirrors on Constellation-X. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7011. 701111–701111. 4 indexed citations
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Leighton, Richard F., et al.. (1998). Dental and Gingival Pain as Side Effects of Niacin Therapy. CHEST Journal. 114(5). 1472–1474. 2 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (1995). Properties of human affect induced by static color slides (IAPS): dimensional, categorical and electromyographic analysis. Biological Psychology. 41(3). 229–253. 41 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., et al.. (1988). Cerci mediate. Mating movements in the male praying mantis. 92(1). 47–55. 5 indexed citations
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Groß, Peter, et al.. (1980). Influenza vaccine in unprimed children: Improved immunogenicity with few reactions following one high dose of split-product vaccine. The Journal of Pediatrics. 97(1). 56–60. 19 indexed citations
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Davis, William J.. (1978). On the trail of the command neuron. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 1(1). 17–19. 11 indexed citations
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Davis, William J., George J. Mpitsos, J. Michael Pinneo, & Jeffrey L. Ram. (1977). Modification of the behavioral hierarchy ofPleurobranchaea. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 117(1). 99–125. 52 indexed citations
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Davis, William J. & Joseph Ayers. (1972). Locomotion: Control by Positive-Feedback Optokinetic Responses. Science. 177(4044). 183–185. 36 indexed citations
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Davis, William J. & Marc C. Kennedy. (1972). Command interneurons controlling swimmeret movements in the lobster. I. Types of effects on motoneurons.. Journal of Neurophysiology. 35(1). 1–12. 93 indexed citations
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Davis, William J.. (1971). A Study of Rubella Immunity and Resistance to Infection. JAMA. 215(4). 600–600. 59 indexed citations
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Davis, William J.. (1969). Reflex Organization in the Swimmeret System of the Lobster: II. Reflex Dynamics. Journal of Experimental Biology. 51(3). 565–573. 28 indexed citations
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Davis, William J. & R. K. Murphey. (1969). Discharge Patterns of Swimmeret Motoneurones in the Lobster, Stimulated With a Digital Computer. Journal of Experimental Biology. 50(1). 119–128. 13 indexed citations

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