William J. Martin

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

William J. Martin is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Martin has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Physiology, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in William J. Martin's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (30 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers). William J. Martin is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (30 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (16 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers). William J. Martin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. William J. Martin's co-authors include Allan I. Basbaum, Annika B. Malmberg, David Julius, Andreas Leffler, Michael J. Caterina, Jodie Trafton, Martin Koltzenburg, James M. Walker, Kang Tsou and Barton H. Manning and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

William J. Martin

93 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impaired Nociception and Pain Sensation in Mice Lacking the Capsaicin Receptor

2000 2.8k citations Annika B. Malmberg, William J. Martin et al. profile →
Hierarchy of transcriptomic specialization across human cortex captured by structural neuroimaging topography

2018 363 citations William J. Martin, Alan Anticevic et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William J. Martin United States	36	3.2k	2.8k	2.2k	2.0k	1.6k	94	7.5k
Cheryl L. Stucky United States	52	4.6k 1.4×	3.2k 1.1×	3.0k 1.4×	3.1k 1.6×	614 0.4×	120	9.4k
Mark Schumacher United States	26	3.5k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	5.1k 2.3×	2.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	65	9.3k
Armen N. Akopian United States	48	3.8k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	3.6k 1.8×	732 0.4×	98	8.8k
Sabatino Maione Italy	58	4.3k 1.3×	4.0k 1.4×	790 0.4×	2.7k 1.4×	4.1k 2.5×	288	11.0k
Gregory Dussor United States	52	4.2k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	846 0.5×	137	7.9k
Annika B. Malmberg United States	38	6.9k 2.1×	4.4k 1.6×	4.3k 2.0×	3.4k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	62	11.7k
David A. Andersson United Kingdom	30	2.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	6.1k 2.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	45	9.6k
Peter W. Reeh Germany	67	6.4k 2.0×	4.1k 1.5×	4.6k 2.1×	4.0k 2.0×	733 0.4×	218	12.8k
Michael F. Jarvis United States	62	2.8k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	897 0.4×	4.4k 2.3×	606 0.4×	251	12.9k
Janós Szolcsányi Hungary	57	4.9k 1.5×	4.5k 1.6×	4.1k 1.9×	2.7k 1.4×	782 0.5×	235	11.2k

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Lee, Kangjoo, Jie Ji, Markus Helmer, et al.. (2025). A common symptom geometry of mood improvement under sertraline and placebo associated with distinct neural patterns. Psychological Medicine. 55. e185–e185. 1 indexed citations

Martin, William J., et al.. (2023). Effect of proline content and histidine ligation on the dynamics of Ω-loop D and the peroxidase activity of iso-1-cytochrome c. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 252. 112474–112474.

Wallace, Tanya L., William J. Martin, & Amy F.T. Arnsten. (2022). Kappa opioid receptor antagonism protects working memory performance from mild stress exposure in Rhesus macaques. Neurobiology of Stress. 21. 100493–100493. 8 indexed citations

Margolis, Elyssa B., et al.. (2020). Differential effects of novel kappa opioid receptor antagonists on dopamine neurons using acute brain slice electrophysiology. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0232864–e0232864. 12 indexed citations

Driscoll, Joseph R., et al.. (2020). Differential Modulation of Ventral Tegmental Area Circuits by the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ System. eNeuro. 7(5). ENEURO.0376–19.2020. 14 indexed citations

Passaro, Austin P., Charles-Francois V. Latchoumane, Samantha Spellicy, et al.. (2019). Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Neuroprotection and Functional Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(11). 1358–1369. 53 indexed citations

Martin, William J., et al.. (2006). The Pubic Bone Graft. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 17(6). 1150–1152. 2 indexed citations

Martin, William J., et al.. (2006). Abdominal Closure for a Free Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap: Macrosurgery’s Importance in Microsurgery. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 30(2). 253–254. 1 indexed citations

Priest, Birgit T., Beth Murphy, Jill A. Lindia, et al.. (2005). Contribution of the tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-gated sodium channel Na _V 1.9 to sensory transmission and nociceptive behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(26). 9382–9387. 227 indexed citations

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Li, Chunshi, Catherine Abbadie, John P. Felix, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and SAR of 1,2-trans-(1-hydroxy-3-phenylprop-1-yl)cyclopentane carboxamide derivatives, a new class of sodium channel blockers. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(5). 1358–1361. 9 indexed citations

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Garry, Emer M., Ada Delaney, Heather Anderson, et al.. (2005). Varicella zoster virus induces neuropathic changes in rat dorsal root ganglia and behavioral reflex sensitisation that is attenuated by gabapentin or sodium channel blocking drugs. Pain. 118(1). 97–111. 112 indexed citations

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Martin, William J., et al.. (2003). Evaluation of postoperative analgesia in a rat model of incisional pain.. PubMed. 42(1). 28–34. 35 indexed citations

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Martin, William J., Erin McGowan, Doreen E. Cashen, et al.. (2002). Activation of melanocortin MC4 receptors increases erectile activity in rats ex copula. European Journal of Pharmacology. 454(1). 71–79. 64 indexed citations

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Nargund, Ravi P., Iyassu K. Sebhat, Khaled Barakat, et al.. (2001). Design and biological profile for selective agonists for the melanocortin subtype-4 receptor. 222. 151. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Qingyun, Xiao Ming Guan, William J. Martin, et al.. (2001). Identification and Characterization of Novel Mammalian Neuropeptide FF-like Peptides That Attenuate Morphine-induced Antinociception. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(40). 36961–36969. 233 indexed citations

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Martin, William J., et al.. (1999). Inflammation-induced up-regulation of protein kinase Cγ immunoreactivity in rat spinal cord correlates with enhanced nociceptive processing. Neuroscience. 88(4). 1267–1274. 109 indexed citations

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Martin, William J., et al.. (1999). Anatomical basis for cannabinoid-induced antinociception as revealed by intracerebral microinjections. Brain Research. 822(1-2). 237–242. 140 indexed citations

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Martin, William J., Saundra L. Patrick, Phillip O. Coffin, Kang Tsou, & James M. Walker. (1995). An examination of the central sites of action of cannabinoid-induced antinociception in the rat. Life Sciences. 56(23-24). 2103–2109. 136 indexed citations

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Lloyd, Charles W., et al.. (1985). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cimetidine and metabolites in critically ill children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 107(2). 295–300. 16 indexed citations

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Martin, William J.. (1971). To Preserve Us from Ourselves. BMJ. 3(5765). 56.2–56. 1 indexed citations

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