William J. Vail

5.5k citations

48 papers · 4.5k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Biomaterials top 2%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Molecular Biology top 2%
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis
- Protein Structure and Dynamics

Papers in

Biomaterials 8
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery 3
Molecular Biology 37
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior 23
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 9
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 7
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies 3

Co-authors: Demetrios Papahadjopoulos George Poste D. Papahadjopoulos Kenneth A. Jacobson F Szoka C. Anthony Hunt E. Mayhew Barry E. Schaeffer
Journals: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (14 papers)Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes (4 papers)Mycologia (4 papers)FEBS Letters (3 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Italy

In The Last Decade

William J. Vail

48 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Preparation of unilamellar liposomes of intermediate size (0.1–0.2 μm) by a combination of reverse phase evaporation and extrusion through polycarbonate membranes 1980 · 417 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1980 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
1979 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
1975 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
1974 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

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1	Acid- and calcium-induced structural changes in phosphatidylethanolamine membranes stabilized by cholesteryl hemisuccinate Biochemistry ·Ming‐Zong Lai, William J. Vail, Francis C. Szoka	1985	65
2	Characterization of liposomes prepared using a microemulsifier Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·E. Mayhew, R. Lazo, William J. Vail, J. King, Claudia Marsicano	1984	83
3	Inhibition of Liver Metastases of M 5076 Tumor by Liposome-Entrapped Adriamycin PubMed ·E. Mayhew, Youcef M. Rustum, William J. Vail	1983	49
4	Reversibility of sodium-induced aggregation of sonicated phosphatidylserine vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Edmund P. Day, Albert Kwok, S. K. Hark, J. T. Ho, William J. Vail, Joe Bentz, Shlomo Nir	1980	37
5	Size and shape of the model lipoprotein complex formed between glucagon and dimyristoylglycerophosphocholine Biochemistry ·Andrew J. S. Jones, Richard M. Epand, Willy Astriana, D. Walton, William J. Vail	1978	41
6	INCORPORATION OF MACROMOLECULES WITHIN LARGE UNILAMELLAR VESICLES (LUV) * Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, William J. Vail	1978	41
7	The ribbon structure of the mitochondrial inner membrane Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes ·Robert A. Haworth, Hirochika Komai, David E. Green, William J. Vail	1977	3
8	Cellular Uptake and Protection against Virus Infection by Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid Entrapped within Phospholipid Vesicles Molecular Pharmacology ·E. Mayhew, Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, Judith A. O’Malley, William A. Carter, William J. Vail	1977	18
9	Chapter 4 Lipid Vesicles as Carriers for Introducing Biologically Active Materials into Cells Methods in cell biology ·George Poste, Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, William J. Vail	1976	104
10	Fine structure of beef heart mitochondrial complex III FEBS Letters ·William J. Vail, Madhu Vairy, John S. Rieske	1975	2
11	The localization of the basic protein and N-2 in diseased myelin Brain Research ·D. D. Wood, William J. Vail, M.A. Moscarello	1975	15
12	Studies on the Cardiomegaly of the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Circulation Research ·Barbara B. Farmer, Robert A. Harris, Walter W. Jolly, William J. Vail	1974	22
13	Membrane fusion and molecular segregation in phospholipid vesicles Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·D. Papahadjopoulos, George Poste, Barry E. Schaeffer, William J. Vail Hit paper breakdown →	1974	379
14	Interaction of a hydrophobic protein with liposomes evidence for particles seen in freeze fracture as being proteins Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·William J. Vail, Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, M.A. Moscarello	1974	84
15	Interaction of Lipopolysaccharides with Mitochondria. I. Quantitative Assay of Salmonella typhimurium Lipopolysaccharides with Isolated Mitochondria The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·G.G. Greer, W. D. Fuhrmann, William J. Vail	1973	6
16	Ultrastructure of Isolated Heavy Beef Heart Mitochondria revealed by the Freeze-etching Technique Nature ·William J. Vail, Madhu Vairy	1971	6
17	The mechanism of mitochondrial swelling Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Junpei Asai, George A. Blondin, William J. Vail, David E. Green	1969	25
18	The Location of Carotenoid Pigments and Thickness of The Cell Wall In Light- and Dark-Grown Cells of Dacryopinax Spathularia Mycologia ·William J. Vail, Virgil Greene Lilly	1968	2
19	The Location of Carotenoid Pigments and Thickness of the Cell Wall in Light- and Dark-Grown Cells of Dacryopinax spathularia Mycologia ·William J. Vail, Virgil Greene Lilly	1968	3
20	Hormone-Like Substances which Increase Carotenogenesis in + and — Sexes of Choanephora Cucurbitarum Mycologia ·William J. Vail, 姜泓, Virgil Greene Lilly	1967	2

About William J. Vail

William J. Vail is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 48 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (23 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (6 papers), Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (4 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (3 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (3 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomaterials (688 citations), Molecular Biology (3.5k citations), Biochemistry (206 citations), Pharmaceutical Science (154 citations) and Cell Biology (365 citations). William J. Vail has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, George Poste, D. Papahadjopoulos, Kenneth A. Jacobson, F Szoka, C. Anthony Hunt, E. Mayhew, Barry E. Schaeffer, Francis C. Szoka and M.A. Moscarello. Their work appears in journals such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, Mycologia, FEBS Letters and Nature.

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