William S. Messer

2.0k total citations
76 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William S. Messer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Messer has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in William S. Messer's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (46 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (38 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (11 papers). William S. Messer is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (46 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (38 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (11 papers). William S. Messer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. William S. Messer's co-authors include Wayne Hoss, Frederick E. Williams, Péter Nagy, Donald B. White, Declan Murphy, Jack W. Tsao, Joseph G. Ouslander, Gary G. Kay, Mohamed B. Abou‐Donia and Brenda R. Ellerbrock and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

William S. Messer

75 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William S. Messer United States 23 742 596 223 211 163 76 1.6k
Paula A. Witt‐Enderby United States 31 931 1.3× 517 0.9× 299 1.3× 281 1.3× 105 0.6× 78 3.2k
Olivier Nosjean France 23 1.1k 1.5× 384 0.6× 246 1.1× 127 0.6× 122 0.7× 52 2.0k
David M. Paton Canada 24 961 1.3× 694 1.2× 74 0.3× 49 0.2× 155 1.0× 145 2.1k
Valeria Lucini Italy 32 864 1.2× 469 0.8× 619 2.8× 225 1.1× 75 0.5× 84 2.6k
Philip M. Dunn United Kingdom 27 1.5k 2.0× 912 1.5× 155 0.7× 74 0.4× 84 0.5× 58 3.5k
Jean‐Claude Beauvillain France 30 1.0k 1.4× 876 1.5× 116 0.5× 105 0.5× 141 0.9× 72 2.9k
Günter Lambrecht Germany 30 1.3k 1.7× 707 1.2× 292 1.3× 34 0.2× 135 0.8× 84 2.7k
Sean P. Cook United States 20 1.0k 1.4× 449 0.8× 52 0.2× 45 0.2× 47 0.3× 28 2.4k
Ming Ma China 22 1.0k 1.4× 296 0.5× 85 0.4× 160 0.8× 111 0.7× 74 1.9k
Michiko Nakamura Japan 16 438 0.6× 571 1.0× 23 0.1× 181 0.9× 59 0.4× 90 1.2k

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All Works

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Zhang, Xiaolu, Khaled Alganem, William G. Ryan, et al.. (2025). Multi‐Omic Analysis of Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Primary Neuronal Cultures. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(6). e70110–e70110. 1 indexed citations
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O'Neill, Olivia S, et al.. (2023). Activating M1 muscarinic cholinergic receptors induces destabilization of resistant contextual fear memories in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 205. 107821–107821. 3 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., et al.. (2017). Linking muscarinic receptor activation to UPS-mediated object memory destabilization: Implications for long-term memory modification and storage. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 145. 151–164. 18 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., et al.. (2014). Evaluation of 1,2,5-thiadiazoles as modulators of M1/M5 muscarinic receptor subtypes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 22(6). 1838–1844. 2 indexed citations
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Ragozzino, Michael E., et al.. (2011). The Selective M1 Muscarinic Cholinergic Agonist CDD-0102A Enhances Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 340(3). 588–594. 42 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., et al.. (2006). On again, off again effects of gonadectomy on the acoustic startle reflex in adult male rats. Physiology & Behavior. 90(2-3). 473–482. 16 indexed citations
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Kay, Gary G., Mohamed B. Abou‐Donia, William S. Messer, et al.. (2005). Antimuscarinic Drugs for Overactive Bladder and Their Potential Effects on Cognitive Function in Older Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(12). 2195–2201. 193 indexed citations
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Williams, Frederick E., Donald B. White, & William S. Messer. (2002). A simple spatial alternation task for assessing memory function in zebrafish. Behavioural Processes. 58(3). 125–132. 139 indexed citations
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Huang, Xi‐Ping, Péter Nagy, Frederick E. Williams, Steven M. Peseckis, & William S. Messer. (1999). Roles of threonine 192 and asparagine 382 in agonist and antagonist interactions with M1 muscarinic receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 126(3). 735–745. 44 indexed citations
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Pham, Wellington, et al.. (1999). First fatty acylated dipeptides to affect muscarinic receptor ligand binding. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(23). 3363–3368. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, Frederick E., et al.. (1998). Pharmacological Characterization of Human m1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors with Double Mutations at the Junction of TM VI and the Third Extracellular Domain. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 286(3). 1129–1139. 10 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., et al.. (1996). Heart and T-Lymphocyte Cell Surfaces Both Exhibit Positive Cooperativity in Binding a Membrane-Lytic Toxin. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 150(1). 113–122. 17 indexed citations
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Durant, Graham J., et al.. (1996). Synthesis and biochemical activity of novel amidine derivatives as m1 muscarinic receptor agonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 4(10). 1605–1615. 21 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., et al.. (1992). Stereoselective binding and activity of oxotremorine analogs at muscarinic receptors in rat brain. Chirality. 4(8). 463–468. 5 indexed citations
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Hoss, Wayne, William S. Messer, Frederick J. Monsma, et al.. (1990). Biochemical and behavioral evidence for muscarinic autoreceptors in the CNS. Brain Research. 517(1-2). 195–201. 46 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., Brenda R. Ellerbrock, Maureen Price, & Wayne Hoss. (1989). Autoradiographic analyses of agonist binding to muscarinic receptor subtypes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 38(5). 837–850. 25 indexed citations
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Messer, William S., Brenda R. Ellerbrock, Douglas A. Smith, & Wayne Hoss. (1989). Regional differences in the binding of selective muscarinic receptor antagonists in rat brain: comparison with minimum-energy conformations. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 32(6). 1164–1172. 17 indexed citations
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Messer, William S. & Mark Miller. (1988). Intrahippocampal injections of gallamine impair learning of a memory task. Neuroscience Letters. 89(3). 367–372. 15 indexed citations

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