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Hugh J. Willison publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugh J. Willison sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 282 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Hugh J. Willison D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hugh J. Willison sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Hugh J. Willison is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to medical and neuroscience research, with a notable focus on neurology and related subfields.

Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine, including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and molecular biology. Key research topics covered include peripheral neuropathies and disorders, hereditary neurological disorders, long-term effects of COVID-19, mosquito-borne diseases and control, nerve injury and regeneration, infectious encephalopathies and encephalitis, and retinal and optic conditions.

Hugh J. Willison has published numerous papers in various reputable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System
  • Brain
  • Neurology
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

The following are some recent papers authored or co-authored by Willison, with publication year and venue:

  • Epidemiological and cohort study finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome, 2020, Brain
  • European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome, 2023, European Journal of Neurology
  • Neurological disease in adults with Zika and chikungunya virus infection in Northeast Brazil: a prospective observational study, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • COVID-19 vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome: let's not leap to associations, 2020, Brain
  • An International Perspective on Preceding Infections in Guillain-Barré Syndrome, 2022, Neurology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Susan K. Halstead
  • Sonja E. Leonhard
  • Luís Querol
  • Simon Rinaldi
  • Bart C. Jacobs

Hugh J. Willison's work has been recognized through distinctions including being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 2007, and a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study

    Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau;Alexandre Blake;Sandrine Mons;Stéphane Lastère

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome.

    Hugh J Willison;Bart C Jacobs;Pieter A van Doorn

  • Randomised trial of plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, and combined treatments in Guillain-Barre syndrome

    Rac Hughes;AV Swan;Cornblath;HP Hartung

  • Peripheral neuropathies and anti-glycolipid antibodies.

    Hugh J Willison;Nobuhiro Yuki

  • Randomized controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin versus oral prednisolone in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

    R Hughes;Peter Van den Bergh;S Bensa;H Willison

  • Diagnosis and management of Guillain–Barré syndrome in ten steps

    Sonja E. Leonhard;Melissa R. Mandarakas;Francisco A. A. Gondim;Kathleen Bateman

  • Anti-GD1a antibody is associated with axonal but not demyelinating forms of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

    T. W. Ho;H. J. Willison;I. Nachamkin;C. Y. Li

  • Serum antibodies to gangliosides in Guillain-Barré syndrome.

    A. A. Ilyas;H. J. Willison;R. H. Quarles;F. B. Jungalwala

  • The clinical and laboratory features of chronic sensory ataxic neuropathy with anti-disialosyl IgM antibodies.

    H J Willison;C P O'Leary;J Veitch;L D Blumhardt

  • Regional variation of Guillain-Barre syndrome

    Alex Y. Doets;Christine Verboon;Bianca Van Den Berg;Thomas Harbo

  • Monoclonal antibodies raised against Guillain-Barré syndrome–associated Campylobacter jejuni lipopolysaccharides react with neuronal gangliosides and paralyze muscle-nerve preparations

    Carl S. Goodyear;Graham M. O’Hanlon;Jaap J. Plomp;Eric R. Wagner

  • Epidemiological and cohort study finds no association between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

    Stephen Keddie;Stephen Keddie;Julia Pakpoor;Christina Mousele;Menelaos Pipis;Menelaos Pipis

  • Miller Fisher syndrome is associated with serum antibodies to GQ1b ganglioside

    H. J. Willison;J. Veitch;G. Paterson;P. G. E. Kennedy

  • Eculizumab prevents anti-ganglioside antibody-mediated neuropathy in a murine model.

    Susan K. Halstead;Femke M. P. Zitman;Peter D. Humphreys;Kay Greenshields

  • The immunobiology of Guillain-Barré syndromes.

    Hugh J. Willison

  • Advances in understanding and treatment of immune-mediated disorders of the peripheral nervous system.

    Bernd C. Kieseier;Reinhard Kiefer;Ralf Gold;Bernhard Hemmer

  • Motor nerve terminal degeneration provides a potential mechanism for rapid recovery in acute motor axonal neuropathy after Campylobacter infection.

    T. W. Ho;S. T. Hsieh;I. Nachamkin;H. J. Willison

  • The GD1a glycan is a cellular receptor for adenoviruses causing epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

    Emma C Nilsson;Rickard J Storm;Johannes Bauer;Susanne M C Johansson

  • Miller Fisher anti-GQ1b antibodies: alpha-latrotoxin-like effects on motor end plates.

    J. J. Plomp;P. C. Molenaar;G. M. O'hanlon;B. C. Jacobs

  • Anti-GQ1b ganglioside antibodies mediate complement-dependent destruction of the motor nerve terminal

    Graham M. O'Hanlon;Jaap J. Plomp;Mahua Chakrabarti;Ian Morrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaap J. Plomp
Jaap J. Plomp Leiden University Medical Center
Bart C. Jacobs
Bart C. Jacobs Erasmus University Rotterdam
Richard A. C. Hughes
Richard A. C. Hughes University College London
Koichi Furukawa
Koichi Furukawa Chubu University
David R. Cornblath
David R. Cornblath Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Angela Vincent
Angela Vincent University of Oxford
Richard H. Quarles
Richard H. Quarles National Institutes of Health
Susan C. Barnett
Susan C. Barnett University of Glasgow
Susumu Kusunoki
Susumu Kusunoki Kindai University
Tom Solomon
Tom Solomon University of Liverpool

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