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41
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13905
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7742
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3320

Jon T. Willie publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jon T. Willie sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 120 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Jon T. Willie D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jon T. Willie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jon T. Willie is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States and has a research focus spanning neuroscience and medicine. Their work contributes extensively to the fields of cognitive neuroscience, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

Their main areas of research explore topics such as epilepsy research and treatment, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neurological disorders and treatments, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neural dynamics and brain function, memory and neural mechanisms, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Recent publications by Jon T. Willie include:

  • A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex, 2023, Nature
  • Functionally distinct high and low theta oscillations in the human hippocampus, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Single-Neuron Representations of Spatial Targets in Humans, 2020, Current Biology
  • Stereotactic MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for extratemporal lobe epilepsy, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Superior Verbal Memory Outcome After Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology

Jon T. Willie frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Leading co-authors include Robert E. Gross, Peter Brunner, Daniel L. Drane, Faiçal Isbaine, and Cory S. Inman.

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Nature Communications
  • Brain Stimulation

Best Publications

  • Narcolepsy in orexin knockout mice: Molecular genetics of sleep regulation

    Richard M. Chemelli;Jon T. Willie;Christopher M. Sinton;Joel K. Elmquist

  • Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity

    Junko Hara;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Tadahiro Nambu;Jon T. Willie

  • Hypothalamic orexin neurons regulate arousal according to energy balance in mice.

    Akihiro Yamanaka;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Jon T. Willie;Junko Hara

  • To eat or to sleep? Orexin in the regulation of feeding and wakefulness.

    Jon T. Willie;Richard M. Chemelli;Christopher M. Sinton;Masashi Yanagisawa

  • Distinct narcolepsy syndromes in Orexin receptor-2 and Orexin null mice: molecular genetic dissection of Non-REM and REM sleep regulatory processes.

    Jon T. Willie;Richard M. Chemelli;Christopher M. Sinton;Shigeru Tokita

  • Orexin (hypocretin) neurons contain dynorphin.

    Thomas C. Chou;Charlotte E. Lee;J. Lu;Joel K. Elmquist

  • Involvement of the Lateral Hypothalamic Peptide Orexin in Morphine Dependence and Withdrawal

    Dan Georgescu;Venetia Zachariou;Michel Barrot;Michel Barrot;Michihiro Mieda

  • Orexin peptides prevent cataplexy and improve wakefulness in an orexin neuron-ablated model of narcolepsy in mice

    Michihiro Mieda;Jon T. Willie;Junko Hara;Christopher M. Sinton

  • Real-Time Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Jon T. Willie;Nealen G. Laxpati;Nealen G. Laxpati;Daniel L. Drane;Ashok Gowda

  • Enhanced orexin receptor-2 signaling prevents diet-induced obesity and improves leptin sensitivity.

    Hiromasa Funato;Allen L. Tsai;Jon T. Willie;Jon T. Willie;Yasushi Kisanuki

  • Better object recognition and naming outcome with MRI-guided stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane;David W. Loring;Natalie L. Voets;Michele Price

  • Functionally distinct high and low theta oscillations in the human hippocampus

    Abhinav Goyal;Jonathan Miller;Salman E. Qasim;Andrew J. Watrous

  • Direct electrical stimulation of the amygdala enhances declarative memory in humans.

    Cory S Inman;Joseph R Manns;Kelly R Bijanki;David I Bass

  • A consensus definition of cataplexy in mouse models of narcolepsy.

    Thomas E Scammell;Jon T Willie;Christian Guilleminault;Jerome M Siegel

  • Human amygdala stimulation effects on emotion physiology and emotional experience.

    Cory S. Inman;Kelly R. Bijanki;David I. Bass;Robert E. Gross

  • Stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Robert E. Gross;Matthew A. Stern;Jon T. Willie;Rebecca E. Fasano

  • Abnormal response of melanin-concentrating hormone deficient mice to fasting: hyperactivity and rapid eye movement sleep suppression.

    Jon T Willie;Christopher M Sinton;Eleftheria Maratos-Flier;Masashi Yanagisawa

  • Cortical Potentials Evoked by Subthalamic Stimulation Demonstrate a Short Latency Hyperdirect Pathway in Humans

    Svjetlana Miocinovic;Coralie de Hemptinne;Witney Chen;Faical Isbaine

  • The Role of Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Robert E. Gross;Jon T. Willie;Daniel L. Drane

  • Modafinil more effectively induces wakefulness in orexin-null mice than in wild-type littermates.

    J. T. Willie;W. Renthal;R. M. Chemelli;M. S. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Gross
Robert E. Gross Emory University
Daniel L. Drane
Daniel L. Drane Emory University
Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa University of Tsukuba
Takeshi Sakurai
Takeshi Sakurai University of Tsukuba
Michael R. Sperling
Michael R. Sperling Thomas Jefferson University
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University
Sameer A. Sheth
Sameer A. Sheth Baylor College of Medicine
Joel M. Stein
Joel M. Stein University of Pennsylvania
Catherine A. Schevon
Catherine A. Schevon Columbia University Medical Center
Joshua J. Jacobs
Joshua J. Jacobs Rush University Medical Center

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