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William F. Hickey

William F. Hickey

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
70
Citations
22283
World Ranking
1904
National Ranking
806

William F. Hickey publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William F. Hickey sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 180 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

William F. Hickey D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William F. Hickey sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

William F. Hickey is affiliated with Dartmouth College in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Genetics, and Oncology.

The scientist's research topics span several areas including Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, and Inflammasome and Immune Disorders.

William F. Hickey has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Adrianna L. De La Torre, Catherine C.Y. Chang, Dylan B. Ness, Lionel D. Lewis, and Ta-Yuan Chang.

Key publication venues where their work appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • npj Parkinson s Disease
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Recent notable papers by William F. Hickey include:

  • "Plasma-borne indicators of inflammasome activity in Parkinson's disease patients," 2021, npj Parkinson s Disease
  • "Enterovirus D68 in the Anterior Horn Cells of a Child with Acute Flaccid Myelitis," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Stealth Liposomes Encapsulating a Potent ACAT1/SOAT1 Inhibitor F12511: Pharmacokinetic, Biodistribution, and Toxicity Studies in Wild-Type Mice and Efficacy Studies in Triple Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease Mice," 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Molecular genetic profiling reveals novel association between FLT3 mutation and survival in glioma," 2020, Journal of Neuro-Oncology
  • "Characterization of Stealth Liposome-Based Nanoparticles Encapsulating the ACAT1/SOAT1 Inhibitor F26: Efficacy and Toxicity Studies In Vitro and in Wild-Type Mice," 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Perivascular microglial cells of the CNS are bone marrow-derived and present antigen in vivo.

    William F. Hickey;Hiromitsu Kimura

  • T-lymphocyte entry into the central nervous system

    W. F. Hickey;B. L. Hsu;H. Kimura

  • BCL2 protein is topographically restricted in tissues characterized by apoptotic cell death.

    David M. Hockenbery;Mary Zutter;William Hickey;Moon Nahm

  • Basic principles of immunological surveillance of the normal central nervous system.

    William F. Hickey

  • Normal adult ramified microglia separated from other central nervous system macrophages by flow cytometric sorting. Phenotypic differences defined and direct ex vivo antigen presentation to myelin basic protein-reactive CD4+ T cells compared.

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  • Bone marrow-derived elements in the central nervous system: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural survey of rat chimeras.

    William F. Hickey;Karl Vass;Hans Lassmann;Hans Lassmann

  • bcl-2 protein expression is widespread in the developing nervous system and retained in the adult PNS

    Diane E. Merry;Deborah J. Veis;William F. Hickey;Stanley J. Korsmeyer

  • Bone marrow derived elements and resident microglia in brain inflammation

    Hans Lassmann;Mascha Schmied;Karl Vass;William F. Hickey

  • Migration of hematogenous cells through the blood-brain barrier and the initiation of CNS inflammation.

    William F. Hickey

  • Leukocyte traffic in the central nervous system: the participants and their roles.

    William F. Hickey

  • Aminoguanidine, an inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in SJL mice.

    Anne H. Cross;Thomas P. Misko;Robin F. Lin;William F. Hickey;William F. Hickey

  • Brain MR: Pathologic Correlation with Gross and Histopathology. 2. Hyperintense White-Matter Foci in the Elderly

    Bruce H. Braffman;Robert A. Zimmerman;John Q. Trojanowski;Nicholas K. Gonatas

  • Central nervous system damage, monocytes and macrophages, and neurological disorders in AIDS.

    Kenneth C Williams;William F Hickey

  • Brain MR: pathologic correlation with gross and histopathology. 1. Lacunar infarction and Virchow-Robin spaces.

    Bruce H. Braffman;Robert A. Zimmerman;John Q. Trojanowski;Nicholas K. Gonatas

  • The neuropathological and behavioral consequences of intraspinal microglial/macrophage activation.

    P. G. Popovich;Z. Guan;V. McGaughy;L. Fisher

  • Characterization of microglia and macrophages in the central nervous system of rats: Definition of the differential expression of molecules using standard and novel monoclonal antibodies in normal CNS and in four models of parenchymal reaction

    Nicolaos A. Flaris;Tamara L. Densmore;Michael C. Molleston;William F. Hickey

  • Intravenous lipopolysaccharide induces cyclooxygenase 2-like immunoreactivity in rat brain perivascular microglia and meningeal macrophages.

    Joel K. Elmquist;Christopher D. Breder;Jonathan E. Sherin;Thomas E. Scammell

  • Neurological and behavioral abnormalities, ventricular dilatation, altered cellular functions, inflammation, and neuronal injury in brains of mice due to common, persistent, parasitic infection

    Gretchen Hermes;James W Ajioka;Krystyna A Kelly;Ernest J Mui

  • Antigen-Dependent Intrathecal Antibody Synthesis in the Normal Rat Brain: Tissue Entry and Local Retention of Antigen-Specific B Cells

    Paul M. Knopf;Christine J. Harling-Berg;Helen F. Cserr;Devraj Basu

  • The role of macrophages, perivascular cells, and microglial cells in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Jan Bauer;Inge Huitinga;Weiguo Zhao;Hans Lassmann

  • CXC chemokine receptor-2 ligands are required for neutrophil-mediated host defense in experimental brain abscesses.

    Tammy Kielian;Brenda Barry;William F. Hickey

  • The clinical course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and inflammation is controlled by the expression of CD40 within the central nervous system.

    Burkhard Becher;Brigit G. Durell;Amy V. Miga;William F. Hickey

  • Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Studies on the Exenterated Orbital Tissues of a Patient with Graves' Disease

    Thierry J. Hufnagel;William F. Hickey;Walter H. Cobbs;Frederick A. Jakobiec

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Lassmann
Hans Lassmann Medical University of Vienna
Tammy Kielian
Tammy Kielian University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ta-Yuan Chang
Ta-Yuan Chang Dartmouth College
Jan Bauer
Jan Bauer Medical University of Vienna
Catherine C. Y. Chang
Catherine C. Y. Chang Dartmouth College
Cory Teuscher
Cory Teuscher University of Vermont
Phillip G. Popovich
Phillip G. Popovich The Ohio State University
W. Ian Lipkin
W. Ian Lipkin Columbia University
Kenneth C. Williams
Kenneth C. Williams The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Herbert Weissenböck
Herbert Weissenböck University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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