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Barbara M. Willey

Barbara M. Willey

University Health Network
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8534
World Ranking
17683
National Ranking
616

Barbara M. Willey 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 Barbara M. Willey sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 122 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara M. Willey 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 Barbara M. Willey sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Barbara M. Willey is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans subfields including Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics notably include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Vibrio bacteria research studies, Infections and bacterial resistance, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research, Escherichia coli research studies, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, and Polyomavirus and related diseases.

Barbara M. Willey has published articles in several scientific venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Willey include:

  • "Dissemination of Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-β-lactamase among clinical and environmental Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Ontario, Canada" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Household Transmission of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Ontario, Canada" (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Patterns of Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Recent Lung Transplant Recipients" (2021, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)

Frequent collaborators in Barbara M. Willey's research include:

  • Philipp Köhler
  • Jennie Johnstone
  • Samir N. Patel
  • Brenda L. Coleman
  • Karen Green

Best Publications

  • Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a 92-Kilobase Plasmid Harboring the CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Involved in an Outbreak in Long-Term-Care Facilities in Toronto, Canada

    David A. Boyd;Shaun Tyler;Sara Christianson;Allison McGeer

  • Invasive Infections Due to a Fish Pathogen, Streptococcus iniae

    Mitchell R. Weinstein;Margaret Litt;Daniel A. Kertesz;Phyllis Wyper

  • Suspected transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between domestic pets and humans in veterinary clinics and in the household

    J S Weese;H Dick;B M Willey;A McGeer

  • Interferon-Mediated Immunopathological Events Are Associated with Atypical Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

    Mark J. Cameron;Longsi Ran;Luoling Xu;Ali Danesh

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel

    Beth A. Hanselman;Steve A. Kruth;Joyce Rousseau;Donald E. Low

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel, 2000-2002.

    J S Weese;M Archambault;B M Willey;P Hearn

  • An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections resulting from horse to human transmission in a veterinary hospital.

    J S Weese;F Caldwell;B M Willey;B N Kreiswirth

  • Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans who work with horses.

    J. Scott Weese;Joyce Rousseau;Josie L. Traub-Dargatz;Barbara M. Willey

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses at a veterinary teaching hospital: frequency, characterization, and association with clinical disease.

    J.S. Weese;J. Rousseau;B.M. Willey;M. Archambault

  • Outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca infections associated with contaminated handwashing sinks(1).

    Christopher Lowe;Barbara Willey;Anna O’Shaughnessy;Wayne Lee

  • Towards the Photonic Nose: A Novel Platform for Molecule and Bacteria Identification

    Leonardo D. Bonifacio;Daniel P. Puzzo;Simon Breslav;Barbara M. Willey

  • Molecular complexity of successive bacterial epidemics deconvoluted by comparative pathogenomics.

    Stephen B. Beres;Ronan K. Carroll;Patrick R. Shea;Izabela Sitkiewicz

  • Molecular Characterization of Enterococcus faecalis N06-0364 with Low-Level Vancomycin Resistance Harboring a Novel d-Ala-d-Ser Gene Cluster, vanL

    David A. Boyd;Barbara M. Willey;Darlene Fawcett;Nazira Gillani

  • PCR ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates originating from human and animal sources.

    Luis G Arroyo;Stephen A Kruth;Barbara M Willey;Henry R Staempfli

  • Fatal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Is Associated with Multiorgan Involvement by Coronavirus

    Gabriella A. Farcas;Susan M. Poutanen;Susan M. Poutanen;Tony Mazzulli;Barbara M. Willey

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome diagnostics using a coronavirus protein microarray

    Heng Zhu;Shaohui Hu;Ghil Jona;Xiaowei Zhu

  • Identification of a progenitor of the CTX-M-9 group of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from Kluyvera georgiana isolated in Guyana.

    Adam B. Olson;M. Silverman;David A. Boyd;Allison McGeer

  • Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Rapid Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Typing

    Liang Chen;José R. Mediavilla;Duarte C. Oliveira;Barbara M. Willey

  • Characterization of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from patients in Ontario, Canada, from 2004 to 2006.

    H. Martin;B. Willey;D. E. Low;D. E. Low;H. R. Staempfli

  • Emergence of levofloxacin-resistant pneumococci in immunocompromised adults after therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.

    Kevin B. Anderson;James S. Tan;Thomas M. File;Joseph R. DiPersio

Frequent Co-Authors

Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto
Tony Mazzulli
Tony Mazzulli University Health Network
Andrew E. Simor
Andrew E. Simor Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Susan E. Richardson
Susan E. Richardson University of Toronto
J. Scott Weese
J. Scott Weese University of Guelph
Sylvia L. Asa
Sylvia L. Asa Case Western Reserve University
Jagdish Butany
Jagdish Butany University Health Network

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