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Bill J. Baker

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
8879
World Ranking
12848
National Ranking
5465

Bill J. Baker publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bill J. Baker 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 Bill J. Baker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bill J. Baker is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected scientific fields, primarily within the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, subfields of study associated with their publications include:

  • Biotechnology
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Pharmacology

Their research addresses a variety of specific topics, which are:

  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers exploring natural product discovery and marine biology. Notable publications include:

  • Integrated Metabolomic-Genomic Workflows Accelerate Microbial Natural Product Discovery (2022, Analytical Chemistry)
  • Marine Terpenoids from Polar Latitudes and Their Potential Applications in Biotechnology (2020, Marine Drugs)
  • Spongian Diterpenoids Derived from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla antarctica Are Potent Inhibitors of the Leishmania Parasite (2020, Journal of Natural Products)
  • Bioactivity of Spongian Diterpenoid Scaffolds from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla antarctica (2020, Marine Drugs)
  • Discovery of an Antarctic Ascidian-Associated Uncultivated Verrucomicrobia with Antimelanoma Palmerolide Biosynthetic Potential (2021, mSphere)

Baker frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Marine Drugs
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Analytical Psychology

Their collaborative work often includes co-authors with whom they have published multiple times, including:

  • Charles D. Amsler
  • James B. McClintock
  • A. Louise Allcock
  • Andrew J. Shilling
  • Mark P. Johnson

In 2014, Bill J. Baker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Metabolites from an Antarctic Sponge-Associated Bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Gamini S. Jayatilake;Maureen P. Thornton;Alan C. Leonard;Julia E. Grimwade

  • Marine Chemical Ecology

    James B. McClintock;Bill J. Baker

  • Ecology of Antarctic Marine Sponges: An Overview

    James B. McClintock;Charles D. Amsler;Bill J. Baker;Rob W. M. van Soest

  • Palmerolide A, a Cytotoxic Macrolide from the Antarctic Tunicate Synoicum adareanum

    Thushara Diyabalanage;Charles D Amsler;James B McClintock;Bill J Baker

  • Cold-water marine natural products

    Matthew D. Lebar;Jaime L. Heimbegner;Bill J. Baker

  • Comprehensive evaluation of the palatability and chemical defenses of subtidal macroalgae from the Antarctic Peninsula

    Charles D. Amsler;Katrin Iken;James B. McClintock;Margaret O. Amsler

  • A Review of the Chemical Ecology of Antarctic Marine Invertebrates

    James B. Mcclintock;Bill J. Baker

  • Surface sequestration of chemical feeding deterrents in the Antarctic sponge Latrunculia apicalis as an optimal defense against sea star spongivory

    F. Bruce Furrow;Charles D. Amsler;James B. McClintock;Bill J. Baker

  • Feeding rates of common Antarctic gammarid amphipods on ecologically important sympatric macroalgae

    Yusheng M. Huang;James B. McClintock;Charles D. Amsler;Kevin J. Peters

  • Patterns of gammaridean amphipod abundance and species composition associated with dominant subtidal macroalgae from the western Antarctic Peninsula

    Yusheng M. Huang;Margaret O. Amsler;James B. McClintock;Charles D. Amsler

  • Punaglandins: halogenated antitumor eicosanoids from the octocoral Telesto riisei

    Bill J. Baker;Roy K. Okuda;Patrick T. K. Yu;Paul J. Scheuer

  • Natural products as a rich source of tau-targeting drugs for Alzheimer's disease.

    Laurent Calcul;Bo Zhang;Umesh K Jinwal;Chad A Dickey

  • Epigenetic Tailoring for the Production of Anti-Infective Cytosporones from the Marine Fungus Leucostoma persoonii

    Jeremy Beau;Nida Mahid;Whittney N. Burda;Lacey Harrington

  • Chemical investigation of predator-deterred macroalgae from the Antarctic peninsula.

    Sridevi Ankisetty;Santhisree Nandiraju;Hla Win;Young Chul Park

  • Chemical mediation of mutualistic interactions between macroalgae and mesograzers structure unique coastal communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula.

    Charles D. Amsler;James B. McClintock;Bill J. Baker

  • Palatability and chemical defense of eggs, embryos and larvae of shallow-water antarctic marine invertebrates

    McClintock Jb;Baker Bj

  • Biochemical composition, energy content and chemical antifeedant and antifoulant defenses of the colonial Antarctic ascidian Distaplia cylindrica

    J. B. McClintock;M. O. Amsler;C. D. Amsler;K. J. Southworth

  • Papuamine, an antifungal pentacyclic alkaloid from a marine sponge, Haliclona sp

    Bill J. Baker;Paul J. Scheuer;James N. Shoolery

  • Overview of the Chemical Ecology of Benthic Marine Invertebrates along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

    James B McClintock;Charles D Amsler;Bill J Baker

  • Introduction to the Chemical Ecology of Marine Natural Products

    James B. McClintock;Bill J. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

James B. McClintock
James B. McClintock University of Alabama at Birmingham
Charles D. Amsler
Charles D. Amsler University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dennis E. Kyle
Dennis E. Kyle University of Georgia
Nerida G. Wilson
Nerida G. Wilson University of Western Australia
Paul J. Scheuer
Paul J. Scheuer University of Hawaii at Manoa
Katrin Iken
Katrin Iken University of Alaska Fairbanks
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Chad A. Dickey
Chad A. Dickey University of South Florida
Thomas R. Unnasch
Thomas R. Unnasch University of South Florida
Yasushi Morita
Yasushi Morita Aichi Institute of Technology

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