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David E. Williams

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
17238
World Ranking
4877
National Ranking
2340

David E. Williams publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 264 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. Williams 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 David E. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David E. Williams is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also to Medicine.

The scientist works extensively across several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Immunology. Their main research topics focus on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Genomics, Phytochemicals, and Oxidative Stress, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents, RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, and Cancer Therapeutics and Mechanisms.

David E. Williams has published numerous papers, with some recent notable works including:

  • Indoles Derived From Glucobrassicin: Cancer Chemoprevention by Indole-3-Carbinol and 3,3'-Diindolylmethane, 2021, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Antimicrobial activity of Plumbago indica and ligand screening of plumbagin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, 2020, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • Phospholipid flippases and Sfk1 are essential for the retention of ergosterol in the plasma membrane, 2021, Molecular Biology of the Cell
  • Single cell transcriptomic analysis of HPV16-infected epithelium identifies a keratinocyte subpopulation implicated in cancer, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Interplay between Cruciferous Vegetables and the Gut Microbiome: A Multi-Omic Approach, 2022, Nutrients

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Raymond J. Andersen
  • Ian Tietjen
  • Kalindi D. Morgan
  • Katherine S. Ryan
  • Nicole J. de Voogd

David E. Williams often publishes in the following venues:

  • Organic Letters
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Natural Products
  • The Journal of Antibiotics
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Cruciferous vegetables and human cancer risk: epidemiologic evidence and mechanistic basis

    Jane V. Higdon;Barbara Delage;David E. Williams;Roderick H. Dashwood

  • Mammalian flavin-containing monooxygenases : structure/function, genetic polymorphisms and role in drug metabolism

    Sharon K. Krueger;David E. Williams

  • Basal ganglia local field potential activity: character and functional significance in the human.

    Peter Brown;David Williams

  • Status and opportunities for genomics research with rainbow trout.

    Gary H. Thorgaard;George S. Bailey;David Williams;Donald R. Buhler

  • Sphingolipid perturbations as mechanisms for fumonisin carcinogenesis.

    Ronald T. Riley;Evaristus Enongene;Kenneth A. Voss;William P. Norred

  • Fish models for environmental carcinogenesis: the rainbow trout.

    George S. Bailey;David E. Williams;Jerry D. Hendricks

  • A nomenclature for the mammalian flavin-containing monooxygenase gene family based on amino acid sequence identities.

    M.P. Lawton;J.R. Cashman;T. Cresteil;C.T. Dolphin

  • Estrogen-like activity of perfluoroalkyl acids in vivo and interaction with human and rainbow trout estrogen receptors in vitro.

    Abby D. Benninghoff;William H. Bisson;Daniel C. Koch;David J. Ehresman

  • The control of glycoprotein synthesis: N-acetylglucosamine linkage to a mannose residue as a signal for the attachment of L-fucose to the asparagine-linked N-acetylglucosamine residue of glycopeptide from alpha1-acid glycoprotein.

    James R. Wilson;David Williams;Harry Schachter

  • Dietary Phytochemicals, HDAC Inhibition, and DNA Damage/Repair Defects in Cancer Cells

    Praveen Rajendran;Emily Ho;David E Williams;Roderick H Dashwood

  • The role of biotransformation in the toxicity of chemicals

    Donald R. Buhler;David E. Williams

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as skin carcinogens: Comparison of benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(def,p)chrysene and three environmental mixtures in the FVB/N mouse

    Lisbeth K. Siddens;Andrew Larkin;Sharon K. Krueger;Christopher A. Bradfield

  • Metabolism and Tissue Distribution of Sulforaphane in Nrf2 Knockout and Wild-Type Mice

    John D. Clarke;Anna Hsu;David E. Williams;Roderick H. Dashwood

  • Benzo[a]pyrene-hydroxylase catalyzed by purified isozymes of cytochrome P-450 from β-naphthoflavone-fed rainbow trout

    David E. Williams;Donald R. Buhler

  • Indole-3-Carbinol Is a Negative Regulator of Estrogen

    Karen J. Auborn;Saijun Fan;Eliot M. Rosen;Leslie Goodwin

  • The relationship between oscillatory activity and motor reaction time in the parkinsonian subthalamic nucleus

    David Williams;Andrea Kühn;Andrea Kühn;Andreas Kupsch;Marina Tijssen

  • The Mammalian Flavin-Containing Monooxygenases: Molecular Characterization and Regulation of Expression

    R.N. Hines;J.R. Cashman;R.M. Philpot;D.E. Williams

  • Fumonisin B1 promotes aflatoxin B1 and N-methyl-N'-nitro-nitrosoguanidine-initiated liver tumors in rainbow trout.

    David B Carlson;David E Williams;Jan M Spitsbergen;P.Frank Ross

  • Rabbit lung flavin-containing monooxygenase. Purification, characterization, and induction during pregnancy.

    D. E. Williams;S. E. Hale;A. C. Muerhoff;B. S S Masters

  • Immunochemical cross-reactivity ofβ-naphthoflavone-inducible cytochrome P450 (P450IA) in liver microsomes from different fish species and rat.

    Anders Goksøyr;Tommy Andersson;Donald R. Buhler;John J. Stegeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Roderick H. Dashwood
Roderick H. Dashwood Texas A&M University
Emily Ho
Emily Ho Oregon State University
Donald R. Buhler
Donald R. Buhler Oregon State University
Katrina M. Waters
Katrina M. Waters Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ronald N. Hines
Ronald N. Hines Yale University
Bettie Sue Siler Masters
Bettie Sue Siler Masters Duke University
Jan F. Stevens
Jan F. Stevens Oregon State University
Kenneth W. Turteltaub
Kenneth W. Turteltaub Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kim A. Anderson
Kim A. Anderson Oregon State University
Ian Phillips
Ian Phillips University College London

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