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David S. Williams

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
26337
World Ranking
2841
National Ranking
1459

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

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 356 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David S. 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 S. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David S. Williams is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. The scientist's work focuses notably on molecular biology, oncology, ophthalmology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cell biology.

Their research topics include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

David S. Williams has collaborated frequently with several researchers including John M. Mariadason, Laura J. Jenkins, Ian Y. Luk, Antonio E. Paniagua, and Oliver M. Sieber. These collaborations have contributed to the advancement of their fields.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Selected recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • "The cell biology of the retinal pigment epithelium," 2020, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • "Slug regulates the Dll4-Notch-VEGFR2 axis to control endothelial cell activation and angiogenesis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Quantification of cristae architecture reveals time-dependent characteristics of individual mitochondria," 2020, Life Science Alliance
  • "Host IL11 Signaling Suppresses CD4+ T cell-Mediated Antitumor Responses to Colon Cancer in Mice," 2021, Cancer Immunology Research
  • "A human model of Batten disease shows role of CLN3 in phagocytosis at the photoreceptor-RPE interface," 2021, Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • Axonopathy and transport deficits early in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Gorazd B. Stokin;Concepción Lillo;Tomás L. Falzone;Richard G. Brusch

  • The centrosomal protein nephrocystin-6 is mutated in Joubert syndrome and activates transcription factor ATF4

    John A. Sayer;John A. Sayer;Edgar A. Otto;John F. O'Toole;Gudrun Nurnberg

  • Peptide–nucleotide microdroplets as a step towards a membrane-free protocell model

    Shogo Koga;David S. Williams;Adam W. Perriman;Stephen Mann

  • Toxicity of Familial ALS-Linked SOD1 Mutants from Selective Recruitment to Spinal Mitochondria

    Jian Liu;Concepción Lillo;P.Andreas Jonsson;Christine Vande Velde

  • Cadherin 23 is a component of the tip link in hair-cell stereocilia.

    Jan Siemens;Concepcion Lillo;Rachel A. Dumont;Anna Reynolds

  • Interfacial assembly of protein–polymer nano-conjugates into stimulus-responsive biomimetic protocells

    Xin Huang;Mei Li;David C Green;David S Williams

  • Path Decomposition and Continuity of Local Time for One‐Dimensional Diffusions, I

    David Williams

  • Genetic evidence for selective transport of opsin and arrestin by kinesin-II in mammalian photoreceptors.

    Joseph R Marszalek;Xinran Liu;Elizabeth A Roberts;Daniel Chui

  • Nephrocystin-5, a ciliary IQ domain protein, is mutated in Senior-Loken syndrome and interacts with RPGR and calmodulin

    Edgar A. Otto;Bart Loeys;Hemant Khanna;Jan Hellemans

  • Fatty acid membrane assembly on coacervate microdroplets as a step towards a hybrid protocell model

    T-Y. Dora Tang;C. Rohaida Che Hak;Alexander J. Thompson;Marina K. Kuimova

  • In-frame deletion in a novel centrosomal/ciliary protein CEP290/NPHP6 perturbs its interaction with RPGR and results in early-onset retinal degeneration in the rd16 mouse

    Bo Chang;Hemant Khanna;Norman Hawes;David Jimeno

  • Candidate exome capture identifies mutation of SDCCAG8 as the cause of a retinal-renal ciliopathy

    Edgar A Otto;Toby W Hurd;Rannar Airik;Moumita Chaki

  • Abnormal neurofilament transport caused by targeted disruption of neuronal kinesin heavy chain KIF5A

    Chun Hong Xia;Elizabeth A. Roberts;Lu Shiun Her;Xinran Liu

  • ADCK4 mutations promote steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome through CoQ10 biosynthesis disruption

    Shazia Ashraf;Heon Yung Gee;Stephanie Woerner;Stephanie Woerner;Letian X. Xie

  • Scara5 is a ferritin receptor mediating non-transferrin iron delivery.

    Jau Yi Li;Neal Paragas;Renee M. Ned;Andong Qiu

  • Localization of peripherin/rds in the disk membranes of cone and rod photoreceptors: relationship to disk membrane morphogenesis and retinal degeneration.

    Kentaro Arikawa;Laurie L Molday;Robert S Molday;David S Williams

  • Serotype-dependent packaging of large genes in adeno-associated viral vectors results in effective gene delivery in mice

    Mariacarmela Allocca;Monica Doria;Marco Petrillo;Pasqualina Colella

  • Use of prenatal chromosomal microarray: prospective cohort study and systematic review and meta-analysis

    S. C. Hillman;D. J. McMullan;G. Hall;F. S. Togneri

  • Iron traffics in circulation bound to a siderocalin (Ngal)–catechol complex

    Guanhu Bao;Matthew S Clifton;Trisha M. Hoette;Trisha M. Hoette;Kiyoshi Mori

  • Myosin VIIa Participates in Opsin Transport through The Photoreceptor Cilium

    Xinran Liu;Igor P. Udovichenko;Stephen D.M. Brown;Karen P. Steel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan C. M. van Hest
Jan C. M. van Hest Eindhoven University of Technology
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Karen P. Steel
Karen P. Steel King's College London
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein University of California, San Diego
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Alexandra C. Newton
Alexandra C. Newton University of California, San Diego
Edgar A. Otto
Edgar A. Otto University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen Mann
Stephen Mann University of Bristol
Andrew M. Scott
Andrew M. Scott La Trobe University
Samuel G. Jacobson
Samuel G. Jacobson University of Pennsylvania

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