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Gary Williamson

Gary Williamson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2026
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Chemistry
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
63669
World Ranking
345
National Ranking
10

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
129
Citations
64190
World Ranking
423
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Gary Williamson is a researcher affiliated with Monash University in Australia specializing in the interdisciplinary areas of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work focuses extensively on nutrition, dietetics, and metabolic processes, with notable contributions in physiology, endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main topics covered in their research include phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, diet and metabolism studies, natural antidiabetic agents, adipose tissue and metabolism, advanced glycation end products, food composition and properties, as well as tea polyphenols and their effects.

Recent publications by Gary Williamson include:

  • "Bioavailability and metabolism of chlorogenic acids (acyl-quinic acids) in humans," 2020, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • "Recommendations for standardizing nomenclature for dietary (poly)phenol catabolites," 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Flavonoids as Human Intestinal α-Glucosidase Inhibitors," 2021, Foods
  • "Effects of Polyphenols on Insulin Resistance," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Testing of natural products in clinical trials targeting the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) viral spike protein-angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) interaction," 2020, Biochemical Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Williamson include Michael J. Houghton, Rizliya Visvanathan, Margaret Murray, Aimee L. Dordevic, and Elizabeth Barber.

Williamson has published multiple papers in key venues associated with nutrition and food science, particularly:

  • Food & Function
  • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The scope of Williamson's research spans across fundamental biochemical pathways to applied nutritional studies, often exploring the interactions between dietary components and metabolic health. Their work on polyphenols and antioxidant properties intersects with investigations into insulin resistance and natural compounds with antidiabetic properties.

Overall, the profile of Gary Williamson's academic contributions reflects a comprehensive engagement with both molecular biology and clinical nutrition, grounded in interdisciplinary methods and collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Bioavailability and bioefficacy of polyphenols in humans. I. Review of 97 bioavailability studies

    Claudine Manach;Gary Williamson;Christine Morand;Augustin Scalbert

  • Dietary Intake and Bioavailability of Polyphenols

    Augustin Scalbert;Gary Williamson

  • Bioavailability and bioefficacy of polyphenols in humans. II. Review of 93 intervention studies

    Gary Williamson;Claudine Manach

  • Deglycosylation of flavonoid and isoflavonoid glycosides by human small intestine and liver β-glucosidase activity

    Andrea J Day;M.Susan DuPont;Saxon Ridley;Mike Rhodes

  • Dietary flavonoid and isoflavone glycosides are hydrolysed by the lactase site of lactase phlorizin hydrolase

    Andrea J Day;F.Javier Cañada;Juan C Dı́az;Paul A Kroon

  • Deglycosylation by small intestinal epithelial cell beta-glucosidases is a critical step in the absorption and metabolism of dietary flavonoid glycosides in humans.

    Kitti Németh;Geoff W. Plumb;Jean Guy Berrin;Nathalie Juge

  • A Review of the Health Effects of Green Tea Catechins in In Vivo Animal Models

    Vanessa Crespy;Gary Williamson

  • Flavonoids for Controlling Starch Digestion: Structural Requirements for Inhibiting Human α-Amylase

    Elena Lo Piparo;Holger Scheib;Nathalie Frei;Gary Williamson

  • Nutrients and phytochemicals: from bioavailability to bioefficacy beyond antioxidants

    Birgit Holst;Gary Williamson;Gary Williamson

  • How should we assess the effects of exposure to dietary polyphenols in vitro

    Paul A Kroon;Michael N Clifford;Alan Crozier;Andrea J Day

  • Flavonoids and Heart Health: Proceedings of the ILSI North America Flavonoids Workshop, May 31–June 1, 2005, Washington, DC

    John W. Erdman;Douglas Balentine;Lenore Arab;Gary Beecher

  • Human metabolism of dietary flavonoids: Identification of plasma metabolites of quercetin

    Andrea J. Day;Fred Mellon;Denis Barron;Géraldine Sarrazin

  • A critical review of the bioavailability of glucosinolates and related compounds

    Birgit Holst;Gary Williamson

  • Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics: the emerging faces of nutrition

    David M. Mutch;Walter Wahli;Gary Williamson

  • The role of polyphenols in modern nutrition.

    G. Williamson

  • The Bioavailability, Transport, and Bioactivity of Dietary Flavonoids: A Review from a Historical Perspective.

    Gary Williamson;Colin D. Kay;Alan Crozier

  • In vitro metabolism of anthocyanins by human gut microflora

    Anna Marja Aura;Pilar Martin-Lopez;Karen Anne O'Leary;Gary Williamson

  • Colonic metabolites of berry polyphenols: the missing link to biological activity?

    Gary Williamson;Michael N. Clifford

  • Bioavailability of Phyto-oestrogens

    Ian Rowland;Marian Faughnan;Leane Hoey;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Metabolite Profiling of Hydroxycinnamate Derivatives in Plasma and Urine after the Ingestion of Coffee by Humans: Identification of Biomarkers of Coffee Consumption

    Angélique Stalmach;William Mullen;Denis Barron;Kenichi Uchida

  • Use of metabolically competent human hepatoma cells for the detection of mutagens and antimutagens.

    Siegfried Knasmüller;Wolfram Parzefall;Ratna Sanyal;Sonja Ecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Kroon
Paul A. Kroon Norwich Research Park
Craig B. Faulds
Craig B. Faulds Aix-Marseille University
Denis Barron
Denis Barron Nestlé (Switzerland)
Nathalie Juge
Nathalie Juge Norwich Research Park
Michael N. Clifford
Michael N. Clifford University of Nottingham
Alan Crozier
Alan Crozier University of Glasgow
Michael P. Williamson
Michael P. Williamson University of Sheffield
Birte Svensson
Birte Svensson Technical University of Denmark
Peter J. van Bladeren
Peter J. van Bladeren Nestlé (Switzerland)
Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens
Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens Wageningen University & Research

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