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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 67 210 196 14 13 314 15728
Genetics 68 2438 2315 82 80 313 15601

John L. Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John L. Williams between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John L. Williams published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2009. 11 of the 349 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2009. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 2 publications
1981 2025

349 publications in total across all disciplines

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John L. Williams: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 4
1996 4
1997 7
1998 4
1999 5
2000 3
2001 4
2002 10
2003 10
2004 26
2005 19
2006 15
2007 9
2008 16
2009 32
2010 16
2011 11
2012 9
2013 8
2014 10
2015 13
2016 11
2017 21
2018 14
2019 14
2020 7
2021 16
2022 7
2023 3
2024 9
2025 2
Total 349
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John L. Williams publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John L. Williams sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 314–318 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 314 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14 314
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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John L. Williams D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John L. Williams sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16 67
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

John L. Williams is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, their work focuses on several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research interests are reflected in the topics covered, which include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, livestock farming and management, meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis.

John L. Williams has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with a frequent presence in key journals and conference venues. The main publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals
  • Animal Genetics
  • BMC Genomics

Recent papers authored by or involving Williams include:

  • Haplotype-resolved genomes provide insights into structural variation and gene content in Angus and Brahman cattle (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Extended haplotype-phasing of long-read de novo genome assemblies using Hi-C (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Identification of genomic regions associated with total and progressive sperm motility in Italian Holstein bulls (2022, Journal of Dairy Science)
  • Understanding the effects of the bovine POLLED variants (2020, Animal Genetics)

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including Wai Yee Low, Timothy P. L. Smith, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan, Stefan Hiendleder, and Rick Tearle. These collaborations indicate a network of researchers working within related fields and topics.

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Ross L. Tellam;Kim C. Worley;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeremy F. Taylor;Curtis P. Van Tassell

  • De novo assembly of haplotype-resolved genomes with trio binning.

    Sergey Koren;Arang Rhie;Brian P Walenz;Alexander T Dilthey;Alexander T Dilthey

  • A medium density genetic linkage map of the bovine genome

    W. Barendse;D. Vaiman;S. J. Kemp;Y. Sugimoto

  • A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

    R. John Wallace;Goor Sasson;Philip C. Garnsworthy;Ilma Tapio

  • Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the calpastatin gene with carcass and meat quality traits of beef cattle.

    F. S. Schenkel;S. P. Miller;X. Ye;S. S. Moore

  • Live weight, body size and carcass characteristics of young bulls of fifteen European breeds

    P. Albertí;B. Panea;C. Sañudo;J.L. Olleta

  • Analysis of runs of homozygosity and their relationship with inbreeding in five cattle breeds farmed in Italy

    Gabriele Marras;Gabriele Marras;Giustino Gaspa;Silvia Sorbolini;Corrado Dimauro

  • Whole genome linkage disequilibrium maps in cattle

    Stephanie D McKay;Robert D Schnabel;Brenda M Murdoch;Lakshmi K Matukumalli;Lakshmi K Matukumalli

  • Relationship between collagen characteristics, lipid content and raw and cooked texture of meat from young bulls of fifteen European breeds.

    Mette Christensen;Per Ertbjerg;Sebastiana Failla;Carlos Sañudo

  • A High Proportion of Bovine Blastocysts Produced In Vitro Are Mixoploid

    Dorthe Viuff;Lee Rickords;Hanne Offenberg;Poul Hyttel

  • A new mutation in the coding region of the bovine leptin gene associated with feed intake

    R. Lagonigro;Pam Wiener;F. Pilla;John Woolliams

  • Haplotype diversity of the myostatin gene among beef cattle breeds

    Susana Dunner;M. Eugenia Miranda;Yves Amigues;Javier Cañón

  • Estimation of pedigree errors in the UK dairy population using microsatellite markers and the impact on selection

    Peter Visscher;John Woolliams;D. Smith;J.L. Williams

  • The use of marker-assisted selection in animal breeding and biotechnology.

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  • Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity

    J. A. Lenstra;L. F. Groeneveld;H. Eding;J. Kantanen

  • Bovine microsatellite loci are highly conserved in red deer (Cervus elaphus), sika deer (Cervus nippon) and Soay sheep (Ovis aries)

    J. Slate;D. W. Coltman;S. J. Goodman;I. MacLean

  • Radiation hybrid mapping of all 10 characterized bovine Toll-like receptors

    K McGuire;M Jones;D Werling;J L Williams

  • Association of selected SNP with carcass and taste panel assessed meat quality traits in a commercial population of Aberdeen Angus-sired beef cattle

    Jennifer L Gill;Stephen C Bishop;Caroline McCorquodale;John L Williams

  • An assessment of population structure in eight breeds of cattle using a whole genome SNP panel

    Stephanie D McKay;Stephanie D McKay;Robert D Schnabel;Brenda M Murdoch;Lakshmi K Matukumalli;Lakshmi K Matukumalli

  • Chromosome-level assembly of the water buffalo genome surpasses human and goat genomes in sequence contiguity

    Wai Yee Low;Rick Tearle;Derek M. Bickhart;Benjamin D. Rosen

  • A major genetic component of BSE susceptibility.

    Katrin Juling;Hermann Schwarzenbacher;John L Williams;John L Williams;Ruedi Fries

  • Haplotype-resolved genomes provide insights into structural variation and gene content in Angus and Brahman cattle

    Wai Yee Low;Rick Tearle;Ruijie Liu;Sergey Koren

  • A bovine whole-genome radiation hybrid panel and outline map.

    John L. Williams;André Eggen;Luca Ferretti;Christine J. Farr

  • A physical map of the bovine genome.

    Warren M Snelling;Readman Chiu;Jacqueline E Schein;Matthew Hobbs

  • Natural killer cell receptors in cattle: a bovine killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptor multigene family contains members with divergent signaling motifs

    Anne K. Storset;Imer Ö. Slettedal;John L. Williams;Andy Law

  • SNPchiMp v.3: integrating and standardizing single nucleotide polymorphism data for livestock species

    Ezequiel L Nicolazzi;Andrea Caprera;Nelson Nazzicari;Paolo Cozzi

  • Marker-assisted conservation of European cattle breeds: an evaluation

    I.J..N. J.A. Lenstra;H.E. Heding;K.A. Engelsma;P. Bijma

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Paolo Ajmone-Marsan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Stephen S. Moore
Stephen S. Moore University of Queensland
Riccardo Negrini
Riccardo Negrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Elizabeth Glass
Elizabeth Glass University of Edinburgh
Timothy P. L. Smith
Timothy P. L. Smith Agricultural Research Service
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Carlos Sañudo
Carlos Sañudo University of Zaragoza
John Woolliams
John Woolliams University of Edinburgh
Chris Haley
Chris Haley University of Edinburgh
G.R. Nute
G.R. Nute University of Bristol

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