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Martin S. Williamson

Martin S. Williamson

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
75
Citations
19939
World Ranking
1905
National Ranking
241

Martin S. Williamson publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin S. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 175 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Martin S. Williamson D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin S. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Martin S. Williamson is affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work is concentrated in several subfields including Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Psychiatry and Mental health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. The main topics explored by Williamson cover Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Williamson has co-authored multiple studies with several researchers, including:

  • Ralf Nauen
  • L. M. Field
  • T. G. E. Davies
  • Melanie Luppa
  • Juliane Döhring

The scientist has published in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Crop Protection
  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • BMC Genomics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Communications Biology

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Williamson are:

  • Global patterns in genomic diversity underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance in the aphid crop pest Myzus persicae, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Evolutionary trade-offs of insecticide resistance - The fitness costs associated with target-site mutations in the nAChR of Drosophila melanogaster, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • The genetic architecture of a host shift: An adaptive walk protected an aphid and its endosymbiont from plant chemical defenses, 2020, Science Advances
  • Investigating the status of pyrethroid resistance in UK populations of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala), 2020, Crop Protection
  • Assessing the acute toxicity of insecticides to the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris audax), 2020, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Williamson's research contributes to the understanding of insecticide resistance, insect-plant interactions, and the molecular mechanisms underlying pest control and insect adaptation. The scientist's work is characterized by interdisciplinary approaches involving genetics, molecular biology, and ecology, aiming to address challenges in agricultural pest management and insect conservation.

Best Publications

  • Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;Nicole M. Gerardo;Nancy Moran

  • Molecular characterization of pyrethroid knockdown resistance (kdr) in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s. s.

    David Martinez-Torres;Fabrice Chandre;M. S. Williamson;F. Darriet

  • The global status of insect resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides

    Chris Bass;Ian Denholm;Martin S. Williamson;Ralf Nauen

  • Identification of mutations in the housefly para-type sodium channel gene associated with knockdown resistance (kdr) to pyrethroid insecticides

    Martin S. Williamson;David Martinez-Torres;Caroline A. Hick;Alan L. Devonshire

  • The evolution of insecticide resistance in the peach–potato aphid, Myzus persicae

    Chris Bass;Alin M. Puinean;Christoph T. Zimmer;Ian Denholm

  • Amplification of a cytochrome P450 gene is associated with resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in the aphid Myzus persicae.

    Alin M. Puinean;Stephen P. Foster;Linda Oliphant;Ian Denholm

  • A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor mutation conferring target-site resistance to imidacloprid in Nilaparvata lugens (brown planthopper)

    Zewen Liu;Martin S. Williamson;Stuart J. Lansdell;Ian Denholm

  • Resistance to diamide insecticides in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is associated with a mutation in the membrane-spanning domain of the ryanodine receptor.

    Bartek Troczka;Christoph T. Zimmer;Jan Elias;Corinna Schorn

  • Mutation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β subunit is associated with resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in the aphid Myzus persicae

    Chris Bass;Alin M Puinean;Melanie Andrews;Penny Cutler

  • Detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison of two new high-throughput assays with existing methods

    Chris Bass;Dimitra Nikou;Martin J Donnelly;Martin S Williamson

  • Investigating the molecular mechanisms of organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance in the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda.

    Renato A. Carvalho;Celso Omoto;Linda M. Field;Martin S. Williamson

  • Modelling insecticide-binding sites in the voltage-gated sodium channel.

    Andrias O. O'Reilly;Bhupinder P. S. Khambay;Martin S. Williamson;Linda M. Field

  • Identification and characterization of mutations in housefly (Musca domestica) acetylcholinesterase involved in insecticide resistance

    Sinéad B. Walsh;Tracey A. Dolden;Graham D. Moores;Michael Kristensen

  • Knockdown resistance (kdr) to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides maps to a sodium channel gene locus in the housefly (Musca domestica)

    Martin S. Williamson;Ian Denholm;Caroline A. Bell;Alan L. Devonshire

  • A sodium channel point mutation is associated with resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

    D. Martinez-Torres;S. P. Foster;L. M. Field;A. L. Devonshire

  • Unravelling the Molecular Determinants of Bee Sensitivity to Neonicotinoid Insecticides

    Cristina Manjon;Bartlomiej J. Troczka;Marion Zaworra;Marion Zaworra;Katherine Beadle

  • Insecticide Resistance on the Move

    I. Denholm;G. J. Devine;M. S. Williamson

  • Gene amplification and microsatellite polymorphism underlie a recent insect host shift.

    Chris Bass;Christoph T. Zimmer;Christoph T. Zimmer;Jacob M. Riveron;Craig S. Wilding

  • The re‐emergence of the bed bug as a nuisance pest: implications of resistance to the pyrethroid insecticides

    T. G. E. Davies;L. M. Field;M. S. Williamson

  • Overexpression of a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, CYP6ER1, is associated with resistance to imidacloprid in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

    C. G. Bass;R. A. Carvalho;L. Oliphant;A. M. Puinean

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda M. Field
Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research
Chris Bass
Chris Bass University of Exeter
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Alan L. Devonshire
Alan L. Devonshire The Hertz Corporation
Ralf Nauen
Ralf Nauen Bayer (Germany)
Martin Kreis
Martin Kreis Charité - University Medicine Berlin
John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Peter R. Shewry
Peter R. Shewry Rothamsted Research
Bonnie A. Wallace
Bonnie A. Wallace Birkbeck, University of London
Neil S. Millar
Neil S. Millar University College London

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