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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 125 108 98 12 12 414 50964

Paul Williams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Williams between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Williams published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2011. 11 of the 498 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2011. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

498 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Williams: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 2
1988 5
1989 7
1990 5
1991 7
1992 15
1993 6
1994 4
1995 9
1996 6
1997 10
1998 16
1999 7
2000 12
2001 13
2002 22
2003 14
2004 13
2005 12
2006 16
2007 12
2008 11
2009 12
2010 16
2011 24
2012 11
2013 11
2014 14
2015 16
2016 23
2017 12
2018 17
2019 21
2020 23
2021 23
2022 11
2023 17
2024 4
2025 10
2026 1
Total 498
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Paul Williams publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Williams sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 405–414 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 414 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36 414
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Paul Williams D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9 125
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Paul Williams is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

Their research encompasses several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Medicine, and Microbiology. The main topics covered by their work include bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antimicrobial peptides and activities, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, cystic fibrosis research advances, 3D printing in biomedical research, and bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.

Paul Williams has published in various reputable venues throughout their career. The most frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Microbiology, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Advanced Science, and Blood.

Notable recent papers are:

  • Immune Modulation by Design: Using Topography to Control Human Monocyte Attachment and Macrophage Differentiation, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Cryo-OrbiSIMS for 3D Molecular Imaging of a Bacterial Biofilm in Its Native State, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • AbaM Regulates Quorum Sensing, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii, 2021, Journal of Bacteriology
  • Novel quinazolinone inhibitors of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing transcriptional regulator PqsR, 2020, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming, 2022, PLoS Computational Biology

Paul Williams collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Morgan R. Alexander, Jean-Frédéric Dubern, Miguel Cámara, Andrew L. Hook, and Nigel Halliday.

Best Publications

  • Quorum sensing and Chromobacterium violaceum: exploitation of violacein production and inhibition for the detection of N-acylhomoserine lactones

    Kay H. McClean;Michael K. Winson;Leigh Fish;Adrian Taylor

  • Look who's talking: communication and quorum sensing in the bacterial world

    Paul Williams;Klaus Winzer;Weng C Chan;Miguel Cámara

  • A hierarchical quorum-sensing cascade in Pseudomonas aeruginosa links the transcriptional activators LasR and RhIR (VsmR) to expression of the stationary-phase sigma factor RpoS

    A. Latifi;M. Foglino;K. Tanaka;P. Williams

  • Quorum sensing and environmental adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a tale of regulatory networks and multifunctional signal molecules

    Paul Williams;Miguel Cámara

  • Quorum sensing, communication and cross-kingdom signalling in the bacterial world

    Paul Williams

  • Quorum-sensing cross talk: isolation and chemical characterization of cyclic dipeptides from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other gram-negative bacteria.

    Matthew T.G. Holden;Siri Ram Chhabra;Rocky De Nys;Paul Stead

  • Construction and analysis of luxCDABE-based plasmid sensors for investigating N-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing

    Michael K Winson;Simon Swift;Leigh Fish;John P Throup

  • Quinolones: from antibiotics to autoinducers

    Stephan Heeb;Matthew P. Fletcher;Siri Ram Chhabra;Stephen P. Diggle

  • Cell–cell signaling in Xanthomonas campestris involves an HD-GYP domain protein that functions in cyclic di-GMP turnover

    Robert P. Ryan;Yvonne Fouhy;Jean F. Lucey;Lisa C. Crossman

  • A novel regulatory system required for pathogenicity of Xanthomonas campestris is mediated by a small diffusible signal molecule

    C. E. Barber;J. L. Tang;J. X. Feng;M. Q. Pan

  • Multiple homologues of LuxR and LuxI control expression of virulence determinants and secondary metabolites through quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

    Amel Latifi;Michael K. Winson;Maryline Foglino;Barrie W. Bycroft

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-Quinolone Signal Molecules HHQ and PQS Play Multifunctional Roles in Quorum Sensing and Iron Entrapment

    Stephen P. Diggle;Sandra Matthijs;Victoria J. Wright;Matthew P. Fletcher

  • N-Acylhomoserine Lactones Undergo Lactonolysis in a pH-, Temperature-, and Acyl Chain Length-Dependent Manner during Growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Edwin A. Yates;Bodo Philipp;Catherine Buckley;Steve Atkinson

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quinolone signal molecule overcomes the cell density‐dependency of the quorum sensing hierarchy, regulates rhl‐dependent genes at the onset of stationary phase and can be produced in the absence of LasR

    Stephen P. Diggle;Klaus Winzer;Siri Ram Chhabra;Kathryn E. Worrall

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Signal Molecule N-(3-Oxododecanoyl)-l-Homoserine Lactone Has Immunomodulatory Activity

    Gary Telford;D. Wheeler;Paul Williams;P. T. Tomkins

  • Quorum sensing in Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida: identification of the LuxRI homologs AhyRI and AsaRI and their cognate N-acylhomoserine lactone signal molecules.

    Simon Swift;Andrey V. Karlyshev;Leigh Fish;Emma L. Durant

  • The bacterial 'enigma': cracking the code of cell-cell communication

    G. P. C. Salmond;B. W. Bycroft;G. S. A. B. Stewart;P. Williams

  • Quorum sensing and social networking in the microbial world

    Steve Atkinson;Paul Williams

  • Involvement of N‐acyl‐l‐homoserine lactone autoinducers in controlling the multicellular behaviour of Serratia liquefaciens

    Leo Eberl;Michael K. Winson;Claus Sternberg;Gordon S. A. B. Stewart

  • A cell-cell communication signal integrates quorum sensing and stress response

    Jasmine Lee;Jien Wu;Yinyue Deng;Jing Wang

  • THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON ENVELOPE PROPERTIES AFFECTING SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA IN INFECTIONS

    Michael R. W. Brown;Paul Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Cámara
Miguel Cámara University of Nottingham
Barrie W. Bycroft
Barrie W. Bycroft University of Nottingham
Siri Ram Chhabra
Siri Ram Chhabra University of Nottingham
Morgan R. Alexander
Morgan R. Alexander University of Nottingham
Gordon S. A. B. Stewart
Gordon S. A. B. Stewart University of Nottingham
Stephen P. Diggle
Stephen P. Diggle Georgia Institute of Technology
Klaus Winzer
Klaus Winzer University of Nottingham
David A. Barrett
David A. Barrett University of Nottingham
Martyn C. Davies
Martyn C. Davies University of Nottingham
Alan J. Knox
Alan J. Knox University of Nottingham

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