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R. Sanders Williams

R. Sanders Williams

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
20168
World Ranking
6577
National Ranking
3061

R. Sanders Williams publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Sanders Williams sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Sanders 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 R. Sanders Williams sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

R. Sanders Williams is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to the field of medicine with a focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Their research spans multiple areas including health and medical research impacts, global health and surgery, and advances in oncology and radiotherapy.

Their recent publication includes:

  • Fostering Global Research Collaborations: An Update on Duke-NUS Medical School, the Duke University and National University of Singapore Partnership (2025, Academic Medicine)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with R. Sanders Williams include:

  • May May Yeo
  • Patrick J. Casey
  • Silke Vogel
  • Michael L. James

R. Sanders Williams has published predominantly in the venue Academic Medicine.

The main fields of study represented in Williams' work are:

  • Medicine

Subfields of study in their research include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

Williams received recognition in the form of an award as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1992.

Best Publications

  • A calcineurin-dependent transcriptional pathway controls skeletal muscle fiber type

    Eva R. Chin;Eric N. Olson;James A. Richardson;Quan Yang

  • Exercise Stimulates Pgc-1α Transcription in Skeletal Muscle through Activation of the p38 MAPK Pathway

    Takayuki Akimoto;Steven C. Pohnert;Ping Li;Mei Zhang

  • Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle by CaMK.

    Hai Wu;Shane B. Kanatous;Frederick A. Thurmond;Teresa Gallardo

  • Cardiovascular and Behavioral Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Healthy Older Men and Women

    James A. Blumenthal;Charles F. Emery;David J. Madden;Linda K. George

  • Cytochrome c Deficiency Causes Embryonic Lethality and Attenuates Stress-Induced Apoptosis

    Kang Li;Yucheng Li;John M Shelton;James A Richardson

  • Introduction of foreign genes into tissues of living mice by DNA-coated microprojectiles.

    R S Williams;S A Johnston;M Riedy;M J DeVit

  • MEF2 responds to multiple calcium‐regulated signals in the control of skeletal muscle fiber type

    Hai Wu;Francisco J. Naya;Timothy A. McKinsey;Brian Mercer

  • Stimulation of Slow Skeletal Muscle Fiber Gene Expression by Calcineurin in Vivo

    Francisco J. Naya;Brian Mercer;John Shelton;James A. Richardson

  • A protein encoded within the Down syndrome critical region is enriched in striated muscles and inhibits calcineurin signaling

    Beverly A Rothermel;Rick B. Vega;John Yang;Hai Wu

  • E2F3 activity is regulated during the cell cycle and is required for the induction of S phase

    Gustavo Leone;James DeGregori;Zhen Yan;Laszlo Jakoi

  • Activation of MEF2 by muscle activity is mediated through a calcineurin-dependent pathway.

    Hai Wu;Beverly A Rothermel;Shane Kanatous;Paul Rosenberg

  • Calcineurin Signaling and Muscle Remodeling

    Eric N Olson;R.Sanders Williams;R.Sanders Williams

  • Independent Signals Control Expression of the Calcineurin Inhibitory Proteins MCIP1 and MCIP2 in Striated Muscles

    J. Yang;B. Rothermel;R. B. Vega;N. Frey

  • STIM1 signalling controls store-operated calcium entry required for development and contractile function in skeletal muscle

    Jonathan Stiber;April Hawkins;Zhu-Shan Zhang;Sunny Wang

  • Cardioprotective effects of 70-kDa heat shock protein in transgenic mice

    N. B. Radford;M. Fina;I. J. Benjamin;R. W. Moreadith

  • Myocyte-enriched calcineurin-interacting protein, MCIP1, inhibits cardiac hypertrophy in vivo.

    Beverly A Rothermel;Timothy A. McKinsey;Rick B. Vega;Rebekka L. Nicol

  • Remodeling muscles with calcineurin

    Eric N. Olson;R. Sanders Williams

  • Mice without myoglobin

    Daniel J. Garry;George A. Ordway;John N. Lorenz;Nina B. Radford

  • Cdc6 is regulated by E2F and is essential for DNA replication in mammalian cells

    Zhen Yan;James DeGregori;Ralph Shohet;Gustavo Leone

  • Highly coordinated gene regulation in mouse skeletal muscle regeneration

    Zhen Yan;Sangdun Choi;Xuebin Liu;Mei Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Olson
Eric N. Olson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rhonda Bassel-Duby
Rhonda Bassel-Duby The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John M. Shelton
John M. Shelton The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Daniel J. Garry
Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota
Beverly A. Rothermel
Beverly A. Rothermel The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James A. Richardson
James A. Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
P. Darrell Neufer
P. Darrell Neufer East Carolina University
R. Edward Coleman
R. Edward Coleman Duke University
James DeGregori
James DeGregori University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Best Scientists Citing R. Sanders Williams

Eric N. Olson

Eric N. Olson

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 85

Jeffery D. Molkentin

Jeffery D. Molkentin

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Publications: 71

Daniel J. Garry

Daniel J. Garry

University of Minnesota

Publications: 67

David A. Hood

David A. Hood

York University

Publications: 53

Joseph A. Hill

Joseph A. Hill

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 34

Beverly A. Rothermel

Beverly A. Rothermel

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 33

Joseph R. Nevins

Joseph R. Nevins

Duke University

Publications: 31

James A. Richardson

James A. Richardson

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 29

Gustavo Leone

Gustavo Leone

Medical University of South Carolina

Publications: 28

Guido Kroemer

Guido Kroemer

Université Paris Cité

Publications: 25

John A. Hawley

John A. Hawley

Australian Catholic University

Publications: 23

John M. Shelton

John M. Shelton

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Publications: 22

Anjana Rao

Anjana Rao

La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

Publications: 22

Timothy A. McKinsey

Timothy A. McKinsey

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Publications: 22

Stefano Schiaffino

Stefano Schiaffino

University of Padua

Publications: 21

James A. Blumenthal

James A. Blumenthal

Duke University

Publications: 20

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