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Steven A. Williams

Steven A. Williams

Smith College
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
6275
World Ranking
19008
National Ranking
7760

Steven A. 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 Steven A. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven A. 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 Steven A. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steven A. Williams is affiliated with Smith College in the United States and has an extensive body of work in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine.

Their research spans several subfields, including parasitology, ecology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, and insect science.

The scientist's work covers various main topics such as parasites and host interactions, parasite biology and host interactions, parasitic infections and diagnostics, parasitic diseases research and treatment, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, helminth infection and control, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Notable recent publications by Steven A. Williams include:

  • Comparison of multi-parallel qPCR and double-slide Kato-Katz for detection of soil-transmitted helminth infection among children in rural Bangladesh, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • What does soil-transmitted helminth elimination look like? Results from a targeted molecular detection survey in Japan, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Evaluating Molecular Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Surveillance in Samoa, 2018-2019, 2022, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Selection and exploitation of prevalent, tandemly repeated genomic targets for improved real-time PCR-based detection of Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum in mosquitoes, 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven A. Williams include:

  • Nils Pilotte
  • Jessica R. Grant
  • Jade Benjamin-Chung
  • Jacqueline R. M. A. Maasch
  • Andrew M. Gonzalez

Steven A. Williams has published extensively in venues such as:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Gates Open Research

Best Publications

  • Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi

    Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Shiliang Wang;David Spiro;Elisabet Caler

  • Molecular phylogenetic studies on filarial parasites based on 5S ribosomal spacer sequences

    Hong Xie;O. Bain;Steven A. Williams;Steven A. Williams

  • A real-time PCR-based assay for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in blood and mosquitoes.

    Ramakrishna U. Rao;Laura J. Atkinson;Reda M.R. Ramzy;Hanan H. Helmy

  • A Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of the Parasite Wuchereria bancrofti in Human Blood Samples

    Min Zhong;James McCarthy;Louann Bierwert;Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski

  • Cloning and comparison of repeated DNA sequences from the human filarial parasite Brugia malayi and the animal parasite Brugia pahangi

    Larry A. McReynolds;Susan M. Desimone;Steven A. Williams

  • Identification of Potential Vaccine and Drug Target Candidates by Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis and Immunoscreening of Onchocerca volvulus Larval cDNA Libraries

    Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski;Michelle Lizotte-Waniewski;Wilson Tawe;David B. Guiliano;Wenhong Lu;Wenhong Lu

  • Improved PCR-Based Detection of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infections Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach to Assay Design

    Nils Pilotte;Nils Pilotte;Marina Papaiakovou;Jessica R. Grant;Lou Ann Bierwert

  • The impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea.

    Gary J. Weil;Will Kastens;Melinda Susapu;Sandra J. Laney

  • Genes expressed in Brugia malayi infective third stage larvae

    Mark L. Blaxter;Nithyakalyani Raghavan;Inca Ghosh;David Guiliano

  • A Multicenter Evaluation of Diagnostic Tools to Define Endpoints for Programs to Eliminate Bancroftian Filariasis

    Katherine Gass;Madsen V.E. Beau de Rochars;Daniel Boakye;Mark Bradley

  • A polymerase chain reaction-based assay for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in human blood and Culex pipiens

    Reda M.R. Ramzy;Hoda A. Farid;Ibrahim H. Kamal;Ghada H. Ibrahim

  • A polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Brugia malayi in blood

    Michelle R. Lizotte;Taniawati Supali;Felix Partono;Steven A. Williams

  • The filarial genome project: Analysis of the nuclear, mitochondrial and endosymbiont genomes of Brugia malayi

    S.A. Williams;M.R. Lizotte-Waniewski;M.R. Lizotte-Waniewski;J. Foster;D. Guiliano

  • A Community-Based Study of Factors Associated with Continuing Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis in Leogane, Haiti

    Alexis Boyd;Kimberly Y. Won;Shannon K. McClintock;Catherine V. Donovan

  • Determinants of success in national programs to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: A perspective identifying essential elements and research needs

    Dominique Kyelem;Gautam Biswas;Moses J. Bockarie;Mark H. Bradley

  • Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti larvae in pools of mosquitoes by the polymerase chain reaction

    Suzanne Chanteau;Patrick Luquiaud;Anna-Bella Failloux;Steven A. Williams

  • Thioredoxin peroxidase from Onchocerca volvulus: a major hydrogen peroxide detoxifying enzyme in filarial parasites

    Wenhong Lu;Gillian L Egerton;Albert E Bianco;Steven A Williams;Steven A Williams

  • Characterization of a novel filarial serine protease inhibitor, Ov-SPI-1, from Onchocerca volvulus, with potential multifunctional roles during development of the parasite.

    Louise Ford;David B. Guiliano;Yelena Oksov;Asim K. Debnath

  • Development and standardization of a rapid, PCR-based method for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquitoes, for xenomonitoring the human prevalence of bancroftian filariasis.

    S A Williams;S J Laney;L A Bierwert;L J Saunders

  • Cloning the Gene for the Malolactic Fermentation of Wine from Lactobacillus delbrueckii in Escherichia coli and Yeasts

    Steven A. Williams;Robert A. Hodges;Terry L. Strike;Richard Snow

Frequent Co-Authors

Barton E. Slatko
Barton E. Slatko Baylor College of Medicine
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Rashidul Haque
Rashidul Haque International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Gary J. Weil
Gary J. Weil Washington University in St. Louis
Thomas B. Nutman
Thomas B. Nutman National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
James S. McCarthy
James S. McCarthy Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Eric A. Ottesen
Eric A. Ottesen National Institutes of Health
Thomas R. Unnasch
Thomas R. Unnasch University of South Florida
Sara Lustigman
Sara Lustigman New York Blood Center

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Mark Blaxter

Mark Blaxter

Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Thomas B. Nutman

Thomas B. Nutman

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Makedonka Mitreva

Makedonka Mitreva

Washington University in St. Louis

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Sara Lustigman

Sara Lustigman

New York Blood Center

Publications: 47

Moses J. Bockarie

Moses J. Bockarie

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Publications: 35

Elodie Ghedin

Elodie Ghedin

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 35

Thomas R. Unnasch

Thomas R. Unnasch

University of South Florida

Publications: 34

Paul W. Sternberg

Paul W. Sternberg

California Institute of Technology

Publications: 32

Gary J. Weil

Gary J. Weil

Washington University in St. Louis

Publications: 32

Achim Hoerauf

Achim Hoerauf

University of Bonn

Publications: 29

Jennifer Keiser

Jennifer Keiser

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Publications: 27

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Barton E. Slatko

Baylor College of Medicine

Publications: 26

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Rick M. Maizels

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Donald P. McManus

Australian National University

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