2026 W. Paul Williams: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	50	2192	2021	563	494	187	7485

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

2192

2021

563

494

187

7485

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

7485

World Ranking

2192

National Ranking

563

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Best Publications

Insect feeding mobilizes a unique plant defense protease that disrupts the peritrophic matrix of caterpillars

Tibor Pechan;Allen Cohen;W. Paul Williams;Dawn S. Luthe

285
Citations
A Unique 33-kD Cysteine Proteinase Accumulates in Response to Larval Feeding in Maize Genotypes Resistant to Fall Armyworm and Other Lepidoptera

Tibor Pechan;Lijun Ye;Yu Min Chang;Anurina Mitra

250
Citations
Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of commercial corn (Zea mays) hybrids in Mississippi.

Hamed K. Abbas;W. Paul Williams;Gary L. Windham;Horace C. Pringle

206
Citations
Plants on Constant Alert: Elevated Levels of Jasmonic Acid and Jasmonate-Induced Transcripts in Caterpillar-Resistant Maize

Renuka Shivaji;Alberto Camas;Alberto Camas;Arunkanth Ankala;Jurgen Engelberth

150
Citations
Transgenic corn evaluated for resistance to fall armyworm and southwestern corn borer.

W. Paul Williams;Jonathan B. Sagers;John A. Hanten;Frank M. Davis

145
Citations
Degradation of the S. frugiperda peritrophic matrix by an inducible maize cysteine protease.

S. Mohan;P.W.K. Ma;T. Pechan;E.R. Bassford

139
Citations
Quantitative Trait Loci Contributing Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation in the Maize Inbred Mp313E

Thomas D. Brooks;W. Paul Williams;Gary L. Windham;Martha C. Willcox

128
Citations
Effects of the southwestern corn borer on Aspergillus flavus kernel infection and aflatoxin accumulation in maize hybrids.

G. L. Windham;W. P. Williams;F. M. Davis

121
Citations
Selection for Resistance to Southwestern Corn Borer Using Marker-Assisted and Conventional Backcrossing

M. C. Willcox;M. M. Khairallah;D. Bergvinson;J. Crossa

118
Citations
A Naturally Occurring Plant Cysteine Protease Possesses Remarkable Toxicity against Insect Pests and Synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin

Srinidi Mohan;Peter W. K. Ma;W. Paul Williams;Dawn S. Luthe

117
Citations
Registration of Maize Germplasm Line Mp715

W.P. Williams;G.L. Windham

113
Citations
Evaluation of Corn Inbreds and Advanced Breeding Lines for Resistance to Aflatoxin Contamination in the Field.

G L Windham;W P Williams

111
Citations
Is catalase activity one of the factors associated with maize resistance to Aspergillus flavus

Zenaida V. Magbanua;Consuelo M. De Moraes;T. D. Brooks;W. Paul Williams

105
Citations
Characterization of the Maize Chitinase Genes and Their Effect on Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation Resistance

Leigh K. Hawkins;J. Erik Mylroie;Dafne A. Oliveira;J. Spencer Smith

100
Citations
Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Accumulation in Resistant and Susceptible Maize Hybrids.

G L Windham;W P Williams

100
Citations
Effects of Trichoderma spp. on maize growth and Meloidogyne arenaria reproduction

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100
Citations
Registration of Mp708 Germplasm Line of Maize

W. Paul Williams;Frank M. Davis;Gary L. Windham

99
Citations
Identification of novel QTL contributing resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in maize

Marilyn L. Warburton;Thomas D. Brooks;Gary L. Windham;W. Paul Williams

98
Citations
Identification of Maize Genes Associated with Host Plant Resistance or Susceptibility to Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Accumulation

Rowena Y. Kelley;W. Paul Williams;J. Erik Mylroie;Deborah L. Boykin

90
Citations
12-Oxo-Phytodienoic Acid Acts as a Regulator of Maize Defense against Corn Leaf Aphid.

Suresh Varsani;Sajjan Grover;Shaoqun Zhou;Shaoqun Zhou;Kyle G. Koch

89
Citations
Identification and Mapping of New Sources of Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize

Marilyn L. Warburton;Thomas D. Brooks;Matthew D. Krakowsky;Xueyan Shan

84
Citations
Aflatoxin Resistance in Maize: What Have We Learned Lately?

Marilyn L. Warburton;W. Paul Williams

80
Citations
Proteomic analysis of the maize rachis: potential roles of constitutive and induced proteins in resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation

Olga Pechanova;Tibor Pechan;W. Paul Williams;Dawn S. Luthe

77
Citations
Registration of Mp718 and Mp719 Germplasm Lines of Maize

W. Paul Williams;Gary L. Windham

71
Citations
Aspergillus Flavus Biomass in Maize Estimated by Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Is Strongly Correlated With Aflatoxin Concentration

Santiago X. Mideros;Gary L. Windham;W. Paul Williams;Rebecca J. Nelson

69
Citations
Genetic Basis of Resistance to Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Southwestern Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Leaf-Feeding Damage in Maize

Thomas D. Brooks;B. Shaun Bushman;W. Paul Williams;Micheal D. McMullen

67
Citations
Confirming quantitative trait loci for aflatoxin resistance from Mp313E in different genetic backgrounds

Martha C. Willcox;Georgia L. Davis;Marilyn L. Warburton;Gary L. Windham

61
Citations
Using genome-wide associations to identify metabolic pathways involved in maize aflatoxin accumulation resistance

Juliet D. Tang;Andy Perkins;W. Paul Williams;Marilyn L. Warburton

50
Citations
Characterization of the maize lipoxygenase gene family in relation to aflatoxin accumulation resistance.

Oluwaseun F. Ogunola;Leigh K. Hawkins;Erik Mylroie;Michael V. Kolomiets

50
Citations
Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation Resistance in Maize

Marilyn L. Warburton;Juliet D. Tang;Gary L. Windham;Leigh K. Hawkins

48
Citations
Quantitative Trait Loci Influencing Mycotoxin Contamination of Maize: Analysis by Linkage Mapping, Characterization of Near-Isogenic Lines, and Meta-Analysis

Santiago X. Mideros;Marilyn L. Warburton;Tiffany M. Jamann;Gary L. Windham

45
Citations