W. Paul Williams

W. Paul Williams publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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W. Paul Williams D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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

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

  Unknown

  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