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William A. Laing

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
11274
World Ranking
17050
National Ranking
46

William A. Laing publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 138 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William A. Laing 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 William A. Laing sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William A. Laing is affiliated with Plant & Food Research in New Zealand. Their research contributions primarily span the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

Their research explores a variety of topics, notably:

  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

William A. Laing has contributed to publications in several distinguished venues, including:

  • BMC Plant Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by William A. Laing include:

  • Regulation of wound ethylene biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors in kiwifruit, 2021, BMC Plant Biology
  • Elevating Ascorbate in Arabidopsis Stimulates the Production of Abscisic Acid, Phaseic Acid, and to a Lesser Extent Auxin (IAA) and Jasmonates, Resulting in Increased Expression of DHAR1 and Multiple Transcription Factors Associated with Abiotic Stress Tolerance, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • A Polyphenol Enriched Variety of Apple Alters Circulating Immune Cell Gene Expression and Faecal Microbiota Composition in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Nutrients
  • 2-O-β-d-Glucopyranosyl l-Ascorbic Acid, a Stable Form of Vitamin C, Is Widespread in Crop Plants, 2021, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Charles Roger Slack. 22 April 1937-24 October 2016, 2020, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Janine M. Cooney
  • Tony K. McGhie
  • Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen
  • Xiuyin Chen
  • Mickaël Pellan

Best Publications

  • Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants

    Roger P Hellens;Andrew C Allan;Ellen N Friel;Karen Bolitho

  • MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

    A.C. Allan;R.P. Hellens;W.A. Laing

  • Regulation of Soybean Net Photosynthetic CO2 Fixation by the Interaction of CO2, O2, and Ribulose 1,5-Diphosphate Carboxylase

    William A. Laing;William L. Ogren;Richard H. Hageman

  • Gene expression studies in kiwifruit and gene over-expression in Arabidopsis indicates that GDP-L-galactose guanyltransferase is a major control point of vitamin C biosynthesis

    Sean M. Bulley;Maysoon Rassam;Dana Hoser;Wolfgang Otto

  • Midgut protease activities in 12 phytophagous lepidopteran larvae: Dietary and protease inhibitor interactions

    J.T. Christeller;W.A. Laing;N.P. Markwick;E.P.J. Burgess

  • Analyses of Expressed Sequence Tags from Apple

    Richard D. Newcomb;Ross N. Crowhurst;Andrew P. Gleave;Erik H.A. Rikkerink

  • The Missing Step of the L-galactose Pathway of Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Plants, an L-galactose Guanyltransferase, Increases Leaf Ascorbate Content

    William A. Laing;Michele A. Wright;Janine Cooney;Sean M. Bulley

  • Enhancing ascorbate in fruits and tubers through over‐expression of the l‐galactose pathway gene GDP‐l‐galactose phosphorylase

    Sean Bulley;Michele Wright;Caius Rommens;Hua Yan

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia: Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    Ross N Crowhurst;Andrew P Gleave;Elspeth A MacRae;Charles Ampomah-Dwamena

  • A model for the kinetics of activation and catalysis of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase.

    W A Laing;J T Christeller

  • An Upstream Open Reading Frame Is Essential for Feedback Regulation of Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    William A. Laing;Marcela Martínez-Sánchez;Michele A. Wright;Sean M. Bulley

  • Dietary Flavonoids from Modified Apple Reduce Inflammation Markers and Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice

    Richard V. Espley;Christine A. Butts;William A. Laing;Sheridan Martell

  • A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants

    Sarah M. Pilkington;Ross Crowhurst;Elena Hilario;Simona Nardozza

  • A highly specific l-galactose-1-phosphate phosphatase on the path to ascorbate biosynthesis

    William A. Laing;Sean Bulley;Michele Wright;Janine Cooney

  • Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Lupin Root Nodules: I. Characterization, Association with Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase, and Correlation with Nitrogen Fixation during Nodule Development.

    John T. Christeller;W. A. Laing;William D. Sutton

  • Physiological impacts of Mg deficiency in Pinus radiata: growth and photosynthesis

    William Laing;Dennis Greer;Osbert Sun;Peter Beets

  • The regulation of ascorbate biosynthesis

    Sean Bulley;William Laing

  • QTL and candidate gene mapping for polyphenolic composition in apple fruit

    David Chagné;Célia Krieger;Célia Krieger;Maysoon Rassam;Mike Sullivan

  • Anti-Inflammatory Procyanidins and Triterpenes in 109 Apple Varieties

    Christelle M Andre;Jeffrey M Greenwood;Edward G Walker;Maysoon Rassam

  • Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia : Applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening

    R.N. Crowhurst;A.P. Gleave;E.A. MacRae;C. Ampomah-Dwamena

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Warren C. McNabb
Warren C. McNabb Massey University
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Michael T. McManus
Michael T. McManus University of California, San Francisco
Tony K. McGhie
Tony K. McGhie Plant & Food Research
Richard V. Espley
Richard V. Espley Plant & Food Research
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
Robert J. Schaffer
Robert J. Schaffer Plant & Food Research
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research

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Ross G. Atkinson

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Publications: 36

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Jian-fei Kuang

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Publications: 32

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