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62
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10620
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4614

William B. Wood 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 William B. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William B. Wood 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 B. Wood sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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

  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1972 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

William B. Wood is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Throughout the academic career, Wood has received notable recognition from prestigious institutions.

In 1972, Wood was inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Four years later, in 1976, Wood was honored as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

While details regarding specific research topics, publications, coauthors, or fields of study are not provided, Wood's association with these academies indicates an established presence in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Why peer discussion improves student performance on in-class concept questions

    Michelle K. Smith;William B. Wood;Wendy K. Adams;Carl E. Wieman

  • Teaching More by Lecturing Less

    Jennifer K. Knight;William B. Wood

  • Education. Scientific teaching.

    Jo Handelsman;Diane Ebert-May;Robert Beichner;Peter Bruns

  • Host specificity of DNA produced by Escherichia coli: Bacterial mutations affecting the restriction and modification of DNA

    William B. Wood;William B. Wood

  • Generation of asymmetry and segregation of germ-line granules in early C. elegans embryos

    Susan Strome;William B. Wood

  • Immunofluorescence visualization of germ-line-specific cytoplasmic granules in embryos, larvae, and adults of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Susan Strome;William B. Wood

  • Repression of gene expression in the embryonic germ lineage of C. elegans

    Geraldine Seydoux;Craig C. Mello;Craig C. Mello;Jonathan Pettitt;Jonathan Pettitt;William B. Wood

  • PGL-1, a Predicted RNA-Binding Component of Germ Granules, Is Essential for Fertility in C. elegans

    Ichiro Kawasaki;Yhong-Hee Shim;Jay Kirchner;Joshua Kaminker

  • Genetic Analysis of Life-Span in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Thomas E. Johnson;William B. Wood

  • The Genetics Concept Assessment: A New Concept Inventory for Gauging Student Understanding of Genetics

    Michelle K. Smith;William B. Wood;Jennifer K. Knight

  • Innovations in Teaching Undergraduate Biology and Why We Need Them

    William B. Wood

  • A BMP HOMOLOG ACTS AS A DOSE-DEPENDENT REGULATOR OF BODY SIZE AND MALE TAIL PATTERNING IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

    Yo Suzuki;Mark D. Yandell;Mark D. Yandell;Peter J. Roy;Srikant Krishna

  • Segregation of developmental potential in early embryos of Caenorhabditis elegans.

    John S. Laufer;Paolo Bazzicalupo;William B. Wood

  • Combining Peer Discussion with Instructor Explanation Increases Student Learning from In-Class Concept Questions

    M.K. Smith;W.B. Wood;K. Krauter;J.K. Knight

  • Caenorhabditis elegans orthologs of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and its heterodimerization partner the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator

    Jo Anne Powell-Coffman;Christopher A. Bradfield;William B. Wood

  • Mesenchymal cells engulf and clear apoptotic footplate cells in macrophageless PU.1 null mouse embryos.

    William Wood;Mark Turmaine;Roberta Weber;Victoria Camp

  • Role of the host cell in bacteriophage morphogenesis: effects of a bacterial mutation on T4 head assembly.

    C. P. Georgopoulos;Roger W. Hendrix;A. D. Kaiser;William B. Wood

  • The genome of bacteriophage T4.

    W B Wood;H R Revel

  • Parental effects and phenotypic characterization of mutations that affect early development in Caenorhabditis elegans

    William B. Wood;Ralph Hecht;Stephen Carr;Rebecca Vanderslice

  • Early transcription in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos.

    L.G. Edgar;N. Wolf;W.B. Wood

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Strome
Susan Strome University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas E. Johnson
Thomas E. Johnson University of Colorado Boulder
Jo Handelsman
Jo Handelsman University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carl E. Wieman
Carl E. Wieman Stanford University
Pepper Schedin
Pepper Schedin Oregon Health & Science University
Mark Yandell
Mark Yandell University of Utah
Craig C. Mello
Craig C. Mello University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Andrew Fire
Andrew Fire Stanford University
Christopher D. Link
Christopher D. Link University of Colorado Boulder
Craig P. Hunter
Craig P. Hunter Harvard University

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