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74
Citations
17302
World Ranking
1979
National Ranking
904

William C. Black publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William C. Black sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 192 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

William C. Black D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William C. Black sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1964 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William C. Black is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, insect pest control strategies, insect resistance and genetics, as well as insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Black's recent publications include:

  • Mitochondrial metabolic genes provide phylogeographic relationships of global collections of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Chromosomal Inversions and Their Potential Impact on the Evolution of Arboviral Vector Aedes aegypti, 2025, Genome Biology and Evolution

Their frequent co-authors include H.S.D. Fernando, Menaka Hapugoda, Rushika Perera, B. G. D. Nissanka Kolitha De Silva, and Jiangtao Liang. These collaborations indicate an interdisciplinary approach to studying vector biology and genetics.

William C. Black's work has been published primarily in the venues PLoS ONE and Genome Biology and Evolution, reflecting the integration of biological research and evolutionary study in their scholarship.

The scientist's main fields of study are Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their subfields of study extend into Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

Key topics of interest in their research include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

William C. Black was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1964, indicating acknowledgment by the scientific community for contributions to their field.

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences

    William C. Black;Joseph Piesman

  • Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control

    Benjamin J. Matthews;Benjamin J. Matthews;Olga Dudchenko;Olga Dudchenko;Sarah B. Kingan;Sergey Koren

  • Flavivirus susceptibility in Aedes aegypti.

    William C. Black;Kristine E. Bennett;Norma Gorrochótegui-Escalante;Carolina V. Barillas-Mury

  • A mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with pyrethroid resistance in Latin American Aedes aegypti.

    K. Saavedra-Rodriguez;L. Urdaneta-Marquez;Shavanthi Rajatileka;Shavanthi Rajatileka;M. Moulton

  • Genomic analysis of detoxification genes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti

    Clare Strode;Charles S. Wondji;Jean-Philippe David;Nicola J. Hawkes

  • Use of the random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) to detect DNA polymorphisms in aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae)

    William C. Black;Nancy M. DuTeau;Gary J. Puterka;James R. Nechols

  • Evolution of Ticks

    J. S. H. Klompen;W. C. Black;J. E. Keirans;J. H. Oliver

  • Variation in vector competence for dengue 2 virus among 24 collections of Aedes aegypti from Mexico and the United States.

    Kristine E Bennett;Ken E Olson;Maria de Lourdes Muñoz;Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas

  • Worldwide patterns of genetic differentiation imply multiple ‘domestications’ of Aedes aegypti, a major vector of human diseases

    Julia E. Brown;Carolyn S. McBride;Petrina Johnson;Scott Ritchie

  • Genetic elimination of dengue vector mosquitoes

    Megan R. Wise de Valdez;Derric Nimmo;John Betz;Hong-Fei Gong

  • POPULATION GENOMICS: Genome-Wide Sampling of Insect Populations

    William C. Black;Charles F. Baer;Michael F. Antolin;Nancy M. DuTeau

  • PCR with arbitrary primers: approach with care.

    W. C. Black

  • Population Genetics of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Based on Mitochondrial 16S and 12S Genes

    Douglas E. Norris;J.S.H. Klompen;James E. Keirans;William C. Black

  • Quantitative trait loci that control vector competence for dengue-2 virus in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

    Christopher F. Bosio;Ruth E. Fulton;Mike L. Salasek;Barry J. Beaty

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA of mosquito species and populations (Diptera: Culicidae): techniques, statistical analysis, and applications.

    Srinivas Kambhampati;William C. Black;Karamjit S. Rai

  • Use of genetic polymorphisms detected by the random-amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) for differentiation and identification of Aedes aegypti subspecies and populations.

    Mary E. Ballinger-Crabtree;William C. Black;Barry R. Miller

  • Population genetics with RAPD-PCR markers: the breeding structure of Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico.

    Barbara L Apostol;William C Black;Paul Reiter;Barry R Miller

  • Insecticide resistance in dengue vectors

    Hilary Ranson;Joseph Burhani;Nongkran Lumjuan;William C Black

  • Phylogeny of the major lineages of Membracoidea (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) based on 28S rDNA sequences.

    C.H. Dietrich;R.A. Rakitov;J.L. Holmes;W.C. Black

  • Vector Competence of American Mosquitoes for Three Strains of Zika Virus.

    James Weger-Lucarelli;Claudia Rückert;Nunya Chotiwan;Chilinh Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry J. Beaty
Barry J. Beaty Colorado State University
Ken E. Olson
Ken E. Olson Colorado State University
Hilary Ranson
Hilary Ranson Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Carol D. Blair
Carol D. Blair Colorado State University
Lars Eisen
Lars Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Gregory D. Ebel
Gregory D. Ebel Colorado State University
J. Spencer Johnston
J. Spencer Johnston Texas A&M University
Michael F. Antolin
Michael F. Antolin Colorado State University

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