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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Biology and Biochemistry D-index 62 Citations 41,648 132 World Ranking 6832 National Ranking 3165

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Awards & Achievements

1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • DNA

His primary scientific interests are in Genome, Genetics, Gene, Virulence and Microbiology. His biological study focuses on Genomics. His study in Genetics focuses on Plasmid, Whole genome sequencing, Mobile genetic elements, Deinococcus radiodurans and Deinococcus geothermalis.

The Gene study which covers Vibrio cholerae that intersects with Dictyostelium discoideum, Secretion, Effector, Type VI secretion system and Dictyostelium. His Virulence study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nonsynonymous substitution, Pseudomonas putida and Gene family. His research integrates issues of Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria lactamica, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pilus in his study of Microbiology.

His most cited work include:

  • Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea (3489 citations)
  • DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae (1551 citations)
  • Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome” (1521 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

William C. Nelson spends much of his time researching Genome, Genetics, Gene, Whole genome sequencing and Ecology. His studies deal with areas such as Plasmid, Microbiology and Virulence as well as Genome. His Microbiology research includes elements of Microbial ecology and Pseudomonas putida.

Gene is frequently linked to Bacteria in his study. Many of his studies on Whole genome sequencing involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Genome project. His research on Ecology also deals with topics like

  • Computational biology, Archaea and Phylogenetics most often made with reference to Metagenomics,
  • Microbiome and related Species richness.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genome (46.88%)
  • Genetics (35.94%)
  • Gene (24.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Metagenomics (12.50%)
  • Genome (46.88%)
  • Microbiome (5.47%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

William C. Nelson mainly focuses on Metagenomics, Genome, Microbiome, Biogeochemical cycle and Ecology. His study focuses on the intersection of Metagenomics and fields such as Computational biology with connections in the field of Bioinformatics, Ribosomal RNA, Sequence and Contig. His Genome study contributes to a more complete understanding of Gene.

Within one scientific family, William C. Nelson focuses on topics pertaining to Proteome under Gene, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Escherichia coli. The Biogeochemical cycle study combines topics in areas such as Organic matter, Ecosystem and Substrate. In his work, Hydrology is strongly intertwined with Hyporheic zone, which is a subfield of Ecology.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a metagenome-assembled genome (MIMAG) of bacteria and archaea (512 citations)
  • Influences of organic carbon speciation on hyporheic corridor biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. (59 citations)
  • Correction: Corrigendum: Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a metagenome-assembled genome (MIMAG) of bacteria and archaea (50 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Gene
  • DNA

His main research concerns Metagenomics, Genome, Biogeochemical cycle, Computational biology and Archaea. His work carried out in the field of Metagenomics brings together such families of science as Microbiome, Bioinformatics and Contig. His Genome study deals with the bigger picture of Gene.

His studies in Biogeochemical cycle integrate themes in fields like Organic matter, Total organic carbon, Groundwater, River water and Ecosystem. His study looks at the relationship between Computational biology and topics such as Reference genome, which overlap with Genome project, Sequence analysis, Whole genome sequencing and Genomics. His Bacteria research is included under the broader classification of Genetics.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

J. Craig Venter;Karin Remington;John F. Heidelberg;Aaron L. Halpern.
Science (2004)

5109 Citations

Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome”

Hervé Tettelin;Vega Masignani;Michael J. Cieslewicz;Claudio Donati.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2005)

2173 Citations

DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

John F. Heidelberg;Jonathan A. Eisen;William C. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton.
Nature (2000)

2097 Citations

Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima

Karen E. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton;Steven R. Gill;Michelle L. Gwinn.
Nature (1999)

1795 Citations

Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

H. Tettelin;K. E. Nelson;I. T. Paulsen;Jonathan A Eisen.
Science (2001)

1600 Citations

Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440

K. E. Nelson;C. Weinel;I. T. Paulsen;R. J. Dodson.
Environmental Microbiology (2002)

1550 Citations

Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries.
Science (2000)

1370 Citations

Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

O. White;J. A. Eisen;J. F. Heidelberg;E. K. Hickey.
Science (1999)

1218 Citations

Identification of a conserved bacterial protein secretion system in Vibrio cholerae using the Dictyostelium host model system

Stefan Pukatzki;Amy T. Ma;Derek Sturtevant;Bryan Krastins.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2006)

1188 Citations

Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

I. T. Paulsen;L. Banerjei;G. S. A. Myers;K. E. Nelson.
Science (2003)

1033 Citations

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