2026 William C. Nierman: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	75	1871	1779	856	805	167	31791

William C. Nierman 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. Nierman sits on this spectrum.

45 publications 703+

This scientist: 167 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William C. Nierman 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. Nierman sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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

2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William C. Nierman is affiliated with the J. Craig Venter Institute in the United States. Their research spans several fields and topics primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work includes a focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Emergency Medical Services, and Computational Theory and Mathematics.

Their main areas of study cover notable topics including:

Respiratory viral infections research
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

William C. Nierman has contributed publications to various research venues, with multiple articles appearing in:

PLoS ONE
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
PLoS Computational Biology
Microbiome
Microbial Genomics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nierman include:

"Mechanism-of-Action Classification of Antibiotics by Global Transcriptome Profiling," published in 2020 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
"Predicting antimicrobial mechanism-of-action from transcriptomes: A generalizable explainable artificial intelligence approach," published in 2021 in PLoS Computational Biology
"Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Burkholderia isolates from the potable water system of the International Space Station," published in 2020 in PLoS ONE
"Succession and determinants of the early life nasopharyngeal microbiota in a South African birth cohort," published in 2023 in Microbiome
"Genetic diversity of clinical and environmental Mucorales isolates obtained from an investigation of mucormycosis cases among solid organ transplant recipients," published in 2020 in Microbial Genomics

Frequent collaborators of William C. Nierman include:

Heather J. Zar
Mark P. Nicol
Christopher L. Dupont
Shantelle Claassen-Weitz
Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe

William C. Nierman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

2564
Citations
DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

John F. Heidelberg;Jonathan A. Eisen;William C. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton

2246
Citations
Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

1667
Citations
Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae

James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Christina Cuomo;Li Jun Ma

1635
Citations
Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae

Masayuki Machida;Kiyoshi Asai;Motoaki Sano;Toshihiro Tanaka

1520
Citations
Sequence and analysis of chromosome 1 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

Athanasios Theologis;Joseph R. Ecker;Joseph R. Ecker;Curtis J. Palm;Nancy A. Federspiel;Nancy A. Federspiel

1209
Citations
Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements

Martin Wu;Ling V. Sun;Jessica Vamathevan;Markus Riegler

1018
Citations
The genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames and comparison to closely related bacteria

Timothy D. Read;Timothy D. Read;Scott N. Peterson;Scott N. Peterson;Nicolas Tourasse;Les W. Baillie;Les W. Baillie

986
Citations
Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

Xiaoying Lin;Samir Kaul;Steve Rounsley;Terrance P. Shea

972
Citations
SMURF: Genomic mapping of fungal secondary metabolite clusters.

Nora Khaldi;Fayaz T. Seifuddin;Geoff Turner;Daniel Haft

810
Citations
Complete genome sequence of Caulobacter crescentus.

William C. Nierman;Tamara V. Feldblyum;Michael T. Laub;Ian T. Paulsen

630
Citations
Genomic islands in the pathogenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

Natalie D. Fedorova;Nora Khaldi;Vinita S. Joardar;Rama Maiti

611
Citations
Whole genome comparisons of serotype 4b and 1/2a strains of the food‐borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes reveal new insights into the core genome components of this species

Karen E. Nelson;Derrick E. Fouts;Emmanuel F. Mongodin;Jacques Ravel

585
Citations
Genome sequencing and analysis of the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum

Marco A. Van Den Berg;Richard Albang;Kaj Albermann;Jonathan H. Badger

554
Citations
Evolution of sensory complexity recorded in a myxobacterial genome

B. S. Goldman;W. C. Nierman;W. C. Nierman;D. Kaiser;S. C. Slater;S. C. Slater

509
Citations
Structural flexibility in the Burkholderia mallei genome

William C. Nierman;David DeShazer;H. Stanley Kim;Herve Tettelin

471
Citations
Type VI secretion is a major virulence determinant in Burkholderia mallei

Mark A. Schell;Ricky L. Ulrich;Wilson J. Ribot;Ernst E. Brueggemann

451
Citations
Transcriptional Regulation of Chemical Diversity in Aspergillus fumigatus by LaeA

Robyn M Perrin;Natalie D Fedorova;Jin Woo Bok;Robert A Cramer

437
Citations
A physical map of the mouse genome.

Simon G Gregory;Mandeep Sekhon;Jacqueline Schein;Shaying Zhao

432
Citations
The complete genome sequence of Chlorobium tepidum TLS, a photosynthetic, anaerobic, green-sulfur bacterium.

Jonathan A. Eisen;Karen E. Nelson;Ian T. Paulsen;John F. Heidelberg

413
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiujiang Yu United States Department of Agriculture

Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore

Thomas E. Cleveland Agricultural Research Service

Deepak Bhatnagar Agricultural Research Service

Jennifer R. Wortman Broad Institute

Joan W. Bennett Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Gary A. Payne North Carolina State University

Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University

Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute

Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University

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