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William F. Reynolds

William F. Reynolds

University of Toronto
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
8568
World Ranking
16718
National Ranking
450

William F. Reynolds publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 358 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

William F. Reynolds D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

William F. Reynolds is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Materials Science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of study reveal a more specialized focus on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Reynolds's work engages several key research topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Their recent papers demonstrate contributions across diverse scientific journals. These include:

  • "United Kingdom Early Detection Initiative (UK-EDI): protocol for establishing a national multicentre cohort of individuals with new-onset diabetes for early detection of pancreatic cancer" (2022), published in BMJ Open
  • "Synthesis, Crystallography, and Anti-Leukemic Activity of the Amino Adducts of Dehydroleucodine" (2020), published in Molecules
  • "Perezone and its phenyl glycine derivative induce cytotoxicity via caspases on human glial cancer cells" (2023), published in Natural Product Research
  • "Issue Information" (2024), published in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
  • "Issue Information" (2024), published in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Reynolds frequently publishes in venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
  • BMJ Open
  • Molecules
  • Natural Product Research

They collaborate regularly with several co-authors:

  • Darcy C. Burns
  • Paola E. Ordóñez
  • David E. Mery
  • Saumyadip Nemu
  • Raúl G. Enríquez

Best Publications

  • Determination of the tautomeric form of the imidazole ring of L-histidine in basic solution by carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

    W. F. Reynolds;I. R. Peat;M. H. Freedman;J. R. Lyerla

  • Cell culture of Taxus as a source of the antineoplastic drug taxol and related taxanes

    Arthur G. Fett-Neto;Frank DiCosmo;W. F. Reynolds;Ko Sakata

  • Choosing the Best Pulse Sequences, Acquisition Parameters, Postacquisition Processing Strategies, and Probes for Natural Product Structure Elucidation by NMR Spectroscopy

    William F. Reynolds;Raul G. Enriquez

  • Total assignment of 13C and 1H spectra of three isomeric triterpenol derivatives by 2D NMR: an investigation of the potential utility of 1H chemical shifts in structural investigations of complex natural products

    William F. Reynolds;Stewart McLean;Janusz Poplawski;Raul G. Enriquez

  • Using NMR to identify and characterize natural products

    Rosemary C. Breton;William F. Reynolds

  • Polar Substituent Effects

    William F. Reynolds

  • Improved 13C ? 1H shift correlation spectra for indirectly bonded carbons and hydrogens: The FLOCK sequence

    William F. Reynolds;Stewart McLean;Marion Perpick-Dumont;Raül G. Enríquez

  • Lupane triterpenoids of Salacia cordata

    Winston F. Tinto;Lynn C. Blair;Azzam Alli;William F. Reynolds

  • Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance titration shifts in amino acids.

    A. R. Quirt;J. R. Lyyerla;I. R. Peat;J. S. Cohen

  • Investigations of Substituent Effects by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and All-valence Electron Molecular Orbital Calculations. I, 4-Substituted Styrenes

    Gordon K. Hamer;Ian R. Peat;William F. Reynolds

  • Assignment of 1H and 13C spectra and investigation of hindered side‐chain rotation in lupeol derivatives†

    Darcy Burns;William F. Reynolds;Greg Buchanan;Paul B. Reese

  • Friedeland Triterpenoids from Peritassa compta: Complete 1H and 13C Assignments by 2D nmr Spectroscopy

    Joy Klass;Winston F. Tinto;Stewart McLean;William F. Reynolds

  • Application of 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the determination of the tacticity of stereoregular poly (methyl methacrylate)

    I.R. Peat;W.F. Reynolds

  • Prenylated benzophenone derivatives from Caribbean Clusia species (Guttiferae). Plukenetiones B-G and xerophenone A

    Geneive E Henry;Helen Jacobs;C.M.Sean Carrington;Stewart McLean

  • Substituent electronegativity parameters

    Stephen Marriott;William F. Reynolds;Robert W. Taft;Ronald D. Topsom

  • POSSIBLE INTRAMOLECULAR VAN DER WAALS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROTON AND CARBON-13 SHIFTS IN ALIPHATIC AND AROMATIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS

    T. Schaefer;W. F. Reynolds;T. Yonemoto

  • The role of computer-assisted structure elucidation (CASE) programs in the structure elucidation of complex natural products.

    Darcy C Burns;Eugene P Mazzola;William F Reynolds

  • A pulse sequence for establishing carbon-carbon connectivities via indirect 13C-1H polarization transfer modulated by vicinal 1H-1H coupling

    William F Reynolds;Donald W Hughes;Marion Perpick-Dumont;Paul G Enriquez

  • Total assignment of 1H and 13C spectra of kauradien-9(11),16-oic acid with the aid of heteronuclear correlated 2D spectra optimized for geminal and vicinal 13C–1H coupling constants: or what to do when "INADEQUATE" is impossible

    William F. Reynolds;Raul G. Enríquez;Laura I. Escobar;Xavier Lozoya

  • Investigations of Substituent Effects by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and All-valence Electron Molecular Orbital Calculations. II. 4-Substituted α-Methylstyrenes and α-t-Butylstyrenes

    Gordon K. Hamer;Ian R. Peat;W. F. Reynolds

  • Bonducellpins A−D, New Cassane Furanoditerpenes of Caesalpinia bonduc

    Sonia R. Peter;Winston F. Tinto;Stewart McLean;William F. Reynolds

  • Comparison of 13C Resolution and Sensitivity of HSQC and HMQC Sequences and Application of HSQC-Based Sequences to the Total 1H and 13C Spectral Assignment of Clionasterol

    William F. Reynolds;Stewart McLean;Li-Lin Tay;Margaret Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo Díaz
Eduardo Díaz Spanish National Research Council
Muraleedharan G. Nair
Muraleedharan G. Nair Michigan State University
Mitchell A. Winnik
Mitchell A. Winnik University of Toronto
Robert W. Taft
Robert W. Taft University of California, Irvine
Paul G. Mezey
Paul G. Mezey Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mark S. Smeltzer
Mark S. Smeltzer University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Navindra P. Seeram
Navindra P. Seeram University of Rhode Island
Robin K. Harris
Robin K. Harris Durham University
Jack S. Cohen
Jack S. Cohen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Warren J. Hehre
Warren J. Hehre University of California, Irvine

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