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 F. Thompson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 160 publications — 34th percentile
34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
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 F. Thompson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
William F. Thompson is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a particular focus on agricultural and biological sciences.
Their work extensively covers molecular biology and plant science, while also addressing areas in cancer research. Key topics in their research include genomics and chromatin dynamics, chromosomal and genetic variations, plant molecular biology research, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, DNA repair mechanisms, plant responses to water stress, and plant tissue culture and regeneration.
Thompson has published several papers in notable scientific venues. Selected recent publications include:
Their frequent collaborators include Emily E. Wear, Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, Leigh Mickelson-Young, Chantal LeBlanc, and Robert A. Martienssen.
Thompson has often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, PLoS Genetics, and Methods in molecular biology.
M.G. Murray;W.F. Thompson
G C Allen;M A Flores-Vergara;S Krasynanski;S Kumar
Jeffrey D. Palmer;William F. Thompson
W. F. Thompson;M. J. White
Gerald Schiffman;Elvin A. Kabat;William Thompson
Susanne Kjemtrup;Kim S. Sampson;Charles G. Peele;Long V. Nguyen
George C. Allen;Steven Spiker;William F. Thompson
George C. Allen;Gerald Hall;Susan Michalowski;Winnell Newman
George C. Allen;Gerald E. Hall;Lisa C. Childs;Arthur K. Weissinger
William F. Thompson;Marylee Everett;Neil O. Polans;Richard A. Jorgensen
Jeffrey D. Palmer;William F. Thompson
Jeffrey D. Palmer;Bernardita Osorio;Jane Aldrich;William F. Thompson
Milos Tanurdzic;Matthew W Vaughn;Hongmei Jiang;Tae-Jin Lee
Jeffrey D. Palmer;Richard A. Jorgensen;William F. Thompson
Randall W. Shultz;Vinaya M. Tatineni;Linda Hanley-Bowdoin;William F. Thompson
R. A. Jorgensen;R. E. Cuellar;W. F. Thompson;T. A. Kavanagh
Lon S. Kaufman;William F. Thompson;Winslow R. Briggs
John C. Watson;William F. Thompson
Steven Spiker;William F. Thompson
Jeffrey D. Palmer;Bernardita Osorio;William F. Thompson
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