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William J. Rutter

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
128
Citations
81993
World Ranking
436
National Ranking
279

William J. Rutter publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Rutter sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 358 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

William J. Rutter D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Rutter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1984 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1962 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

William J. Rutter is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research activity is primarily situated within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focused subfield in Plant Science.

The main topics of their work include nematode management and characterization studies and legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis. These topics are reflected in their recent published research and coauthorships.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Meloidogyne floridensis has a unique virulence profile against root-knot nematode resistant and susceptible pepper (Capsicum annuum) lines, 2025, Journal of Nematology
  • A High-Throughput Sampling Method for Detection of Meloidogyne Enterolobii and Other Root-Knot Nematodes in Sweetpotato Storage Roots, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors contributing to their research outputs are:

  • Churamani Khanal
  • M. S. Alam
  • Ivan Alarcon-Mendoza
  • Julianna Culbreath
  • Catherine L. Wram

The primary journals and venues where their work is published include:

  • Journal of Nematology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Throughout their career, William J. Rutter has been recognized with the following distinctions:

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2000
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1987
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1984
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1962

Best Publications

  • Isolation of biologically active ribonucleic acid from sources enriched in ribonuclease.

    John M. Chirgwin;Alan E. Przybyla;Raymond J. MacDonald;William J. Rutter

  • Number and evolutionary conservation of α- and β-tubulin and cytoplasmic β- and γ-actin genes using specific cloned cDNA probes

    Don W. Cleveland;Margaret A. Lopata;Raymond J. MacDonald;Nicholas J. Cowan

  • The human insulin receptor cDNA: The structural basis for hormone-activated transmembrane signalling

    Yousuke Ebina;Leland Ellis;Kurt Jarnagin;Marc Edery

  • Rat Insulin Genes: Construction of Plasmids Containing the Coding Sequences

    Axel Ullrich;John Shine;John Chirgwin;Raymond Pictet

  • Multiple Forms of DNA-dependent RNA Polymerase in Eukaryotic Organisms

    Robert G. Roeder;Robert G. Roeder;William J. Rutter;William J. Rutter

  • Replacement of insulin receptor tyrosine residues 1162 and 1163 compromises insulin-stimulated kinase activity and uptake of 2-deoxyglucose

    Leland Ellis;Eric Clauser;David O. Morgan;Marc Edery

  • Synthesis and assembly of hepatitis B virus surface antigen particles in yeast

    Pablo Valenzuela;Pablo Valenzuela;Angelica Medina;William J. Rutter;Gustav Ammerer

  • Polymorphic DNA region adjacent to the 5' end of the human insulin gene

    Graeme I. Bell;John H. Karam;William J. Rutter

  • Insulin-like growth factor II receptor as a multifunctional binding protein.

    David O. Morgan;David O. Morgan;Jeffrey C. Edman;David N. Standring;Victor A. Fried

  • Specific Inhibition of Nuclear RNA Polymerase II by α-Amanitin

    Thomas J. Lindell;Fanyela Weinberg;Paul W. Morris;Robert G. Roeder

  • Cell-specific expression of the rat insulin gene: evidence for role of two distinct 5' flanking elements

    T Edlund;Walker;PJ Barr;WJ Rutter

  • Sequence of protein disulphide isomerase and implications of its relationship to thioredoxin

    Jeffrey C. Edman;Leland Ellis;Russell W. Blacher;Richard A. Roth

  • Cell-specific expression controlled by the 5′-flanking region of insulin and chymotrypsin genes

    Michael D. Walker;Thomas Edlund;Anne M. Boulet;William J. Rutter

  • The highly polymorphic region near the human insulin gene is composed of simple tandemly repeating sequences

    Graeme I. Bell;Mark J. Selby;William J. Rutter

  • Specific Nucleolar and Nucleoplasmic RNA Polymerases

    Robert G. Roeder;William J. Rutter

  • Sequence of the human insulin gene

    Graeme I. Bell;Raymond L. Pictet;William J. Rutter;Barbara Cordell

  • Converting Trypsin to Chymotrypsin: The Role of Surface Loops

    Lizbeth Hedstrom;Laszlo Szilagyi;William J. Rutter

  • An ultrastructural analysis of the developing embryonic pancreas

    Raymond L. Pictet;Raymond L. Pictet;William R. Clark;William R. Clark;Robert H. Williams;Robert H. Williams;William J. Rutter;William J. Rutter

  • Isolation and nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding the precursor of mouse nerve growth factor

    James Scott;Mark Selby;Mickey Urdea;Margarita Quiroga

  • General method for producing and selecting peptides with specific properties

    William J. Rutter;Daniel V. Santi

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond Pictet
Raymond Pictet Université Paris Cité
Pablo Valenzuela
Pablo Valenzuela Novartis (United States)
Axel Ullrich
Axel Ullrich Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Graeme I. Bell
Graeme I. Bell University of Chicago
John Shine
John Shine Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Charles S. Craik
Charles S. Craik University of California, San Francisco
Richard A. Roth
Richard A. Roth Stanford University
Raymond J. MacDonald
Raymond J. MacDonald The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert J. Fletterick
Robert J. Fletterick University of California, San Francisco
Eric Clauser
Eric Clauser Université Paris Cité

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