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William L. Stanford

William L. Stanford

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 57 2137 1922 68 60 176 14522

William L. Stanford publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William L. Stanford between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William L. Stanford published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2023. 10 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2023. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 21 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1972 2025

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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William L. Stanford: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 4
1974 0
1975 3
1976 3
1977 3
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 4
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 3
1999 1
2000 21
2001 5
2002 2
2003 3
2004 8
2005 5
2006 9
2007 10
2008 7
2009 13
2010 11
2011 17
2012 12
2013 5
2014 8
2015 2
2016 7
2017 9
2018 10
2019 13
2020 6
2021 2
2022 4
2023 37
2024 7
2025 3
Total 272
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William L. Stanford publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William L. Stanford sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 167–176 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 176 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131 176
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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William L. Stanford D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113 57
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

William L. Stanford is affiliated with the Ottawa Hospital in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a broad engagement with molecular biology, physiology, genetics, neurology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include tuberous sclerosis complex research, renal and related cancers, epigenetics and DNA methylation, renal cell carcinoma treatment, cancer-related molecular pathways, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

William L. Stanford has contributed publications to several journals and venues, frequently appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Reports
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Nature Neuroscience

They have several recent papers including the following:

  • "Vascular contributions to 16p11.2 deletion autism syndrome modeled in mice," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Organelle Cooperation in Stem Cell Fate: Lysosomes as Emerging Regulators of Cell Identity," 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Identification and differential usage of a host metalloproteinase entry pathway by SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron," 2022, iScience
  • "Proteome-wide Prediction of Lysine Methylation Leads to Identification of H2BK43 Methylation and Outlines the Potential Methyllysine Proteome," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "Renal organoid modeling of tuberous sclerosis complex reveals lesion features arise from diverse developmental processes," 2022, Cell Reports

William L. Stanford often collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Julien Yockell-Lelièvre (10 joint publications)
  • Adam Pietrobon (9 joint publications)
  • Sean P. Delaney (7 joint publications)
  • Eric Lian (6 joint publications)
  • Lisa M. Julian (5 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Essential role of the mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor in programmed cell death

    Nicholas Joza;Nicholas Joza;Santos A. Susin;Eric Daugas;William L. Stanford

  • Function of PI3Kγ in Thymocyte Development, T Cell Activation, and Neutrophil Migration

    Takehiko Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Junko Irie-Sasaki;Russell G. Jones;Antonio J. Oliveira-dos-Santos

  • A requirement for Flk1 in primitive and definitive hematopoiesis and vasculogenesis.

    Fouad Shalaby;Jacqueline Ho;William L. Stanford;Klaus Dieter Fischer

  • Gene-trap mutagenesis: past, present and beyond.

    William L. Stanford;Jason B. Cohn;Jason B. Cohn;Sabine P. Cordes;Sabine P. Cordes

  • Concise review: stem cell antigen-1: expression, function, and enigma.

    Christina Holmes;William L. Stanford

  • The mammalian gene function resource: the international knockout mouse consortium

    Allan Bradley;Konstantinos Anastassiadis;Abdelkader Ayadi;James F. Battey

  • Combinatorial effects of Flk1 and Tal1 on vascular and hematopoietic development in the mouse.

    Masatsugu Ema;Patrick Faloon;Wen Jie Zhang;Masanori Hirashima

  • Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Self-Renew and Differentiate According to a Deterministic Hierarchy

    Rahul Sarugaser;Lorraine Hanoun;Armand Keating;William L. Stanford

  • Mesenchymal progenitor self-renewal deficiency leads to age-dependent osteoporosis in Sca-1/Ly-6A null mice

    Mortaza Bonyadi;Stephen D. Waldman;Danmei Liu;Jane E. Aubin

  • Forward and Reverse Genetics through Derivation of Haploid Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Ulrich Elling;Jasmin Taubenschmid;Gerald Wirnsberger;Ronan O'Malley

  • A Gja1 missense mutation in a mouse model of oculodentodigital dysplasia

    Ann M. Flenniken;Lucy R. Osborne;Lucy R. Osborne;Nicole Anderson;Nadia Ciliberti

  • Hematopoietic stem cell and progenitor defects in Sca-1/Ly-6A null mice

    Caryn Y. Ito;Carol Y. J. Li;Carol Y. J. Li;Alan Bernstein;Alan Bernstein;John E. Dick;John E. Dick

  • Rosiglitazone facilitates angiogenic progenitor cell differentiation toward endothelial lineage: a new paradigm in glitazone pleiotropy.

    Chao-Hung Wang;Nadia Ciliberti;Shu-Hong Li;Paul E. Szmitko

  • A public gene trap resource for mouse functional genomics

    William C. Skarnes;Harald Von Melchner;Wolfgang Wurst;Geoff Hicks

  • Derivation and Expansion of PAX7-Positive Muscle Progenitors from Human and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Michael Shelton;Jeff Metz;Jun Liu;Richard L. Carpenedo

  • Polycomb-like 2 Associates with PRC2 and Regulates Transcriptional Networks during Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation

    Emily Walker;Wing Y. Chang;Julie Hunkapiller;Gerard Cagney;Gerard Cagney

  • The GPI-Linked Protein LY6A Drives AAV-PHP.B Transport across the Blood-Brain Barrier.

    Juliette Hordeaux;Yuan Yuan;Peter M. Clark;Qiang Wang

  • Sequence interpretation. Functional annotation of mouse genome sequences.

    J. H. Nadeau;R. Balling;G. Barsh;D. Beier

  • Cloning and developmental expression analysis of the murine c-mer tyrosine kinase.

    Graham Dk;Bowman Gw;Dawson Tl;Stanford Wl

  • Late-Outgrowth Endothelial Cells Attenuate Intimal Hyperplasia Contributed by Mesenchymal Stem Cells After Vascular Injury

    Chao-Hung Wang;Wen-Jin Cherng;Ning-I Yang;Li-Tang Kuo

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Rossant
Janet Rossant University of Toronto
Joseph F. Polak
Joseph F. Polak Boston University
Charles B. Higgins
Charles B. Higgins University of California, San Francisco
Subodh Verma
Subodh Verma University of Toronto
Alan Bernstein
Alan Bernstein Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Mark D. Minden
Mark D. Minden Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
William M. Abbott
William M. Abbott Harvard University
Kelly M. McNagny
Kelly M. McNagny University of British Columbia
Jeffrey A. Medin
Jeffrey A. Medin Medical College of Wisconsin
James Ellis
James Ellis University of Toronto

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