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William N. Setzer 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 N. Setzer sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 617 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William N. Setzer 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 N. Setzer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William N. Setzer is affiliated with the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a specific focus on several subfields including Plant Science, Food Science, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, with notable emphasis on:

  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis
  • Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions

William N. Setzer has contributed frequently to several publication venues, including:

  • Molecules
  • Natural Product Communications
  • Plants
  • Journal of Essential Oil and Plant Composition
  • Chemistry & Biodiversity

The scientist has collaborated extensively with various co-authors such as Prabodh Satyal, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Joyce Kelly R. da Silva, Pablo Luis B. Figueiredo, and Kathy Swor.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Lifestyle, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants: Back and Forth in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Diseases (2020) published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • Turmeric and Its Major Compound Curcumin on Health: Bioactive Effects and Safety Profiles for Food, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Medicinal Applications (2020) published in Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Essential Oils as Antiviral Agents, Potential of Essential Oils to Treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An In-Silico Investigation (2020) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Myricetin Bioactive Effects: Moving from Preclinical Evidence to Potential Clinical Applications (2020) published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
  • Plant-Derived Bioactives and Oxidative Stress-Related Disorders: A Key Trend towards Healthy Aging and Longevity Promotion (2020) published in Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Lifestyle, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants: Back and Forth in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Diseases.

    Mehdi Sharifi-Rad;Nanjangud V. Anil Kumar;Paolo Zucca;Elena Maria Varoni

  • The Therapeutic Potential of Apigenin.

    Bahare Salehi;Alessandro Venditti;Mehdi Sharifi-Rad;Dorota Kręgiel

  • X-ray structural analyses of organolithium compounds

    William N. Setzer;Paul Von Ragué Schleyer

  • Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components.

    Bahare Salehi;Athar Ata;Nanjangud V Anil Kumar;Farukh Sharopov

  • Turmeric and Its Major Compound Curcumin on Health: Bioactive Effects and Safety Profiles for Food, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Medicinal Applications.

    Javad Sharifi-Rad;Youssef El Rayess;Alain Abi Rizk;Carmen Sadaka

  • Carvacrol and human health: A comprehensive review.

    Mehdi Sharifi-Rad;Elena Maria Varoni;Marcello Iriti;Miquel Martorell

  • Piper Species: A Comprehensive Review on Their Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Applications.

    Bahare Salehi;Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria;Rabin Gyawali;Salam A Ibrahim

  • Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils of Curcuma Species.

    Noura S Dosoky;William N Setzer

  • The Potential of Secondary Metabolites from Plants as Drugs or Leads Against Protozoan Neglected Diseases – Part I

    T. J. Schmidt;S. A. Khalid;A. J. Romanha;T. Ma. Alves

  • Biological Activities and Safety of Citrus spp. Essential Oils

    Noura S Dosoky;William N Setzer

  • Essential oils and anxiolytic aromatherapy.

    William N Setzer

  • Plant-derived triterpenoids as potential antineoplastic agents.

    W N Setzer;M C Setzer

  • Essential Oils as Antiviral Agents. Potential of Essential Oils to Treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An In-Silico Investigation.

    Joyce Kelly R. da Silva;Pablo Luis Baia Figueiredo;Kendall G. Byler;William N. Setzer

  • Quercetin and the mitochondria: A mechanistic view

    Marcos Roberto de Oliveira;Seyed Mohammad Nabavi;Nady Braidy;William N. Setzer

  • 1,4,7-TRITHIACYCLONONANE, A NOVEL TRIDENTATE THIOETHER LIGAND, AND THE STRUCTURE OF ITS NICKEL(II), COBALT(II), AND COPPER(II) COMPLEXES

    W. N. Setzer;C. A. Ogle;G. S. Wilson;R. S. Glass

  • Studies on the essential oils composition, antibacterial and cytotoxicity of Eugenia uniflora L.

    I.A. Ogunwande;I.A. Ogunwande;N.O. Olawore;O. Ekundayo;T.M. Walker

  • Essential Oil Characterization of Thymus vulgaris from Various Geographical Locations

    Prabodh Satyal;Brittney L. Murray;Robert L. McFeeters;William N. Setzer

  • The Chemical Compositions of the Volatile Oils of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Wild Garlic (Allium vineale).

    Prabodh Satyal;Jonathan D. Craft;Noura S. Dosoky;William N. Setzer

  • Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

    Bahare Salehi;Nanjangud V. Anil Kumar;Bilge Şener;Mehdi Sharifi-Rad

  • Essential oil composition of twenty-two Stachys species (mountain tea) and their biological activities

    Ahmet C. Goren;Franco Piozzi;Ekrem Akcicek;Turgut Kılıç

Frequent Co-Authors

Javad Sharifi-Rad
Javad Sharifi-Rad Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo
Richard S. Glass
Richard S. Glass University of Arizona
Robert B. Bates
Robert B. Bates University of Arizona
Seyed Fazel Nabavi
Seyed Fazel Nabavi Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Seyed Mohammad Nabavi Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Marcello Iriti
Marcello Iriti University of Milan
Michael Wink
Michael Wink Heidelberg University
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Ludger A. Wessjohann Leibniz Association
Paul Cos
Paul Cos University of Antwerp
Roberta O. Day
Roberta O. Day University of Massachusetts Amherst

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