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William Nasser

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
6935
World Ranking
16889
National Ranking
710

William Nasser 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 Nasser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 109 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William Nasser 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 Nasser sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William Nasser is affiliated with Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 in France. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Notable subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics, especially focusing on microbial and plant biology. Key topics covered in their publications are:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

William Nasser has published extensively, with papers appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nucleic Acids Research, mSystems, Plant Communications, and mBio. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "The nucleoid-associated protein IHF acts as a 'transcriptional domainin' protein coordinating the bacterial virulence traits with global transcription" (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "Role of the Discriminator Sequence in the Supercoiling Sensitivity of Bacterial Promoters" (2021, mSystems)
  • "Implications of carbon catabolite repression for plant-microbe interactions" (2021, Plant Communications)
  • "Mapping the Complex Transcriptional Landscape of the Phytopathogenic Bacterium Dickeya dadantii" (2022, mBio)
  • "Relationship between the Chromosome Structural Dynamics and Gene Expression-A Chicken and Egg Dilemma?" (2022, Microorganisms)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with William Nasser include:

  • Sylvie Reverchon
  • Sam Meyer
  • Raphaël Forquet
  • Florence Hommais
  • Georgi Muskhelishvili

The scientist's work includes contributions to 39 publications classified under Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and 25 within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research output demonstrates a sustained contribution to understanding bacterial systems, plant-microbe interactions, and molecular mechanisms related to microbial genetics and biotechnology.

Best Publications

  • REGULATION OF PECTINOLYSIS IN ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI

    Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat;Guy Condemine;William Nasser;Sylvie Reverchon

  • The structure of Bacillus subtilis pectate lyase in complex with calcium.

    Richard Pickersgill;John Jenkins;Gillian Harris;William Nasser

  • Characterization of Indigoidine Biosynthetic Genes in Erwinia chrysanthemi and Role of This Blue Pigment in Pathogenicity

    Sylvie Reverchon;Carine Rouanet;Dominique Expert;William Nasser

  • Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi expI–expR locus directing the synthesis of two N‐acyl‐homoserine lactone signal molecules

    William Nasser;Marie Louise Bouillant;George Salmond;Sylvie Reverchon

  • pecS: a locus controlling pectinase, cellulase and blue pigment production in Erwinia chrysanthemi

    Sylvie Reverchon;William Nasser;Janine Robert-Baudouy

  • Comparative analysis of the five major Erwinia chrysanthemi pectate lyases: enzyme characteristics and potential inhibitors.

    F Tardy;W Nasser;J Robert-Baudouy;N Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat

  • N-Sulfonyl homoserine lactones as antagonists of bacterial quorum sensing.

    Sandra Castang;Bernard Chantegrel;Christian Deshayes;René Dolmazon

  • Dickeya ecology, environment sensing and regulation of virulence programme.

    Sylvie Reverchon;William Nasser

  • New insights into the regulatory mechanisms of the LuxR family of quorum sensing regulators.

    William Nasser;Sylvie Reverchon

  • Integration of the quorum‐sensing system in the regulatory networks controlling virulence factor synthesis in Erwinia chrysanthemi

    Sylvie Reverchon;Marie Louise Bouillant;George Salmond;William Nasser

  • Specific interactions of Erwinia chrysanthemi KdgR repressor with different operators of genes involved in pectinolysis

    William Nasser;Sylvie Reverchon;Guy Condemine;Janine Robert-Baudouy

  • Characterization of kdgR, a gene of Erwinia chrysanthemi that regulates pectin degradation.

    S Reverchon;W Nasser;J Robert-Baudouy

  • Heavy-metal responsive genes in maize: identification and comparison of their expression upon various forms of abiotic stress

    Luc Didierjean;Pierre Frendo;William Nasser;Geneviève Genot

  • Identification and characterization of maize pathogenesis-related proteins. Four maize PR proteins are chitinases.

    W. Nasser;M. De Tapia;S. Kauffmann;S. Montasser-Kouhsari

  • The cyclic AMP receptor protein is the main activator of pectinolysis genes in Erwinia chrysanthemi.

    Sylvie Reverchon;Dominique Expert;Janine Robert-Baudouy;William Nasser

  • The nucleoid-associated proteins H-NS and FIS modulate the DNA supercoiling response of the pel genes, the major virulence factors in the plant pathogen bacterium Dickeya dadantii

    Zghidi-Abouzid Ouafa;Sylvie Reverchon;Thomas Lautier;Georgi Muskhelishvili

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of homoserine lactone derived ureas as antagonists of bacterial quorum sensing.

    Marine Frezza;Sandra Castang;Jane Estephane;Laurent Soulère

  • Purification and functional characterization of the KdgR protein, a major repressor of pectinolysis genes of Erwinia chrysanthemi.

    W Nasser;S Reverchon;J Robert-Baudouy

  • PecS Is a Global Regulator of the Symptomatic Phase in the Phytopathogenic Bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937

    Florence Hommais;Christine Oger-Desfeux;Frédérique Van Gijsegem;Sandra Castang

  • Maize pathogenesis-related proteins: characterization and cellular distribution of 1,3-β-glucanases and chitinases induced by brome mosaic virus infection or mercuric chloride treatment.

    W. Nasser;M. de Tapia;G. Burkard

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Reverchon
Sylvie Reverchon Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat
Nicole Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Andrew Travers
Andrew Travers MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
George P. C. Salmond
George P. C. Salmond University of Cambridge
Céline Brochier-Armanet
Céline Brochier-Armanet Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Cees Dekker
Cees Dekker Delft University of Technology
Robert J. Schneider
Robert J. Schneider New York University
Giovanni Dietler
Giovanni Dietler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Claire Prigent-Combaret
Claire Prigent-Combaret Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Nicholas R. Thomson
Nicholas R. Thomson Wellcome Sanger Institute

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