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D-Index
45
Citations
7493
World Ranking
5028
National Ranking
1943

William Parker publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 159 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

William Parker D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

William Parker is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has a research focus predominantly within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly contributions span several subfields, including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas, with notable emphasis on:

  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact

Parker has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators, including Zacharoula Konsoula, Lauren Williamson, Rachel Anderson, Lauren G. Anderson, and Joshua T. Sarafian.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to pediatric pharmacology and transplantation research. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Paracetamol (acetaminophen) use in infants and children was never shown to be safe for neurodevelopment: a systematic review with citation tracking" (2022) published in European Journal of Pediatrics
  • "Subnormothermic ex vivo lung perfusion attenuates graft inflammation in a rat transplant model" (2021) published in Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • "California Autism Prevalence by County and Race/Ethnicity: Declining Trends Among Wealthy Whites" (2020) published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "Therapeutic doses of acetaminophen with co-administration of cysteine and mannitol during early development result in long term behavioral changes in laboratory rats" (2021) published in PLoS ONE
  • "The safety of pediatric use of paracetamol (acetaminophen): a narrative review of direct and indirect evidence" (2022) published in Minerva Pediatrics

Parker's frequent venues for publishing research include:

  • Preprints.org
  • Evolution Medicine and Public Health
  • Transplant International
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • European Journal of Pediatrics

Best Publications

  • Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix

    R. Randal Bollinger;Andrew S. Barbas;Errol L. Bush;Shu S. Lin

  • Transplantation of discordant xenografts: a challenge revisited.

    William Parker;Soheyla Saadi;Shu S. Lin;Zoie E. Holzknecht

  • The role of antibodies in acute vascular rejection of pig-to-baboon cardiac transplants.

    S S Lin;B C Weidner;G W Byrne;L E Diamond

  • Characterization and affinity isolation of xenoreactive human natural antibodies.

    W Parker;D Bruno;Z E Holzknecht;J L Platt

  • Cardiac xenografts between primate species provide evidence for the importance of the alpha-galactosyl determinant in hyperacute rejection.

    B H Collins;A H Cotterell;K R McCurry;C G Alvarado

  • Human secretory immunoglobulin A may contribute to biofilm formation in the gut.

    R. Randal Bollinger;Mary Lou Everett;Daniel Palestrant;Stephanie D. Love

  • Protein structures in SDS micelle-protein complexes.

    W. Parker;Pill-Soon Song

  • The role of anti-Galalpha1-3Gal antibodies in acute vascular rejection and accommodation of xenografts.

    Shu S. Lin;Michael J. Hanaway;Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski;Christine L. Lau

  • The role of natural anti-galα1–3gal antibodies in hyperacute rejection of pig-to-baboon cardiac xenotransplants

    Shu S Lin;David L Kooyman;Larkin J Daniels;Casey W Daggett

  • Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic distribution of the mammalian cecal appendix.

    H. F. Smith;R. E. Fisher;R. E. Fisher;M. L. Everett;A. D. Thomas

  • The humoral immune response in humans following cross-perfusion of porcine organs.

    Adrian H. Cotterell;Bradley H. Collins;William Parker;Robert C. Harland

  • Microbial Biofilms in the Gut: Visualization by Electron Microscopy and by Acridine Orange Staining

    Daniel Palestrant;Zoie E. Holzknecht;Bradley H. Collins;William Parker

  • Secretory IgA and mucin-mediated biofilm formation by environmental strains of Escherichia coli: role of type 1 pili.

    R. Randal Bollinger;Mary Lou Everett;Shaina D. Wahl;Yu-Huei Lee

  • Modulation of natural IgM binding and complement activation by natural IgG antibodies: a role for IgG anti-Gal alpha1-3Gal antibodies.

    Paul B. Yu;Zoie E. Holzknecht;Dieter Bruno;William Parker

  • Characterization of porcine endothelial cell determinants recognized by human natural antibodies

    Bradley H. Collins;William Parker;Jeffrey L. Piatt

  • The cecal appendix: one more immune component with a function disturbed by post-industrial culture.

    Michel Laurin;Mary Lou Everett;William Parker

  • Regulation of platelet heparanase during inflammation: role of pH and proteinases.

    Nathan S. Ihrcke;William Parker;Kathryn J. Reissner;Jeffrey L. Platt

  • Humoral responses to pig-to-baboon cardiac transplantation: implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of acute vascular rejection and for accommodation.

    Kenneth R McCurry;William Parker;Adrian H Cotterell;Bryan C Weidner

  • Chronic aspiration of gastric fluid accelerates pulmonary allograft dysfunction in a rat model of lung transplantation.

    Matthew G. Hartwig;James Z. Appel;Bin Li;Chong-Chao Hsieh

  • Characterization of the innate immune response to chronic aspiration in a novel rodent model

    James Z. Appel;Sean M. Lee;Matthew G. Hartwig;Bin Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Platt
Jeffrey L. Platt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Staci D. Bilbo
Staci D. Bilbo Duke University
Barbara A. Goff
Barbara A. Goff University of Washington
Scott M. Palmer
Scott M. Palmer Duke University
Shaf Keshavjee
Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network
Michel Laurin
Michel Laurin Sorbonne University
Allan D. Kirk
Allan D. Kirk Duke University
John F. Rawls
John F. Rawls Duke University
Gary W. Litman
Gary W. Litman University of South Florida
Julius Lukeš
Julius Lukeš Czech Academy of Sciences

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