The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William S. York sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 149 publications — 14th percentile
14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William S. York sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 73 D-Index — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
William S. York is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, focusing on molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and materials chemistry.
The scientist's work covers several key topics including polysaccharides and plant cell walls, biofuel production and bioconversion, enzyme production and characterization, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, extracellular vesicles in disease, and microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction.
William S. York has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications in respected venues. Notable recent papers include:
Frequent publication venues in their record include the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, The Plant Cell, and Bioinformatics.
Collaborations have been established with several coauthors throughout their research activities. Frequent coauthors include María J. Peña, Breeanna R. Urbanowicz, Jeong-Yeh Yang, Kelley W. Moremen, and Yannick J. Bomble.
William S. York;Alan G. Darvill;Michael McNeil;Thomas T. Stevenson
Ajit Varki;Richard D. Cummings;Markus Aebi;Nicole H. Packer
Stephen C. Fry;William S. York;Peter Albersheim;Alan Darvill
Herman P. Spaink;Douglas M. Sheeley;Anton A. N. van Brussel;John Glushka
Didier Ndeh;Artur Rogowski;Artur Rogowski;Alan Cartmell;Ana S. Luis
Sivakumar Pattathil;Utku Avci;David Baldwin;Alton G. Swennes
Maria J. Peña;Ruiqin Zhong;Gong-Ke Zhou;Elizabeth A. Richardson
Markus Pauly;Peter Albersheim;Alan Darvill;William S. York
Sriram Neelamegham;Kiyoko Aoki-Kinoshita;Evan Bolton;Martin Frank
Malcolm A. O'Neill;William S. York
Alan Darvill;Christopher Augur;Carl Bergmann;Russell W. Carlson
Ruiqin Zhong;Maria J. Peña;Gong-Ke Zhou;C. Joseph Nairn
William S. York;Alan G. Darvill;Peter Albersheim
William S. York;Herman van Halbeek;Alan G. Darvill;Peter Albersheim
William S. York;Alan G. Darvill;Michael McNeil;Peter Albersheim
Markus Pauly;Lene N. Andersen;Sakari Kauppinen;Lene V. Kofod
Matt Hoffman;Zhonghua Jia;Maria J. Peña;Michael Cash
J.P. Vincken;W.S. York;G. Beldman;A.G.J. Voragen
William S York;William S York;Malcolm A O’Neill;Malcolm A O’Neill
Alison V. Nairn;William S. York;Kyle Harris;Erica M. Hall
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