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William T. Butler

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
21379
World Ranking
2892
National Ranking
1483

William T. Butler 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 T. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William T. Butler 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 T. Butler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

William T. Butler was affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spanned multiple disciplines including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The work contributed to a range of subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics covered several interconnected areas, including:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers

Among the noted recent publications, Butler contributed to studies such as:

  • "Efficient induction and sustenance of pluripotent stem cells from bovine somatic cells," published in 2021 in Biology Open
  • "The acute phase protein orosomucoid 1 is upregulated in early lactation but does not trigger appetite-suppressing STAT3 signaling via the leptin receptor," published in 2020 in Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Effect of metabolic disturbances on the plasma concentration and hepatic expression of the appetite-reducing hormone growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) in dairy cows," published in 2025 in Journal of Dairy Science

Frequently collaborating coauthors included:

  • Sarah L. Giesy
  • Yves R. Boisclair
  • Viju Vijayan Pillai
  • Prasanthi P. Koganti
  • Tiffany G. Kei

Butler's publications were most often found in venues such as:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Biology Open

In 1990, Butler was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), reflecting their standing within the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • The nature and significance of osteopontin

    William T. Butler

  • Interactions between the bone matrix proteins osteopontin and bone sialoprotein and the osteoclast integrin alpha v beta 3 potentiate bone resorption.

    F. P. Ross;J. Chappel;J. I. Alvarez;D. Sander

  • Post-translational modifications of sibling proteins and their roles in osteogenesis and dentinogenesis.

    C. Qin;O. Baba;W.T. Butler

  • Osteopontin-hydroxyapatite interactions in vitro: inhibition of hydroxyapatite formation and growth in a gelatin-gel.

    A.L. Boskey;M. Maresca;W. Ullrich;S.B. Doty

  • Isolation, characterization, and biosynthesis of a phosphorylated glycoprotein from rat bone.

    C W Prince;T Oosawa;W T Butler;M Tomana

  • Effects of Corticosteroids on Immunity in Man I. DECREASED SERUM IgG CONCENTRATION CAUSED BY 3 OR 5 DAYS OF HIGH DOSES OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE

    William T. Butler;Roger D. Rossen

  • Importance of Phosphorylation for Osteopontin Regulation of Biomineralization

    A. Gericke;C. Qin;L. Spevak;Y. Fujimoto

  • Dentin sialoprotein, dentin phosphoprotein, enamelysin and ameloblastin, tooth- specific molecules that are distinctively expressed during murine dental differentiation

    Catherine Bègue-Kirn;Paul H. Krebsbach;John D. Bartlett;William T. Butler

  • Dentin matrix proteins

    William T. Butler

  • Expression of bone matrix proteins associated with mineralized tissue formation by adult rat bone marrow cells in vitro: inductive effects of dexamethasone on the osteoblastic phenotype.

    Shohei Kasugai;Reynaldo Todescan;Toshihiko Nagata;Kam-Ling Yao

  • The Expression of Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Gene in Bone

    C. Qin;J. C. Brunn;E. Cadena;Amy Ridall

  • Developmental expression of 44-kDa bone phosphoprotein (osteopontin) and bone γ-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla)-containing protein (osteocalcin) in calcifying tissues of rat

    Manuel P. Mark;William T. Butler;Charles W. Prince;Richard D. Finkelman

  • Alignment of biologically active domains in the fibronectin molecule.

    E Ruoslahti;E G Hayman;E Engvall;W C Cothran

  • Immunohistochemical demonstration of a 44-KD phosphoprotein in developing rat bones.

    M. P. Mark;C. W. Prince;T. Oosawa

  • Isolation and Characterization of the Cyanogen Bromide Peptides from the α1 Chain of Rat Skin Collagen

    William T. Butler;Karl A. Piez;Paul Bornstein

  • DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS IN CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS, A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF FORTY PATIENTS.

    William T. Butler;David W. Alling;Anderson Spickard;John P. Utz

  • Ultrastructural immunolocalization of noncollagenous (osteopontin and osteocalcin) and plasma (albumin and α2HS-glycoprotein) proteins in rat bone

    Marc D. McKee;Mary C Farach-Carson;W. T. Butler;P. V. Hauschka

  • Cloned 3T6 Cell Line from CD-1 Mouse Fetal Molar Dental Papillae

    C. T. Hanks;Z. L. Sun;D. N. Fang;C. A. Edwards

  • Biosynthesis of bone proteins [SPP-1 (secreted phosphoprotein-1, osteopontin) , BSP (bone sialoprotein) and SPARC (osteonectin) ] in association with mineralized tissue formation by fetal rat calvarial cells in culture

    T Nagata;C G Bellows;S Kasugai;W T Butler

  • I. DECREASED SERUM IgG CONCENTRATION CAUSED BY 3 OR 5 DAYS OF HIGH DOSES OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE

    William T. Butler;Roger D. Rossen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunlin Qin
Chunlin Qin Texas A&M University
Mary C. Farach-Carson
Mary C. Farach-Carson The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Adele L. Boskey
Adele L. Boskey Hospital for Special Surgery
Rena N. D'Souza
Rena N. D'Souza University of Utah
David T. Denhardt
David T. Denhardt Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Richard G. Cook
Richard G. Cook Baylor College of Medicine
John D. Bartlett
John D. Bartlett The Ohio State University
Anne George
Anne George University of Illinois at Chicago
Arthur Veis
Arthur Veis Northwestern University
Fernando Q. Cunha
Fernando Q. Cunha Universidade de São Paulo

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