William Nelson
Impact in
- Endocrinology top 0.05%
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Ecology top 0.05%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Papers in
- Ecology 58
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 47
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 14
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 48
- Protist diversity and phylogeny 11
- Gut microbiota and health 8
- Co-authors
- Neil E. Klepeis (1 shared paper)Stephen C. Hern (1 shared paper)William H. Engelmann (1 shared paper)Wayne R. Ott (1 shared paper)Joseph V. Behar (1 shared paper)John P. Robinson (1 shared paper)PAUL V. SWITZER (1 shared paper)John F. Heidelberg (12 shared papers)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (11 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (10 papers)Science (9 papers)Frontiers in Microbiology (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesAustraliaNetherlands
In The Last Decade
William Nelson
186 papers receiving 36.6k citations
William Nelson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 218
- Endocrinology 3.0k
- Ecology 10.2k
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3.7k
- Molecular Medicine 1.3k
- Microbiology 1.5k
Countries citing papers authored by William Nelson
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Nelson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside William Nelson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 3807 |
| 2 | Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 3396 |
| 3 | Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae : Implications for the microbial “pan-genome” Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 2006 |
| 4 | Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a metagenome-assembled genome (MIMAG) of bacteria and archaea Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 1619 |
| 5 | DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1572 |
| 6 | Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1252 |
| 7 | Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440 Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 1181 |
| 8 | Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 1155 |
| 9 | Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58 Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 944 |
| 10 | Identification of a conserved bacterial protein secretion system in Vibrio cholerae using the Dictyostelium host model system Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 930 |
| 11 | Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 819 |
| 12 | Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 817 |
| 13 | Genome Sequence of the Radioresistant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1 Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 809 |
| 14 | Genome sequence of the dissimilatory metal ion–reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 739 |
| 15 | Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 735 |
| 16 | The complete genome sequence of the Arabidopsis and tomato pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 726 |
| 17 | 2003 | 681 | |
| 18 | Genome of Geobacter sulfurreducens: Metal Reduction in Subsurface Environments Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 619 |
| 19 | 2002 | 585 | |
| 20 | Whole-Genome Comparison ofMycobacterium tuberculosisClinical and Laboratory Strains Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 576 |
About William Nelson
William Nelson is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Finance, Environmental Engineering and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 194 papers that have together received 38.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (48 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (11 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (9 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (9 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (3.0k citations), Ecology (10.2k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (3.7k citations), Molecular Medicine (1.3k citations) and Microbiology (1.5k citations). William Nelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Neil E. Klepeis, Stephen C. Hern, William H. Engelmann, Wayne R. Ott, Joseph V. Behar, John P. Robinson, PAUL V. SWITZER, John F. Heidelberg, James Stegen and Judith A. Leech. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Bacteriology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Science and Frontiers in Microbiology.
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