Paul Williams

45.4k citations

456 papers · 33.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 99

Impact in

Endocrinology top 0.02%
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
Molecular Medicine top 0.02%
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Papers in

Molecular Medicine 72
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria 72
Endocrinology 58
- Vibrio bacteria research studies 45

Co-authors: Miguel Cámara Gordon S.A.B. Stewart Siri Ram Chhabra Barrie W. Bycroft Klaus Winzer Simon Swift Stephen P. Diggle Michael K. Winson
Journals: Infection and Immunity (29 papers)Microbiology (27 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (26 papers)Molecular Microbiology (24 papers)Environmental Microbiology (11 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Paul Williams

446 papers receiving 32.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Quorum sensing and environmental adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a tale of regulatory networks and multifunctional signal molecules 2009 · 608 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Current Opinion in Microbiology
2007 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
1997 Microbiology
1996 Molecular Microbiology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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1	Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New 1H-Benzo[d]imidazole Based PqsR Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Fadi Soukarieh, 喬夫藤井, William Richardson, N. D'Onghia, Manuel Romero, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Gabriel Mercado-Vasquez, F Rossel, 関口健雄, Tomás Sou, Irena Kukavica‐Ibrulj, Roger C. Lévesque, Christel A. S. Bergström, Nigel Halliday, Barrie Kellam, Jonas Emsley, Stephan Heeb, Paul Williams, Michael J. Stocks, Miguel Cámara	2024	5
2	A Pseudomonas aeruginosa PQS quorum-sensing system inhibitor with anti-staphylococcal activity sensitizes polymicrobial biofilms to tobramycin Cell chemical biology ·Ewan J. Murray, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Weng C. Chan, Siri Ram Chhabra, Paul Williams	2022	26
3	Whole-genome sequencing and gene sharing network analysis powered by machine learning identifies antibiotic resistance sharing between animals, humans and environment in livestock farming PLoS Computational Biology ·Zixin Peng, Qingling He, Michelle Baker, Nguyen Thi Hoang Lien, Yue Hu, Wei Wang, Gaële-Henri Panabière, Jing Zhang, Ning Xue, Paul Barrow, Ying Yue, Dov J. Stekel, Paul Williams, Longhai Liu, Junshi Chen, Fengqin Li, Tania Dottorini	2022	32
4	AbaM Regulates Quorum Sensing, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii Journal of Bacteriology ·Mario López-Martín, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Morgan R. Alexander, Paul Williams	2021	48
5	Ink-jet 3D printing as a strategy for developing bespoke non-eluting biofilm resistant medical devices Biomaterials ·Yinfeng He, Jeni Luckett, Belén Begines, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Andrew L. Hook, Riza Edwindra, Felicity R. A. J. Rose, Christopher Tuck, Richard Hague, Derek J. Irvine, Paul Williams, Morgan R. Alexander, Ricky D. Wildman	2021	20
6	Real time monitoring of biofilm formation on coated medical devices for the reduction and interception of bacterial infections Biomaterials Science ·T. Chandrasekharan, Andrew L. Hook, Daniel Harvey, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Paul Williams, Stephen P. Morgan, Sergiy Korposh, Morgan R. Alexander	2020	37
7	Single-Cell Tracking on Polymer Microarrays Reveals the Impact of Surface Chemistry on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Twitching Speed and Biofilm Development ACS Applied Bio Materials ·Alessandro M. Carabelli, Rachel Ferral, Andrew Donnelly, Grazziela P. Figueredo, David A. Winkler, Laurence Burroughs, Hadi Salim Aoubid, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, A. Menzebach, Andrew L. Hook, Paul Williams, Morgan R. Alexander	2020	10
8	Immune Modulation by Design: Using Topography to Control Human Monocyte Attachment and Macrophage Differentiation Advanced Science ·刘汉虎, Grazziela P. Figueredo, David J. Scurr, Aliaksei Vasilevich, Steven Vermeulen, Aurélie Carlier, Jeni Luckett, Nick R. M. Beijer, Paul Williams, David A. Winkler, Jan de Boer, Amir M. Ghaemmaghami, Morgan R. Alexander	2020	117
9	Simultaneous Tracking of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Motility in Liquid and at the Solid-Liquid Interface Reveals Differential Roles for the Flagellar Stators mSystems ·Andrew L. Hook, Zouina Rial, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Alessandro M. Carabelli, Irwin M. Zaid, Richard M. Berry, Ricky D. Wildman, Noah A. Russell, Paul Williams, Morgan R. Alexander	2019	20
10	In Silico and in Vitro-Guided Identification of Inhibitors of Alkylquinolone-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Molecules ·Fadi Soukarieh, N. D'Onghia, Jean‐Frédéric Dubern, Leonardus Eko Sudibyo, Nigel Halliday, TC Bostock, Vitor Lucas Alves de Andrade, Braulio Insuasty, Rodrigo Abonı́a, Jairo Quiroga, Stephan Heeb, Paul Williams, Michael J. Stocks, Miguel Cámara	2018	46
11	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Systems as Drug Discovery Targets: Current Position and Future Perspectives Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Fadi Soukarieh, Paul Williams, Michael J. Stocks, Miguel Cámara	2018	121
12	Effect of surfactant on Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization of polymer microparticles and flat films RSC Advances ·Emil Sehepelmann, S. Haas, Luke Parry, Manuel Romero, Takasi Nisisako, Paul Williams, Ricky D. Wildman, Morgan R. Alexander	2018	7
13	Environmental modification via a quorum sensing molecule influences the social landscape of siderophore production Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Roman Popat, Freya Harrison, Ana C. da Silva, Martin Golasowski, Luke McNally, Paul Williams, Stephen P. Diggle	2017	36
14	Combinatorial discovery of polymers resistant to bacterial attachment DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Andrew L. Hook, Chien‐Yi Chang, Jing Yang, Jeni Luckett, Alan Cockayne, Steve Atkinson, Ying Mei, Roger Bayston, Derek J. Irvine, Róbert Langer, Daniel G. Anderson, Paul Williams, Martyn C. Davies, Morgan R. Alexander	2012	3
15	A Mobile Quorum-Sensing System in Serratia marcescens Journal of Bacteriology ·Li Tian-ge, Yu-Huan Tsai, Yu‐Tze Horng, Murni Ishak, 福里隆一, Po‐Ren Hsueh, Jim‐Tong Horng, Paul Williams, Hsin‐Chih Lai	2006	46
16	N -Acylhomoserine Lactones Antagonize Virulence Gene Expression and Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Immunity ·Saara N. A. Qazi, Артём Андреевич Гречкин, Siti Hanna Muharram, Alan Cockayne, Philip J. Hill, Paul O’Shea, Siri Ram Chhabra, Miguel Cámara, Paul Williams	2006	125
17	Quorum Quenching by an N -Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Acylase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Infection and Immunity ·Charles F. Sio, Linda G. Otten, Robbert H. Cool, Stephen P. Diggle, Peter Braun, Rein Bos, Mavis Daykin, Miguel Cámara, Paul Williams, Wim J. Quax	2006	244
18	N -Acylhomoserine Lactones Undergo Lactonolysis in a pH-, Temperature-, and Acyl Chain Length-Dependent Manner during Growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection and Immunity ·Edwin A. Yates, Bodo Philipp, Catherine M. Buckley, Steve Atkinson, Siri Ram Chhabra, R. Elizabeth Sockett, Morris Goldner, Yves Dessaux, Miguel Cámara, Harry Smith, Paul Williams	2002	491
19	Protein antigens of Staphylococcus epidermidis grown under iron-restricted conditions in human peritoneal dialysate FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Paul Williams	1988	2
20	Protein antigens of Staphylococcus epidermidis grown under iron-restricted conditions in human peritoneal dialysate FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Paul Williams, S.P. Denyer, Roger G. Finch	1988	32

About Paul Williams

Paul Williams is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Endocrinology, Microbiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, having authored 456 papers that have together received 33.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (226 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (126 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (72 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (46 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (45 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (39 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (30 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (5.2k citations), Molecular Medicine (5.0k citations), Microbiology (3.0k citations), Molecular Biology (23.1k citations) and Periodontics (1.4k citations). Paul Williams has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Miguel Cámara, Gordon S.A.B. Stewart, Siri Ram Chhabra, Barrie W. Bycroft, Klaus Winzer, Simon Swift, Stephen P. Diggle, Michael K. Winson, Steve Atkinson and George P. C. Salmond. Their work appears in journals such as Infection and Immunity, Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology.

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