Peter A. Williams

33.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
592 papers, 26.6k citations indexed

About

Peter A. Williams is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter A. Williams has authored 592 papers receiving a total of 26.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Food Science, 130 papers in Plant Science and 73 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter A. Williams's work include Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (102 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (63 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers). Peter A. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (102 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (63 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (63 papers). Peter A. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Peter A. Williams's co-authors include G. O. Phillips, Glyn O. Phillips, M J Worsey, Ray L. Frost, Ian Ratcliffe, Katsuyoshi Nishinari, Keith Murray, J. Theo Kloprogge, J. Meadows and Saphwan Al‐Assaf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Peter A. Williams

577 papers receiving 24.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Handbook of hydrocolloids

2009 1.5k citations Peter A. Williams et al. profile →
A weed risk assessment model for use as a biosecurity tool evaluating plant introductions

1999 592 citations Peter A. Williams et al. profile →
Clay swelling — A challenge in the oilfield

2009 525 citations Peter A. Williams et al. profile →
Metabolism of toluene and xylenes by Pseudomonas (putida (arvilla) mt-2: evidence for a new function of the TOL plasmid

1975 497 citations Peter A. Williams et al. profile →
Emulsion stabilisation using polysaccharide–protein complexes

2013 339 citations Peter A. Williams et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter A. Williams United Kingdom	82	7.9k	6.1k	4.1k	3.3k	2.9k	592	26.6k
K. A. Gilles United States	11	8.7k 1.1×	17.3k 2.8×	12.5k 3.1×	3.6k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	22	47.7k
F. Smith United States	36	9.0k 1.1×	17.8k 2.9×	13.5k 3.3×	3.7k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	156	51.2k
J. K. Hamilton United States	13	8.8k 1.1×	17.5k 2.9×	12.7k 3.1×	3.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	31	48.1k
Philip J. White United Kingdom	79	1.8k 0.2×	20.7k 3.4×	3.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	499 0.2×	429	29.4k
Lenore S. Clesceri United States	13	1.3k 0.2×	2.9k 0.5×	3.3k 0.8×	19.5k 6.0×	1.6k 0.5×	24	66.8k
Davey L. Jones United Kingdom	109	1.2k 0.1×	17.0k 2.8×	3.5k 0.9×	9.2k 2.8×	5.2k 1.8×	885	49.7k
Robert G. Gilbert Australia	89	6.2k 0.8×	4.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	748 0.2×	2.9k 1.0×	678	35.1k
A. E. Greenberg Belgium	7	1.2k 0.2×	2.7k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	18.3k 5.6×	1.4k 0.5×	8	63.0k
Andrew D. Eaton Canada	17	1.2k 0.2×	2.7k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	18.3k 5.6×	1.4k 0.5×	76	63.6k
Nico Boon Belgium	108	1.7k 0.2×	1.6k 0.3×	8.4k 2.1×	10.8k 3.3×	1.0k 0.3×	679	41.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Han, Lingyu, Peter A. Williams, Jixin Yang, et al.. (2024). Preparation and characterization of hydrophobically-modified sodium alginate derivatives as carriers for fucoxanthin. Food Hydrocolloids. 157. 110386–110386. 10 indexed citations

Bell, Jimmy D., Alex Sen Gupta, John Hampton, et al.. (2018). Chapter 14: Climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptations: Western and Central Pacific Ocean marine fisheries. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 4 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A. & Shannel P. Courtney. (1995). Site characteristics and population structures of the endangered shrub Olearia polita (Wilson et Garnock‐Jones), Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33(2). 237–241. 7 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A. & Rowan P. Buxton. (1995). Aspects of the ecology of two species of Passiflora ( P. mollissima (Kunth) L Bailey and P. pinnatistipula Cav.) as weeds in South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33(3). 315–323. 23 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A.. (1993). The subalpine and alpine vegetation on the Central Sedimentary Belt of Paleozoic rocks in north‐west Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 31(1). 65–90. 2 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A.. (1992). Hakea salicifolia : Biology and role in succession in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 22(1). 1–18. 11 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A.. (1992). Hakea sericea : Seed production and role in succession in Golden Bay, Nelson. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 22(4). 307–320. 6 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A.. (1989). Vegetation of the Inland Kaikoura Range Marlborough. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 27(2). 201–220. 13 indexed citations

Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1987). Vegetation and flora of tertiary calcareous rocks in the mountains of western Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 25(1). 41–78. 26 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A.. (1983). Secondary vegetation succession on the Port Hills Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21(3). 237–247. 57 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., H. E. Connor, B. P. J. Molloy, et al.. (1982). Patterns in Chionochloa Grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 20(4). 429–430.

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Williams, Peter A.. (1981). Bibliography and subject index for Leptospermum ericoides and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae) in New Zealand, 1889–1980. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 19(3). 305–310. 6 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A.. (1981). Aspects of the ecology of broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) in Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 19(1). 31–43. 75 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1978). Macro‐element levels in red tussock ( Chionochloa rubra Zotov) shoots, and properties of associated volcanic soils, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 16(2). 247–254. 3 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1978). Macro‐element composition of Chionochloa pallens and C. flavescens shoots, and soil properties in the North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 16(2). 235–246. 4 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1978). Macro‐elements within shoots of tall‐tussocks ( Chionochloa ), and soil properties on Mt Kaiparoro, Wairarapa, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 16(2). 255–260. 4 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1977). Macro‐element pools and fluxes in tall‐tussock ( Chionochloa ) grasslands, Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 15(2). 443–476. 20 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1977). Shoot properties of nine species of Chionochloa Zotov (Gramineae). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 15(4). 761–765. 9 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A., et al.. (1976). Vegetation/soil relationships and distribution of selected macroelements within the shoots of tall‐tussocks on the Murchison Mountains, Fiordland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 14(1). 29–53. 34 indexed citations

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Williams, Peter A.. (1975). Studies of the tall‐tussock ( Chionochloa ) vegetation/soil systems of the southern Tararua Range, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 13(2). 269–303. 20 indexed citations

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