W. E. Hillis

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

W. E. Hillis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Hillis has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. E. Hillis's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (15 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (13 papers). W. E. Hillis is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (15 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (13 papers). W. E. Hillis collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and India. W. E. Hillis's co-authors include T. Swain, Alex L. Shigo, A. G. Brown, Yoshikazu Yazaki, Nariyuki Ishikura, Y. Yazaki, Gerda Urbach, Richard W. Hemingway, Margaret K. Seikel and Koichiro Isoi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Botany and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Hillis

89 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The phenolic constituents of Prunus domestica. I.—The quantitative analysis of phenolic constituents

1959 3.2k citations W. E. Hillis et al. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture profile →
Heartwood and Tree Exudates

1987 505 citations W. E. Hillis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. E. Hillis Australia	29	2.6k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	824	93	6.1k
Ana Gutiérrez Spain	64	5.9k 2.3×	1.7k 1.3×	3.2k 2.6×	461 0.4×	764 0.9×	233	12.3k
Hayssam M. Ali Saudi Arabia	50	5.9k 2.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	389 0.3×	217 0.3×	321	8.7k
Catherine Lapierre France	64	6.5k 2.5×	1.5k 1.2×	6.7k 5.5×	521 0.4×	364 0.4×	157	12.6k
Roy D. Hartley China	40	2.7k 1.0×	961 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	484 0.4×	36 0.0×	92	5.3k
Luciana Gabriella Angelini Italy	30	1.5k 0.6×	468 0.4×	643 0.5×	194 0.2×	175 0.2×	116	3.5k
John H. Grabber United States	41	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	2.6k 2.1×	464 0.4×	103 0.1×	100	6.9k
E. W. Yemm United Kingdom	23	4.4k 1.7×	650 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	127 0.1×	30 0.0×	32	6.8k
T. Kent Kirk United States	62	12.3k 4.7×	779 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	68 0.1×	459 0.6×	138	15.5k
Valtcho D. Zheljazkov United States	38	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	993 0.8×	529 0.4×	68 0.1×	203	5.0k
Fusheng Chen China	47	2.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.9×	1.3k 1.1×	290 0.2×	41 0.0×	275	6.9k

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All Works

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Hillis, W. E., Robert Evans, & Russell Washusen. (2004). An unusual formation of tension wood in a natural forest Acacia sp.. Holzforschung. 58(3). 241–245. 13 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E., et al.. (1990). The proportion of fibres in the bark of E. globulus and E. regnans.. Appita journal. 43(5). 363–366. 1 indexed citations

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Ilic, J. & W. E. Hillis. (1986). Prediction of Collapse in Dried Eucalypt Wood. Holzforschung. 40(2). 109–112. 12 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E., et al.. (1985). High temperature and chemical effects on wood stability. Wood Science and Technology. 19(1). 57–66. 216 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1980). The efficient use of the wood resource.. 8(6). 232–241. 1 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E., et al.. (1977). Components of the Extractives fromCallitris columellaris- F. Muell. Heartwood which Affect Termites. Holzforschung. 31(6). 188–191. 11 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E., et al.. (1975). Some Tree Growth – Wood Property Relationships of Eucalypts. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 5(3). 424–432. 46 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E., et al.. (1975). Rapid determination of ellagic acids by gas-liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 109(1). 172–174. 5 indexed citations

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Hemingway, Richard W., et al.. (1973). The extractives of Pinus pinaster wood. 5 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E. & Yoshikazu Yazaki. (1973). Polyphenols of Intsia heartwoods. Phytochemistry. 12(10). 2491–2495. 29 indexed citations

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Shain, Louis & W. E. Hillis. (1973). Ethylene production in xylem of Pinus radiata in relation to heartwood formation. Canadian Journal of Botany. 51(7). 1331–1335. 35 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E. & Y. Yazaki. (1971). The biosynthesis of stilbenes in eucalypt leaves. Phytochemistry. 10(5). 1051–1054. 5 indexed citations

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Seikel, Margaret K. & W. E. Hillis. (1970). Hydrolysable tannins of Eucalyptus delegatensis wood. Phytochemistry. 9(5). 1115–1128. 66 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E. & Nariyuki Ishikura. (1969). An enzyme from Eucalyptus which converts cinnamoyl triacetic acid into pinosylvin. Phytochemistry. 8(7). 1079–1084. 11 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1968). Chemical aspects of heartwood formation. Wood Science and Technology. 2(4). 241–259. 52 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1967). Polyphenols in the leaves of eucalyptus: A chemotaxonomic survey—II.. Phytochemistry. 6(2). 259–274. 22 indexed citations

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Hasegawa, Masao & W. E. Hillis. (1966). Preliminary Report on the Polyphenols in the Leaves of Eucalyptus Dundasii. Shokubutsugaku Zasshi. 79(940-941). 626–629. 3 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1960). Biosynthesis of Flavonoids. Nature. 186(4725). 635–635. 4 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1958). Formation of Condensed Tannins in Plants. Nature. 182(4646). 1371–1371. 10 indexed citations

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Hillis, W. E.. (1953). A chromatographic examination of the minor constituents of various tree zones. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 4(3). 135–148. 7 indexed citations

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