William D. Grant

9.5k citations

112 papers · 6.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 42

Co-authors: Ole Secher Madsen Brian E. Jones António Ventosa A. W. Duckworth Terry J. McGenity Aharon Oren Shaun Heaphy Antony Williams
Topics: Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (61 papers)Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (55 papers)Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (16 papers)
Cited by: Earth-Surface Processes Ecology Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Nature Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Spain China

In The Last Decade

William D. Grant

107 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bacterial and archaeal diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from the geothermal region of Tengchong, China 2012 ·Extremophiles ·Eulyn Pagaling,William D. Grant,Don A. Cowan,Brian E. Jones,Yanhe Ma,António Ventosa,Shaun Heaphy	54
2	Halorubrum luteum sp. nov., isolated from Lake Chagannor, Inner Mongolia, China 2008 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·Longjiao Hu,Hui Pan,Yanfen Xue,António Ventosa,Don A. Cowan,Brian E. Jones,William D. Grant,Yao Ma	20
3	Nanoarchaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences are widely dispersed in hyperthermophilic and mesophilic halophilic environments 2008 ·Extremophiles ·Ana Casanueva,(unknown),Gillian C. Baker,William D. Grant,Shaun Heaphy,Brian E. Jones,(unknown),António Ventosa,Jenny M. Blamey,Don A. Cowan	46
4	Aquisalibacillus elongatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium of the family Bacillaceae isolated from a saline lake 2008 ·INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ·M. Carmen Márquez,(unknown),Yanfen Xue,Y. Ma,Don A. Cowan,Brian E. Jones,William D. Grant,António Ventosa	26
5	Isolation of Live Cretaceous (121–112 Million Years Old) HalophilicArchaeafrom Primary Salt Crystals 2007 ·Geomicrobiology Journal ·Russell H. Vreeland,Jay H. Jones,Daniel H. Monson,W. D. Rosenzweig,Tim K. Lowenstein,Michael N. Timofeeff,(unknown),B. C. Cho,Jong Soo Park,Andrew D. Wallace,William D. Grant	48
6	Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacterial Isolates from Man-Made High-pH, High-Salt Environments and Identification of Gene-Cassette–Associated Open Reading Frames 2006 ·Current Microbiology ·Muhammad Afzal Ghauri,Ahmad Mukhtar Khalid,Susan Grant,William D. Grant,Shaun Heaphy	5
7	Detecting cellulase and esterase enzyme activities encoded by novel genes present in environmental DNA libraries 2003 ·Extremophiles ·Helen C. Rees,Susan Grant,Brian E. Jones,William D. Grant,Shaun Heaphy	89
8	Phylogenetic analysis of different isolates of Sulfobacillus spp. isolated from uranium-rich environments and recovery of genes using integron-specific primers 2003 ·Extremophiles ·Muhammad Afzal Ghauri,Ahmad Mukhtar Khalid,Susan Grant,Shaun Heaphy,William D. Grant	12
9	Recovery of 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragments from ancient halite 2002 ·Nature ·S. Fish,T. J. Shepherd,Terry J. McGenity,William D. Grant	91
10	Proposed biomimetic molecular sensor array for astrobiology applications 2001 ·ESASP ·David C. Cullen,William D. Grant,Sergey A. Piletsky,M. R. Sims	2
11	Origins of halophilic microorganisms in ancient salt deposits 2000 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Terry J. McGenity,(unknown),William D. Grant,Helga Stan‐Lotter	154
12	Structure determination of an exopolysaccharide from an alkaliphilic bacterium closely related to Bacillus spp. 1999 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Maria Michela Corsaro,William D. Grant,Susan Grant,(unknown),Michelangelo Parrilli	20
13	Novel archaeal phylotypes from an East African alkaline saltern 1999 ·Extremophiles ·Sabrina Grant,William D. Grant,Brian E. Jones,Chiaki Kato,Lina Li	77
14	Extremophiles : microbial life in extreme environments 1998 ·(unknown),William D. Grant	187
15	Microbial diversity of soda lakes 1998 ·Extremophiles ·Brian E. Jones,William D. Grant,A. W. Duckworth,(unknown)	337
16	Halobacteria: the evidence for longevity 1998 ·Extremophiles ·William D. Grant,(unknown),Terry J. McGenity	106
17	Proposal of a new halobacterial genus Natrinema gen. nov., with two species Natrinema pellirubrum nom. nov. and Natrinema pallidum nom. nov. 1998 ·International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology ·Terry J. McGenity,(unknown),William D. Grant	88
18	Phylogenetic diversity of soda lake alkaliphiles 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·A. W. Duckworth,William D. Grant,Brian E. Jones,Renske D.M. Steenbergen	217
19	Continental Shelf Sediment Transport: A Coupled Model for Flow and Sediment Dynamics 1983 ·William D. Grant,Scott Glenn	1
20	Quantitative Description of Sediment Transport by Waves 1977 ·Ole Secher Madsen,William D. Grant	44

About William D. Grant

William D. Grant is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 112 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (61 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (55 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (1.5k citations), Ecology (3.9k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (1.0k citations). William D. Grant has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and China. Frequent co-authors include Ole Secher Madsen, Brian E. Jones, António Ventosa, A. W. Duckworth, Terry J. McGenity, Aharon Oren, Shaun Heaphy, Antony Williams, Don A. Cowan and Yanhe Ma. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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