David Williams

2.9k total citations
31 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

David Williams is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Williams has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 21 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David Williams's work include Marine and fisheries research (23 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (8 papers). David Williams is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (23 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (18 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (8 papers). David Williams collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. David Williams's co-authors include Peter F. Sale, Stephen J. Newman, Glenn De’ath, Laurence J. McCook, Emre Turak, Katharina Fabricius, Edward B. Brothers, Alistair J. Cheal, Andrew R. Halford and Daniel A. J. Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

David Williams

31 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Williams Australia 20 1.6k 1.5k 640 599 206 31 2.1k
Jürgen Alheit Germany 26 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 710 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 233 1.1× 50 2.8k
M. Dorenbosch Netherlands 24 2.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 599 0.9× 771 1.3× 231 1.1× 37 2.3k
Mary M. Yoklavich United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 739 1.2× 525 0.9× 249 1.2× 57 2.1k
Donald M. Baltz United States 24 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 2.0× 438 0.7× 441 2.1× 52 2.6k
Håkan Wennhage Sweden 28 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 647 1.0× 878 1.5× 253 1.2× 58 2.4k
Tim Ward Australia 26 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 649 1.0× 437 0.7× 216 1.0× 114 2.0k
JE Serafy United States 26 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 1.6× 455 0.8× 384 1.9× 47 2.2k
Churchill B. Grimes United States 26 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 435 0.7× 295 1.4× 40 2.2k
Pilar Drake Spain 29 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 479 0.7× 853 1.4× 316 1.5× 89 2.2k
Donald R. Kobayashi United States 26 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 497 0.8× 134 0.7× 63 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Williams

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pears, Rachel & David Williams. (2005). Potential effects of artificial reefs on the Great Barrier Reef: background paper. 5 indexed citations
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Fabricius, Katharina, Glenn De’ath, Laurence J. McCook, Emre Turak, & David Williams. (2004). Changes in algal, coral and fish assemblages along water quality gradients on the inshore Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 51(1-4). 384–398. 377 indexed citations
3.
Halford, Andrew R., Alistair J. Cheal, Daniel A. J. Ryan, & David Williams. (2004). RESILIENCE TO LARGE-SCALE DISTURBANCE IN CORAL AND FISH ASSEMBLAGES ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Ecology. 85(7). 1892–1905. 227 indexed citations
4.
Newman, Stephen J., Michael Cappo, & David Williams. (2000). Age, growth and mortality of the stripey, Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson) and the brown-stripe snapper, L. vitta (Quoy and Gaimard) from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fisheries Research. 48(3). 263–275. 63 indexed citations
5.
Cappo, Mike, Daniel M. Alongi, David Williams, & Norman C. Duke. (1998). A review and synthesis of Australian fisheries habitat research: Major threats, issues and gaps in knowledge of coastal and marine fisheries habitats - Volume 1: A prospectus of opportunities for the FRDC "Ecosystem Protection Program". Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–53. 3 indexed citations
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Cappo, Mike, Daniel M. Alongi, David Williams, & Norman C. Duke. (1998). A review and synthesis of Australian fisheries habitat research: Major threats, issues and gaps in knowledge of coastal and marine fisheries habitats - A prospectus of opportunities for the FRDC Ecosystem Protection Program. Volume 2: Scoping review. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–433. 4 indexed citations
7.
Newman, Stephen J., David Williams, & Garry R. Russ. (1997). Patterns of zonation of assemblages of the Lutjanidae, Lethrinidae and Serranidae (Epinephelinae) within and among mid-shelf and outer-shelf reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Freshwater Research. 48(2). 119–128. 50 indexed citations
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Newman, Stephen J. & David Williams. (1996). Variation in reef associated assemblages of the Lutjanidae and Lethrinidae at different distances offshore in the central Great Barrier Reef. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 46(2). 123–138. 53 indexed citations
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Williams, David, et al.. (1995). New records of fishes for the Rowley Shoals, Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, off northwestern Australia. 17(1). 119–123. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, David, et al.. (1993). Trends in Marlin abundance and stock composition off Eastern Australia as indexed by catch, effort and tagging data. Draft Final report to ECTUNAMAC. 4 indexed citations
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Partridge, Julian C., Peter Speare, Julia Shand, W. R. A. Muntz, & David Williams. (1992). Microspectrophotometric determinations of rod visual pigments in some adult and larval Australian amphibians. Visual Neuroscience. 9(2). 137–142. 14 indexed citations
12.
Thorrold, Simon R. & David Williams. (1989). Analysis of Otolith Microstructure to Determine Growth Histories in Larval Cohorts of a Tropical Herring (Herklotsichthys castelnaui). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 46(9). 1615–1624. 47 indexed citations
13.
Dunlap, Walter C., David Williams, Bruce E. Chalker, & Anastazia T. Banaszak. (1989). Biochemical photoadaptation in vision: U.V.-absorbing pigments in fish eye tissues. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 93(3). 601–607. 89 indexed citations
14.
Williams, David, P. Dixon, & Susan English. (1988). Cross-shelf distribution of copepods and fish larvae across the central Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology. 99(4). 577–589. 38 indexed citations
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Munro, J.L. & David Williams. (1985). Assessment and management of coral reef fisheries: biological, environmental and socio-economic aspects. 92 indexed citations
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Abel, David J., William T. Williams, & David Williams. (1985). A fast classificatory algorithm for large problems under the Bray-Curtis measure. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 89(2-3). 237–245. 10 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Clive, et al.. (1984). Rates of nitrogen fixation on coral reefs across the continental shelf of the central Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology. 80(3). 255–262. 58 indexed citations
18.
Brothers, Edward B., David Williams, & Peter F. Sale. (1983). Length of larval life in twelve families of fishes at ?One Tree Lagoon?, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Biology. 76(3). 319–324. 193 indexed citations
19.
Williams, David. (1982). Patterns in the distribution of fish communities across the Central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 1(1). 35–43. 190 indexed citations
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Williams, David & Peter F. Sale. (1981). Spatial and temporal patterns of recuruitment of juvenile coral reef fishes to coral habitats within ?One Tree Lagoon?, great barrier reef. Marine Biology. 65(3). 245–253. 106 indexed citations

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