Gary C. Williams

2.5k total citations
66 papers, 863 citations indexed

About

Gary C. Williams is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary C. Williams has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 863 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Oceanography and 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Gary C. Williams's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (21 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (16 papers). Gary C. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (21 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (16 papers). Gary C. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and South Africa. Gary C. Williams's co-authors include Terrence M. Gosliner, Pablo J. López‐González, Christa R. Schwintzer, Philip Alderslade, Josep María Gili, Francis J. Schmitz, L.P. van Ofwegen, Lonny Lundsten, Bert W. Hoeksema and Gerald Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Journal of Natural Products.

In The Last Decade

Gary C. Williams

65 papers receiving 772 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary C. Williams United States 16 655 441 332 175 101 66 863
Erik V. Thuesen United States 21 606 0.9× 444 1.0× 374 1.1× 133 0.8× 250 2.5× 42 1.1k
D. Schlichter Germany 18 710 1.1× 513 1.2× 274 0.8× 81 0.5× 140 1.4× 37 919
Manuel António E. Malaquias Norway 22 618 0.9× 1.1k 2.4× 682 2.1× 143 0.8× 41 0.4× 88 1.4k
Juan Lucas Cervera Spain 21 639 1.0× 1.2k 2.7× 854 2.6× 210 1.2× 44 0.4× 131 1.6k
Philip Alderslade Australia 12 607 0.9× 321 0.7× 292 0.9× 183 1.0× 287 2.8× 41 959
Itzchak Brickner Israel 18 600 0.9× 421 1.0× 225 0.7× 65 0.4× 40 0.4× 30 724
Sancia E. T. van der Meij Netherlands 18 781 1.2× 428 1.0× 257 0.8× 179 1.0× 42 0.4× 72 892
Edward B. Cutler United States 15 221 0.3× 372 0.8× 211 0.6× 89 0.5× 76 0.8× 45 592
Leen P. van Ofwegen Netherlands 14 537 0.8× 256 0.6× 178 0.5× 166 0.9× 72 0.7× 37 660
N. P. Sanamyan Russia 17 332 0.5× 420 1.0× 249 0.8× 62 0.4× 91 0.9× 73 704

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All Works

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Pérez, Carlos Daniel, Ralf Tarciso Silva Cordeiro, Gary C. Williams, & Paula Braga Gomes. (2021). Revised nomenclature of the sea pen genus Balticina Gray, 1870 (= Halipteris Kölliker, 1870) (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Zootaxa. 4966(2). 237244–237244. 2 indexed citations
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Gosliner, Terrence M., et al.. (2014). The Coral Triangle : the 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 32 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C., Bert W. Hoeksema, & L.P. van Ofwegen. (2012). A Fifth Morphological Polyp in Pennatulacean Octocorals, with a Review of Polyp Polymorphism in the Genera Pennatula and Pteroeides (Anthozoa: Pennatulidae). Zoological studies. 51(7). 1006–1017. 11 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (2011). The Global Diversity of Sea Pens (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea). PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22747–e22747. 95 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C. & Lonny Lundsten. (2009). The nephtheid soft coral genus Gersemia Marenzeller, 1878, with the description of a new species from the northeast Pacific and a review of two additional species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 83(34). 1067–1081. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (2003). Capitate taxa of the soft coral genus Eleutherobia (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) from Palau and South Africa; a new species and a new combination. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 345. 419–436. 4 indexed citations
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López‐González, Pablo J. & Gary C. Williams. (2002). A new genus and species of sea pen (Octocorallia : Pennatulacea : Stachyptilidae) from the Antarctic Peninsula. Invertebrate taxonomy. 16(6). 919–929. 17 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (2001). Incubating Monsters: Prosecutorial Responsibility for the Rampart Scandal. Loyola of Los Angeles law review. 34(2). 829. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (2000). A new genus and species of stoloniferous octocoral (Anthozoa: Clavulariidae) from the Pacific coast of North America. The Digital Academic Repository of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis Biodiversity Center). 73. 333–343. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (2000). A review of the endemic southern African soft coral genus Pieterfaurea Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988 (Octocorallia: Nidaliidae), with descriptions of three new species. Zoölogische mededelingen. 119–142. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C. & John Starmer. (2000). A new genus and species of soft coral lOctocoralliac Alcyoniidaer from South Africa. 52(8). 87–96. 1 indexed citations
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Gosliner, Terrence M., et al.. (1996). Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific: Animal Life from Africa to Hawaii Exclusive of the Vertebrates. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 81 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 113(2). 93–140. 96 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C.. (1990). The Pennatulacea of southern Africa lCoelenteratac Anthozoar. 99. 31–119. 27 indexed citations
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Williams, Gary C., et al.. (1973). RANGE EXTENSIONS FOR 4 SACOGLOSSAN OPISTHOBRANCHS FROM THE COASTS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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