George C. Williams

24.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
91 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

George C. Williams is a scholar working on Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, George C. Williams has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Genetics, 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in George C. Williams's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). George C. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). George C. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. George C. Williams's co-authors include Randolph M. Nesse, Mark Pagel, Mark Williamson, Richard K. Koehn, Randy Pausch, Jeffry B. Mitton, Dennis R. Proffítt, Peter Taylor, Matthew J. Conway and John Viega and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

George C. Williams

88 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

PLEIOTROPY, NATURAL SELECTION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SENES... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1966 1975 1957 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. PLEIOTROPY, NATURAL SELECTION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SENESCENCE
    1957 3.1k citations George C. Williams Evolution profile →
  2. Natural Selection, the Costs of Reproduction, and a Refinement of Lack's Principle
    1966 2.7k citations George C. Williams profile →
  3. Sex and evolution.
    1975 1.8k citations George C. Williams PubMed profile →
  4. Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence
    1957 1.2k citations George C. Williams Evolution profile →
  5. Adaptation and Natural Selection
    2008 854 citations George C. Williams Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
  6. Natural Selection: Domains, Levels, and Challenges
    1994 506 citations George C. Williams et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
  7. The Dawn of Darwinian Medicine
    1991 490 citations George C. Williams, Randolph M. Nesse The Quarterly Review of Biology profile →
  8. Adaptation and Natural Selection
    1968 376 citations George C. Williams et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
  9. Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought
    2018 276 citations George C. Williams profile →

Peers

George C. Williams
Stephen C. Stearns United States
Robert C. Brooks Australia
Michael R. Rose United States
Mary Jane West‐Eberhard Costa Rica
Michael J. Wade United States
Tobias Uller Sweden
Mark Pagel United Kingdom
John M. McNamara United Kingdom
David Berrigan United States
Jean‐Michel Gaillard France
Stephen C. Stearns United States
George C. Williams
Citations per year, relative to George C. Williams George C. Williams (= 1×) peers Stephen C. Stearns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George C. Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, George C.. (2020). Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8. Yale University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, George C.. (2008). Adaptation and Natural Selection. Princeton University Press eBooks. 854 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eaton, S. Boyd, Randolph M. Nesse, James V. Neel, et al.. (2002). Evolutionary Health Promotion. Preventive Medicine. 34(2). 109–118. 138 indexed citations
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Nesse, Randolph M., et al.. (2000). Warum wir krank werden : die Antworten der Evolutionsmedizin.
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Williams, George C.. (2000). The Raymond Pearl memorial lecture, 1997: The quest for medical normalcy?who needs it?. American Journal of Human Biology. 12(1). 10–16. 4 indexed citations
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Wraga, Maryjane, et al.. (2000). Eye height scaling of absolute size in immersive and nonimmersive displays.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 26(2). 582–593. 41 indexed citations
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Gerber, Linda M., George C. Williams, & Sandra Gray. (1999). The Nutrient-Toxin Dosage Continuum in Human Evolution and Modern Health. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 74(3). 273–289. 33 indexed citations
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Williams, George C.. (1999). The Tithonus Error in Modern Gerontology. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 74(4). 405–415. 27 indexed citations
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Williams, George C., et al.. (1998). A Conversation with George C. Williams.. Natural history. 107(4). 10–12. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, George C., et al.. (1996). Longitudinal clinics for medical students. Academic Medicine. 71(5). 546–7. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Henry N., et al.. (1994). Assessing Microbial Contamination in Clean Water Dental Units and Compliance with Disinfection Protocol. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 125(9). 1205–1211. 57 indexed citations
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Williams, George C.. (1994). RUMINATIONS ON RUSE AND RELIGION. Zygon®. 29(1).
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Williams, George C. & Randolph M. Nesse. (1991). The Dawn of Darwinian Medicine. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 66(1). 1–22. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Avise, John C., William S. Nelson, Jonathan Arnold, et al.. (1990). THE EVOLUTIONARY GENETIC STATUS OF ICELANDIC EELS. Evolution. 44(5). 1254–1262. 109 indexed citations
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Williams, George C. & Peter Taylor. (1987). Demographic Consequences of Natural Selection. PubMed. 42. 235–245. 5 indexed citations
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Peterson, William T., et al.. (1987). Interannual Fluctuations in the Density of Sand Lance, Ammodytes americanus, Larvae in Long Island Sound, 1951-1983. Estuaries. 10(3). 246–246. 7 indexed citations
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Williamson, Mark & George C. Williams. (1975). Sex and Evolution. Journal of Animal Ecology. 44(3). 937–937. 330 indexed citations
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Williams, George C. & Jeffry B. Mitton. (1973). Why reproduce sexually?. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 39(3). 545–554. 109 indexed citations
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Williams, George C.. (1957). PLEIOTROPY, NATURAL SELECTION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SENESCENCE. Evolution. 11(4). 398–411. 3066 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, George C.. (1957). Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence. Evolution. 11(4). 398–398. 1245 indexed citations breakdown →

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