Mark Williamson

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Mark Williamson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Williamson has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 24 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Mark Williamson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Plant and animal studies (20 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers). Mark Williamson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Plant and animal studies (20 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers). Mark Williamson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Czechia. Mark Williamson's co-authors include Alastair Fitter, Charles Perrings, Petr Pyšek, David M. Richardson, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Marcel Rejmánek, Jan Kirschner, Grady L. Webster, Julia Touza and Gene E. Likens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Mark Williamson

80 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Alien plants in checklists and floras: towards better communication between taxonomists and ecologists

2004 1.2k citations Petr Pyšek, David M. Richardson et al. profile →
The Varying Success of Invaders

1996 1.0k citations Mark Williamson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Williamson United Kingdom	35	3.4k	2.8k	2.6k	2.5k	1.5k	84	7.3k
Fakhri A. Bazzaz United States	25	3.5k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	39	8.8k
Joan G. Ehrenfeld United States	44	4.3k 1.3×	4.4k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	106	10.3k
Curtis C. Daehler United States	39	4.4k 1.3×	3.1k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	111	8.0k
Lloyd L. Loope United States	28	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	86	5.7k
Joseph K. Bailey United States	45	3.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	2.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	119	7.6k
Pekka Niemelä Finland	41	2.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	168	6.5k
Walter P. Carson United States	44	5.4k 1.6×	3.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	101	8.5k
Urs Schaffner Switzerland	37	3.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	3.5k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	156	8.2k
Matty P. Berg Netherlands	46	4.2k 1.2×	3.8k 1.4×	3.3k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	199	9.8k
Michael G. Barbour United States	35	4.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	951 0.6×	101	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Williamson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Williamson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Williamson

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Williamson, Mark, et al.. (2019). Diversity and inclusion – moving the needle in Indigenous employment and engagement. The APPEA Journal. 59(2). 753–755.

Gassó, Núria, Petr Pyšek, Montserrat Vilà, & Mark Williamson. (2010). Spreading to a limit: the time required for a neophyte to reach its maximum range. Diversity and Distributions. 16(2). 310–311. 46 indexed citations

Perrings, Charles, et al.. (2010). International cooperation in the solution to trade‐related invasive species risks^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1195(1). 198–212. 58 indexed citations

Williamson, Mark, Jane C. Stout, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Ann Milbau, & Allan Hall. (2008). A provisional list of Irish archaeophytes.. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 29(1). 30–35. 8 indexed citations

Williamson, Mark, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Ingolf Kühn, et al.. (2008). The distribution of range sizes of native and alien plants in four European countries and the effects of residence time. Diversity and Distributions. 15(1). 158–166. 105 indexed citations

McOrist, S. & Mark Williamson. (2007). Ulceration of the anus in groups of pubertal male pigs. Journal of Swine Health and Production. 15(2). 96–98. 2 indexed citations

Dehnen‐Schmutz, Katharina, Julia Touza, Charles Perrings, & Mark Williamson. (2007). A century of the ornamental plant trade and its impact on invasion success. Diversity and Distributions. 13(5). 527–534. 221 indexed citations

Williamson, Mark. (2007). PLANT INVASIONS: ECOLOGICAL MECHANISMS AND HUMAN RESPONSES. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 319(Pt 2). 117179–117179. 113 indexed citations

Dehnen‐Schmutz, Katharina & Mark Williamson. (2006). Rhododendron ponticum in Britain and Ireland: Social, Economic and Ecological Factors in its Successful Invasion. Environment and History. 12(3). 325–350. 35 indexed citations

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Dehnen‐Schmutz, Katharina, Julia Touza, Charles Perrings, & Mark Williamson. (2006). The Horticultural Trade and Ornamental Plant Invasions in Britain. Conservation Biology. 21(1). 224–231. 208 indexed citations

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Williamson, Mark & Kevin J. Gaston. (2005). The lognormal distribution is not an appropriate null hypothesis for the species–abundance distribution. Journal of Animal Ecology. 74(3). 409–422. 118 indexed citations

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Perrings, Charles, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Julia Touza, & Mark Williamson. (2005). How to manage biological invasions under globalization. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(5). 212–215. 332 indexed citations

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Williamson, Mark. (2004). Invasive species: vectors and management strategies. Diversity and Distributions. 10(5-6). 508–508. 346 indexed citations

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Dehnen‐Schmutz, Katharina, Charles Perrings, & Mark Williamson. (2004). Controlling Rhododendron ponticum in the British Isles: an economic analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 70(4). 323–332. 53 indexed citations

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Pyšek, Petr, David M. Richardson, & Mark Williamson. (2004). Predicting and explaining plant invasions through analysis of source area floras: some critical considerations. Diversity and Distributions. 10(3). 179–187. 156 indexed citations

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Dehnen‐Schmutz, Katharina & Mark Williamson. (2003). BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN EUROPE. Diversity and Distributions. 9(6). 485–486. 3 indexed citations

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Perrings, Charles, Mark Williamson, Edward B. Barbier, et al.. (2002). Biological Invasion Risks and the Public Good: an Economic Perspective. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University).

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Perrings, Charles, Mark Williamson, & Silvana Dalmazzone. (2000). The Economics of Biological Invasions. Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks. 269 indexed citations

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Williamson, Mark. (1993). Invaders, weeds and the risk from genetically manipulated organisms. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 49(3). 219–224. 89 indexed citations

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Williamson, Mark. (1989). Natural extinction on islands. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 325(1228). 457–468. 37 indexed citations

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