Stephen E. Williams

38.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
144 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Stephen E. Williams is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen E. Williams has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Ecological Modeling, 70 papers in Ecology and 58 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Stephen E. Williams's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (85 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (50 papers). Stephen E. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (85 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (54 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (50 papers). Stephen E. Williams collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Stephen E. Williams's co-authors include Luke P. Shoo, Jeremy VanDerWal, Catherine H. Graham, Lesley Hughes, A. Townsend Peterson, A. Cameron, Oliver L. Phillips, Lera Miles, Yvonne C. Collingham and Michel Bakkenes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen E. Williams

142 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

Extinction risk from climate change 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2012 2008 2009 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen E. Williams Australia 51 8.3k 7.3k 5.8k 4.5k 4.2k 144 15.8k
Lesley Hughes Australia 48 6.7k 0.8× 6.0k 0.8× 5.9k 1.0× 4.7k 1.0× 3.8k 0.9× 204 15.7k
Richard G. Pearson United States 25 10.6k 1.3× 7.1k 1.0× 6.6k 1.1× 3.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 36 14.4k
Susan E. Cameron United States 8 6.9k 0.8× 5.7k 0.8× 5.5k 0.9× 4.9k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 12 16.6k
José Alexandre Felizola Diniz‐Filho Brazil 66 8.2k 1.0× 8.6k 1.2× 8.9k 1.5× 6.3k 1.4× 3.8k 0.9× 433 19.9k
Robert J. Whittaker United Kingdom 63 5.7k 0.7× 6.7k 0.9× 8.0k 1.4× 5.6k 1.2× 3.4k 0.8× 234 17.4k
Simon Ferrier Australia 57 8.1k 1.0× 7.5k 1.0× 7.1k 1.2× 2.9k 0.6× 4.4k 1.0× 143 15.3k
Terence P. Dawson United Kingdom 47 7.4k 0.9× 7.1k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 4.4k 1.0× 126 15.2k
Brian Huntley United Kingdom 70 9.5k 1.2× 9.0k 1.2× 8.7k 1.5× 6.0k 1.3× 4.7k 1.1× 221 25.5k
Juan L. Parra Colombia 23 8.3k 1.0× 6.7k 0.9× 6.6k 1.1× 5.8k 1.3× 4.0k 0.9× 61 19.0k
Joshua J. Tewksbury United States 45 4.6k 0.6× 6.3k 0.9× 4.2k 0.7× 4.4k 1.0× 3.2k 0.7× 73 13.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen E. Williams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen E. Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen E. Williams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saltré, Frédérik, et al.. (2023). Estimating co‐extinction threats in terrestrial ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 29(18). 5122–5138. 8 indexed citations
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Fuente, Alejandro de la, Alejandro Navarro, & Stephen E. Williams. (2023). The climatic drivers of long‐term population changes in rainforest montane birds. Global Change Biology. 29(8). 2132–2140. 11 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Brunno F., et al.. (2020). Historical environmental stability drives discordant niche filling dynamics across phylogenetic scales. Journal of Biogeography. 47(4). 807–816. 5 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Ary A., Paul D. Rymer, Margaret Byrne, et al.. (2018). Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples. Austral Ecology. 44(1). 3–27. 114 indexed citations
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Parsons, Scott A., et al.. (2014). Contrasting patterns of litterfall seasonality and seasonal changes in litter decomposability in a tropical rainforest region. Biogeosciences. 11(18). 5047–5056. 20 indexed citations
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Reside, April E., Jeremy VanDerWal, Ben L. Phillips, et al.. (2013). Climate Change Refugia for Terrestrial Biodiversity: defining areas that promote species persistence and ecosystem resilience in the face of global climate change. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 39 indexed citations
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Garnett, Stephen T., Glenn Ehmke, Jeremy VanDerWal, et al.. (2013). Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Australian Birds. CDU eSpace Institutional Repository (Charles Darwin University). 29 indexed citations
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Williams, Stephen E., Yvette M. Williams, Jeremy VanDerWal, et al.. (2009). Ecological specialization and population size in a biodiversity hotspot: How rare species avoid extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(supplement_2). 19737–19741. 88 indexed citations
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Steiner, Florian M., Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner, Jeremy VanDerWal, et al.. (2008). Combined modelling of distribution and niche in invasion biology: a case study of two invasive Tetramorium ant species. Diversity and Distributions. 14(3). 538–545. 94 indexed citations
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Ruyle, George B., et al.. (2007). Principles of Obtaining and Interpreting Utilization Data on Rangelands. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Stephen E.. (2006). Vertebrates of the Wet Tropics rainforests of Australia: species distributions and biodiversity. Neurosurgery. 20(4). 642–9. 32 indexed citations
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Graham, Catherine H., Craig Moritz, & Stephen E. Williams. (2006). Habitat history improves prediction of biodiversity in rainforest fauna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(3). 632–636. 315 indexed citations
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Williams, Paul R., et al.. (2005). Post-fire Plant Regeneration in Montane Heath of the Wet Tropics, North-Eastern Queensland. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 112. 63. 3 indexed citations
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Cameron, A., Chris D. Thomas, Rhys E. Green, et al.. (2004). Will climate change catch us off guard. 5(2). 28–29. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Chris D., A. Cameron, Rhys E. Green, et al.. (2004). Extinction risk from climate change. Nature. 427(6970). 145–148. 5527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Stephen E.. (1994). The importance of riparian habitats to vertebrate assemblages in North Queensland woodlands. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 35. 248–248. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Stephen E., Richard G. Pearson, & Scott Burnett. (1993). Survey of the vertebrate fauna of the Dotswood area, North Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 33. 361–378. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Stephen E., Richard G. Pearson, & Scott Burnett. (1993). Vertebrate fauna of three mountain tops in the Townsville region, north Queensland : Mount Cleveland, Mount Elliot and Mount Halifax. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 33. 379–387. 4 indexed citations
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White, Jennifer A., Stephen E. Williams, E. J. DePuit, & Jeffrey L. Smith. (1992). Vesicular‐Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Irrigated Mined Land Reclamation in Southwestern Wyoming. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 56(5). 1464–1469. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Stephen E.. (1973). A Salute to Sir John Burdon-Sanderson and Mr. Charles Darwin on the Centennial of the Discovery of Nerve-like Activity in the Venus' Flytrap. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 2(3). 41–43. 2 indexed citations

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