Susan L. Williams

20.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Susan L. Williams is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan L. Williams has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Oceanography, 62 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Susan L. Williams's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (72 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (46 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (31 papers). Susan L. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (72 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (46 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (31 papers). Susan L. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, Indonesia and Australia. Susan L. Williams's co-authors include A. Randall Hughes, Kenneth L. Heck, Michelle Waycott, Carlos M. Duarte, Robert J. Orth, Cascade J. B. Sorte, William C. Dennison, W. J. Kenworthy, James W. Fourqurean and Gary A. Kendrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Susan L. Williams

103 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

2009 2.9k citations A. Randall Hughes, Susan L. Williams et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

2006 2.4k citations A. Randall Hughes, Susan L. Williams et al. BioScience profile →
The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems

2006 2.0k citations Christopher D. G. Harley, A. Randall Hughes et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

2015 1.1k citations Susan L. Williams et al. profile →
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

2006 749 citations Susan L. Williams, James T. Carlton et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan L. Williams United States	44	10.2k	9.7k	5.0k	1.7k	1.4k	105	16.1k
A.J. Underwood Australia	73	13.5k 1.3×	13.9k 1.4×	8.9k 1.8×	3.6k 2.0×	1.4k 1.0×	228	23.7k
Heike K. Lotze Canada	54	10.0k 1.0×	5.6k 0.6×	7.9k 1.6×	3.7k 2.1×	771 0.6×	114	16.6k
Alex D. Rogers United Kingdom	49	5.7k 0.6×	3.6k 0.4×	3.3k 0.7×	935 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	195	9.8k
Gregory M. Ruiz United States	60	8.1k 0.8×	5.3k 0.5×	8.6k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	716 0.5×	246	14.0k
Brian R. Silliman United States	66	16.0k 1.6×	7.3k 0.7×	6.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.6×	661 0.5×	200	21.0k
Robert J. Orth United States	66	16.0k 1.6×	15.9k 1.6×	6.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	271 0.2×	177	21.5k
Graham J. Edgar Australia	64	9.8k 1.0×	5.7k 0.6×	7.9k 1.6×	2.6k 1.5×	378 0.3×	268	13.9k
Richard M. Warwick United Kingdom	46	10.9k 1.1×	9.8k 1.0×	7.4k 1.5×	3.8k 2.2×	771 0.6×	130	18.7k
Charles H. Peterson United States	63	12.6k 1.2×	8.0k 0.8×	12.1k 2.4×	3.9k 2.3×	799 0.6×	159	21.7k
James T. Carlton United States	65	11.4k 1.1×	6.1k 0.6×	10.5k 2.1×	3.8k 2.2×	442 0.3×	203	18.6k

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Hughes, A. Randall, Peter Edwards, Jonathan H. Grabowski, Steven B. Scyphers, & Susan L. Williams. (2020). Differential incorporation of scientific advances affects coastal habitat restoration practice. Conservation Science and Practice. 2(12). 4 indexed citations

Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2020). Previous exposure mediates the response of eelgrass to future warming via clonal transgenerational plasticity. Ecology. 101(12). 26 indexed citations

Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2018). Teachers´ perceptions of professional development experiences: an ongoing concern. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 9(1). 102–115.

Grosberg, Richard K., et al.. (2018). Genetic distance predicts trait differentiation at the subpopulation but not the individual level in eelgrass,Zostera marina. Ecology and Evolution. 8(15). 7476–7489. 18 indexed citations

Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2018). Large‐scale coral reef rehabilitation after blast fishing in Indonesia. Restoration Ecology. 27(2). 447–456. 101 indexed citations

Ambo‐Rappe, Rohani, et al.. (2018). Species richness effects on the vegetative expansion of transplanted seagrass in Indonesia. Botanica Marina. 61(3). 205–211. 10 indexed citations

Ojaveer, Henn, James T. Carlton, Heidi K. Alleway, et al.. (2018). Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0202383–e0202383. 111 indexed citations

Ettinger, Cassandra L., et al.. (2017). Microbiome succession during ammonification in eelgrass bed sediments. PeerJ. 5. e3674–e3674. 15 indexed citations

Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2017). Species richness accelerates marine ecosystem restoration in the Coral Triangle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(45). 11986–11991. 49 indexed citations

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Castorani, Max C. N., Kevin A. Hovel, Susan L. Williams, & Marissa L. Baskett. (2014). Disturbance facilitates the coexistence of antagonistic ecosystem engineers in California estuaries. Ecology. 95(8). 2277–2288. 22 indexed citations

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Williams, Susan L., Ian Davidson, Jae R. Pasari, et al.. (2013). Managing Multiple Vectors for Marine Invasions in an Increasingly Connected World. BioScience. 63(12). 952–966. 93 indexed citations

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Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2013). Additive effects of physical stress and herbivores on intertidal seaweed biodiversity. Ecology. 94(5). 1089–1101. 30 indexed citations

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Hughes, A. Randall, John J. Stachowicz, & Susan L. Williams. (2009). Morphological and physiological variation among seagrass (Zostera marina) genotypes. Oecologia. 159(4). 725–733. 79 indexed citations

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Dethier, Megan N. & Susan L. Williams. (2008). Seasonal stresses shift optimal intertidal algal habitats. Marine Biology. 156(4). 555–567. 29 indexed citations

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Nakaoka, Masahiro, et al.. (2007). Animals on marine flowers: does the presence of flowering shoots affect mobile epifaunal assemblage in an eelgrass meadow?. Marine Biology. 153(4). 589–598. 7 indexed citations

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Harley, Christopher D. G., A. Randall Hughes, Kristin M. Hultgren, et al.. (2006). The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems. Ecology Letters. 9(2). 228–241. 2004 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dethier, Megan N., Susan L. Williams, & Aaren S. Freeman. (2005). SEAWEEDS UNDER STRESS: MANIPULATED STRESS AND HERBIVORY AFFECT CRITICAL LIFE‐HISTORY FUNCTIONS. Ecological Monographs. 75(3). 403–418. 81 indexed citations

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Williams, Susan L., Thomas A. Ebert, & Bengt J. Allen. (2005). Does the recruitment of a non‐native mussel in native eelgrass habitat explain their disjunct adult distributions?. Diversity and Distributions. 11(5). 409–416. 9 indexed citations

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Williams, Susan L., et al.. (2003). Rejoinder to Fourqurean et al. (2003). Limnology and Oceanography. 48(5). 2074–2075. 4 indexed citations

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Reusch, Thorsten B. H. & Susan L. Williams. (1999). Macrophyte Canopy Structure and the Success of an Invasive Marine Bivalve. Oikos. 84(3). 398–398. 75 indexed citations

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