W. D. Billings

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

W. D. Billings is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Billings has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Ecology and 33 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. D. Billings's work include Climate change and permafrost (24 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). W. D. Billings is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (24 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (16 papers). W. D. Billings collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. D. Billings's co-authors include H.A. Mooney, Michael G. Barbour, Harold A. Mooney, K. M. Peterson, L. C. Bliss, Ronald Robberecht, Martyn M. Caldwell, Rudolf Schmid, Jerry M. Baskin and James O. Luken and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Billings

82 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

THE ECOLOGY OF ARCTIC AND ALPINE PLANTS

1968 883 citations W. D. Billings et al. profile →
An Alpine Snowbank Environment and Its Effects on Vegetation, Plant Development, and Productivity

1959 402 citations W. D. Billings et al. Ecology profile →
Comparative Physiological Ecology of Arctic and Alpine Populations of Oxyria digyna

1961 321 citations W. D. Billings et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Edaphic limitations to growth and photosynthesis in Sierran and Great Basin vegetation 1989 ·Oecologia ·Evan H. DeLucia, William H. Schlesinger, W. D. Billings	35
2	Constraints to Plant Growth, Reproduction, and Establishment in Arctic Environments 1987 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·W. D. Billings	95
3	Hummock-dwelling ants and the cycling of microtopography in an Alaskan peatland 1986 ·The Canadian Field-Naturalist ·James O. Luken, W. D. Billings	4
4	Interaction of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and soil nitrogen on the carbon balance of tundra microcosms 1984 ·Oecologia ·W. D. Billings, K. M. Peterson, James O. Luken, David A. Mortensen	92
5	Differential Photosynthetic Inhibition by Ultraviolet Radiation in Species from the Arctic-Alpine Life Zone 1982 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Martyn M. Caldwell, Ronald Robberecht, Robert S. Nowak, W. D. Billings	9
6	Arctic tundra: A source or sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide in a changing environment? 1982 ·Oecologia ·W. D. Billings, James O. Luken, David A. Mortensen, K. M. Peterson	258
7	Drought tolerance and water use by plants along an alpine topographic gradient 1981 ·Oecologia ·Steven F. Oberbauer, W. D. Billings	85
8	Tundra Vegetational Patterns and Succession in Relation to Microtopography near Atkasook, Alaska 1980 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·K. M. Peterson, W. D. Billings	38
9	ALPINE PHYTOGEOGRAPHY ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN 1978 ·ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·W. D. Billings	39
10	Root Growth, Respiration, and Carbon Dioxide Evolution in an Arctic Tundra Soil 1977 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·W. D. Billings, K. M. Peterson, Gus Shaver, (unknown)	13
11	Effects of daylength and temperature on root elongation in tundra graminoids 1977 ·Oecologia ·Gus Shaver, W. D. Billings	33
12	Root Growth, Respiration, and Carbon Dioxide Evolution in an Arctic Tundra Soil 1977 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·W. D. Billings, K. M. Peterson, Gus Shaver, (unknown)	77
13	Vegetation and environment 1974 ·Boyd R. Strain, W. D. Billings	35
14	Adaptations and Origins of Alpine Plants 1974 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·W. D. Billings	36
15	Arctic and Alpine Vegetations: Similarities, Differences, and Susceptibility to Disturbance 1973 ·BioScience ·W. D. Billings	235
16	Metabolic Acclimation to Temperature in Arctic and Alpine Ecotypes of Oxyria digyna 1971 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·W. D. Billings, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	83
17	Some Microclimatic Characteristics of Habitats of Endemic and Disjunct Bryophytes in the Southern Blue Ridge 1966 ·The Bryologist ·W. D. Billings, Lewis E. Anderson	25
18	Interactions between Alpine Tundra Vegetation and Patterned Ground in the Mountains of Southern New Zealand 1961 ·Ecology ·W. D. Billings, A. F. Mark	56
19	Factors Involved in the Persistence of Montane Treeless Balds 1957 ·Ecology ·W. D. Billings, A. F. Mark	45
20	Temperature Inversions in the Pinyon-Juniper Zone of a Nevada Mountain Range 1954 ·Digital Commons @ Butler University (Butler University) ·W. D. Billings	14

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