W John Williams

410 total citations
18 papers, 229 citations indexed

About

W John Williams is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, W John Williams has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 229 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 12 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in W John Williams's work include Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (16 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (12 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (6 papers). W John Williams is often cited by papers focused on Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (16 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (12 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (6 papers). W John Williams collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and Israel. W John Williams's co-authors include Burkhard Büdel, David J. Eldridge, Hans Reichenberger, José A. Palazón, Olaf Werner, Marina Aboal, Ian R. McDonald, Qi Guo, Chun Wang and Chongfeng Bu and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Indicators, Scientific American and Biogeosciences.

In The Last Decade

W John Williams

16 papers receiving 222 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W John Williams Australia 10 182 122 39 30 29 18 229
Sergio Velasco Ayuso United States 8 244 1.3× 169 1.4× 42 1.1× 41 1.4× 46 1.6× 10 301
Angela M. Chilton Australia 7 178 1.0× 104 0.9× 50 1.3× 62 2.1× 32 1.1× 11 254
Peter F. Chuckran United States 8 108 0.6× 78 0.6× 65 1.7× 9 0.3× 24 0.8× 11 215
Ekaterina Pushkareva Germany 12 193 1.1× 82 0.7× 213 5.5× 37 1.2× 12 0.4× 23 336
Mandy L. Slate United States 11 209 1.1× 50 0.4× 72 1.8× 7 0.2× 13 0.4× 20 284
Ilana Herrnstadt Israel 8 207 1.1× 65 0.5× 22 0.6× 8 0.3× 17 0.6× 12 287
Martin Rippin Germany 9 165 0.9× 41 0.3× 180 4.6× 53 1.8× 7 0.2× 11 350
Veronika Sommer Germany 6 62 0.3× 50 0.4× 38 1.0× 30 1.0× 9 0.3× 10 116
Huiyin Song China 11 31 0.2× 48 0.4× 176 4.5× 102 3.4× 11 0.4× 32 321
Himanshu Rai India 10 124 0.7× 14 0.1× 44 1.1× 6 0.2× 2 0.1× 33 229

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Fields of papers citing papers by W John Williams

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W John Williams

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2023). Using digital photography to monitor changes in biocrusts and ground cover in a savanna rangeland. The Rangeland Journal. 44(6). 263–278. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2023). Effects of grazing and fire management on rangeland soil and biocrust microbiomes. Ecological Indicators. 148. 110094–110094. 6 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, Susanne Schmidt, Eli Zaady, et al.. (2021). Resting Subtropical Grasslands from Grazing in the Wet Season Boosts Biocrust Hotspots to Improve Soil Health. Agronomy. 12(1). 62–62. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, Chang Fu, Jiao Xi, Yahong Li, et al.. (2021). Biocrust microbiomes influence ecosystem structure and function in the Mu Us Sandland, northwest China. Ecological Informatics. 66. 101441–101441. 20 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2019). Microbial biobanking – cyanobacteria-rich topsoil facilitates mine rehabilitation. Biogeosciences. 16(10). 2189–2204. 13 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2018). Wet season cyanobacterial N enrichment highly correlated with species richness and Nostoc in the northern Australian savannah. Biogeosciences. 15(7). 2149–2159. 14 indexed citations
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Büdel, Burkhard, W John Williams, & Hans Reichenberger. (2018). Annual net primary productivity of a cyanobacteria-dominated biological soil crust in the Gulf Savannah, Queensland, Australia. Biogeosciences. 15(2). 491–505. 38 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2016). Extensive and diverse biocrusts protect remnant dunes and flood plains of Bladensburg national park. Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 24(3). 18–19. 1 indexed citations
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Aboal, Marina, et al.. (2016). Should ecomorphs be conserved? The case of Nostoc flagelliforme, an endangered extremophile cyanobacteria. Journal for Nature Conservation. 30. 52–64. 15 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2014). Cyanobacteria in the Australian northern savannah detect the difference between intermittent dry season and wet season rain. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23(7). 1827–1844. 22 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2011). Improving rehabilitation outcomes using biocrusts. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 85–97. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, W John & David J. Eldridge. (2011). Deposition of sand over a cyanobacterial soil crust increases nitrogen bioavailability in a semi-arid woodland. Applied Soil Ecology. 49. 26–31. 22 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2008). Grazing and drought reduce cyanobacterial soil crusts in an Australian Acacia woodland. Journal of Arid Environments. 72(6). 1064–1075. 46 indexed citations
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Williams, W John, et al.. (2005). Cyanobacteria: Life in Environments under Stress. Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 14(1). 26–28. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, W John. (2002). Blowing Out to Sea. Scientific American. 286(3). 24–25.
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McDonald, Ian R., et al.. (1952). THE ELECTROLYTE PATTERN IN EXPERIMENTAL ANURIA. Immunology and Cell Biology. 30(1). 33–51. 10 indexed citations

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