William A. DiMichele

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

William A. DiMichele is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. DiMichele has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 82 papers in Atmospheric Science and 68 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in William A. DiMichele's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (104 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (82 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (56 papers). William A. DiMichele is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (104 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (82 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (56 papers). William A. DiMichele collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. William A. DiMichele's co-authors include Tom L. Phillips, Richard M. Bateman, Isabel P. Montañez, Howard J. Falcon‐Lang, Robert A. Gastaldo, Hermann W. Pfefferkorn, W. John Nelson, Dan S. Chaney, Neil J. Tabor and Scott L. Wing and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

William A. DiMichele

201 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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CO ₂ -Forced Climate and Vegetation Instability During Late Paleozoic Deglaciation

2007 480 citations Isabel P. Montañez, William A. DiMichele et al. Science profile →
On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type

2013 295 citations William A. DiMichele, Cortland F. Eble et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A paleontological perspective on ecosystem assembly rules in the Paleozoic terrestrial realm 2023 ·William A. DiMichele, Carol L. Hotton, Conrad C. Labandeira, Hans‐Dieter Sues	2
2	Vegetational change during the Middle–Late Pennsylvanian transition in western Pangaea 2023 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·Sandra R. Schachat, Andrés Baresch, (unknown), Howard J. Falcon‐Lang, Dan S. Chaney, W. John Nelson, Scott D. Elrick, Hans Kerp, Spencer G. Lucas, William A. DiMichele	2
3	Kasimovian floristic change in tropical wetlands and the Middle–Late Pennsylvanian Boundary Event 2022 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·William A. DiMichele, Cortland F. Eble, Hermann W. Pfefferkorn, Scott D. Elrick, W. John Nelson, Spencer G. Lucas	12
4	The Pennsylvanian System in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, USA 2021 ·Figshare ·Spencer G. Lucas, William A. DiMichele, Karl Krainer, James E. Barrick, Daniel Vachard, Michael P. Donovan, Cindy V. Looy, Hans Kerp, Dan S. Chaney	5
5	Freeze tolerance influenced forest cover and hydrology during the Pennsylvanian 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Jon D. Richey, Jonathan P. Wilson, Jennifer C. McElwain, Isabel P. Montañez, William A. DiMichele, Michael T. Hren, Christopher J. Poulsen, Joseph D. White	11
6	Escaping the voluntary constraints of “tyre‐track” taxonomy 2021 ·Taxon ·Richard M. Bateman, William A. DiMichele	10
7	Better together: Joint consideration of anatomy and morphology illuminates the architecture and life history of the Carboniferous arborescent lycopsid Paralycopodites 2020 ·Journal of Systematics and Evolution ·William A. DiMichele, Richard M. Bateman	17
8	Carboniferous plant physiology breaks the mold 2020 ·New Phytologist ·Jonathan P. Wilson, Joseph D. White, Isabel P. Montañez, William A. DiMichele, Jennifer C. McElwain, Christopher J. Poulsen, Michael T. Hren	19
9	Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental interpretation of three successive macrofloras and palynofloras from the Kola Switch locality, lower Permian (Archer City Formation, Bowie Group) of Clay County, Texas, USA 2019 ·Paläontologische Zeitschrift ·William A. DiMichele, Carol L. Hotton, Cindy V. Looy, Robert W. Hook	11
10	A hidden cradle of plant evolution in Permian tropical lowlands 2018 ·Science ·(unknown), Hans Kerp, (unknown), William A. DiMichele, Benjamin Bomfleur	63
11	Dynamic Carboniferous tropical forests: new views of plant function and potential for physiological forcing of climate 2017 ·New Phytologist ·Jonathan P. Wilson, Isabel P. Montañez, Joseph D. White, William A. DiMichele, Jennifer C. McElwain, Christopher J. Poulsen, Michael T. Hren	67
12	Reevaluation and taxonomic clarification ofGigantopteridiumandCathaysiopterisof western equatorial Pangea and their biogeographical significance 2017 ·Journal of Paleontology ·(unknown), William A. DiMichele, Steven R. Manchester	7
13	Plant Fossils from the Pennsylvanian–Permian Transition in Western Pangea, Abo Pass, New Mexico 2017 ·Figshare ·William A. DiMichele, Spencer G. Lucas, Cindy V. Looy, Hans Kerp, Dan S. Chaney	9
14	Climate, pCO2 and terrestrial carbon cycle linkages during late Palaeozoic glacial–interglacial cycles 2016 ·Nature Geoscience ·Isabel P. Montañez, Jennifer C. McElwain, Christopher J. Poulsen, Joseph D. White, William A. DiMichele, Jonathan P. Wilson, (unknown), Michael T. Hren	202
15	Ecological sorting during the Paleozoic radiation of vascular plant classes 2009 ·Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution) ·William A. DiMichele, William E. Stein, Richard M. Bateman	6
16	EQUISETITES FROM THE EARLY PERMIAN OF NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 2005 ·Gland Surgery ·William A. DiMichele, (unknown), (unknown), Dan S. Chaney	6
17	SCS volume 6 Cover and Front matter 2000 ·The Paleontological Society Papers ·Ben A. LePage, Claudia I. Mora, Hermann W. Pfefferkorn, Gregory J. Retallack, (unknown), Scott L. Wing, Robert A. Gastaldo, William A. DiMichele, (unknown)	1
18	A transect through a clastic-swamp to peat-swamp ecotone in the Springfield Coal, Middle Pennsylvanian age of Indiana, USA 1998 ·Palaios ·(unknown), William A. DiMichele	20
19	Consequences of extinction in tropical peat-forming vegetation of the Middle to Late Pennsylvanian (Westphalian-Stephanian) 1992 ·Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) ·William A. DiMichele, Tom L. Phillips	2
20	Karinopteris, A Fossil Pteridosperm From the "Paper" Coal of Indiana 1988 ·Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science ·(unknown), Robert A. Gastaldo, William A. DiMichele, (unknown)	2

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