William R. Fraser

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

William R. Fraser is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Fraser has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 30 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in William R. Fraser's work include Marine animal studies overview (31 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (24 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (24 papers). William R. Fraser is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (31 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (24 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (24 papers). William R. Fraser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. William R. Fraser's co-authors include Hugh W. Ducklow, David G. Ainley, Douglas G. Martinson, Sharon Stammerjohn, Oscar Schofield, Raymond C. Smith, Christine A. Ribic, Scott C. Doney, W. Trivelpiece and Robin M. Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

William R. Fraser

83 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of sea-ice extent and krill or salp dominance on the Antarctic food web

1997 552 citations William R. Fraser, W. Trivelpiece et al. Nature profile →
Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

2009 543 citations Martín A. Montes-Hugo, Scott C. Doney et al. Science profile →
Marine pelagic ecosystems: the West Antarctic Peninsula

2006 502 citations Hugh W. Ducklow, Douglas G. Martinson et al. profile →

Peers

William R. Fraser

ECOLO

OCEAN

GPC

NLC

Kristin L. Laidre United States

Stephen Nicol Australia

Bruce R. Mate United States

Sue E. Moore United States

Evgeny A. Pakhomov Canada

Franklin B. Schwing United States

Philippe Archambault Canada

Michael G. Jacox United States

Scott D. Kraus United States

Hillary A. Scannell United States

Kristin L. Laidre United States

William R. Fraser

4.3k ×1.3

ECOLO

1.1k ×0.5

OCEAN

1.1k ×0.6

GPC

2.8k ×1.7

363 ×0.7

NLC

Citations per year, relative to William R. Fraser William R. Fraser (= 1×) peers Kristin L. Laidre

Countries citing papers authored by William R. Fraser

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Fields of papers citing papers by William R. Fraser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by William R. Fraser. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by William R. Fraser. The network helps show where William R. Fraser may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Fraser

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William R. Fraser. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William R. Fraser based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William R. Fraser. William R. Fraser is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Oliver, Matthew J., Erick Fredj, Hank Statscewich, et al.. (2025). Lagrangian coherent structures influence the spatial structure of marine food webs. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 2 indexed citations

Ducklow, Hugh W., et al.. (2023). Krill body size drives particulate organic carbon export in West Antarctica. Nature. 618(7965). 526–530. 14 indexed citations

Oliver, Matthew J., Josh Kohut, Jonathan H. Cohen, et al.. (2022). Subsurface Eddy Facilitates Retention of Simulated Diel Vertical Migrators in a Biological Hotspot. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 127(5). 7 indexed citations

Oliver, Matthew J., Josh Kohut, Michael S. Dinniman, et al.. (2021). A Recirculating Eddy Promotes Subsurface Particle Retention in an Antarctic Biological Hotspot. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(11). 12 indexed citations

Oliver, Matthew J., Kim S. Bernard, Megan A. Cimino, et al.. (2019). Reevaluating the Canyon Hypothesis in a Biological Hotspot in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(8). 6345–6359. 8 indexed citations

Oliver, Matthew J., Josh Kohut, Kim S. Bernard, et al.. (2019). Central place foragers select ocean surface convergent features despite differing foraging strategies. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 157–157. 22 indexed citations

Cimino, Megan A., Mark A. Moline, William R. Fraser, Donna L. Patterson‐Fraser, & Matthew J. Oliver. (2016). Climate-driven sympatry may not lead to foraging competition between congeneric top-predators. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 18820–18820. 43 indexed citations

Oliver, Matthew J., Andrew J. Irwin, Mark A. Moline, et al.. (2013). Adélie Penguin Foraging Location Predicted by Tidal Regime Switching. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e55163–e55163. 39 indexed citations

Schofield, Oscar, et al.. (2010). Autonomous Gliders Reveal Features of the Water Column Associated with Foraging by Adelie Penguins. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 50(6). 1041–1050. 21 indexed citations

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Ainley, David G., J. L. Russell, Stéphanie Jenouvrier, et al.. (2010). Antarctic penguin response to habitat change as Earth's troposphere reaches 2°C above preindustrial levels. Ecological Monographs. 80(1). 49–66. 150 indexed citations

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Schofield, Oscar, Hugh W. Ducklow, Douglas G. Martinson, et al.. (2010). How Do Polar Marine Ecosystems Respond to Rapid Climate Change?. Science. 328(5985). 1520–1523. 250 indexed citations

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Montes-Hugo, Martín A., Scott C. Doney, Hugh W. Ducklow, et al.. (2009). Recent Changes in Phytoplankton Communities Associated with Rapid Regional Climate Change Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Science. 323(5920). 1470–1473. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Woehler, Eric J., et al.. (2008). Breeding Distribution and Population Status of the Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes Halli and Southern Giant Petrel M Giganteus. Marine ornithology. 36(2). 43 indexed citations

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Moline, Mark A., Nina J. Karnovsky, George J. Divoky, et al.. (2008). High Latitude Changes in Ice Dynamics and Their Impact on Polar Marine Ecosystems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1134(1). 267–319. 145 indexed citations

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Ducklow, Hugh W., William R. Fraser, David M. Karl, et al.. (2006). Water-column processes in the West Antarctic Peninsula and the Ross Sea: Interannual variations and foodweb structure. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 53(8-10). 834–852. 80 indexed citations

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Woehler, Eric J., J. Cooper, John P. Croxall, et al.. (2001). A Statistical Assessment of the Status and Trends of Antarctic and Subantarctic Seabirds. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 70 indexed citations

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Emslie, Steven D., William R. Fraser, Raymond C. Smith, & W. Allan Walker. (1998). Abandoned penguin colonies and environmental change in the Palmer Station area, Anvers Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Science. 10(3). 257–268. 88 indexed citations

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Ainley, David G., William R. Fraser, Walker O Smith, T. L. Hopkins, & J. J. Torres. (1991). The structure of upper level pelagic food webs in the Antarctic: Effect of phytoplankton distribution. Journal of Marine Systems. 2(1-2). 111–122. 67 indexed citations

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Larmour, Peter & William R. Fraser. (1973). Social History and Modern French Education. History of Education Quarterly. 13(3). 289–289. 2 indexed citations

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Fraser, William R.. (1964). Progress in French School Reform. Comparative Education Review. 7(3). 273–278. 1 indexed citations

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