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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
98
Citations
37927
World Ranking
302
National Ranking
24

Bette L. Willis publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 234 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Bette L. Willis D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bette L. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bette L. Willis is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and has a research focus primarily in Environmental Science, with 21 publications in this field. Their work extends notably into several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Immunology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Oceanography.

The main topics of Willis's research cover diverse aspects of marine and environmental science. These topics include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Willis has contributed to multiple research publications, including recent papers such as:

  • "Deciphering Coral Disease Dynamics: Integrating Host, Microbiome, and the Changing Environment" (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database" (2021), published in Scientific Data
  • "Coral Restoration Effectiveness: Multiregional Snapshots of the Long-Term Responses of Coral Assemblages to Restoration" (2020), published in Diversity
  • "Experimental evolution of the coral algal endosymbiont, Cladocopium goreaui: lessons learnt across a decade of stress experiments to enhance coral heat tolerance" (2021), published in Restoration Ecology
  • "Effects of coral restoration on fish communities: snapshots of long-term, multiregional responses and implications for practice" (2020), published in Restoration Ecology

Frequent coauthors in Willis's research include:

  • David G. Bourne
  • Rebecca Vega Thurber
  • Joleah B. Lamb
  • Kate M. Quigley
  • Margaux Y. Hein

The scholar has published work in various venues, with a concentration in the following journals and repositories:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Data
  • Diversity

Best Publications

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Mariana Álvarez-Noriega;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero

  • Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change.

    Terence P. Hughes;Maria J. Rodrigues;David R. Bellwood;Daniela Ceccarelli

  • Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks

    John F Bruno;Elizabeth R Selig;Kenneth S Casey;Cathie A Page

  • Mass spawning in tropical reef corals

    Peter L. Harrison;Russell C. Babcock;Gordon D. Bull;James K. Oliver

  • Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef

    R C Babcock;G D Bull;Peter Lynton Harrison;A J Heyward

  • Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

    Joleah B. Lamb;Joleah B. Lamb;Bette L. Willis;Evan A. Fiorenza;Evan A. Fiorenza;Courtney S. Couch;Courtney S. Couch;Courtney S. Couch

  • Systematic and Biogeographical Patterns in the Reproductive Biology of Scleractinian Corals

    Andrew H. Baird;James R. Guest;Bette L. Willis

  • Flexibility in algal endosymbioses shapes growth in reef corals

    Angela F. Little;Madeleine J. H. van Oppen;Bette L. Willis

  • Larval retention and connectivity among populations of corals and reef fishes: history, advances and challenges

    G. P. Jones;G. R. Almany;G. R. Russ;P. F. Sale

  • Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

    Colleen A. Burge;C. Mark Eakin;Carolyn S. Friedman;Brett Froelich

  • Coral disease, environmental drivers, and the balance between coral and microbial associates

    Drew Harvell;Eric Jordán-Dahlgren;Susan Merkel;Eugene Rosenberg

  • Supply-side ecology works both ways: The link between benthic adults, fecundity, and larval recruits

    T. P. Hughes;A. H. Baird;E. A. Dinsdale;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Sequencing and de novo analysis of a coral larval transcriptome using 454 GSFlx

    Eli Meyer;Galina V Aglyamova;Shi Wang;Jade Buchanan-Carter

  • Coral Disease on the Great Barrier Reef

    Bette L. Willis;Cathie A. Page;Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

  • Effects of algal turfs and sediment on coral settlement.

    Chico L. Birrell;Laurence J. McCook;Bette L. Willis

  • Microbial Ecology of Four Coral Atolls in the Northern Line Islands

    Elizabeth A. Dinsdale;Elizabeth A. Dinsdale;Olga Pantos;Steven Smriga;Robert A. Edwards

  • Coral-Associated Bacteria and Their Role in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Sulfur

    Jean-Baptiste Raina;Jean-Baptiste Raina;Dianne Tapiolas;Bette L. Willis;David G. Bourne

  • Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts

    E. J. Howells;V. H. Beltran;V. H. Beltran;N. W. Larsen;L. K. Bay;L. K. Bay

  • Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef

    T. P. Hughes;A. H. Baird;E. A. Dinsdale;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Species-specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

    David Abrego;Karin E Ulstrup;Bette L Willis;Madeleine J.H van Oppen

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Bourne
David G. Bourne James Cook University
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen University of Melbourne
Line K. Bay
Line K. Bay Australian Institute of Marine Science
Scott F. Heron
Scott F. Heron James Cook University
Jean-Baptiste Raina
Jean-Baptiste Raina University of Technology Sydney
C. Drew Harvell
C. Drew Harvell Cornell University
Carden C. Wallace
Carden C. Wallace Queensland Museum
Andrew H. Baird
Andrew H. Baird James Cook University
Russell C. Babcock
Russell C. Babcock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Andrew P. Negri
Andrew P. Negri Australian Institute of Marine Science

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