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Craig E. Williamson

Craig E. Williamson

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
73
Citations
19224
World Ranking
1186
National Ranking
442

Craig E. Williamson publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Craig E. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 179 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig E. Williamson 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 Craig E. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Craig E. Williamson is affiliated with Miami University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans an extensive range of subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's recent papers highlight an emphasis on aquatic ecosystems and environmental changes. Notable publications include:

  • Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes, 2021, Nature
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020, 2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Deeper waters are changing less consistently than surface waters in a global analysis of 102 lakes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019, 2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021, 2022, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Frequent coauthors in Williamson's publications include:

  • Kevin C. Rose
  • Erin P. Overholt
  • Rachel M. Pilla
  • Patrick J. Neale
  • James A. Rusak

Williamson's frequent publication venues are concentrated in journals reflecting their research domains:

  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (4 publications)
  • Global Change Biology (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Freshwater Biology (2 publications)

The core topics addressed in Williamson's work include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to environmental challenges at the interface of aquatic systems and atmospheric science. Williamson's research output addresses changes occurring in freshwater and coastal environments under various climatic and chemical stressors and contributes to the understanding of ecosystem responses to global environmental changes.

Best Publications

  • Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe

    Catherine M. O'Reilly;Sapna Sharma;Derek K. Gray;Stephanie E. Hampton

  • The attenuation of solar UV radiation in lakes and the role of dissolved organic carbon

    Donald P. Morris;Horatio Zagarese;Craig E. Williamson;Esteban G. Balseiro

  • Lakes and reservoirs as sentinels, integrators, and regulators of climate change

    Craig E. Williamson;Jasmine E. Saros;Warwick F. Vincent;John P. Smol

  • The impacts of climate change on ecosystem structure and function

    Nancy B Grimm;F Stuart Chapin;Britta Bierwagen;Patrick Gonzalez

  • Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes

    Stephen F. Jane;Stephen F. Jane;Gretchen J.A. Hansen;Benjamin M. Kraemer;Peter R. Leavitt;Peter R. Leavitt

  • Lakes and streams as sentinels of environmental change in terrestrial and atmospheric processes

    Craig E. Williamson;Walter K. Dodds;Timothy K. Kratz;Margaret A. Palmer;Margaret A. Palmer

  • Dissolved organic carbon and nutrients as regulators of lake ecosystems: Resurrection of a more integrated paradigm

    Craig E. Williamson;Donald P. Morris;Michael L. Pace;Olaf G. Olson

  • Effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with other environmental factors.

    Donat-P. Häder;Craig E. Williamson;Sten-Åke Wängberg;Milla Rautio

  • Ultraviolet radiation in North American lakes: Attenuation estimates from DOC measurements and implications for plankton communities

    Craig E. Williamson;Richard S. Stemberger;Donald P. Morris;Thomas M. Frost

  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in a Changing Climate

    Craig E Williamson;Richard G Zepp;Robyn M Lucas;Robyn M Lucas;Sasha Madronich

  • Lake metabolism and the diel oxygen technique: State of the science

    Peter A. Staehr;Peter A. Staehr;Darren Bade;Matthew C. Van de Bogert;Gregory R. Koch

  • Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future

    Paul W. Barnes;Craig E. Williamson;Robyn M. Lucas;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Sentinels of Change

    Craig E. Williamson;Jasmine E. Saros;David W. Schindler

  • Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

    G. H. Bernhard;R. E. Neale;P. W. Barnes;P. J. Neale

  • Toward a more comprehensive theory of zooplankton diel vertical migration: integrating ultraviolet radiation and water transparency into the biotic paradigm

    Craig E. Williamson;Janet M. Fischer;Stephen M. Bollens;Erin P. Overholt

  • Ecological consequences of long-term browning in lakes

    Craig E. Williamson;Erin P. Overholt;Rachel M. Pilla;Taylor H. Leach

  • What role does UV‐B radiation play in freshwater ecosystems?

    Craig E. Williamson

  • A global database of lake surface temperatures collected by in situ and satellite methods from 1985–2009

    Sapna Sharma;Derek K. Gray;Jordan S. Read;Catherine M. O'Reilly

  • Invertebrate predation on planktonic rotifers

    Craig E. Williamson

  • The impact of short-term exposure to UV-B radiation on zooplankton communities in north temperate lakes

    Craig E. Williamson;Horacio E. Zagarese;Peter C. Schulze;Bruce R. Hargreaves

  • In situ exposure to ultraviolet radiation alters the depth distribution of Daphnia

    Dina M. Leech;Craig E. Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasmine E. Saros
Jasmine E. Saros University of Maine
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Patrick J. Neale
Patrick J. Neale Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Richard G. Zepp
Richard G. Zepp Environmental Protection Agency
Sharon A. Robinson
Sharon A. Robinson University of Wollongong
Sasha Madronich
Sasha Madronich National Center for Atmospheric Research
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires

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