D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Douglas F. Williams

University of South Carolina
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Earth Science D-index 51 Citations 7,204 128 World Ranking 2088 National Ranking 947

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Ecology
Paleontology
Oceanography

Douglas F. Williams spends much of his time researching Oceanography, Glacial period, Paleontology, Paleoclimatology and Biogenic silica. His work in Oceanography is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Sapropel. His work deals with themes such as Isotopes of oxygen and Ice sheet, which intersect with Glacial period.

His studies examine the connections between Paleontology and genetics, as well as such issues in Forcing, with regards to Milankovitch cycles, Cenozoic and Neogene. The concepts of his Paleoclimatology study are interwoven with issues in Sedimentary rock and Holocene. His Biogenic silica research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Orbital forcing and 100,000-year problem.

His most cited work include:

Lake Baikal Record of Continental Climate Response to Orbital Insolation During the Past 5 Million Years (248 citations)
Surface Circulation of the Indian Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum, Approximately 18,000 yr B.P. (241 citations)
Continental climate response to orbital forcing from biogenic silica records in Lake Baikal (223 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Oceanography, Paleontology, Glacial period, Foraminifera and Interglacial. His Oceanography study is mostly concerned with Plankton, Benthic zone, Last Glacial Maximum, Paleoclimatology and Continental shelf. Douglas F. Williams studied Paleontology and Isotopes of oxygen that intersect with Surface water.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sedimentary rock, Holocene and Ice sheet. His Foraminifera research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Sediment, δ18O and Calcite. His Interglacial research incorporates elements of Biogenic silica and Orbital forcing.

He most often published in these fields:

Oceanography (53.33%)
Paleontology (36.00%)
Glacial period (23.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1997-2013)?

Paleontology (36.00%)
Oceanography (53.33%)
Glacial period (23.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Paleontology, Oceanography, Glacial period, Interglacial and Diatom are his primary areas of study. His Paleontology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Isotopes of oxygen. His work on Ice core as part of general Oceanography study is frequently connected to Rapid onset, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

The various areas that Douglas F. Williams examines in his Glacial period study include Ice sheet, Northern Hemisphere and Plankton. His research integrates issues of Holocene, Biogenic silica and Orbital forcing in his study of Interglacial. While the research belongs to areas of Biogenic silica, Douglas F. Williams spends his time largely on the problem of Paleoclimatology, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Quaternary.

Between 1997 and 2013, his most popular works were:

Orbital forcing of continental climate during the Pleistocene: a complete astronomically tuned climatic record from Lake Baikal, SE Siberia (128 citations)
Paleoenvironmental proxy records from Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia, and a synthesis of Holocene climate change in the Lake Baikal watershed (104 citations)
Biogenic Silica Record of the Lake Baikal Response to Climatic Forcing during the Brunhes (99 citations)

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Best Publications

Surface Circulation of the Indian Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum, Approximately 18,000 yr B.P.

Warren L. Prell;William H. Hutson;Douglas F. Williams;Allan W.H. Bé.
Quaternary Research (1980)

374 Citations

Lake Baikal Record of Continental Climate Response to Orbital Insolation During the Past 5 Million Years

D. F. Williams;J. Peck;E. B. Karabanov;A. A. Prokopenko.
Science (1997)

364 Citations

Continental climate response to orbital forcing from biogenic silica records in Lake Baikal

Steven M. Colman;J.A. Peck;E.B. Karabanov;Susan J. Carter.
Nature (1995)

352 Citations

Chronology of the pleistocene oxygen isotope record: 0–1.88 m.y. B.P

Douglas F. Williams;Robert C. Thunell;Eric Tappa;Domenico Rio.
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (1988)

289 Citations

Dynamics of the Laurentide ice sheet during the last deglaciation: evidence from the Gulf of Mexico

Amy Leventer;Douglas F. Williams;James P. Kennett.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (1982)

216 Citations

The age, origin, and volcanological significance of the Y-5 ash layer in the Mediterranean

Robert Thunell;Alan Federman;Stephen Sparks;Douglas Williams;Douglas Williams.
Quaternary Research (1979)

201 Citations

Orbital forcing of continental climate during the Pleistocene: a complete astronomically tuned climatic record from Lake Baikal, SE Siberia

Alexander A. Prokopenko;Linda A. Hinnov;Douglas F. Williams;Mikhail I. Kuzmin.
Quaternary Science Reviews (2006)

200 Citations

Glacial–Holocene salinity changes in the Mediterranean Sea: hydrographic and depositional effects

Robert C. Thunell;Douglas F. Williams.
Nature (1989)

196 Citations

Growth history and ecology of the Atlantic surf clam, Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn), as revealed by stable isotopes and annual shell increments☆

Douglas S Jones;Douglas F Williams;Michael A Arthur.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (1983)

195 Citations

Opening the carbon isotope "vital effect" black box, 2, Quantitative model for interpreting foraminiferal carbon isotope data

Howard J. Spero;Ian Lerche;Douglas F. Williams.
Paleoceanography (1991)

188 Citations

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