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Guy D. Williams publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guy D. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 151 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Guy D. Williams D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guy D. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Guy D. Williams is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research contributions primarily span Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing mainly on Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. They have also contributed to studies in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pollution, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, cryospheric studies and observations, winter sports injuries and performance, geology and paleoclimatology research, oil spill detection and mitigation, ocean waves, and remote sensing, as well as climate change and permafrost.

Williams has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • The Cryosphere
  • Annals of Glaciology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments. Notable papers include:

  • Observations of exponential wave attenuation in Antarctic sea ice during the PIPERS campaign, 2020, Annals of Glaciology
  • Warm Modified Circumpolar Deep Water Intrusions Drive Ice Shelf Melt and Inhibit Dense Shelf Water Formation in Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Observing Antarctic Bottom Water in the Southern Ocean, 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Cold Ocean Cavity and Weak Basal Melting of the Sørsdal Ice Shelf Revealed by Surveys Using Autonomous Platforms, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Warm surface waters increase Antarctic ice shelf melt and delay dense water formation, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of recurring co-authors. These include Laura Herráiz-Borreguero, Stephen R. Rintoul, Shigeru Aoki, Hung Duc Nguyen, and Natalia Ribeiro.

Best Publications

  • Antarctic Bottom Water production by intense sea-ice formation in the Cape Darnley polynya

    Kay I. Ohshima;Yasushi Fukamachi;Guy D. Williams;Sohey Nihashi

  • A review of recent changes in Southern Ocean sea ice, their drivers and forcings

    William R. Hobbs;William R. Hobbs;Rob Massom;Rob Massom;Sharon Stammerjohn;Phillip Reid;Phillip Reid

  • The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay

    G. D. Williams;L. Herraiz-Borreguero;Fabien Roquet;T. Tamura

  • Freshening by glacial meltwater enhances melting of ice shelves and reduces formation of Antarctic Bottom Water

    Alessandro Silvano;Alessandro Silvano;Alessandro Silvano;Stephen Rich Rintoul;Stephen Rich Rintoul;Stephen Rich Rintoul;Beatriz Peña-Molino;Beatriz Peña-Molino;Beatriz Peña-Molino;William Richard Hobbs;William Richard Hobbs

  • Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium

    Anne Treasure;Anne Treasure;Fabien Roquet;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Marthán N. Bester

  • Circumpolar habitat use in the southern elephant seal: implications for foraging success and population trajectories

    Mark A. Hindell;Clive R. Mcmahon;Marthán N. Bester;Lars Boehme

  • A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals

    Fabien Roquet;Guy D. Williams;Mark A. Hindell;Mark A. Hindell;Robert G. Harcourt

  • Sea ice production variability in Antarctic coastal polynyas

    Takeshi Tamura;Takeshi Tamura;Kay I. Ohshima;Alexander D. Fraser;Alexander D. Fraser;Guy D. Williams

  • Formation and export of dense shelf water from the Adélie Depression, East Antarctica

    G. D. Williams;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;S. J. Marsland;S. J. Marsland;S. R. Rintoul;S. R. Rintoul

  • Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal‐borne instruments

    Fabien Roquet;Carl Wunsch;Gael Forget;Patrick Heimbach

  • Thick and deformed Antarctic sea ice mapped with autonomous underwater vehicles

    GD Williams;GD Williams;T Maksym;J Wilkinson;C Kunz;C Kunz

  • Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140–149°E)

    G. D. Williams;G. D. Williams;G. D. Williams;S. Aoki;S. S. Jacobs;S. R. Rintoul;S. R. Rintoul

  • The circulation and water masses of the Antarctic shelf and continental slope between 30 and 80∘E

    A.J.S. Meijers;A.J.S. Meijers;A.J.S. Meijers;A. Klocker;A. Klocker;A. Klocker;N.L. Bindoff;N.L. Bindoff;N.L. Bindoff;G.D. Williams;G.D. Williams

  • Modeling water mass formation in the Mertz Glacier Polynya and Adélie Depression, East Antarctica

    Simon J. Marsland;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;N. L. Bindoff;G. D. Williams;G. D. Williams;W. F. Budd;W. F. Budd

  • Potential regime shift in decreased sea ice production after the Mertz Glacier calving.

    T. Tamura;T. Tamura;G. D. Williams;A. D. Fraser;K. I. Ohshima

  • Circulation of modified Circumpolar Deep Water and basal melt beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

    Laura Herraiz-Borreguero;Laura Herraiz-Borreguero;Richard Coleman;Richard Coleman;Ian Allison;Stephen R. Rintoul;Stephen R. Rintoul;Stephen R. Rintoul

  • Surface oceanography of BROKE-West, along the Antarctic margin of the south-west Indian Ocean (30–80∘E)

    G.D. Williams;G.D. Williams;S. Nicol;S. Nicol;S. Aoki;A.J.S. Meijers;A.J.S. Meijers

  • Delivering Sustained, Coordinated, and Integrated Observations of the Southern Ocean for Global Impact

    Louise Newman;Petra Heil;Petra Heil;Rowan Trebilco;Rowan Trebilco;Katsuro Katsumata

  • Glacier tongue calving reduced dense water formation and enhanced carbon uptake

    E. H. Shadwick;Stephen R. Rintoul;Bronte Tilbrook;Bronte Tilbrook;G.D. Williams

  • Distribution of water masses and meltwater on the continental shelf near the Totten and Moscow University ice shelves

    Alessandro Silvano;Stephen R. Rintoul;Stephen R. Rintoul;Beatriz Peña-Molino;Guy D. Williams;Guy D. Williams

  • Wintertime oceanography of the Adélie Depression

    G.D. Williams;G.D. Williams;N.L. Bindoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Tamura
Takeshi Tamura National Institute of Polar Research
Robert A. Massom
Robert A. Massom Australian Antarctic Division
Stephen R. Rintoul
Stephen R. Rintoul CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Nathaniel L. Bindoff
Nathaniel L. Bindoff University of Tasmania
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Simon J. Marsland
Simon J. Marsland Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stephen Nicol
Stephen Nicol University of Tasmania
Klaus M Meiners
Klaus M Meiners Australian Antarctic Division
Fabien Roquet
Fabien Roquet University of Gothenburg
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

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