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Jane E. Williamson

Jane E. Williamson

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5618
World Ranking
6168
National Ranking
487

Jane 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 Jane E. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 167 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jane 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 Jane E. Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jane E. Williamson is a researcher affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Oceanography.

Their research covers several main topics, including Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine animal studies overview, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Recent scholarly contributions include:

  • The Drone Revolution of Shark Science: A Review (2021), Drones
  • Virome composition in marine fish revealed by meta-transcriptomics (2021), Virus Evolution
  • Going Batty: The Challenges and Opportunities of Using Drones to Monitor the Behaviour and Habitat Use of Rays (2021), Drones
  • Metagenomic sequencing reveals a lack of virus exchange between native and invasive freshwater fish across the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia (2021), Virus Evolution
  • Putting sea cucumbers on the map: projected holothurian bioturbation rates on a coral reef scale (2021), Coral Reefs

Frequent co-authors working alongside Jane E. Williamson include Vincent Raoult, Troy F. Gaston, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Edward C. Holmes, and Louise Tosetto.

Publications have appeared repeatedly in specific academic venues, highlighting a pattern of contribution over time. These venues include:

  • Journal of Fish Biology (6 publications)
  • Coral Reefs (4 publications)
  • Marine and Freshwater Research (4 publications)
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (4 publications)
  • Drones (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • ENCORE: the effect of nutrient enrichment on coral reefs. Synthesis of results and conclusions.

    K. Koop;D. Booth;A. Broadbent;J. Brodie

  • Near-future levels of ocean acidification reduce fertilization success in a sea urchin.

    Jon N. Havenhand;Fenina Raphaela Buttler;Michael C. Thorndyke;Jane E. Williamson

  • Larval settlement of the common Australian sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma in response to bacteria from the surface of coralline algae

    Megan J. Huggett;Megan J. Huggett;Jane E. Williamson;Jane E. Williamson;Rocky de Nys;Rocky de Nys;Staffan Kjelleberg

  • OCEANIC VARIABILITY AND COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY SHAPE GENETIC STRUCTURE IN A LONG-DISPERSING SEA URCHIN

    Sam C Banks;Maxine P Piggott;Jane E. Williamson;Ulysse Bove

  • Trophic transfer of microplastics does not affect fish personality

    Louise Tosetto;Jane E. Williamson;Culum Brown

  • It pays to cheat: tactical deception in a cephalopod social signalling system

    Culum Brown;Martin P. Garwood;Jane E. Williamson

  • Microplastics on beaches: ingestion and behavioural consequences for beachhoppers

    Louise Tosetto;Culum Brown;Jane E. Williamson

  • The drone revolution of shark science: a review

    Paul A. Butcher;Andrew P. Colefax;Robert A. Gorkin;Stephen M. Kajiura

  • Induction of Settlement of Larvae of the Sea Urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by Histamine From a Host Alga

    Rebecca L. Swanson;Jane E. Williamson;Rocky De Nys;Rocky De Nys;Naresh Kumar

  • Individual Variability in Reproductive Success Determines Winners and Losers under Ocean Acidification: A Case Study with Sea Urchins

    Peter Schlegel;Jon N. Havenhand;Michael R. Gillings;Jane E. Williamson

  • Density-dependent sea urchin grazing: differential removal of species, changes in community composition and alternative community states

    Jeffrey T Wright;Jeffrey T Wright;Symon A Dworjanyn;Cary N Rogers;Peter D Steinberg

  • Genetic structure of a recent climate change-driven range extension.

    Sam C Banks;Scott Ling;Craig Johnson;Maxine Piggott;Maxine Piggott

  • Virome composition in marine fish revealed by meta-transcriptomics.

    Jemma L Geoghegan;Jemma L Geoghegan;Jemma L Geoghegan;Francesca Di Giallonardo;Michelle Wille;Ayda Susana Ortiz-Baez

  • Maternal provisioning for larvae and larval provisioning for juveniles in the toxopneustid sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla

    M. Byrne;T. A. A. Prowse;M. A. Sewell;S. Dworjanyn

  • Induction of metamorphosis in the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by a metabolite complex from the algal host Delisea pulchra.

    Jane E. Williamson;Rocky De Nys;Naresh Kumar;David G. Carson

  • Availability of two forms of dissolved nitrogen to the coral Pocillopora damicornis and its symbiotic zooxanthellae

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;J. Williamson

  • Hidden diversity and evolution of viruses in market fish.

    Jemma L Geoghegan;Francesca Di Giallonardo;Francesca Di Giallonardo;Kate Cousins;Mang Shi

  • The potential impact of ocean acidification upon eggs and larvae of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

    Don Bromhead;Vernon Scholey;Simon Nicol;Daniel Margulies

  • Ocean acidification has lethal and sub-lethal effects on larval development of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares

    Andrea Y. Frommel;Daniel Margulies;Jeanne B. Wexler;Maria S. Stein

  • Demographic consequences of an ontogenetic shift by a sea urchin in response to host plant chemistry

    Jane E. Williamson;David G. Carson;Rocky de Nys;Peter D. Steinberg

  • Drone-Based High-Resolution Tracking of Aquatic Vertebrates

    Vincent Raoult;Louise Tosetto;Jane E. Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Culum Brown
Culum Brown Macquarie University
Michael R. Gillings
Michael R. Gillings Macquarie University
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Edward C. Holmes
Edward C. Holmes University of Sydney
Victor M. Peddemors
Victor M. Peddemors New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Rocky de Nys
Rocky de Nys James Cook University
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Mang Shi
Mang Shi Sun Yat-sen University
Sam C. Banks
Sam C. Banks Charles Darwin University
David R. Bellwood
David R. Bellwood James Cook University

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