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Katherine J. Willis

Katherine J. Willis

University of Oxford
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
82
Citations
31957
World Ranking
734
National Ranking
109

Katherine J. Willis 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 Katherine J. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 276 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katherine J. 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 Katherine J. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Katherine J. Willis is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a predominant focus on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Subfields of study include Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Atmospheric Science, and Ecological Modeling.

Their work addresses numerous topics frequently explored throughout their career. These include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Recent notable papers authored by Willis include:

  • "A new malaria vector in Africa: Predicting the expansion range of Anopheles stephensi and identifying the urban populations at risk" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands" (2021), published in Science
  • "Globally important plant functional traits for coping with climate change" (2021), published in Frontiers of Biogeography
  • "The global distribution of plants used by humans" (2024), published in Science
  • "Can Regenerative Agriculture increase national soil carbon stocks? Simulated country-scale adoption of reduced tillage, cover cropping, and ley-arable integration using RothC" (2022), published in The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors of Willis include:

  • Marianne Sinka
  • Gillian Petrokofsky
  • Ivan Kiskin
  • Sandra Nogué
  • Eva Herreros-Moya

Their publications appear regularly in a variety of venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Science
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Research Square
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Scale and species richness: towards a general, hierarchical theory of species diversity

    Robert J. Whittaker;Katherine J. Willis;Richard Field

  • Conservation biogeography: assessment and prospect

    Robert J. Whittaker;Miguel B. Araújo;Paul Jepson;Richard J. Ladle

  • Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability

    Alistair Seddon;Marc Macias-Fauria;Peter R Long;David Benz

  • Agroforestry: a refuge for tropical biodiversity?

    Shonil A. Bhagwat;Katherine J. Willis;H. John B. Birks;Robert J. Whittaker

  • QUATERNARY REFUGIA OF NORTH EUROPEAN TREES

    K. D. Bennett;P. C. Tzedakis;K. J. Willis

  • The Evolution of Plants

    K. J. Willis;J. C. McElwain

  • What is natural? The need for a long-term perspective in biodiversity conservation.

    Katherine Jane Willis;Harry John Betteley Birks

  • Species Diversity--Scale Matters

    Katherine J. Willis;Robert J. Whittaker

  • Trees or no trees? The environments of central and eastern Europe during the Last Glaciation

    Katherine J. Willis;Tjeerd H. van Andel

  • The Full-Glacial Forests of Central and Southeastern Europe

    Katherine J. Willis;Edina Rudner;Pal Sümegi

  • Alpines, trees, and refugia in Europe

    H. John B. Birks;Katherine J. Willis

  • How "Virgin" Is Virgin Rainforest?

    K. J. Willis;L. Gillson;T. M. Brncic

  • Biodiversity baselines, thresholds and resilience: testing predictions and assumptions using palaeoecological data

    K.J. Willis;K.J. Willis;R.M. Bailey;S.A. Bhagwat;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks

  • Species persistence in northerly glacial refugia of Europe: a matter of chance or biogeographical traits?

    Shonil A. Bhagwat;Katherine J. Willis;Katherine J. Willis

  • A new malaria vector in Africa: Predicting the expansion range of Anopheles stephensi and identifying the urban populations at risk.

    Marianne Sinka;S Pironon;N Massey;Joshua Longbottom

  • Biodiversity and Climate Change

    Kathy J. Willis;Kathy J. Willis;Shonil A. Bhagwat

  • How can a knowledge of the past help to conserve the future? Biodiversity conservation and the relevance of long-term ecological studies.

    Katherine J. Willis;Miguel B. Miguel B. Araújo;Keith Bennett;Blanca Blanca Figueroa-Rangel

  • The vegetational history of the Balkans

    K.J. Willis

  • Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability: data and R code

    Seddon Awr;Macias Fauria M;Long Pr;Benz D

Frequent Co-Authors

Shonil A. Bhagwat
Shonil A. Bhagwat The Open University
Keith D. Bennett
Keith D. Bennett University of St Andrews
Robert J. Whittaker
Robert J. Whittaker University of Oxford
Angelica Feurdean
Angelica Feurdean Goethe University Frankfurt
Lindsey Gillson
Lindsey Gillson University of York
Marc Macias-Fauria
Marc Macias-Fauria University of Oxford
Alexandros Gasparatos
Alexandros Gasparatos University of Tokyo
José María Fernández-Palacios
José María Fernández-Palacios University of La Laguna
H. J. B. Birks
H. J. B. Birks University of Bergen
David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford

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