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Richard G. 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 Richard G. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 160 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard G. 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 Richard G. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard G. Williams is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science as well. The scientist's work spans important subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Oncology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Williams has contributed to research published in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard G. Williams include:

  • "Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models," published in 2020 in Biogeosciences
  • "The Zero Emissions Commitment and climate stabilization," published in 2023 in Frontiers in Science
  • "The role of the Southern Ocean in the global climate response to carbon emissions," published in 2023 in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Fast and Slow Subpolar Ocean Responses to the North Atlantic Oscillation: Thermal and Dynamical Changes," published in 2022 in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Regional Asymmetries in Ocean Heat and Carbon Storage due to Dynamic Redistribution in Climate Model Projections," published in 2021 in Journal of Climate

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Anna Katavouta
  • Paulo Ceppi
  • Vassil Roussenov
  • Doug Smith
  • Alberto C. Naveira Garabato

Best Publications

  • Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models

    Vivek K. Arora;Anna Katavouta;Anna Katavouta;Richard G. Williams;Chris D. Jones

  • A sea change in our view of overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic

    M. S. Lozier;F. Li;S. Bacon;F. Bahr

  • Inferring the Subduction Rate and Period over the North Atlantic

    John C. Marshall;Richard G. Williams;A. J. George Nurser

  • Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program: A New International Ocean Observing System

    M. Susan Lozier;Sheldon Bacon;Amy S. Bower;Stuart A. Cunningham

  • Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle: Principles and Mechanisms

    Richard G. Williams;Michael J. Follows

  • Phosphorus cycling in the North and South Atlantic Ocean subtropical gyres

    Rhiannon L. Mather;Sarah E. Reynolds;Sarah E. Reynolds;George A. Wolff;Richard G. Williams

  • The Ekman transfer of nutrients and maintenance of new production over the North Atlantic

    Richard G. Williams;Michael J. Follows

  • Ecosystem behavior at Bermuda Station “S” and ocean weather station “India”: A general circulation model and observational analysis

    M. J.R. Fasham;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;R. D. Slater;H. W. Ducklow

  • Physical Transport of Nutrients and the Maintenance of Biological Production

    Richard G. Williams;Michael J. Follows

  • A mixed-layer study of the formation of Levantine Intermediate Water

    Alex Lascaratos;Richard G. Williams;Elina Tragou

  • Meridional coherence of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

    Rory J. Bingham;Chris W. Hughes;Vassil Roussenov;Richard G. Williams

  • Does Stommel's Mixed Layer “Demon” Work?

    Richard G. Williams;John C. Marshall;Michael A. Spall

  • Diagnosing Water Mass Formation from Air–Sea Fluxes and Surface Mixing

    A. J. G. Nurser;Robert Marsh;Richard G. Williams

  • The Spatial Pattern and Mechanisms of Heat-Content Change in the North Atlantic

    M. Susan Lozier;Susan Leadbetter;Richard G. Williams;Vassil Roussenov

  • Nutrient streams and their induction into the mixed layer

    Richard G. Williams;Vassil Roussenov;Michael J. Follows

  • Distribution of dissolved organic nutrients and their effect on export production over the Atlantic Ocean

    S. Torres-Valdés;V.M. Roussenov;R. Sanders;S. Reynolds;S. Reynolds

  • Opposing decadal changes for the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

    M. Susan Lozier;Vassil Roussenov;Mark S. C. Reed;Richard G. Williams

  • Pathways to 1.5 °C and 2 °C warming based on observational and geological constraints

    Philip Goodwin;Anna Katavouta;Vassil M. Roussenov;Gavin L. Foster

  • The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) Programme: A contextual view 1995–2005

    C Robinson;AJ Poulton;PM Holligan;AR Baker

  • Sensitivity of climate to cumulative carbon emissions due to compensation of ocean heat and carbon uptake

    Philip Goodwin;Richard G. Williams;Andy Ridgwell

  • How widespread and important is N2 fixation in the North Atlantic Ocean

    Sarah E. Reynolds;Sarah E. Reynolds;Rhiannon L. Mather;George A. Wolff;Richard G. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J.L. Wilson
Christopher J.L. Wilson Monash University
George A. Wolff
George A. Wolff University of Liverpool
Chris W. Hughes
Chris W. Hughes University of Liverpool
M. Susan Lozier
M. Susan Lozier Georgia Institute of Technology
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Andy Ridgwell
Andy Ridgwell University of California, Riverside
David P. Marshall
David P. Marshall University of Oxford
Jonathan Sharples
Jonathan Sharples University of Liverpool

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