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D-Index
49
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8597
World Ranking
4051
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1415

Rob Williams 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 Rob Williams sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 136 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rob Williams 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 Rob Williams sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rob Williams is a researcher affiliated with the Oceans Initiative in the United States, whose work focuses primarily on marine mammal populations and their interactions with human activities as well as broader environmental science topics. Their research spans several main fields, including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant attention to subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Developmental Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics covering marine animal studies overview, marine and fisheries research, underwater acoustics research, arctic and antarctic ice dynamics, animal vocal communication and behavior, coral and marine ecosystems studies, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Rob Williams has authored and coauthored numerous scientific papers published in various venues. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada, 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Behavioural responses of male killer whales to a 'leapfrogging' vessel, 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Noise from deep-sea mining may span vast ocean areas, 2022, Science

Other frequently published venues for their work include Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Williams has collaborated frequently with several other researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Erin Ashe
  • Philip S. Hammond
  • Randall R. Reeves
  • Margaret C. Siple
  • Alexandre N. Zerbini

Their research covers ecological dynamics and behavioral responses of marine mammals, as exemplified by studies such as behavioral responses of humpback whales to whalewatching boats near Isla de la Plata, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador (2023), and abundance estimation methods for marine mammal populations (2021).

Best Publications

  • Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales (Orcinus orca)

    Rob Williams;David Lusseau;Philip S. Hammond

  • Behavioural responses of killer whales (Orcinus orca) to whale-watching boats: opportunistic observations and experimental approaches

    Rob Williams;Andrew W. Trites;David E. Bain

  • Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life : publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management

    R. Williams;A. J. Wright;E. Ashe;L. K. Blight

  • Do experts make mistakes? A comparison of human and machine identification of dinoflagellates

    Phil F. Culverhouse;Robert Williams;Beatriz Reguera;Vincent Herry

  • Vessel traffic disrupts the foraging behavior of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca

    David Lusseau;David E. Bain;Rob Williams;Jodi C. Smith

  • Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts.

    Mark Anthony Browne;A. J. Underwood;M. G. Chapman;Rob Williams

  • Underestimating the damage: interpreting cetacean carcass recoveries in the context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident

    Rob Williams;Shane Gero;Lars Bejder;John Calambokidis

  • Mapping cumulative noise from shipping to inform marine spatial planning.

    Christine Erbe;Alexander MacGillivray;Rob Williams

  • A killer whale social network is vulnerable to targeted removals

    Rob Williams;David Lusseau

  • Behavioural responses of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to whalewatching boats near Isla de la Plata, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador

    Meike Scheidat;Cristina Castro;Janira Gonzalez;Rob Williams

  • Modeling distribution and abundance of Antarctic baleen whales using ships of opportunity

    Robert Williams;Sharon L. Hedley;Philip Steven Hammond

  • Global Coverage of Cetacean Line-Transect Surveys: Status Quo, Data Gaps and Future Challenges

    Kristin Kaschner;Nicola Jane Quick;Rebecca Lucy Jewell;Robert Williams

  • Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans

    Robert C. Lacy;Rob Williams;Erin Ashe;Kenneth C. Balcomb

  • Meta-analyses of whale-watching impact studies: Comparisons of cetacean responses to disturbance

    V. Senigaglia;F. Christiansen;F. Christiansen;Lars Bejder;D. Gendron

  • Marine mammals and debris in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada.

    Rob Williams;Rob Williams;Erin Ashe;Patrick D. O’Hara;Patrick D. O’Hara

  • Parallel influence of climate on the behaviour of Pacific killer whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins

    David Lusseau;Rob Williams;Ben Wilson;Ben Wilson;Kate Grellier;Kate Grellier

  • Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada

    Rob Williams;Len Thomas

  • Severity of killer whale behavioral responses to ship noise: A dose–response study

    Rob Williams;Christine Erbe;Erin Ashe;Amber Beerman

  • Automatic classification of field-collected dinoflagellates by artificial neural network

    Culverhouse Pf;Simpson Rg;Ellis R;Lindley Ja

  • Identifying modeled ship noise hotspots for marine mammals of Canada's Pacific region.

    Christine Erbe;Rob Williams;Doug Sandilands;Erin Ashe

  • Automatic image analysis of plankton: future perspectives

    Phil F. Culverhouse;Robert Williams;Mark Benfield;Per R. Flood

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip S. Hammond
Philip S. Hammond University of St Andrews
Lars Bejder
Lars Bejder University of Hawaii at Manoa
David Lusseau
David Lusseau Technical University of Denmark
Ari S. Friedlaender
Ari S. Friedlaender University of California, Santa Cruz
Alexandre N. Zerbini
Alexandre N. Zerbini National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James Higham
James Higham University of Otago
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark Cornell University
Thomas Parisini
Thomas Parisini University of Trieste
André E. Punt
André E. Punt University of Washington
Len Thomas
Len Thomas University of St Andrews

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