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William A. Dunson 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 William A. Dunson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 131 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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William A. Dunson 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 William A. Dunson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William A. Dunson is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily addresses topics at the intersection of metabolism, diabetes, and cancer, while also covering areas such as sepsis diagnosis and treatment, hemodynamic monitoring and therapy, as well as clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills.

The main fields of study for Dunson include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Subfields represented include Surgery, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and Family Practice.

Their recent publication record features papers in several journals, highlighting work on diabetes and cancer as well as sepsis outcomes:

  • Modified early warning score-based clinical decision support: cost impact and clinical outcomes in sepsis, 2020, JAMIA Open
  • Understanding the Prevalence of Prediabetes and Diabetes in Patients With Cancer in Clinical Practice: A Real-World Cohort Study, 2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • The association of diabetes mellitus and routinely collected patient-reported outcomes in patients with cancer. A real-world cohort study, 2024, Cancer Medicine
  • HSR22-158: Managing Diabetes Mellitus During Cancer Treatment: The Missing Link to Primary Care, 2022, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Complicated appendicitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome and pancytopenia, 2022, JAAPA

Frequent coauthors contributing to Dunson's research include:

  • Dominik Ose
  • Belinda Taylor
  • Kim Svoboda
  • Jennifer Leiser
  • Mia Hashibe

The primary publication venues for Dunson's work are:

  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • JAMIA Open
  • Cancer Medicine
  • JAAPA

Best Publications

  • The Role of Abiotic Factors in Community Organization

    William A. Dunson;Joseph Travis

  • Effects of low environmental pH on blood pH and sodium balance of brook trout

    Randall K. Packer;William A. Dunson

  • A Symposium on Amphibian Declines and Habitat Acidification

    William A. Dunson;Richard L. Wyman;Edward S. Corbett;Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve

  • Impacts of hydroperiod on growth and survival of larval amphibians in temporary ponds of Central Pennsylvania, USA

    Christopher L. Rowe;William A. Dunson

  • Effects of Low pH and Other Chemical Variables on the Local Distribution of Amphibians

    Joseph Freda;William A. Dunson

  • Sodium Balance of Amphibian Larvae Exposed to Low Environmental pH

    Joseph Freda;William A. Dunson

  • Anoxia and sodium loss associated with the death of brook trout at low pH

    Randall K Packer;William A Dunson

  • Field and Laboratory Studies of Ion Balance and Growth Rates of Ranid Tadpoles Chronically Exposed to Low pH

    Joseph Freda;William A. Dunson

  • A Multilevel Study of Effects of Low pH on Amphibians of Temporary Ponds

    Walter J. Sadinski;William A. Dunson

  • Differences in low pH tolerance among strains of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

    G. D. Robinson;W. A. Dunson;J. E. Wright;G. E. Mamolito

  • Genetic and Environmental Factors Involved in Increased Resistance of Brook Trout to Sulfuric Acid Solutions and Mine Acid Polluted Waters

    Frederick A. Swarts;William A. Dunson;James E. Wright

  • Salinity as a limiting factor in the distribution of reptiles in Florida Bay: a theory for the estuarine origin of marine snakes and turtles

    W. A. Dunson;F. J. Mazzotti

  • Some aspects of electrolyte and water balance in three estuarine reptiles, the diamondback terrapin, American and "salt water" crocodiles.

    William A. Dunson

  • Effects of low pH, metals, and water hardness on larval amphibians

    M. T. Horne;W. A. Dunson

  • Effect of pH Variation of Interspecific Competition Between Two Species of Hylid Tadpoles

    Susan C. Warner;Joseph Travis;William A. Dunson

  • Lingual salt glands in Crocodylus acutus and C. johnstoni and their absence from Alligator mississipiensis and Caiman crocodilus

    Laurence E. Taplin;Gordon C. Grigg;Peter Harlow;Tamir M. Ellis

  • Specific Inhibition of Hatching in Amphibian Embryos by Low pH

    William A. Dunson;James Connell

  • The influence of external cation concentration on the hatching of amphibian embryos in water of low pH

    Joseph Freda;William A. Dunson

  • The Biology of sea snakes

    Harold K. Voris;William A. Dunson

  • Toxicity of bog water to embryonic and larval anuran amphibians

    Peter A. Saber;William A. Dunson

  • Interaction of pH, density, and priority effects on the survivorship and growth of two species of hylid tadpoles

    Susan C. Warner;William A. Dunson;Joseph Travis

  • The Value of Simulated Pond Communities in Mesocosms for Studies of Amphibian Ecology and Ecotoxicology

    Christopher L. Rowe;William A. Dunson

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Travis
Joseph Travis Florida State University
Harold Heatwole
Harold Heatwole North Carolina State University
David B. Dunson
David B. Dunson Duke University
Gordon C. Grigg
Gordon C. Grigg University of Queensland
Harold K. Voris
Harold K. Voris Field Museum of Natural History
Frank J. Mazzotti
Frank J. Mazzotti University of Florida
S. Blair Hedges
S. Blair Hedges Temple University

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