2026 William C. Clark: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	46	5926	5686	2144	1986	174	22668

William C. Clark publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William C. Clark sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 174 publications — 53rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

William C. Clark D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William C. Clark sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1983 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

William C. Clark is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a concentration on sustainability and climate change governance.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Environmental Science

Subfields of study they have contributed to are:

Global and Planetary Change
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Management Science and Operations Research
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Education

The main topics covered in their work are:

Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Complex Systems and Decision Making
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Aortic Aneurysm Repair Treatments
Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
Rings, Modules, and Algebras

The following are notable recent papers authored or coauthored by William C. Clark:

"Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis," 2020, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
"A pragmatic and industry-oriented framework for data quality assessment of environmental footprint tools," 2021, Resources Environment and Sustainability
"Sustainability transitions in consumption-production systems," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Migration and sustainable development," 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"System transitions research and sustainable development: Challenges, progress, and prospects," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with William C. Clark include:

Dahlia M. Kenawy
Moataz Elsisy
Youngjae Chun
Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul
Bryan Tillman

The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
arXiv (Cornell University)
Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Resources Environment and Sustainability
Animal - science proceedings

William C. Clark has received significant recognitions including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 1983

Best Publications

Knowledge systems for sustainable development

David W. Cash;William C. Clark;Frank Alcock;Nancy M. Dickson

4353
Citations
Environment and development. Sustainability science.

Kates Rw;Clark Wc;Corell R;Hall Jm

3165
Citations
Sustainability science: the emerging research program.

William C. Clark;Nancy M. Dickson

1734
Citations
Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet

F. Stuart Chapin;Stephen R. Carpenter;Gary P. Kofinas;Carl Folke;Carl Folke

1217
Citations
Sustainable development of the biosphere

William C. Clark;R. E. Munn

1076
Citations
The Earth as transformed by human action : global and regional changes in the biosphere over the past 300 years

Billie Turner;W. C. Clark;R. W. Kates;J. F. Richards

1064
Citations
Sustainability science: a room of its own.

William C. Clark

1017
Citations
Boundary work for sustainable development: Natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

William C. Clark;Thomas P. Tomich;Meine van Noordwijk;David Guston

668
Citations
Crafting usable knowledge for sustainable development

William C. Clark;Lorrae van Kerkhoff;Louis Lebel;Gilberto C. Gallopin

664
Citations
Public Participation in Sustainability Science: A Handbook

Bernd Kasemir;Jill Jäger;Carlo C. Jaeger;Matthew T. Gardner

468
Citations
Managing Planet Earth.

William C. Clark

365
Citations
Sustainability Science: Toward a Synthesis

William C. Clark;Alicia G. Harley

346
Citations
Mitochondria-to-nucleus retrograde signaling drives formation of cytoplasmic chromatin and inflammation in senescence

Maria Grazia Vizioli;Tianhui Liu;Karl N. Miller;Neil A. Robertson

317
Citations
Carbon dioxide review: 1982.

William C. Clark

303
Citations
Science for Global Sustainability

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Paul J. Crutzen;William C. Clark;Martin Claussen

296
Citations
Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development

Patti Kristjanson;Robin S. Reid;Nancy M. Dickson;William C. Clark

281
Citations
Making technological innovation work for sustainable development

Laura Diaz Anadon;Gabriel Chan;Alicia G. Harley;Kira Jen Mendelsohn Matus

273
Citations
Scales of climate impacts

William C. Clark

261
Citations
Climate Change and the Integrity of Science

Jennifer Sills;P. H. Gleick;R. M. Adams;R. M. Amasino

236
Citations
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution.@@@The Earth as Transformed by Human Action: Global and Regional Changes in the Biosphere Over the Past 300 Years.

A. Mowle;Steve Jones;Robert Martin;David Pilbeam

17
Citations
Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change

William C. Clark;Jill Jäger

9
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Martin Claussen Universität Hamburg

C. S. Holling University of Florida

Robert W. Kates Clark University

Robin S. Reid Colorado State University

Vernon W. Ruttan University of Minnesota

Meine van Noordwijk World Agroforestry Centre

Alexander Wokaun Paul Scherrer Institute

Delia Grace International Livestock Research Institute

External Links

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