William C. Clark publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William C. Clark between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William C. Clark published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 11 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

1969 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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William C. Clark: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year	Publications
1969	1
1970	0
1971	0
1972	0
1973	1
1974	2
1975	8
1976	1
1977	1
1978	1
1979	4
1980	1
1981	0
1982	2
1983	2
1984	3
1985	4
1986	3
1987	4
1988	3
1989	6
1990	6
1991	1
1992	1
1993	3
1994	4
1995	4
1996	4
1997	2
1998	2
1999	2
2000	2
2001	8
2002	3
2003	15
2004	19
2005	7
2006	3
2007	5
2008	3
2009	8
2010	16
2011	2
2012	2
2013	1
2014	3
2015	2
2016	8
2017	2
2018	0
2019	6
2020	26
2021	11
2022	3
2023	6
2024	5
2025	6
Total	248

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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.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 174 publications — 53rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
41–50	21
51–60	62
61–70	133
71–80	257
81–90	361
91–100	440
101–110	492
111–120	541
121–130	617
131–140	544
141–150	541
151–160	539
161–170	444
171–180	444	174
181–190	400
191–200	377
201–210	318
211–220	282
221–230	263
231–240	220
241–250	217
251–260	180
261–270	181
271–280	155
281–290	130
291–300	127
301–310	130
311–320	85
321–330	106
331–340	80
341–350	83
351–360	75
361–370	69
371–380	52
381–390	54
391–400	56
401–410	44
411–420	40
421–430	36
431–440	25
441–450	25
451–460	32
461–470	29
471–480	21
481–490	26
491–500	26
501–510	17
511–520	19
521–530	15
531–540	22
541–550	12
551–560	15
561–570	11
571–580	19
581–590	9
591–600	9
601–610	7
611–620	11
621–630	5
631–640	5
641–650	6
651–660	3
661–670	3
671–680	4
681–689	4
690+	100

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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	12
31	26
32	51
33	88
34	123
35	163
36	206
37	267
38	265
39	275
40	321
41	343
42	305
43	336
44	330
45	348
46	291	46
47	275
48	272
49	273
50	263
51	232
52	266
53	217
54	198
55	177
56	202
57	204
58	166
59	177
60	166
61	152
62	143
63	150
64	124
65	119
66	120
67	118
68	82
69	98
70	94
71	105
72	74
73	84
74	70
75	67
76	78
77	60
78	59
79	52
80	47
81	38
82	48
83	42
84	42
85	43
86	29
87	37
88	29
89	30
90	34
91	20
92	22
93	17
94	19
95	24
96	21
97	20
98	24
99	17
100	17
101	21
102	25
103	18
104	26
105	20
106	15
107	10
108	13
109	15
110	12
111	8
112	7
113	9
114	6
115	12
116	7
117	8
118	3
119	5
120	7
121	2
122	4
123	8
124	7
125	9
126+	92

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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

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