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William D. Stock publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William D. Stock sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 137 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

William D. Stock D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William D. Stock sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

William D. Stock is affiliated with Edith Cowan University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Genetics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant responses to water stress

Several publications by William D. Stock exemplify their research focus. These include:

  • Leaf manganese concentrations as a tool to assess belowground plant functioning in phosphorus-impoverished environments, 2020, Plant and Soil
  • Pollen adaptation to ant pollination: a case study from the Proteaceae, 2020, Annals of Botany
  • Habitat fragmentation restricts insect pollinators and pollen quality in a threatened Proteaceae species, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Genetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation in a narrow endemic plant species within an urban context, 2021, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Emissions of gaseous pollutants from laboratory-based fires of vegetation from five common vegetation types in Western Australia, 2020, Atmospheric Pollution Research

Frequent co-authors in their research include Nicola Delnevo, Eddie van Etten, Margaret Byrne, Michele Carbognani, and Andrea Piotti. These collaborations have contributed to multiple studies across related fields.

William D. Stock's work is regularly published in venues such as Biodiversity and Conservation, Plant and Soil, Annals of Botany, Biological Conservation, and Atmospheric Pollution Research, reflecting a range of environmental and biological science disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

    Joseph M. Craine;Andrew J. Elmore;Marcos P. M. Aidar;Mercedes Bustamante

  • Rooting theories of plant community ecology in microbial interactions

    James D. Bever;Ian A. Dickie;Evelina Facelli;Jose M. Facelli

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts

    Gareth K. Phoenix;W. Kevin Hicks;Steve Cinderby;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

  • SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE: FIRE–GRAZER INTERACTIONS IN AN AFRICAN SAVANNA

    S Archibald;W J Bond;William Stock;D H Fairbanks

  • Ecosystem Level Impacts of Invasive Acacia saligna in the South African Fynbos

    S. G. Yelenik;S. G. Yelenik;W. D. Stock;D. M. Richardson

  • Climate-adjusted provenancing: a strategy for climate-resilient ecological restoration

    Suzanne Mary Prober;Margaret Byrne;Elizabeth H McLean;Dorothy A Steane;Dorothy A Steane

  • Impacts of invading N2-fixing Acacia species on patterns of nutrient cycling in two Cape ecosystems: evidence from soil incubation studies and 15N natural abundance values.

    W. D. Stock;K. T. Wienand;A. C. Baker

  • Browsing and fire interact to suppress tree density in an African savanna.

    A. Carla Staver;William J. Bond;William D. Stock;Sue J. van Rensburg

  • Ecological Engineering by a Mega-Grazer: White Rhino Impacts on a South African Savanna

    Matthew S. Waldram;William J. Bond;William D. Stock;William D. Stock

  • Nutrient concentration ratios and co-limitation in South African grasslands.

    Joseph M. Craine;Joseph M. Craine;Joseph M. Craine;Carl Morrow;William D. Stock

  • Soil nitrogen and the role of fire as a mineralizing agent in a South African coastal fynbos ecosystem

    W. D. Stock;O. A. M. Lewis

  • Forces that structure plant communities: quantifying the importance of the mycorrhizal symbiosis

    John Klironomos;Martin Zobel;Mark Tibbett;William D. Stock

  • Nitrogen deposition effects on Mediterranean-type ecosystems : an ecological assessment

    Raul Ochoa-Hueso;Edith B Allen;Cristina Branquinho;Cristina Cruz

  • Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in Mediterranean-climate ecosystems

    Jennifer L. Funk;Rachel J. Standish;Rachel J. Standish;William D. Stock;Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares

  • Plasticity of functional traits varies clinally along a rainfall gradient in Eucalyptus tricarpa

    Elizabeth H. Mclean;Suzanne M. Prober;William D. Stock;Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane

  • Influence of seed size and quality on seedling development under low nutrient conditions in five Australian and South African members of the Proteaceae.

    W. D. Stock;J. S. Pate;J. Delfs

  • PHYLOGENETICS OF THE GRASS GENUS EHRHARTA: EVIDENCE FOR RADIATION IN THE SUMMER-ARID ZONE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAPE

    G. Anthony Verboom;H. Peter Linder;William D. Stock

  • Genome‐wide scans detect adaptation to aridity in a widespread forest tree species

    Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane;Brad M. Potts;Elizabeth McLean;Suzanne M. Prober

  • Functional group identity does not predict invader impacts: differential effects of nitrogen-fixing exotic plants on ecosystem function

    Stephanie G. Yelenik;Stephanie G. Yelenik;William D. Stock;David M. Richardson;David M. Richardson

  • Facilitating adaptation of biodiversity to climate change: a conceptual framework applied to the world’s largest Mediterranean-climate woodland

    Suzanne Mary Prober;Kevin R Thiele;Philip W Rundel;Colin J Yates

  • Phylogenetic ecology of foliar N and P concentrations and N:P ratios across mediterranean-type ecosystems

    William D. Stock;G. Anthony Verboom

  • Mycorrhizal status of plants growing in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    N. Allsopp;W. D. Stock

  • Testing the adaptive nature of radiation: growth form and life history divergence in the African grass genus Ehrharta (Poaceae: Ehrhartoideae).

    G. Anthony Verboom;H. Peter Linder;William D. Stock;William D. Stock

  • Relationships between Seed Reserves, Seedling Growth and Mycorrhizal Responses in 14 Related Shrubs (Rosidae) from a Low-Nutrient Environment

    N. Allsopp;W. D. Stock

  • Assessing nitrogen fixation in mixed- and single-species plantations of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii.

    David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;Marcus Schortemeyer;Marcus Schortemeyer;William D. Stock;William D. Stock;Jürgen Bauhus

  • Regrowth of a semiarid shrub following simulated browsing : the role of reserve carbon

    F. Van Der Heyden;W. D. Stock

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorothy A. Steane
Dorothy A. Steane University of Tasmania
Margaret Byrne
Margaret Byrne University of Western Australia
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Suzanne M. Prober
Suzanne M. Prober Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
René E. Vaillancourt
René E. Vaillancourt University of Tasmania
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Brad M. Potts
Brad M. Potts University of Tasmania
Joseph M. Craine
Joseph M. Craine Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia
Rachel J. Standish
Rachel J. Standish Murdoch University

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