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2025

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77
Citations
22370
World Ranking
954
National Ranking
12

William E. Magnusson 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 E. Magnusson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 348 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William E. Magnusson 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 E. Magnusson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

William E. Magnusson is affiliated with the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Brazil, where their research primarily focuses on environmental science. Their work encompasses a range of topics within this field, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Their subfields of study include Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling. These areas contribute to a comprehensive understanding of biodiversity and ecological interactions, particularly in Amazonian and tropical environments.

Magnusson has published extensively, with research appearing frequently in venues such as Biodiversity and Conservation, Datasets - Sistema SALVE - ICMBio, Science, Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, and Biotropica. These publications reflect a consistent engagement with topics related to biodiversity, conservation, and ecological processes.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Air transportation, population density and temperature predict the spread of COVID-19 in Brazil" (2020, PeerJ)
  • "The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation" (2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society)
  • "Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly" (2023, Nature Climate Change)
  • "The role of environmental filtering, geographic distance and dispersal barriers in shaping the turnover of plant and animal species in Amazonia" (2020, Biodiversity and Conservation)
  • "eDNA in a bottleneck: Obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems" (2021, Environmental DNA)

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Albertina P. Lima, Carolina V. Castilho, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon, and Ângelo Gilberto Manzatto. These collaborations span multiple publications and reflect an integrated approach to ecological and conservation science within the Amazonian context.

Best Publications

  • Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora

    Hans Ter Steege;Hans Ter Steege;Nigel C.A. Pitman;Daniel Sabatier;Christopher Baraloto

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition

    C. Levis;F. R. C. Costa;F. Bongers;M. Peña-Claros

  • Diversity enhances carbon storage in tropical forests

    L. Poorter;M. T. van der Sande;J. Thompson;E. J. M. M. Arets

  • Variation in aboveground tree live biomass in a central Amazonian Forest: Effects of soil and topography

    Carolina V. de Castilho;William E. Magnusson;R. Nazaré O. de Araújo;Regina C.C. Luizão

  • RAPELD: A MODIFICATION OF THE GENTRY METHOD FOR BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITES.

    William E. Magnusson;Albertina P. Lima;Regina Luizão;Flávio Luizão

  • Markedly divergent estimates of Amazon forest carbon density from ground plots and satellites

    Edward T.A. Mitchard;Ted R. Feldpausch;Ted R. Feldpausch;Roel J.W. Brienen;Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez

  • Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

    Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Kofi Affum-Baffoe;Carolina Castilho

  • Mesoscale distribution patterns of Amazonian understorey herbs in relation to topography, soil and watersheds

    Flávia R. C. Costa;William E. Magnusson;Regina C. Luizao

  • Relationships between Habitat Characteristics and Fish Assemblages in Small Streams of Central Amazonia

    Fernando P. Mendonça;William E. Magnusson;Jansen Zuanon

  • Toward an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effects of tropical forest degradation and recovery on carbon stocks and biodiversity

    Mercedes M. C. Bustamante;Iris Roitman;T. Mitchell Aide;Ane Alencar

  • Predation and the evolution of complex oviposition behaviour in Amazon rainforest frogs

    William E. Magnusson;Jean-Marc Hero

  • Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species

    Hans ter Steege;Hans ter Steege;Nigel C. A. Pitman;Timothy J. Killeen;William F. Laurance

  • The correlates of foraging mode in a community of brazilian lizards

    W. E. Magnusson;L. Junqueira De Paiva;R. Moreira Da Rocha;C. R. Franke

  • Diets of Amazonian Crocodilians

    William E. Magnusson;Eduardo Vieira da Silva;Albertina P. Lima

  • Effects of Climate and Food Availability on Four Rodent Species in Southeastern Brazil

    Helena Godoy Bergallo;William Ernest Magnusson

  • Species distribution modelling: Contrasting presence-only models with plot abundance data

    Vitor H.F. Gomes;Vitor H.F. Gomes;Stéphanie D. Ijff;Niels Raes;Iêda Leão Amaral

  • Vertical distance from drainage drives floristic composition changes in an Amazonian rainforest

    Juliana Schietti;Thaise Emilio;Camilo D. Rennó;Debora P. Drucker

  • Spatial eigenfunction analyses in stream networks: do watercourse and overland distances produce different results?

    Victor L. Landeiro;William E. Magnusson;Adriano S. Melo;Helder M. V. Espírito-Santo

  • Guia de Sapos da Reserva Adolpho Ducke: Amazônia Central

    Albertina Pimentel Lima;William Ernest Magnusson;Marcelo Menin;Luciana K Erdtmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Albertina P. Lima
Albertina P. Lima National Institute of Amazonian Research
Flávia R. C. Costa
Flávia R. C. Costa National Institute of Amazonian Research
Juliana Schietti
Juliana Schietti Federal University of Amazonas
Jansen Zuanon
Jansen Zuanon National Institute of Amazonian Research
Jean-Marc Hero
Jean-Marc Hero University of the Sunshine Coast
Hans ter Steege
Hans ter Steege Naturalis Biodiversity Center
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Rafael P. Salomão
Rafael P. Salomão Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Marcos Silveira
Marcos Silveira Universidade Federal do Acre
Erika Berenguer
Erika Berenguer University of Oxford

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