| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Sciences | 36 | 9197 | 8817 | 427 | 401 | 142 | 4256 |
The chart shows the history of publications by William E. Ward between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William E. Ward published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2021. 9 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.
162 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| Total | 162 |
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 E. Ward sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 142 publications — 37th percentile
37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.
| 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 | 142 |
| 151–160 | 539 | |
| 161–170 | 444 | |
| 171–180 | 444 | |
| 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 |
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 E. Ward sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile
7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 12 | |
| 31 | 26 | |
| 32 | 51 | |
| 33 | 88 | |
| 34 | 123 | |
| 35 | 163 | |
| 36 | 206 | 36 |
| 37 | 267 | |
| 38 | 265 | |
| 39 | 275 | |
| 40 | 321 | |
| 41 | 343 | |
| 42 | 305 | |
| 43 | 336 | |
| 44 | 330 | |
| 45 | 348 | |
| 46 | 291 | |
| 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 |
William E. Ward is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research engages primarily with various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.
Ward's work covers key topics such as Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Planetary Science and Exploration, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.
They have published research in notable venues multiple times, with frequent appearances in:
William E. Ward's recent papers include:
William E. Ward regularly collaborates with several researchers, including:
G. G. Shepherd;G. Thuillier;W. A. Gault;B. H. Solheim
Erdal Yiğit;Petra Koucká Knížová;Katya Georgieva;William Ward
Jeffrey M. Forbes;Xiaoli Zhang;Elsayed R. Talaat;William Ward
Yosuke Yamazaki;Vivien Matthias;Yasunobu Miyoshi;Claudia Stolle
V. I. Fomichev;W. E. Ward;S. R. Beagley;C. McLandress
W. E. Ward;J. Oberheide;L. P. Goncharenko;T. Nakamura
Gordon G. Shepherd;Gérard Thuillier;Young-Min Cho;Marie-Louise Duboin
W. E. Ward
C. McLandress;W. E. Ward;V. I. Fomichev;K. Semeniuk
Charles McLandress;W. E. Ward
R. N. Davis;J. Du;A. K. Smith;W. E. Ward
W. A. Gault;G. Thuillier;G. G. Shepherd;S. P. Zhang
Jason P. Russell;W. E. Ward;R. P. Lowe;R. G. Roble
James A. Whiteway;Allan I. Carswell;William E. Ward
Michael P. Hickey;Richard L. Walterscheid;Michael. J. Taylor;William Ward
W. E. Ward;J. Oberheide;M. Riese;P. Preusse
W. E. Ward;D. Y. Wang;B. H. Solheim;G. G. Shepherd
G.G. Shepherd;R.G. Roble;C. McLandress;W.E. Ward
Jens Oberheide;Kazuo Shiokawa;Subramanian Gurubaran;William E Ward
V. Singh;I. C. McDade;G. G. Shepherd;B. H. Solheim
J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;W. Ward;E. R. Talaat
Quan Gan;Quan Gan;Jian Du;William E Ward;Stephen R Beagley
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