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William F. Humphreys

William F. Humphreys

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
7850
World Ranking
4076
National Ranking
313

William F. Humphreys 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 F. Humphreys sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 167 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William F. Humphreys 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 F. Humphreys sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

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

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

Overview

William F. Humphreys is affiliated with the Australian Museum in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these domains, their focus includes Ecology, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work covers several main topics related to biodiversity and ecological studies. These include:

  • Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

William F. Humphreys has contributed articles to a variety of academic journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Hydrobiologia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Ecology and Evolution

Some recent publications demonstrate the scope and diversity of their research:

  • "Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem," 2023, Global Change Biology
  • "Big trouble for little fish: identifying Australian freshwater fishes in imminent risk of extinction," 2020, Pacific Conservation Biology
  • "Brazilian cave heritage under siege," 2022, Science
  • "Evidence for speciation underground in diving beetles (Dytiscidae) from a subterranean archipelago," 2020, Evolution
  • "Rainfall as a trigger of ecological cascade effects in an Australian groundwater ecosystem," 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Steven J. Cooper
  • Mattia Saccò
  • Andrew D. Austin
  • Nicole E. White
  • Michelle T. Guzik

Best Publications

  • Aquifers and hyporheic zones: Towards an ecological understanding of groundwater

    Peter J. Hancock;Andrew J. Boulton;William F. Humphreys

  • Production and Respiration in Animal Populations

    W. F. Humphreys

  • Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems

    Stefano Mammola;Pedro Cardoso;David C Culver;Louis Deharveng

  • Evolution of subterranean diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporini, Bidessini) in the arid zone of Australia

    Remko Leys;Chris H. S. Watts;Steve J. B. Cooper;William F. Humphreys

  • Aquifers: the ultimate groundwater-dependent ecosystems

    William F. Humphreys

  • Protecting the innocent: studying short-range endemic taxa enhances conservation outcomes

    Mark S. Harvey;Mark S. Harvey;Mark S. Harvey;Michael G. Rix;Volker W. Framenau;Volker W. Framenau;Zoë R. Hamilton

  • A Stalagmite record of Holocene Indonesian–Australian summer monsoon variability from the Australian tropics

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll;Victor J. Polyak;Josephine R. Brown

  • Hydrogeology and groundwater ecology: Does each inform the other?

    William Frank Humphreys

  • Is the Australian subterranean fauna uniquely diverse

    Michelle T. Guzik;Andrew D. Austin;Steven J. B. Cooper;Steven J. B. Cooper;Mark S. Harvey

  • Cryptic speciation in two widespread subterranean amphipod genera reflects historical drainage patterns in an ancient landscape

    Terrie Finston;Michael Johnson;W.F. Humphreys;S.M. Eberhard

  • Islands under the desert: molecular systematics and evolutionary origins of stygobitic water beetles (Coleoptera : Dytiscidae) from central Western Australia

    S. J. B. Cooper;S. Hinze;R. Leys;C. H. S. Watts

  • North Atlantic forcing of millennial-scale Indo-Australian monsoon dynamics during the Last Glacial period

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Karl-Heinz Wyrwoll;Yemane Asmerom;Victor J. Polyak

  • The use of habitat components by small mammals in eastern Australia

    J. L. Barnett;R. A. How;W. F. Humphreys

  • Rising from Down Under: developments in subterranean biodiversity in Australia from a groundwater fauna perspective

    William F. Humphreys

  • Groundwater calcrete aquifers in the Australian arid zone: the context to an unfolding plethora of stygal biodiversity

    W. F. Humphreys

  • Imperilled Subsurface Waters in Australia: Biodiversity, Threatening Processes and Conservation

    A. J. Boulton;W. F. Humphreys;S. M. Eberhard

  • Subterranean archipelago in the Australian arid zone: mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of amphipods from central Western Australia.

    Steven J. B. Cooper;John H. Bradbury;John H. Bradbury;Kathleen M. Saint;Remko Leys

  • Subterranean archipelago: mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of stygobitic isopods (Oniscidea:Haloniscus ) from the Yilgarn region of Western Australia

    Steven J. B. Cooper;Steven J. B. Cooper;Kathleen M. Saint;Stefano Taiti;Andrew D. Austin

  • DNA barcoding of stygofauna uncovers cryptic amphipod diversity in a calcrete aquifer in Western Australia's arid zone.

    T. Bradford;M. Adams;W. F. Humphreys;A. D. Austin

  • Shrimps down under: evolutionary relationships of subterranean crustaceans from Western Australia (Decapoda: Atyidae: Stygiocaris).

    Timothy J. Page;William F. Humphreys;Jane M. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. B. Cooper
Steven J. B. Cooper University of Adelaide
Andrew D. Austin
Andrew D. Austin University of Adelaide
Victor J. Polyak
Victor J. Polyak University of New Mexico
Kliti Grice
Kliti Grice Curtin University
Yemane Asmerom
Yemane Asmerom University of New Mexico
Mark S. Harvey
Mark S. Harvey Australian Museum
Mark I. Stevens
Mark I. Stevens South Australian Museum
Alan D. Wanamaker
Alan D. Wanamaker Iowa State University
Quan Hua
Quan Hua Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Caroline C. Ummenhofer
Caroline C. Ummenhofer Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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