2026 William F. Precht: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	37	6749	6519	2275	2183	106	10155

William F. Precht 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. Precht sits on this spectrum.

37 publications 531+

This scientist: 106 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William F. Precht 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. Precht sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% 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. Precht is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The main topics of their scholarly work include coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, marine animal studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, and coastal and marine management.

Precht has contributed to numerous research publications across various peer-reviewed venues. Frequent publication venues include PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Marine Science, Coral Reefs, UNC Libraries, and proceedings from the Geological Society of America.

Survivorship and growth in staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) outplanting projects in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 2020, PLoS ONE
Climate and the latitudinal limits of subtropical reef development, 2021, Scientific Reports
Failure to respond to a coral disease epizootic in Florida: causes and consequences, 2021, Rethinking Ecology
Multi-Variate Analyses of Coral Mortality From the 2014-2015 Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Outbreak Off Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
Climate-modulated range expansion of reef-building coral communities off southeast Florida during the late Holocene, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authorship with researchers such as Lauren T. Toth, Alexander B. Modys, Richard B. Aronson, Anton E. Oleinik, and Richard A. Mortlock.

Best Publications

One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

1801
Citations
White-band disease and the changing face of Caribbean coral reefs

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

1096
Citations
Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs

John F. Bruno;Hugh Sweatman;William F. Precht;Elizabeth R. Selig

611
Citations
White-band disease and the changing face of Caribbean coral reefs

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571
Citations
Unprecedented Disease-Related Coral Mortality in Southeastern Florida.

William F. Precht;Brooke E. Gintert;Martha L. Robbart;Ryan Fura

397
Citations
Conservation, precaution, and Caribbean reefs

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

381
Citations
Climate flickers and range shifts of reef corals

William F. Precht;Richard B. Aronson

363
Citations
Stasis, biological disturbance, and community structure of a Holocene coral reef

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

354
Citations
The 1998 bleaching event and its aftermath on a coral reef in Belize

R. Aronson;W. Precht;M. Toscano;K. Koltes

341
Citations
Phase shifts and stable states on coral reefs

Steven R. Dudgeon;Richard B. Aronson;John F. Bruno;William F. Precht

332
Citations
Severe 2010 cold-water event caused unprecedented mortality to corals of the Florida reef tract and reversed previous survivorship patterns.

Diego Lirman;Stephanie Schopmeyer;Derek Manzello;Lewis J. Gramer

269
Citations
Herbivory and algal dynamics on the coral reef at Discovery Bay, Jamaica

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

264
Citations
THE EXPANDING SCALE OF SPECIES TURNOVER EVENTS ON CORAL REEFS IN BELIZE

Richard B. Aronson;Ian G. Macintyre;William F. Precht;Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch

264
Citations
Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: Simple, quick, inexpensive techniques

Richard B. Aronson;P. J. Edmunds;W. F. Precht;D. W. Swanson

253
Citations
Coral bleach-out in Belize

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht;Ian G. Macintyre;Thaddeus J. T. Murdoch

243
Citations
Landscape patterns of reef coral diversity: a test of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

218
Citations
Native predators do not influence invasion success of pacific lionfish on Caribbean reefs.

Serena Hackerott;Abel Valdivia;Stephanie J. Green;Isabelle M. Côté

172
Citations
Rapid phase-shift reversal on a Jamaican coral reef

Joshua A. Idjadi;Sarah C. Lee;John F. Bruno;William F. Precht

171
Citations
Extrinsic control of species replacement on a Holocene reef in Belize: the role of coral disease

R. B. Aronson;W. F. Precht;I. G. Macintyre

169
Citations
Ecological Shifts along the Florida Reef Tract: The Past as a Key to the Future

William F. Precht;Steven L. Miller

141
Citations
9. Evolutionary Paleoecology of Caribbean Coral Reefs

Richard B. Aronson;William F. Precht

125
Citations
Coral Reef Restoration Handbook

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113
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Aronson Florida Institute of Technology

John F. Bruno University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ian G. Macintyre National Museum of Natural History

Les Kaufman Boston University

Isabelle M. Côté Simon Fraser University

Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute

Peter J. Edmunds California State University, Northridge

Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society

Don R. Levitan Florida State University

Maureen E. Raymo Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

External Links

Personal website of William F. Precht

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