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 G. Sunda sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 112 publications — 19th percentile
19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
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 G. Sunda sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 64 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
William G. Sunda is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Oceanography. Their work explores various aspects of marine and coastal ecosystems, photosynthetic processes, marine biology and ecology, microbial community ecology and physiology, as well as algal biology and biofuel production.
Their recent publications cover topics related to phytoplankton, marine diatoms, and the interactions between environmental factors such as iron, light, and carbon dioxide on growth and carbon fixation. Notable papers include:
Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Haizheng Hong, Dalin Shi, Adrian Marchetti, Xin Zhang, and Natalie R. Cohen. Their collaboration network indicates a multidisciplinary approach, involving expertise spanning microbial ecology and oceanographic sciences.
William G. Sunda's publications are predominantly found in the journals Limnology and Oceanography, UNC Libraries, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Limnology and Oceanography Letters, with Limnology and Oceanography being the most frequent venue.
Their research engages with subfields such as Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. These fields underscore the breadth of their scientific inquiries and interdisciplinary reach.
Key topics addressed in their work include:
William G. Sunda has been recognized by their peers through fellowships with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2011 and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded in 2010.
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