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William H. Conner

William H. Conner

Clemson University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7329
World Ranking
5541
National Ranking
1900

William H. Conner publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 164 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William H. Conner 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 H. Conner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William H. Conner is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in earth and planetary sciences. Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include ecology, global and planetary change, earth-surface processes, plant science, and atmospheric science.

The main topics addressed in their work cover coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, soil and water nutrient dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, soil erosion and sediment transport, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and tree-ring climate responses.

William H. Conner has authored and contributed to numerous research articles. Some of the recent publications include:

  • Practical Guide to Measuring Wetland Carbon Pools and Fluxes (2023) in Wetlands
  • A Review of 50 Years of Study of Hydrology, Wetland Dynamics, Aquatic Metabolism, Water Quality and Trophic Status, and Nutrient Biogeochemistry in the Barataria Basin, Mississippi Delta-System Functioning, Human Impacts and Restoration Approaches (2021) in Water
  • Small gradients in salinity have large effects on stand water use in freshwater wetland forests (2020) in Forest Ecology and Management
  • Divergent biotic and abiotic filtering of root endosphere and rhizosphere soil fungal communities along ecological gradients (2020) in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Dynamics of dissolved organic matter and disinfection byproduct precursors along a low elevation gradient in woody wetlands - an implication of hydrologic impacts of climate change on source water quality (2020) in Water Research

The frequent coauthors of William H. Conner include:

  • Ken W. Krauss
  • Jamie A. Duberstein
  • Gregory B. Noe
  • Alex Chow
  • Scott T. Allen

The scientist often publishes in venues such as:

  • Wetlands
  • Forests
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Water
  • Forest Ecology and Management

William H. Conner was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPOSITION OF A BALDCYPRESS-WATER TUPELO SITE AND A BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD SITE IN A LOUISIANA SWAMP'

    William H. Conner;John W. Day

  • The productivity and composition of Mangrove forests, Laguna de Términos, Mexico

    John W. Day;William H. Conner;Francisco Ley-Lou;Richard H. Day

  • Aboveground Production in Southeastern Floodplain Forests: A Test of the Subsidy-Stress Hypothesis

    J. Patrick Megonigal;William H. Conner;Steven Kroeger;Rebecca R. Sharitz

  • COMPARISON OF THE VEGETATION OF THREE LOUISIANA SWAMP SITES WITH DIFFERENT FLOODING REGIMES

    William H. Conner;James G. Gosselink;Roland T. Parrondo

  • A 7 YEAR RECORD OF ABOVE-GROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN A SOUTHEASTERN MEXICAN MANGROVE FOREST

    J.W. Day;J.W. Day;Carlos Coronado-Molina;F.R. Vera-Herrera;R. Twilley

  • Influence of hurricanes on coastal ecosystems along the northern Gulf of Mexico

    William H. Conner;John W. Day;Robert H. Baumann;John M. Randall

  • Water Level Observations in Mangrove Swamps During Two Hurricanes in Florida

    Ken W. Krauss;Thomas W. Doyle;Terry J. Doyle;Christopher M. Swarzenski

  • Predicting the retreat and migration of tidal forests along the northern Gulf of Mexico under sea-level rise

    Thomas W. Doyle;Ken W. Krauss;William H. Conner;Andrew S. From

  • The Use of Wetlands in the Mississippi Delta for Wastewater Assimilation: A Review

    J. W. Day;Jae-Young Ko;John Rybczyk;D. Sabins

  • Southern Forested Wetlands: Ecology and Management

    Michael G. Messina;William H. Conner

  • Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Dynamics in Four Southern Forested Floodplain Communities

    Terrell T. Baker;B. Graeme Lockaby;William H. Conner;Calvin E. Meier

  • Flooding and salinity effects on growth and survival of four common forested wetland species

    W.H. Conner;K.W. McLeod;J.K. McCarron

  • Site Condition, Structure, and Growth of Baldcypress Along Tidal/Non-Tidal Salinity Gradients

    Ken W. Krauss;Jamie A. Duberstein;Thomas W. Doyle;William H. Conner

  • The Effect of Salinity and Waterlogging on Growth and Survival of Baldcypress and Chinese Tallow Seedlings

    William H. Conner

  • Rising water levels in coastal Louisiana: implications for two coastal forested wetland areas in Louisiana

    William H. Conner;John W. Day

  • The Role of the Upper Tidal Estuary in Wetland Blue Carbon Storage and Flux

    Ken W. Krauss;Gregory B. Noe;Jamie A. Duberstein;William H. Conner

  • The effect of increasing salinity and forest mortality on soil nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization in tidal freshwater forested wetlands

    Gregory B. Noe;Ken W. Krauss;B. Graeme Lockaby;William H. Conner

  • Natural regeneration of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) in a Louisiana swamp

    William H. Conner;John R. Toliver;Fred H. Sklar

  • Causal mechanisms of soil organic matter decomposition: deconstructing salinity and flooding impacts in coastal wetlands

    Camille L. Stagg;Donald R. Schoolmaster;Ken W. Krauss;Nicole Cormier

  • PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT EXPORT STUDIES IN A CYPRESS SWAMP AND LAKE SYSTEM IN LOUISIANA

    John W. Day;Thomas J. Butler;William H. Conner

  • Fine Root Productivity and Dynamics on a Forested Floodplain in South Carolina

    Terrell T. Baker;William H. Conner;B.Graeme Lockaby;John A. Stanturf

  • Recognizing and Overcoming Difficult Site Conditions for Afforestation of Bottomland Hardwoods

    John A. Stanturf;William H. Conner;Emile S. Gardiner;Callie Jo Schweitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Day
John W. Day Louisiana State University
Ken W. Krauss
Ken W. Krauss United States Geological Survey
Alex T. Chow
Alex T. Chow Clemson University
Gregory B. Noe
Gregory B. Noe United States Geological Survey
Gary Shaffer
Gary Shaffer University of Magallanes
John A. Stanturf
John A. Stanturf US Forest Service
Robert R. Lane
Robert R. Lane Louisiana State University
James G. Gosselink
James G. Gosselink Louisiana State University
Kimberly P. Wickland
Kimberly P. Wickland United States Geological Survey
Robert R. Twilley
Robert R. Twilley Louisiana State University

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