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D-Index
57
Citations
12376
World Ranking
2705
National Ranking
964

William J. Matthews 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 J. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William J. Matthews 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 J. Matthews sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William J. Matthews is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and psychology, with a focus on social and intergroup psychology, decision-making and behavioral economics, and behavioral health and interventions. The breadth of their work also touches on cultural differences and values, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, as well as climate change communication and perception.

Their published work includes studies on breast cancer treatment, with specific contributions in breast cancer treatment studies documented in their research portfolio. Matthews has contributed to several papers since 2020, covering diverse psychological and social topics, often examining decision-making processes and social comparisons.

Recent publications include:

  • "Redevelopment of the Predict: Breast Cancer website and recommendations for developing interfaces to support decision-making" (2021) published in Cancer Medicine
  • "Having less, giving less: The effects of unfavorable social comparisons of affluence on people's willingness to act for the benefit of others" (2021) published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • "The delay-reward heuristic: What do people expect in intertemporal choice tasks?" (2020) published in Judgment and Decision Making
  • "Personal relative deprivation and pro-environmental intentions" (2021) published in PLoS ONE
  • "More is easier? Testing the role of fluency in the more-credible effect" (2021) published in Judgment and Decision Making

Matthews frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Cancer Medicine
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • PLoS ONE

Their work is often collaborative, with several co-authors appearing repeatedly in their publications. Frequent collaborators include George Farmer, Mitchell J. Callan, Alexandra L. J. Freeman, David Spiegelhalter, and M Pearson.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • General Decision Sciences
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cancer Research

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception

Best Publications

  • Patterns in Freshwater Fish Ecology

    William J. Matthews

  • Grazing Minnows, Piscivorous Bass, and Stream Algae: Dynamics of a Strong Interaction

    Mary E. Power;William J. Matthews;Arthur J. Stewart

  • Life on the Edge: The Ecology of Great Plains Prairie Streams

    Walter K. Dodds;Keith Gido;Matt R. Whiles;Ken M. Fritz

  • Effects of drought on fish across axes of space, time and ecological complexity

    William J. Matthews;Edie Marsh‐Matthews

  • Biotic and abiotic controls in river and stream communities

    Mary E. Power;R. Jean Stout;Colbert E. Cushing;Peter P. Harper

  • PERSISTENCE OF STREAM FISH ASSEMBLAGES: EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

    Stephen T. Ross;William J. Matthews;Anthony A. Echelle

  • Fish Faunal Structure in an Ozark Stream: Stability, Persistence and a Catastrophic Flood

    William J. Matthews

  • North American Prairie Streams as Systems for Ecological Study

    William J. Matthews

  • Does morphology predict ecology? Hypothesis testing within a freshwater stream fish assemblage

    Michael E. Douglas;William J. Matthews

  • Community and Evolutionary Ecology of North American Stream Fishes

    Kurt D. Fausch;William J. Matthews;David C. Heins

  • Algae-grazing minnows (Campostoma anomalum), piscivorous bass (Micropterus spp.), and the distribution of attached algae in a small prairie-margin stream

    Mary E. Power;Mary E. Power;William J. Matthews;William J. Matthews

  • Potential effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems of the Great Plains of North America

    A. P. Covich;S. C. Fritz;P. J. Lamb;R. D. Marzolf

  • A Conservation Plan for Native Fishes of the Lower Colorado River

    W. L. Minckley;Paul C. Marsh;James E. Deacon;Thomas E. Dowling

  • Grazer Control of Algae in an Ozark Mountain Stream: Effects of Short-Term Exclusion

    Mary E. Power;Arthur J. Stewart;William J. Matthews

  • EFFECTS OF AN ALGIVOROUS MINNOW ON TEMPERATE STREAM ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES

    Frances P. Gelwick;William J. Matthews

  • Geographic, terrestrial and aquatic factors: which most influence the structure of stream fish assemblages in the midwestern United States?

    E. Marsh-Matthews;E. Marsh-Matthews;W. J. Matthews;W. J. Matthews

  • Stability and Persistence of Fish Faunas and Assemblages in Three Midwestern Streams

    William J. Matthews;Robert C. Cashner;Frances P. Gelwick

  • Fish species‐environment and abundance relationships in a Great Plains river system

    Christopher M. Taylor;Matthew R. Winston;William J. Matthews

  • Fish faunal ‘breaks’ and stream order in the eastern and central United States

    William J. Matthews

  • Influence of Drainage Connectivity, Drainage Area and Regional Species Richness on Fishes of the Interior Highlands in Arkansas

    William J. Matthews;Henry W. Robison

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith B. Gido
Keith B. Gido Kansas State University
Mary E. Power
Mary E. Power University of California, Berkeley
Arthur J. Stewart
Arthur J. Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Bret C. Harvey
Bret C. Harvey US Forest Service
Thomas C. Winter
Thomas C. Winter United States Geological Survey
Richard L. Mayden
Richard L. Mayden Saint Louis University
Peter J. Lamb
Peter J. Lamb University of Oklahoma
F. Richard Hauer
F. Richard Hauer University of Montana
Ellie E. Prepas
Ellie E. Prepas Lakehead University
Philip W. Hedrick
Philip W. Hedrick Arizona State University

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