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William J. Sutherland

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186
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487
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52

Physics

D-Index
185
Citations
124954
World Ranking
98
National Ranking
10

William J. Sutherland publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Sutherland sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 573 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

William J. Sutherland D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Sutherland sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 185 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2000 - Marsh Award for Ecology, British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

William J. Sutherland is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the field of Environmental Science, encompassing 270 publications, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, and Forest Management and Policy.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Nature

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity" (2021, PLoS Biology)
  • "Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps" (2022, Nature)
  • "A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z < 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions" (2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • "Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas" (2021, Journal of Applied Ecology)

Collaborators frequently include Rebecca K. Smith, Silviu O. Petrovan, Alec P. Christie, Andrew J. Bladon, and Ricardo Rocha.

William J. Sutherland has several book publications with publishers such as Open Book Publishers, University of Cambridge, and the Directory of Open Access Books. Notable titles include:

  • "Seabirds in the North-East Atlantic" (2023, Open Book Publishers)
  • "Coral Conservation" (2025, Open Book Publishers)
  • "Terrestrial Mammal Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Interventions for terrestrial mammals excluding bats and primates" (2020, University of Cambridge)
  • "What Works in Conservation 2020" (2020, Directory of Open Access Books)

The scientist has been recognized with awards such as the Marsh Award for Ecology from the British Ecological Society in 2000 and holds the status of Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society.

Best Publications

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;G. B. Dalton;S. J. Maddox;W. J. Sutherland

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spectra and redshifts

    Matthew Colless;Gavin B. Dalton;Stephen J. Maddox;William J. Sutherland

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications

    Shaun Cole;Will Percival;John A. Peacock;Peder Norberg

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Power-spectrum analysis of the final dataset and cosmological implications

    S. Cole;W. J. Percival;J. A. Peacock;P. Norberg

  • The need for evidence-based conservation

    William J. Sutherland;Andrew S. Pullin;Paul M. Dolman;Teri M. Knight

  • Post‐war changes in arable farming and biodiversity in Great Britain

    Robert A. Robinson;William J. Sutherland

  • How effective are European agri‐environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?

    David Kleijn;William J. Sutherland

  • What Is the Allee Effect

    P. A. Stephens;W. J. Sutherland;R. P. Freckleton

  • Ecological census techniques : a handbook

    William J. Sutherland

  • Consequences of the Allee effect for behaviour, ecology and conservation

    Philip A. Stephens;William J. Sutherland

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of Large Magellanic Cloud Observations

    Charles Alcock;Charles Alcock;Robyn Allsman;David R Alves;Tim Axelrod

  • Biodiversity conservation: challenges beyond 2010.

    Michael R. W. Rands;William M. Adams;Leon Bennun;Stuart H. M. Butchart

  • LII. The viscosity of gases and molecular force

    William Sutherland

  • Understanding and managing conservation conflicts

    Steve M. Redpath;Juliette Young;Anna Evely;William M. Adams

  • Possible gravitational microlensing of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;Carl W. Akerlof;Carl W. Akerlof;R. A. Allsman;T. S. Axelrod

  • The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: near-infrared galaxy luminosity functions

    Shaun Cole;Peder Norberg;Carlton Baugh;Carlos S. Frenk

  • Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): survey diagnostics and core data release

    S. P. Driver;D. T. Hill;L. S. Kelvin;A. S. G. Robotham

  • The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the power spectrum and the matter content of the Universe

    Will J. Percival;Carlton Baugh;Joss Bland-Hawthorn;Terry J. Bridges

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of LMC Observations

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. R. Alves

  • From Individual Behaviour to Population Ecology

    William J. Sutherland

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Peterson
Bruce A. Peterson Australian National University
David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Kim Griest
Kim Griest University of California, San Diego
Kenneth C. Freeman
Kenneth C. Freeman Australian National University
Charles Alcock
Charles Alcock Harvard University
Lynn V. Dicks
Lynn V. Dicks University of Cambridge
George Efstathiou
George Efstathiou University of Cambridge
John A. Peacock
John A. Peacock University of Edinburgh
Carlos S. Frenk
Carlos S. Frenk Durham University

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