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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2410 2189 1012 897 181 11923

William M. Balch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William M. Balch between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William M. Balch published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2003. 4 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2003. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1975 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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William M. Balch: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 0
1991 2
1992 4
1993 3
1994 7
1995 0
1996 7
1997 5
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 34
2004 6
2005 2
2006 0
2007 5
2008 3
2009 5
2010 4
2011 6
2012 4
2013 4
2014 7
2015 7
2016 11
2017 4
2018 11
2019 19
2020 2
2021 2
2022 6
2023 5
2024 3
2025 1
Total 216
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William M. Balch publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William M. Balch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 178–187 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 181 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 181
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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William M. Balch D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163 56
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

William M. Balch is affiliated with the Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on oceanographic and ecological processes.

Their publications primarily address topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, protist diversity and phylogeny, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Their work is published in a range of scientific venues, including those with multiple contributions such as Limnology and Oceanography, New Phytologist, and Global Biogeochemical Cycles, as well as in Earth system science data and the Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences.

  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • New Phytologist
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Earth system science data
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by William M. Balch include:

  • "Mixotrophic uptake of organic compounds by coccolithophores," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications - version three," 2022, Earth system science data
  • "Changing Hydrographic, Biogeochemical, and Acidification Properties in the Gulf of Maine as Measured by the Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series, GNATS, Between 1998 and 2018," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Remote sensing algorithms for particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) and the global cycle of PIC," 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Polarized lidar and ocean particles: insights from a mesoscale coccolithophore bloom," 2020, Applied Optics

Frequent collaborators include David T. Drapeau, Jelena Godrijan, Bruce C. Bowler, Catherine Mitchell, and Nicholas R. Bates. These coauthors have contributed multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • An overview of MODIS capabilities for ocean science observations

    W.E. Esaias;M.R. Abbott;I. Barton;O.B. Brown

  • A biogeochemical study of the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, in the North Atlantic

    Patrick M. Holligan;Emilio Fernández;James Aiken;William M. Balch

  • Biologically mediated dissolution of calcium carbonate above the chemical lysocline

    J.D. Milliman;P.J. Troy;W.M. Balch;A.K. Adams

  • Biological and optical properties of mesoscale coccolithophore blooms in the Gulf of Maine

    William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Steven G. Ackleson;Kenneth J. Voss

  • A line in the sea

    James A. Yoder;Steven G. Ackleson;Richard T. Barber;Pierre Flament

  • Comparison of algorithms for estimating ocean primary production from surface chlorophyll, temperature, and irradiance

    Janet Campbell;David Antoine;Robert Armstrong;Kevin Arrigo

  • Calcium carbonate measurements in the surface global ocean based on Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data

    W. M. Balch;Howard R. Gordon;B. C. Bowler;D. T. Drapeau

  • Ocean Acidification: A Critical Emerging Problem for the Ocean Sciences

    Scott C. Doney;William M. Balch;Victoria J. Fabry;Richard A. Feely

  • Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi sea

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • Calcification, photosynthesis and growth of the bloom-forming coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi

    William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Katherine A. Kilpatrick

  • Relating estimates of CaCO3 production, export, and dissolution in the water column to measurements of CaCO3 rain into sediment traps and dissolution on the sea floor: A revised global carbonate budget

    W. M. Berelson;W. M. Balch;R. Najjar;R. A. Feely

  • Light backscattering properties of marine phytoplankton: relationships to cell size, chemical composition and taxonomy

    Robert D. Vaillancourt;Christopher W. Brown;Robert R. L. Guillard;William M. Balch

  • Relating coccolithophore calcification rates to phytoplankton community dynamics: Regional differences and implications for carbon export

    Alex J. Poulton;Tim R. Adey;William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan

  • The Remote Sensing of Ocean Primary Productivity: Use of a New Data Compilation to Test Satellite Algorithms

    William Balch;Robert Evans;Jim Brown;Gene Feldman

  • Retrieval of coccolithophore calcite concentration from SeaWiFS Imagery

    Howard R. Gordon;G. Chris Boynton;William M. Balch;Stephen B. Groom

  • Factors regulating the Great Calcite Belt in the Southern Ocean and its biogeochemical significance

    William M. Balch;Nicholas R. Bates;Nicholas R. Bates;Phoebe J. Lam;Phoebe J. Lam;Benjamin S. Twining

  • Multidecadal increase in North Atlantic coccolithophores and the potential role of rising CO2

    Sara Rivero-Calle;Anand Gnanadesikan;Carlos E. Del Castillo;Carlos E. Del Castillo;William M. Balch

  • Rapid Climate-Driven Circulation Changes Threaten Conservation of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

    Nicholas Record;Jeffrey Runge;Daniel Pendleton

  • The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 2. Relating optics to coccolith concentration

    William M. Balch;Katherine A. Kilpatrick;Patrick Holligan;Derek Harbour

  • Maritime aerosol optical thickness measured by handheld sun photometers

    Kirk D. Knobelspiesse;Christophe Pietras;Christophe Pietras;Giulietta S. Fargion;Giulietta S. Fargion;Menghua Wang;Menghua Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex J. Poulton
Alex J. Poulton Heriot-Watt University
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kenneth J. Voss
Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Timothy J Smyth
Timothy J Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Stanford B. Hooker
Stanford B. Hooker Goddard Space Flight Center
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon

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