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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by William M. Balch include:
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.
Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown
W.E. Esaias;M.R. Abbott;I. Barton;O.B. Brown
Patrick M. Holligan;Emilio Fernández;James Aiken;William M. Balch
J.D. Milliman;P.J. Troy;W.M. Balch;A.K. Adams
William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Steven G. Ackleson;Kenneth J. Voss
James A. Yoder;Steven G. Ackleson;Richard T. Barber;Pierre Flament
Janet Campbell;David Antoine;Robert Armstrong;Kevin Arrigo
W. M. Balch;Howard R. Gordon;B. C. Bowler;D. T. Drapeau
Scott C. Doney;William M. Balch;Victoria J. Fabry;Richard A. Feely
Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown
William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Katherine A. Kilpatrick
W. M. Berelson;W. M. Balch;R. Najjar;R. A. Feely
Robert D. Vaillancourt;Christopher W. Brown;Robert R. L. Guillard;William M. Balch
Alex J. Poulton;Tim R. Adey;William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan
William Balch;Robert Evans;Jim Brown;Gene Feldman
Howard R. Gordon;G. Chris Boynton;William M. Balch;Stephen B. Groom
William M. Balch;Nicholas R. Bates;Nicholas R. Bates;Phoebe J. Lam;Phoebe J. Lam;Benjamin S. Twining
Sara Rivero-Calle;Anand Gnanadesikan;Carlos E. Del Castillo;Carlos E. Del Castillo;William M. Balch
Nicholas Record;Jeffrey Runge;Daniel Pendleton
William M. Balch;Katherine A. Kilpatrick;Patrick Holligan;Derek Harbour
Kirk D. Knobelspiesse;Christophe Pietras;Christophe Pietras;Giulietta S. Fargion;Giulietta S. Fargion;Menghua Wang;Menghua Wang
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