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D-Index
43
Citations
8038
World Ranking
5275
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1804

William M. Graham 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 M. Graham sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 91 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William M. Graham 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 M. Graham sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

William M. Graham is affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Arts and Humanities. Within these domains, their subfields of study encompass Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, and Literature and Literary Theory.

The scientist's main topics of work involve Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, and Joseph Conrad and Literature. These diverse themes reflect an interdisciplinary approach to both scientific and literary studies.

Recent publications by William M. Graham include the paper titled "Indirect development" increases reproductive plasticity and contributes to the success of scyphozoan jellyfish in the oceans published in 2021 in the journal Scientific Reports.

  • "Indirect development" increases reproductive plasticity and contributes to the success of scyphozoan jellyfish in the oceans, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Graham are:

  • Isabella D'Ambra
  • Louise Merquiol
  • John H. Costello

Publications are primarily featured in the venue Scientific Reports, where they have contributed at least one paper.

Best Publications

  • Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations

    Robert H. Condon;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Kelly L. Robinson

  • A physical context for gelatinous zooplankton aggregations: a review

    William M. Graham;Fransesc Pagès;William M. Hamner

  • Upwelling shadows as nearshore retention sites: the example of northern Monterey Bay

    William M. Graham;John L. Largier

  • Questioning the Rise of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the World's Oceans

    Robert H. Condon;William M. Graham;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie Anne Pitt

  • Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Cathy H. Lucas;Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Jellyfish in ecosystems, online databases, and ecosystem models

    Daniel Pauly;William Graham;Simone Libralato;Lyne Morissette

  • Oil weathering after the Deepwater Horizon disaster led to the formation of oxygenated residues.

    Christoph Aeppli;Catherine A. Carmichael;Robert K. Nelson;Karin L. Lemkau

  • Jellyfish blooms result in a major microbial respiratory sink of carbon in marine systems.

    Robert H. Condon;Deborah K. Steinberg;Paul A. del Giorgio;Thierry C. Bouvier

  • Jellyfish life histories: role of polyps in forming and maintaining scyphomedusa populations.

    Cathy H Lucas;William M Graham;Chad Widmer

  • Ecological and economic implications of a tropical jellyfish invader in the Gulf of Mexico

    William M. Graham;Daniel L. Martin;Darryl L. Felder;Vernon L. Asper

  • Oil carbon entered the coastal planktonic food web during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    William M Graham;Robert H Condon;Ruth H Carmichael;Isabella D’Ambra

  • Climate‐related, decadal‐scale assemblage changes of seagrass‐associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth L. Heck;Sean P. Powers;William M. Graham

  • Numerical increases and distributional shifts of Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor) and Aurelia aurita (Linné) (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) in the northern Gulf of Mexico

    W. M. Graham

  • Gelatinous zooplankton biomass in the global oceans: geographic variation and environmental drivers

    Cathy H. Lucas;Daniel O.B. Jones;Catherine J. Hollyhead;Catherine J. Hollyhead;Robert H. Condon

  • Linking human well-being and jellyfish: ecosystem services, impacts and societal responses

    William M. Graham;Stefan Gelcich;Kelly L. Robinson;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Persistent “upwelling shadows” and their influence on zooplankton distributions

    W. M. Graham;J. G. Field;D. C. Potts

  • Floating oil-covered debris from Deepwater Horizon: identification and application

    Catherine A. Carmichael;J. Samuel Arey;J. Samuel Arey;William M. Graham;Laura J. Linn

  • Biological Invasions by Marine Jellyfish

    William M. Graham;Keith M. Bayha

  • Pelagic Cnidarians and Ctenophores in Low Dissolved Oxygen Environments: A Review

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Denise L. Breitburg;Mary Beth Decker;William M. Graham

  • Size-based Prey Selectivity and Dietary Shifts in the Jellyfish, Aurelia aurita

    William M. Graham;Ryan M. Kroutil

  • Domoic acid-producing diatom blooms in Monterey Bay, California: 1991-1993.

    P. M. Walz;D. L. Garrison;W. M. Graham;M. A. Cattey

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Sean P. Powers
Sean P. Powers University of South Alabama
Cathy H. Lucas
Cathy H. Lucas University of Southampton
Kylie Anne Pitt
Kylie Anne Pitt Griffith University
Hermes Mianzan
Hermes Mianzan Spanish National Research Council
Richard D. Brodeur
Richard D. Brodeur Oregon State University
Shin-ichi Uye
Shin-ichi Uye Hiroshima University
Ruth H. Carmichael
Ruth H. Carmichael University of South Alabama
Alenka Malej
Alenka Malej National Institute of Biology
Jennifer E. Purcell
Jennifer E. Purcell Western Washington University

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