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William R. Crawford

William R. Crawford

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
6049
World Ranking
6116
National Ranking
315

William R. Crawford 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 R. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 85 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

William R. Crawford 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 R. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

William R. Crawford is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Oceanography. Crawford's work spans multiple interconnected subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Atmospheric Science, Food Science, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics encompass a variety of areas related to oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena. These include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Botanical Research and Applications, as well as Algal Biology and Biofuel Production.

Notable recent publications by Crawford and collaborators include:

  • The Inner-Shelf Dynamics Experiment, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Relationship between surface dissolved iron inventories and net community production during a marine heatwave in the subarctic northeast Pacific, 2022, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Optimal planting density of Agave for maximising aboveground biomass: A systematic literature review, 2022, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
  • Use of three-dimensional-three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography spin fusion protocol for complex aortoiliac endovascular interventions, 2021, Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
  • Sea Level Variations in Shelf Waters off the Coast of British Columbia: From Subsynoptic to Interannual Time Scales, 2024, Journal of Physical Oceanography

Crawford frequently publishes in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and the Journal of Sea Research, each with two publications. Other venues include Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, and the Journal of Physical Oceanography.

Their collaborative network involves repeated partnerships with several researchers, including Nirnimesh Kumar, James A. Lerczak, Tongtong Xu, Amy F. Waterhouse, and Jim Thomson. Each has coauthored multiple papers with Crawford, indicating a sustained collaborative research effort.

The scientist's work addresses complex interactions in oceanographic systems, coastal dynamics, and environmental impacts on marine biology. The breadth of their research topics reflects interdisciplinary engagement with both natural processes and applied sciences related to sustainability and ecological monitoring.

Best Publications

  • The decline and fate of an iron-induced subarctic phytoplankton bloom

    Philip W. Boyd;Cliff S. Law;C.S. Wong;Yukihiro Nojiri

  • An objective method for computing advective surface velocities from sequential infrared satellite images

    W. J. Emery;A. C. Thomas;M. J. Collins;W. R. Crawford

  • Volcanic ash fuels anomalous plankton bloom in subarctic northeast Pacific

    Roberta C. Hamme;Peter W. Webley;William R. Crawford;Frank A. Whitney

  • The Vertical Structure of Turbulent Dissipation in Shelf Seas

    John H. Simpson;William R. Crawford;Tom P. Rippeth;Andrew R. Campbell

  • Physical processes that enhance nutrient transport and primary productivity in the coastal and open ocean of the subarctic NE Pacific

    F.A. Whitney;W.R. Crawford;P.J. Harrison

  • Nutrient and salinity decadal variations in the central and eastern North Pacific

    E. Di Lorenzo;J. Fiechter;N. Schneider;A. Bracco

  • Currents along the pacific coast of Canada

    H.J. Freeland;W.R. Crawford;R.E. Thomson

  • Bottom Stress Estimates from Vertical Dissipation Rate Profiles on the Continental Shelf

    Richard K. Dewey;William R. Crawford

  • Mesoscale eddies dominate surface phytoplankton in northern Gulf of Alaska

    William R. Crawford;Peter J. Brickley;Andrew C. Thomas

  • A high‐resolution assimilating tidal model for the northeast Pacific Ocean

    M. G. G. Foreman;W. R. Crawford;J. Y. Cherniawsky;R. F. Henry

  • Structure and variability of Langmuir circulation during the Surface Waves Processes Program

    Albert J. Plueddemann;Jerome A. Smith;David M. Farmer;Robert A. Weller

  • Physical Characteristics of Haida Eddies

    William R. Crawford

  • Estimating diffusivity from the mixed layer heat and salt balances in the North Pacific

    Meghan F. Cronin;Noel A. Pelland;Steven R. Emerson;William R. Crawford

  • A Comparison of Length Scales and Decay Times of Turbulence in Stably Stratified Flows

    William R. Crawford

  • Impact of Haida Eddies on chlorophyll distribution in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska

    William R. Crawford;Peter J. Brickley;Tawnya D. Peterson;Andrew C. Thomas

  • Multi‐year meanders and eddies in the Alaskan Stream as observed by TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter

    William R. Crawford;Josef Y. Cherniawsky;Michael G. G. Foreman

  • The influence of coastal origin eddies on oceanic plankton distributions in the eastern Gulf of Alaska

    Sonia D. Batten;William R. Crawford

  • A Microstructure Instrument for Profiling Oceanic Turbulence in Coastal Bottom Boundary Layers

    Richard K. Dewey;William R. Crawford;Ann E. Gargett;Neil S. Oakey

  • The 18.6‐year lunar nodal cycle and surface temperature variability in the northeast Pacific

    Stewart M. McKinnell;William R. Crawford

  • Turbulent Dissipation Over the Continental Slope Off Vancouver Island

    Rolf G. Lueck;William R. Crawford;Thomas R. Osborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Thomson
Richard E. Thomson Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Andrew C. Thomas
Andrew C. Thomas University of Maine
Frank A. Whitney
Frank A. Whitney Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Steven Emerson
Steven Emerson University of Washington
Sonia D. Batten
Sonia D. Batten North Pacific Marine Science Organization
Philip W. Boyd
Philip W. Boyd University of Tasmania
André W. Visser
André W. Visser Technical University of Denmark
Meghan F. Cronin
Meghan F. Cronin Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
William J. Emery
William J. Emery University of Colorado Boulder
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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