World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 41 7559 7265 572 554 119 12607

William Salas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Salas between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Salas published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2012. 2 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2012. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1991 2025

126 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
William Salas: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 4
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 8
2003 6
2004 3
2005 5
2006 8
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 1
2011 4
2012 10
2013 6
2014 4
2015 5
2016 6
2017 7
2018 6
2019 5
2020 5
2021 2
2022 4
2023 1
2024 0
2025 2
Total 126
Download as CSV

William Salas publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 119 publications — 23rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541 119
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
Download as CSV

William Salas D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343 41
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
Download as CSV

Overview

William Salas is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses on several subfields including Plant Science, Soil Science, Education, Animal Science and Zoology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their recent publications include studies on various aspects of plant adaptability, soil treatment, and fertilization methods. Notable papers are:

  • Plant adaptability to climate change and drought stress for crop growth and production (2023) published in CABI Reviews
  • Recent and historical developments in chelated fertilizers as plant nutritional sources, their usage efficiency, and application methods (2023) published in PubMed
  • Conditioning of desert sandy soil and investigation of the ameliorative effects of poultry manure and bentonite treatment rate on plant growth (2022) published in Brazilian Journal of Biology
  • DOI Withdrawn: Plant adaptability to climate change and drought stress for crop growth and production (2023) published in CABI Reviews
  • Fitorremediación de Suelos Contaminados por Metales Pesados (2021) published in Scientific Research Journal CIDI

William Salas has worked alongside multiple frequent coauthors, including:

  • Franklin Oré Areche
  • Guillermo Gomer Cotrina Cabello
  • Alfonso Ruiz Rodríguez
  • Aqarab Husnain Gondal
  • Denis Dante Corilla Flores

Their research has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, with multiple papers in:

  • CABI Reviews
  • Brazilian Journal of Biology
  • GnosisWisdom
  • PubMed
  • Scientific Research Journal CIDI

William Salas has also contributed to book publications, including a work titled Data mining para determinar patrones del comportamiento de datos meteorológicos (2022), published by Instituto Universitario de Innovación Ciencia y Tecnología Inudi Perú eBooks.

The scientist's main research topics address plant and agricultural sciences, with particular attention to:

  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Agricultural Science and Fertilization
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects

Best Publications

  • Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents.

    Sassan S Saatchi;Nancy L Harris;Sandra Brown;Michael A Lefsky

  • Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images

    Xiangming Xiao;Stephen Boles;Jiyuan Liu;Dafang Zhuang

  • Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images

    Xiangming Xiao;Stephen Boles;Steve Frolking;Changsheng Li

  • Baseline Map of Carbon Emissions from Deforestation in Tropical Regions

    Nancy L. Harris;Sandra Brown;Stephen C. Hagen;Sassan S. Saatchi;Sassan S. Saatchi

  • Physical and human dimensions of deforestation in Amazonia

    D. L. Skole;W. H. Chomentowski;W. A. Salas;A. D. Nobre

  • Observation of flooding and rice transplanting of paddy rice fields at the site to landscape scales in China using VEGETATION sensor data

    X. Xiao;S. Boles;S. Frolking;W. Salas

  • First 20 years of DNDC (DeNitrification DeComposition): Model evolution

    Sarah L. Gilhespy;Steven Anthony;Laura Cardenas;David Chadwick

  • Monitoring Rice Agriculture across Myanmar Using Time Series Sentinel-1 Assisted by Landsat-8 and PALSAR-2

    Nathan Torbick;Diya Chowdhury;William Salas;Jiaguo Qi

  • Manure-DNDC: a biogeochemical process model for quantifying greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from livestock manure systems

    Changsheng Li;William Salas;Ruihong Zhang;Charley Krauter

  • Modeling nitrate leaching with a biogeochemical model modified based on observations in a row-crop field in Iowa

    Changsheng Li;Neda Farahbakhshazad;Dan B. Jaynes;Dana L. Dinnes

  • Reduced methane emissions from large‐scale changes in water management of China's rice paddies during 1980–2000

    Changsheng Li;Jianjun Qiu;Steve Frolking;Xiangming Xiao

  • Assessing alternatives for mitigating net greenhouse gas emissions and increasing yields from rice production in China over the next twenty years.

    Changsheng Li;William Salas;Benjamin DeAngelo;Steven Rose

  • Mapping deforestation and secondary growth in Rondonia, Brazil, using imaging radar and thematic mapper data

    Eric Rignot;William A. Salas;David L. Skole

  • Modeling impacts of farming management alternatives on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions: A case study for water management of rice agriculture of China

    Changsheng Li;Steve Frolking;Xiangming Xiao;Berrien Moore

  • Secondary Forest Age and Tropical Forest Biomass Estimation Using Thematic Mapper Imagery

    Ross F. Nelson;Daniel S. Kimes;William A. Salas;Michael Routhier

  • Fourier analysis of multi-temporal AVHRR data applied to a land cover classification

    Ludovic Andres;William A. Salas;David Skole

  • Comparing a process-based agro-ecosystem model to the IPCC methodology for developing a national inventory of N2O emissions from arable lands in China

    Changsheng Li;Yahui Zhuang;Meiqio Cao;Patrick Crill

  • Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Natural Sources

    Brian Anderson;Karen B Bartlett;Steve Frolking;Katharine Hayhoe

  • Mapping paddy rice with multitemporal ALOS/PALSAR imagery in southeast China

    Yuan Zhang;Cuizhen Wang;Jiaping Wu;Jiaguo Qi

  • Mitigation potential and costs for global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

    Robert H. Beach;Benjamin J. DeAngelo;Steven Rose;Changsheng Li

  • Agricultural land‐use in China: a comparison of area estimates from ground‐based census and satellite‐borne remote sensing

    Steve Frolking;Xiangming Xiao;Yahui Zhuang;William A Salas

Frequent Co-Authors

Changsheng Li
Changsheng Li University of New Hampshire
Steve Frolking
Steve Frolking University of New Hampshire
Xiangming Xiao
Xiangming Xiao University of Oklahoma
Berrien Moore
Berrien Moore University of Oklahoma
David L. Skole
David L. Skole Michigan State University
Sandra A. Brown
Sandra A. Brown University of California, San Diego
R. Cesar Izaurralde
R. Cesar Izaurralde University of Maryland, College Park
Jiyuan Liu
Jiyuan Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sassan Saatchi
Sassan Saatchi California Institute of Technology
Nancy Lee Harris
Nancy Lee Harris World Resources Institute

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those passionate about Environmental Sciences, exploring related online degrees can open diverse career pathways. Many students look for programs that balance rigor and accessibility. If you’re curious about program difficulty, the what is the easiest bachelor's degree to get guide offers insights into undergraduate options that may complement environmental studies.

Geosciences and geology are closely aligned fields that deepen understanding of Earth systems, vital for environmental careers. Numerous top institutions offer quality online geology degree programs designed for flexibility and comprehensive learning.

Moreover, geographic information systems (GIS) skills are increasingly in demand for environmental data analysis and mapping. Consider exploring the best GIS undergraduate programs to gain expertise in this dynamic technology.

For those looking to advance into leadership and policy roles, pursuing a master's degree could be advantageous. Online options like the best online masters in public administration allow professionals to influence environmental policies and manage sustainability initiatives effectively.

Best Scientists Citing William Salas

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles