2026 William W. Murdoch: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	69	1420	1356	521	491	124	21129

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

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Ecology and Evolution

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1356

521

491

124

21129

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1977 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

William W. Murdoch is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States.

The recorded recent publication includes:

"Joseph H. Connell (1923-2020)", 2020, published in Science

Among frequent co-authors, Wayne P. Sousa is noted.

The primary publication venue for Murdoch's work is:

Science

Throughout their career, Murdoch has received several recognitions:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1977
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2013

Best Publications

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: "PSEUDOREPLICATION" IN TIME?'

Allan Stewart-Oaten;William W. Murdoch;Keith R. Parker

1831
Citations
Switching in General Predators: Experiments on Predator Specificity and Stability of Prey Populations

William W. Murdoch

1824
Citations
Predation and Population Stability

Unknown

1605
Citations
POPULATION REGULATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

William W. Murdoch

930
Citations
Biological Control in Theory and Practice

William W. Murdoch;Jean Chesson;Peter L. Chesson

817
Citations
Consumer-Resource Dynamics (MPB-36)

William W. Murdoch;Cheryl J. Briggs;Roger M. Nisbet

657
Citations
Diversity and Pattern in Plants and Insects

William W. Murdoch;Francis C. Evans;Charles H. Peterson

637
Citations
Conserving biodiversity efficiently: what to do, where, and when.

Kerrie A Wilson;Emma C Underwood;Scott A Morrison;Kirk R Klausmeyer

555
Citations
WHY DO POPULATIONS CYCLE? A SYNTHESIS OF STATISTICAL AND MECHANISTIC MODELING APPROACHES

Bruce E. Kendall;Cheryl J. Briggs;William W. Murdoch;Peter Turchin

489
Citations
Maximizing return on investment in conservation

William Murdoch;Stephen Polasky;Kerrie A. Wilson;Hugh P. Possingham

452
Citations
Switching in Predatory Fish

William W. Murdoch;S. Avery;Michael E. B. Smyth;Michael E. B. Smyth

424
Citations
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE AND STABILITY IN PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEMS

Allan Oaten;William W. Murdoch

420
Citations
Spatial Density Dependence in Parasitoids

Sandra J. Walde;William W. Murdoch

411
Citations
Aggregation of risk: relationships among host-parasitoid models

Peter L. Chesson;William W. Murdoch

393
Citations
"Community Structure, Population Control, and Competition"-A Critique

William W. Murdoch

387
Citations
Cyclic and Stable Populations: Plankton as Paradigm

Edward McCauley;William W. Murdoch

340
Citations
SWITCHING, FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE, AND STABILITY IN PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEMS*

Allan Oaten;William W. Murdoch

333
Citations
Aggregation by Parasitoids and Predators: Effects on Equilibrium and Stability

William W. Murdoch;Allan Stewart-Oaten

297
Citations
Large-amplitude cycles of Daphnia and its algal prey in enriched environments

E. McCauley;R.M. Nisbet;W.W. Murdoch;A.M. de Roos

289
Citations
Theory for Biological Control: Recent Developments

William W. Murdoch;Cheryl J. Briggs

278
Citations
Habitat structure and population persistence in an experimental community

Stephen P. Ellner;Edward McCauley;Bruce E. Kendall;Cheryl J. Briggs

252
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger M. Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara

Edward McCauley University of Calgary

Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara

William Gurney University of Strathclyde

Bruce E. Kendall University of California, Santa Barbara

Peter Kareiva University of California, Los Angeles

Simon N. Wood University of Edinburgh

Sandra J. Walde Dalhousie University

Robert F. Luck University of California, Riverside

Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota

External Links

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