Alexander Thom

1.1k citations
38 papers · 580 · h-index 10

Impact in

    • Archaeological Research and Protection
  • Archeology top 1%
    • Historical and Architectural Studies
    • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
    • Ancient Egypt and Archaeology

Papers in

    • Historical Astronomy and Related Studies 13
    • History and Developments in Astronomy 5
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 5
    • Historical and Architectural Studies 8
    • Archaeological and Geological Studies 5
    • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology 3

Alexander Thom

37 papers receiving 414 citations

Peers

Alexander Thom
Comparison fields: 5 of 85
  • Space and Planetary Science 31
  • Archeology 198
  • Archeology 19
  • Paleontology 119
  • Theoretical Computer Science 15
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The 8 scholars most cited alongside Alexander Thom, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1
Megalithic Sites in Britain
1967137
2
Essentials of Meteorology
197289
3
Megalithic Lunar Observatories
197083
4 195549
5
Megalithic Remains in Britain and Brittany
197826
6
Records in stone : papers in memory of Alexander Thom
198822
7 197122
8 197715
9 196111
10 196211
11 19749
12 19808
13 19727
14 19667
15 19647
16 19767
17 19756
18 19746
19 19765
20 19585

About Alexander Thom

Alexander Thom is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Archeology, Paleontology, Geography, Planning and Development and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, having authored 38 papers that have together received 580 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (13 papers), Historical and Architectural Studies (8 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (5 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (5 papers), Archaeological and Geological Studies (5 papers), Historical Geography and Cartography (3 papers) and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Space and Planetary Science (31 citations), Archeology (198 citations), Archeology (19 citations), Paleontology (119 citations) and Theoretical Computer Science (15 citations). Alexander Thom has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and Tunisia. Frequent co-authors include Daniel H. McIntosh, Clive Ruggles, Aubrey Burl, Daniel Smith, Ian Strangeways, G. E. Peckham, J.S.G. McCulloch and J. C. Farman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal for the History of Astronomy, Current Anthropology, Antiquity, Journal of Navigation and Weather.

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