Len Thomas
Impact in
- Developmental Biology top 0.05%
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Ecological Modeling top 0.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Papers in
- Ecology 155
- Marine animal studies overview 119
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 35
- Avian ecology and behavior 18
- Oceanography 77
- Underwater Acoustics Research 69
- Co-authors
- S. T. Buckland (24 shared papers)David L. Borchers (9 shared papers)Jeffrey L. Laake (4 shared papers)Tiago A. Marques (36 shared papers)David R. Anderson (3 shared papers)K P Burnham (2 shared papers)Jeff Laake (2 shared papers)Eric A. Rexstad (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (30 papers)PLoS ONE (8 papers)Methods in Ecology and Evolution (8 papers)Marine Mammal Science (7 papers)Endangered Species Research (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesPortugal
In The Last Decade
Len Thomas
171 papers receiving 14.7k citations
Len Thomas's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
- Developmental Biology 2.2k
- Ecological Modeling 2.2k
- Ecology 12.9k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.4k
- Oceanography 2.8k
Countries citing papers authored by Len Thomas
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Fields of papers citing papers by Len Thomas
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Len Thomas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 180 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Distance Sampling Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 2452 |
| 2 | Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 1952 |
| 3 | Distance software: design and analysis of distance sampling surveys for estimating population size Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 1629 |
| 4 | State–space models of individual animal movement Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 661 |
| 5 | Advanced Distance Sampling Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 611 |
| 6 | Estimating animal population density using passive acoustics Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 480 |
| 7 | 2012 | 328 | |
| 8 | 1997 | 316 | |
| 9 | 2013 | 270 | |
| 10 | 2015 | 252 | |
| 11 | 2009 | 236 | |
| 12 | 2003 | 228 | |
| 13 | 2007 | 224 | |
| 14 | 2012 | 201 | |
| 15 | 2019 | 196 | |
| 16 | 2018 | 193 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 183 | |
| 18 | 1996 | 168 | |
| 19 | 1996 | 148 | |
| 20 | 2010 | 146 |
About Len Thomas
Len Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Developmental Biology, having authored 180 papers that have together received 15.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine animal studies overview (119 papers), Underwater Acoustics Research (69 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers), Marine and fisheries research (35 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (34 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (34 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (2.2k citations), Ecological Modeling (2.2k citations), Ecology (12.9k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.4k citations) and Oceanography (2.8k citations). Len Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Frequent co-authors include S. T. Buckland, David L. Borchers, Jeffrey L. Laake, Tiago A. Marques, David R. Anderson, K P Burnham, Jeff Laake, Eric A. Rexstad, Debra Anderson and K. P. Burnham. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, PLoS ONE, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Marine Mammal Science and Endangered Species Research.
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