Robert J. Thomas
Impact in
- Geophysics top 1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.2%
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
Papers in
- Geophysics 47
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 47
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 15
- earthquake and tectonic studies 12
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- Concrete and Cement Materials Research 25
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials 15
- Concrete Corrosion and Durability 9
- Co-authors
- Sulapha Peethamparan (14 shared papers)Marc Maguire (14 shared papers)Sattar Dorafshan (7 shared papers)Joachim Jacobs (13 shared papers)Andrew D. Sorensen (6 shared papers)Rohola Rahnavard (4 shared papers)Klaus Weber (2 shared papers)Myron L. Bender (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of African Earth Sciences (13 papers)Precambrian Research (13 papers)Construction and Building Materials (9 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (5 papers)South African Journal of Geology (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSouth AfricaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Robert J. Thomas
109 papers receiving 4.7k citations
Robert J. Thomas's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 136
- Geophysics 1.7k
- Civil and Structural Engineering 2.4k
- Paleontology 440
- Geology 323
- Building and Construction 735
Countries citing papers authored by Robert J. Thomas
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert J. Thomas
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert J. 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 120 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comparison of deep convolutional neural networks and edge detectors for image-based crack detection in concrete Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 599 |
| 2 | 2014 | 345 | |
| 3 | 2007 | 263 | |
| 4 | 2015 | 222 | |
| 5 | 2016 | 214 | |
| 6 | 2016 | 179 | |
| 7 | 1993 | 178 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 157 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 89 | |
| 10 | 2018 | 84 | |
| 11 | 2018 | 84 | |
| 12 | 2014 | 83 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 83 | |
| 14 | 1993 | 80 | |
| 15 | Alkali-Activated Slag Cement Concrete | 2016 | 72 |
| 16 | 2014 | 71 | |
| 17 | 1961 | 71 | |
| 18 | 2018 | 70 | |
| 19 | The Namaqua-Natal Province | 2006 | 69 |
| 20 | 2016 | 67 |
About Robert J. Thomas
Robert J. Thomas is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Geology, Paleontology and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 120 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (29 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (25 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (16 papers), Innovative concrete reinforcement materials (15 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (15 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (12 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (1.7k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (2.4k citations), Paleontology (440 citations), Geology (323 citations) and Building and Construction (735 citations). Robert J. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Sulapha Peethamparan, Marc Maguire, Sattar Dorafshan, Joachim Jacobs, Andrew D. Sorensen, Rohola Rahnavard, Klaus Weber, Myron L. Bender, Sergei Pisarevsky and T. W. Becker. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of African Earth Sciences, Precambrian Research, Construction and Building Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society and South African Journal of Geology.
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