Alexander Thom

1.1k total citations
38 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Alexander Thom is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Archeology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Thom has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Archeology and 6 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Thom's work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (13 papers), Historical and Architectural Studies (8 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 papers). Alexander Thom is often cited by papers focused on Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (13 papers), Historical and Architectural Studies (8 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 papers). Alexander Thom collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Slovakia. Alexander Thom's co-authors include Daniel H. McIntosh, Clive Ruggles, Aubrey Burl, Ian Strangeways, Daniel Smith, G. E. Peckham, J.S.G. McCulloch and J. C. Farman and has published in prestigious journals such as Current Anthropology, Antiquity and Journal of Navigation.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Thom

37 papers receiving 414 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Thom United Kingdom 10 198 152 119 61 58 38 580
M. J. Aitken United Kingdom 8 118 0.6× 17 0.1× 154 1.3× 64 1.0× 23 0.4× 18 388
Werner Rom Austria 16 181 0.9× 10 0.1× 352 3.0× 236 3.9× 32 0.6× 36 815
Irwin Scollar Germany 9 73 0.4× 4 0.0× 140 1.2× 25 0.4× 64 1.1× 24 404
Neil Linford United Kingdom 18 131 0.7× 8 0.1× 168 1.4× 148 2.4× 35 0.6× 42 826
W. E. Brown United States 15 18 0.1× 279 1.8× 55 0.5× 187 3.1× 4 0.1× 46 736
William P. McHugh United States 8 34 0.2× 8 0.1× 50 0.4× 125 2.0× 3 0.1× 13 297
Jaroslav Kadlec Czechia 14 34 0.2× 11 0.1× 84 0.7× 281 4.6× 10 0.2× 44 558
Takayuki Omori Japan 13 119 0.6× 3 0.0× 211 1.8× 116 1.9× 7 0.1× 65 582
Chris Gaffney United Kingdom 17 239 1.2× 3 0.0× 273 2.3× 121 2.0× 116 2.0× 47 1.1k
F. R. Hodson United Kingdom 14 134 0.7× 1 0.0× 271 2.3× 73 1.2× 83 1.4× 33 612

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Thom

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Thom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Thom

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Thom, Alexander & Clive Ruggles. (1988). Records in stone : papers in memory of Alexander Thom. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations
2.
Thom, Alexander. (1980). A New Study of All Megalithic Lunar Lines. 11. 3 indexed citations
3.
Thom, Alexander. (1980). Astronomical Foresights Used by Megalithic Man. 11. 2 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1978). A Reconsideration of the Lunar Sites in Britain. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 9(3). 170–179. 4 indexed citations
5.
Thom, Alexander. (1978). Megalithic Remains in Britain and Brittany. 26 indexed citations
6.
Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1978). Some Megalithic Sites in Shetland. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 9(1). 54–60. 1 indexed citations
7.
Peckham, G. E., et al.. (1977). CAIRNGORM SUMMIT AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION. Weather. 32(2). 61–63. 15 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander. (1976). Avebury (2): The West Kennet Avenue. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 7(3). 193–197. 3 indexed citations
9.
Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1976). The Two Megalithic Lunar Observatories at Carnac. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 7(1). 11–26. 5 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1975). Stonehenge as a Possible Lunar Observatory. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 6(1). 19–30. 6 indexed citations
11.
Thom, Alexander. (1974). Astronomical significance of prehistoric monuments in Western Europe. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 276(1257). 149–156. 4 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1974). Stonehenge. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 5(2). 71–90. 9 indexed citations
13.
Thom, Alexander, et al.. (1973). The Astronomical Significance of the Crucuno Stone Rectangle. Current Anthropology. 14(4). 450–454. 3 indexed citations
14.
Thom, Alexander. (1972). The Carnac Alignments. Journal for the History of Astronomy. 3(1). 11–26. 7 indexed citations
15.
McIntosh, Daniel H. & Alexander Thom. (1972). Essentials of Meteorology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 89 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander. (1970). Megalithic Lunar Observatories. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 83 indexed citations
17.
Thom, Alexander. (1965). Thermodynamic Testing of Turbines and Pumps. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 7(3). 233–245. 3 indexed citations
18.
Thom, Alexander. (1962). The Megalithic Unit of Length. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 125(2). 243–243. 11 indexed citations
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Thom, Alexander. (1961). The Geometry of Megalithic Man. The Mathematical Gazette. 45(352). 83–93. 11 indexed citations
20.
Thom, Alexander. (1954). Some Refraction Measurements at Low Altitudes. Journal of Navigation. 7(3). 301–304. 1 indexed citations

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