Alexander Thomas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 822 citations indexed

About

Alexander Thomas is a scholar working on Education, Communication and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Thomas has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 822 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Education, 6 papers in Communication and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander Thomas's work include International Student and Expatriate Challenges (6 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (5 papers) and Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (5 papers). Alexander Thomas is often cited by papers focused on International Student and Expatriate Challenges (6 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (5 papers) and Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (5 papers). Alexander Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Alexander Thomas's co-authors include Stella Chess, Herbert G. Birch, Sam Korn, Margaret E. Hertzig, Jessie Bernard, David P. Schor, Charles Wenar, Mary Mittelman, Jacob Cohen and Hermann Körndle and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Marriage and the Family and The American Journal of Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Thomas

22 papers receiving 621 citations

Hit Papers

Behavioral Individuality in Early Childhood 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Behavioral Individuality in Early Childhood
    1964 342 citations Alexander Thomas, Herbert G. Birch et al. profile →

Peers

Alexander Thomas
Bruce P. Powers United States
Wilberta L. Donovan United States
Grazyna Kochanska United States
Douglas B. Sawin United States
Beverly Birns United States
Charles W. Rahn United States
Celia Zingman de Galperín Argentina
Sandra Pipp‐Siegel United States
Sueko Toda United States
Julia M. Braungart United States
Bruce P. Powers United States
Alexander Thomas
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Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alexander Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alexander Thomas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alexander Thomas. Alexander Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Alexander. (2022). Praxisbuch Interkulturelle Handlungskompetenz. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (2016). Interkulturelle Psychologie. Hogrefe eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (2009). Interkulturelles Training. 40(2). 128–152. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (2005). Claude-Helene Mayer/Christian Martin Boness; Interkulturelle Mediation und Konfliktbearbeitung. Bausteine deutsch-afrikanischer Wirklichkeiten. 2(1). 49–50. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (2003). Grundlagen und Praxisfelder. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Körndle, Hermann, et al.. (1990). Der Beitrag der Sportpsychologie zur Zielbestimmung einer modernen Erziehung und Ausbildung im Sport: Bericht über die 20. Arbeitstagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie vom 4. - 6. Mai 1989 in Regensburg. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Thomas, Alexander. (1988). Untersuchungen zur Entwicklung eines interkulturellen Handlungstrainings in der Managerausbildung. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 8 indexed citations
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Chess, Stella, Alexander Thomas, & David P. Schor. (1985). Origins and Evolution of Behavior Disorders. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 6(6). 373–373. 144 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (1984). Interkultureller Personenaustausch in Forschung und Praxis. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (1984). Review of Children's emotions and moods: Developmental theory and measurement.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 54(3). 512–514. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (1983). Erforschung interkultureller Beziehungen : Forschungsansätze und Perspektiven.
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Thomas, Alexander. (1981). Current trends in developmental theory.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 51(4). 580–609. 25 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (1980). Temperament und Entwicklung : über die Entstehung des Individuellen.
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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (1979). Einführungen in die Sportpsychologie. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 9(2). 218–223. 1 indexed citations
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Chess, Stella, et al.. (1976). Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns in a middle-class adolescent population.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 46(4). 689–701. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Alexander. (1974). Die Entwicklung handlungspsychologisch-psychomotorischer Verhaltensanalysen in ihrer Bedeutung für den Sport und die Leibeserziehung. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. 4(3). 258–275. 3 indexed citations
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Hertzig, Margaret E., et al.. (1968). Class and Ethnic Differences in the Responsiveness of Preschool Children to Cognitive Demands. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 33(1). iii–iii. 39 indexed citations
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Wenar, Charles, Alexander Thomas, Herbert G. Birch, et al.. (1965). Behavioral Individuality in Early Childhood. The American Journal of Psychology. 78(2). 330–330. 85 indexed citations
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Chess, Stella, Margaret E. Hertzig, Herbert G. Birch, & Alexander Thomas. (1962). METHODOLOGY OF A STUDY OF ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESCHOOL CHILD. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry. 1(2). 236–245. 8 indexed citations
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Chess, Stella, Alexander Thomas, & Herbert G. Birch. (1959). Characteristics of the individual child's behavioral responses to the environment.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 29(4). 791–802. 40 indexed citations

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