Andrew D. Thomas

5.0k total citations
65 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Andrew D. Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew D. Thomas has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Soil Science and 17 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Andrew D. Thomas's work include Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (19 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (14 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (14 papers). Andrew D. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (19 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (14 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (14 papers). Andrew D. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Andrew D. Thomas's co-authors include Andrew J. Dougill, Stefan H. Doerr, S.R. Hoon, Richard A. Shakesby, R. P. D. Walsh, L. Shotbolt, Simon M. Hutchinson, Patricia Linton, David R. Elliott and Lindsay C. Stringer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Andrew D. Thomas

64 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew D. Thomas United Kingdom	28	949	916	761	538	537	65	2.8k
Charles Bielders Belgium	34	446 0.5×	576 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	411 0.8×	887 1.7×	138	3.4k
Tim Lynam Australia	9	432 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	501 0.7×	164 0.3×	723 1.3×	10	2.4k
Feng Zhang China	34	287 0.3×	989 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	235 0.4×	597 1.1×	191	3.2k
Ichsani Wheeler Netherlands	8	372 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	916 1.2×	170 0.3×	842 1.6×	11	3.5k
W.G. Sombroek Netherlands	18	382 0.4×	816 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	142 0.3×	633 1.2×	29	2.9k
S. Mantel Netherlands	10	364 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	824 1.1×	132 0.2×	825 1.5×	33	3.3k
David Dent Netherlands	24	179 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	750 1.0×	479 0.9×	1.2k 2.2×	92	3.7k
Roberto J. Fernández Argentina	23	748 0.8×	2.2k 2.4×	848 1.1×	241 0.4×	1.2k 2.3×	62	4.4k
Mário Guevara United States	13	350 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	796 1.0×	130 0.2×	880 1.6×	40	3.4k
L. T. West United States	33	159 0.2×	448 0.5×	1.8k 2.4×	561 1.0×	1.2k 2.2×	121	3.9k

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Lan, Shubin, Andrew D. Thomas, Stephen Tooth, Li Wu, & David R. Elliott. (2020). Effects of vegetation on bacterial communities, carbon and nitrogen in dryland soil surfaces: implications for shrub encroachment in the southwest Kalahari. The Science of The Total Environment. 764. 142847–142847. 22 indexed citations

Lan, Shubin, Andrew D. Thomas, Stephen Tooth, Li Wu, & Chunxiang Hu. (2019). Small-Scale Spatial Heterogeneity of Photosynthetic Fluorescence Associated with Biological Soil Crust Succession in the Tengger Desert, China. Microbial Ecology. 78(4). 936–948. 9 indexed citations

Thomas, Andrew D., et al.. (2018). HP1B is a euchromatic Drosophila HP1 homolog with links to metabolism. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205867–e0205867. 7 indexed citations

Ulrich, Werner, Santiago Soliveres, Andrew D. Thomas, Andrew J. Dougill, & Fernando T. Maestre. (2016). Environmental correlates of species rank − abundance distributions in global drylands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 20. 56–64. 38 indexed citations

Kim, Dong‐Gill, Andrew D. Thomas, David E. Pelster, Todd S. Rosenstock, & Alberto Sanz-Cobeña. (2015). Greenhouse gas emissions in natural and agricultural lands in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesizing of available data and suggestions for further studies. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Dong‐Gill, Andrew D. Thomas, David E. Pelster, Todd S. Rosenstock, & Alberto Sanz-Cobeña. (2015). Reviews and syntheses: Greenhouse gas emissions in natural and agricultural lands in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of available data and suggestions for further studies. 9 indexed citations

Owen, E., Reinhard Würzner, Felicity Leisegang, et al.. (2014). A complement C5 gene mutation, c.754G>A:p.A252T, is common in the Western Cape, South Africa and found to be homozygous in seven percent of Black African meningococcal disease cases. Molecular Immunology. 64(1). 170–176. 14 indexed citations

Elliott, David R., Andrew D. Thomas, S.R. Hoon, & Robin Sen. (2014). Niche partitioning of bacterial communities in biological crusts and soils under grasses, shrubs and trees in the Kalahari. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23(7). 1709–1733. 42 indexed citations

Khan, Mohd Wajid Ali, Stuart M. Curbishley, Hung‐Chang Chen, et al.. (2014). Expanded Human Blood-Derived Î³Î´T Cells Display Potent Antigen-Presentation Functions. Frontiers in Immunology. 5. 344–344. 40 indexed citations

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Reed, Mark S., Guillermo Podestá, Ioan Fazey, et al.. (2013). Combining analytical frameworks to assess livelihood vulnerability to climate change and analyse adaptation options. Ecological Economics. 94. 66–77. 200 indexed citations

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Thomas, Andrew D.. (2012). Impact of grazing intensity on seasonal variations in soil organic carbon and soil CO2 efflux in two semiarid grasslands in southern Botswana. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 367(1606). 3076–3086. 77 indexed citations

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Thomas, Andrew D., Ann Orren, J J Connaughton, et al.. (2011). Characterization of a large genomic deletion in four Irish families with C7 deficiency. Molecular Immunology. 50(1-2). 57–59. 2 indexed citations

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Menon, Manoj, Qingchun Yuan, Xiaodong Jia, et al.. (2010). Assessment of physical and hydrological properties of biological soil crusts using X-ray microtomography and modeling. Journal of Hydrology. 397(1-2). 47–54. 58 indexed citations

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Roberts, Andrew, Andrew D. Thomas, Reinhard Würzner, et al.. (2007). Prevalence of mutations leading to complete C6 deficiency (C6Q0) in the Western Cape, South Africa and detection of novel mutations leading to C6Q0 in an Irish family. Molecular Immunology. 44(10). 2756–2760. 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, Andrew D. & Andrew J. Dougill. (2005). Distribution and characteristics of cyanobacterial soil crusts in the Molopo Basin, South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments. 64(2). 270–283. 59 indexed citations

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Dougill, Andrew J. & Andrew D. Thomas. (2004). Kalahari sand soils: spatial heterogeneity, biological soil crusts and land degradation. Land Degradation and Development. 15(3). 233–242. 71 indexed citations

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Thomas, Andrew D. & Andrew J. Dougill. (2003). Dust or Crust?: Surface Soil Nutrients in the Kalahari. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Dougill, Andrew J. & Andrew D. Thomas. (2002). Nebkha dunes in the Molopo Basin, South Africa and Botswana: formation controls and their validity as indicators of soil degradation. Journal of Arid Environments. 50(3). 413–428. 71 indexed citations

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Doerr, Stefan H. & Andrew D. Thomas. (2000). The role of soil moisture in controlling water repellency: new evidence from forest soils in Portugal. Journal of Hydrology. 231-232. 134–147. 380 indexed citations

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Thomas, Andrew D., R. P. D. Walsh, & Richard A. Shakesby. (2000). Post-fire forestry management and nutrient losses in eucalyptus and pine plantations, Northern Portugal. Land Degradation and Development. 11(3). 257–271. 40 indexed citations

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