Austen C. Thomas

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Austen C. Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Austen C. Thomas has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Austen C. Thomas's work include Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (21 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (17 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers). Austen C. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (21 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (17 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (12 papers). Austen C. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Austen C. Thomas's co-authors include Bruce E. Deagle, Andrew W. Trites, J. Paige Eveson, Eero J. Vesterinen, Elizabeth L. Clare, Julie C. McInnes, Tyler R. Kartzinel, Laurence J. Clarke, Simon Jarman and Phong L. Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Scientific Reports and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Austen C. Thomas

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?

2018 521 citations Bruce E. Deagle, Austen C. Thomas et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Austen C. Thomas United States	16	1.5k	806	348	311	301	32	1.8k
Julie C. McInnes Australia	13	1.2k 0.8×	591 0.7×	190 0.5×	258 0.8×	249 0.8×	23	1.4k
Laurence J. Clarke Australia	19	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	193 0.6×	327 1.1×	159 0.5×	40	2.1k
Matthew A. Barnes United States	21	2.5k 1.7×	1.8k 2.2×	488 1.4×	396 1.3×	239 0.8×	48	2.9k
Marta De Barba France	15	1.6k 1.0×	889 1.1×	215 0.6×	335 1.1×	73 0.2×	22	1.8k
Deborah S. Bower Australia	20	604 0.4×	263 0.3×	367 1.1×	271 0.9×	652 2.2×	67	1.4k
Vasco Elbrecht Germany	25	2.6k 1.7×	1.7k 2.2×	354 1.0×	570 1.8×	129 0.4×	44	3.0k
Ryuji J. Machida Taiwan	19	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	200 0.6×	144 0.5×	320 1.1×	43	2.4k
Richard F. Lance United States	18	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	419 1.2×	260 0.8×	137 0.5×	52	2.1k
Matthieu Leray United States	24	2.7k 1.8×	1.8k 2.2×	339 1.0×	187 0.6×	540 1.8×	50	3.1k
Jean‐Marc Paillisson France	18	876 0.6×	367 0.5×	421 1.2×	98 0.3×	178 0.6×	48	1.2k

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Yamahara, Kevan M., Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan, Julie Robidart, et al.. (2025). A State‐Of‐The‐Art Review of Aquatic eDNA Sampling Technologies and Instrumentation: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Environmental DNA. 7(4).

Zaiko, Anastasija, Xavier Pochon, Jo‐Ann L. Stanton, et al.. (2025). Biodiversity monitoring in remote marine environments: Advancing environmental DNA/RNA sampling workflows. Marine Environmental Research. 206. 107041–107041. 2 indexed citations

McAllister, Murdoch K., et al.. (2024). Quantifying impacts of harbor seal Phoca vitulina predation on juvenile Coho Salmon in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 16(1). 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Austen C., et al.. (2024). Sex‐specific diet differences in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) via spatial assortment. Ecology and Evolution. 14(7). e11417–e11417. 2 indexed citations

George, Scott D., Adam J. Sepulveda, Patrick R. Hutchins, et al.. (2024). Field Trials of an Autonomous eDNA Sampler in Lotic Waters. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(47). 20942–20953. 5 indexed citations

Thomas, Austen C., Bruce E. Deagle, Chad Nordstrom, et al.. (2022). Data on the diets of Salish Sea harbour seals from DNA metabarcoding. Scientific Data. 9(1). 68–68. 13 indexed citations

Arismendi, Iván, et al.. (2021). Using in-situ environmental DNA sampling to detect the invasive New Zealand Mud Snail ( Potamopyrgus antipodarum ) in freshwaters. PeerJ. 9. e11835–e11835. 8 indexed citations

Pearson, Scott F., Joseph H. Anderson, Steven Jeffries, et al.. (2021). Variation in predator diet and prey size affects perceived impacts to salmon species of high conservation concern. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 78(11). 1661–1676. 10 indexed citations

Thomas, Austen C., et al.. (2018). eDNA Sampler: A fully integrated environmental DNA sampling system. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9(6). 1379–1385. 87 indexed citations

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Deagle, Bruce E., Austen C. Thomas, Julie C. McInnes, et al.. (2018). Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?. Molecular Ecology. 28(2). 391–406. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schwarz, Dietmar, et al.. (2018). Large‐scale molecular diet analysis in a generalist marine mammal reveals male preference for prey of conservation concern. Ecology and Evolution. 8(19). 9889–9905. 30 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Phong L., et al.. (2018). Rapid Detection and Monitoring of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in Water by Using a Handheld, Field-Portable Quantitative PCR System. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 30(4). 302–311. 35 indexed citations

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Chasco, Brandon E., Isaac C. Kaplan, Austen C. Thomas, et al.. (2017). Competing tradeoffs between increasing marine mammal predation and fisheries harvest of Chinook salmon. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15439–15439. 95 indexed citations

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Chasco, Brandon E., Isaac C. Kaplan, Austen C. Thomas, et al.. (2017). Estimates of Chinook salmon consumption in Washington State inland waters by four marine mammal predators from 1970 to 2015. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 74(8). 1173–1194. 69 indexed citations

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Norman, Stephanie A., Martha A. Delaney, Katherine H. Haman, et al.. (2017). Application of real-time quantitative PCR assays for detecting marine Brucella spp. in fish. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 30(1). 150–154. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, Austen C., et al.. (2016). Harbour seals target juvenile salmon of conservation concern. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 74(6). 907–921. 80 indexed citations

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Haman, Katherine H., Terry M. Norton, Robert A. Ronconi, et al.. (2013). GREAT SHEARWATER(PUFFINUS GRAVIS) MORTALITY EVENTS ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 49(2). 235–245. 23 indexed citations

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Deagle, Bruce E., et al.. (2013). Quantifying sequence proportions in a DNA‐based diet study using Ion Torrent amplicon sequencing: which counts count?. Molecular Ecology Resources. 13(4). 620–633. 181 indexed citations

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Thomas, Austen C., Simon Jarman, Katherine H. Haman, Andrew W. Trites, & Bruce E. Deagle. (2013). Improving accuracy of DNA diet estimates using food tissue control materials and an evaluation of proxies for digestion bias. Molecular Ecology. 23(15). 3706–3718. 103 indexed citations

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Haman, Katherine H., Terry M. Norton, Austen C. Thomas, Alistair D. M. Dove, & Florina S. Tseng. (2012). BASELINE HEALTH PARAMETERS AND SPECIES COMPARISONS AMONG FREE-RANGING ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE (RHIZOPRIONODON TERRAENOVAE), BONNETHEAD (SPHYRNA TIBURO), AND SPINY DOGFISH (SQUALUS ACANTHIAS) SHARKS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND WASHINGTON, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 48(2). 295–306. 35 indexed citations

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