B. G. Thom

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

B. G. Thom is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. G. Thom has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 35 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in B. G. Thom's work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (30 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers) and Geological formations and processes (27 papers). B. G. Thom is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Dynamics (30 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers) and Geological formations and processes (27 papers). B. G. Thom collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. B. G. Thom's co-authors include L. D. Wright, John Chappell, Colin D. Woodroffe, P.S. Roy, Peter J. Cowell, Wendy Hall, James M. Coleman, E. Wallensky, Mark Bradshaw and John F. Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Ecology and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

B. G. Thom

93 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Coastal Geomorphology in Australia

1985 425 citations B. G. Thom et al. Geographical Journal profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. G. Thom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. G. Thom

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. G. Thom. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. G. Thom 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 B. G. Thom. B. G. Thom is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Continental shelf evolution on a passive continental margin, southeast New South Wales, Australia 2025 ·Australian Journal of Earth Sciences ·B. G. Thom, (unknown), John Hudson, Michael A. Kinsela, Andrew D. Short	1
2	Coastal Morphodynamics and Climate Change: A Review of Recent Advances 2023 ·Journal of Marine Science and Engineering ·Lynn Donelson Wright, B. G. Thom	12
3	Estuary contexts and governance models in the new climate era, New South Wales, Australia 2023 ·Frontiers in Environmental Science ·B. G. Thom, (unknown), (unknown)	7
4	Holocene evolution of the wave-dominated embayed Moruya coastline, southeastern Australia: Sediment sources, transport rates and alongshore interconnectivity 2020 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Thomas S.N. Oliver, Toru Tamura, Brendan Brooke, Andrew D. Short, Michael A. Kinsela, Colin D. Woodroffe, B. G. Thom	30
5	NSW coastal policy – a blueprint for a sustainable future 2010 ·B. G. Thom	0
6	Optimising Carbon in the Australian Landscape 2009 ·David J. Karoly, (unknown), (unknown), Ronnie Harding, John H. Williams, Mike Young, Tim Flannery, David B. Lindenmayer, B. G. Thom, Denis A. Saunders, Hugh P. Possingham	11
7	Morphometric assessment of intermittently open/closed coastal lagoons in New South Wales, Australia 2006 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·(unknown), Rodger Tomlinson, B. G. Thom	93
8	Investors flock to Tasmania in search of waterfront homes 2004 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·(unknown), B. G. Thom, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kevin M. Hunt, (unknown), J. Elizabeth Jackson	1
9	Australian estuaries: A framework for management 2001 ·Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia) ·Timothy F. Smith, (unknown), B. G. Thom	9
10	Triggers for Late Twentieth Century Reform of Australian Coastal Management 2000 ·Australian Geographical Studies ·B. G. Thom, Nick Harvey	23
11	Geomorphological Dynamics and Evolution of the South Alligator Tidal River and Plains, Northern Territory 1986 ·ANU Open Research (Australian National University) ·Colin D. Woodroffe, John Chappell, B. G. Thom	62
12	Geography: an integrative science 1986 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·B. G. Thom	0
13	Coastal Geomorphology in Australia breakdown → 1985 ·Geographical Journal ·(unknown), B. G. Thom	425
14	Natural hazards in Australia : proceedings of a symposium 1979 ·R. L. Heathcote, B. G. Thom	1
15	Open-ocean beaches: an unstable resource. 1978 ·B. G. Thom	1
16	Radiocarbon ages from the northern Great Barrier Reef 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·H. A. Polach, Roger McLean, (unknown), B. G. Thom	15
17	Drilling investigation of Bewick and Stapleton islands 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·B. G. Thom, (unknown), H. A. Polach	20
18	Holocene sea level change: an interpretation 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·B. G. Thom, John Chappell	18
19	Snow Action on Mount Twynam, Snowy Mountains, Australia 1964 ·Journal of Glaciology ·A. B. Costin, J. N. Jennings, (unknown), B. G. Thom	21
20	Snow Action on Mount Twynam, Snowy Mountains, Australia 1964 ·Journal of Glaciology ·A. B. Costin, J. N. Jennings, (unknown), B. G. Thom	7

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