C. Thom

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

C. Thom is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Thom has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2 papers in Instrumentation and 2 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in C. Thom's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (9 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (8 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (8 papers). C. Thom is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (9 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (8 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (8 papers). C. Thom collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Finland. C. Thom's co-authors include J. X. Prochaska, Jessica K. Werk, Kenneth R. Sembach, Jason Tumlinson, Joseph D. Meiring, Todd M. Tripp, John M. O’Meara, Romeel Davé, David H. Weinberg and Benjamin D. Oppenheimer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Astrophysical Journal and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

C. Thom

16 papers receiving 675 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.

The Large, Oxygen-Rich Halos of Star-Forming Galaxies Are a Major Reservoir of Galactic Metals

2011 351 citations Jason Tumlinson, C. Thom et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. Thom United States	11	660	160	142	27	24	17	710
Á. Labiano Spain	19	815 1.2×	318 2.0×	126 0.9×		10 0.4×	47	867
Mercedes T. Richards United States	16	558 0.8×	29 0.2×	91 0.6×	5 0.2×	2 0.1×	38	600
Nicholas R. Collins United States	13	577 0.9×	121 0.8×	115 0.8×		15 0.6×	33	653
Javier Álvarez-Márquez Spain	13	605 0.9×	53 0.3×	205 1.4×		6 0.3×	21	637
Rodrigo Nemmen Brazil	14	915 1.4×	452 2.8×	102 0.7×		21 0.9×	37	957
U. Graser Germany	12	508 0.8×	153 1.0×	75 0.5×	1 0.0×	3 0.1×	34	577
J. B. Hutchings Canada	13	488 0.7×	60 0.4×	110 0.8×		11 0.5×	47	515
Linda Dressel United States	14	802 1.2×	240 1.5×	173 1.2×		23 1.0×	39	838
F. R. Harnden United States	11	534 0.8×	79 0.5×	73 0.5×		5 0.2×	39	563
Z. Frei Hungary	13	604 0.9×	172 1.1×	76 0.5×		4 0.2×	23	669

Countries citing papers authored by C. Thom

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Thom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Thom

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Thom. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. 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 C. Thom. C. 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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17 of 17 papers shown

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Nelson, Mathew, Srikar Adhikari, Daniel J. Egan, et al.. (2016). Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Academic Emergency Medicine. 23(11). 1274–1279. 28 indexed citations

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Tumlinson, Jason, C. Thom, Jessica K. Werk, et al.. (2011). The Large, Oxygen-Rich Halos of Star-Forming Galaxies Are a Major Reservoir of Galactic Metals. Science. 334(6058). 948–952. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Froning, Cynthia S., Andrew G. Cantrell, Thomas J. Maccarone, et al.. (2011). MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF A0620-00 IN QUIESCENCE. The Astrophysical Journal. 743(1). 26–26. 40 indexed citations

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Tumlinson, Jason, Jessica K. Werk, C. Thom, et al.. (2011). MULTIPHASE GAS IN GALAXY HALOS: THE O VI LYMAN-LIMIT SYSTEM TOWARD J1009+0713. The Astrophysical Journal. 733(2). 111–111. 55 indexed citations

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Thom, C., Jessica K. Werk, Jason Tumlinson, et al.. (2011). THE GAS–GALAXY CONNECTION ATz_abs= 0.35: O VI AND H I ABSORPTION TOWARD J 0943+0531. The Astrophysical Journal. 736(1). 1–1. 21 indexed citations

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Thom, C. & Hsiao‐Wen Chen. (2008). A STIS Survey for OviAbsorption Systems at 0.12 <z≲ 0.5. I. The Statistical Properties of Ionized Gas. The Astrophysical Journal. 683(1). 22–32. 39 indexed citations

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Uzpen, B., et al.. (2008). A GLIMPSE into the Nature of Galactic Mid‐IR Excesses. The Astrophysical Journal. 685(2). 1157–1182. 3 indexed citations

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Thom, C., et al.. (2008). An Accurate Distance to High‐Velocity Cloud Complex C. The Astrophysical Journal. 684(1). 364–372. 86 indexed citations

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Thom, C., M. E. Putman, B. K. Gibson, et al.. (2006). The Galactic Nature of High-Velocity Cloud Complex WB. The Astrophysical Journal. 638(2). L97–L100. 48 indexed citations

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Christlieb, N., Timothy C. Beers, C. Thom, et al.. (2005). The stellar content of the Hamburg/ESO survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 431(1). 143–148. 13 indexed citations

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Christlieb, N., Timothy C. Beers, C. Thom, et al.. (2004). The stellar content of the Hamburg/ESO survey III. Field horizontal-branch stars in the Galaxy. ArXiv.org. 10 indexed citations

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Thiébaut, Éric, R. Foy, A. Blazit, et al.. (1995). The Hα environment of T Tauri resolved by speckle interferometry.. 300. 181. 1 indexed citations

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Labeyrie, A., Georges Lemaître, C. Thom, & F. Vakili. (1988). Steps towards an optical very large array.. European Southern Observatory Conference and Workshop Proceedings. 29. 669–693. 1 indexed citations

14.

Koechlin, L., et al.. (1987). The CERGA Small Interferometer. 109. 1 indexed citations

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Thom, C., et al.. (1986). Optical interferometric measurements of gamma Cassiopeiae's envelope in the H-alpha line.. A&A. 165. 2 indexed citations

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Labeyrie, A., Georg Schumacher, M. Dugué, et al.. (1986). Fringes obtained with the large boules interferometer at CERGA. 162. 359–364. 10 indexed citations

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Labeyrie, A., Georg Schumacher, C. Thom, et al.. (1984). Progress of the Large Interferometer at CERGA. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 79. 267–278. 1 indexed citations

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