Caroline Thomas

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Caroline Thomas is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline Thomas has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Development. Recurrent topics in Caroline Thomas's work include International Development and Aid (7 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). Caroline Thomas is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (7 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). Caroline Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Caroline Thomas's co-authors include Peter Wilkin, Carl Parsons, Martin Weber, Mervyn Murch, Nigel Lowe, Richard A. Easterlin, Christopher Mitchell, Sabina Hulbert, Lynn Revell and Jean Mulder and has published in prestigious journals such as International Affairs, Third World Quarterly and Environmental Politics.

In The Last Decade

Caroline Thomas

46 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Water in crisis: a guide to the world’s fresh water resources

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caroline Thomas United Kingdom	17	471	295	244	164	123	50	1.5k
Erika Weinthal United States	29	907 1.9×	444 1.5×	288 1.2×	472 2.9×	186 1.5×	80	2.5k
Ken Conca United States	22	889 1.9×	393 1.3×	118 0.5×	423 2.6×	201 1.6×	52	1.6k
Thayer Scudder United States	22	1.1k 2.3×	374 1.3×	183 0.8×	439 2.7×	188 1.5×	65	2.0k
Meine Pieter van Dijk Netherlands	22	222 0.5×	196 0.7×	87 0.4×	162 1.0×	104 0.8×	131	1.8k
Chad Staddon United Kingdom	20	369 0.8×	353 1.2×	221 0.9×	385 2.3×	247 2.0×	74	1.7k
Ashok Swain Sweden	17	719 1.5×	240 0.8×	160 0.7×	103 0.6×	158 1.3×	79	1000
Juha I. Uitto United States	16	622 1.3×	83 0.3×	102 0.4×	323 2.0×	93 0.8×	66	1.4k
Philip Hirsch Australia	24	927 2.0×	718 2.4×	188 0.8×	464 2.8×	236 1.9×	68	1.8k
Anna Wesselink Netherlands	22	541 1.1×	298 1.0×	237 1.0×	797 4.9×	183 1.5×	52	1.6k
Jan Selby United Kingdom	21	915 1.9×	258 0.9×	81 0.3×	183 1.1×	54 0.4×	39	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Caroline Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caroline Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caroline Thomas

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

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Revell, Lynn, et al.. (2024). Multimodal classroom interaction analysis using video-based methods of the pedagogical tactic of (un)grouping. Pedagogies An International Journal. 20(2). 285–302. 1 indexed citations

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Hulbert, Sabina, et al.. (2023). Teachers' perspectives on the relationship between secondary school departments of science and religious education: Independence or mutual enrichment?. The Curriculum Journal. 35(3). 378–395. 2 indexed citations

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Hulbert, Sabina, et al.. (2023). Science religion encounters, epistemic trespass, neighbourliness and overlapping domains: theorisation and quantitative evidence of extent. Journal of Religious Education. 71(3). 279–295. 3 indexed citations

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Revell, Lynn, et al.. (2023). Using Video and Multimodal Classroom Interaction Analysis to Investigate How Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation Influence Pedagogy. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 8(1). 1–28. 1 indexed citations

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Hulbert, Sabina, et al.. (2022). Science and RE teachers' perspectives on the purpose of RE on the secondary school curriculum in England. The Curriculum Journal. 34(3). 487–504. 3 indexed citations

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Revell, Lynn, et al.. (2021). Understanding and explaining pedagogical problem solving: a video-based grounded theory study of classroom pedagogy. Research in Science & Technological Education. 41(4). 1309–1329. 3 indexed citations

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Mulder, Jean & Caroline Thomas. (2009). Accessing Grammar in Senior Secondary English: A Victorian Exemplar. Minerva Access (University of Melbourne). 44(2). 17. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline & Jim Shiau. (2007). Modelling the arching effect in active earth pressure problems. 1(2788). 1229–30. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (2002). Trade policy and the politics of access to drugs. Third World Quarterly. 23(2). 251–264. 21 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline & Peter Wilkin. (1997). Globalization and the South. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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Parsons, Carl, et al.. (1996). The health promoting school in Europe: conceptualising and evaluating the change. Health Education Journal. 55(3). 311–321. 90 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1994). Earth follies: feminism, politics and the environment. International Affairs. 70(2). 343–343. 26 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline, et al.. (1993). Resource Politics: Freshwater and Regional Relations. Open University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline, et al.. (1993). Auf dem Weg zur Hegemonialmacht? : die deutsche Aussenpolitik nach der Vereinigung. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline & Christopher Mitchell. (1993). Western Hemisphere Immigration and United States Foreign Policy. Bulletin of Latin American Research. 12(2). 238–238. 11 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1993). Beyond UNCED: An introduction. Environmental Politics. 2(4). 1–27. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1992). The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) of 1992 in Context. Environmental Politics. 1(4). 250–261. 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1987). Born arming: development and military power in new states. International Affairs. 64(1). 120–120. 11 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1987). In search of security: The Third World in international relations. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 62 indexed citations

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Thomas, Caroline. (1968). World Population Conference, 1965. Volume II: Fertility, Family Planning Mortality.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 131(3). 454–454. 1 indexed citations

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