Catharine Ward Thompson

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Catharine Ward Thompson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Transportation and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catharine Ward Thompson has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 22 papers in Transportation and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Catharine Ward Thompson's work include Urban Green Space and Health (59 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (22 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (13 papers). Catharine Ward Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (59 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (22 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (13 papers). Catharine Ward Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Catharine Ward Thompson's co-authors include Peter Aspinall, Takemi Sugiyama, Jenny Roe, David Miller, Richard Mitchell, Angela Clow, Peter J. Aspinall, Susana Alves, Alicia Montarzino and Simon Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Catharine Ward Thompson

83 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

More green space is linked to less stress in deprived communities: Evidence from salivary cortisol patterns

2012 829 citations Catharine Ward Thompson, Jenny Roe et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →
Green Space and Stress: Evidence from Cortisol Measures in Deprived Urban Communities

2013 472 citations Catharine Ward Thompson, Peter J. Aspinall et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catharine Ward Thompson United Kingdom	38	4.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	90	6.0k
Benedict W. Wheeler United Kingdom	42	5.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	100	8.3k
Jasper Schipperijn Denmark	42	3.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.9×	1.0k 0.9×	635 0.6×	176	7.4k
Jolanda Maas Netherlands	28	3.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	717 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	599 0.6×	55	4.8k
Matthew H.E.M. Browning United States	41	4.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	546 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	748 0.7×	151	6.4k
Mireia Gascón Spain	42	7.0k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	936 0.7×	2.4k 2.2×	688 0.7×	91	8.6k
Alessandro Rigolon United States	32	3.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	900 0.7×	754 0.7×	862 0.8×	83	4.9k
Andrew T. Kaczynski United States	39	3.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	3.2k 2.3×	1.1k 1.0×	969 0.9×	176	7.1k
Margarita Triguero‐Mas Spain	40	6.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 2.4×	971 0.9×	71	8.0k
W. C. Sullivan United States	38	6.5k 1.5×	2.5k 1.7×	842 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	80	8.7k
A.E. van den Berg Netherlands	28	4.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	410 0.3×	957 0.9×	907 0.9×	54	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Catharine Ward Thompson

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Catharine Ward Thompson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Catharine Ward Thompson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Catharine Ward Thompson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Catharine Ward Thompson

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Catharine Ward Thompson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Catharine Ward Thompson. The network helps show where Catharine Ward Thompson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catharine Ward Thompson

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Garrett, Joanne K., Mathew P. White, Lewis R. Elliott, et al.. (2023). Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2209–2209. 25 indexed citations

Baranyi, Gergő, Miles Welstead, Janie Corley, et al.. (2022). Association of Life-Course Neighborhood Deprivation With Frailty and Frailty Progression From Ages 70 to 82 Years in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. American Journal of Epidemiology. 191(11). 1856–1866. 7 indexed citations

Bell, Simon, et al.. (2022). Use of Urban Residential Community Parks for Stress Management During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period in China. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 816417–816417. 10 indexed citations

Baranyi, Gergő, Ian J. Deary, Daniel L. McCartney, et al.. (2022). Life-course exposure to air pollution and biological ageing in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Environment International. 169. 107501–107501. 33 indexed citations

Hubbard, Gill, Chantal den Daas, Marie Johnston, et al.. (2021). Are Rurality, Area Deprivation, Access to Outside Space, and Green Space Associated with Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross Sectional Study (CHARIS-E). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(8). 3869–3869. 65 indexed citations

Cherrie, Mark, Niamh Shortt, Catharine Ward Thompson, Ian J. Deary, & Jamie Pearce. (2019). Association Between the Activity Space Exposure to Parks in Childhood and Adolescence and Cognitive Aging in Later Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(4). 632–632. 30 indexed citations

Thompson, Catharine Ward, Sara Tilley, Andrew Briggs, et al.. (2019). Health impacts of environmental and social interventions designed to increase deprived communities’ access to urban woodlands: a mixed-methods study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(2). 1–172. 23 indexed citations

Korpela, Kalevi, Tytti Pasanen, Terry Hartig, et al.. (2018). Environmental Strategies of Affect Regulation and Their Associations With Subjective Well-Being. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 562–562. 63 indexed citations

Cherrie, Mark, Niamh Shortt, Richard Mitchell, et al.. (2017). Green space and cognitive ageing: A retrospective life course analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Social Science & Medicine. 196. 56–65. 110 indexed citations

10.

Roe, Jenny, Peter J. Aspinall, & Catharine Ward Thompson. (2016). Understanding Relationships between Health, Ethnicity, Place and the Role of Urban Green Space in Deprived Urban Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(7). 681–681. 98 indexed citations

11.

Thompson, Catharine Ward, et al.. (2016). Evidence on health benefits of urban green spaces. 3–20. 8 indexed citations

12.

Curl, Angela, Catharine Ward Thompson, & Peter Aspinall. (2015). The effectiveness of ‘shared space’ residential street interventions on self-reported activity levels and quality of life for older people. Landscape and Urban Planning. 139. 117–125. 43 indexed citations

13.

Brookfield, Katherine, Claire Fitzsimons, Iain Scott, et al.. (2015). The home as enabler of more active lifestyles among older people. Building Research & Information. 43(5). 616–630. 27 indexed citations

14.

Thompson, Catharine Ward, Jenny Roe, & Peter Aspinall. (2013). Woodland improvements in deprived urban communities: What impact do they have on people's activities and quality of life?. Landscape and Urban Planning. 118. 79–89. 54 indexed citations

15.

Thompson, Catharine Ward, et al.. (2012). Do changes to the local street environment alter behaviour and quality of life of older adults? The ‘DIY Streets’ intervention. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48(13). 1059–1065. 61 indexed citations

16.

Thompson, Catharine Ward, et al.. (2010). Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health. 44 indexed citations

17.

Thompson, Catharine Ward, Peter Aspinall, & Simon J. Bell. (2010). Using behaviour mapping to investigate healthy outdoor environments for children and families: conceptual framework, procedures and applications. 55–96. 30 indexed citations

18.

Thompson, Catharine Ward. (2008). Planning at the Landscape Scale. Town Planning Review. 79(6). 706.

19.

Thompson, Catharine Ward. (1994). Tratamento da depressao em situacoes reais : resultados de ensaios clinicos em larga escala. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria. 43. 76–80. 1 indexed citations

20.

Thompson, Catharine Ward. (1984). How to Reduce Stress on Staff in Outdoor Programs. Journal of Experiential Education. 7(2). 32–37. 7 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact