David Thompson

24.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
589 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

David Thompson is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and General Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Thompson has authored 589 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 300 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 192 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 110 papers in General Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Thompson's work include Railway Engineering and Dynamics (275 papers), Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research (110 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (99 papers). David Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Railway Engineering and Dynamics (275 papers), Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research (110 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (99 papers). David Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. David Thompson's co-authors include C.J.C. Jones, Tianxing Wu, Xiaozhen Sheng, Chris Jones, A.N. Thite, Ian F. Harvey, Christopher Hassall, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Nicolas Vincent and Giacomo Squicciarini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Thompson

556 papers receiving 15.0k 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.

Railway Noise and Vibration: Mechanisms, Modelling and Means of Control

2008 431 citations David Thompson ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) profile →
The First Measurement of Spectral Lines in a Short-Period Star Bound to the Galaxy’s Central Black Hole: A Paradox of Youth

2003 413 citations David Thompson et al. profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Modelling of railway ballast as a poro-elastic medium and its effects on sleeper sound radiation 2024 ·Applied Acoustics ·(unknown), (unknown), Giacomo Squicciarini, David Thompson	1
2	Methods for separating the noise produced by the wheels and track during a train pass-by 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·David Thompson, (unknown), Giacomo Squicciarini, Martin Toward, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
3	Comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain models for vibration prediction of a rail transit viaduct paved with floating slab track 2024 ·Engineering Structures ·(unknown), Qi Li, David Thompson	4
4	A fundamental study on the performance of tuned mass dampers installed periodically on a fast-rotating train wheel 2024 ·Journal of Sound and Vibration ·Yuhao Peng, Dechun Zhang, Xiaozhen Sheng, David Thompson	5
5	A hybrid time and frequency domain beamforming method for application to source localisation on high-speed trains 2023 ·Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing ·(unknown), Giacomo Squicciarini, David Thompson, Wenjing Sun, (unknown)	4
6	Receptance of a semi-infinite periodic railway track and an equivalent multi-rigid body system for use in truncated track models 2023 ·Journal of Sound and Vibration ·Xiaozhen Sheng, (unknown), S. Yue, David Thompson	4
7	Noise reduction for ballasted track: A comparative socio-economic assessment 2019 ·International Journal of Transport Development and Integration ·J. Armstrong, Alejandro Pina Ortega, Simon Blainey, John Preston, David Thompson, Giacomo Squicciarini, Evangelos Ntotsios	5
8	A mathematical model for electricity scarcity pricing in ERCOT real-time energy-only market 2017 ·Cong Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jian Chen, David Thompson, (unknown), (unknown)	4
9	Modelling of Train Induced Vibration 2015 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Evangelos Ntotsios, (unknown), (unknown), David Thompson, H.E.M. Hunt, J.P. Talbot, M.F.M. Hussein	2
10	The acoustic properties of railway ballast 2009 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·(unknown), David Thompson, C.J.C. Jones	9
11	Investigation of the dynamic contact filter effect in vertical wheel/rail interaction using a 2D and a 3D non-Hertzian contact model 2009 ·Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology) ·Astrid Pieringer, Wolfgang Kropp, David Thompson	1
12	Quantification of dynamic forces applied by engine fuel injector by inverse methods 2004 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·(unknown), (unknown), David Thompson, (unknown)	2
13	Brake and wheel design can cut train noise 2003 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Thompson, C.J.C. Jones	1
14	The roles of track roughness and axle-load time history in the generation of ground vibration from surface-running trains 2002 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·C.J.C. Jones, (unknown), David Thompson	1
15	Low noise track meets environmental concerns 2002 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Thompson, Chris Jones	1
16	A hybrid model for wheel/track dynamic interaction and noise generation due to wheel flats 2001 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Tianxing Wu, David Thompson, (unknown)	6
17	The effects of non-linearities at the wheel/rail interface on the generation of rolling noise 2001 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Thompson, (unknown)	2
18	Studies using a combined finite element and boundary element model for vibration propagation from railway tunnels 2000 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·C.J.C. Jones, David Thompson, M. Petyt	7
19	The development of a rail damping device for reducing noise from railway track 2000 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Thompson, C.J.C. Jones, David P. Farrington	2
20	Privatised Transport Infrastructure and Incentives to Invest 1991 ·Journal of transport economics and policy ·Dieter Helm, David Thompson	27

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