E. C. Thomas

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

E. C. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. C. Thomas has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in E. C. Thomas's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (17 papers), GNSS positioning and interference (11 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (7 papers). E. C. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (17 papers), GNSS positioning and interference (11 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (7 papers). E. C. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. E. C. Thomas's co-authors include T. B. Jones, E. Nielsen, T. K. Yeoman, S. E. Milan, H. Yamagishi, Natsuo Sato, G. J. Sofko, R. A. Greenwald, M. Pinnock and R. D. Hunsucker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Ageing Research Reviews.

In The Last Decade

E. C. Thomas

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

DARN/SuperDARN 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 250 500 750
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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.

  1. DARN/SuperDARN
    1995 945 citations R. A. Greenwald, K. B. Baker et al. Space Science Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. C. Thomas United Kingdom 11 1.5k 661 627 409 180 18 1.5k
J.‐C. Cerisier France 19 1.8k 1.2× 589 0.9× 703 1.1× 618 1.5× 152 0.8× 56 1.8k
W. R. Coley United States 26 1.8k 1.2× 576 0.9× 632 1.0× 688 1.7× 162 0.9× 59 1.8k
T. Turunen Finland 22 1.4k 1.0× 350 0.5× 728 1.2× 433 1.1× 134 0.7× 102 1.5k
L. Kersley United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.1× 802 1.2× 1.0k 1.6× 443 1.1× 264 1.5× 85 1.8k
A. V. Koustov Canada 20 1.3k 0.9× 583 0.9× 493 0.8× 339 0.8× 177 1.0× 98 1.3k
D. W. Danskin Canada 20 1.2k 0.8× 560 0.8× 597 1.0× 247 0.6× 172 1.0× 69 1.2k
A. P. van Eyken United Kingdom 24 1.4k 1.0× 414 0.6× 576 0.9× 438 1.1× 123 0.7× 57 1.5k
D. M. Wright United Kingdom 27 1.7k 1.2× 369 0.6× 679 1.1× 803 2.0× 125 0.7× 90 1.7k
K. A. McWilliams Canada 22 2.1k 1.4× 620 0.9× 668 1.1× 834 2.0× 158 0.9× 96 2.1k
Natsuo Sato Japan 19 2.5k 1.7× 713 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 919 2.2× 195 1.1× 75 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. C. Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. C. Thomas

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Zamani, Akram, E. C. Thomas, & David Wright. (2024). Sex biology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ageing Research Reviews. 95. 102228–102228. 10 indexed citations
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Wright, D. M., Ranvir Dhillon, T. K. Yeoman, et al.. (2009). Excitation thresholds of field-aligned irregularities and associated ionospheric hysteresis at very high latitudes observed using SPEAR-induced HF radar backscatter. Annales Geophysicae. 27(7). 2623–2631. 5 indexed citations
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Robinson, T. R., T. K. Yeoman, Ranvir Dhillon, et al.. (2006). First observations of SPEAR-induced artificial backscatter from CUTLASS and the EISCAT Svalbard radars. Annales Geophysicae. 24(1). 291–309. 36 indexed citations
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Lester, M., P. J. Chapman, S. W. H. Cowley, et al.. (2004). Stereo CUTLASS - A new capability for the SuperDARN HF radars. Annales Geophysicae. 22(2). 459–473. 73 indexed citations
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Wright, D. M., J. A. Davies, T. R. Robinson, et al.. (2000). Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility. Annales Geophysicae. 18(9). 1248–1255. 22 indexed citations
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Wright, D. M., J. A. Davies, T. R. Robinson, et al.. (2000). Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR): an overview of a future radar facility. Annales Geophysicae. 18(9). 1248–1255. 7 indexed citations
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Milan, S. E., T. K. Yeoman, M. Lester, E. C. Thomas, & T. B. Jones. (1997). Initial backscatter occurrence statistics from the CUTLASS HF radars. Annales Geophysicae. 15(6). 703–718. 154 indexed citations
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Milan, S. E., T. B. Jones, T. R. Robinson, E. C. Thomas, & T. K. Yeoman. (1997). Interferometric evidence for the observation of ground backscatter originating behind the CUTLASS coherent HF radars. Annales Geophysicae. 15(1). 29–39. 77 indexed citations
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Milan, S. E., T. B. Jones, T. R. Robinson, E. C. Thomas, & T. K. Yeoman. (1997). Interferometric evidence for the observation of ground backscatter originating behind the CUTLASS coherent HF radars. Annales Geophysicae. 15(1). 29–29. 15 indexed citations
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Chapman, P. J., et al.. (1997). RAPIER: A new relocatable VHF coherent radar. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 59(9). 1035–1048. 1 indexed citations
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Milan, S. E., T. K. Yeoman, M. Lester, E. C. Thomas, & T. B. Jones. (1997). Initial backscatter occurrence statistics from the CUTLASS HF radars. Annales Geophysicae. 15(6). 703–703. 25 indexed citations
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Greenwald, R. A., K. B. Baker, J. R. Dudeney, et al.. (1995). DARN/SuperDARN. Space Science Reviews. 71(1-4). 761–796. 945 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cowley, S. W. H., et al.. (1990). Studies of the cusp and auroral zone with incoherent scatter radar: the scientific and technical case for a polar-cap radar. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 52(6-8). 645–663. 16 indexed citations
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Warrington, E.M., E. C. Thomas, & T. B. Jones. (1990). Measurements on the wavefronts of ionospherically propagated HF radio waves made with a large aperture antenna array. IEE Proceedings H Microwaves Antennas and Propagation. 137(1). 25–25. 4 indexed citations
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Schlegel, K. & E. C. Thomas. (1988). Reply [to “Comment on “A statistical study of auroral radar spectra obtained with Sabre” by K. Schlegel, E. C. Thomas, and D. Ridge”]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 93(A6). 5987–5987. 1 indexed citations
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Schlegel, K., et al.. (1986). A statistical study of auroral radar spectra obtained with SABRE. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(A12). 13483–13492. 25 indexed citations
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Waldock, Jeff, et al.. (1983). SABRE observations of a sequence of Pc 5 micropulsations. Radio Science. 18(6). 1133–1139. 7 indexed citations
18.
Nielsen, E., et al.. (1983). A new radar auroral backscatter experiment. Nature. 304(5928). 712–714. 72 indexed citations

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