Gavin H. Thomas

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
79 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Gavin H. Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin H. Thomas has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, 38 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 29 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Gavin H. Thomas's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (35 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (28 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers). Gavin H. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (35 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (28 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers). Gavin H. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Gavin H. Thomas's co-authors include Arne Ø. Mooers, Klaas Hartmann, Jeffrey B. Joy, Walter Jetz, Tamás Székely, Robert P. Freckleton, Ian P. F. Owens, Tim M. Blackburn, Peter M. Bennett and Kevin J. Gaston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gavin H. Thomas

79 papers receiving 7.6k 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 global diversity of birds in space and time

2012 2.7k citations Walter Jetz, Gavin H. Thomas et al. Nature profile →
Global Distribution and Conservation of Evolutionary Distinctness in Birds

2014 443 citations Walter Jetz, Gavin H. Thomas et al. Current Biology profile →
Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds

2017 241 citations Christopher R. Cooney, Jen A. Bright et al. Nature profile →
Revealing uncertainty in the status of biodiversity change

2024 36 citations Gavin H. Thomas, Robert P. Freckleton et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effectiveness of Key Biodiversity Areas in representing global avian diversity 2025 ·Conservation Biology ·(unknown), Olivia Crowe, Stuart H. M. Butchart, David P. Edwards, Gavin H. Thomas	2
2	Evolution of sexual size dimorphism in tetrapods is driven by varying patterns of sex-specific selection on size 2024 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Alex Slavenko, Natalie Cooper, Shai Meiri, Gopal Murali, Daniel Pincheira‐Donoso, Gavin H. Thomas	3
3	The effects of ecology and behavior on the evolution of coloration in Coraciiformes 2023 ·Behavioral Ecology ·(unknown), Christopher R. Cooney, Zoë K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, Nicola J. Nadeau, Gavin H. Thomas	3
4	Using pose estimation to identify regions and points on natural history specimens 2023 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Yichen He, Christopher R. Cooney, Steve Maddock, Gavin H. Thomas	2
5	Deep learning image segmentation reveals patterns of UV reflectance evolution in passerine birds 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Yichen He, Zoë K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, Christopher J. Moody, (unknown), Steve Maddock, Gavin H. Thomas, Christopher R. Cooney	5
6	Latitudinal gradients in avian colourfulness 2022 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Christopher R. Cooney, Yichen He, Zoë K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, Christopher J. Moody, (unknown), András Liker, Tamás Székely, Gavin H. Thomas	36
7	Resprouting grasses are associated with less frequent fire than seeders 2020 ·New Phytologist ·Kimberley J. Simpson, (unknown), Sally Archibald, Elisabeth J. Forrestel, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, Gavin H. Thomas, Colin P. Osborne	33
8	Heterogeneous relationships between rates of speciation and body size evolution across vertebrate clades 2020 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Christopher R. Cooney, Gavin H. Thomas	56
9	Sexual selection predicts the rate and direction of colour divergence in a large avian radiation 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Christopher R. Cooney, Zoë K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, Christopher J. Moody, (unknown), Gavin H. Thomas	80
10	Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds breakdown → 2017 ·Nature ·Christopher R. Cooney, Jen A. Bright, J. R. Elliot, Angela M. Chira, Emma C. Hughes, Christopher J. Moody, L. O. Nouri, Zoë K. Varley, Gavin H. Thomas	241
11	A cautionary note on the use of Ornstein Uhlenbeck models in macroevolutionary studies 2015 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·Natalie Cooper, Gavin H. Thomas, Chris Venditti, Andrew Meade, Robert P. Freckleton	227
12	Land-Sparing Agriculture Best Protects Avian Phylogenetic Diversity 2015 ·Current Biology ·David P. Edwards, James J. Gilroy, Gavin H. Thomas, Claudia A. Medina Uribe, Torbjørn Haugaasen	60
13	HIGH RATES OF EVOLUTION PRECEDED THE ORIGIN OF BIRDS 2014 ·Evolution ·Mark N. Puttick, Gavin H. Thomas, Michael J. Benton	59
14	Spring migration routes of Long-tailed Skuas around and across the UK - results of observational and tracking data 2014 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Russell B. Wynn, Dan Brown, Gavin H. Thomas, Chas A. Holt, Sveinn Are Hanssen, Børge Moe, Olivier Gilg	2
15	Global Distribution and Conservation of Evolutionary Distinctness in Birds breakdown → 2014 ·Current Biology ·Walter Jetz, Gavin H. Thomas, Jeffrey B. Joy, David W. Redding, Klaas Hartmann, Arne Ø. Mooers	443
16	The global diversity of birds in space and time breakdown → 2012 ·Nature ·Walter Jetz, Gavin H. Thomas, Jeffrey B. Joy, Klaas Hartmann, Arne Ø. Mooers	2664
17	MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR OF BIRDS AFFECTS THEIR COEVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIP WITH BLOOD PARASITES 2011 ·Evolution ·Tania Jenkins, Gavin H. Thomas, Olof Hellgren, Ian P. F. Owens	57
18	Global distribution and conservation of rare and threatened vertebrates 2006 ·Nature ·Richard Grenyer, C. David L. Orme, Sarah F. Jackson, Gavin H. Thomas, R. G. Davies, T. Jonathan Davies, Kate E. Jones, Valerie Olson, Robert S. Ridgely, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Tzung‐Su Ding, Peter M. Bennett, Tim M. Blackburn, Kevin J. Gaston, John L. Gittleman, Ian P. F. Owens	431
19	Global Patterns of Geographic Range Size in Birds 2006 ·PLoS Biology ·C. David L. Orme, R. G. Davies, Valerie Olson, Gavin H. Thomas, Tzung‐Su Ding, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Robert S. Ridgely, (unknown), Peter M. Bennett, Ian P. F. Owens, Tim M. Blackburn, Kevin J. Gaston	211
20	Publication bias in waders 2003 ·Bristol Research (University of Bristol) ·Gavin H. Thomas, Tamás Székely, William J. Sutherland	15

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