Ian Thomas

2.8k total citations
79 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ian Thomas is a scholar working on Education, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Thomas has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Education, 39 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ian Thomas's work include Sustainability in Higher Education (42 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (34 papers) and Service-Learning and Community Engagement (11 papers). Ian Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability in Higher Education (42 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (34 papers) and Service-Learning and Community Engagement (11 papers). Ian Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Spain. Ian Thomas's co-authors include Sarah Holdsworth, Stephen Sterling, Susanne K. Langer, Barbara de la Harpe, Orana Sandri, Sarah Bekessy, Matthias Barth, Carina Wyborn, Barry Meehan and Sue Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainability and Higher Education Research & Development.

In The Last Decade

Ian Thomas

74 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Thomas Australia 24 1.3k 940 222 166 165 79 1.9k
Stephen Sterling United Kingdom 22 1.7k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 370 1.7× 165 1.0× 138 0.8× 41 2.4k
Marco Rieckmann Germany 24 1.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 239 1.1× 269 1.6× 201 1.2× 76 2.5k
Mark Mifsud Malta 17 921 0.7× 699 0.7× 251 1.1× 82 0.5× 196 1.2× 27 1.7k
Daniella Tilbury Australia 21 1.5k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 394 1.8× 118 0.7× 131 0.8× 65 2.4k
Jasmin Godemann Germany 12 1.1k 0.8× 612 0.7× 154 0.7× 273 1.6× 132 0.8× 34 1.6k
Matthias Barth Germany 26 2.4k 1.8× 1.5k 1.6× 273 1.2× 365 2.2× 211 1.3× 75 3.1k
Gisela Cebrián Spain 16 1.2k 0.9× 753 0.8× 102 0.5× 100 0.6× 127 0.8× 37 1.5k
Petra Molthan‐Hill United Kingdom 13 772 0.6× 524 0.6× 195 0.9× 116 0.7× 136 0.8× 29 1.2k
Yoko Mochizuki Japan 13 818 0.6× 605 0.6× 236 1.1× 107 0.6× 73 0.4× 28 1.2k
Chris Shiel United Kingdom 18 855 0.6× 869 0.9× 238 1.1× 87 0.5× 232 1.4× 39 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Thomas

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Holdsworth, Sarah & Ian Thomas. (2020). Competencies or capabilities in the Australian higher education landscape and its implications for the development and delivery of sustainability education. Higher Education Research & Development. 40(7). 1466–1481. 30 indexed citations
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Holdsworth, Sarah & Ian Thomas. (2015). A sustainability education academic development framework (SEAD). Environmental Education Research. 22(8). 1073–1097. 25 indexed citations
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Holdsworth, Sarah & Ian Thomas. (2015). Framework for Introducing Education for Sustainable Development into University Curriculum. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development. 9(2). 137–159. 23 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian, et al.. (2012). Professional Associations. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development. 6(1). 121–136. 5 indexed citations
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Allam, Adel H., H Amer, Gregory S. Thomas, et al.. (2010). Something Old, Something New—Computed Tomography Studies of the Cardiovascular System in Ancient Egyptian Mummies. The American Heart Hospital Journal. 8(1). 10–10. 10 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian. (2010). Environmental policy and local government in Australia. Local Environment. 15(2). 121–136. 33 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian & Barry Meehan. (2010). Student Preparation for the International Environmental Profession. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 34(1). 91–107. 2 indexed citations
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Holdsworth, Sarah, Sarah Bekessy, & Ian Thomas. (2009). Evaluation of curriculum change at RMIT: experiences of the BELP project. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 5(1). 51–72. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian. (2009). Critical Thinking, Transformative Learning, Sustainable Education, and Problem-Based Learning in Universities. Journal of Transformative Education. 7(3). 245–264. 256 indexed citations
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Meehan, Barry & Ian Thomas. (2008). Research and Solutions: University Education for Sustainability: Projects, Problems, and Professionalism. Sustainability The Journal of Record. 1(2). 124–129. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian, et al.. (2008). Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
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Holdsworth, Sarah, et al.. (2006). Beyond leather patches: Sustainability education at RMIT University, Australia. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian. (2005). Environmental management processes and practices for Australia. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 9 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian, et al.. (2004). Greening Universities in Australia: Progress and Possibilities. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 20(2). 67–79. 17 indexed citations
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Wenzel, T., Thomas Fröhlich, Klaus Straßburger, et al.. (2001). NOVEL PROPARGYLAMINE-LINKED NUCLEOSIDES FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SNP GENOTYPING BY MALDI-TOF MS. Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids. 20(4-7). 883–887. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian, et al.. (1999). Environmental Education across the Tertiary Curriculum: a process. Environmental Education Research. 5(3). 319–337. 12 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian. (1989). Evaluation of the master of environmental science program. Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 5. 24. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian. (1987). Distinguishing Aspects of Environmental Education.. 6(3). 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ian & Susanne K. Langer. (1957). Problems of art. 144 indexed citations

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