Ian Thornhill

1.6k total citations
35 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

Ian Thornhill is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Thornhill has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Ian Thornhill's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). Ian Thornhill is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (8 papers). Ian Thornhill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Ian Thornhill's co-authors include Matthew J. Hill, Steven Loiselle, Paul J. Wood, Jeremy Biggs, Robert A. Briers, David Gledhill, Christopher Hassall, Mark E. Ledger, James C. White and David B. Ryves and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ian Thornhill

31 papers receiving 885 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 Thornhill United Kingdom 16 513 284 236 234 154 35 908
Mathias Kuemmerlen Germany 19 695 1.4× 471 1.7× 356 1.5× 308 1.3× 111 0.7× 32 1.2k
Cynthia S. Loftin United States 19 562 1.1× 316 1.1× 160 0.7× 313 1.3× 149 1.0× 58 1.0k
Guangchun Lei China 19 586 1.1× 238 0.8× 106 0.4× 381 1.6× 108 0.7× 44 1.1k
Leska S. Fore United States 9 739 1.4× 463 1.6× 195 0.8× 151 0.6× 197 1.3× 13 1.1k
Florian Pletterbauer Austria 12 540 1.1× 455 1.6× 116 0.5× 128 0.5× 150 1.0× 18 788
Daniel Bruno Spain 15 564 1.1× 421 1.5× 73 0.3× 257 1.1× 77 0.5× 28 919
E. William Schweiger United States 14 512 1.0× 374 1.3× 92 0.4× 233 1.0× 78 0.5× 21 919
Jean C. Sifneos United States 14 466 0.9× 445 1.6× 174 0.7× 293 1.3× 121 0.8× 23 903
Annika W. Walters United States 19 646 1.3× 703 2.5× 87 0.4× 313 1.3× 121 0.8× 65 1.0k
Mathias Scholz Germany 14 391 0.8× 271 1.0× 103 0.4× 227 1.0× 72 0.5× 42 722

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Thornhill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Thornhill

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All Works

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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2025). Can we learn from the UK’s guerrilla rewilding movement?. Oryx. 1–11.
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Thornhill, Ian, Jian Kang, Liz O’Brien, et al.. (2025). Natural soundscapes as a disciplinary bridge in pursuit of sustainability: research themes and priorities. Ecosystems and People. 21(1).
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2025). Using past planning practice to inform biodiversity net gain in residential developments. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6(1). 2 indexed citations
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Bishop, Isabel, Wim Clymans, Heather Moorhouse, et al.. (2025). FreshWater Watch: Investigating the Health of Freshwater Ecosystems, from the Bottom Up. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 10(1). 2–2. 4 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Performance of Citizen Science in a Food Hypersensitivity Research Pilot. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 9(1). 18–18. 1 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2024). Opportunities and limitations to environmental management system (EMS) implementation in UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Management. 367. 121749–121749. 6 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, John L., Ian Thornhill, Rik Oldenkamp, Anthony Gachanja, & Rosa Busquets. (2023). Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: How Can Regions at Risk be Identified in the Future?. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(3). 575–588. 13 indexed citations
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Hill, Matthew J., Paul J. Wood, James C. White, et al.. (2023). Environmental correlates of aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity in garden ponds: Implications for pond management. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17(2). 374–385. 5 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2022). The short-term impacts of Hurricane Maria on the forest birds of Dominica. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology. 35. 70–82. 3 indexed citations
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Hill, Matthew J., James C. White, Jeremy Biggs, et al.. (2021). Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management. Diversity and Distributions. 27(5). 887–900. 44 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2021). Leaf breakdown rates as a functional indicator were influenced by an invasive non-native invertebrate in urban ponds. Ecological Indicators. 124. 107360–107360. 4 indexed citations
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Loiselle, Steven, et al.. (2019). Local and landscape influences on turbidity in urban streams: a global approach using citizen scientists. Freshwater Science. 38(2). 303–320. 16 indexed citations
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Trigg, Mark A., Wim Clymans, Suraje Dessai, et al.. (2018). Catchment Hydrology Explorer for Water Stewards (CatchX Platform). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9882. 1 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2018). Monitoring Biological and Chemical Trends in Temperate Still Waters Using Citizen Science. Water. 10(7). 839–839. 28 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2017). The application of graph theory and percolation analysis for assessing change in the spatial configuration of pond networks. Urban Ecosystems. 21(2). 213–225. 25 indexed citations
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Loiselle, Steven, et al.. (2017). Getting the full picture: Assessing the complementarity of citizen science and agency monitoring data. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0188507–e0188507. 64 indexed citations
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Cunha, Daví Gasparini Fernandes, et al.. (2017). The contribution of volunteer-based monitoring data to the assessment of harmful phytoplankton blooms in Brazilian urban streams. The Science of The Total Environment. 584-585. 586–594. 29 indexed citations
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Thornhill, Ian, et al.. (2017). Prioritising local action for water quality improvement using citizen science; a study across three major metropolitan areas of China. The Science of The Total Environment. 584-585. 1268–1281. 35 indexed citations
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Hill, Matthew J., Jeremy Biggs, Ian Thornhill, et al.. (2016). Urban ponds as an aquatic biodiversity resource in modified landscapes. Global Change Biology. 23(3). 986–999. 170 indexed citations

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