James D. Thomson

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
169 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

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James D. Thomson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, James D. Thomson has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 86 papers in Plant Science and 64 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in James D. Thomson's work include Plant and animal studies (149 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (70 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (63 papers). James D. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (149 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (70 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (63 papers). James D. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Japan. James D. Thomson's co-authors include Paul Wilson, W. Scott Armbruster, Michael Otterstatter, Michele R. Dudash, Charles B. Fenster, R. C. Plowright, Lawrence D. Harder, Lars Chıttka, María Clara Castellanos and Jessica R. K. Forrest and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James D. Thomson

161 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Pollination Syndromes and Floral Specialization

2004 1.7k citations W. Scott Armbruster, Paul Wilson et al. profile →
Flower Constancy, Insect Psychology, and Plant Evolution

1999 507 citations James D. Thomson et al. Die Naturwissenschaften profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James D. Thomson Canada	66	12.2k	7.6k	5.0k	3.4k	2.8k	169	13.3k
Jeff Ollerton United Kingdom	44	9.7k 0.8×	6.4k 0.8×	4.3k 0.9×	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	127	10.7k
Nickolas M. Waser United States	66	14.1k 1.2×	9.2k 1.2×	8.0k 1.6×	2.7k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	138	16.2k
Lawrence D. Harder Canada	54	9.0k 0.7×	5.7k 0.8×	3.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	134	10.0k
W. Scott Armbruster United States	53	8.7k 0.7×	5.7k 0.7×	4.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	171	10.3k
Peter G. Kevan Canada	49	8.0k 0.7×	4.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	4.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	238	10.5k
Mark D. Rausher United States	62	7.7k 0.6×	4.5k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	182	11.8k
Tia‐Lynn Ashman United States	55	8.8k 0.7×	7.8k 1.0×	4.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	2.4k 0.8×	210	11.9k
Rebecca E. Irwin United States	50	7.6k 0.6×	5.0k 0.7×	3.0k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	161	8.9k
Carlos M. Herrera Spain	70	10.6k 0.9×	7.0k 0.9×	6.9k 1.4×	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	272	15.0k
Michele R. Dudash United States	37	6.6k 0.5×	4.7k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	872 0.3×	2.6k 0.9×	80	8.9k

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Thomson, James D.. (2017). A Local Replacement of <i>Bombus Ternarius</i> by <i>Bombus Terricola</i> in Northern Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Apidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 11(2). 1 indexed citations

Thomson, James D., et al.. (2014). Taraxacum officinale pollen depresses seed set of montane wildflowers through pollen allelopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Pyke, Graham H., David W. Inouye, & James D. Thomson. (2012). Local Geographic Distributions of Bumble Bees Near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and Community Structure Revisited. Environmental Entomology. 41(6). 1332–1349. 48 indexed citations

Ohashi, Kazuharu, et al.. (2010). An automated system for tracking and identifying individual nectar foragers at multiple feeders. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 64(5). 891–897. 27 indexed citations

Forrest, Jessica R. K. & James D. Thomson. (2009). Consequences of variation in flowering time within and among individuals of Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae), an early spring wildflower. American Journal of Botany. 97(1). 38–48. 47 indexed citations

Ohashi, Kazuharu & James D. Thomson. (2009). Trapline foraging by pollinators: its ontogeny, economics and possible consequences for plants. Annals of Botany. 103(9). 1365–1378. 104 indexed citations

Forrest, Jessica R. K. & James D. Thomson. (2009). Background complexity affects colour preference in bumblebees. Die Naturwissenschaften. 96(8). 921–925. 44 indexed citations

Manson, Jessamyn S., Michael Otterstatter, & James D. Thomson. (2009). Consumption of a nectar alkaloid reduces pathogen load in bumble bees. Oecologia. 162(1). 81–89. 141 indexed citations

Vallejo‐Marín, Mario, Jessamyn S. Manson, James D. Thomson, & Spencer C. H. Barrett. (2009). Division of labour within flowers: heteranthery, a floral strategy to reconcile contrasting pollen fates. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22(4). 828–839. 122 indexed citations

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Wilson, Paul W., Andrea D. Wolfe, W. Scott Armbruster, & James D. Thomson. (2007). Constrained lability in floral evolution: counting convergent origins of hummingbird pollination in Penstemon and Keckiella. New Phytologist. 176(4). 883–890. 107 indexed citations

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Otterstatter, Michael & James D. Thomson. (2007). Contact networks and transmission of an intestinal pathogen in bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) colonies. Oecologia. 154(2). 411–421. 138 indexed citations

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Otterstatter, Michael & James D. Thomson. (2006). Within-host dynamics of an intestinal pathogen of bumble bees. Parasitology. 133(6). 749–761. 66 indexed citations

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Thomson, James D.. (2006). Tactics for male reproductive success in plants: contrasting insights of sex allocation theory and pollen presentation theory. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 46(4). 390–397. 33 indexed citations

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Castellanos, María Clara, et al.. (2006). Anther Evolution: Pollen Presentation Strategies When Pollinators Differ. The American Naturalist. 167(2). 288–296. 108 indexed citations

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Castellanos, María Clara, Paul Wilson, & James D. Thomson. (2002). Dynamic nectar replenishment in flowers of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae). American Journal of Botany. 89(1). 111–118. 124 indexed citations

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Thomson, James D. & Paul R. Neal. (1989). How-to-Do-It: Wind Dispersal of Tree Seeds and Fruits.. The American Biology Teacher. 51(8). 1 indexed citations

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Harder, Lawrence D., James D. Thomson, Mitchell B. Cruzan, & Robert S. Unnasch. (1985). Sexual reproduction and variation in floral morphology in an ephemeral vernal lily, Eyythronium americanum. Oecologia. 67(2). 286–291. 69 indexed citations

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Thomson, James D., Wayne P. Maddison, & R. C. Plowright. (1982). Behavior of bumble bee pollinators of Aralia hispida Vent. (Araliaceae). Oecologia. 54(3). 326–336. 130 indexed citations

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Thomson, James D.. (1978). Effects of stand composition on insect visitation in two-species mixtures of Hieracium [aurantiacum and Hieracium florentinum].. The American Midland Naturalist. 1 indexed citations

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Thomson, James D.. (1978). A Local Replacement of Bombus Ternarius by Bombus Terricola in Northern Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Apidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 11(2). 5. 4 indexed citations

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