Jill Thompson

13.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Jill Thompson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Jill Thompson has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Jill Thompson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers), Plant and animal studies (27 papers) and Forest ecology and management (26 papers). Jill Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (61 papers), Plant and animal studies (27 papers) and Forest ecology and management (26 papers). Jill Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. Jill Thompson's co-authors include Jess K. Zimmerman, María Uriarte, Nathan G. Swenson, Charles D. Canham, Brian J. Enquist, Nicholas Brokaw, Aaron M. Ellison, Chelcy R. Ford, Christopher M. Swan and David A. Orwig and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Jill Thompson

95 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jill Thompson United States	37	3.5k	2.1k	2.0k	1.8k	933	97	5.9k
Robert B. Waide United States	30	3.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	787 0.8×	55	6.1k
Qinfeng Guo United States	43	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	170	5.0k
William G. Lee New Zealand	34	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	117	5.6k
Brian J. Wilsey United States	40	4.1k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.9×	107	6.9k
Patrick Venail Switzerland	18	2.5k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	799 0.9×	27	6.3k
Amy J. Symstad United States	22	4.2k 1.2×	3.2k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	50	7.8k
Karl Grigulis France	28	4.3k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 2.1×	42	6.7k
José María Fernández‐Palacios Spain	41	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	197	6.3k
Dan F. B. Flynn United States	28	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	58	5.2k
Lars Gamfeldt Sweden	26	3.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	882 0.9×	39	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Jill Thompson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jill Thompson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jill Thompson

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Sellan, Giacomo, et al.. (2025). Nutrient addition to a white sand tropical forest results in greater growth of saplings of canopy tree species than understorey specialist tree species. Forest Ecology and Management. 589. 122755–122755. 1 indexed citations

Thompson, Jill, et al.. (2024). Height–diameter allometry for a dominant palm to improve understanding of carbon and forest dynamics in forests of Puerto Rico. Biotropica. 56(2). 1 indexed citations

Reid, Jacqueline, et al.. (2024). Measuring the effect of the anti-nerve growth factor antibodies bedinvetmab and frunevetmab on quality of life in dogs and cats with osteoarthritis using a validated health-related quality of life outcome measure: an observational real-world study. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1395360–1395360. 3 indexed citations

Li, Debao, Chuansheng Wu, Biao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Contrasting effects of nitrogen addition and soil warming on soil respiration in an old-growth subtropical forest. Ecological Frontiers. 45(1). 248–256.

Thompson, Jill, et al.. (2023). Silvopastoral systems benefit invertebrate biodiversity on tropical livestock farms in Caquetá, Colombia. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 26(1). 126–134. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Bin, Wenfei Liu, Ying Wu, Jill Thompson, & Jianping Wu. (2023). Plant managements but not fertilization mediate soil carbon emission and microbial community composition in two Eucalyptus plantations. Plant and Soil. 501(1-2). 139–153. 5 indexed citations

Ziemińska, Kasia, Jill Thompson, María Uriarte, et al.. (2023). Shifts in wood anatomical traits after a major hurricane. Functional Ecology. 37(12). 3000–3014. 3 indexed citations

Sellan, Giacomo, Noreen Majalap, Jill Thompson, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Wet Inorganic Nitrogen Deposition in an Oil Palm Plantation-Forest Matrix Environment in Borneo. Atmosphere. 14(2). 297–297. 2 indexed citations

Umaña, María Natalia, Jessica Needham, Jimena Forero‐Montaña, et al.. (2023). Demographic trade-offs and functional shifts in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest. Annals of Botany. 131(7). 1051–1060. 6 indexed citations

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Barnes, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Examining factors for the adoption of silvopastoral agroforestry in the Colombian Amazon. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12252–12252. 7 indexed citations

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Sellan, Giacomo, Jill Thompson, Noreen Majalap, & Francis Q. Brearley. (2022). Influence of species functional strategy on leaf stoichiometric responses to fertilizer in a Bornean heath forest. Journal of Ecology. 110(6). 1247–1258. 5 indexed citations

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Davis, Richard A., et al.. (2021). Percolation threshold analyses can detect community assembly processes in simulated and natural tree communities. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(10). 2028–2041. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianping, et al.. (2021). Stoichiometric traits (N:P) of understory plants contribute to reductions in plant diversity following long‐term nitrogen addition in subtropical forest. Ecology and Evolution. 11(9). 4243–4251. 8 indexed citations

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Uriarte, María, Jill Thompson, & Jess K. Zimmerman. (2019). Hurricane María tripled stem breaks and doubled tree mortality relative to other major storms. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1362–1362. 116 indexed citations

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Henrys, Peter A., Jill Thompson, Rosemary S. Hails, et al.. (2014). Review of statistical methods and data requirements to support post market environmental monitoring of agro ecosystems. EFSA Supporting Publications. 11(11). 7 indexed citations

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Thompson, Jill, Rod Polkinghorne, A. Gee, et al.. (2010). Beef palatability in the Republic of South Africa: implications for niche-marketing strategies.. Technical reports. 15 indexed citations

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Swenson, Nathan G., Brian J. Enquist, Jill Thompson, & Jess K. Zimmerman. (2007). THE INFLUENCE OF SPATIAL AND SIZE SCALE ON PHYLOGENETIC RELATEDNESS IN TROPICAL FOREST COMMUNITIES. Ecology. 88(7). 1770–1780. 260 indexed citations

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Thompson, Jill, et al.. (2003). Scenic Quality after Harvest: A Decade of Ratings for Six Silviculture Treatments. Journal of Forestry. 101(2). 30–36. 10 indexed citations

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Pethick, D.W., et al.. (2002). Defining and quantifying some on-farm factors influencing sheepmeat eating quality. Wool technology and sheep breeding. 50(4). 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, Jill, Etta D. Pisano, & David M. Warshauer. (1995). Cholelithoptysis: An unusual complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Clinical Imaging. 19(2). 118–121. 12 indexed citations

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