John W. Thomson

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

John W. Thomson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Thomson has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 71 papers in Plant Science and 31 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in John W. Thomson's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (94 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (61 papers) and Bryophyte Studies and Records (35 papers). John W. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (94 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (61 papers) and Bryophyte Studies and Records (35 papers). John W. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John W. Thomson's co-authors include M E Hale, Mason E. Hale, Diana F. Nelson, Joseph Newall, Herbert D. Kerman, Hugh Bonner, James S. Nelson, Karen Martz, Kevin Murray and Hildur Krog and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

John W. Thomson

131 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the brain: Can high dose, large volume radiation therapy improve survival? Report on a prospective trial by the Radiation therapy Oncology Group (RTOG): RTOG 8315

1992 467 citations Diana F. Nelson, Karen Martz et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John W. Thomson United States	26	1.3k	981	764	665	447	143	2.9k
Javier Couto United States	20	330 0.3×	188 0.2×	186 0.2×	296 0.4×	99 0.2×	45	1.3k
William H. Marshall United States	32	80 0.1×	139 0.1×	244 0.3×	367 0.6×	89 0.2×	154	2.9k
William Roberts United States	21	110 0.1×	69 0.1×	203 0.3×	197 0.3×	111 0.2×	49	2.1k
Clément Thomas Luxembourg	28	81 0.1×	482 0.5×	153 0.2×	85 0.1×	25 0.1×	70	2.2k
Denis Roy Canada	20	246 0.2×	61 0.1×	276 0.4×	54 0.1×	151 0.3×	38	2.4k
Tor Knutsen Norway	32	43 0.0×	52 0.1×	326 0.4×	192 0.3×	321 0.7×	97	3.3k
Robert H. Wagner United States	31	377 0.3×	182 0.2×	36 0.0×	29 0.0×	386 0.9×	161	3.6k
T. Straume United States	22	68 0.1×	1.8k 1.8×	149 0.2×	38 0.1×	92 0.2×	77	4.6k
Julian P. Smith United States	32	129 0.1×	96 0.1×	249 0.3×	96 0.1×	34 0.1×	89	3.7k
Guiying Nie Australia	37	27 0.0×	899 0.9×	45 0.1×	397 0.6×	225 0.5×	138	4.1k

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Thomson, John W., et al.. (2025). Optomechanical reservoir computing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(29). e2424991122–e2424991122. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Faisal, et al.. (2012). Definitive treatment of supernumerary lower chest wall primary breast cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology. 2(4). e53–e57. 1 indexed citations

Wendland, Merideth M, Julie Asch, Michael A. Pulsipher, et al.. (2006). The Impact of Involved Field Radiation Therapy for Patients Receiving High-Dose Chemotherapy Followed by Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Disease. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(2). 189–195. 27 indexed citations

MacDonald, Tobey J., Edward B. Arenson, Joann L. Ater, et al.. (2005). Phase II study of high‐dose chemotherapy before radiation in children with newly diagnosed high‐grade astrocytoma. Cancer. 104(12). 2862–2871. 44 indexed citations

Talbot, Stephen S., Sandra L. Talbot, John W. Thomson, & Wilfred B. Schofield. (2001). Lichens from St. Matthew and St. Paul Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska. The Bryologist. 104(1). 47–58. 11 indexed citations

Thomson, John W.. (2000). Morphological and Genomic Diversity in the Genus Pteridium(Dennstaedtiaceae). Annals of Botany. 85. 77–99. 42 indexed citations

Jameson, Michael B., B D Evans, Daniel H.D. Gray, et al.. (1995). Adjuvant chemotherapy for non‐metastatic osteosarcorna of the extremities in two New Zealand cancer centres. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 25(3). 224–229. 2 indexed citations

Thomson, John W. & George W. Scotter. (1992). Lichens of the Cape Parry and Melville Hills Regions, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 106(1). 105–111. 2 indexed citations

Nelson, Diana F., Karen Martz, Hugh Bonner, et al.. (1992). Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the brain: Can high dose, large volume radiation therapy improve survival? Report on a prospective trial by the Radiation therapy Oncology Group (RTOG): RTOG 8315. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 23(1). 9–17. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sause, William T., Charles Scott, Samuel G. Taylor, et al.. (1992). Phase II Trial of Combination Chemotherapy and Irradiation in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 88–04. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 15(2). 163–167. 42 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W. & Wolfgang Weber. (1992). Lichens Collected on the Arctic Excursion of the 9th International Botanical Congress (Montreal) in 1959. The Bryologist. 95(4). 392–392. 2 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W.. (1989). Additions and a Revised Key to Catapyrenium in North America. The Bryologist. 92(2). 190–190. 6 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W. & George W. Scotter. (1985). Lichens of eastern Axel Heiberg Island and the Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 99(2). 179–187. 5 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W., et al.. (1984). American Arctic lichens. Columbia University Press eBooks. 148 indexed citations

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Berry, A R, et al.. (1980). Obstructive uropathy after pan-proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis.. Gut. 21(9). 808–809. 7 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W.. (1979). Lichens of the Alaskan Arctic Slope. University of Toronto Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W. & David L. Hawksworth. (1975). Mycologist's Handbook. An Introduction to the Principles of Taxonomy and Nomenclature in the Fungi and Lichens. The Bryologist. 78(2). 238–238. 19 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W. & J. A. Milne. (1969). THE USE OF RETINOIC ACID IN CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA *. British Journal of Dermatology. 81(6). 452–455. 17 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W.. (1967). Notes on rhizocarpon in the Arctic. 37 indexed citations

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Thomson, John W.. (1955). Peltigera pulverulenta (Tayl.) Nyl. Takes Precedence over Peltigera scabrosa T. Fr. and Becomes of Considerable Phytogeographic Interest. The Bryologist. 58(1). 45–45. 1 indexed citations

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