K. Thompson

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

K. Thompson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Thompson has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 18 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in K. Thompson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (6 papers). K. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (6 papers). K. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. K. Thompson's co-authors include J. P. Grime, Dennis M. Ritchie, G. F. Mason, John Hodgson, Alan J. A. Stewart, Roderick Hunt, Peter J. Wilson, Roy Sanderson, Richard Wadsworth and Kevin Austin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

K. Thompson

40 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Seasonal Variation in the Seed Banks of Herbaceous Species in Ten Contrasting Habitats

1979 1.3k citations K. Thompson, J. P. Grime Journal of Ecology profile →
A Comparative Study of Germination Responses to Diurnally-Fluctuating Temperatures

1983 400 citations K. Thompson, J. P. Grime Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Thompson United Kingdom	24	2.7k	2.6k	1.7k	1.5k	688	41	5.0k
Diane M. Debinski United States	36	744 0.3×	2.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.8×	110	5.1k
Christian Damgaard Denmark	29	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	996 0.7×	639 0.9×	211	3.9k
Bruce D. Maxwell United States	39	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	866 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	149	5.3k
Andreas Huth Germany	42	330 0.1×	3.2k 1.2×	840 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	3.2k 4.7×	128	6.0k
Michael L. Cain United States	26	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	447 0.6×	42	3.9k
Zoltán Botta‐Dukát Hungary	31	2.0k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.7×	131	6.0k
David Lamb Australia	36	608 0.2×	2.9k 1.1×	761 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	2.8k 4.1×	115	5.5k
David A. Mortensen United States	50	5.2k 1.9×	856 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	689 1.0×	144	8.0k
Josep Piñol Spain	36	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	658 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	3.3k 4.7×	90	6.0k
Bruce Campbell New Zealand	24	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	899 0.5×	779 0.5×	570 0.8×	88	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Thompson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thompson, K., et al.. (2024). Is Immediate Postoperative Radiograph Necessary Following Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty?. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 37(12). 851–855.

Thompson, K., et al.. (2022). An exploration into patients’ views and beliefs about Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (CMP). Physiotherapy. 114. e205–e206. 1 indexed citations

Thompson, K. & Francis Gilbert. (2014). Spatiotemporal variation in the endangered Thymus decussatus in a hyper-arid environment. Journal of Plant Ecology. 8(1). 79–90. 7 indexed citations

Borghetti, Fabian, et al.. (2010). Underdeveloped embryos and germination in Aristolochia galeata seeds. Plant Biology. 13(s1). 104–108. 12 indexed citations

Angold, P. G., Jon P. Sadler, M. O. Hill, et al.. (2005). Biodiversity in urban habitat patches. The Science of The Total Environment. 360(1-3). 196–204. 362 indexed citations

Hunt, Roderick, John Hodgson, K. Thompson, et al.. (2004). A new practical tool for deriving a functional signature for herbaceous vegetation. Applied Vegetation Science. 7(2). 163–163. 6 indexed citations

Thompson, K., J. P. Grime, S. H. Hillier, et al.. (2000). Predicting the response of limestone grassland to climate change.. Aspects of applied biology. 329–336. 5 indexed citations

Davis, Mark A. & K. Thompson. (2000). Eight Ways to be a Colonizer; Two Ways to be an Invader.. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 81(3). 56 indexed citations

Thompson, K., Alan E. Mikesky, & Rafael Bahamonde. (1999). EFFECTS OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON PROPRIOCEPTION AND FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(Supplement). S386–S386. 2 indexed citations

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Topp, Robert, et al.. (1996). PREDICTING FUNCTIONAL TASKS PERFORMANCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS FROM STRENGTH AND JOINT PAIN 34. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(Supplement). 6–6. 2 indexed citations

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Thompson, K., et al.. (1994). Seeds in Soil and Worm Casts from a Neutral Grassland. Functional Ecology. 8(1). 29–29. 86 indexed citations

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Hendry, G. A. F., et al.. (1994). Seed Persistence: A Correlation Between Seed Longevity in the Soil and Ortho-Dihydroxyphenol Concentration. Functional Ecology. 8(5). 658–658. 64 indexed citations

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Baird, Henry S. & K. Thompson. (1990). Reading chess. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 12(6). 552–559. 32 indexed citations

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Thompson, K.. (1986). Small-Scale Heterogeneity in the Seed Bank of An Acidic Grassland. Journal of Ecology. 74(3). 733–733. 170 indexed citations

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Thompson, K. & J. P. Grime. (1983). A Comparative Study of Germination Responses to Diurnally-Fluctuating Temperatures. Journal of Applied Ecology. 20(1). 141–141. 400 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, K., et al.. (1982). The effect of clipping frequency on the competitive interaction between two perennial grass species. Oecologia. 53(2). 251–254. 17 indexed citations

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Thompson, K. & Alan J. A. Stewart. (1981). The Measurement and Meaning of Reproductive Effort in Plants. The American Naturalist. 117(2). 205–211. 152 indexed citations

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Thompson, K., et al.. (1980). Distribution of buried viable seeds along a successional series. Biological Conservation. 17(4). 297–311. 97 indexed citations

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Thompson, K.. (1978). UNIX Time-Sharing System: UNIX Implementation. Bell System Technical Journal. 57(6). 1931–1946. 82 indexed citations

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Thompson, K., J. P. Grime, & G. F. Mason. (1977). Seed germination in response to diurnal fluctuations of temperature. Nature. 267(5607). 147–149. 308 indexed citations

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