Matthew B. Thomas

18.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
171 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Matthew B. Thomas is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew B. Thomas has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 77 papers in Insect Science and 50 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Matthew B. Thomas's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (78 papers), Malaria Research and Control (67 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (41 papers). Matthew B. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (78 papers), Malaria Research and Control (67 papers) and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (41 papers). Matthew B. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ivory Coast. Matthew B. Thomas's co-authors include Krijn P. Paaijmans, Justine I. Blanford, Andrew F. Read, Courtney C. Murdock, Penelope A. Lynch, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Andrew Wilby, Andrew S. Bell, J. Langewald and David Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Matthew B. Thomas

166 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

2016 594 citations Dean Paini, A. W. Sheppard et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Impact of daily temperature fluctuations on dengue virus transmission by Aedes aegypti

2011 522 citations Krijn P. Paaijmans, Matthew B. Thomas et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Temperature variation makes ectotherms more sensitive to climate change

2013 429 citations Krijn P. Paaijmans, Justine I. Blanford et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models

2017 416 citations Leah R. Johnson, Courtney C. Murdock et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases profile →
Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation

2010 405 citations Krijn P. Paaijmans, Justine I. Blanford et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease

2019 394 citations Marissa K. Grossman, Leah R. Johnson et al. profile →

Peers

Matthew B. Thomas

PHEOH

ECOLO

Frédéric Simard France

Andrew F. Read United Kingdom

Jason R. Rohr United States

Edward D. Walker United States

Willem Takken Netherlands

Dina M. Fonseca United States

John C. Beier United States

Cheryl J. Briggs United States

Ralph E. Harbach United Kingdom

Peter J. Hudson United States

Frédéric Simard France

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7.7k ×1.4

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1.9k ×0.5

2.4k ×0.9

1.3k ×0.7

857 ×0.5

ECOLO

Citations per year, relative to Matthew B. Thomas Matthew B. Thomas (= 1×) peers Frédéric Simard

Countries citing papers authored by Matthew B. Thomas

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthew B. Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew B. Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthew B. Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthew B. Thomas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Matthew B. Thomas. Matthew B. Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pathak, Ashutosh K., et al.. (2025). Thermal variation influences the transcriptome of the major malaria vector Anopheles stephensi. Communications Biology. 8(1). 112–112. 4 indexed citations

Schaffner, Urs, George E. Heimpel, Nicholas J. Mills, et al.. (2024). Biological control for One Health. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175800–175800. 7 indexed citations

Koffi, Alphonsine A., Soromane Camara, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, et al.. (2023). Anopheles vector distribution and malaria transmission dynamics in Gbêkê region, central Côte d’Ivoire. Malaria Journal. 22(1). 192–192. 9 indexed citations

Grossman, Marissa K., et al.. (2023). Phenotypic adaptation to temperature in the mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti. Global Change Biology. 30(1). e17041–e17041. 21 indexed citations

Cook, Jackie, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Raphaël N’Guessan, et al.. (2023). Housing modification for malaria control: impact of a “lethal house lure” intervention on malaria infection prevalence in a cluster randomised control trial in Côte d’Ivoire. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 168–168. 2 indexed citations

Waite, Jessica L., Matthew J. Jones, Andrew S. Bell, et al.. (2021). A non-destructive sugar-feeding assay for parasite detection and estimating the extrinsic incubation period of Plasmodium falciparum in individual mosquito vectors. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13 indexed citations

Sgrò, Carla M., Zhiyong Xi, Heverton Leandro Carneiro Dutra, et al.. (2021). Microbes increase thermal sensitivity in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, with the potential to change disease distributions. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(7). e0009548–e0009548. 22 indexed citations

Barreaux, Antoine M. G., Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, et al.. (2020). The role of human and mosquito behaviour in the efficacy of a house-based intervention. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1818). 20190815–20190815. 9 indexed citations

Barreaux, Antoine M. G., et al.. (2019). Semi-field evaluation of the cumulative effects of a “Lethal House Lure” on malaria mosquito mortality. Malaria Journal. 18(1). 298–298. 7 indexed citations

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Barreaux, Antoine M. G., et al.. (2018). Semi-field studies to better understand the impact of eave tubes on mosquito mortality and behaviour. Malaria Journal. 17(1). 306–306. 12 indexed citations

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Paini, Dean, A. W. Sheppard, David Cook, et al.. (2016). Global threat to agriculture from invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(27). 7575–7579. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murdock, Courtney C., Justine I. Blanford, Shirley Luckhart, & Matthew B. Thomas. (2014). Ambient temperature and dietary supplementation interact to shape mosquito vector competence for malaria. Journal of Insect Physiology. 67. 37–44. 35 indexed citations

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Chen, Shi, Justine I. Blanford, Shelby J. Fleischer, et al.. (2013). Estimating West Nile Virus Transmission Period in Pennsylvania Using an Optimized Degree-Day Model. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13(7). 489–497. 5 indexed citations

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Paaijmans, Krijn P., Justine I. Blanford, Brian H. K. Chan, & Matthew B. Thomas. (2011). Warmer temperatures reduce the vectorial capacity of malaria mosquitoes. Biology Letters. 8(3). 465–468. 100 indexed citations

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George, Justin, Justine I. Blanford, Michael J. Domingue, et al.. (2011). Reduction in host-finding behaviour in fungus-infected mosquitoes is correlated with reduction in olfactory receptor neuron responsiveness. Malaria Journal. 10(1). 32 indexed citations

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Blanford, Justine I., Wangpeng Shi, Riann Christian, et al.. (2011). Lethal and Pre-Lethal Effects of a Fungal Biopesticide Contribute to Substantial and Rapid Control of Malaria Vectors. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23591–e23591. 77 indexed citations

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Paaijmans, Krijn P., Justine I. Blanford, Andrew S. Bell, Andrew F. Read, & Matthew B. Thomas. (2010). Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(34). 15135–15139. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Read, Andrew F., Penelope A. Lynch, & Matthew B. Thomas. (2009). How to Make Evolution-Proof Insecticides for Malaria Control. PLoS Biology. 7(4). e1000058–e1000058. 206 indexed citations

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Koella, Jacob C., Penelope A. Lynch, Matthew B. Thomas, & Andrew F. Read. (2009). Towards evolution‐proof malaria control with insecticides. Evolutionary Applications. 2(4). 469–480. 73 indexed citations

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Gardner, Shea N. & Matthew B. Thomas. (2002). Costs and benefits of fighting infection in locusts. Evolutionary ecology research. 4(1). 109–131. 32 indexed citations

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