Maynard Thompson

583 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 486 citations indexed

About

Maynard Thompson is a scholar working on Modeling and Simulation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maynard Thompson has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 486 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Modeling and Simulation, 2 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 2 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Maynard Thompson's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (2 papers) and Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (2 papers). Maynard Thompson is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (3 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (2 papers) and Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (2 papers). Maynard Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Maynard Thompson's co-authors include H. I. Freedman, Daniel P. Mäki, Ronald W. Shonkwiler, Richard M. Shiffrin and John D. Emerson and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Sciences, American Mathematical Monthly and Mathematical Biosciences.

In The Last Decade

Maynard Thompson

12 papers receiving 465 citations

Hit Papers

Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology. 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology.
    1982 426 citations Maynard Thompson, H. I. Freedman American Mathematical Monthly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maynard Thompson United States 6 382 250 140 91 80 13 486
H FREEDMAN Canada 8 507 1.3× 379 1.5× 168 1.2× 127 1.4× 100 1.3× 8 543
J. W.-H. So Canada 8 506 1.3× 252 1.0× 188 1.3× 154 1.7× 71 0.9× 9 675
Tzy-Wei Hwang Taiwan 7 385 1.0× 264 1.1× 145 1.0× 90 1.0× 58 0.7× 12 421
Yukio Kan-on Japan 10 485 1.3× 266 1.1× 206 1.5× 129 1.4× 60 0.8× 21 553
John B. Collings United States 7 326 0.9× 277 1.1× 74 0.5× 94 1.0× 54 0.7× 9 368
Norman MacDonald United Kingdom 3 316 0.8× 192 0.8× 121 0.9× 139 1.5× 56 0.7× 3 571
Yuzo Hosono Japan 10 422 1.1× 257 1.0× 232 1.7× 148 1.6× 42 0.5× 18 544
Huaxing Xia Canada 8 269 0.7× 142 0.6× 113 0.8× 81 0.9× 57 0.7× 12 453
Zhengyi Lu China 16 498 1.3× 258 1.0× 194 1.4× 141 1.5× 92 1.1× 45 641
Edward D. Conway United States 9 283 0.7× 153 0.6× 120 0.9× 164 1.8× 38 0.5× 15 624

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maynard Thompson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maynard Thompson

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Mäki, Daniel P. & Maynard Thompson. (2005). Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation. 19 indexed citations
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Shiffrin, Richard M. & Maynard Thompson. (1988). Moments of transition-additive random variables defined on finite, regenerative random processes. Journal of Mathematical Psychology. 32(3). 313–340. 8 indexed citations
3.
Shonkwiler, Ronald W. & Maynard Thompson. (1986). A validation study of a simulation model for common source epidemics. International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing. 19(3-4). 175–194. 3 indexed citations
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Shonkwiler, Ronald W. & Maynard Thompson. (1986). Monte Carlo simulation of a common source epidemic on a micro/mainframe hybrid. Mathematical Modelling. 7(5-8). 745–751. 1 indexed citations
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Shonkwiler, Ronald W. & Maynard Thompson. (1982). Common source epidemics II: Toxoplasmosis in Atlanta. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 44(3). 377–398. 5 indexed citations
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Shonkwiler, Ronald W. & Maynard Thompson. (1982). Common source epidemics I: A stochastic model. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 44(2). 259–269. 5 indexed citations
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Thompson, Maynard & H. I. Freedman. (1982). Deterministic Mathematical Models in Population Ecology.. American Mathematical Monthly. 89(10). 798–798. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Emerson, John D., et al.. (1981). Finite Mathematics: A Modeling Approach.. American Mathematical Monthly. 88(5). 357–357. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Maynard. (1979). Information diffusion in populations with immigration. Information Sciences. 17(2). 113–130. 3 indexed citations
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Thompson, Maynard. (1978). Asymptotic growth and stability in populations with time dependent vital rates. Mathematical Biosciences. 42(3-4). 267–278. 5 indexed citations
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Thompson, Maynard. (1969). Complex polynomial interpolation to continuous boundary data. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 20(2). 327–327. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Maynard. (1969). Complex Polynomial Interpolation to Continuous Boundary Data. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 20(2). 327–327.
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Thompson, Maynard. (1964). Approximation by polynomials whose zeros lie on a curve. Duke Mathematical Journal. 31(2). 9 indexed citations

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