Mélissa Thomas

2.6k total citations
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Mélissa Thomas is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mélissa Thomas has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Genetics, 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mélissa Thomas's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (25 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers). Mélissa Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (25 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers). Mélissa Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Mélissa Thomas's co-authors include Leigh W. Simmons, Mark A. Elgar, David A. Holway, Neil D. Tsutsui, Rachel A. Allan, Laura J. Parry, Jutta M. Schneider, Susanne K. Pedersen, Rohan T. Baker and Graeme P. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Cell, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mélissa Thomas

55 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mélissa Thomas Australia 25 1.1k 1.1k 403 296 163 59 1.9k
Toby Hunt United Kingdom 15 1.0k 0.9× 501 0.5× 320 0.8× 619 2.1× 91 0.6× 21 1.9k
Giuseppe Gargiulo Italy 22 489 0.4× 627 0.6× 627 1.6× 842 2.8× 29 0.2× 74 1.8k
D. M. Davies Canada 16 266 0.2× 161 0.2× 330 0.8× 363 1.2× 116 0.7× 84 1.4k
Reade B. Roberts United States 18 216 0.2× 767 0.7× 37 0.1× 378 1.3× 63 0.4× 32 1.4k
Valeria Cavaliere Italy 16 480 0.4× 511 0.5× 625 1.6× 400 1.4× 22 0.1× 35 1.2k
Angelo Fortunato Italy 16 287 0.2× 457 0.4× 119 0.3× 544 1.8× 68 0.4× 32 1.2k
Paul J. Hurd United Kingdom 15 151 0.1× 558 0.5× 140 0.3× 1.5k 5.2× 141 0.9× 25 1.9k
Christopher A. Hamm United States 16 127 0.1× 135 0.1× 512 1.3× 356 1.2× 86 0.5× 33 1.1k
Cornelis J. Vermeulen Netherlands 17 121 0.1× 230 0.2× 157 0.4× 208 0.7× 55 0.3× 44 844
Elina Immonen Sweden 23 426 0.4× 418 0.4× 249 0.6× 194 0.7× 36 0.2× 39 998

Countries citing papers authored by Mélissa Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mélissa Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mélissa Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mélissa Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mélissa 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 Mélissa Thomas. Mélissa Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Penghao, et al.. (2024). Cost‐effective portfolio allocation across quarantine, surveillance and eradication using info‐gap theory. Journal of Applied Ecology. 61(10). 2538–2548. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa. (2024). The Loss of Indigenous Language Practices. 7(3).
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Thomas, Mélissa, et al.. (2023). Voice Pathologies and the General Population’s Perception. Journal of Voice. 40(2). 340–349.
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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2023). Humidity stress and its consequences for male pre‐ and post‐copulatory fitness traits in an insect. Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). e10244–e10244. 9 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa, et al.. (2023). Info-gap theory to determine cost-effective eradication of invasive species. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2744–2744. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa, Blandine Guével, Régis Lavigne, et al.. (2023). Metalloprotease‐mediated cleavage of CD95 ligand. FEBS Journal. 290(12). 3145–3164. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa, et al.. (2023). Noncanonical Roles of RAD51. Cells. 12(8). 1169–1169. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Penghao, et al.. (2021). Cost-effective surveillance of invasive species using info-gap theory. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 22828–22828. 5 indexed citations
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McKirdy, Simon, Mélissa Thomas, Kristin L. Horton, et al.. (2019). Biosecurity risks posed by a large sea-going passenger vessel: challenges of terrestrial arthropod species detection and eradication. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19339–19339. 7 indexed citations
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Scott, J. K., Simon McKirdy, Johann van der Merwe, et al.. (2017). Zero-tolerance biosecurity protects high-conservation-value island nature reserve. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 772–772. 17 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Susan M., Thu Ho, Rohan T. Baker, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of Methylation Biomarkers for Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA and Application to Colorectal Cancer. Genes. 7(12). 125–125. 43 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Susanne K., Susan M. Mitchell, Lloyd D. Graham, et al.. (2014). CAHM, a long non-coding RNA gene hypermethylated in colorectal neoplasia. Epigenetics. 9(8). 1071–1082. 39 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Susan M., Jason P. Ross, Horace R. Drew, et al.. (2014). A panel of genes methylated with high frequency in colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 54–54. 131 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa. (2010). Detection of female mating status using chemical signals and cues. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 86(1). 1–13. 143 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa, Kathrin Becker, Kirsti L Abbott, & Heike Feldhaar. (2009). Supercolony mosaics: two different invasions by the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Biological Invasions. 12(3). 677–687. 31 indexed citations
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Framenau, Volker W. & Mélissa Thomas. (2008). Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): identification and distribution. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 25(1). 45–45. 11 indexed citations
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Lach, Lori & Mélissa Thomas. (2008). Invasive ants in Australia: documented and potential ecological consequences. Australian Journal of Entomology. 47(4). 275–288. 19 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa & Leigh W. Simmons. (2008). Sexual dimorphism in cuticular hydrocarbons of the Australian field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 54(6). 1081–1089. 78 indexed citations
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Anderson, Allison, et al.. (2008). Systemic Hypertension in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Associated Clinical Factors. American Journal of Perinatology. 10(3). 190–193. 38 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa & Mark A. Elgar. (2003). Colony size affects division of labour in the ponerine ant Rhytidoponera metallica. Die Naturwissenschaften. 90(2). 88–92. 95 indexed citations

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