Michael Thompson

10.3k citations

159 papers · 8.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty top 0.05%
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation
Analytical Chemistry top 0.1%
- Analytical chemistry methods development

Papers in

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 80
- Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation 78
- Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring 2
Analytical Chemistry 29
- Analytical chemistry methods development 26
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses 3

Co-authors: Roger Wood (21 shared papers)Stephen L. R. Ellison (11 shared papers)Michael H. Ramsey (17 shared papers)J. Nicholas Walsh (6 shared papers)Richard J. Howarth (4 shared papers)Behrooz Pahlavanpour (7 shared papers)Tom Fearn (5 shared papers)Brian David Ripley (1 shared paper)
Journals: The Analyst (46 papers)Accreditation and Quality Assurance (19 papers)Analytical Methods (16 papers)Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (15 papers)Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (10 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Uganda

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Michael Thompson

154 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Michael Thompson's Hit Papers

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Harmonized guidelines for single-laboratory validation of methods of analysis (IUPAC Technical Report) 2002 · 2.1k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2002 Pure and Applied Chemistry
1989 Springer eBooks

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1	Harmonized guidelines for single-laboratory validation of methods of analysis (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Michael Thompson, Stephen L. R. Ellison, Roger Wood Hit paper breakdown →	2002	2064
2	The International Harmonized Protocol for the proficiency testing of analytical chemistry laboratories (IUPAC Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Michael Thompson, Stephen L. R. Ellison, Roger Wood	2006	523
3	Handbook of Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry Springer eBooks ·Michael Thompson, J. Nicholas Walsh Hit paper breakdown →	1989	398
4	Recent trends in inter-laboratory precision at ppb and sub-ppb concentrations in relation to fitness for purpose criteria in proficiency testing The Analyst ·Michael Thompson	2000	356
5	Harmonized guidelines for the use of recovery information in analytical measurement Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Michael Thompson, Stephen L. R. Ellison, Ales Fajgelj, Paul Willetts, Roger Wood	1999	253
6	Simultaneous determination of trace concentrations of arsenic, antimony, bismuth, selenium and tellurium in aqueous solution by introduction of the gaseous hydrides into an inductively coupled plasma source for emission spectrometry. Part I. Preliminary studies The Analyst ·Michael Thompson, Behrooz Pahlavanpour, G. F. Kirkbright +1 other	1978	219
7	The international harmonized protocol for the proficiency testing of (chemical) analytical laboratories (Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Michael Thompson, Roger Wood	1993	203
8	Duplicate analysis in geochemical practice. Part I. Theoretical approach and estimation of analytical reproducibility The Analyst ·Michael Thompson, Richard J. Howarth	1976	196
9	Regression techniques for the detection of analytical bias The Analyst ·Brian David Ripley, Michael Thompson	1987	190
10	Harmonized guidelines for internal quality control in analytical chemistry laboratories (Technical Report) Pure and Applied Chemistry ·Michael Thompson, Roger Wood	1995	160
11	Standard additions: myth and reality The Analyst ·Stephen L. R. Ellison, Michael Thompson	2008	157
12	Laser ablation for the introduction of solid samples into an inductively coupled plasma for atomic-emission spectrometry The Analyst ·Michael Thompson, John E. Goulter, Friedrich Sieper	1981	136
13	A new approach to the estimation of analytical precision Journal of Geochemical Exploration ·Michael Thompson, Richard J. Howarth	1978	123
14	International Harmonized Protocol for Proficiency Testing of (Chemical) Analytical Laboratories Journal of AOAC International ·Michael Thompson, Roger Wood	1993	123
15	Objective evaluation of precision requirements for geochemical analysis using robust analysis of variance Journal of Geochemical Exploration ·Michael H. Ramsey, Michael Thompson, Martin John Hale	1992	117
16	Simultaneous determination of trace concentrations of arsenic, antimony, bismuth, selenium and tellurium in aqueous solution by introduction of the gaseous hydrides into an inductively coupled plasma source for emission spectrometry. Part II. Interference studies The Analyst ·Michael Thompson, Behrooz Pahlavanpour, G. F. Kirkbright +1 other	1978	113
17	Dark uncertainty Accreditation and Quality Assurance ·Michael Thompson, Stephen L. R. Ellison	2011	107
18	A comparison of the Kjeldahl and Dumas methods for the determination of protein in foods, using data from a proficiency testing scheme The Analyst ·Michael Thompson, Linda M. W. Owen, Roger Wood, Andrew P. Damant +1 other	2002	103
19	A new test for ‘sufficient homogeneity’ The Analyst ·Tom Fearn, Michael Thompson	2001	100
20	GeoPT1. INTERNATIONAL PROFICIENCY TEST FOR ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY LABORATORIES — REPORT ON ROUND 1 (JULY 1996) Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research ·Michael Thompson, Philip J. Potts, Peter Webb	1996	94

About Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Analytical Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Food Science and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 159 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (78 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (26 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (8 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers), Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (3 papers), Food and Agricultural Sciences (2 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (2 papers) and Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (1.2k citations), Analytical Chemistry (1.3k citations), Pollution (379 citations), Food Science (479 citations) and Electrochemistry (55 citations). Michael Thompson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Uganda. Frequent co-authors include Roger Wood, Stephen L. R. Ellison, Michael H. Ramsey, J. Nicholas Walsh, Richard J. Howarth, Behrooz Pahlavanpour, Tom Fearn, Brian David Ripley, Philip J. Potts and G. F. Kirkbright. Their work appears in journals such as The Analyst, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Analytical Methods, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research and Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

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