Michael Tilson Thomas

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 457 citations indexed

About

Michael Tilson Thomas is a scholar working on Music, Education and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Tilson Thomas has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 457 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Music, 2 papers in Education and 1 paper in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael Tilson Thomas's work include Music History and Culture (2 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (2 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (1 paper). Michael Tilson Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Music History and Culture (2 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (2 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (1 paper). Michael Tilson Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Tilson Thomas's co-authors include Virgil Thomson, Stanley Sadie, Susan T. Sommer, William Morris, Eileen Southern, Jeff Todd Tıton, David Tall, Leonard Bernstein, Nick Zwart and William Carlos Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Notes and TDR/The Drama Review.

In The Last Decade

Michael Tilson Thomas

7 papers receiving 250 citations

Hit Papers

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 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. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
    1981 401 citations Susan T. Sommer, William Morris et al. Notes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Tilson Thomas United States 4 241 71 63 56 53 10 457
Susan T. Sommer 6 238 1.0× 69 1.0× 64 1.0× 59 1.1× 57 1.1× 11 457
Virgil Thomson 5 225 0.9× 66 0.9× 64 1.0× 55 1.0× 44 0.8× 17 433
Claude V. Palisca 11 212 0.9× 91 1.3× 74 1.2× 64 1.1× 29 0.5× 45 432
Stanley Sadie United States 10 344 1.4× 105 1.5× 94 1.5× 69 1.2× 66 1.2× 56 655
Joseph Kerman United States 10 387 1.6× 87 1.2× 27 0.4× 18 0.3× 45 0.8× 73 512
Richard Taruskin United States 17 687 2.9× 144 2.0× 62 1.0× 38 0.7× 112 2.1× 99 914
Carolyn Abbate United States 12 552 2.3× 180 2.5× 29 0.5× 14 0.3× 59 1.1× 30 813
Carl Dahlhaus Germany 15 613 2.5× 232 3.3× 28 0.4× 22 0.4× 81 1.5× 126 885
Edward A. Lippman United States 9 241 1.0× 130 1.8× 19 0.3× 10 0.2× 45 0.8× 31 535
Claire Detels United States 4 300 1.2× 41 0.6× 21 0.3× 3 0.1× 75 1.4× 7 434

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Tilson Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Tilson Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Tilson Thomas

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Thomas, Michael Tilson, et al.. (2021). What is Florida-Friendly Landscaping™?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021(4).
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Thomas, Michael Tilson, et al.. (2018). Digital Game-Based Language Learning in 3D Immersive Environments: The GUINEVERE Project. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michael Tilson, et al.. (2013). Multicultural Aspects of Mathematics Teacher Education Programmes. Mathematics teacher education and development. 4. 57–68. 3 indexed citations
4.
Thomas, Michael Tilson. (2008). Rock and Roll: Impatience. TDR/The Drama Review. 52(3). 2–3. 2 indexed citations
5.
Adams, John, et al.. (1998). New world jazz.
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Tall, David & Michael Tilson Thomas. (1989). Versatile Learning and the Computer.. Focus on learning problems in mathematics. 11. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michael Tilson, et al.. (1985). The desert music. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Sommer, Susan T., William Morris, Virgil Thomson, Michael Tilson Thomas, & Stanley Sadie. (1981). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Notes. 38(1). 45–45. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Southern, Eileen, et al.. (1978). Early Downhome Blues. A Musical and Cultural Analysis. The Black Perspective in Music. 6(1). 97–97. 41 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michael Tilson, et al.. (1971). The Palm House and Botanic Garden, Belfast. 22–22. 1 indexed citations

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