Nelson A. Thomas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Nelson A. Thomas is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson A. Thomas has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 4 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Nelson A. Thomas's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (3 papers). Nelson A. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (3 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (3 papers). Nelson A. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nelson A. Thomas's co-authors include Dominic M. Di Toro, David J. Hansen, Herbert E. Allen, Walter Berry, Richard C. Swartz, Christina E. Cowan, Spyros P. Pavlou, Paul R. Paquin, Thomas F. Nalepa and Gerald T. Ankley and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Nelson A. Thomas

12 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Technical basis for establishing sediment quality criteria for nonionic organic chemicals using equilibrium partitioning

1991 1.1k citations Dominic M. Di Toro, David J. Hansen et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson A. Thomas United States	8	1.1k	797	207	206	127	12	1.4k
Donald W. Schults United States	17	860 0.8×	613 0.8×	271 1.3×	194 0.9×	165 1.3×	29	1.3k
Edward N. Leonard United States	19	1.2k 1.1×	901 1.1×	321 1.6×	226 1.1×	272 2.1×	35	1.6k
Spyros P. Pavlou United States	10	1.2k 1.1×	801 1.0×	142 0.7×	145 0.7×	102 0.8×	20	1.4k
Janet O. Lamberson United States	19	1.1k 1.0×	751 0.9×	97 0.5×	152 0.7×	93 0.7×	29	1.3k
SN Luoma United States	21	1.8k 1.7×	1.4k 1.8×	108 0.5×	317 1.5×	114 0.9×	22	2.1k
Gunnar G. Lauenstein United States	24	1.1k 1.0×	785 1.0×	137 0.7×	235 1.1×	115 0.9×	57	1.5k
Eric de Deckere Belgium	18	518 0.5×	518 0.6×	234 1.1×	408 2.0×	196 1.5×	40	1.2k
M. Camusso Italy	16	419 0.4×	401 0.5×	183 0.9×	229 1.1×	169 1.3×	34	854
Robert J. Ozretich United States	17	797 0.8×	504 0.6×	83 0.4×	102 0.5×	60 0.5×	27	1.1k
Marie‐Hélène Tusseau‐Vuillemin France	26	642 0.6×	767 1.0×	260 1.3×	230 1.1×	309 2.4×	46	1.3k

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Gibson, J. Paul, et al.. (2009). MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CUILCAGH DYKE, CO. FERMANAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND. 27(-1). 1–9. 3 indexed citations

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Ankley, Gerald T., Nelson A. Thomas, Dominic M. Di Toro, et al.. (1994). Assessing potential bioavailability of metals in sediments: A proposed approach. Environmental Management. 18(3). 331–337. 91 indexed citations

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Ankley, Gerald T., Nelson A. Thomas, Dominic M. Di Toro, et al.. (1994). Assessing Potential Bioavailability of Sediments: A Proposed Approach Metals in. 1 indexed citations

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Toro, Dominic M. Di, David J. Hansen, Walter Berry, et al.. (1991). TECHNICAL BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING SEDIMENT QUALITY CRITERIA FOR NONIONIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS USING EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 10(12). 1541–1541. 24 indexed citations

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Toro, Dominic M. Di, David J. Hansen, Walter Berry, et al.. (1991). Technical basis for establishing sediment quality criteria for nonionic organic chemicals using equilibrium partitioning. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 10(12). 1541–1583. 1128 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Nelson A.. (1988). Use of Biomonitoring to Control Toxics in the United States. Water Science & Technology. 20(10). 101–108. 7 indexed citations

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Toro, Dominic M. Di, et al.. (1987). A Post Audit of a Lake Erie Eutrophication Model. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 13(4). 801–825. 38 indexed citations

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Nalepa, Thomas F. & Nelson A. Thomas. (1976). Distribution of Macrobenthic Species in Lake Ontario in Relation to Sources of Pollution and Sediment Parameters. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2(1). 150–163. 56 indexed citations

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Thomas, Nelson A.. (1970). Biological Investigations of Tuttle Creek Reservoir: Kansas 1965-1968. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 73(3). 382–382. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Nelson A.. (1970). IMPOUNDMENT BIOLOGY OF WILSON RESERVOIR, KANSAS. American Water Works Association. 62(7). 439–443. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Nelson A., et al.. (1966). A METHOD FOR MEASURING PRIMARY PRODUCTION BY STREAM BENTHOS. Limnology and Oceanography. 11(3). 386–392. 15 indexed citations

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Thomas, Nelson A., et al.. (1965). Effect of Benthic Algae on Stream Dissolved Oxygen. Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division. 91(3). 1–16. 17 indexed citations

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