P. Thomas

26.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
338 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

P. Thomas is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Thomas has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 115 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. Thomas's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (103 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (68 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (59 papers). P. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (103 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (68 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (59 papers). P. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. P. Thomas's co-authors include F. R. Pearce, Simon D. M. White, Adrian Jenkins, Carlos S. Frenk, J. A. Peacock, H. M. P. Couchman, Volker Springel, G. Efstathiou, J. M. Colberg and Bruno Henriques and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. Thomas

330 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Simulations of the formation, evolution and clustering of galaxies and quasars

2005 2.9k citations Simon D. M. White, Adrian Jenkins et al. profile →
Stable clustering, the halo model and non-linear cosmological power spectra

2003 1.2k citations J. A. Peacock, Adrian Jenkins et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Comparison of sorption and desorption studies of heavy metal ions from biochar and commercial active carbon

2016 461 citations P. Thomas et al. profile →
Galaxy formation in the Planck cosmology – I. Matching the observed evolution of star formation rates, colours and stellar masses

2015 453 citations Bruno Henriques, Simon D. M. White et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
P. Thomas	9.3k	4.1k	3.0k	2.4k	1.9k	338	15.1k
B. T. Draine	17.8k 1.9×	1.5k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	897 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	189	24.0k
J. S. Gallagher	10.1k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	658 0.2×	384 0.2×	1.5k 0.8×	402	12.7k
Daniel Stern	18.2k 2.0×	5.6k 1.4×	551 0.2×	377 0.2×	5.2k 2.8×	488	19.7k
Bruce G. Elmegreen	11.0k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	437 0.1×	171 0.1×	558 0.3×	329	11.7k
Christophe Pichon	7.0k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	317 0.1×	157 0.1×	1.2k 0.6×	248	9.8k
Dimitar Sasselov	6.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	759 0.3×	398 0.2×	437 0.2×	232	7.6k
J.W. Eastwood	1.5k 0.2×	168 0.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	59	8.7k
Ramesh Narayan	22.7k 2.5×	935 0.2×	902 0.3×	253 0.1×	10.0k 5.4×	353	24.0k
Sara Seager	10.6k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	607 0.2×	153 0.1×	575 0.3×	292	12.0k
R. W. Hockney	1.2k 0.1×	173 0.0×	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	892 0.5×	80	9.1k

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Wilkins, Stephen M., Jussi K. Kuusisto, Dimitrios Irodotou, et al.. (2025). First Light and Reionization Epoch Simulations (FLARES) – XV: The physical properties of super-massive black holes and their impact on galaxies in the early universe. The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 8.

Roper, William J, Christopher C. Lovell, Aswin P. Vijayan, et al.. (2023). First light and reionization epoch simulations (FLARES) IX: the physical mechanisms driving compact galaxy formation and evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 526(4). 6128–6144. 12 indexed citations

Thomas, P., Christopher C. Lovell, Aswin P. Vijayan, et al.. (2023). First light and reionization epoch simulations (Flares) X: environmental galaxy bias and survey variance at high redshift. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524(1). 43–59. 2 indexed citations

Vijayan, Aswin P., P. Thomas, Christopher C. Lovell, et al.. (2023). First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) – XII: The consequences of star–dust geometry on galaxies in the EoR. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 7337–7354. 5 indexed citations

Wilkins, Stephen M., Jussi K. Kuusisto, Christopher C. Lovell, et al.. (2023). First light and reionization epoch simulations (FLARES) X iii: the lyman-continuum emission of high-redshift galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 525(2). 2422–2440. 8 indexed citations

Roper, William J, Christopher C. Lovell, Aswin P. Vijayan, et al.. (2022). First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (flares) – IV. The size evolution of galaxies at z ≥ 5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 514(2). 1921–1939. 31 indexed citations

Dering, Monika, Igor J. Chybicki, Grzegorz Iszkuło, et al.. (2021). The evolutionary heritage and ecological uniqueness of Scots pine in the Caucasus ecoregion is at risk of climate changes. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 22845–22845. 23 indexed citations

Yates, Robert M., Bruno Henriques, Jian Fu, et al.. (2021). L-GALAXIES 2020: The evolution of radial metallicity profiles and global metallicities in disc galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(3). 4474–4495. 43 indexed citations

Vijayan, Aswin P., et al.. (2019). Detailed dust modelling in the L-Galaxies semi-analytic model of galaxy formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 489(3). 4072–4089. 59 indexed citations

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Henriques, Bruno, Robert M. Yates, Jian Fu, et al.. (2019). L-GALAXIES 2020: Spatially resolved cold gas phases, star formation, and chemical enrichment in galactic discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 491(4). 5795–5814. 85 indexed citations

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Thomas, P., John W. Burns, P. Helfenstein, et al.. (2007). Shapes of the saturnian icy satellites and their significance. Icarus. 190(2). 573–584. 135 indexed citations

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Ritchie, B. W. & P. Thomas. (2001). Multiphase smoothed-particle hydrodynamics. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 105 indexed citations

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Thomas, P., et al.. (2000). The alignment of clusters using large-scale simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 319(2). 614–618. 17 indexed citations

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Wells, E. N., et al.. (1996). Spectrophotometry of Amalthea and Thebe.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 28(3). 1071. 6 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Adrian, Carlos S. Frenk, F. R. Pearce, et al.. (1996). The Virgo consortium: simulations of dark matter and galaxy clustering. CERN Bulletin. 117. 348. 3 indexed citations

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Steininger, Florian, A. Girndt, T. Stroucken, et al.. (1995). Ballistic transport of electronic excitations and coherent light propagation in semiconductor quantum wells. Il Nuovo Cimento D. 17(11-12). 1265–1276. 4 indexed citations

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Shah, Jagdeep, Dai‐Sik Kim, T. C. Damen, et al.. (1992). Energy transfer between quantum wells by dipole–dipole interaction?. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference.

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Thomas, P. & A. C. Fabian. (1990). The formation of dark matter in cooling flows. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 246(1). 156–162. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, P.. (1989). Las consideraciones legales e impositivas de la privatización. 57–71.

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Foster, A. B., Michael Jarman, John D. Stevens, P. Thomas, & J.H. Westwood. (1974). Isotope effects in O- and N-demethylations mediated by rat liver microsomes: An application of direct insertion electron impact mass spectrometry. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 9(5). 327–340. 54 indexed citations

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