Ross Thompson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 517 citations indexed

About

Ross Thompson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross Thompson has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 517 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ross Thompson's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (5 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers). Ross Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (5 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 papers). Ross Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Ross Thompson's co-authors include Thomas D. Waite, Lisa Page, Rachael Hornigold, Owen Landeg, Sai Meng Tham, Emer O’Connell, Dann Mitchell, Y. T. Eunice Lo, Antonio Gasparrini and Sari Kovats and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Affective Disorders and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Ross Thompson

8 papers receiving 504 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.

Associations between high ambient temperatures and heat waves with mental health outcomes: a systematic review

2018 292 citations Ross Thompson, Rachael Hornigold et al. Public Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ross Thompson United Kingdom	6	380	113	109	104	86	10	517
Bart Declercq Belgium	5	424 1.1×	136 1.2×	85 0.8×	171 1.6×	83 1.0×	15	535
Bernd Eggen United Kingdom	4	460 1.2×	107 0.9×	170 1.6×	124 1.2×	38 0.4×	12	557
Raúl Fernando Méndez Turrubiates Spain	9	451 1.2×	151 1.3×	93 0.9×	143 1.4×	46 0.5×	16	649
Christian Cochet France	4	452 1.2×	146 1.3×	83 0.8×	171 1.6×	91 1.1×	5	534
J.A. López-Bueno Spain	17	489 1.3×	121 1.1×	148 1.4×	122 1.2×	50 0.6×	49	665
Gulrez Shah Azhar United States	12	460 1.2×	144 1.3×	141 1.3×	165 1.6×	34 0.4×	32	744
Vladimir Kendrovski Germany	17	499 1.3×	110 1.0×	172 1.6×	113 1.1×	25 0.3×	35	649
Anjali Jaiswal India	6	399 1.1×	121 1.1×	87 0.8×	151 1.5×	40 0.5×	16	511
Niilo Ryti Finland	11	427 1.1×	57 0.5×	105 1.0×	135 1.3×	23 0.3×	22	570
Janice Ho Hong Kong	13	252 0.7×	142 1.3×	67 0.6×	52 0.5×	46 0.5×	38	557

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ross Thompson

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10 of 10 papers shown

Hayes, Joseph, Naomi Launders, Ross Thompson, et al.. (2025). The association between outdoor ambient temperature and depression and mania: An ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 379. 457–466.

Thompson, Ross, Sari Kovats, Helen L. Macintyre, Shakoor Hajat, & Emer O’Connell. (2025). Social determinants of heat-related mortality in England: a time-stratified case-crossover study using primary care records. BMJ Public Health. 3(2). e001111–e001111.

Thompson, Ross, Sari Kovats, Shakoor Hajat, Helen L. Macintyre, & Emer O’Connell. (2024). Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care records in England. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e000927–e000927. 3 indexed citations

Thompson, Ross, Owen Landeg, Ishani Kar-Purkayastha, et al.. (2022). Heatwave Mortality in Summer 2020 in England: An Observational Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(10). 6123–6123. 32 indexed citations

Loveridge, Paul, Roger Morbey, Daniel Todkill, et al.. (2022). The Utility of Ambulance Dispatch Call Syndromic Surveillance for Detecting and Assessing the Health Impact of Extreme Weather Events in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(7). 3876–3876. 3 indexed citations

Lo, Y. T. Eunice, Dann Mitchell, Ross Thompson, Emer O’Connell, & Antonio Gasparrini. (2022). Estimating heat-related mortality in near real time for national heatwave plans. Environmental Research Letters. 17(2). 24017–24017. 35 indexed citations

Roberts, T. Grady, et al.. (2022). Stakeholder perspectives on extreme hot and cold weather alerts in England and the proposed move towards an impact-based approach. Environmental Science & Policy. 136. 467–475. 11 indexed citations

Elliot, Alex J., Helen E. Hughes, Roger Morbey, et al.. (2021). Spike in Asthma Healthcare Presentations in Eastern England during June 2021: A Retrospective Observational Study Using Syndromic Surveillance Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(23). 12353–12353. 5 indexed citations

Tham, Sai Meng, et al.. (2019). Indoor temperature and health: a global systematic review. Public Health. 179. 9–17. 136 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ross, Rachael Hornigold, Lisa Page, & Thomas D. Waite. (2018). Associations between high ambient temperatures and heat waves with mental health outcomes: a systematic review. Public Health. 161. 171–191. 292 indexed citations breakdown →

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