S. Thomson

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

S. Thomson is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Thomson has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 21 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 17 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Thomson's work include Landslides and related hazards (23 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (21 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (7 papers). S. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (23 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (21 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (7 papers). S. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Grenada. S. Thomson's co-authors include Aashish Srivastava, Eric Kong, Cherrìe Jiuhua Zhu, D. M. Crudën, Helen De Cieri, David S. Matheson, Chris Nyland, Gina Grandy, Kate Hutchings and Helen Forbes‐Mewett and has published in prestigious journals such as Canadian Geotechnical Journal, The International Journal of Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management.

In The Last Decade

S. Thomson

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Framework Analysis: A Qualitative Methodology for Applied... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 200 400 600
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. Framework Analysis: A Qualitative Methodology for Applied Policy Research
    2009 655 citations Aashish Srivastava, S. Thomson SSRN Electronic Journal profile →
  2. Framework Analysis: A Qualitative Methodology for Applied Policy Research
    2009 425 citations S. Thomson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Thomson Australia 17 439 247 208 200 176 56 1.9k
David H. Greenberg United States 24 443 1.0× 403 1.6× 163 0.8× 125 0.6× 47 0.3× 137 3.1k
Stephen Thomas Ireland 28 1.4k 3.1× 228 0.9× 61 0.3× 52 0.3× 388 2.2× 135 3.2k
Andrew Bell United Kingdom 22 491 1.1× 747 3.0× 48 0.2× 193 1.0× 247 1.4× 57 3.0k
Judith Petts United Kingdom 30 213 0.5× 1.1k 4.4× 620 3.0× 296 1.5× 63 0.4× 56 2.8k
Ali Asgary Canada 22 123 0.3× 562 2.3× 47 0.2× 215 1.1× 95 0.5× 133 1.9k
Mark Mason United Kingdom 7 270 0.6× 427 1.7× 53 0.3× 128 0.6× 141 0.8× 10 1.8k
Michael Greenberg United States 32 376 0.9× 2.3k 9.1× 506 2.4× 95 0.5× 196 1.1× 315 4.0k
John Mullahy United States 28 1.4k 3.2× 440 1.8× 69 0.3× 89 0.4× 277 1.6× 77 5.2k
Brian A. Sandford United States 6 244 0.6× 706 2.9× 63 0.3× 108 0.5× 239 1.4× 15 1.8k
Barney Cohen United States 24 808 1.8× 769 3.1× 151 0.7× 56 0.3× 265 1.5× 82 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by S. Thomson

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Thomson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Thomson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Haibo, et al.. (2020). The process of resource bricolage and organizational improvisation in information technology innovation: a case study of BDZX in China. Information Technology for Development. 28(2). 275–296. 9 indexed citations
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Kong, Eric, et al.. (2019). Belt‐and‐Road Initiative: Driving the need to understand intellectual capital in Chinese multinational enterprises. Thunderbird International Business Review. 62(3). 279–290. 6 indexed citations
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Thomson, S. & Gina Grandy. (2017). Stigmas, Work and Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Thomson, S.. (2011). Sample size and grounded theory. SSRN Electronic Journal. 89 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Aashish & S. Thomson. (2009). Framework Analysis: A Qualitative Methodology for Applied Policy Research. SSRN Electronic Journal. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomson, S., et al.. (2002). Thirty-five years of activity at the Lesueur landslide, Edmonton, Alberta. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 39(1). 266–278. 2 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1995). The Edgerton landslides. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 32(6). 989–1001. 6 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1993). A suggested method for estimating setbacks from the crests of slopes on the Interior Plains in Alberta. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 30(5). 863–875. 4 indexed citations
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Crudën, D. M., et al.. (1989). Ice-thrust terrains and glaciotectonic settings in central Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 26(6). 1308–1318. 23 indexed citations
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Crudën, D. M., et al.. (1988). Mesofabric, microfabric, and submicrofabric of ice-thrust bedrock, Highvale mine, Wabamun Lake area, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 25(9). 1420–1431. 16 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1985). A study of delayed failure in a cut slope in stiff clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 22(3). 286–297. 9 indexed citations
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Crudën, D. M., et al.. (1981). A collapse doline in Wood Buffalo National Park Alberta, Canada. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 24(1). 87–90. 3 indexed citations
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Romo, Miguel P., P. B. Attewell, Ralph B. Peck, et al.. (1981). SOFT-GROUND TUNNELLING. FAILURES AND DISPLACEMENTS. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Thomson, S.. (1980). A brief review of foundation construction in the Western Canadian Arctic. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology. 13(2). 67–76. 3 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1980). Field measurements in two tunnels in Edmonton, Alberta. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 17(1). 20–33. 7 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1978). Geotechnical performance of a tunnel in till. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 15(3). 332–345. 7 indexed citations
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Thomson, S.. (1978). The geology and geotechnical properties of till and related deposits in the Edmonton. 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1975). The Little Smoky Landslide. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 12(3). 379–392. 15 indexed citations
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Thomson, S., et al.. (1974). Shear strength at a thaw interface. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 11(8). A161–A161. 3 indexed citations
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Matheson, David S. & S. Thomson. (1973). Geological Implications of Valley Rebound. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 10(6). 961–978. 48 indexed citations

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