Simon Thorn

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Simon Thorn is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Thorn has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Insect Science, 47 papers in Ecology and 36 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Simon Thorn's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (66 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (34 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers). Simon Thorn is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (66 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (34 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers). Simon Thorn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Czechia and Switzerland. Simon Thorn's co-authors include Jörg Müller, Claus Bässler, Sebastian Seibold, Roland Brandl, David B. Lindenmayer, Alexandro B. Leverkus, Michael D. Ulyshen, Martin M. Goßner, Reed F. Noss and Anne Chao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Thorn

96 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages
    2020 209 citations Anne Chao, Yasuhiro Kubota et al. Ecological Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Thorn Germany 32 2.1k 1.6k 1.4k 1.2k 1.0k 101 3.6k
Asko Lõhmus Estonia 34 2.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.4× 1.3k 1.3× 147 4.4k
Bastien Castagneyrol France 33 1.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.5× 104 4.4k
Anne Sverdrup‐Thygeson Norway 26 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 918 0.9× 92 3.1k
Christophe Bouget France 31 2.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 970 0.7× 810 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 89 3.0k
Jacques Baudry France 26 753 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 993 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 60 3.5k
Thomas Ranius Sweden 41 4.0k 1.9× 1.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 2.2k 2.1× 146 5.6k
Steffen Boch Switzerland 35 825 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 720 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 105 3.5k
Jörg Brunet Sweden 43 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 2.8k 2.3× 1.5k 1.5× 115 5.0k
David W. Langor Canada 33 2.8k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 140 4.2k
Lander Baeten Belgium 33 743 0.4× 945 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 2.1k 1.7× 997 1.0× 118 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Thorn

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Thorn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Thorn

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

All Works

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Kraus, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Canopy openness as the main driver of aculeate Hymenoptera and saproxylic beetle diversity following natural disturbances and salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management. 540. 121033–121033. 15 indexed citations
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Thorn, Simon, et al.. (2023). Conversion of pure spruce to mixed spruce beech stands: Effects on alpha and beta diversity of multiple taxonomic groups. Forest Ecology and Management. 545. 121297–121297. 3 indexed citations
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Thorn, Simon, et al.. (2023). Low accuracy bark gouging controls Ips typographus outbreaks while conserving non-target beetle diversity. Forest Ecology and Management. 548. 121399–121399. 5 indexed citations
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Chao, Anne, Chun‐Huo Chiu, Fons van der Plas, et al.. (2023). Hill–Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components. Ecology Letters. 27(1). 13 indexed citations
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Doerfler, Inken, et al.. (2023). Post-storm management determines early tree species composition and browsing intensity in regenerating beech forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 543. 121132–121132. 2 indexed citations
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Bouget, Christophe, Nadia Barsoum, Jakub Horák, et al.. (2023). Surviving in Changing Forests: Abiotic Disturbance Legacy Effects on Arthropod Communities of Temperate Forests. Current Forestry Reports. 9(4). 189–218. 17 indexed citations
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Chiu, Chun‐Huo, et al.. (2023). Quantifying and estimating ecological network diversity based on incomplete sampling data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 378(1881). 20220183–20220183. 10 indexed citations
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Leverkus, Alexandro B., et al.. (2020). Resilience impacts of a secondary disturbance: Meta‐analysis of salvage logging effects on tree regeneration. Journal of Ecology. 109(9). 3224–3232. 21 indexed citations
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Chao, Anne, Yasuhiro Kubota, David Zelený, et al.. (2020). Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages. Ecological Research. 35(2). 292–314. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mortelmans, Jonas, et al.. (2020). Review of Psacadina Enderlein (Diptera, Sciomyzidae), with the description of a new species from Southwest Europe.. Boletín de la SEA. 35–42. 1 indexed citations
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Thorn, Simon, et al.. (2018). Education and knowledge determine preference for bark beetle control measures in El Salvador. Journal of Environmental Management. 232. 138–144. 6 indexed citations
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Seibold, Sebastian, Marc W. Cadotte, J. Scott MacIvor, Simon Thorn, & Jörg Müller. (2018). The Necessity of Multitrophic Approaches in Community Ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(10). 754–764. 98 indexed citations
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Heurich, Marco, Hooman Latifi, Sascha Rösner, et al.. (2018). Forest structure following natural disturbances and early succession provides habitat for two avian flagship species, capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia). Biological Conservation. 226. 81–91. 31 indexed citations
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Kulakowski, Dominik, Rupert Seidl, Jan Holeksa, et al.. (2016). A walk on the wild side: Disturbance dynamics and the conservation and management of European mountain forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management. 388. 120–131. 168 indexed citations
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Thorn, Simon, et al.. (2015). Host abundance, durability, basidiome form and phylogenetic isolation determine fungivore species richness. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 114(3). 699–708. 17 indexed citations
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Thorn, Simon, Claus Bässler, Thomas K. Gottschalk, et al.. (2014). New Insights into the Consequences of Post-Windthrow Salvage Logging Revealed by Functional Structure of Saproxylic Beetles Assemblages. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101757–e101757. 65 indexed citations

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