Thomas A. Spies

45.5k citations
281 papers · 32.8k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 98

Impact in

  • Immunology top 0.02%
    • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
    • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
    • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
    • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
    • Forest ecology and management

Papers in

Thomas A. Spies

279 papers receiving 30.9k citations

Hit Papers

REVIEW: Searching for resilience: addressing the impacts of changing disturbance regimes on forest ecosystem services 2015 · 378 citations
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Peers

Thomas A. Spies
Comparison fields: 5 of 192
  • Immunology 15.5k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 7.7k
  • Global and Planetary Change 9.3k
  • Insect Science 3.6k
  • Ecology 5.5k
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Thomas A. Spies, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 201312
2 200997
3 2007161
4 200574
5 2005158
6 2005200
7 20045
8 2003424
9 2003143
10 2003205
11 2003117
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Tumour-derived soluble MIC ligands impair expression of NKG2D and T-cell activation
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20021268
13 2002107
14 2001261
15 2000199
16 1999148
17 199839
18
Spatial patterns of tree mortality in an old-growth Abies-Pseudotsuga stand
19965
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Roles for Calreticulin and a Novel Glycoprotein, Tapasin, in the Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with TAP
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1996574
20 1992188

About Thomas A. Spies

Thomas A. Spies is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Immunology, Insect Science and Ecology, having authored 281 papers that have together received 32.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (85 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (76 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (68 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (64 papers), Forest Management and Policy (51 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (40 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (36 papers) and Forest ecology and management (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (15.5k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (7.7k citations), Global and Planetary Change (9.3k citations), Insect Science (3.6k citations) and Ecology (5.5k citations). Thomas A. Spies has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Veronika Groh, Jerry F. Franklin, Stefan Bauer, Seiamak Bahram, Jiquan Chen, Alexander Steinle, Jennifer D. Wu, Andrew N. Gray, Cassian Yee and Robert DeMars. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Immunogenetics, Ecological Applications, The Journal of Immunology and Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

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