Thomas B. Smith

21.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
237 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas B. Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas B. Smith has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Ecology, 84 papers in Genetics and 78 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas B. Smith's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (74 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (70 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers). Thomas B. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (74 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (70 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers). Thomas B. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Thomas B. Smith's co-authors include Hans Slabbekoorn, Robert K. Wayne, Christopher J. Schneider, Skúli Skúlason, Craig Moritz, Borja Milá, Kristen Ruegg, Wolfgang Buermann, Ravinder N. M. Sehgal and Ryan J. Harrigan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas B. Smith

229 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Diversification of Rainfo... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2000 2002 1996 1996 1997 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. Diversification of Rainforest Faunas: An Integrated Molecular Approach
    2000 696 citations Thomas B. Smith et al. profile →
  2. Closing the seed dispersal loop
    2002 653 citations Thomas B. Smith et al. profile →
  3. EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF RESOURCE POLYMORPHISMS IN FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND BIRDS
    1996 592 citations Thomas B. Smith et al. profile →
  4. Limitations of Captive Breeding in Endangered Species Recovery
    1996 544 citations Thomas B. Smith et al. Conservation Biology profile →
  5. A Role for Ecotones in Generating Rainforest Biodiversity
    1997 527 citations Thomas B. Smith et al. Science profile →
  6. Genomic signals of selection predict climate-driven population declines in a migratory bird
    2018 338 citations Rachael A. Bay, Ryan J. Harrigan et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas B. Smith 6.9k 5.5k 4.6k 4.1k 2.8k 237 14.8k
Erik Matthysen 7.1k 1.0× 4.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 3.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 251 11.7k
Robert C. Fleischer 5.7k 0.8× 3.9k 0.7× 4.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 304 12.4k
Phillip Cassey 8.2k 1.2× 4.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 4.7k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 288 13.3k
Peter T. Boag 6.5k 0.9× 7.3k 1.3× 3.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 749 0.3× 147 11.4k
Allan J. Baker 5.7k 0.8× 3.4k 0.6× 8.0k 1.8× 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 190 14.4k
Michael R. Willig 7.8k 1.1× 5.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.2× 6.0k 1.5× 4.0k 1.4× 222 16.7k
Eldredge Bermingham 5.6k 0.8× 5.4k 1.0× 9.4k 2.0× 4.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 214 18.0k
Steven M. Goodman 3.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 2.4k 0.9× 385 9.7k
Jean Clobert 11.6k 1.7× 9.6k 1.8× 3.3k 0.7× 5.2k 1.3× 3.1k 1.1× 238 19.5k
Henri Weimerskirch 20.6k 3.0× 7.7k 1.4× 2.3k 0.5× 4.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 394 25.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deblauwe, Vincent, Matthew Scott Luskin, Olivier J. Hardy, et al.. (2025). Declines of ebony and ivory are inextricably linked in an African rainforest. Science Advances. 11(35). eady4392–eady4392. 1 indexed citations
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Somveille, Marius, et al.. (2024). Broad‐scale seasonal climate tracking is a consequence, not a driver, of avian migratory connectivity. Ecology Letters. 27(8). e14496–e14496. 2 indexed citations
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Bossu, Christen M., et al.. (2023). Winter connectivity and leapfrog migration in a migratory passerine. Ecology and Evolution. 13(2). e9769–e9769. 7 indexed citations
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Anderson, Eric C., Christen M. Bossu, Teia M. Schweizer, et al.. (2023). Low‐coverage whole genome sequencing for highly accurate population assignment: Mapping migratory connectivity in the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). Molecular Ecology. 32(20). 5528–5540. 9 indexed citations
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Davies, Andrew B., et al.. (2023). Feedback loops between 3D vegetation structure and ecological functions of animals. Ecology Letters. 26(9). 1597–1613. 19 indexed citations
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Bradfer‐Lawrence, Tom, Katharine Abernethy, Roger Fotso, et al.. (2023). Modeling the potential distribution of the threatened Grey-necked Picathartes Picathartes oreas across its entire range. Bird Conservation International. 33.
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Bossu, Christen M., et al.. (2022). Genotype–environment associations across spatial scales reveal the importance of putative adaptive genetic variation in divergence. Evolutionary Applications. 15(9). 1390–1407. 13 indexed citations
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Droissart, Vincent, et al.. (2021). PICT: A low‐cost, modular, open‐source camera trap system to study plant–insect interactions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(8). 1389–1396. 46 indexed citations
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Ruegg, Kristen, Eric C. Anderson, Marius Somveille, et al.. (2021). Linking climate niches across seasons to assess population vulnerability in a migratory bird. Global Change Biology. 27(15). 3519–3531. 15 indexed citations
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Somveille, Marius, Rachael A. Bay, Thomas B. Smith, Peter P. Marra, & Kristen Ruegg. (2021). A general theory of avian migratory connectivity. Ecology Letters. 24(9). 1848–1858. 27 indexed citations
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Bay, Rachael A., Daniel S. Karp, James F. Saracco, et al.. (2021). Genetic variation reveals individual‐level climate tracking across the annual cycle of a migratory bird. Ecology Letters. 24(4). 819–828. 17 indexed citations
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Ruegg, Kristen, Ryan J. Harrigan, James F. Saracco, Thomas B. Smith, & Caz M. Taylor. (2020). A genoscape‐network model for conservation prioritization in a migratory bird. Conservation Biology. 34(6). 1482–1491. 18 indexed citations
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Ruegg, Kristen, Rachael A. Bay, Eric C. Anderson, et al.. (2018). Ecological genomics predicts climate vulnerability in an endangered southwestern songbird. Ecology Letters. 21(7). 1085–1096. 98 indexed citations
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Bay, Rachael A., Ryan J. Harrigan, Vinh Le Underwood, et al.. (2018). Genomic signals of selection predict climate-driven population declines in a migratory bird. Science. 359(6371). 83–86. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ruegg, Kristen, Eric C. Anderson, Ryan J. Harrigan, et al.. (2017). Genetic assignment with isotopes and habitat suitability ( gaiah ), a migratory bird case study. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8(10). 1241–1252. 29 indexed citations
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Ruegg, Kristen, Eric C. Anderson, Kristina L. Paxton, et al.. (2014). Mapping migration in a songbird using high‐resolution genetic markers. Molecular Ecology. 23(23). 5726–5739. 126 indexed citations
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Njabo, Kevin Y., Thomas B. Smith, & Elizabeth Yohannes. (2013). Feeding habits of culicine mosquitoes in the Cameroon lowland forests based on stable isotopes and blood meal analyses. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 5(1). 6–12. 12 indexed citations
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Kirschel, Alexander N. G., Daniel T. Blumstein, & Thomas B. Smith. (2009). Character displacement of song and morphology in African tinkerbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(20). 8256–8261. 143 indexed citations
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Calsbeek, Ryan, et al.. (2007). Multiple paternity and sperm storage lead to increased genetic diversity in Anolis lizards. Evolutionary ecology research. 9(3). 495–503. 78 indexed citations

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