Thomas Block

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Block is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Block has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 18 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Thomas Block's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (43 papers), Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design (30 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (20 papers). Thomas Block is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (43 papers), Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design (30 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (20 papers). Thomas Block collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Germany. Thomas Block's co-authors include Jean Hugé, Tom Waas, Tarah Wright, Koen Verhoest, Katrien Van Poeck, Francisco Benitez‐Capistros, Aviel Verbruggen, Erik Paredis, A.K. Oki and D.C. Streit and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Block

132 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sustainability Assessment and Indicators: Tools in a Deci... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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. Sustainability Assessment and Indicators: Tools in a Decision-Making Strategy for Sustainable Development
    2014 337 citations Thomas Block et al. Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Block United States 23 368 364 294 258 235 143 2.0k
Martina Schäfer Germany 34 154 0.4× 124 0.3× 396 1.3× 284 1.1× 87 0.4× 161 4.3k
Yixiang Zhang China 33 389 1.1× 285 0.8× 687 2.3× 21 0.1× 324 1.4× 145 4.7k
Aled Jones United Kingdom 24 167 0.5× 107 0.3× 99 0.3× 43 0.2× 41 0.2× 95 1.8k
Pierre Müller France 31 560 1.5× 92 0.3× 53 0.2× 660 2.6× 24 0.1× 187 3.6k
Hirofumi Fukuyama Japan 34 147 0.4× 389 1.1× 35 0.1× 257 1.0× 272 1.2× 149 4.9k
Batara Surya Indonesia 22 303 0.8× 100 0.3× 158 0.5× 36 0.1× 53 0.2× 122 1.8k
Chris Hope United Kingdom 31 187 0.5× 390 1.1× 393 1.3× 22 0.1× 72 0.3× 100 3.9k
Jizhen Li China 30 72 0.2× 733 2.0× 40 0.1× 31 0.1× 22 0.1× 161 3.5k
John Goddard United Kingdom 28 25 0.1× 335 0.9× 52 0.2× 35 0.1× 109 0.5× 79 2.7k
Steve Griffiths United Arab Emirates 33 646 1.8× 142 0.4× 114 0.4× 24 0.1× 322 1.4× 79 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Block

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Block

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Block

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Block. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Block 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 Thomas Block. Thomas Block 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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Bauler, Thomas, et al.. (2023). ‘How dare you!’: a conceptualization of the eco-shaming discourse in Belgium. Critical Policy Studies. 18(1). 111–130. 4 indexed citations
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Paredis, Erik, et al.. (2021). Power struggles in policy feedback processes: incremental steps towards a circular economy within Dutch wastewater policy. Policy Sciences. 54(3). 579–607. 12 indexed citations
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Block, Thomas, et al.. (2021). SUSTAINABILITY IN ANTHROPOCENIC TIMES: A DIDACTIC PROPOSAL FOR A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL APPROACH OF PROBLEMS OF SUSTAINABILITY. Journal on Innovation and Sustainability RISUS. 11(4). 200–220.
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Paredis, Erik, et al.. (2021). Incumbents’ enabling role in niche-innovation: Power dynamics in a wastewater project. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 39. 73–85. 31 indexed citations
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Paredis, Erik, et al.. (2019). A transition in the Dutch wastewater system? The struggle between discourses and with lock-ins. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 22(2). 155–169. 27 indexed citations
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Poeck, Katrien Van, et al.. (2017). Feeding the City: Learning our way out of unsustainable food supply chains. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Block, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Indicator set for Sustainable Urban Development. City Monitor for Liveable and Sustainable Flemish cities.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Mette S., Martin Berg, Hanne Melgaard Nielsen, et al.. (2008). Post-mastectomy radiotherapy in Denmark: From 2D to 3D treatment planning guidelines of The Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group. Acta Oncologica. 47(4). 654–661. 23 indexed citations
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Block, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Steden op koers?: stadsmonitor voor leefbare en duurzame Vlaamse steden. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations
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Block, Thomas, et al.. (2006). A methodology for measuring the sustainable state of the city. The case of the Flemish City Monitor. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).
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Rynck, Filip De, et al.. (2005). Kijken naar stadsorganisaties in Vlaanderen : kansen, uitdagingen, grenzen en illusies omtrent het gebruik van de stadsmonitor. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).
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Block, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Stadsmonitor voor leefbare en duurzame Vlaamse steden.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Depenbrock, H., Robert Peter, Bernhard K. Keppler, et al.. (1997). Preclinical activity of trans-indazolium [tetrachlorobisindazoleruthenate(III)] (NSC 666158; IndCR; KP 1019) against tumour colony-forming units and haematopoietic progenitor cells. European Journal of Cancer. 33(14). 2404–2410. 46 indexed citations
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Diana, Guy D., Patrick J. Rudewicz, Daniel C. Pevear, et al.. (1995). Picornavirus Inhibitors: Trifluoromethyl Substitution Provides a Global Protective Effect against Hepatic Metabolism. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(8). 1355–1371. 83 indexed citations
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Rotter, Michael C., et al.. (1992). Expression of HER‐2/neu in renal‐cell carcinoma. Correlation with histologic subtypes and differentiation. International Journal of Cancer. 52(2). 213–217. 28 indexed citations
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Breul, Jürgen, et al.. (1992). Effect of Digital Rectal Examination on Serum Concentration of Prostate-Specific Antigen. European Urology. 21(3). 195–199. 10 indexed citations
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Schelling, Gustav, et al.. (1988). Application of a Fibrinogen-Thrombin-Collagen-Based Hemostyptic Agent in Experimental Injuries of Liver and Spleen. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 28(4). 472–475. 36 indexed citations

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