Thomas C. Edwards

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Edwards is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Edwards has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 20 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Edwards's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (23 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (20 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers). Thomas C. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (23 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (20 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers). Thomas C. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Thomas C. Edwards's co-authors include D. Richard Cutler, Joshua J. Lawler, Jacob Gibson, Kyle T. Hess, Adele Cutler, Karen H. Beard, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Gretchen G. Moisen, Wilfried Thuiller and Peter B. Pearman and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Edwards

48 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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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.

RANDOM FORESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION IN ECOLOGY

2007 3.6k citations D. Richard Cutler, Thomas C. Edwards et al. Ecology profile →
What do we gain from simplicity versus complexity in species distribution models?

2014 442 citations Thomas C. Edwards, Antoine Guisan et al. Ecography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas C. Edwards United States	23	3.2k	2.2k	2.2k	1.7k	875	53	6.4k
Florian Härtig Germany	42	2.5k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	116	6.9k
Ethan P. White United States	40	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	100	6.6k
Anantha Prasad United States	33	2.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	2.7k 1.6×	618 0.7×	80	6.0k
William W. Hargrove United States	36	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	559 0.6×	102	5.5k
Pedro J. Leitão Germany	25	4.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	57	9.5k
Mevin B. Hooten United States	40	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	630 0.7×	167	6.2k
Anthony Lehmann Switzerland	35	3.9k 1.2×	3.9k 1.8×	2.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	118	7.8k
Jin Li China	26	1.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	601 0.7×	97	5.5k
Frank W. Davis United States	48	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	3.4k 2.0×	831 0.9×	164	8.0k
Jon Olav Vik Norway	22	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	567 0.6×	45	5.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Edwards, Thomas C., Padraig Corcoran, & Christopher Jones. (2025). A Hybrid Approach for Geo-Referencing Tweets: Transformer Language Model Regression and Gazetteer Disambiguation. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 14(9). 321–321.

Edwards, Thomas C., Christopher B. Jones, Sarah E. Perkins, & Padraig Corcoran. (2021). Passive citizen science: The role of social media in wildlife observations. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255416–e0255416. 41 indexed citations

Edwards, Thomas C., et al.. (2020). Small Scale Multivariate Testing of Dynamic Wireless Charging. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 99. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Nagol, Jyoteshwar, Joe Sexton, Anupam Anand, Ritvik Sahajpal, & Thomas C. Edwards. (2017). Isolating type-specific phenologies through spectral unmixing of satellite time series. International Journal of Digital Earth. 11(3). 233–245. 4 indexed citations

Bolliger, Janine, et al.. (2010). Balancing Forest‐Regeneration Probabilities and Maintenance Costs in Dry Grasslands of High Conservation Priority. Conservation Biology. 25(3). 567–576. 8 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Thomas C. Edwards, Catherine H. Graham, Peter B. Pearman, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2010). New trends in species distribution modelling. Ecography. 33(6). 985–989. 234 indexed citations

Meier, Eliane S., Thomas C. Edwards, Felix Kienast, Matthias Dobbertin, & Niklaus E. Zimmermann. (2010). Co-occurrence patterns of trees along macro-climatic gradients and their potential influence on the present and future distribution of Fagus sylvatica L.. Journal of Biogeography. 38(2). 371–382. 101 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Nigel G. Yoccoz, Thomas C. Edwards, et al.. (2009). Climatic extremes improve predictions of spatial patterns of tree species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(supplement_2). 19723–19728. 314 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Thomas C. Edwards, Gretchen G. Moisen, Tracey S. Frescino, & Jock A. Blackard. (2007). Remote sensing‐based predictors improve distribution models of rare, early successional and broadleaf tree species in Utah. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44(5). 1057–1067. 174 indexed citations

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Zarnetske, Phoebe L., Thomas C. Edwards, & Gretchen G. Moisen. (2007). HABITAT CLASSIFICATION MODELING WITH INCOMPLETE DATA: PUSHING THE HABITAT ENVELOPE. Ecological Applications. 17(6). 1714–1726. 31 indexed citations

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Cutler, D. Richard, Thomas C. Edwards, Karen H. Beard, et al.. (2007). RANDOM FORESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION IN ECOLOGY. Ecology. 88(11). 2783–2792. 3615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edwards, Thomas C., D. Richard Cutler, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Linda H. Geiser, & Gretchen G. Moisen. (2006). Effects of sample survey design on the accuracy of classification tree models in species distribution models. Ecological Modelling. 199(2). 132–141. 120 indexed citations

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Frescino, Tracey S., Thomas C. Edwards, & Gretchen G. Moisen. (2001). Modeling Spatially Explicit Forest Structural Attributes Using Generalized Additive Models. Journal of Vegetation Science. 12(1). 15–15. 32 indexed citations

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Homer, Collin G., R. Douglas Ramsey, Thomas C. Edwards, & Roger A. Falconer. (1997). Landscape Cover-Type Modeling Using a Multi-Scene Thematic Mapper Mosaic. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 63(1). 59–67. 90 indexed citations

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Edwards, Thomas C., James M. Scott, Collin G. Homer, & R. Douglas Ramsey. (1993). Gap analysis: a geographic approach for assessing national biological diversity. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2(1). 11. 4 indexed citations

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Homer, Collin G., Thomas C. Edwards, R. Douglas Ramsey, & Kevin P. Price. (1993). Use of Remote Sensing Methods in Modelling Sage Grouse Winter Habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management. 57(1). 78–78. 59 indexed citations

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Edwards, Thomas C.. (1989). The Ontogeny of Diet Selection in Fledgling Ospreys. Ecology. 70(4). 881–896. 21 indexed citations

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Wood, Petra Bohall, Thomas C. Edwards, & Michael W. Collopy. (1989). Characteristics of Bald Eagle Nesting Habitat in Florida. Journal of Wildlife Management. 53(2). 441–441. 16 indexed citations

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Edwards, Thomas C.. (1988). Sex Ratios of Fledgling Golden Eagles. Scholar Works (Boise State University). 22 indexed citations

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Stacey, Peter & Thomas C. Edwards. (1983). Possible Cases of Infanticide by Immigrant Females in a Group-breeding Bird. The Auk. 100(3). 731–733. 24 indexed citations

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