Thomas E. Gill

11.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

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Thomas E. Gill is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Gill has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Atmospheric Science, 66 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 60 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Gill's work include Aeolian processes and effects (65 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (56 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (51 papers). Thomas E. Gill is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (65 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (56 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (51 papers). Thomas E. Gill collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Thomas E. Gill's co-authors include Paul Ginoux, Joseph M. Prospero, Sharon E. Nicholson, Omar Torres, N. Christina Hsu, Ming Zhao, Jeffrey A. Lee, Ted M. Zobeck, Matthew Baddock and J. L. Hand and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Gill

110 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLOBAL SOURCES OF ATMOSPHERIC SOIL DUST IDENTIFIED WITH THE NIMBUS 7 TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETER (TOMS) ABSORBING AEROSOL PRODUCT

2002 2.4k citations Joseph M. Prospero, Paul Ginoux et al. profile →
Global‐scale attribution of anthropogenic and natural dust sources and their emission rates based on MODIS Deep Blue aerosol products

2012 1.1k citations Paul Ginoux, Joseph M. Prospero et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. Gill United States	34	5.0k	4.4k	3.0k	1.0k	635	114	6.9k
Grant H. McTainsh Australia	49	4.0k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	907 0.9×	977 1.5×	111	6.1k
Richard Washington United Kingdom	50	5.5k 1.1×	5.8k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	364 0.4×	467 0.7×	153	7.9k
Jean‐Louis Rajot France	37	2.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	383 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	114	4.1k
Dale A. Gillette United States	44	4.1k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	4.5k 1.5×	672 0.7×	2.1k 3.3×	95	7.4k
Paul Ginoux United States	50	12.8k 2.6×	11.9k 2.7×	3.4k 1.1×	2.2k 2.1×	236 0.4×	133	14.9k
Taichu Y. Tanaka Japan	25	3.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	880 0.3×	360 0.4×	126 0.2×	63	4.4k
Peter Knippertz Germany	51	7.2k 1.4×	7.4k 1.7×	1.9k 0.6×	444 0.4×	87 0.1×	207	8.3k
Uri Dayan Israel	36	3.7k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	693 0.2×	953 0.9×	129 0.2×	98	5.0k
M. Flanner United States	43	8.6k 1.7×	7.3k 1.7×	472 0.2×	1.5k 1.5×	157 0.2×	91	10.6k
Gregory S. Okin United States	50	3.0k 0.6×	4.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	453 0.4×	2.4k 3.8×	166	9.3k

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Shrestha, Sujan, et al.. (2025). Optical and particulate properties of dust aerosols in El Paso, Texas. Atmospheric Research. 322. 108127–108127. 1 indexed citations

Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal analysis of sand and dust emission point sources detected from satellite imagery in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175157–175157. 4 indexed citations

Ponette‐González, Alexandra G., et al.. (2023). Analysis of rain-deposited dust on polysulfone membranes using proton-induced X-ray emission spectroscopy. Microchemical Journal. 192. 108928–108928. 5 indexed citations

Langford, Richard P., et al.. (2023). Morphometry of the Samalayuca dunes, northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 75(3). A240823–A240823. 1 indexed citations

Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2022). Applying Wind Erosion and Air Dispersion Models to Characterize Dust Hazard to Highway Safety at Lordsburg Playa, New Mexico, USA. Atmosphere. 13(10). 1646–1646. 6 indexed citations

Li, Junran, Sujith Ravi, Guan Wang, et al.. (2022). Woody plant encroachment of grassland and the reversibility of shrub dominance: Erosion, fire, and feedback processes. Ecosphere. 13(3). 18 indexed citations

Langford, Richard P., et al.. (2020). Partitioning variation in vegetation communities around Lajaneh Piosphere, Iran. Arid Land Research and Management. 35(1). 32–54. 2 indexed citations

Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2020). Bibliometric analysis of piosphere research: implications for conservation and scientific collaboration. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 28(4). 316–325. 4 indexed citations

Li, Junran, Tarek Kandakji, Jeffrey A. Lee, et al.. (2018). Blowing dust and highway safety in the southwestern United States: Characteristics of dust emission “hotspots” and management implications. The Science of The Total Environment. 621. 1023–1032. 56 indexed citations

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Klose, Martina, et al.. (2017). Can dust emission mechanisms be determined from field measurements. EGUGA. 578. 1 indexed citations

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Ginoux, Paul, Joseph M. Prospero, Thomas E. Gill, & N. C. Hsu. (2011). Natural and anthropogenic dust: From sources to radiative forcing derived from satellite data and GFDL climate model.. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2009). Salt Flat Basin's contribution to regional dust production and potential influence on dry deposition in the Guadalupe Mountains (Texas, USA). Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 15(1). 20. 3 indexed citations

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Cahill, Thomas A., et al.. (2009). Size-Time-Composition Resolved Study of Aerosols Across El Paso, Texas in Fall 2008. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2009). Geomorphology of MODIS-Visible Dust Plumes in the Chihuahuan Desert - Preliminary Results. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Goodell, P., et al.. (2007). Wind Transport of Radionuclide- Bearing Dust, Peña Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2006). A Critical Evaluation of the Dust Bowl and its Causes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Cahill, C. F., et al.. (2005). Springtime Dust Aerosols at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 2 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas E., et al.. (2002). A Trans-North-America Dust Storm 6-7 April 2001: Mineral Aerosol Transport From Mexico and the Southwestern USA to Canada. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Torres, Omar, Joseph M. Prospero, Paul Ginoux, Sharon E. Nicholson, & Thomas E. Gill. (2001). Environmental Characterization of Global Sources of Atmospheric Soil Dust Identified with the NIMBUS-7 TOMS Absorbing Aerosol Product. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 28 indexed citations

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Dorn, Ronald I., A. J. T. Jull, T W Linick, et al.. (1992). Rock varnish on Hualalai and Mauna Kea Volcanoes, Hawai'i. Pacific Science. 46(1). 11–34. 15 indexed citations

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