Thomas E. White

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. White is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. White has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. White's work include Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (29 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Thomas E. White is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (35 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (29 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers). Thomas E. White collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Sweden. Thomas E. White's co-authors include Rafael Maia, Darrell J. Kemp, John A. Endler, Hugo Gruson, Hansa Thakkar, Martin Wilkie, Christopher P. Price, R. G. EDWARDS, David Newman and Anders Grubb and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. White

118 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Serum cystatin C measured by automated immunoassay: A more sensitive marker of changes in GFR than serum creatinine

1995 524 citations David Newman, Hansa Thakkar et al. Kidney International profile →
pavo 2: New tools for the spectral and spatial analysis of colour in r

2019 358 citations Rafael Maia, Hugo Gruson et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. White Australia	28	1.0k	456	347	333	318	123	3.1k
Donald C. Jackson United States	37	575 0.6×	171 0.4×	3.0k 8.7×	1.0k 3.0×	400 1.3×	187	5.0k
Jean‐Claude Grégoire Belgium	34	971 1.0×	87 0.2×	2.1k 5.9×	509 1.5×	691 2.2×	200	5.1k
Karl Reiter Germany	26	289 0.3×	102 0.2×	270 0.8×	127 0.4×	52 0.2×	76	2.3k
Yoko Saito Japan	30	153 0.2×	452 1.0×	76 0.2×	343 1.0×	667 2.1×	158	3.5k
N. Heisler Germany	41	195 0.2×	141 0.3×	2.7k 7.7×	369 1.1×	266 0.8×	98	3.8k
Richard F. Davis United States	32	236 0.2×	54 0.1×	456 1.3×	52 0.2×	506 1.6×	167	3.9k
Hiroyuki Takahashi Japan	32	463 0.5×	30 0.1×	243 0.7×	145 0.4×	92 0.3×	139	3.5k
Shigeru Nakano Japan	28	149 0.1×	97 0.2×	626 1.8×	127 0.4×	451 1.4×	86	3.3k
Xavier Ferrer France	31	204 0.2×	36 0.1×	458 1.3×	223 0.7×	227 0.7×	127	3.3k
Makiko Tanaka Japan	28	102 0.1×	70 0.2×	569 1.6×	143 0.4×	165 0.5×	102	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas E. White

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20 of 20 papers shown

White, Thomas E., et al.. (2025). Empty flowers have no impact on foraging choice in bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) in a social foraging context. Insectes Sociaux. 72(1). 111–121.

Allen, Benjamin L., Oded Berger‐Tal, Fiona Fidler, et al.. (2025). Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 40(6). 593–600. 1 indexed citations

Berg, Cedric P. van den, et al.. (2024). Automated workflows using Quantitative Colour Pattern Analysis (QCPA): a guide to batch processing and downstream data analysis. Evolutionary Ecology. 38(3). 387–397. 4 indexed citations

Gloag, Rosalyn, et al.. (2023). Impact of empty flowers on foraging choice and movement within floral patches by the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Insectes Sociaux. 70(4). 413–422. 4 indexed citations

Grames, Eliza M., Graham A. Montgomery, Douglas Boyes, et al.. (2022). A framework and case study to systematically identify long‐term insect abundance and diversity datasets. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(6). 10 indexed citations

White, Thomas E., et al.. (2021). Love at first flight: wing interference patterns are species‐specific and sexually dimorphic in blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(3). 558–570. 20 indexed citations

White, Thomas E. & Tanya Latty. (2020). Flies improve the salience of iridescent sexual signals by orienting toward the sun. Behavioral Ecology. 31(6). 1401–1409. 9 indexed citations

Dalrymple, Rhiannon L., Darrell J. Kemp, Habacuc Flores‐Moreno, et al.. (2020). Macroecological patterns in flower colour are shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors. New Phytologist. 228(6). 1972–1985. 50 indexed citations

Whitney, Kenneth D., et al.. (2020). Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 590347–590347. 5 indexed citations

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Perez-Pozuelo, Ignacio, Thomas E. White, Kate Westgate, et al.. (2019). Diurnal Profiles of Physical Activity and Postures Derived From Wrist-Worn Accelerometry in UK Adults. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 3(1). 39–49. 2 indexed citations

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Maia, Rafael, Hugo Gruson, John A. Endler, & Thomas E. White. (2019). pavo 2: New tools for the spectral and spatial analysis of colour in r. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10(7). 1097–1107. 358 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wijndaele, Katrien, Thomas E. White, Lars Bo Andersen, et al.. (2019). Substituting prolonged sedentary time and cardiovascular risk in children and youth: a meta-analysis within the International Children’s Accelerometry database (ICAD). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 16(1). 96–96. 38 indexed citations

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White, Thomas E. & Darrell J. Kemp. (2016). Colour polymorphism. Current Biology. 26(13). R517–R518. 33 indexed citations

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White, Thomas E.. (1995). Field tests of cross-shore sand-transport models in oscillatory flow. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations

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Newman, David, Hansa Thakkar, R. G. EDWARDS, et al.. (1995). Serum cystatin C measured by automated immunoassay: A more sensitive marker of changes in GFR than serum creatinine. Kidney International. 47(1). 312–318. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gustavsson, Anita, J Eskilsson, T. Landberg, et al.. (1990). Late cardiac effects after mantle radiotherapy in patients with Hodgkin's disease. Annals of Oncology. 1(5). 355–363. 91 indexed citations

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Björkhem, Gudrun, Eva Evander, Thomas E. White, & Nils‐Rune Lundström. (1990). Myocardial scintigraphy with201thallium in pediatric cardiology: A review of 52 cases. Pediatric Cardiology. 11(1). 1–7. 17 indexed citations

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Sturfelt, Gunnar, et al.. (1983). Serum creatinine concentration and renal function in rheumatic diseases. BMJ. 286(6379). 1751.3–1751. 1 indexed citations

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Nived, Ola, Gunnar Sturfelt, H. Westling, & Thomas E. White. (1983). Is serum creatinine concentration a reliable index of renal function in rheumatic diseases?. BMJ. 286(6366). 684–685. 22 indexed citations

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Larsson, I., et al.. (1981). Scintillation camera renography with ^99m Tc-DTPA and ¹³¹ I-Hippuran. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 41(2). 189–197. 24 indexed citations

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