Thomas F. Waters

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas F. Waters is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas F. Waters has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 34 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas F. Waters's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (39 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (22 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (20 papers). Thomas F. Waters is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (39 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (22 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (20 papers). Thomas F. Waters collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas F. Waters's co-authors include Raymond M. Newman, Charles C. Krueger, Gary W. Crawford, Jerry W. Elwood, Thomas J. Kwak, Rosemary J. Mackay, Charles E. Petrosky, Ronald J. Hall, Edwin F. Cook and Greg C. Garman and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas F. Waters

51 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Sediment in streams: Sources, biological effects, and control

1995 676 citations Thomas F. Waters profile →
The Drift of Stream Insects

1972 508 citations Thomas F. Waters Annual Review of Entomology profile →

Peers

Thomas F. Waters

ECOLO

NLC

EC

WST

GPC

Andrew L. Sheldon United States

Leonard A. Smock United States

H.B.N. Hynes Canada

Charles F. Rabení United States

Kevin J. Collier New Zealand

Charles C. Coutant United States

Avital Gasith Israel

William J. Liss United States

Arthur C. Benke United States

W. J. Junk

Andrew L. Sheldon United States

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2.4k ×0.8

ECOLO

2.1k ×0.8

NLC

492 ×0.9

EC

468 ×1.0

WST

223 ×0.5

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Thomas F. Waters Thomas F. Waters (= 1×) peers Andrew L. Sheldon

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas F. Waters

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas F. Waters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas F. Waters

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Waters, Thomas F., et al.. (2003). Treating Substance Abuse Offenders in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 37(3-4). 163–177. 3 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (2000). Wildstream: A Natural History of the Free Flowing River. 10 indexed citations

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Kwak, Thomas J. & Thomas F. Waters. (1997). Trout Production Dynamics and Water Quality in Minnesota Streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 126(1). 35–48. 73 indexed citations

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Newman, Raymond M. & Thomas F. Waters. (1989). Differences in Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Production among Contiguous Sections of an Entire Stream. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 46(2). 203–213. 37 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1987). The Effect of Growth and Survival Patterns upon the Cohort P/B Ratio. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 6(4). 223–229. 11 indexed citations

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Mackay, Rosemary J. & Thomas F. Waters. (1986). Effects of Small Impoundments on Hydropsychid Caddisfly Production In Valley Creek, Minnesota. Ecology. 67(6). 1680–1686. 65 indexed citations

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Krueger, Charles C. & Thomas F. Waters. (1983). Annual Production of Macroinvertebrates in Three Streams of Different Water Quality. Ecology. 64(4). 840–850. 133 indexed citations

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Marsh, Paul C. & Thomas F. Waters. (1980). Effects of Agricultural Drainage Development on Benthic Invertebrates in Undisturbed Downstream Reaches. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 109(2). 213–223. 8 indexed citations

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Hall, Ronald J., Thomas F. Waters, & Edwin F. Cook. (1980). The Role of Drift Dispersal in Production Ecology of a Stream Mayfly. Ecology. 61(1). 37–43. 33 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F., et al.. (1980). Annual production and drift of the stream amphipod Gammarus pseudolimnaeus in Valley Creek, Minnesota1. Limnology and Oceanography. 25(4). 700–710. 77 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1979). Benthic Life Histories: Summary and Future Needs. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 36(3). 342–345. 12 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1979). Influence of Benthos Life History upon the Estimation of Secondary Production. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 36(12). 1425–1430. 86 indexed citations

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Petrosky, Charles E. & Thomas F. Waters. (1975). Annual Production by the Slimy Sculpin Population in a Small Minnesota Trout Stream. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 104(2). 237–244. 46 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F., et al.. (1974). Recovery of Standing Crop and Production Rate of a Brook Trout Population in a Flood-damaged Stream. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 103(3). 431–439. 41 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1972). The Drift of Stream Insects. Annual Review of Entomology. 17(1). 253–272. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elwood, Jerry W. & Thomas F. Waters. (1969). Effects of Floods on Food Consumption and Production Rates of a Stream Brook Trout Population. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 98(2). 253–262. 107 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1968). Diurnal Periodicity in the Drift of a Day‐Active Stream Invertebrate. Ecology. 49(1). 152–153. 42 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1966). Production Rate, Population Density, and Drift of a Stream Invertebrate. Ecology. 47(4). 595–604. 90 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F.. (1962). Diurnal Periodicity in the Drift of Stream Invertebrates. Ecology. 43(2). 316–316. 167 indexed citations

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Waters, Thomas F., et al.. (1961). An Improved Stream Bottom Fauna Sampler. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 90(2). 225–226. 62 indexed citations

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