Thomas L. Bott

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas L. Bott is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Bott has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 31 papers in Ecology and 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Bott's work include Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (26 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (14 papers). Thomas L. Bott is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (26 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (14 papers). Thomas L. Bott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Thomas L. Bott's co-authors include Louis A. Kaplan, J. Denis Newbold, Colbert E. Cushing, Robin L. Vannote, Kenneth W. Cummins, G. Wayne Minshall, James R. Sedell, Robert C. Petersen, John K. Jackson and Bernard W. Sweeney and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Bott

60 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Scaling the gas transfer velocity and hydraulic geometry in streams and small rivers

2012 535 citations Thomas L. Bott et al. profile →
Interbiome Comparison of Stream Ecosystem Dynamics

1983 528 citations Thomas L. Bott, Colbert E. Cushing et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas L. Bott United States	33	2.4k	1.9k	1.5k	1.1k	911	61	4.3k
John R. Jones United States	36	1.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	889 1.0×	162	4.5k
Maurice A. Lock United Kingdom	33	2.9k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	831 0.6×	640 0.6×	705 0.8×	73	4.4k
Jerry W. Elwood United States	30	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	492 0.5×	60	4.2k
Carole A. Lembi United States	20	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	792 0.5×	761 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	60	4.8k
Martin Pusch Germany	39	2.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	926 1.0×	92	4.6k
Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh United States	37	2.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	135	5.8k
Jacob Kalff Canada	40	3.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	925 0.6×	559 0.5×	2.2k 2.4×	64	5.4k
Don Monteith United Kingdom	32	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	638 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	73	5.1k
Paul C. Frost Canada	35	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	529 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	116	4.0k
Brian Parker Canada	17	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	814 0.5×	646 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	32	3.5k

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Bott, Thomas L. & J. Denis Newbold. (2023). A multi-year analysis of factors affecting ecosystem metabolism in forested and meadow reaches of a Piedmont stream. Hydrobiologia. 850(19). 4243–4269. 3 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L. & J. Denis Newbold. (2013). Ecosystem metabolism and nutrient uptake in Peruvian headwater streams. International Review of Hydrobiology. 98(3). 117–131. 16 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L., John K. Jackson, Matthew E. McTammany, et al.. (2012). Abandoned coal mine drainage and its remediation: impacts on stream ecosystem structure and function. Ecological Applications. 22(8). 2144–2163. 47 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L., D. S. Montgomery, J. Denis Newbold, et al.. (2006). Ecosystem metabolism in streams of the Catskill Mountains (Delaware and Hudson River watersheds) and Lower Hudson Valley. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 25(4). 1018–1044. 56 indexed citations

Gebremariam, Zinabu & Thomas L. Bott. (2000). The effects of formalin and Lugol's iodine solution on protozoal cell volume. Limnologica. 30(1). 59–63. 16 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L. & Mark A. Borchardt. (1999). Grazing of Protozoa, Bacteria, and Diatoms by Meiofauna in Lotic Epibenthic Communities. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 18(4). 499–513. 52 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L. & Laurel J. Standley. (1998). Effects of Trifluoroacetate, an Atmospheric Breakdown Product of Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerants, on Acetate Metabolism by Freshwater Benthic Microbial Communities. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 60(3). 472–479. 3 indexed citations

Newbold, J. Denis, Thomas L. Bott, Louis A. Kaplan, Bernard W. Sweeney, & Robin L. Vannote. (1997). Organic Matter Dynamics in White Clay Creek, Pennsylvania, USA. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 16(1). 46–50. 62 indexed citations

Bott, Thomas L. & Louis A. Kaplan. (1993). Persistence of a surrogate for a genetically engineered cellulolytic microorganism and effects on aquatic community and ecosystem properties: mesocosm and stream comparisons. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 39(7). 686–700. 8 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Louis A., Thomas L. Bott, & Donald J. Reasoner. (1993). Evaluation and simplification of the assimilable organic carbon nutrient bioassay for bacterial growth in drinking water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 59(5). 1532–1539. 54 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L. & Louis A. Kaplan. (1990). Potential for Protozoan Grazing of Bacteria in Streambed Sediments. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 9(4). 336–345. 40 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Louis A. & Thomas L. Bott. (1989). Diel fluctuations in bacterial activity on streambed substrata during vernal algal blooms: Effects of temperature, water chemistry, and habitat. Limnology and Oceanography. 34(4). 718–733. 147 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L., et al.. (1984). Benthic bacterial biomass supported by streamwater dissolved organic matter. Microbial Ecology. 10(4). 335–344. 77 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L., et al.. (1983). Microbial heterotrophic utilization of dissolved organic matter in a piedmont stream. Freshwater Biology. 13(4). 363–377. 106 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Louis A., Richard A. Larson, & Thomas L. Bott. (1980). Patterns of dissolved organic carbon in transport1. Limnology and Oceanography. 25(6). 1034–1043. 55 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L., et al.. (1978). Effects of No.2 Fuel Oil, Nigerian Crude Oil, and used crankcase oil on benthic algal communities. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Environmental Science and Engineering. 13(10). 751–779. 12 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L., J. T. Brock, Colbert E. Cushing, et al.. (1978). A comparison of methods for measuring primary productivity and community respiration in streams. Hydrobiologia. 60(1). 3–12. 135 indexed citations

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Bott, Thomas L., et al.. (1978). Effects of No. 2 Fuel Oil, Nigerian Crude Oil, and Used Crankcase Oil on Attached Algal Communities: Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Water-Soluble Constituents. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 36(5). 673–682. 11 indexed citations

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Foster, E. M., et al.. (1965). CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM FOOD POISONING1,2. Journal of Milk and Food Technology. 28(3). 86–91. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, E. M., et al.. (1965). CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM FOOD POISONING. 1(3). 37–37. 5 indexed citations

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