Thomas Wood

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 927 citations indexed

About

Thomas Wood is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Civil and Structural Engineering and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Wood has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 927 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Thomas Wood's work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (8 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (6 papers). Thomas Wood is often cited by papers focused on Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (8 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 papers) and Misinformation and Its Impacts (6 papers). Thomas Wood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Thomas Wood's co-authors include Ethan Porter, Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, James E. Oliver, Kimberly Gross, Yamil Velez, Hamed Soroush, Cathy Cohen, Huw Clarke and D. Kirby and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, The Journal of Politics and The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Wood

31 papers receiving 849 citations

Hit Papers

The Elusive Backfire Effect: Mass Attitudes’ Steadfast Fa... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. The Elusive Backfire Effect: Mass Attitudes’ Steadfast Factual Adherence
    2018 480 citations Thomas Wood, Ethan Porter Political Behavior profile →
  2. Taking Fact-Checks Literally But Not Seriously? The Effects of Journalistic Fact-Checking on Factual Beliefs and Candidate Favorability
    2019 227 citations Brendan Nyhan, Ethan Porter et al. Political Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Wood United States 12 717 351 208 156 75 34 927
Norris R. Johnson United States 15 748 1.0× 71 0.2× 26 0.1× 66 0.4× 26 0.3× 30 1.1k
Yilang Peng United States 12 263 0.4× 165 0.5× 64 0.3× 22 0.1× 49 0.7× 26 470
Philip P. Garland Canada 6 300 0.4× 79 0.2× 18 0.1× 68 0.4× 19 0.3× 18 531
Michael B. Smith United Kingdom 17 207 0.3× 26 0.1× 65 0.3× 62 0.4× 24 0.3× 59 943
Leonie Rösner Germany 8 294 0.4× 246 0.7× 143 0.7× 21 0.1× 11 0.1× 10 480
Thomas Spielhofer United Kingdom 9 283 0.4× 204 0.6× 46 0.2× 32 0.2× 3 0.0× 23 444
Todd P. Newman United States 11 331 0.5× 126 0.4× 53 0.3× 12 0.1× 26 0.3× 24 564
Marshall A. Taylor United States 10 270 0.4× 45 0.1× 34 0.2× 24 0.2× 25 0.3× 32 444
Julia Daisy Fraustino United States 11 542 0.8× 469 1.3× 47 0.2× 17 0.1× 8 0.1× 21 810
Ray Surette United States 13 422 0.6× 97 0.3× 27 0.1× 88 0.6× 15 0.2× 35 602

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Wood

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Wood

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Wood

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Wood. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Wood based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Wood. Thomas Wood is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zarkogiannis, Stergios D., et al.. (2025). Reassessing the HMS Challenger collection as a late 19th century surface ocean indicator using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Frontiers in Marine Science. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Broniatowski, David, et al.. (2024). The role of mental representation in sharing misinformation online.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 30(4). 511–538. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas, et al.. (2020). The Elswick Field, Bowland Basin, UK Onshore. Geological Society London Memoirs. 52(1). 62–73. 1 indexed citations
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Howell, William G., Ethan Porter, & Thomas Wood. (2020). Rethinking Public Appeals: Experimental Evidence on Presidential Performances. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1(1). 137–158. 4 indexed citations
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Nyhan, Brendan, Ethan Porter, Jason Reifler, & Thomas Wood. (2019). Taking Fact-Checks Literally But Not Seriously? The Effects of Journalistic Fact-Checking on Factual Beliefs and Candidate Favorability. Political Behavior. 42(3). 939–960. 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Clarke, Huw, Hamed Soroush, & Thomas Wood. (2019). Preston New Road: The Role of Geomechanics in Successful Drilling of the UK's First Horizontal Shale Gas Well. 8 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas & Ethan Porter. (2018). The Elusive Backfire Effect: Mass Attitudes’ Steadfast Factual Adherence. Political Behavior. 41(1). 135–163. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Porter, Ethan, Thomas Wood, & Cathy Cohen. (2018). The public's dilemma: race and political evaluations of police killings. Politics Groups and Identities. 9(1). 101–128. 9 indexed citations
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Gross, Kimberly, Ethan Porter, & Thomas Wood. (2018). Identifying Media Effects Through Low-Cost, Multiwave Field Experiments. Political Communication. 36(2). 272–287. 12 indexed citations
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Porter, Ethan, Thomas Wood, & D. Kirby. (2017). Sex Trafficking, Russian Infiltration, Birth Certificates, and Pedophilia: A Survey Experiment Correcting Fake News. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Oliver, James E., et al.. (2015). Liberellas Versus Konservatives: Social Status, Ideology, and Birth Names in the United States. Political Behavior. 38(1). 55–81. 19 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas. (2014). Expanding Protection in Africa? Case Studies of the Implementation of the 1969 African Refugee Convention's Expanded Refugee Definition. International Journal of Refugee Law. 26(4). 555–580. 5 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Cost-Effective Pavement Preservation Solutions for the Real World. 13 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Rebirth of Chip Sealing in Minnesota. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1989-1(1). 260–264. 13 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Minnesota Seal Coat Handbook 2006. 17 indexed citations
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Miller, Robert, et al.. (2002). Design, Development and Performance of a Composite Diesel Particulate Filter. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 12 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas. (1999). Seal coat research project. 2 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas. (1979). An institute of the laws of England. Garland Pub. eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas. (1974). Electronic Music: A Listener's Guide. Music Educators Journal. 60(6). 67–68. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Thomas. (1952). English casuistical divinity during the seventeenth century : with special reference to Jeremy Taylor. 5 indexed citations

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