William L. Thomas
Impact in
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- Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
- Global and Planetary Change top 10%
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
Papers in
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- Historical Geography and Geographical Thought 4
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- American Environmental and Regional History 1
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones 1
- Co-authors
- W. Fred Cottrell (1 shared paper)Lewis Mumford (1 shared paper)Carl Ortwin Sauer (1 shared paper)Marston Bates (1 shared paper)Jon E. Spencer (3 shared papers)Harold C. Conklin (1 shared paper)Laurence Dudley Stamp (1 shared paper)Robert B. Weeden (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Geographical Review (7 papers)American Sociological Review (2 papers)The Professional Geographer (1 paper)American Anthropologist (1 paper)Asia Pacific Viewpoint (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
William L. Thomas
23 papers receiving 688 citations
William L. Thomas's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 59
- Geography, Planning and Development 72
- Global and Planetary Change 97
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 34
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 25
- Paleontology 24
Countries citing papers authored by William L. Thomas
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Fields of papers citing papers by William L. Thomas
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Co-authors
The 21 scholars most cited alongside William L. Thomas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth. Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 585 |
| 2 | 1968 | 112 | |
| 3 | 1982 | 55 | |
| 4 | 1984 | 23 | |
| 5 | 1957 | 18 | |
| 6 | Introducing cultural geography | 1973 | 16 |
| 7 | 1959 | 11 | |
| 8 | 1957 | 10 | |
| 9 | 1951 | 5 | |
| 10 | 1957 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1965 | 5 | |
| 12 | 1957 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1963 | 4 | |
| 14 | Cultural geography;: An evolutionary introduction to our humanized earth | 1969 | 4 |
| 15 | 1961 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 17 | 1962 | 2 | |
| 18 | 1964 | 2 | |
| 19 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1958 | 1 |
About William L. Thomas
William L. Thomas is a scholar working on Geography, Planning and Development, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations and Plant Science, having authored 25 papers that have together received 872 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (4 papers), Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (1 paper), American Environmental and Regional History (1 paper), Philippine History and Culture (1 paper), Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture (1 paper) and Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (72 citations), Global and Planetary Change (97 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (34 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (25 citations) and Paleontology (24 citations). William L. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include W. Fred Cottrell, Lewis Mumford, Carl Ortwin Sauer, Marston Bates, Jon E. Spencer, Harold C. Conklin, Laurence Dudley Stamp, Robert B. Weeden, George F. Carter and John F. Embree. Their work appears in journals such as Geographical Review, American Sociological Review, The Professional Geographer, American Anthropologist and Asia Pacific Viewpoint.
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