| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 41 | 4975 | 4614 | 843 | 783 | 104 | 8449 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alex Thornton between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alex Thornton published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2022. 27 of the 170 publications appeared in the last two years.
170 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| Total | 170 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Thornton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 publications — 16th percentile
16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 44–53 | 28 | |
| 54–63 | 61 | |
| 64–73 | 161 | |
| 74–83 | 225 | |
| 84–93 | 301 | |
| 94–103 | 390 | |
| 104–113 | 406 | 104 |
| 114–123 | 474 | |
| 124–133 | 453 | |
| 134–143 | 434 | |
| 144–153 | 407 | |
| 154–163 | 411 | |
| 164–173 | 391 | |
| 174–183 | 313 | |
| 184–193 | 319 | |
| 194–203 | 304 | |
| 204–213 | 285 | |
| 214–223 | 246 | |
| 224–233 | 213 | |
| 234–243 | 170 | |
| 244–253 | 167 | |
| 254–263 | 162 | |
| 264–273 | 138 | |
| 274–283 | 138 | |
| 284–293 | 113 | |
| 294–303 | 106 | |
| 304–313 | 95 | |
| 314–323 | 101 | |
| 324–333 | 81 | |
| 334–343 | 69 | |
| 344–353 | 56 | |
| 354–363 | 36 | |
| 364–373 | 42 | |
| 374–383 | 41 | |
| 384–393 | 44 | |
| 394–403 | 27 | |
| 404–413 | 30 | |
| 414–423 | 20 | |
| 424–433 | 29 | |
| 434–443 | 29 | |
| 444–453 | 25 | |
| 454–463 | 19 | |
| 464–473 | 21 | |
| 474–483 | 11 | |
| 484–493 | 17 | |
| 494–503 | 7 | |
| 504–513 | 6 | |
| 514–523 | 12 | |
| 524–533 | 10 | |
| 534–543 | 7 | |
| 544–553 | 6 | |
| 554–563 | 12 | |
| 564–569 | 8 | |
| 570+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex Thornton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile
38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 177 | |
| 31 | 210 | |
| 32 | 222 | |
| 33 | 188 | |
| 34 | 181 | |
| 35 | 243 | |
| 36 | 261 | |
| 37 | 272 | |
| 38 | 278 | |
| 39 | 300 | |
| 40 | 297 | |
| 41 | 308 | 41 |
| 42 | 313 | |
| 43 | 300 | |
| 44 | 269 | |
| 45 | 260 | |
| 46 | 228 | |
| 47 | 251 | |
| 48 | 203 | |
| 49 | 186 | |
| 50 | 187 | |
| 51 | 166 | |
| 52 | 138 | |
| 53 | 141 | |
| 54 | 131 | |
| 55 | 137 | |
| 56 | 109 | |
| 57 | 129 | |
| 58 | 95 | |
| 59 | 105 | |
| 60 | 106 | |
| 61 | 86 | |
| 62 | 94 | |
| 63 | 77 | |
| 64 | 79 | |
| 65 | 59 | |
| 66 | 68 | |
| 67 | 51 | |
| 68 | 49 | |
| 69 | 40 | |
| 70 | 43 | |
| 71 | 40 | |
| 72 | 50 | |
| 73 | 46 | |
| 74 | 43 | |
| 75 | 45 | |
| 76 | 45 | |
| 77 | 30 | |
| 78 | 25 | |
| 79 | 31 | |
| 80 | 29 | |
| 81 | 18 | |
| 82 | 21 | |
| 83 | 26 | |
| 84 | 15 | |
| 85 | 15 | |
| 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 12 | |
| 89 | 7 | |
| 90 | 19 | |
| 91 | 20 | |
| 92 | 13 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 13 | |
| 95 | 8 | |
| 96 | 7 | |
| 97 | 6 | |
| 98 | 6 | |
| 99 | 6 | |
| 100+ | 97 |
Alex Thornton is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Psychology, with a particular focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Social Psychology and Global and Planetary Change.
The scientist's work covers several topics, notably Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Primate Behavior and Ecology, and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior. Other areas of interest include Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Plant and Animal Studies.
Alex Thornton has a publication record in a range of academic journals, frequently contributing to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Animal Behaviour, Royal Society Open Science, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.
Frequent coauthors include Benjamin J. Ashton, Amanda R. Ridley, Guillam E. McIvor, Rebecca Hooper, and Josh J. Arbon, each collaborating on multiple works in their shared areas of study.
Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Alex Thornton include:
Lucy M. Aplin;Damien R. Farine;Julie Morand-Ferron;Andrew Cockburn
Alex Thornton;Katherine McAuliffe
John Joseph Valletta;Colin Torney;Michael Kings;Alex Thornton
Alex Thornton;Dieter Lukas
Alex Thornton;Nichola J. Raihani
Alex Mesoudi;Alex Thornton
Nichola J. Raihani;Alex Thornton;Redouan Bshary
William J.E. Hoppitt;Gillian R. Brown;Rachel Kendal;Luke Rendell
Benjamin J. Ashton;Amanda R. Ridley;Emily K. Edwards;Alex Thornton
Alex Mesoudi;Lei Chang;Sasha R.X. Dall;Alex Thornton
Philippa Brakes;Sasha R. X. Dall;Lucy M. Aplin;Stuart Bearhop
Alex Thornton;Tim Clutton-Brock
Neeltje J. Boogert;Joah R. Madden;Julie Morand-Ferron;Alex Thornton
Alex Thornton;Jamie Samson
Alison L Greggor;Alex Thornton;Nicola S Clayton
Alison Greggor;Nicola Susan Clayton;Benjamin Timothy Phalan;Alex Thornton
Philippa Brakes;Emma L. Carroll;Emma L. Carroll;Sasha R. X. Dall;Sally A. Keith
Elena Zwirner;Elena Zwirner;Alex Thornton
Alex Thornton;Jess Isden;Joah R. Madden
Victoria E. Lee;Alex Thornton
Alex Thornton;Nichola J. Raihani
Alex Thornton;Aurore Malapert;Aurore Malapert
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