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D-Index
33
Citations
4568
World Ranking
7849
National Ranking
479

Dan K. Thompson publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dan K. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 87 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Dan K. Thompson D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dan K. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dan K. Thompson is a researcher affiliated with Natural Resources Canada, focusing primarily on environmental science. Their scholarly work is concentrated in areas that bridge global and planetary change, ecology, safety and risk management, and atmospheric science. This interdisciplinary approach reflects the complexity of the environmental challenges addressed in their studies.

Thompson's research spans notable subfields including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Atmospheric Science

Their work covers a range of environmental topics such as:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Thompson's recent publication record includes contributions to multiple scientific journals and venues. They have published most frequently in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Fire
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Scientific Data
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Thompson include:

  • Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Drivers and Impacts of the Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfire Season in Canada, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Peatland-fire interactions: A review of wildland fire feedbacks and interactions in Canadian boreal peatlands, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • The Canadian model for peatlands (CaMP): A peatland carbon model for national greenhouse gas reporting, 2020, Ecological Modelling
  • Development of the User Requirements for the Canadian WildFireSat Satellite Mission, 2020, Sensors

Collaborative efforts are a significant feature of Thompson's research activities. They frequently co-author with several researchers, including:

  • Marc-André Parisien
  • Ellen Whitman
  • Kimberly Morrison
  • Ginny Marshall
  • Dave Schroeder

Best Publications

  • Hydrological feedbacks in northern peatlands

    J. M. Waddington;P. J. Morris;N. Kettridge;G. Granath;G. Granath

  • Wildfire as a major driver of recent permafrost thaw in boreal peatlands

    Carolyn M. Gibson;Laura E. Chasmer;Dan K. Thompson;William L. Quinton

  • Soil bacterial and fungal response to wildfires in the Canadian boreal forest across a burn severity gradient

    Thea Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Jamie Woolet;Mike D. Flannigan

  • Increasing fire and the decline of fire adapted black spruce in the boreal forest.

    Jennifer L. Baltzer;Nicola J. Day;Xanthe J. Walker;David Greene

  • Increasing frequency of extreme fire weather in Canada with climate change

    Xianli Wang;Dan K. Thompson;Ginny A. Marshall;Cordy Tymstra

  • Interactive effects of vegetation, soil moisture and bulk density on depth of burning of thick organic soils

    B. W. Benscoter;D. K. Thompson;J. M. Waddington;M. D. Flannigan;M. D. Flannigan

  • Short-interval wildfire and drought overwhelm boreal forest resilience

    Ellen Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Marc-André Parisien;Dan K. Thompson;Mike D. Flannigan

  • Digital mapping of peatlands – A critical review

    Budiman Minasny;Örjan Berglund;John Connolly;Carolyn Hedley

  • Moderate drop in water table increases peatland vulnerability to post-fire regime shift.

    N. Kettridge;M. R. Turetsky;J. H. Sherwood;D. K. Thompson

  • Climate-change refugia in boreal North America: what, where, and for how long?

    Diana Stralberg;Dominique Arseneault;Jennifer L. Baltzer;Quinn E. Barber

  • Variability and drivers of burn severity in the northwestern Canadian boreal forest

    Ellen Whitman;Ellen Whitman;Marc-André Parisien;Dan K. Thompson;Ronald J. Hall

  • Ecohydrologically important subsurface structures in peatlands revealed by ground‐penetrating radar and complex conductivity surveys

    Nicholas Kettridge;Xavier Comas;Andrew Baird;Lee Slater

  • Hydrological controls on deep burning in a northern forested peatland

    Maxwell Curtis Lukenbach;Kelly Jean Hokanson;Kelly Jean Hokanson;Paul A. Moore;Kevin J. Devito

  • Sphagnum under pressure: towards an ecohydrological approach to examining Sphagnum productivity

    D. K. Thompson;J. M. Waddington

  • Peatland-fire interactions: A review of wildland fire feedbacks and interactions in Canadian boreal peatlands.

    Kailyn Nelson;D. Thompson;Christopher Hopkinson;R. Petrone

  • Effect of drainage and wildfire on peat hydrophysical properties

    J H Sherwood;N Kettridge;D K Thompson;D K Thompson;Paul J Morris;Paul J Morris

  • The ecohydrology of forested peatlands: Simulating the effects of tree shading on moss evaporation and species composition

    N. Kettridge;D. K. Thompson;D. K. Thompson;L. Bombonato;M. R. Turetsky

  • Peat properties and water retention in boreal forested peatlands subject to wildfire

    Dan K. Thompson;Dan K. Thompson;James M. Waddington

  • Peatland Hydrological Dynamics as A Driver of Landscape Connectivity and Fire Activity in the Boreal Plain of Canada

    Dan K. Thompson;Brian N. Simpson;Ellen Whitman;Quinn E. Barber

  • Spatially-integrated estimates of net ecosystem exchange and methane fluxes from Canadian peatlands

    K. L. Webster;J. S. Bhatti;D. K. Thompson;S. A. Nelson

  • The FireWork v2.0 air quality forecast system with biomass burning emissions from the Canadian Forest Fire Emissions Prediction System v2.03

    Jack Chen;Kerry Anderson;Radenko Pavlovic;Michael D. Moran

  • Topoedaphic and Forest Controls on Post-Fire Vegetation Assemblies Are Modified by Fire History and Burn Severity in the Northwestern Canadian Boreal Forest

    Ellen Whitman;Marc-André Parisien;Dan K. Thompson;Mike D. Flannigan

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Waddington
James M. Waddington McMaster University
Mike D. Flannigan
Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta
Marc-André Parisien
Marc-André Parisien Natural Resources Canada
B. M. Wotton
B. M. Wotton University of Toronto
Merritt R. Turetsky
Merritt R. Turetsky University of Colorado Boulder
Paul J. Morris
Paul J. Morris University of Leeds
Jennifer L. Baltzer
Jennifer L. Baltzer Wilfrid Laurier University
Dominique Arseneault
Dominique Arseneault Université du Québec à Rimouski
Kevin J. Devito
Kevin J. Devito University of Alberta
Laura Chasmer
Laura Chasmer University of Lethbridge

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