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David J. 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 David J. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 116 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. 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 David J. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

David J. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and General Engineering as subfields.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics including:

  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control

Key recent publications highlight their contributions to both materials science and railway engineering acoustics. These include:

  • "Ultrathin ferroic HfO2-ZrO2 superlattice gate stack for advanced transistors," 2022, Nature
  • "Investigation of train-induced vibration and noise from a steel-concrete composite railway bridge using a hybrid finite element-statistical energy analysis method," 2020, Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • "Differences between Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam formulations for calculating the effects of moving loads on a periodically supported beam," 2020, Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • "Numerical investigation of the effect of cavity flow on high speed train pantograph aerodynamic noise," 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • "Effect of cavity flow control on high-speed train pantograph and roof aerodynamic noise," 2020, Railway Engineering Science

The publications notably appear in journals and proceedings that reflect a specialization in acoustics, vibrations, and rail transport dynamics. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Sound and Vibration (22 publications)
  • Applied Acoustics (12 publications)
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit (8 publications)
  • NOISE-CON proceedings (7 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)

Their scholarly collaborations involve frequent co-authors such as Giacomo Squicciarini with 53 joint works, Evangelos Ntotsios with 21, Zhiwei Hu with 14, Xiaozhen Sheng with 11, and Wenjing Sun with 11 co-authored publications.

David J. Thompson has authored books with notable academic publishers. These include:

  • Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems, published by Springer Nature in 2024
  • Sustainable Railway Engineering and Operations, published by Emerald Publishing Limited in 2022

Their academic recognition includes election as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Population Ecology: A Unified Study of Animals and Plants

    Michael E Begon;Martin Mortimer;David J Thompson

  • Historical changes in the phenology of British Odonata are related to climate

    Christopher Hassall;David J. Thompson;Graham C. French;Ian F. Harvey

  • The effects of environmental warming on Odonata: a review

    Christopher Hassall;David J. Thompson

  • Lifetime mating success in the damselfly Coenagrion puella

    Michael J. Banks;David J. Thompson

  • FLEXIBLE LARVAL GROWTH ALLOWS USE OF A RANGE OF HOST SIZES BY A PARASITOID WASP

    Jeffrey A. Harvey;Ian F. Harvey;David J. Thompson

  • TOWARDS A REALISTIC PREDATOR-PREY MODEL: THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE AND LIFE HISTORY OF LARVAE OF THE DAMSELFLY, ISCHNURA ELEGANS

    David J. Thompson

  • Lifetime reproductive success of females of the Damselfly Coenagrion puella

    Michael J. Banks;David J. Thompson

  • Compatible genetic and ecological estimates of dispersal rates in insect (Coenagrion mercuriale: Odonata: Zygoptera) populations: analysis of ‘neighbourhood size’ using a more precise estimator

    Phillip C Watts;Fran{ c c}ois Rousset;Ilik J Saccheri;Raphaël Leblois

  • The dragonfly delusion: why it is essential to sample exuviae to avoid biased surveys

    Eva M. Raebel;Eva M. Raebel;Thomas Merckx;Philip Riordan;David W. Macdonald

  • Molecular and ecological evidence for small-scale isolation by distance in an endangered damselfly, Coenagrion mercuriale

    P C Watts;J R Rouquette;I J Saccheri;Stephen Kemp

  • The effects of prey density on survival and growth of damselfly larvae

    J. H. Lawton;B. Thompson;D. J. Thompson

  • The effects of a sublethal baculovirus infection in the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella

    S. M. Sait;M. Begon;D. J. Thompson

  • Patterns of movement and dispersal in an endangered damselfly and the consequences for its management

    James R. Rouquette;David J. Thompson

  • Dispersal characteristics and management of a rare damselfly

    Bethan V. Purse;Graham W. Hopkins;Kieron J. Day;David J. Thompson

  • Prey Size Selection by Larvae of the Damselfly, Ischnura elegans (Odonata)

    David J. Thompson

  • Fighting in Males of the Autumn Spider, Metellina segmentata: Effects of Relative Body Size, Prior Residency and Female Value on Contest Outcome and Duration

    Mace A. Hack;David J. Thompson;Donna M. Fernandes

  • The impact of specialized enemies on the dimensionality of host dynamics.

    Ottar N. Bjørnstad;Steven M. Sait;Nils C. Stenseth;David J. Thompson

  • Lifetime Reproductive Success in the Solitary Endoparasitoid, Venturia canescens

    Jeffrey A. Harvey;Ian F. Harvey;David J. Thompson

  • Population dynamics of the Indian meal moth:Demographic stochasticity and delayed regulatory mechanisms.

    Ottar N. Bjørnstad;Michael Begon;Nils ChR. Stenseth;Wilhelm Falck

  • The natural prey of larvae of the damselfly, Ischnura elegans (Odonata: Zygoptera)

    David J. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip C. Watts
Phillip C. Watts University of Jyväskylä
Michael Begon
Michael Begon University of Liverpool
Christopher Hassall
Christopher Hassall University of Leeds
Ian F. Harvey
Ian F. Harvey University of Liverpool
Stephen J. Kemp
Stephen J. Kemp University of Edinburgh
Steven M. Sait
Steven M. Sait University of Leeds
Jeffrey A. Harvey
Jeffrey A. Harvey Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bethan V. Purse
Bethan V. Purse University of Glasgow
Tom Tregenza
Tom Tregenza University of Exeter
Paulo C. Alves
Paulo C. Alves University of Porto

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