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D-Index
53
Citations
9663
World Ranking
3320
National Ranking
227

Donald W. Thomas 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 Donald W. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 97 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald W. Thomas 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 Donald W. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald W. Thomas was affiliated with Université de Sherbrooke in Canada during their academic career.

There are no records of recent papers, limiting insight into the specific research outputs near the end of their career. Additionally, no frequent co-authors or recurring publication venues were noted, which suggests either a solitary research approach or data gaps regarding collaborative networks.

Information about the scientist's primary fields and subfields of study, as well as main research topics, is also unavailable. Consequently, no details are present concerning the thematic focus or disciplinary scope of their work.

Similarly, there are no identified book publications or awards associated with Donald W. Thomas, which reduces the ability to track influence beyond journal articles or to note formal recognitions received.

Given the absence of detailed publication history or research topics, the profile is constrained to acknowledging the institutional affiliation and deceased status of the scientist without further elaboration on scholarly contributions.

Best Publications

  • Energy metabolism and animal personality

    V. Careau;D. Thomas;M. M. Humphries;D. Réale

  • The Role of Energy Availability in Mammalian Hibernation: A Cost‐Benefit Approach

    Murray M. Humphries;Donald W. Thomas;Donald L. Kramer

  • Climate-mediated energetic constraints on the distribution of hibernating mammals

    Murray M. Humphries;Murray M. Humphries;Donald W. Thomas;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Energetic and fitness costs of mismatching resource supply and demand in seasonally breeding birds.

    Donald W. Thomas;Jacques Blondel;Philippe Perret;Marcel M. Lambrechts

  • Winter Energy Budgets and Cost of Arousals for Hibernating Little Brown Bats, Myotis lucifugus

    Donald W. Thomas;Martin Dorais;Jean-Marie Bergeron

  • Social behavior of the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus

    Donald W. Thomas;M. Brock Fenton;Robert M. R. Barclay

  • THE DISTRIBUTION OF BATS IN DIFFERENT AGES OF DOUGLAS-FIR FORESTS

    Donald W. Thomas

  • The effect of habitat quality on foraging patterns, provisioning rate and nestling growth in Corsican Blue Tits Parus caeruleus

    Isabelle Tremblay;Isabelle Tremblay;Donald Thomas;Donald Thomas;Jacques Blondel;Philippe Perret

  • Foraging Distances and Home Range of Pregnant and Lactating Little Brown Bats (Myotis Lucifugus)

    Mickaël Henry;Donald W. Thomas;Réal Vaudry;Michel Carrier

  • Exploration strategies map along fast–slow metabolic and life-history continua in muroid rodents

    V. Careau;O. R. P. Bininda-Emonds;D. W. Thomas;D. Réale

  • VARIATION IN BLUE TIT BREEDING PERFORMANCE ACROSS GRADIENTS IN HABITAT RICHNESS

    Isabelle Tremblay;Isabelle Tremblay;Donald W. Thomas;Donald W. Thomas;Marcel M. Lambrechts;Jacques Blondel

  • The pace of life under artificial selection: personality, energy expenditure, and longevity are correlated in domestic dogs.

    Vincent Careau;Denis Réale;Murray M. Humphries;Donald W. Thomas

  • Hibernating Bats are Sensitive to Nontactile Human Disturbance

    Donald W. Thomas

  • Periodic arousals in hibernating mammals: is evaporative water loss involved?

    D. W. Thomas;F. Geiser

  • Evaporative Water Loss by Hibernating Little Brown Bats, Myotis lucifugus

    Donald W. Thomas;Danielle Cloutier

  • A Thirty-Year Study of Phenotypic and Genetic Variation of Blue Tits in Mediterranean Habitat Mosaics

    Jacques Blondel;Donald W. Thomas;Anne Charmantier;Philippe Perret

  • Genetic correlation between resting metabolic rate and exploratory behaviour in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).

    V. Careau;D. Thomas;F. Pelletier;L. Turki

  • The role of energy availability in Mammalian hibernation: an experimental test in free-ranging eastern chipmunks.

    Murray M. Humphries;Donald L. Kramer;Donald W. Thomas

  • Thermoregulation and habitat selection in wood turtles Glyptemys insculpta: chasing the sun slowly

    Y. Dubois;G. Blouin-Demers;B. Shipley;D. Thomas

  • The annual migrations of three species of West African fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

    Donald W. Thomas

  • Social behavior of the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus: II. Vocal communication

    Robert M. R. Barclay;M. Brock Fenton;Donald W. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Blondel
Jacques Blondel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marcel M. Lambrechts
Marcel M. Lambrechts Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Philippe Perret
Philippe Perret Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Murray M. Humphries
Murray M. Humphries McGill University
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Dominique Berteaux
Dominique Berteaux Université du Québec à Rimouski
Denis Réale
Denis Réale University of Quebec at Montreal
Donald L. Kramer
Donald L. Kramer McGill University
Robert M. R. Barclay
Robert M. R. Barclay University of Calgary
Bill Shipley
Bill Shipley Université de Sherbrooke

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