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 James H. Thorp sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 220 publications — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.
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 James H. Thorp sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 52 D-Index — 60th percentile
60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
James H. Thorp is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science with specialization in ecology, nature and landscape conservation, water science and technology, ecological modeling, and oceanography.
The scientist's main research topics include fish ecology and management studies, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, hydrology and sediment transport processes, hydrology and watershed management studies, species distribution and climate change, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, and aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics.
Recent publications reflect a concentration on macrosystems biology and freshwater biodiversity. Some selected papers authored by or involving Thorp include:
Frequent collaborators in their work include Alain Maasri, Flavia Tromboni, Sudeep Chandra, Mark Pyron, and Emily R. Arsenault.
The scientist's research is regularly published in venues such as Ecology Letters, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, River Research and Applications, Ecology and Evolution, and BioScience.
James H. Thorp;Alan P. Covich
James H. Thorp;Martin C. Thoms;Michael D. Delong
James H. Thorp;Michael D. Delong
James H. Thorp;Michael D. Delong
Michael T. Brett;Stuart E. Bunn;Sudeep Chandra;Aaron W. E. Galloway
Kevin E McCluney;Kevin E McCluney;Kevin E McCluney;N LeRoy Poff;Margaret A Palmer;James H Thorp
J. P. Caldwell;J. H. Thorp;T. O. Jervey
James H. Thorp;Michael D. Delong;Kim S. Greenwood;Andrew F. Casper
James H. Thorp;Martin C. Thoms;Michael D. Delong
James H. Thorp;A. Ross Black;Kim H. Haag;John D. Wehr
James H. Thorp;E. A. Bergey
Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian
James H. Thorp;Joseph E. Flotemersch;Michael D. Delong;Andrew Fowler Casper
Michael D. Delong;James H. Thorp
James H. Thorp
Ted Georgian;James H. Thorp
James H. Thorp;Andrew Fowler Casper
M. Spong;J. Thorp;J. Kleinwaks
James E. Alexander;James H. Thorp;Ronald D. Fell
James H. Thorp;Martin C. Thoms;Michael D. Delong
James H. Thorp;J. Whitfield Gibbons
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