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714
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263

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Matthew B. Thomas is a researcher affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental sciences, with an emphasis on water-related fields and geochemical processes.

Their research spans several main fields of study, including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, their work addresses specific subfields such as:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

The main topics explored by Matthew B. Thomas include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

They have contributed to scientific literature in venues such as the JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, where they published a paper titled "Effects of Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange Mechanism in the National Water Model over the Northern High Plains Aquifer, USA" in 2020. This paper has been cited 14 times.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Elizabeth R. Jachens
  • Holly Hutcheson
  • David R. Steward

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Matthew B. Thomas was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

    Dean R. Paini;Andy W. Sheppard;David C. Cook;Paul J. De Barro

  • Impact of daily temperature fluctuations on dengue virus transmission by Aedes aegypti

    Louis Lambrechts;Krijn P. Paaijmans;Thanyalak Fansiri;Lauren B. Carrington

  • BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF LOCUSTS AND GRASSHOPPERS

    C. J. Lomer;R. P. Bateman;D. L. Johnson;J. Langewald

  • Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation

    Krijn P. Paaijmans;Simon Blanford;Andrew S. Bell;Justine I. Blanford

  • Thermal biology of mosquito-borne disease

    Erin A. Mordecai;Jamie M. Caldwell;Marissa K. Grossman;Catherine A. Lippi

  • Temperature variation makes ectotherms more sensitive to climate change.

    Krijn P. Paaijmans;Krijn P. Paaijmans;Rebecca L. Heinig;Rebecca A. Seliga;Justine I. Blanford

  • Understanding the link between malaria risk and climate.

    Krijn P. Paaijmans;Andrew F. Read;Matthew B. Thomas

  • Thermal biology in insect-parasite interactions

    Matthew B. Thomas;Simon Blanford

  • Creation of island' habitats in farmland to manipulate populations of beneficial arthropods : predator densities and species composition

    M. B. Thomas;S. D. Wratten;N. W. Sotherton

  • The Effect of Temperature on Anopheles Mosquito Population Dynamics and the Potential for Malaria Transmission

    Lindsay M. Beck-Johnson;William A. Nelson;Krijn P. Paaijmans;Andrew F. Read

  • Fungal Pathogen Reduces Potential for Malaria Transmission

    Simon Blanford;Brian H. K. Chan;Nina Jenkins;Derek Sim

  • Environmental risk assessment of exotic natural enemies used in inundative biological control

    J.C. van Lenteren;D. Babendreier;F. Bigler;G. Burgio

  • Frontiers in climate change–disease research

    Jason R. Rohr;Andrew P. Dobson;Pieter T.J. Johnson;A. Marm Kilpatrick

  • Climate, environmental and socio-economic change: weighing up the balance in vector-borne disease transmission

    Paul E. Parham;Paul E. Parham;Joanna Waldock;Joanna Waldock;George K. Christophides;Deborah Hemming

  • Natural enemy diversity and pest control: patterns of pest emergence with agricultural intensification.

    Andrew Wilby;Matthew B. Thomas

  • Can fungal biopesticides control malaria

    Matthew B. Thomas;Andrew F. Read

  • Coping with crowds: density-dependent disease resistance in desert locusts.

    Kenneth Wilson;Matthew B. Thomas;Simon Blanford;Matthew Doggett

  • Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa

    J. I. Blanford;S. Blanford;R. G. Crane;M. E. Mann

  • Host-pathogen interactions in a varying environment: temperature, behavioural fever and fitness.

    Sam L. Elliot;Simon Blanford;Matthew B. Thomas

  • How to make evolution-proof insecticides for malaria control.

    Andrew F Read;Penelope A Lynch;Matthew B Thomas

  • Ecological approaches and the development of “truly integrated” pest management

    Matthew B. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew F. Read
Andrew F. Read Pennsylvania State University
Bart G. J. Knols
Bart G. J. Knols Wageningen University & Research
Maureen Coetzee
Maureen Coetzee University of the Witwatersrand
Paul J. De Barro
Paul J. De Barro Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Simon N. Wood
Simon N. Wood University of Edinburgh
Willem Takken
Willem Takken Wageningen University & Research
David Allman
David Allman University of Pennsylvania
Lizette L. Koekemoer
Lizette L. Koekemoer University of the Witwatersrand
Van M. Savage
Van M. Savage University of California, Los Angeles
Steve D. Wratten
Steve D. Wratten Lincoln University

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