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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
57
Citations
10736
World Ranking
3492
National Ranking
127

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
11292
World Ranking
13249
National Ranking
370

Peter A. Thompson publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter A. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 197 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Peter A. Thompson D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter A. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter A. Thompson is affiliated with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular attention to ecology and oceanography as key subfields.

Their scientific work covers topics related to microbial community ecology and physiology, marine and coastal ecosystems, cognitive science and mapping, methane hydrates and related phenomena, marine biology and ecology research, synthesis and catalytic reactions, and amino acid enzymes and metabolism.

Thompson has contributed to a number of recent papers, including:

  • Tropical cyclones: what are their impacts on phytoplankton ecology?, 2022, Journal of Plankton Research
  • Global observing for phytoplankton? A perspective, 2022, Journal of Plankton Research

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated on multiple publications with Thompson include:

  • Karlie S. McDonald (3 publications)
  • Lisa Campbell (2 publications)
  • Alistair J. Hobday (2 publications)
  • Fabio Boschetti (2 publications)
  • Chris Moeseneder (2 publications)

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Plankton Research (3 publications)
  • Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography (2 publications)
  • Nature (1 publication)
  • One Earth (1 publication)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (1 publication)

Among their published papers is the 2024 article "Mutant-selective AKT inhibition through lysine targeting and neo-zinc chelation," published in Nature, though this paper's primary authorship is attributed to Gregory B. Craven.

Another notable publication with contributions from Thompson is "Quantitative Foresighting as a Means of Improving Anticipatory Scientific Capacity and Strategic Planning," published in 2020 in One Earth.

Best Publications

  • Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean‐warming hotspot

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Gretta T. Pecl;Stewart Frusher;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Future HAB science: Directions and challenges in a changing climate.

    Mark L. Wells;Mark L. Wells;Bengt Karlson;Angela Wulff;Raphael Kudela

  • PHYSIOLOGICAL ACCLIMATION OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON TO DIFFERENT NITROGEN SOURCES1

    Maurice Levasseur;Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison

  • Effects of nutrient and light limitation on the biochemical composition of phytoplankton

    P. J. Harrison;P. A. Thompson;G. S. Calderwood

  • EFFECTS OF VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE. I. ON THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF EIGHT SPECIES OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1

    Peter A. Thompson;Ming-xin Guo;Paul J. Harrison;John N. C. Whyte

  • Defining and observing stages of climate-mediated range shifts in marine systems

    Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Gretta T. Pecl;Stewart Frusher;Alistair J. Hobday

  • The strengthening East Australian Current, its eddies and biological effects — an introduction and overview

    Iain M. Suthers;Jock W. Young;Mark E. Baird;Moninya Roughan

  • INFLUENCE OF IRRADIANCE ON THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF PHYTOPLANKTON1

    Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison;John N. C. Whyte

  • SELENIUM: AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR GROWTH OF THE COASTAL MARINE DIATOM THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE)1,2

    Neil M. Price;Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison

  • Resilience and signatures of tropicalization in protected reef fish communities

    Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Neville S. Barrett;Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Neil J. Holbrook;Neil J. Holbrook

  • The Leeuwin Current and its eddies: An introductory overview

    Anya Waite;P.A. Thompson;S.C. Pesant;S.C. Pesant;S.C. Pesant;M. Feng

  • Does energy control the sinking rates of marine diatoms

    Anya Al Waite;Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison

  • EFFECTS OF VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE. II. ON THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF EIGHT SPECIES OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON 1

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  • The influence of irradiance on the biochemical composition of three phytoplankton species and their nutritional value for larvae of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

    P. A. Thompson;M. Guo;P. J. Harrison

  • Light-limited growth on ammonium vs. nitrate: What is the advantage for marine phytoplankton?

    Peter A. Thompson;Maurice E. Levasseur;Paul J. Harrison

  • Observed and predicted impacts of climate change on the estuaries of south-western Australia, a Mediterranean climate region

    Chris S. Hallett;Alistair J. Hobday;James R. Tweedley;Peter A. Thompson

  • Long-term changes in temperate Australian coastal waters: implications for phytoplankton

    P. A. Thompson;M. E. Baird;T. Ingleton;M. A. Doblin

  • Sinking Rate Versus Cell Volume Relationships Illuminate Sinking Rate Control Mechanisms in Marine Diatoms

    Anya Waite;Anne Fisher;Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison

  • Physical and chemical signatures of a developing anticyclonic eddy in the Leeuwin Current, eastern Indian Ocean

    Harriet L. Paterson;Ming Feng;Anya M. Waite;Damià Gomis

  • INFLUENCE OF IRRADIANCE ON CELL VOLUME AND CARBON QUOTA FOR TEN SPECIES OF MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1

    Peter A. Thompson;Paul J. Harrison;John S. Parslow

  • Nitrogen uptake kinetics in three year-classes of Laminaria groenlandica (Laminariales: Phaeophyta)

    P. J. Harrison;L. D. Druehl;K. E. Lloyd;P. A. Thompson

  • Global patterns of change and variation in sea surface temperature and chlorophyll a

    Piers K Dunstan;Scott D Foster;Edward King;James Risbey

Frequent Co-Authors

Anya M. Waite
Anya M. Waite Dalhousie University
Lynnath E. Beckley
Lynnath E. Beckley Murdoch University
Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Ming Feng
Ming Feng Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Alistair J. Hobday
Alistair J. Hobday Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Elizabeth A. Fulton
Elizabeth A. Fulton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Martina A. Doblin
Martina A. Doblin University of Technology Sydney
Susan I. Blackburn
Susan I. Blackburn CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Stephane Pesant
Stephane Pesant University of Bremen
Christel S. Hassler
Christel S. Hassler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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