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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 3928 1534 113 13428

Robert H. Thomas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert H. Thomas between 1963 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert H. Thomas published across 64 years, from 1963 to 2026, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2024. 5 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2024. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 73 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1963 2026

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert H. Thomas: publications per year, 1963 to 2026
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 6
1980 3
1981 0
1982 3
1983 5
1984 5
1985 2
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 5
1996 2
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 6
2001 5
2002 5
2003 4
2004 10
2005 6
2006 2
2007 3
2008 4
2009 3
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 5
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 0
2019 1
2020 0
2021 0
2022 4
2023 8
2024 73
2025 4
2026 1
Total 206
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Robert H. Thomas publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert H. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 113 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484 113
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Robert H. Thomas D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert H. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Robert H. Thomas was affiliated with Wallops Flight Facility in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medicine, with specific attention to hepatology, oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and analytical chemistry. The main topics covered in their work included hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, analytical chemistry methods development, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, mass spectrometry techniques and applications, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, neuroendocrine tumor research advances, and lung cancer research studies.

Their recent publications spanned several prominent journals and addressed various aspects of cancer treatment and analytical techniques. Notable papers included:

  • How ICP-OES changed the face of trace element analysis: Review of the global application landscape, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Preliminary results from a phase Ib study of neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab prior to liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: The PRIME-HCC trial., 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Following Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The PETAL Phase Ib Study, 2024, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatic Metastases of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review, 2022, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • A phase Ib study of pembrolizumab following trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): PETAL., 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Their frequent co-authors included Caroline Ward, Rohini Sharma, David J. Pinato, Robert Goldin, and Alessio Cortellini. Publication venues where they contributed frequently were:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Robert H. Thomas contributed to analytical chemistry and medical fields with a focus on cancer-related studies and treatment modalities. Their body of work demonstrated consistent engagement with hepatocellular carcinoma research and cancer immunotherapy. Their publications highlighted studies on new therapeutic interventions and methodological advances in analytical chemistry relevant to medicine and oncology.

Best Publications

  • Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground

    Peter Lemke;Jian Ren;R. B. Alley;I. Allison

  • ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

    H. J. Zwally;Bob E Schutz;W. Abdalati;J. Abshire

  • Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters

    David M. Holland;Robert H. Thomas;Brad De Young;Mads H. Ribergaard

  • Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf

    E. Rignot;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Gogineni;W. Krabill

  • Mass Balance of Polar Ice Sheets

    Eric Rignot;Robert H. Thomas

  • Greenland Ice Sheet: High-Elevation Balance and Peripheral Thinning

    W. Krabill;W. Abdalati;E. Frederick;S. Manizade

  • A model for Holocene retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Robert H. Thomas;Charles R. Bentley

  • Greenland ice sheet: increased coastal thinning

    W. Krabill;E. Hanna;Philippe Huybrechts;Philippe Huybrechts;W. Abdalati

  • Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica

    R. Thomas;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Kanagaratnam

  • The Mass Balance of Circum-Arctic Glaciers and Recent Climate Change

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Jon Ove Hagen;Helgi Björnsson;Andrey F. Glazovsky

  • Accuracy of airborne laser altimetry over the Greenland ice sheet

    W. B. Krabill;R. H. Thomas;C. F. Martin;R. N. Swift

  • The Dynamics of Marine Ice Sheets

    Robert H. Thomas

  • Slope‐induced errors in radar altimetry over continental ice sheets

    A. C. Brenner;R. A. Blndschadler;R. H. Thomas;H. J. Zwally

  • Rapid thinning of parts of the southern greenland ice sheet

    W. Krabill;E. Frederick;S. Manizade;C. Martin

  • Progressive increase in ice loss from Greenland

    R. Thomas;E. Frederick;W. Krabill;S. Manizade

  • Aircraft laser altimetry measurement of elevation changes of the greenland ice sheet: technique and accuracy assessment

    W.B. Krabill;W. Abdalati;E.B. Frederick;S.S. Manizade

  • The Creep of Ice Shelves Theory

    R. H. Thomas

  • Force-perturbation analysis of recent thinning and acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland

    Robert H. Thomas

  • Investigation of surface melting and dynamic thinning on Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland

    Robert H. Thomas;Waleed Abdalati;Earl Frederick;William B. Krabill

  • Effect of climatic warming on the west Antarctic ice sheet

    Robert H. Thomas;Timothy J. O. Sanderson;Timothy J. O. Sanderson;Keith E. Rose

Frequent Co-Authors

William B. Krabill
William B. Krabill Goddard Space Flight Center
Douglas R. MacAyeal
Douglas R. MacAyeal University of Chicago
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Konrad Steffen
Konrad Steffen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Waleed Abdalati
Waleed Abdalati University of Colorado Boulder
Charles R. Bentley
Charles R. Bentley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gino Casassa
Gino Casassa University of Magallanes
Andrés Rivera
Andrés Rivera University of Chile
Sivaprasad Gogineni
Sivaprasad Gogineni University of Alabama
Edward Hanna
Edward Hanna University of Lincoln

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