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Thomas L. Thompson

Thomas L. Thompson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
6287
World Ranking
8337
National Ranking
2975

Thomas L. 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 Thomas L. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 118 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Thomas L. 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 Thomas L. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas L. Thompson is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research contributions primarily lie in the field of medicine, with a focus on several subfields including epidemiology, physiology, hematology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's main topics of work span across blood groups and transfusion, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, streptococcal infections and treatments, neonatal and maternal infections, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, parvovirus B19 infection studies, and platelet disorders and treatments.

Thompson has published papers in various peer-reviewed journals. Recent papers include:

  • Group A Streptococcus Testing in Pediatrics: the Move to Point-of-Care Molecular Testing, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Therapeutic plasma exchange for steroid refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathies with interstitial lung disease, 2022, Journal of Clinical Apheresis
  • Collection and processing of hematopoietic progenitor cell products at risk of presenting with cold agglutination, 2023, Cytotherapy

Thompson has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Dustin J. Strasburg
  • Margaret DiGuardo
  • Eapen K. Jacob
  • Ashley Krull
  • Allison R. McMullen

The venues where Thompson has most often published include:

  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Transfusion
  • Cytotherapy
  • Journal of Clinical Apheresis
  • American Journal of Case Reports

Best Publications

  • Coincident detection of crop water stress, nitrogen status and canopy density using ground-based multispectral data.

    E. M. Barnes;T. R. Clarke;S. E. Richards;P. D. Colaizzi

  • Salicornia bigelovii Torr.: An Oilseed Halophyte for Seawater Irrigation

    Edward P. Glenn;James W. O'leary;M. Carolyn Watson;T. Lewis Thompson

  • Elevated CO2, drought and soil nitrogen effects on wheat grain quality

    B. A. Kimball;C. F. Morris;P. J. Pinter;G. W. Wall

  • Free‐air CO2 enrichment and soil nitrogen effects on energy balance and evapotranspiration of wheat

    B. A. Kimball;R. L. LaMorte;P. J. Pinter;G. W. Wall

  • Temporary Storage of High-Moisture Shelled Corn Using Continuous Aeration

    Thomas L. Thompson

  • CO2 enrichment increases water-use efficiency in sorghum

    Matthew M. Conley;B. A. Kimball;T. J. Brooks;P. J. Pinter

  • Leaf nitrogen concentration of wheat subjected to elevated [CO2] and either water or N deficits

    T.R Sinclair;P.J Pinter;B.A Kimball;F.J Adamsen

  • Leaf area index and normalized difference vegetation index as predictors of canopy characteristics and light interception by riparian species on the Lower Colorado River

    Pamela L. Nagler;Edward P. Glenn;T. Lewis Thompson;Alfredo Huete

  • Na and k accumulation and salt tolerance of Atriplex canescens (Chenopodiaceae) genotypes

    Edward Glenn;Rachael Pfister;J. Jed Brown;T. Lewis Thompson

  • CO2 enrichment and soil nitrogen effects on wheat evapotranspiration and water use efficiency.

    D.J Hunsaker;B.A Kimball;P.J Pinter;G.W Wall

  • Comparison of transpiration rates among saltcedar, cottonwood and willow trees by sap flow and canopy temperature methods

    Pamela L Nagler;Edward P Glenn;T Lewis Thompson

  • Dynamics of labile and recalcitrant soil carbon pools in a sorghum free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) agroecosystem

    L. Cheng;S.W. Leavitt;B.A. Kimball;P.J. Pinter

  • Nitrogen and Water Interactions in Subsurface Drip-Irrigated Cauliflower II. Agronomic, Economic, and Environmental Outcomes

    Thomas L. Thompson;Thomas A. Doerge;Ronald E. Godin

  • Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Fertigation of Broccoli: I. Yield, Quality, and Nitrogen Uptake

    Thomas L. Thompson;Thomas A. Doerge;Ronald E. Godin

  • Free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE): blower effects on wheat canopy microclimate and plant development

    P.J. Pinter;B.A. Kimball;G.W. Wall;R.L. LaMorte

  • Remote Sensing of Cotton Nitrogen Status Using the Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index (CCCI)

    Disa M. El-Shikha;Edward M. Barnes;Thomas R. Clarke;Douglas J. Hunsaker

  • Effects of salinity on growth and evapotranspiration of Typha domingensis Pers.

    Edward Glenn;T.Lewis Thompson;Robert Frye;James Riley

  • Penman Monteith Crop Coefficients for Use with Desert Turf Systems

    Paul W. Brown;Charles F. Mancino;Michael H. Young;Thomas L. Thompson

  • Elevated CO2 stimulates soil respiration in a FACE wheat field

    Elise Pendall;Steven W. Leavitt;Talbot Brooks;Bruce A. Kimball

  • Modeling Salt Accumulation with Subsurface Drip Irrigation Using HYDRUS-2D

    Trenton Roberts;N. Lazarovitch;A. W. Warrick;T. L. Thompson

  • Nitrogen and water interactions in subsurface drip-irrigated cauliflower: I. Plant response.

    Thomas L. Thompson;Thomas A. Doerge;Ronald E. Godin

  • Soil Hydraulic Properties Affecting Discharge Uniformity of Gravity-Fed Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems

    N. Lazarovitch;U. Shani;T. L. Thompson;A. W. Warrick

  • Effect of extraction pretreatment on radial variation of nitrogen concentration in tree rings

    Paul R. Sheppard;Thomas L. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Pinter
Paul J. Pinter Agricultural Research Service
Bruce A. Kimball
Bruce A. Kimball Agricultural Research Service
R. L. LaMorte
R. L. LaMorte Agricultural Research Service
Steven W. Leavitt
Steven W. Leavitt University of Arizona
Gerard W. Wall
Gerard W. Wall Agricultural Research Service
Michael J. Ottman
Michael J. Ottman University of Arizona
Edward P. Glenn
Edward P. Glenn University of Arizona
David G. Williams
David G. Williams University of Wyoming
Asaph B. Cousins
Asaph B. Cousins Washington State University
Craig F. Morris
Craig F. Morris United States Department of Agriculture

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