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Thomas M. Bown 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 Thomas M. Bown sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 91 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas M. Bown 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 Thomas M. Bown sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas M. Bown is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on paleontology, ecology, and geophysics. This interdisciplinary approach includes subfields such as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their publication record includes a collection of recent papers covering a range of topics related to fossil records, tectonic activity, and ancient ecology. Notable papers include:

  • Cladogenesis and replacement in the fossil record of Microsyopidae (?Primates) from the southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming (2021) published in Biology Letters
  • HEART MOUNTAIN/MCCULLOUGH PEAKS STURZSTROM (~2.08 MA, HMMPS), THE WORLD'S LARGEST LANDSLIDE (2025) published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • OCCURRENCES OF FOSSIL CARNIVORAMORPHA AND 'CREODONTA' IN LOCALITIES OF THE LOWER EOCENE WILLWOOD FORMATION (~56-53 MA), BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING, USA (2025) published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • TAPIRS AND EARLY EOCENE PERISSODACTYLS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOSSIL DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIMILARITIES (2025) published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • MOVEMENT ON EARLY EOCENE (~49.5 MA) SHOSHONE/SUNLIGHT/ABIATHAR DETACHMENT FAULT (SSADF) WAS RAPID, PRECIPITATED BY PLATE TECTONIC-INDUCED MEGATHRUST (MW 9.0+) EARTHQUAKES (2025) published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Their work intersects topics such as evolution and paleontology studies, primate behavior and ecology, bat biology and ecology studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior studies, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

The venues in which Thomas M. Bown frequently publishes include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Biology Letters

Collaboration appears as an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Kimberly Nichols, Albert J. Warner, Mary Silcox, Keegan Selig, and Amy E. Chew. These collaborations span multiple publications, pointing to ongoing joint research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Integration of Channel and Floodplain Suites, I. Developmental Sequence and Lateral Relations of Alluvial Paleosols

    Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus

  • Lower Eocene alluvial paleosols (Willwood Formation, Northwest Wyoming, U.S.A.) and their significance for paleoecology, paleoclimatology, and basin analysis

    Thomas M. Bown;Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus;Mary J. Kraus

  • Ichnofossils and rhizoliths of the nearshore fluvial Jebel Qatrani Formation (Oligocene), Fayum Province, Egypt

    Thomas M. Bown

  • Geology and paleoenvironment of the Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation and adjacent rocks, Fayum Depression, Egypt

    T.M. Bown;M.J. Kraus

  • Patterns of Dental Evolution in Early Eocene Anaptomorphine Primates (Omomyidae) from the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

    Thomas M Bown;Kenneth D. Rose

  • Oligocene mammals from Ethiopia and faunal exchange between Afro-Arabia and Eurasia

    John Kappelman;D. Tab Rasmussen;William J. Sanders;Mulugeta Feseha

  • Ichnofossils of the alluvial Willwood Formation (lower Eocene), Bighorn Basin, northwest Wyoming, U.S.A

    Thomas M. Bown;Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus;Mary J. Kraus

  • The fayum primate forest revisited

    Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus;Scott L. Wing;John G. Fleagle

  • Early Eocene biotic and climatic change in interior western North America

    Scott L. Wing;Thomas M. Bown;John D. Obradovich

  • Vertebrate fossil-bearing paleosol units (Willwood Formation, Lower Eocene, Northwest Wyoming, U.S.A.): Implications for taphonomy, biostratigraphy, and assemblage analysis

    Thomas M. Bown;Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus;Mary J. Kraus

  • Invertebrate Trace Fossils: The Backbone of Continental Ichnology

    Stephen T. Hasiotis;Thomas M. Bown

  • Systematics, Biostratigraphy, and Dental Evolution of the Palaeothentidae, Later Oligocene to Early-Middle Miocene (Deseadan-Santacrucian) Caenolestoid Marsupials of South America

    Thomas M Bown;John G Fleagle

  • Tephrochronology of the Miocene Santa Cruz and Pinturas Formations, Argentina

    Michael E. Perkins;John Fleagle;Matthew Heizler;Barbara Nash

  • 28. The Eocene-Oligocene Transition in Continental Africa

    D. Tab Rasmussen;Thomas M. Bown;Elwyn L. Simons

  • Afrotarsius chatrathi , first tarsiiform primate (? Tarsiidae) from Africa

    Elwyn L. Simons;Thomas M. Bown

  • Distribution and stratigraphic correlation of upper Paleocene and lower Eocene fossil mammal and plant localities of the Fort Union, Willwood, and Tatman formations, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

    T.M. Bown;K.D. Rose;E.L. Simons;S.L. Wing

  • New trace fossils of termites (Insecta: Isoptera) from the late Eocene‐early Miocene of Egypt, and the reconstruction of ancient isopteran social behavior

    Jorge E Genise;Thomas M. Bown

  • Time-Stratigraphic Reconstruction and Integration of Paleopedologic, Sedimentologic, and Biotic Events (Willwood Formation, Lower Eocene, Northwest Wyoming, U.S.A.)

    Thomas M. Bown;Mary J. Kraus

  • Sedimentary paleoenvironments of fossil platyrrhine localities, Miocene Pinturas Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

    Thomas M. Bown;Claudio N. Larriestra

  • Lungfish burrows in the Upper Triassic Chinle and Dolores formations, Colorado Plateau

    Russell F. Dubiel;Robert H. Blodgett;Thomas M. Bown

  • Lungfish burrows in the Upper Triassic Chinle and Dolores formations, Colorado Plateau; new evidence suggests origin by a burrowing decapod crustacean; discussion and reply

    Stephen T. Hasiotis;Charles E. Mitchell;Russell F. Dubiel;Robert H. Blodgett

Frequent Co-Authors

Elwyn L. Simons
Elwyn L. Simons Duke University
John G. Fleagle
John G. Fleagle Stony Brook University
Kenneth D. Rose
Kenneth D. Rose Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary J. Kraus
Mary J. Kraus University of Colorado Boulder
Jorge F. Genise
Jorge F. Genise National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Stephen T. Hasiotis
Stephen T. Hasiotis University of Kansas
Scott L. Wing
Scott L. Wing National Museum of Natural History
Carl C. Swisher
Carl C. Swisher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Matt Heizler
Matt Heizler New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
William C. Clyde
William C. Clyde University of New Hampshire

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