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 W. Gillespie sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
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 W. Gillespie sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile
39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Thomas W. Gillespie is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Social Psychology as subfields.
Their work covers a range of topics including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
Notable recent papers by Gillespie include:
Their frequent publication venues reflect their areas of expertise and include Ecological Informatics, Forest Ecology and Management, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Global Ecology and Biogeography, and Communications Earth & Environment.
Thomas W. Gillespie has collaborated extensively with a number of researchers. Frequent co-authors include Monica Dimson, Lucas Berio Fortini, Jonathan P. Ocón, Janet Franklin, and Duccio Rocchini.
Tandong Yao;Yongkang Xue;Deliang Chen;Fahu Chen
J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza
Duccio Rocchini;Niko Balkenhol;Gregory A. Carter;Giles M. Foody
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Stephanie Pincetl;Thomas Gillespie;Diane E. Pataki;Sassan Saatchi
Elizabeth Frankenberg;Jed Friedman;Thomas Gillespie;Nicholas Ingwersen
Thomas W. Gillespie
Thomas W. Gillespie;Jasmine Chu;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Duncan Thomas
J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field
Seraphim Dempsey;Mel T. Devine;Tom Gillespie;Seán Lyons
Wei Li;Jean-Daniel M. Saphores;Thomas W. Gillespie
Elizabeth Frankenberg;Thomas Gillespie;Samuel Preston;Bondan Sikoki
Meghan L. Avolio;Diane E. Pataki;Stephanie Pincetl;Thomas W. Gillespie
Duccio Rocchini;Veronica Andreo;Michael Förster;Carol Ximena Garzon-Lopez
Thomas W. Gillespie;Stacey Ostermann-Kelm;Chunyu Dong;Katherine S. Willis
Robert Muscarella;Robert Muscarella;Thaise Emilio;Thaise Emilio;Oliver L. Phillips;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis
Meghan Avolio;Diane E. Pataki;Thomas Gillespie;G. Darrel Jenerette
G. Darrel Jenerette;Lorraine W. Clarke;Meghan L. Avolio;Diane E. Pataki
Clark Gray;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Thomas Gillespie;Cecep Sumantri
Thomas W. Gillespie;Boris Lipkin;Lauren Sullivan;David R. Benowitz
D. E. Pataki;H. R. McCarthy;T. Gillespie;G. D. Jenerette
Thomas Gillespie;Jasmine Chu;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Duncan Thomas
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