2026 William A. Thomas: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	38	6374	5903	2267	2010	189	7144

Overview

William A. Thomas is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Geophysics and related subfields. The research topics covered span Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Retinal Development and Disorders, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, as well as Marine and environmental studies.

Among their recent papers are:

Detrital zircons and sediment dispersal in the eastern Midcontinent of North America, 2020, Geosphere
Detrital-zircon analyses, provenance, and late Paleozoic sediment dispersal in the context of tectonic evolution of the Ouachita orogen, 2020, Geosphere
Full Waveform Ambient Noise Tomography for the Northern Mississippi Embayment, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Photoreceptor disc incisures form as an adaptive mechanism ensuring the completion of disc enclosure, 2023, eLife
Photoreceptor disc incisures form as an adaptive mechanism ensuring the completion of disc enclosure, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with William A. Thomas include:

George E. Gehrels
Kurt E. Sundell
Mariah C. Romero
C. A. Powell
Tylor R. Lewis

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several venues, with the most frequent being:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Geosphere
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
eLife

William A. Thomas's research in Earth and Planetary Sciences is noted for its integration of geological, geophysical, and geochemical methods. The combination of studies on sediment dispersal, tectonic evolution, and ambient noise tomography reflects a focus on understanding geological processes at both regional and broader scales. Moreover, their involvement in topics such as retinal development and neuroscience indicates a multidisciplinary approach bridging Earth sciences with biological research.

Best Publications

Evolution of Appalachian-Ouachita salients and recesses from reentrants and promontories in the continental margin

W. A. Thomas

583
Citations
The Appalachian-Ouachita rifted margin of southeastern North America

William A. Thomas

478
Citations
Tectonic inheritance at a continental margin

William A. Thomas

469
Citations
The Argentine Precordillera: A Traveler from the Ouachita Embayment of North American Laurentia

William A. Thomas;Ricardo A. Astini

369
Citations
The Appalachian-Ouachita Orogen in the United States

Robert D. Hatcher;William A. Thomas;George W. Viele

331
Citations
Tectonic synthesis of the Ouachita orogenic belt

George W. Viele;William A. Thomas

296
Citations
Detrital-zircon geochronology and sedimentary provenance

William A. Thomas

288
Citations
Ordovician accretion of the Argentine Precordillera terrane to Gondwana: a review

William A. Thomas;Ricardo A. Astini

261
Citations
Geologic, geomorphic and hydrologic framework and evolution of the Bengal basin, India and Bangladesh

Abhijit Mukherjee;Alan E. Fryar;William A. Thomas

257
Citations
Tectonic synthesis of the U.S. Appalachians

Robert D. Hatcher

183
Citations
The Black Warrior basin

William A. Thomas

152
Citations
Continental margins, orogenic belts, and intracratonic structures

William A. Thomas

141
Citations
Detrital zircon evidence of Laurentian crustal dominance in the lower Pennsylvanian deposits of the Alleghanian clastic wedge in eastern North America

Thomas P. Becker;William A. Thomas;Scott D. Samson;George E. Gehrels

135
Citations
Detrital zircon evidence of a recycled orogenic foreland provenance for Alleghanian clastic-wedge sandstones

William A. Thomas;Thomas P. Becker;Scott D. Samson;Michael A. Hamilton

133
Citations
THE APPALACHIAN OUACHITA CONNECTION: Paleozoic Orogenic Belt at the Southern Margin of North America

William A. Thomas

132
Citations
Evolution of Ouachita-Appalachian Continental Margin

William A. Thomas

121
Citations
The Iapetan rifted margin of southern Laurentia

William A. Thomas

109
Citations
Transfer of the Argentine Precordillera terrane from Laurentia: Constraints from detrital-zircon geochronology

William A. Thomas;Ricardo A. Astini;Paul A. Mueller;George E. Gehrels

108
Citations
The Appalachian-Ouachita orogen beneath the Gulf Coastal Plain between the outcrops in the Appalachian and Ouachita Mountains

William A. Thomas

102
Citations
Acadian dextral transpression and synorogenic sedimentary successions in the Appalachians

Benjamin A. Ferrill;William A. Thomas

95
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo A. Astini National University of Córdoba

George E. Gehrels University of Arizona

Robert D. Hatcher University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Paul A. Mueller University of Florida

Denis Lavoie Geological Survey of Canada

David A. Foster University of Florida

Rob Van der Voo University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Scott D. Samson Syracuse University

William C. McClelland University of Iowa

Abhijit Mukherjee Curtin University

External Links

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