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Richard C. Thompson

Richard C. Thompson publishes mostly in Oceanography, Pollution and Parasitology, on topics such as Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics.

World rank
#4,782
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United Kingdom
#416
of 90,785
Works
108
Citations
1.3k
Citations per work
12.2

What does Richard C. Thompson research?

Oceanography: 15.5%Pollution: 10.3%Parasitology: 10.3%Ecology: 10.3%other fields: 53.6%16%top field
Oceanography15.5%Pollution10.3%Parasitology10.3%Ecology10.3%other fields53.6%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Oceanography16% of their works
  2. 2Pollution10% of their works
  3. 3Parasitology10% of their works
  4. 4Ecology10% of their works
  5. 5Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering8% of their works
  6. 6Global and Planetary Change5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Richard C. Thompson's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Recycling, Waste Management, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Microplastics and Terrestrial Ecosystems.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Recycling172 topics
  2. Waste Management172 topics
  3. Benthic Communities142 topics
  4. Marine Biodiversity142 topics
  5. Environmental Impact132 topics
  6. Marine Environment132 topics
  7. Microplastics101 topic
  8. Terrestrial Ecosystems101 topic
  9. Deep-Sea Ecology81 topic
  10. Ecosystem Functioning81 topic
  11. Cryptosporidium71 topic
  12. E-Waste71 topic
  13. Environmental Impacts71 topic
  14. Giardia71 topic
  15. Kelp Forests61 topic
  16. Seagrasses61 topic
  17. Climate Change41 topic
  18. Marine Fisheries41 topic
  19. Antifouling Coatings31 topic
  20. Biofouling31 topic
  21. Crayfish31 topic
  22. Invasion31 topic

Where does Richard C. Thompson work?

Richard C. Thompson's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

How many publications and citations does Richard C. Thompson have?

Science Explorer counts 108 works and 1,320 citations for Richard C. Thompson, ranking #4,782 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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