Thomas J. Matthews

Thomas J. Matthews

University of Birmingham

H-index: 31

Europe-United Kingdom

About Thomas J. Matthews

Thomas J. Matthews, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 29 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Birmingham, specializes in the field of Macroecology and biogeography.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes

Species distribution models and island biogeography: challenges and prospects

Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor‐joining trees

Birds as bioindicators of plastic pollution in terrestrial and freshwater environments: A 30-year review

Land-use change interacts with island biogeography to alter bird community assembly

Island biogeography: geo-environmental dynamics, ecology, evolution, human impact, and conservation

Journal of Biogeography Innovation Awards, 2023

Impact of human foraging on tree diversity, composition, and abundance in a tropical rainforest

Thomas J. Matthews Information

University

Position

Senior Research Fellow

Citations(all)

4249

Citations(since 2020)

3274

Cited By

2121

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

29

i10Index(all)

53

i10Index(since 2020)

53

Email

University Profile Page

University of Birmingham

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Thomas J. Matthews Skills & Research Interests

Macroecology and biogeography

Top articles of Thomas J. Matthews

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Journal

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Publication Date

Biological knowledge shortfalls impede conservation efforts in poorly studied taxa—A case study of Laboulbeniomycetes

Journal of Biogeography

Danny Haelewaters

Thomas J Matthews

Joseph P Wayman

Jonathan Cazabonne

Felix Heyman

...

2024/1

Species distribution models and island biogeography: challenges and prospects

Eva Benavides

Jonathan Sadler

Laura Graham

Thomas J Matthews

2024/4/8

Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor‐joining trees

Ecography

Pedro Cardoso

Thomas Guillerme

Stefano Mammola

Thomas J Matthews

Francois Rigal

...

2024/4

Birds as bioindicators of plastic pollution in terrestrial and freshwater environments: A 30-year review

Imogen Mansfield

SJ Reynolds

Iseult Lynch

TJ Matthews

JP Sadler

2024/3/25

Land-use change interacts with island biogeography to alter bird community assembly

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Yuhao Zhao

Chase D Mendenhall

Thomas J Matthews

Duorun Wang

Wande Li

...

2024/3/13

Island biogeography: geo-environmental dynamics, ecology, evolution, human impact, and conservation

Robert J Whittaker

José María Fernández-Palacios

Thomas J Matthews

2023

Journal of Biogeography Innovation Awards, 2023

Michael N Dawson

Ceridwen Fraser

Thomas J Matthews

Şerban Procheş

Jon P Sadler

2023/7

Impact of human foraging on tree diversity, composition, and abundance in a tropical rainforest

Biotropica

Sijeh A Asuk

Thomas J Matthews

Jonathan P Sadler

Thomas AM Pugh

Vincent T Ebu

...

2023/1

Evolution: The rise and fall of island dwarfs and giants

Current Biology

Thomas J Matthews

2023/6/19

Extra terrestrials: drought creates niche space for rare invertebrates in a large-scale and long-term field experiment

Biology Letters

Thomas WH Aspin

Kieran Khamis

Thomas J Matthews

Gavin MD Williams

Fredric M Windsor

...

2023/11/8

A global analysis of avian island diversity–area relationships in the Anthropocene

Thomas J Matthews

Joseph P Wayman

Robert J Whittaker

Pedro Cardoso

Julian P Hume

...

2023/6

Functional diversity and community convergence of land snails in the Aegean Sea islands

Journal of Biogeography

Konstantinos Proios

Leonidas Maroulis

François Rigal

Thomas J Matthews

Robert AD Cameron

...

2023/10/16

Long‐term changes in macroinvertebrate communities across high‐latitude streams

Global Change Biology

Alexander M Milner

Eva M Loza Vega

Thomas J Matthews

Sarah C Conn

Fredric M Windsor

2023/5

Shifts to open access with high article processing charges hinder research equity and careers

Journal of Biogeography

John W Williams

Amanda Taylor

Diogo B Provete

Ricardo Correia

Thais B Guedes

...

2023/7/31

Patterns and drivers of taxonomic and functional changes in oceanic island bird assemblages

Authorea Preprints

Filipa Soares

Ricardo Faustino de Lima

Ana Rodrigues

Pedro Cardoso

Thomas Matthews

...

2023/3/16

L-band radar quantifies major disturbance of birds by fireworks in an urban area

Scientific Reports

Joseph P Wayman

George Atkinson

Mohammed Jahangir

Daniel White

Thomas J Matthews

...

2023/7/26

Assessing taxonomic and functional change in British breeding bird assemblages over time

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Joseph P Wayman

Jonathan P Sadler

Thomas AM Pugh

Thomas E Martin

Joseph A Tobias

...

2022/5

AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds

Ecology Letters

Joseph A Tobias

Catherine Sheard

Alex L Pigot

Adam JM Devenish

Jingyi Yang

...

2022/3

Threatened and extinct island endemic birds of the world: Distribution, threats and functional diversity

Journal of Biogeography

Thomas J Matthews

Joseph P Wayman

Pedro Cardoso

Ferran Sayol

Julian P Hume

...

2022/11

Journal of biogeography innovation awards

Journal of Biogeography

Michael N Dawson

Ricardo Correia

Qin Li

Thomas J Matthews

Ana Filipa Palmeirim

2022

See List of Professors in Thomas J. Matthews University(University of Birmingham)

Co-Authors

H-index: 79
Robert J. Whittaker

Robert J. Whittaker

University of Oxford

H-index: 63
Joseph Tobias

Joseph Tobias

Imperial College London

H-index: 58
Borges, P.A.V.

Borges, P.A.V.

Universidade dos Açores

H-index: 47
Werner Ulrich

Werner Ulrich

Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu

H-index: 43
Kostas A. Triantis

Kostas A. Triantis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

H-index: 35
Manuel Steinbauer

Manuel Steinbauer

Universität Bayreuth

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