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Todd A. Thompson

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1966
Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesGeological formations and processesAeolian processes and effectsGamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Publications

75

Citations

2,028

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

This bibliographic record spans two distinct areas: geology of coastal dune systems and sediments (particularly around the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan shoreline) and astrophysics (supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and active galactic nuclei). The geology work examines how dunes, shorelines, and groundwater-fed wetlands form and change over time, while the astrophysics work studies exploding stars and other transient cosmic events. Note that these two research threads may reflect more than one author sharing a name.

Coastal dune and shoreline geologySediment and stratigraphy of the Great Lakes regionGroundwater and wetland systemsSupernovae and nuclear transientsCosmic rays and gamma-ray emission

Publication output has been irregular over the past decade, peaking around 2018 and 2020 and settling to roughly one to two publications per year more recently.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 261 established Earth and Planetary Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 2,028cohort median 2,942
h-index: 24cohort median 26
Publications / year (recent): 1.6cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 40% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 9 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 7 publications7202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×8
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×7
  • Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences×6
  • The Astrophysical Journal×2
  • Wetlands×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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