A. G. Thomas

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
158 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

A. G. Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. G. Thomas has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. G. Thomas's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (43 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (29 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (28 papers). A. G. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (43 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (29 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (28 papers). A. G. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and France. A. G. Thomas's co-authors include R. S. Rivlin, Robert Brasseur, G. J. Lake, A. N. Gent, James J. C. Busfield, Laurence Lins, H. W. Greensmith, Benoît Charloteaux, Edward P. Southern and Ken Yamaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

A. G. Thomas

154 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Rupture of rubber. I. Characteristic energy for tearing

1953 1.1k citations R. S. Rivlin, A. G. Thomas profile →
The strength of highly elastic materials

1967 788 citations G. J. Lake, A. G. Thomas Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. G. Thomas United Kingdom	44	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	2.0k	1.5k	158	7.9k
Zheng Zhang China	40	2.2k 0.9×	618 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	651 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	201	7.3k
Patrick R. Onck Netherlands	52	2.2k 0.9×	645 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	3.3k 2.2×	191	7.9k
Gerald G. Fuller United States	62	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	560 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	607 0.4×	336	12.8k
Sinan Keten United States	48	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	169	7.9k
Eugene M. Terentjev United Kingdom	68	5.8k 2.4×	4.1k 1.8×	825 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	7.5k 5.1×	325	16.9k
L. R. G. Treloar United Kingdom	26	2.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.6×	1.7k 0.8×	135 0.1×	1.4k 1.0×	68	7.1k
Xuechang Zhou China	57	5.3k 2.2×	1.9k 0.8×	337 0.2×	584 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	237	9.9k
E. van der Giessen Netherlands	56	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	5.7k 2.7×	775 0.4×	3.9k 2.7×	291	11.4k
Boxin Zhao Canada	41	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	253 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	174	6.5k
Yu Tian China	46	2.0k 0.8×	517 0.2×	3.6k 1.7×	463 0.2×	2.6k 1.8×	349	8.3k

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Thomas, A. G., Laurence Lins, Gilles Divita, & Robert Brasseur. (2010). Realistic modeling approaches of structure–function properties of CPPs in non-covalent complexes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(12). 2217–2222. 11 indexed citations

Deshayes, Sébastien, et al.. (2008). Structural polymorphism of two CPP: An important parameter of activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1778(5). 1197–1205. 29 indexed citations

Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2007). Mutational analysis of the TRE2 oncogene encoding an inactive RabGAP. Biotechnology Letters. 29(12). 1927–1937. 6 indexed citations

Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2006). Lipid-destabilising properties of a peptide with structural plasticity. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 141(1-2). 185–196. 9 indexed citations

Lins, Laurence, Benoît Charloteaux, Christopher D. Heinen, A. G. Thomas, & Robert Brasseur. (2005). “De Novo” Design of Peptides with Specific Lipid-Binding Properties. Biophysical Journal. 90(2). 470–479. 27 indexed citations

Lins, Laurence, et al.. (2005). Rational design of complementary peptides to the βAmyloid 29–42 fusion peptide: An application of PepDesign. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1758(3). 320–327. 5 indexed citations

Fraipont, Claudine, Tanneke den Blaauwen, Mirjam E. G. Aarsman, et al.. (2004). Functional Analysis of the Cell Division Protein FtsW of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(24). 8370–8379. 55 indexed citations

Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2004). Les liposomes : description, fabrication et applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations

Brasseur, Robert, et al.. (2003). Aromatic side-chain interactions in proteins. Near- and far-sequence His–X pairs. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1649(1). 85–96. 39 indexed citations

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Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2003). Insertion of X-ray structures of proteins in membranes. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 22(1). 11–21. 21 indexed citations

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Lins, Laurence, et al.. (2002). Lipid-interacting properties of the N-terminal domain of human apolipoprotein C-III. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 15(6). 513–520. 40 indexed citations

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Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2002). Aromatic side‐chain interactions in proteins. II. Near‐ and far‐sequence Phe‐X pairs. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 48(4). 635–644. 40 indexed citations

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Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2002). Aromatic side‐chain interactions in proteins. I. Main structural features. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 48(4). 628–634. 80 indexed citations

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Festy, Franck, Laurence Lins, Gabriel Péranzi, et al.. (2001). Is aggregation of β-amyloid peptides a mis-functioning of a current interaction process?. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1546(2). 356–364. 4 indexed citations

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Lins, Laurence, Alain Couvineau, Christiane Rouyer‐Fessard, et al.. (2001). The Human VPAC1 Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(13). 10153–10160. 35 indexed citations

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Lins, Laurence, et al.. (2001). Computational study of lipid‐destabilizing protein fragments: Towards a comprehensive view of tilted peptides. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 44(4). 435–447. 42 indexed citations

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Thomas, A. G., et al.. (2000). The optimisation of the helix/helix interaction of a transmembrane dimer is improved by the IMPALA restraint field. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1509(1-2). 148–154. 11 indexed citations

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Bertin, Philippe, Nora Benhabilès, Evelyne Krin, et al.. (1999). The structural and functional organization of H‐NS‐like proteins is evolutionarily conserved in Gram‐negative bacteria. Molecular Microbiology. 31(1). 319–329. 80 indexed citations

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Lake, G. J. & A. G. Thomas. (1967). The strength of highly elastic materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 300(1460). 108–119. 788 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rivlin, R. S. & A. G. Thomas. (1951). Large elastic deformations of isotropic materials VIII. Strain distribution around a hole in a sheet. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 243(865). 289–298. 60 indexed citations

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