Alex Thompson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alex Thompson is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Thompson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alex Thompson's work include Meat and Animal Product Quality (6 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Assays (5 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (2 papers). Alex Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Meat and Animal Product Quality (6 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Assays (5 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (2 papers). Alex Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. Alex Thompson's co-authors include Stephen Kaptoge, Adam S. Butterworth, Philip Haycock, Peter Willeit, Othman Ghribi, Jaya R.P. Prasanthi, B. J. Johnson, Zachary K Smith, R Prasanthi and J. P. Hutcheson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BMJ and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alex Thompson

19 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Leucocyte telomere length and risk of cardiovascular dise... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Leucocyte telomere length and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2014 645 citations Philip Haycock, Stephen Kaptoge et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Thompson United States 9 595 255 178 143 114 21 1.0k
Nathan J. O’Callaghan Australia 21 1.2k 1.9× 624 2.4× 189 1.1× 146 1.0× 154 1.4× 39 2.0k
Clara Di Germanio United States 17 481 0.8× 328 1.3× 160 0.9× 38 0.3× 85 0.7× 57 1.3k
Jane L. Tarry‐Adkins United Kingdom 25 610 1.0× 396 1.6× 167 0.9× 1.2k 8.2× 154 1.4× 46 1.9k
Amany Elshorbagy United Kingdom 23 570 1.0× 512 2.0× 47 0.3× 210 1.5× 101 0.9× 59 1.6k
Maria José de Carvalho Costa Brazil 18 352 0.6× 312 1.2× 23 0.1× 74 0.5× 69 0.6× 57 1.0k
Maria Paola Grimaldi Italy 16 265 0.4× 286 1.1× 89 0.5× 50 0.3× 75 0.7× 23 1.0k
Jibran A. Wali Australia 18 395 0.7× 474 1.9× 54 0.3× 70 0.5× 174 1.5× 31 1.1k
Andreas Rohrwasser United States 17 203 0.3× 504 2.0× 69 0.4× 99 0.7× 54 0.5× 37 1.3k
Xiao Man Yang United States 10 698 1.2× 214 0.8× 58 0.3× 74 0.5× 124 1.1× 13 1.2k
Hamed Mirzaei Italy 11 531 0.9× 249 1.0× 190 1.1× 41 0.3× 37 0.3× 14 872

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Thompson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Thompson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Thompson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Thompson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Thompson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Thompson. Alex Thompson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, Alex, Patrick O’Leary, Benjamin W. Eidem, et al.. (2021). Inter-observer and Inter-vendor Variability in Strain Measurements in Patients with Single Right Ventricular Anatomy. Pediatric Cardiology. 42(6). 1341–1349. 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, Alex, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial supplementation alters digestibility and ruminal fermentation in a continuous culture model. Journal of Applied Animal Research. 49(1). 23–29. 1 indexed citations
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Harris, Tyler, Alex Thompson, Paul R. Broadway, et al.. (2020). Bovine Somatotropin Alters Myosin Heavy Chains and Beta Receptors in Skeletal Muscle of Feedlot Heifers with Little Impact on Live or Carcass Performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Zachary K, et al.. (2020). Chromium propionate supplementation alters animal growth performance, carcass characteristics, and skeletal muscle properties in feedlot steers. Translational Animal Science. 4(3). txaa146–txaa146. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, Zachary K, Alex Thompson, J. P. Hutcheson, W. T. Nichols, & B. J. Johnson. (2018). Evaluation of coated steroidal implants containing trenbolone acetate and estradiol-17β on live performance, carcass traits, and sera metabolites in finishing steers. Journal of Animal Science. 96(5). 1704–1723. 28 indexed citations
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Smith, Zachary K, Alex Thompson, J. P. Hutcheson, W. T. Nichols, & B. J. Johnson. (2018). 156 Evaluation of Long Acting Combination Implants Containing Trenbolone Acetate and Estradiol-17β on Live Performance, Carcass Traits, and Sera Metabolites in Finishing Steers.. Journal of Animal Science. 96(suppl_2). 82–83. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Alex, Joseph A. Dearani, Jonathan N. Johnson, et al.. (2018). What is the role of apical ventriculotomy in children and young adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?. Congenital Heart Disease. 13(4). 617–623. 6 indexed citations
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Thompson, Alex, Bryan C. Cannon, Philip L. Wackel, et al.. (2016). Electrocardiographic abnormalities in elite high school athletes: comparison to adolescent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(2). 105–110. 8 indexed citations
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Thompson, Alex, et al.. (2016). Ionophore strategy affects growth performance and carcass characteristics in feedlot steers1. Journal of Animal Science. 94(12). 5341–5349. 10 indexed citations
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Payne, Katherine, et al.. (2016). Use of a structured elicitation exercise to estimate the prevalence of OME in children with cleft palate. Clinical Otolaryngology. 42(4). 904–907.
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Smith, Zachary K, et al.. (2016). 0768 Chromium propionate supplementation alters feedlot performance and GLUT4 activity in feedlot steers. Journal of Animal Science. 94(suppl_5). 369–370. 1 indexed citations
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Ribeiro, F. R. B., et al.. (2016). Influence of yeast cell wall supplementation during the finishing phase on feedlot steer performance, carcass characteristics, and postmortem tenderness. The Professional Animal Scientist. 32(2). 192–200. 5 indexed citations
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Haycock, Philip, et al.. (2014). Leucocyte telomere length and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 349(jul08 3). g4227–g4227. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ribeiro, F. R. B., et al.. (2014). Comparison of real-time ultrasound measurements for body composition traits to carcass and camera data in feedlot steers. The Professional Animal Scientist. 30(6). 597–601. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Alex, Donald J. Hagler, & Nathaniel W. Taggart. (2014). Transseptal puncture to facilitate device closure of “long‐tunnel” patent foramen ovale. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 85(6). 1053–1057. 14 indexed citations
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Clark, Paul J., Alessio Aghemo, Elisabetta Degasperi, et al.. (2013). Inosine triphosphatase deficiency helps predict anaemia, anaemia management and response in chronic hepatitis C therapy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 20(12). 858–866. 27 indexed citations
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Prasanthi, R, et al.. (2008). Regulation of β-amyloid levels in the brain of cholesterol-fed rabbit, a model system for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 129(11). 649–655. 55 indexed citations

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