Alexia M. Thomas

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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Alexia M. Thomas is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexia M. Thomas has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexia M. Thomas's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Alexia M. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (6 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Alexia M. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Alexia M. Thomas's co-authors include Richard Paylor, Lisa A. Yuva‐Paylor, Nghiem Bui, Deanna Graham, Thomas S. Kilduff, Corinne M. Spencer, Olga V. Alekseyenko, Shannon Hamilton, Michael D. Schwartz and Michael Saxe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Cerebral Cortex and Science Translational Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alexia M. Thomas

13 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Marble burying reflects a repetitive and perseverative behavior more than novelty-induced anxiety

2009 535 citations Alexia M. Thomas, Nghiem Bui et al. Psychopharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexia M. Thomas United States	11	644	615	456	349	128	13	1.2k
Rainald Moessner United States	12	456 0.7×	441 0.7×	448 1.0×	388 1.1×	136 1.1×	13	1.1k
Kathryn K. Chadman United States	16	557 0.9×	429 0.7×	361 0.8×	282 0.8×	168 1.3×	34	1.2k
Hewlet G. McFarlane United States	8	483 0.8×	328 0.5×	319 0.7×	317 0.9×	264 2.1×	13	1.1k
Nghiem Bui United States	8	384 0.6×	380 0.6×	333 0.7×	281 0.8×	101 0.8×	9	829
Teri J. Reutiman United States	23	856 1.3×	741 1.2×	673 1.5×	558 1.6×	206 1.6×	27	2.1k
Christopher L. Muller United States	10	493 0.8×	276 0.4×	261 0.6×	229 0.7×	146 1.1×	10	929
Deanna Graham United States	7	357 0.6×	330 0.5×	304 0.7×	256 0.7×	122 1.0×	8	783
Tatiana M. Kazdoba United States	18	399 0.6×	426 0.7×	543 1.2×	463 1.3×	134 1.0×	24	1.3k
Cory A. Blaiss United States	10	605 0.9×	449 0.7×	519 1.1×	589 1.7×	135 1.1×	11	1.3k
Tomasz Schneider United Kingdom	15	1.0k 1.6×	718 1.2×	411 0.9×	365 1.0×	342 2.7×	27	1.8k

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Williams, Rhîannan H., et al.. (2019). Transgenic Archaerhodopsin-3 Expression in Hypocretin/Orexin Neurons Engenders Cellular Dysfunction and Features of Type 2 Narcolepsy. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(47). 9435–9452. 12 indexed citations

Williams, Rhîannan H., Sarah Wurts Black, Alexia M. Thomas, et al.. (2018). Excitation of Cortical nNOS/NK1R Neurons by Hypocretin 1 is Independent of Sleep Homeostasis. Cerebral Cortex. 29(3). 1090–1108. 6 indexed citations

Thomas, Alexia M., Michael D. Schwartz, Michael Saxe, & Thomas S. Kilduff. (2017). Sleep/Wake Physiology and Quantitative Electroencephalogram Analysis of the Neuroligin-3 Knockout Rat Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder. SLEEP. 40(10). 25 indexed citations

Williams, Rhîannan H., et al.. (2017). Cortical nNOS/NK1 Receptor Neurons are Regulated by Cholinergic Projections From the Basal Forebrain. Cerebral Cortex. 28(6). 1959–1979. 12 indexed citations

Thomas, Alexia M., Michael D. Schwartz, Michael Saxe, & Thomas S. Kilduff. (2016). Cntnap2 Knockout Rats and Mice Exhibit Epileptiform Activity and Abnormal Sleep–Wake Physiology. SLEEP. 40(1). 42 indexed citations

Schwartz, Michael D., Alexander T. Nguyen, Alexia M. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Locus Coeruleus and Tuberomammillary Nuclei Ablations Attenuate Hypocretin/Orexin Antagonist-Mediated REM Sleep. eNeuro. 3(1). ENEURO.0018–16.2016. 15 indexed citations

Fisher, Simon P., Michael D. Schwartz, Alexia M. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Quantitative Electroencephalographic Analysis Provides an Early-Stage Indicator of Disease Onset and Progression in the zQ175 Knock-In Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease. SLEEP. 39(2). 379–391. 32 indexed citations

Paylor, Richard, Alexia M. Thomas, Surabi Veeraragavan, & Corinne M. Spencer. (2013). Putting Into Perspective the Use of the Fmr1 Knockout Mouse as a Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Wijetunge, Lasani S., Mika Kinoshita, Matthew J. Shumway, et al.. (2012). Reversal of Disease-Related Pathologies in the Fragile X Mouse Model by Selective Activation of GABA_BReceptors with Arbaclofen. Science Translational Medicine. 4(152). 152ra128–152ra128. 191 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexia M., et al.. (2011). Genetic reduction of group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors alters select behaviors in a mouse model for fragile X syndrome. Behavioural Brain Research. 223(2). 310–321. 60 indexed citations

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Spencer, Corinne M., Olga V. Alekseyenko, Shannon Hamilton, et al.. (2011). Modifying behavioral phenotypes in Fmr1KO mice: genetic background differences reveal autistic‐like responses. Autism Research. 4(1). 40–56. 168 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexia M., et al.. (2011). Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists alter select behaviors in a mouse model for fragile X syndrome. Psychopharmacology. 219(1). 47–58. 80 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexia M., et al.. (2009). Marble burying reflects a repetitive and perseverative behavior more than novelty-induced anxiety. Psychopharmacology. 204(2). 361–373. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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