Alfred E. Thumser

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Alfred E. Thumser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred E. Thumser has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alfred E. Thumser's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (14 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (12 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (12 papers). Alfred E. Thumser is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (14 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (12 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (12 papers). Alfred E. Thumser collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Alfred E. Thumser's co-authors include Judith Storch, Robert C. T. Slade, Claudio Avignone–Rossa, John R. Varcoe, Nick Plant, Feng Zhao, D C Wilton, Nelli Rahunen, David C. Wilton and J. Bernadette Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Alfred E. Thumser

55 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of sleep deprivation on the human metabolome 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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  1. Effect of sleep deprivation on the human metabolome
    2014 387 citations Joo Ern Ang, Victoria L. Revell et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfred E. Thumser United Kingdom 28 1.4k 638 578 444 349 55 3.3k
Luciana Avigliano Italy 32 1.4k 1.0× 368 0.6× 63 0.1× 308 0.7× 179 0.5× 105 3.7k
Pinpin Lin Taiwan 44 2.1k 1.6× 69 0.1× 77 0.1× 205 0.5× 596 1.7× 171 5.5k
Q. L. Niu China 33 670 0.5× 604 0.9× 34 0.1× 602 1.4× 135 0.4× 279 3.8k
Janice Limson South Africa 23 617 0.5× 361 0.6× 46 0.1× 236 0.5× 37 0.1× 65 2.2k
Yang Hee Kim South Korea 33 1.2k 0.9× 195 0.3× 38 0.1× 469 1.1× 268 0.8× 133 3.6k
Antonello Rossi Italy 26 883 0.7× 138 0.2× 21 0.0× 246 0.6× 315 0.9× 50 2.7k
Irina G. Gazaryan Russia 34 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.9× 59 0.1× 213 0.5× 83 0.2× 118 4.1k
Ruihua Wang China 26 1.1k 0.8× 167 0.3× 75 0.1× 221 0.5× 147 0.4× 174 2.8k
Vijay Pal Singh India 30 1.2k 0.9× 121 0.2× 34 0.1× 300 0.7× 101 0.3× 140 3.0k
Yanyan Qiu China 32 1.0k 0.7× 250 0.4× 19 0.0× 155 0.3× 312 0.9× 82 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfred E. Thumser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thumser, Alfred E., J. Bernadette Moore, & Nick Plant. (2014). Fatty acid binding proteins. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 17(2). 124–129. 155 indexed citations
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Milton, Ross D., Fabien Giroud, Alfred E. Thumser, Shelley D. Minteer, & Robert C. T. Slade. (2013). Hydrogen peroxide produced by glucose oxidase affects the performance of laccase cathodes in glucose/oxygen fuel cells: FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase as a replacement. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(44). 19371–19371. 97 indexed citations
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Thumser, Alfred E., et al.. (2012). Characterization of Rhodamine-123 as a Tracer Dye for Use In In vitro Drug Transport Assays. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33253–e33253. 141 indexed citations
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Ang, Joo Ern, Victoria L. Revell, Anúska Mann, et al.. (2012). Identification of Human Plasma Metabolites Exhibiting Time-of-Day Variation Using an Untargeted Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Metabolomic Approach. Chronobiology International. 29(7). 868–881. 116 indexed citations
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Milton, Ross D., et al.. (2012). An optimised glucose oxidase bioelectrode exhibiting high performance direct electron transfer. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(27). 9582–9582. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Feng, et al.. (2011). Dynamic changes in the microbial community composition in microbial fuel cells fed with sucrose. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 93(1). 423–437. 76 indexed citations
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Kim, Jung Rae, John R. Varcoe, Richard M. Dinsdale, et al.. (2011). Spatiotemporal development of the bacterial community in a tubular longitudinal microbial fuel cell. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90(3). 1179–1191. 38 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuee, Feng Zhao, Nelli Rahunen, et al.. (2010). A Role for Microbial Palladium Nanoparticles in Extracellular Electron Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(2). 427–430. 139 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuee, Feng Zhao, John R. Varcoe, et al.. (2009). Direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase immobilized in an ionic liquid reconstituted cellulose–carbon nanotube matrix. Bioelectrochemistry. 77(1). 64–68. 70 indexed citations
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Wu, Xuee, Feng Zhao, John R. Varcoe, et al.. (2009). A one-compartment fructose/air biological fuel cell based on direct electron transfer. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 25(2). 326–331. 52 indexed citations
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Zhao, Feng, Nelli Rahunen, John R. Varcoe, et al.. (2008). Factors affecting the performance of microbial fuel cells for sulfur pollutants removal. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 24(7). 1931–1936. 101 indexed citations
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Thumser, Alfred E. & Judith Storch. (2006). Characterization of a BODIPY-labeled {fl}uorescent fatty acid analogue. Binding to fatty acid-binding proteins, intracellular localization, and metabolism. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 299(1-2). 67–73. 62 indexed citations
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Thumser, Alfred E., et al.. (2002). Decreased expression of the vitamin C transporter SVCT1 by ascorbic acid in a human intestinal epithelial cell line. British Journal Of Nutrition. 87(2). 97–100. 81 indexed citations
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Thumser, Alfred E. & Judith Storch. (2000). Liver and intestinal fatty acid-binding proteins obtain fatty acids from phospholipid membranes by different mechanisms. Journal of Lipid Research. 41(4). 647–656. 64 indexed citations
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Storch, Judith & Alfred E. Thumser. (2000). The fatty acid transport function of fatty acid-binding proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1486(1). 28–44. 429 indexed citations
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Thumser, Alfred E., et al.. (1990). Reversible inhibition of rat hepatic glutathione s-transferase 1–2 by bilirubin. Biochemical Pharmacology. 40(7). 1563–1568. 9 indexed citations
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Adams, Paul A., et al.. (1989). Heme-peptide/protein interactions: The binding of heme octa and undecapeptides, and microperoxidase-8 and -11, to human serum albumin. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 37(2). 91–103. 9 indexed citations
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Ivanetich, Kathryn M., Alfred E. Thumser, & G.G. HARRISON. (1988). Halothane: Inhibition and activation of rat hepatic glutathione s-transferases. Biochemical Pharmacology. 37(10). 1903–1908. 3 indexed citations

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