Barbara J. Thomas

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Barbara J. Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara J. Thomas has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Barbara J. Thomas's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers). Barbara J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers). Barbara J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Barbara J. Thomas's co-authors include Rodney Rothstein, Klaus H. Theopold, Seok Kyun Noh, Shawn C. Sendlinger, Gayle K. Schulte, William Lijinsky, Robert M. Kovatch, Norman Arnheim, Douglas A. Treco and S Lawrence Zipursky and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara J. Thomas

32 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Elevated recombination rates in transcriptionally active DNA 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 400 800 1.2k
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. Elevated recombination rates in transcriptionally active DNA
    1989 1.5k citations Barbara J. Thomas, Rodney Rothstein Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara J. Thomas United States 15 1.8k 408 252 220 180 34 2.3k
Mingli Li China 29 725 0.4× 150 0.4× 384 1.5× 115 0.5× 293 1.6× 115 2.3k
Rebecca A. Green United States 22 1.2k 0.7× 958 2.3× 531 2.1× 127 0.6× 176 1.0× 33 2.3k
Keiko Kuwata Japan 28 1.5k 0.8× 215 0.5× 530 2.1× 856 3.9× 143 0.8× 78 2.6k
Rebecca L. Miller United States 23 789 0.4× 240 0.6× 246 1.0× 48 0.2× 130 0.7× 46 1.5k
Richard J. Hopkinson United Kingdom 25 2.0k 1.1× 129 0.3× 120 0.5× 219 1.0× 151 0.8× 50 2.7k
Renu Mohan India 17 789 0.4× 593 1.5× 776 3.1× 75 0.3× 328 1.8× 23 1.9k
Nicolas Humbert France 23 963 0.5× 167 0.4× 795 3.2× 72 0.3× 202 1.1× 56 1.8k
Jayanta Chatterjee United Kingdom 32 2.6k 1.4× 83 0.2× 995 3.9× 401 1.8× 769 4.3× 113 4.2k
Qisheng Zhang United States 23 1.6k 0.9× 339 0.8× 746 3.0× 40 0.2× 281 1.6× 55 2.6k
R. Kiefersauer Germany 10 751 0.4× 137 0.3× 100 0.4× 65 0.3× 358 2.0× 21 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara J. Thomas

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All Works

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Akinduro, Olufolake, et al.. (2025). Human breast milk-derived exosomes attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced activation in microglia. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 41–41. 1 indexed citations
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Wedekind, Mary Frances, Karlyne M. Reilly, Jaydira Del Rivero, et al.. (2023). NCI intramural program approach to rare tumors: Natural history study of rare solid tumors in children and adults: A longitudinal, comprehensive data and biospecimen collection protocol. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 70(9). e30495–e30495. 2 indexed citations
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Okafor, Christian, Margarita Raygada, Barbara J. Thomas, et al.. (2021). Update on Targeted Therapy in Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 708949–708949. 21 indexed citations
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Thomas, Barbara J., James P Roehrig, & Peggy H. Yang. (2015). Humor and Healing in College Counseling. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. 29(3). 167–178. 2 indexed citations
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Solomon, Stephanie, et al.. (2014). Piloting a Nationally Disseminated, Interactive Human Subjects Protection Program for Community Partners: Design, Content, and Evaluation. Clinical and Translational Science. 7(2). 177–183. 4 indexed citations
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Tanaka‐Matakatsu, Miho, Barbara J. Thomas, & Wei Du. (2007). Mutation of the Apc1 homologue shattered disrupts normal eye development by disrupting G1 cell cycle arrest and progression through mitosis. Developmental Biology. 309(2). 222–235. 21 indexed citations
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Rogozin, Igor B., et al.. (2001). Rapid Evolution of a Cyclin A Inhibitor Gene, roughex, in Drosophila. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 18(11). 2110–2118. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Barbara J., et al.. (1996). Cambridge practice tests for first certificate. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Paddock, Stephen W., et al.. (1996). daughterlessIs Required forDrosophilaPhotoreceptor Cell Determination, Eye Morphogenesis, and Cell Cycle Progression. Developmental Biology. 179(1). 65–78. 64 indexed citations
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Thomas, Barbara J.. (1995). Advanced vocabulary & idiom. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Barbara J. & S Lawrence Zipursky. (1994). Early pattern formation in the developing Drosophila eye. Trends in Cell Biology. 4(11). 389–394. 25 indexed citations
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Rehm, Sabine, et al.. (1993). Clara cell antigen in normal and migratory dysplastic Clara cells, and bronchioloalveolar carcinoma of Syrian hamsters induced by N-nitrosomethyl-n-heptylamine. Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathology Including Molecular Pathology. 64(1). 181–190. 8 indexed citations
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Lijinsky, William, Barbara J. Thomas, & Robert M. Kovatch. (1992). Systemic and local carcinogenesis by directly acting N-nitroso compounds given to rats by intravesicular administration. Carcinogenesis. 13(7). 1101–1105. 12 indexed citations
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Lijinsky, William, Barbara J. Thomas, & Robert M. Kovatch. (1991). Local and Systemic Carcinogenic Effects of Alkylating Carcinogens in Rats Treated by Intravesicular Administration. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 82(9). 980–986. 17 indexed citations
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Lijinsky, William, Barbara J. Thomas, & Robert M. Kovatch. (1991). Differences in skin carcinogenesis by methylnitrosourea between mice of several strains. Cancer Letters. 61(1). 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Barbara J. & Rodney Rothstein. (1989). Elevated recombination rates in transcriptionally active DNA. Cell. 56(4). 619–630. 1499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Barbara J., Robert M. Kovatch, & William Lijinsky. (1988). The Induction of Bladder Tumors in F344 Rats by Intravesicular Administration of Some Nitrosamines*1. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 79(3). 309–313. 7 indexed citations
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Strickland, Paul T., William Lijinsky, Barbara J. Thomas, & Robert M. Kovatch. (1988). Strain comparison of systemic N-nitrosohexamethyleneimine carcinogenesis in , SENCAR and CD-1 mice. Cancer Letters. 41(2). 139–146. 2 indexed citations
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Lijinsky, William, Barbara J. Thomas, & Robert M. Kovatch. (1988). Effects of feminization of male F344 rats on induction of tumors and on nucleic acid alkylation by nitrosobis-(2-oxopropyl)amine. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 66(1-2). 111–119. 8 indexed citations

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