Brian C. Thomas

23.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
116 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Brian C. Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian C. Thomas has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 65 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian C. Thomas's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (56 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (55 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (15 papers). Brian C. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (56 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (55 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (15 papers). Brian C. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Brian C. Thomas's co-authors include Jillian F. Banfield, Itai Sharon, Cindy J. Castelle, Christopher T. Brown, Laura Hug, Alexander J. Probst, Kenneth H. Williams, Kelly Wrighton, Michael Freeling and Karthik Anantharaman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian C. Thomas

115 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A new view of the tree of life

2016 1.3k citations Laura Hug, Brett J. Baker et al. Nature Microbiology profile →
Recovery of genomes from metagenomes via a dereplication, aggregation and scoring strategy

2018 922 citations Christian M. K. Sieber, Alexander J. Probst et al. Nature Microbiology profile →
Unusual biology across a group comprising more than 15% of domain Bacteria

2015 774 citations Christopher T. Brown, Laura Hug et al. Nature profile →
Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

2016 741 citations Karthik Anantharaman, Christopher T. Brown et al. Nature Communications profile →
Community genomic analyses constrain the distribution of metabolic traits across the Chloroflexi phylum and indicate roles in sediment carbon cycling

2013 490 citations Laura Hug, Cindy J. Castelle et al. profile →
Fermentation, Hydrogen, and Sulfur Metabolism in Multiple Uncultivated Bacterial Phyla

2012 486 citations Brian C. Thomas, Itai Sharon et al. profile →
Microbes in the neonatal intensive care unit resemble those found in the gut of premature infants

2014 443 citations Brian Firek, Christopher S. Miller et al. profile →
New CRISPR–Cas systems from uncultivated microbes

2016 409 citations David Burstein, Lucas B. Harrington et al. Nature profile →
Genomic Expansion of Domain Archaea Highlights Roles for Organisms from New Phyla in Anaerobic Carbon Cycling

2015 392 citations Cindy J. Castelle, Brian C. Thomas et al. profile →
Novel soil bacteria possess diverse genes for secondary metabolite biosynthesis

2018 304 citations Alexander Crits‐Christoph, Spencer Diamond et al. Nature profile →
Expanded diversity of microbial groups that shape the dissimilatory sulfur cycle

2018 295 citations Karthik Anantharaman, Bela Hausmann et al. The ISME Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian C. Thomas United States	60	9.6k	7.7k	2.5k	1.8k	1.3k	116	15.1k
Terence L. Marsh United States	44	8.0k 0.8×	6.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	113	15.4k
Loren Hauser United States	39	8.1k 0.8×	6.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	77	14.1k
Natalia Ivanova United States	61	10.2k 1.1×	7.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	3.0k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	247	16.4k
Jörg Overmann Germany	59	6.0k 0.6×	6.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	297	12.3k
Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera Spain	69	11.3k 1.2×	11.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	252	17.7k
Miriam Land United States	43	8.7k 0.9×	6.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	108	15.3k
Gerhard Thallinger Austria	35	9.7k 1.0×	7.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.6×	2.2k 1.8×	105	20.6k
Rolf Daniel Germany	66	8.5k 0.9×	6.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	444	16.8k
Aharon Oren Israel	75	14.4k 1.5×	12.5k 1.6×	4.0k 1.6×	2.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	641	25.2k
Carolyn F. Weber United States	17	7.6k 0.8×	7.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.6×	2.2k 1.8×	35	18.1k

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Lamothe, Rebecca, Diego A. Espinosa, Rachel M. Rudlaff, et al.. (2023). Novel CRISPR-Associated Gene-Editing Systems Discovered in Metagenomic Samples Enable Efficient and Specific Genome Engineering. The CRISPR Journal. 6(3). 243–260. 6 indexed citations

Goltsman, Daniela S. Aliaga, Lisa Alexander, Jyun‐Liang Lin, et al.. (2022). Compact Cas9d and HEARO enzymes for genome editing discovered from uncultivated microbes. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7602–7602. 20 indexed citations

Goltsman, Daniela S. Aliaga, Lisa Alexander, Audra E. Devoto, et al.. (2020). Novel Type V-A CRISPR Effectors Are Active Nucleases with Expanded Targeting Capabilities. The CRISPR Journal. 3(6). 454–461. 8 indexed citations

Mu, Andre, Brian C. Thomas, Jillian F. Banfield, & John W. Moreau. (2020). Subsurface carbon monoxide oxidation capacity revealed through genome‐resolved metagenomics of a carboxydotroph. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 12(5). 525–533. 4 indexed citations

Diamond, Spencer, Peter Andeer, Li Zhou, et al.. (2019). Mediterranean grassland soil C–N compound turnover is dependent on rainfall and depth, and is mediated by genomically divergent microorganisms. Nature Microbiology. 4(8). 1356–1367. 145 indexed citations

Carnevali, Paula B. Matheus, Frederik Schulz, Cindy J. Castelle, et al.. (2019). Hydrogen-based metabolism as an ancestral trait in lineages sibling to the Cyanobacteria. Nature Communications. 10(1). 463–463. 52 indexed citations

Devoto, Audra E., Joanne M. Santini, Matthew R. Olm, et al.. (2019). Megaphages infect Prevotella and variants are widespread in gut microbiomes. Nature Microbiology. 4(4). 693–700. 134 indexed citations

Sieber, Christian M. K., Alexander J. Probst, Allison Sharrar, et al.. (2018). Recovery of genomes from metagenomes via a dereplication, aggregation and scoring strategy. Nature Microbiology. 3(7). 836–843. 922 indexed citations breakdown →

Anantharaman, Karthik, Bela Hausmann, Sean P. Jungbluth, et al.. (2018). Expanded diversity of microbial groups that shape the dissimilatory sulfur cycle. The ISME Journal. 12(7). 1715–1728. 295 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brown, Christopher T., Weili Xiong, Matthew R. Olm, et al.. (2018). Hospitalized Premature Infants Are Colonized by Related Bacterial Strains with Distinct Proteomic Profiles. mBio. 9(2). 29 indexed citations

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Amano, Yuki, Kotaro Ise, Yohey Suzuki, et al.. (2017). Potential for microbial H2 and metal transformations associated with novel bacteria and archaea in deep terrestrial subsurface sediments. The ISME Journal. 11(8). 1915–1929. 105 indexed citations

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Burstein, David, Lucas B. Harrington, Steven Strutt, et al.. (2016). New CRISPR–Cas systems from uncultivated microbes. Nature. 542(7640). 237–241. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Anantharaman, Karthik, Christopher T. Brown, David Burstein, et al.. (2016). Analysis of five complete genome sequences for members of the class Peribacteria in the recently recognized Peregrinibacteria bacterial phylum. PeerJ. 4. e1607–e1607. 38 indexed citations

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Butterfield, Cristina N., Zhou Li, Peter Andeer, et al.. (2016). Proteogenomic analyses indicate bacterial methylotrophy and archaeal heterotrophy are prevalent below the grass root zone. PeerJ. 4. e2687–e2687. 80 indexed citations

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Hug, Laura, Brett J. Baker, Karthik Anantharaman, et al.. (2016). A new view of the tree of life. Nature Microbiology. 1(5). 16048–16048. 1282 indexed citations breakdown →

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Páez-Espino, David, Itai Sharon, Wesley Morovic, et al.. (2015). CRISPR Immunity Drives Rapid Phage Genome Evolution in Streptococcus thermophilus. mBio. 6(2). 160 indexed citations

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Andrade, Karen, Karla B. Heidelberg, Joanne Emerson, et al.. (2015). Metagenomic and lipid analyses reveal a diel cycle in a hypersaline microbial ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 9(12). 2697–2711. 27 indexed citations

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Miller, Christopher S., Brett J. Baker, Brian C. Thomas, Steven W. Singer, & Jillian F. Banfield. (2011). EMIRGE: reconstruction of full-length ribosomal genes from microbial community short read sequencing data. Genome biology. 12(5). R44–R44. 272 indexed citations

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Dick, Gregory J., Anders F. Andersson, Brett J. Baker, et al.. (2009). Community-wide analysis of microbial genome signatures. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 7313. 290. 1 indexed citations

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Pace, Norman R., Brian C. Thomas, & Carl R. Woese. (1993). 4 Probing RNA Structure, Function, and History by Comparative Analysis. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 113–141. 122 indexed citations

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