Brian Thomas

633 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 504 citations indexed

About

Brian Thomas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Thomas has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 504 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 2 papers in Computational Mechanics and 2 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian Thomas's work include Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (3 papers), Graphene research and applications (2 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (2 papers). Brian Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (3 papers), Graphene research and applications (2 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (2 papers). Brian Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iraq and Canada. Brian Thomas's co-authors include David S. McNabb, Daniel Fologea, Jiali Li, James Uplinger, Ryan Rollings, Stan W. Casteel, Yuzi Liu, Yooseok Kim, Irma Kuljanishvili and Ralu Divan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Sensors and Electrophoresis.

In The Last Decade

Brian Thomas

9 papers receiving 487 citations

Hit Papers

Slowing DNA Translocation in a Solid-State Nanopore 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400
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. Slowing DNA Translocation in a Solid-State Nanopore
    2005 457 citations Daniel Fologea, James Uplinger et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Thomas United States 4 476 187 136 121 92 10 504
James Uplinger United States 4 556 1.2× 208 1.1× 157 1.2× 145 1.2× 111 1.2× 4 578
V. Dimitrov United States 9 456 1.0× 191 1.0× 127 0.9× 132 1.1× 88 1.0× 12 489
Sukru Yemenicioglu United States 7 364 0.8× 176 0.9× 94 0.7× 105 0.9× 45 0.5× 12 406
Santoshi Nandivada United States 4 511 1.1× 123 0.7× 153 1.1× 170 1.4× 63 0.7× 6 535
Kaimeng Zhou United States 7 556 1.2× 213 1.1× 67 0.5× 63 0.5× 89 1.0× 7 604
Matthew Puster United States 5 376 0.8× 164 0.9× 89 0.7× 113 0.9× 34 0.4× 7 420
Kyeong‐Beom Park South Korea 6 412 0.9× 157 0.8× 116 0.9× 122 1.0× 37 0.4× 7 439
Matthew Waugh Canada 7 396 0.8× 144 0.8× 113 0.8× 82 0.7× 56 0.6× 9 409
Matthew Pevarnik United States 9 425 0.9× 199 1.1× 79 0.6× 52 0.4× 105 1.1× 11 490
Brandon R. Bruhn United States 3 371 0.8× 92 0.5× 103 0.8× 126 1.0× 39 0.4× 5 398

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Thomas. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Thomas. The network helps show where Brian Thomas may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Thomas 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 Brian Thomas. Brian Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Shaw, Barry, Thomas McDonnell, Elizabeth Radley, et al.. (2023). Preservation of whole antibodies within ancient teeth. iScience. 26(9). 107575–107575. 3 indexed citations
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Ledden, Bradley, et al.. (2023). Aggregation and Oligomerization Characterization of ß-Lactoglobulin Protein Using a Solid-State Nanopore Sensor. Sensors. 24(1). 81–81. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Yooseok, Brian Thomas, Ralu Divan, et al.. (2021). Controlled Fabrication of Quality ZnO NWs/CNTs and ZnO NWs/Gr Heterostructures via Direct Two-Step CVD Method. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1836–1836. 13 indexed citations
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Guggilla, Padmaja, et al.. (2017). Dielectric Behavior of Lithium Tantalate (LiTaO3)/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) Nanocomposites Doped with MWCNTs. Advanced Science Engineering and Medicine. 9(3). 204–208. 1 indexed citations
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Uplinger, James, Brian Thomas, Ryan Rollings, et al.. (2012). K+, Na+, and Mg2+ on DNA translocation in silicon nitride nanopores. Electrophoresis. 33(23). 3448–3457. 23 indexed citations
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Thomas, Brian, et al.. (2008). Underwater explosions with fluid-structural interactions.
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Fologea, Daniel, James Uplinger, Brian Thomas, David S. McNabb, & Jiali Li. (2005). Slowing DNA Translocation in a Solid-State Nanopore. Nano Letters. 5(9). 1734–1737. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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Casteel, Stan W. & Brian Thomas. (1990). A High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Determination of 4-Aminopyridine in Tissues and Urine. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2(2). 132–134. 3 indexed citations
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Casteel, Stan W., et al.. (1989). Postmortem diagnosis of potassium poisoning. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 9(5). 247–249. 1 indexed citations

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