Courtney R. Thomas

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Courtney R. Thomas is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Courtney R. Thomas has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomaterials, 3 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Courtney R. Thomas's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (2 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (2 papers). Courtney R. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (2 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (2 papers). Courtney R. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Singapore. Courtney R. Thomas's co-authors include Jeffrey I. Zink, J. Fraser Stoddart, Daniel P. Ferris, Michael W. Ambrogio, Yanli Zhao, Mi Hyeon Cho, Jeon‐Soo Shin, Jae‐Hyun Lee, Eun Sook Kim and Jinwoo Cheon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Accounts of Chemical Research and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Courtney R. Thomas

8 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Mechanized Silica Nanoparticles: A New Frontier in Theranostic Nanomedicine

2011 539 citations Michael W. Ambrogio, Courtney R. Thomas et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
Noninvasive Remote-Controlled Release of Drug Molecules in Vitro Using Magnetic Actuation of Mechanized Nanoparticles

2010 520 citations Courtney R. Thomas, Daniel P. Ferris et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Courtney R. Thomas United States	8	1.0k	918	795	487	257	8	2.1k
Derrick Tarn United States	8	929 0.9×	957 1.0×	829 1.0×	496 1.0×	132 0.5×	8	2.0k
Michihiro Nakamura Japan	27	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	784 1.6×	198 0.8×	108	3.3k
Majd A. Hamaly Jordan	5	1.2k 1.2×	951 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	947 1.9×	264 1.0×	6	3.1k
Myoung‐Hwan Park South Korea	23	590 0.6×	567 0.6×	901 1.1×	539 1.1×	153 0.6×	67	1.9k
José‐María Montenegro Germany	15	1.0k 1.0×	716 0.8×	715 0.9×	649 1.3×	121 0.5×	16	2.1k
Mingtao Liang Australia	22	607 0.6×	975 1.1×	618 0.8×	792 1.6×	193 0.8×	58	2.2k
Sandra Ritz Germany	22	630 0.6×	672 0.7×	616 0.8×	519 1.1×	393 1.5×	42	2.0k
Hanna Nilsson Sweden	8	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	864 1.1×	1.1k 2.2×	118 0.5×	8	2.9k
Zhou J. Deng United States	19	696 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	877 1.1×	1.2k 2.4×	142 0.6×	30	2.8k
Silvia H. De Paoli Lacerda United States	16	808 0.8×	590 0.6×	635 0.8×	620 1.3×	307 1.2×	20	2.4k

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Yanes, Rolando E., Derrick Tarn, Angela Hwang, et al.. (2012). Involvement of Lysosomal Exocytosis in the Excretion of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Enhancement of the Drug Delivery Effect by Exocytosis Inhibition. Small. 9(5). 697–704. 144 indexed citations

George, Saji, Sijie Lin, Zhaoxia Ji, et al.. (2012). Surface Defects on Plate-Shaped Silver Nanoparticles Contribute to Its Hazard Potential in a Fish Gill Cell Line and Zebrafish Embryos. ACS Nano. 6(5). 3745–3759. 294 indexed citations

Clemens, Daniel L., Bai‐Yu Lee, Min Xue, et al.. (2012). Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Antituberculosis Drugs to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Macrophages via Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 56(5). 2535–2545. 194 indexed citations

Thomas, Courtney R., Saji George, Allison M. Horst, et al.. (2011). Nanomaterials in the Environment: From Materials to High-Throughput Screening to Organisms. ACS Nano. 5(1). 13–20. 130 indexed citations

Ferris, Daniel P., Jie Lü, Chris M. Gothard, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of Biomolecule‐Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Targeted Hydrophobic Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells. Small. 7(13). 1816–1826. 187 indexed citations

Ambrogio, Michael W., Courtney R. Thomas, Yanli Zhao, Jeffrey I. Zink, & J. Fraser Stoddart. (2011). Mechanized Silica Nanoparticles: A New Frontier in Theranostic Nanomedicine. Accounts of Chemical Research. 44(10). 903–913. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, Courtney R., Daniel P. Ferris, Jae‐Hyun Lee, et al.. (2010). Noninvasive Remote-Controlled Release of Drug Molecules in Vitro Using Magnetic Actuation of Mechanized Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(31). 10623–10625. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zongxi, et al.. (2010). Multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles for imaging, targeting, and drug delivery. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7576. 75760K–75760K. 72 indexed citations

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