D. B. Thomas

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

D. B. Thomas is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. B. Thomas has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Immunology, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in D. B. Thomas's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (27 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (18 papers). D. B. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (27 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (18 papers). D. B. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, United Kingdom and United States. D. B. Thomas's co-authors include Richard J. Winzler, J.J. Skehel, Christine M. Graham, Kingston H. G. Mills, David S. Burt, Clifford A. Lingwood, C. A. Pasternak, B C Barnett, R. N. P. Sutton and Deborah Doniach and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

D. B. Thomas

68 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Structural Studies on Human Erythrocyte Glycoproteins

1969 408 citations D. B. Thomas, Richard J. Winzler Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. B. Thomas Tanzania	24	881	698	362	324	237	69	1.9k
Myron A. Leon United States	23	1.2k 1.3×	697 1.0×	175 0.5×	408 1.3×	204 0.9×	76	2.3k
Franca Serafini‐Cessi Italy	30	1.3k 1.5×	487 0.7×	382 1.1×	308 1.0×	114 0.5×	73	2.2k
A. Tulp Netherlands	22	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	292 0.8×	217 0.7×	119 0.5×	50	2.6k
A. R. Sanderson United Kingdom	23	733 0.8×	756 1.1×	273 0.8×	352 1.1×	47 0.2×	58	1.7k
Munehiro Nakata Japan	26	1.1k 1.2×	1.5k 2.1×	267 0.7×	341 1.1×	145 0.6×	83	2.7k
Otto Pritsch Uruguay	27	927 1.1×	873 1.3×	238 0.7×	461 1.4×	145 0.6×	71	2.2k
Michael G. Mage United States	24	837 1.0×	1.5k 2.1×	289 0.8×	541 1.7×	125 0.5×	65	2.6k
Nancy Hurtado‐Ziola United States	13	1.1k 1.3×	797 1.1×	230 0.6×	286 0.9×	116 0.5×	13	1.9k
Dorian Bevec Austria	32	1.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	207 0.6×	99 0.3×	286 1.2×	62	2.9k
K Sastry United States	19	648 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	423 1.2×	217 0.7×	94 0.4×	27	2.0k

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Graham, Christine M., Jillian R. Christensen, & D. B. Thomas. (2007). Differential induction of CD94 and NKG2 in CD4 helper T cells. A consequence of influenza virus infection and interferon‐γ?. Immunology. 121(2). 238–247. 21 indexed citations

Smith, Claire A., Christine M. Graham, Kathleen Mathers, et al.. (2002). Conditional ablation of T‐cell development by a novel viral ion channel transgene. Immunology. 105(3). 306–313. 11 indexed citations

Graham, Christine M., Claire A. Smith, & D. B. Thomas. (1998). Novel Diversity in Th1, Th2 Type Differentiation of Hemagglutinin-Specific T Cell Clones Elicited by Natural Influenza Virus Infection in Three Major Haplotypes (H-2b,d,k). The Journal of Immunology. 161(3). 1094–1103. 9 indexed citations

Thomas, D. B., Claire A. Smith, & Christine M. Graham. (1996). Viral peptide specific induction of MHC class II expression by murine T cell clones. The Journal of Immunology. 157(6). 2386–2394. 6 indexed citations

Thomas, D. B., et al.. (1994). Modulation of immunodominant sites in influenza hemagglutinin compromise antigenic variation and select receptor-binding variant viruses.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 179(5). 1719–1724. 20 indexed citations

Thomas, D. B.. (1993). Viruses and the cellular immune response. Marcel Dekker eBooks. 46 indexed citations

Graham, Christine M., et al.. (1992). Do antigenic drift residues in influenza hemagglutinins of the H3 subtype qualify as contact sites for MHC class II interaction?. International Immunology. 4(8). 917–922. 6 indexed citations

Smith, Claire A., et al.. (1991). Structural assignment of novel and immunodominant antigenic sites in the neutralizing antibody response of CBA/Ca mice to influenza hemagglutinin.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 173(4). 953–959. 19 indexed citations

Thomas, D. B., David S. Burt, B C Barnett, Christine M. Graham, & J.J. Skehel. (1989). B- and T-cell Recognition of Influenza Hemagglutinin. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 54(0). 487–495. 6 indexed citations

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Mills, Kingston H. G., David S. Burt, J.J. Skehel, & D. B. Thomas. (1988). Fine specificity of murine class II-restricted T cell clones for synthetic peptides of influenza virus hemagglutinin. Heterogeneity of antigen interaction with the T cell and the Ia molecule.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(12). 4083–4090. 22 indexed citations

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Mills, Kingston H. G., J.J. Skehel, & D. B. Thomas. (1986). Extensive diversity in the recognition of influenza virus hemagglutinin by murine T helper clones.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 163(6). 1477–1490. 45 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Malcolm W. & D. B. Thomas. (1983). A regulatory role for the memory B cell as suppressor-inducer of feedback control.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 157(2). 547–558. 27 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. B. & Raquel A. Calderón. (1982). T helper cells change their Lyt‐1,2 phenotype during an immune response. European Journal of Immunology. 12(1). 16–23. 21 indexed citations

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Crane, Mark St. J., Jane B. Clarke, & D. B. Thomas. (1977). Cell cycle dependent changes in morphology. Experimental Cell Research. 107(1). 89–94. 4 indexed citations

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Sutton, R. N. P., RONALD T.D. EMOND, D. B. Thomas, & Deborah Doniach. (1974). The occurrence of auto-antibodies in Infectious mononucleosis.. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 17(3). 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. B., et al.. (1973). MEMBRANE ANTIGENS SPECIFIC FOR HUMAN LYMPHOID CELLS IN THE DIVIDING PHASE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 138(1). 64–70. 24 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. B., et al.. (1973). The separation of human b lymphocytes on a digestible immunoadsorbent column. European Journal of Immunology. 3(11). 740–742. 22 indexed citations

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Pasternak, C. A., et al.. (1971). STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN THE SURFACE MEMBRANE DURING THE CELL CYCLE. The Journal of Cell Biology. 50(2). 562–564. 53 indexed citations

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Pasternak, C. A. & D. B. Thomas. (1969). Metabolism of Sulfated Mucopolysaccharides in Vitamin A Deficiency. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 22(8). 986–990. 7 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. B. & Richard J. Winzler. (1969). Structural Studies on Human Erythrocyte Glycoproteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 244(21). 5943–5946. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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