D. Travis Thomas

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

D. Travis Thomas is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Travis Thomas has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in D. Travis Thomas's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). D. Travis Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (10 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). D. Travis Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. D. Travis Thomas's co-authors include Kelly Anne Erdman, Louise M. Burke, Qiu‐Yun Xiang, Wenheng Zhang, Regina Lewis, Chuanzhu Fan, Steven R. Manchester, Zack E. Murrell, D. Wilson Freshwater and AJ Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, The FASEB Journal and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

D. Travis Thomas

46 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Nutrition and Athletic Performance

2016 875 citations D. Travis Thomas, Kelly Anne Erdman et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance

2016 835 citations D. Travis Thomas, Kelly Anne Erdman et al. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Travis Thomas United States	22	1.5k	1.0k	693	524	433	49	2.8k
Kazuo Sugawara Japan	30	517 0.3×	754 0.7×	358 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	258 0.6×	145	3.2k
B. Essén‐Gustavsson Sweden	36	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	902 1.3×	525 1.0×	752 1.7×	121	3.9k
François Péronnet Canada	30	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	658 0.9×	550 1.0×	177 0.4×	124	2.9k
Michelle Venables United Kingdom	17	779 0.5×	927 0.9×	403 0.6×	230 0.4×	151 0.3×	40	1.9k
P. J. Reeds United States	37	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	123 0.2×	197 0.4×	657 1.5×	86	4.0k
Michael Greenwood United States	29	725 0.5×	479 0.5×	339 0.5×	233 0.4×	359 0.8×	92	2.2k
E. W. Askew United States	26	836 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	295 0.4×	342 0.7×	313 0.7×	79	2.3k
François Haman Canada	33	749 0.5×	3.4k 3.3×	109 0.2×	1.4k 2.6×	396 0.9×	84	4.4k
Kojiro Ishii Japan	26	291 0.2×	770 0.7×	577 0.8×	98 0.2×	905 2.1×	100	2.7k
Bart Pennings Netherlands	20	2.4k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	655 0.9×	519 1.0×	847 2.0×	24	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Travis Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Travis Thomas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomas, D. Travis, et al.. (2022). Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Antioxidants as Immunomodulators in Exercise: Implications for Heme Oxygenase and Bilirubin. Antioxidants. 11(2). 179–179. 50 indexed citations

Jayswal, Rani, et al.. (2020). The effect of dietary nitrate and vitamin C on endothelial function, oxidative stress and blood lipids in untreated hypercholesterolemic subjects: A randomized double-blind crossover study. Clinical Nutrition. 40(4). 1851–1860. 21 indexed citations

Schnell, David, R. Grace Walton, Hemendra J. Vekaria, et al.. (2018). Vitamin D produces a perilipin 2-dependent increase in mitochondrial function in C2C12 myotubes. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 65. 83–92. 20 indexed citations

Thomas, D. Travis, et al.. (2018). Physical, Physiological, and Dietary Comparisons Between Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Critical Skills Operators and Enablers. Military Medicine. 183(11-12). e341–e347. 12 indexed citations

Schnell, David, et al.. (2017). Calcitriol concomitantly enhances insulin sensitivity and alters myocellular lipid partitioning in high fat-treated skeletal muscle cells. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 73(4). 613–621. 18 indexed citations

Thomas, D. Travis, Kelly Anne Erdman, & Louise M. Burke. (2016). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 116(3). 501–528. 835 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, D. Travis, et al.. (2016). The Relationship between Fat Intake, Physical Activity, and Muscle Lipid in Aged Individuals. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48. 906–906. 1 indexed citations

Al‐Attar, Ahmad, Steven R. Presnell, Charlotte A. Peterson, D. Travis Thomas, & Charles T. Lutz. (2016). The effect of sex on immune cells in healthy aging: Elderly women have more robust natural killer lymphocytes than do elderly men. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 156. 25–33. 53 indexed citations

Al‐Attar, Ahmad, Steven R. Presnell, Charlotte A. Peterson, D. Travis Thomas, & Charles T. Lutz. (2016). Data correlations between gender, cytomegalovirus infection and T cells, NK cells, and soluble immune mediators in elderly humans. Data in Brief. 8. 536–544. 6 indexed citations

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Powell, David K., et al.. (2014). Vitamin D status is related to intramyocellular lipid in older adults. Endocrine. 47(3). 854–861. 17 indexed citations

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Lewis, Regina, et al.. (2013). The Effects of Season-Long Vitamin D Supplementation on Collegiate Swimmers and Divers. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 23(5). 431–440. 53 indexed citations

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Xiang, Qiu‐Yun, et al.. (2011). Resolving and dating the phylogeny of Cornales – Effects of taxon sampling, data partitions, and fossil calibrations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59(1). 123–138. 70 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. Travis, Laurie Wideman, & Cheryl A. Lovelady. (2010). Effects of Calcium and Resistance Exercise on Body Composition in Overweight Premenopausal Women. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 29(6). 604–611. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenheng, Qiu‐Yun Xiang, D. Travis Thomas, et al.. (2008). Molecular evolution of PISTILLATA-like genes in the dogwood genus Cornus (Cornaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47(1). 175–195. 23 indexed citations

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Xiang, Qiu‐Yun, Jeffrey L. Thorne, Tae‐Kun Seo, et al.. (2008). Rates of nucleotide substitution in Cornaceae (Cornales)—Pattern of variation and underlying causal factors. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(1). 327–342. 32 indexed citations

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Thomas, D. Travis, et al.. (2008). Genetic Analysis of a Broad Hybrid Zone inAesculus(Sapindaceae): Is There Evidence of Long‐Distance Pollen Dispersal?. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 169(5). 647–657. 15 indexed citations

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Modliszewski, Jennifer L., et al.. (2006). Ancestral chloroplast polymorphism and historical secondary contact in a broad hybrid zone of Aesculus (Sapindaceae). American Journal of Botany. 93(3). 377–388. 10 indexed citations

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Xiang, Qiu‐Yun, et al.. (2005). PHYLOGENY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND MOLECULAR DATING OF CORNELIAN CHERRIES (CORNUS,CORNACEAE): TRACKING TERTIARY PLANT MIGRATION. Evolution. 59(8). 1685–1700. 70 indexed citations

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Fan, Chuanzhu, Michael D. Purugganan, D. Travis Thomas, Brian M. Wiegmann, & Qiu‐Yun Xiang. (2004). Heterogeneous evolution of the Myc-like Anthocyanin regulatory gene and its phylogenetic utility in Cornus L. (Cornaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 33(3). 580–594. 24 indexed citations

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Clarke, Richard, et al.. (2004). Effect of massage of the hamstring muscle group on performance of the sit and reach test. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 38(3). 349–351. 42 indexed citations

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