David Thom

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

David Thom is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Thom has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Aquatic Science and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David Thom's work include Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (6 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (5 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (4 papers). David Thom is often cited by papers focused on Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (6 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (5 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (4 papers). David Thom collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Tanzania. David Thom's co-authors include David A. Rees, Edwin R. Morris, Peter J. Smith, Clive Lloyd, Jonathan Boyd, Andrew J. Powell, E.R. Morris, T. A. Bryce, George Sanderson and E. Jane Welsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Cell Science and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

David Thom

21 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model

1973 2.2k citations Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. FEBS Letters profile →
Chiroptical and stoichiometric evidence of a specific, primary dimerisation process in alginate gelation

1978 391 citations Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees et al. Carbohydrate Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Thom United Kingdom	16	939	887	749	703	686	21	3.9k
M. Milas France	38	1.8k 1.9×	2.3k 2.6×	391 0.5×	984 1.4×	568 0.8×	99	4.7k
Peter J. Smith United States	11	815 0.9×	619 0.7×	403 0.5×	566 0.8×	638 0.9×	16	2.6k
Bjørn T. Stokke Norway	45	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	1.9k 2.5×	1.4k 2.0×	1.3k 1.9×	185	6.9k
Tommasina Coviello Italy	36	923 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	397 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	994 1.4×	94	4.3k
Keisuke Kurita Japan	36	659 0.7×	501 0.6×	1.7k 2.2×	3.5k 5.0×	658 1.0×	190	6.6k
E.R. Morris United Kingdom	40	2.6k 2.8×	3.5k 4.0×	863 1.2×	590 0.8×	330 0.5×	118	5.9k
Hiroshi Urakawa Japan	32	360 0.4×	547 0.6×	598 0.8×	558 0.8×	517 0.8×	226	4.3k
Havazelet Bianco‐Peled Israel	37	285 0.3×	734 0.8×	606 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	95	4.3k
Peter Gemeiner Slovakia	34	344 0.4×	381 0.4×	2.4k 3.2×	475 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	197	4.5k
Finn L. Aachmann Norway	33	1.0k 1.1×	346 0.4×	1.8k 2.4×	943 1.3×	1.6k 2.4×	137	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Thom

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Craigie, J. S., E.R. Morris, David A. Rees, & David Thom. (1984). Alginate block structure in phaeophyceae from Nova Scotia: Variation with species, environment and tissue-type. Carbohydrate Polymers. 4(4). 237–252. 54 indexed citations

Thom, David, et al.. (1982). Characterisation of cation binding and gelation of polyuronates by circular dichroism. Carbohydrate Research. 100(1). 29–42. 105 indexed citations

Alhadeff, Jack A., et al.. (1981). Activity levels and properties of acid α-glucosidase from liver and neutral α-glucosidase from sera of cystic fibrosis patients and controls. Clinica Chimica Acta. 117(2). 227–237. 2 indexed citations

Melton, Laurence D., Edwin R. Morris, David A. Rees, David Thom, & Stephen M. Bociek. (1980). Spectroscopic characterisation of cell-surface carbo-hydrates: lactonisation of ketodeoxyoctonate. Carbohydrate Research. 81(2). 295–303. 15 indexed citations

Morris, Edwin R., David A. Rees, & David Thom. (1980). Characterisation of alginate composition and block-structure by circular dichroism. Carbohydrate Research. 81(2). 305–314. 140 indexed citations

Thom, David, et al.. (1979). Co-operativity of lectin binding to fibroblasts and its relation to cellular actomyosin. Journal of Cell Science. 39(1). 117–136. 12 indexed citations

Morris, Edwin R., et al.. (1979). Conformation and circular dichroism of oligosaccharides and model glycosides containing neuraminic acid (5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulopyranosonic acid) residues. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 10–10. 14 indexed citations

Thom, David, Andrew J. Powell, & David A. Rees. (1979). Mechanisms of cellular adhesion: IV. role of serum glycoproteins in fibroblast spreading on glass. Journal of Cell Science. 35(1). 281–305. 57 indexed citations

Couchman, John, et al.. (1979). Fibronectin distribution in epithelial and associated tissues of the rat. Archives of Dermatological Research. 266(3). 295–310. 88 indexed citations

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Thom, David, et al.. (1978). Glycoproteins in the recognition of substratum by cultured fobroblasts.. PubMed. 32. 241–60. 5 indexed citations

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Morris, Edwin R., David A. Rees, David Thom, & Jonathan Boyd. (1978). Chiroptical and stoichiometric evidence of a specific, primary dimerisation process in alginate gelation. Carbohydrate Research. 66(1). 145–154. 391 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thom, David, Andrew J. Powell, R.A. Badley, et al.. (1978). SERUM GLYCOPROTEINS IN FIBROBLAST SPREADING ON GLASS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 312(1). 453–456. 3 indexed citations

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Rees, David A., Clive Lloyd, & David Thom. (1977). Control of grip and stick in cell adhesion through lateral relationships of membrane glycoproteins. Nature. 267(5607). 124–128. 162 indexed citations

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Thom, David, Andrew J. Powell, Clive Lloyd, & David A. Rees. (1977). Rapid isolation of plasma membranes in high yield from cultured fibroblasts. Biochemical Journal. 168(2). 187–194. 292 indexed citations

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Morris, Edwin R., David A. Rees, David Thom, & E. Jane Welsh. (1977). Conformation and intermolecular interactions of carbohydrate chains. Journal of Supramolecular Structure. 6(2). 259–274. 51 indexed citations

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Rees, David A. & David Thom. (1977). Polysaccharide conformation. Part 10. Solvent and temperature effects on the optical rotation and conformation of model carbohydrates. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 191–191. 27 indexed citations

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Morris, Edwin R., David A. Rees, George Sanderson, & David Thom. (1975). Conformation and circular dichroism of uronic acid residues in glycosides and polysaccharides. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 1418–1418. 79 indexed citations

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Bryce, T. A., et al.. (1974). Chain conformations in the sol–gel transitions for poly-saccharide systems, and their characterisation by spectroscopic methods. Faraday Discussions of the Chemical Society. 57(0). 221–229. 105 indexed citations

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Morris, Edwin R., David A. Rees, & David Thom. (1973). Characterization of polysaccharide structure and interactions by circular dichroism: order–disorder transition in the calcium alginate system. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 245–246. 55 indexed citations

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Morris, Edwin R., et al.. (1973). Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model. FEBS Letters. 32(1). 195–198. 2220 indexed citations breakdown →

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