J. Nichol Thomson

18.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
29 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

J. Nichol Thomson is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Nichol Thomson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Aging, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in J. Nichol Thomson's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (25 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (9 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (9 papers). J. Nichol Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (25 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (9 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (9 papers). J. Nichol Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. J. Nichol Thomson's co-authors include Sydney Brenner, Eileen Southgate, JG White, John G. White, John Sulston, Einhard Schierenberg, Donna G. Albertson, Edward M. Hedgecock, Martin Chalfie and J.E. Sulston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

J. Nichol Thomson

29 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caeno... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1986 1983 1985 1986 1976 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Nichol Thomson United Kingdom 26 9.0k 5.5k 3.9k 2.6k 2.1k 29 13.4k
David H. Hall United States 64 7.8k 0.9× 6.7k 1.2× 3.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 236 15.4k
Martin Chalfie United States 57 6.8k 0.8× 10.1k 1.8× 3.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 2.7k 1.3× 119 17.6k
Oliver Hobert United States 73 8.5k 0.9× 9.9k 1.8× 3.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 226 17.5k
William R Schafer United States 56 5.3k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 152 9.7k
Erik M. Jørgensen United States 65 5.9k 0.7× 8.3k 1.5× 2.4k 0.6× 4.5k 1.7× 1.5k 0.7× 158 14.5k
JG White United States 30 3.2k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 80 7.7k
Seymour Benzer United States 73 3.4k 0.4× 10.2k 1.8× 2.7k 0.7× 8.8k 3.4× 1.7k 0.8× 119 20.8k
Piali Sengupta United States 50 3.5k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 127 7.8k
Joseph G. Culotti Canada 46 3.6k 0.4× 6.4k 1.2× 1.3k 0.3× 4.2k 1.6× 727 0.3× 68 11.0k
Cornelia I. Bargmann United States 98 16.7k 1.8× 11.4k 2.1× 10.4k 2.7× 11.2k 4.3× 3.6k 1.7× 181 34.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Nichol Thomson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yi, Adam Bloniarz, Christopher A. Brittin, et al.. (2012). The Connectome of a Decision-Making Neural Network. Science. 337(6093). 437–444. 314 indexed citations
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Woodruff, R.C. & J. Nichol Thomson. (2005). The Fundamental Theorem of Neutral Evolution: Rates of Substitution and Mutation Should Factor in Premeiotic Clusters. Genetica. 125(2-3). 333–339. 4 indexed citations
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Thomson, J. Nichol, et al.. (1993). Segregation of holocentric chromosomes at meiosis in the nematode,Caenorhabditis elegans. Chromosome Research. 1(1). 15–26. 229 indexed citations
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White, John G., Eileen Southgate, & J. Nichol Thomson. (1992). Mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans unc–4 gene alter the synaptic input to ventral cord motor neurons. Nature. 355(6363). 838–841. 103 indexed citations
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White, John G., Eileen Southgate, & J. Nichol Thomson. (1991). On the nature of undead cells in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 331(1261). 263–271. 22 indexed citations
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White, JG, Eileen Southgate, J. Nichol Thomson, & Sydney Brenner. (1986). The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 314(1165). 1–340. 4103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Perkins, Lizabeth A., Edward M. Hedgecock, J. Nichol Thomson, & Joseph G. Culotti. (1986). Mutant sensory cilia in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 117(2). 456–487. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hedgecock, Edward M., Joseph G. Culotti, J. Nichol Thomson, & Lizabeth A. Perkins. (1985). Axonal guidance mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans identified by filling sensory neurons with fluorescein dyes. Developmental Biology. 111(1). 158–170. 371 indexed citations
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Sulston, John, Einhard Schierenberg, John G. White, & J. Nichol Thomson. (1983). The embryonic cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 100(1). 64–119. 3148 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chalfie, Martin, J. Nichol Thomson, & John Sulston. (1983). Induction of Neuronal Branching in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science. 221(4605). 61–63. 49 indexed citations
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Hedgecock, Edward M., John Sulston, & J. Nichol Thomson. (1983). Mutations Affecting Programmed Cell Deaths in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans s. Science. 220(4603). 1277–1279. 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bretscher, Mark S. & J. Nichol Thomson. (1983). Distribution of ferritin receptors and coated pits on giant HeLa cells.. The EMBO Journal. 2(4). 599–603. 63 indexed citations
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Hedgecock, Edward M. & J. Nichol Thomson. (1982). A gene required for nuclear and mitochondrial attachment in the nematode caenorhabditis elegans. Cell. 30(1). 321–330. 54 indexed citations
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Chalfie, Martin & J. Nichol Thomson. (1982). Structural and functional diversity in the neuronal microtubules of Caenorhabditis elegans.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 93(1). 15–23. 201 indexed citations
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Wright, K. A. & J. Nichol Thomson. (1981). The buccal capsule of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda: Rhabditoidea): an ultrastructural study. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 59(10). 1952–1961. 50 indexed citations
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Sulston, J.E., Donna G. Albertson, & J. Nichol Thomson. (1980). The Caenorhabditis elegans male: Postembryonic development of nongonadal structures. Developmental Biology. 78(2). 542–576. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chalfie, Martin & J. Nichol Thomson. (1979). Organization of neuronal microtubules in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 82(1). 278–289. 189 indexed citations
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Albertson, Donna G. & J. Nichol Thomson. (1976). The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 275(938). 299–325. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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White, John G., Eileen Southgate, J. Nichol Thomson, & Sydney Brenner. (1976). The structure of the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 275(938). 327–348. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epstein, Henry F. & J. Nichol Thomson. (1974). Temperature-sensitive mutation affecting myofilament assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 250(5467). 579–580. 116 indexed citations

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