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
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The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
19864.1k citationsJG White, Eileen Southgate et al.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciencesprofile →
The embryonic cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
19833.1k citationsJohn Sulston, Einhard Schierenberg et al.Developmental Biologyprofile →
The neural circuit for touch sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans
1985821 citationsMartin Chalfie, J.E. Sulston et al.profile →
Mutant sensory cilia in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
1986730 citationsLizabeth A. Perkins, Edward M. Hedgecock et al.Developmental Biologyprofile →
The pharynx of Caenorhabditis elegans
1976527 citationsDonna G. Albertson, J. Nichol ThomsonPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciencesprofile →
The Caenorhabditis elegans male: Postembryonic development of nongonadal structures
1980490 citationsJ.E. Sulston, Donna G. Albertson et al.Developmental Biologyprofile →
The structure of the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans
1976481 citationsJohn G. White, Eileen Southgate et al.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciencesprofile →
Mutations Affecting Programmed Cell Deaths in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans s
1983305 citationsEdward M. Hedgecock, John Sulston et al.Scienceprofile →
Mutants with altered muscle structure in Caenorhabditis elegans
1980241 citationsJ. Nichol Thomson, Sydney Brenner et al.Developmental Biologyprofile →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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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