James N. Thompson

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

James N. Thompson is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James N. Thompson has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in James N. Thompson's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers). James N. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers). James N. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. James N. Thompson's co-authors include Paula Erdödy, R. C. Woodruff, G. V. Hatina, T. K. Murray, J. M. Thoday, R. Brien, R.C. Woodruff, Robert I. Kohut, John B. Bodensteiner and G. Bradley Schaefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

James N. Thompson

142 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Fluorometric determination of vitamin A in human blood an... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Fluorometric determination of vitamin A in human blood and liver
    1971 302 citations James N. Thompson et al. profile →

Peers

James N. Thompson
Loren Cordain United States
Michael R. Adams United States
John Grove United States
Michael W. Clarke United Kingdom
Anne Duggan Australia
Peter A. Torjesen Norway
J K Wales United Kingdom
Roy L. Walford United States
Lars Hellgren Denmark
Daniel L. Smith United States
Loren Cordain United States
James N. Thompson
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Fields of papers citing papers by James N. Thompson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James N. Thompson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James N. Thompson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James N. Thompson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James N. Thompson. James N. Thompson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, James N., Leah Couzner, & Don Houston. (2020). Assessment Partnerships from the Start: Building Reflective Practice as a Beginning Paramedic Student Competency. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 17. 1–8. 7 indexed citations
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Thompson, James N., et al.. (2010). Cognitive and mental health difficulties following subarachnoid haemorrhage. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 21(1). 92–102. 12 indexed citations
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Miller, Stephen H., James N. Thompson, Paul E. Mazmanian, et al.. (2008). Continuing Medical Education, Professional Development, and Requirements for Medical Licensure: A White Paper of the Conjoint Committee on Continuing Medical Education. Journal of Medical Regulation. 94(2). 8–11. 2 indexed citations
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Takemori, Nobuaki, Naoka Komori, James N. Thompson, Masatoshi Yamamoto, & Hiroyuki Matsumoto. (2007). Novel eye‐specific calmodulin methylation characterized by protein mapping in Drosophila melanogaster . PROTEOMICS. 7(15). 2651–2658. 19 indexed citations
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Hendin, Herbert, Charles F. Reynolds, Phillip Rodgers, et al.. (2007). Licensing and Physician Mental Health: Problems and Possibilities. Journal of Medical Regulation. 93(2). 6–11. 28 indexed citations
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Gong, Yi, James N. Thompson, & R.C. Woodruff. (2006). Effect of Deleterious Mutations on Life Span in Drosophila melanogaster. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 61(12). 1246–1252. 13 indexed citations
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Thompson, James N., et al.. (2005). The Role of State Medical Boards. The AMA Journal of Ethic. 7(4). 11 indexed citations
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Johnson, David A., et al.. (2005). Role of state medical boards in continuing medical education. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 25(3). 183–189. 14 indexed citations
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Woodruff, R.C. & James N. Thompson. (2003). The Role of Somatic and Germline Mutations in Aging and a Mutation Interaction Model of Aging. PubMed. 6(1). 29–39. 5 indexed citations
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Schaefer, G. Bradley, James N. Thompson, John B. Bodensteiner, et al.. (1996). Hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis in neurogenetic syndromes. Annals of Neurology. 39(3). 382–385. 57 indexed citations
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Woodruff, R.C., et al.. (1996). Clusters of identical new mutation in the evolutionary landscape. Genetica. 98(2). 149–160. 42 indexed citations
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Kohut, Robert I., Raúl Hinojosa, James N. Thompson, & Jai H. Ryu. (1995). Idiopathic Perilymphatic Fistulae: A Temporal Bone Histopathological Study: Clinical, Surgical and Histopathological Correlations. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 115(sup520). 225–234. 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, James N.. (1994). Systemic Education Reform. 37(4). 4 indexed citations
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Schaefer, George, John B. Bodensteiner, & James N. Thompson. (1994). Subtle Anomalies of the Septum Pellucidum and Neurodevelopmental Deficits. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 36(6). 554–559. 42 indexed citations
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Schaefer, G. Bradley, John B. Bodensteiner, James N. Thompson, & Don Wilson. (1991). Clinical and Morphometric Analysis of the Hypoplastic Corpus Callosum. Archives of Neurology. 48(9). 933–936. 40 indexed citations
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Koufman, James A., et al.. (1990). Sarcoidosis of the upper respiratory tract in patients with nasal rim lesions: A pilot study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 22(3). 439–443. 21 indexed citations
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Ott, David J., et al.. (1988). Progressive Roentgenographic Appearance of Caustic Esophagitis. Southern Medical Journal. 81(6). 724–728. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, James N., et al.. (1983). Male genital self mutilation after paternal death.. BMJ. 287(6394). 727.2–728. 24 indexed citations
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Thompson, James N., et al.. (1973). Selection for asymmetrical bias in a behavioural character of Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity. 31(3). 401–405. 13 indexed citations

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