John Thomas

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

John Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Thomas has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in John Thomas's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (20 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (19 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). John Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (20 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (19 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). John Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Malaysia. John Thomas's co-authors include Natarajan Chandrasekaran, L. L. Eberhardt, Amitava Mukherjee, C. H. Ward, Thanigaivel Sundaram, A.S. Sahul Hameed, Valerie I. Cullinan, Brian B. Hoffman, Sekar Vijayakumar and B B Hoffman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

John Thomas

139 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using P... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2022 100 200 300
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.

  1. Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using Psidium guajava extract and its antibacterial and antioxidant properties
    2014 374 citations John Thomas et al. profile →
  2. A review on the recent advances and application of vaccines against fish pathogens in aquaculture
    2022 130 citations John Thomas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Thomas United States 38 943 910 881 671 575 146 4.7k
Shahid Mahboob Saudi Arabia 36 967 1.0× 799 0.9× 402 0.5× 429 0.6× 757 1.3× 281 5.1k
Newton C. M. Gomes Portugal 45 1.3k 1.4× 853 0.9× 878 1.0× 2.6k 3.8× 458 0.8× 172 6.1k
J. Grant Burgess United Kingdom 44 2.6k 2.8× 897 1.0× 244 0.3× 951 1.4× 277 0.5× 116 6.3k
Dapeng Li China 44 1.4k 1.5× 785 0.9× 1.8k 2.0× 989 1.5× 182 0.3× 304 7.2k
Zhonghua Cai China 34 742 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 317 0.4× 907 1.4× 926 1.6× 179 4.2k
Hans‐Uwe Dahms Taiwan 38 834 0.9× 812 0.9× 233 0.3× 1.6k 2.4× 434 0.8× 261 6.2k
Nan Zhang China 33 1.2k 1.2× 892 1.0× 339 0.4× 311 0.5× 202 0.4× 184 3.9k
Jin Zhou China 31 951 1.0× 677 0.7× 333 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 416 0.7× 173 3.4k
Fatimah Md. Yusoff Malaysia 45 874 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 143 0.2× 325 7.1k
Qingyun Yan China 51 2.1k 2.3× 1.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.8× 2.6k 3.9× 906 1.6× 188 8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by John Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Thomas 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 John Thomas. John Thomas 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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Thomas, John, et al.. (2025). Impact of gut probiotic metabolites on phenylketonuria. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1682110–1682110.
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Thomas, John, et al.. (2025). Individual and combined toxicities of fluorescent polystyrene nanoplastics and chromium(iii) nitrate nonahydrate in Artemia salina. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 27(8). 2233–2251.
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Thomas, John, et al.. (2024). Synergistic impact of nanoplastics and nanopesticides on Artemia salina and toxicity analysis. Nanoscale Advances. 6(12). 3119–3134. 4 indexed citations
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Chandrasekaran, Natarajan, et al.. (2023). Polystyrene microplastics interaction and influence on the growth kinetics and metabolism of tilapia gut probiotic Bacillus tropicus ACS1. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(2). 221–232. 3 indexed citations
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Emerson, Isaac Arnold, et al.. (2023). Antibacterial activity of a novel compound isolated from Bacillus licheniformis for treating bacterial infections in fishes: An in-silico approach. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 478(12). 2609–2620. 2 indexed citations
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Vimal, S., Ramamoorthy Sathishkumar, Ravi Mani, et al.. (2023). DNA vaccine incorporated poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) microspheres offer enhanced protection against Aeromonas hydrophila infection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 5). 127182–127182. 9 indexed citations
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Thomas, John, et al.. (2021). Eugenol micro-emulsion reinforced with silver nanocomposite electrospun mats for wound dressing strategies. Materials Advances. 2(9). 2971–2988. 24 indexed citations
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Mishra, Prabhakar, et al.. (2018). Nanometric neem oil emulsification through microfluidization, and its therapeutic potential against Aeromonas culicicola infection in Cyprinus carpio. Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 33(5). 340–350. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, John & Philip E. Thorpe. (2017). Protective Effect of Anti-Phosphatidylserine Antibody in a Guinea Pig Model of Advanced Hemorrhagic Arenavirus Infection. The Open Microbiology Journal. 11(1). 303–315. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, John, et al.. (2010). "Paranoia strikes deep": MMR vaccine and autism. ˜The œPsychiatric times. 27(3). 1–1. 7 indexed citations
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Gorski, Kevin, et al.. (2010). CCR4 improves phenotypic identification of T-regulatory cells; Validation and implementation of clinical test (49.26). The Journal of Immunology. 184(Supplement_1). 49.26–49.26. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, John, et al.. (2009). Utility of lyophilized PMA and ionomycin to stimulate lymphocytes in whole blood for immunological assays. Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry. 78B(1). 59–64. 10 indexed citations
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Carnahan, Josette, Paul Wang, Richard Kendall, et al.. (2003). Epratuzumab, a Humanized Monoclonal Antibody Targeting CD22. Clinical Cancer Research. 9(10). 5 indexed citations
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Fredrickson, Jim, et al.. (1989). Lithotrophic and Heterotrophic Bacteria in Deep Subsurface Sediments and Their Relation to Sediment Properties. Geomicrobiology Journal. 7(1-2). 53–66. 128 indexed citations
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Roesijadi, G., A.S. Drum, John Thomas, & Gilbert W. Fellingham. (1982). Enhanced mercury tolerance in marine mussels and relationship to low molecular weight, mercury-binding proteins. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 13(7). 250–253. 33 indexed citations
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Thomas, Adrian H., et al.. (1980). Microbiological and chemical analysis of polymyxin B and polymyxin E (colistin) sulphates. The Analyst. 105(1256). 1068–1068. 47 indexed citations

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