John Thomson

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

John Thomson is a scholar working on Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Thomson has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John Thomson's work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (6 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). John Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (6 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). John Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. John Thomson's co-authors include Sylvia H. Duncan, Harry J. Flint, Petra Louis, Georgina L. Hold, Emad El‐Omar, Richard Hansen, Susan H. Berry, Indrani Mukhopadhya, Mairi H McLean and Mairi Hope and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John Thomson

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The role of pH in determining the species composition of ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The role of pH in determining the species composition of the human colonic microbiota
    2009 548 citations Sylvia H. Duncan, Petra Louis et al. Environmental Microbiology 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 Thomson United Kingdom 14 937 515 375 359 339 37 2.1k
Julia B. Ewaschuk Canada 24 878 0.9× 305 0.6× 220 0.6× 631 1.8× 433 1.3× 29 2.2k
Christina Hickey United States 11 1.7k 1.8× 553 1.1× 415 1.1× 351 1.0× 432 1.3× 17 2.6k
Tamar Ringel‐Kulka United States 24 1.6k 1.7× 478 0.9× 425 1.1× 220 0.6× 352 1.0× 54 2.6k
Fábio Takeo Sato Brazil 11 1.3k 1.4× 583 1.1× 245 0.7× 281 0.8× 243 0.7× 14 2.0k
Veera Kainulainen Finland 15 1.7k 1.9× 421 0.8× 480 1.3× 303 0.8× 627 1.8× 24 2.4k
Mojgan Zadeh United States 15 1.4k 1.5× 698 1.4× 285 0.8× 267 0.7× 328 1.0× 22 2.1k
Noora Ottman Finland 10 1.5k 1.6× 388 0.8× 271 0.7× 325 0.9× 505 1.5× 10 1.9k
Hannah Fehlner-Peach United States 8 1.4k 1.5× 491 1.0× 386 1.0× 193 0.5× 220 0.6× 8 2.2k
Mathis Wolter Luxembourg 5 1.7k 1.8× 596 1.2× 351 0.9× 364 1.0× 431 1.3× 5 2.3k
Harri Mäkivuokko Finland 17 1.2k 1.3× 428 0.8× 440 1.2× 313 0.9× 440 1.3× 22 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Thomson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Thomson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Thomson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Thomson 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 Thomson. John Thomson 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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Shaw, Sophie, Susan A. Berry, John Thomson, et al.. (2022). Gut Mucosal Microbiome Signatures of Colorectal Cancer Differ According to BMI Status. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 800566–800566. 8 indexed citations
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Schneider, James, et al.. (2020). Is coffee ground vomiting important? Findings from a large bleeding unit database and outcomes at 30 days. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 32(7). 797–803. 1 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Nicholas A., Alan W. Walker, Susan H. Berry, et al.. (2014). The Impact of Different DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories upon the Assessment of Human Gut Microbiota Composition by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88982–e88982. 232 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhya, Indrani, Richard Hansen, Caroline Meharg, et al.. (2014). The fungal microbiota of de-novo paediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Microbes and Infection. 17(4). 304–310. 63 indexed citations
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Hansen, Richard, Susan H. Berry, Indrani Mukhopadhya, et al.. (2013). The Microaerophilic Microbiota of De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BISCUIT Study. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58825–e58825. 57 indexed citations
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Hansen, Richard, Indrani Mukhopadhya, Richard K. Russell, et al.. (2011). The role of microaerophilic colonic mucosal bacteria in de novo paediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 60(Suppl 1). A147.1–A147. 3 indexed citations
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Hansen, Richard, Caroline Reiff, Richard K. Russell, et al.. (2011). Colonic mucosal bacterial diversity of de novo extensive paediatric ulcerative colitis by next-generation sequencing. Gut. 60(Suppl 1). A146.2–A147. 4 indexed citations
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McLean, Mairi H, Graeme I. Murray, Keith N. Stewart, et al.. (2011). The Inflammatory Microenvironment in Colorectal Neoplasia. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15366–e15366. 143 indexed citations
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Thomson, John, Richard Hansen, Susan H. Berry, et al.. (2011). Enterohepatic Helicobacter in Ulcerative Colitis: Potential Pathogenic Entities?. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17184–e17184. 91 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhya, Indrani, John Thomson, Richard Hansen, et al.. (2011). Detection of Campylobacter concisus and Other Campylobacter Species in Colonic Biopsies from Adults with Ulcerative Colitis. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21490–e21490. 126 indexed citations
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Hansen, Richard, John Thomson, Emad El‐Omar, & Georgina L. Hold. (2010). The role of infection in the aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Gastroenterology. 45(3). 266–276. 94 indexed citations
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Regan, Linda, et al.. (2010). Aorto-iliac occlusion masquerading as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Emergency Medicine Journal. 29(10). 820–821. 3 indexed citations
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Duncan, Sylvia H., Petra Louis, John Thomson, & Harry J. Flint. (2009). The role of pH in determining the species composition of the human colonic microbiota. Environmental Microbiology. 11(8). 2112–2122. 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Edington, J., J. Boorman, Anthony J. Perkins, et al.. (2000). Prevalence of malnutrition on admission to four hospitals in England. Clinical Nutrition. 19(3). 191–195. 331 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Howard & John Thomson. (1994). Bilateral Renal Carcinoma in a Cat. Veterinary Pathology. 31(6). 704–705. 9 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Joan M., et al.. (1992). Development of physical fitness standards for Canadian Armed Forces younger personnel.. PubMed. 17(3). 214–21. 17 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Joan M., et al.. (1990). Dynamic analysis of isoinertial lifting technique. Ergonomics. 33(2). 161–172. 20 indexed citations
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Thomson, John. (1955). Weight and Height of Children aged Four Years.. Medical officer. 93(23). 317–318. 2 indexed citations
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Thomson, John. (1953). THE COMPARISON OF THE PERINATAL MORTALITY RATES FOR A MATERNITY HOSPITAL. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 60(6). 901–903. 1 indexed citations
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Thomson, John. (1952). THE INCIDENCE OF FOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY IN 13,085 BIRTHS IN A MATERNITY HOSPITAL. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 59(4). 483–490. 5 indexed citations

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