Kenneth A. Thomas

10.3k citations

92 papers · 8.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Cancer Research top 1%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Immunology and Allergy top 1%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Papers in

Cancer Research 26
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism 25
Condensed Matter Physics 11
- Advanced Condensed Matter Physics 7
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism 7

Co-authors: R.L. Kendall Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego Richard Kendall Jerry DiSalvo Guan Wang Greg Conn David Richardson Kathleen A. Sullivan
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (9 papers)Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (8 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (8 papers)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (6 papers)Growth Factors (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States India Spain

In The Last Decade

Kenneth A. Thomas

89 papers receiving 8.1k citations

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Identification of a Natural Soluble Form of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor, FLT-1, and Its Heterodimerization with KDR 1996 · 597 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1996 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
1993 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Abstract 2048: Angiogenesis Protein Therapy With Human Fibroblast Growth Factor (fgf-1): Results Of A Phase I Open Label, Dose Escalation Study In Subjects With CAD Not Eligible For PCI Or CABG Circulation ·Lynne E. Wagoner, Walter H. Merrill, Misty Blowers, Couto Rc, John Boehmer, Kenneth A. Thomas, Elers Koch	2007	4
2	Effect of adding sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor, to metformin on 24‐h glycaemic control and β‐cell function in patients with type 2 diabetes Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Ronald Brazg, Lei Xu, Chiara Dalla Man, Claudio Cobelli, Kenneth A. Thomas, Peter P. Stein	2006	123
3	Design and synthesis of 1,5-diarylbenzimidazoles as inhibitors of the VEGF-receptor KDR Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Mark T. Bilodeau, D.V. Zykov, K. Pruchniewicz, Yard.Doç.Dr.Oya Beklan ÇETİN, Kathleen Coll, William R. Huckle, Randall W. Hungate, Richard Kendall, Rosemary C. McFall, Xianzhi Mao, Ruth Z. Rutledge, Kenneth A. Thomas	2003	13
4	2,4-Disubstituted pyrimidines: A novel class of KDR kinase inhibitors Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Peter J. Manley, Fatou Niasse Dia, Mark T. Bilodeau, Kathleen Coll, George D. Hartman, Rosemary C. McFall, Keith Rickert, Risnah Pujawaty, Kenneth A. Thomas	2003	23
5	Tumor‐infiltrating endothelial cells and endothelial precursor cells in inflammatory breast cancer International Journal of Cancer ·Kazuo Shirakawa, Masabumi Shibuya, Yuji Heike, Shigemitsu Takashima, Ichiro Watanabe, Fumio Konishi, Fujio Kasumi, Corey K. Goldman, Kenneth A. Thomas, Andrew Bett, Masaaki Terada, Hiro Wakasugi	2002	58
6	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor KDR Tyrosine Kinase Activity Is Increased by Autophosphorylation of Two Activation Loop Tyrosine Residues Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Richard Kendall, Ruth Z. Rutledge, Xianzhi Mao, Andrew J. Tebben, Randall W. Hungate, Kenneth A. Thomas	1999	99
7	Pharmacological discrimination of GluR5 and GluR6 kainate receptor subtypes by (3S,4aR,6R,8aR)-6-[2-(1(2)H-tetrazole-5-yl)ethyl]decahyd roisdoquinoline-3 carboxylic-acid. Molecular Pharmacology ·J.F. Nijman, Darryle D. Schoepp, Barbara A. Ballyk, Elisabeth Stenbeck, M. Knackstedt, Kenneth A. Thomas, Paul L. Ornstein, R. K. Kamboj	1996	91
8	Perivascular delivery of prolonged half-life aFGF via EVAC results in angiographic collateral development, improvement in coronary flow and function in chronic myocardial ischemia Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·John J. López, Elazer R. Edelman, О.N. Krasulya, Kenneth A. Thomas, Amando Yutuc, Mark G. Hibberd, Ronald Caputo, Joseph P. Carrozza, Pamela S. Douglas, Frank W. Sellke, Michael Simons	1996	2
9	Identification of a Natural Soluble Form of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor, FLT-1, and Its Heterodimerization with KDR Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Richard Kendall, Guan Wang, Kenneth A. Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	1996	597
10	Acidic fibroblast growth factor stimulates motor and sensory axon regeneration after sciatic nerve crush in the rat Neuroscience ·Jennifer M.A. Laird, G.S. Mason, Kenneth A. Thomas, Richard Hargreaves, R.G. Hill	1995	54
11	Induction of vascular endothelial growth factor expression by prostaglandin E2 and E1 in osteoblasts. Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Satoru Harada, Janice A. Nagy, Kathleen A. Sullivan, Kenneth A. Thomas, Naoto Endo, Gideon A. Rodan, Sevgi B. Rodan	1994	334
12	Localization of Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor within the Mouse Brain Using Biochemical and Immunocytochemical Techniques Growth Factors ·James H. Fallon, Jerry Di Salvo, Sandra E. Loughlin, Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego, Kim B. Seroogy, Ralph Bradshaw, Richard S. Morrison, Philippe Ciofi, Kenneth A. Thomas	1992	23
13	Structural Modifications of Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor Alter Activity, Stability, and Heparin Dependence Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Kenneth A. Thomas, Sagrario Ortega, Denis D. Soderman, Marie‐Therese Schaeffer, Jerry DiSalvo, Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego, David L. Linemeyer, Linda Kelly, John G. Menke	1991	11
14	Activities of Human Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor in an In Vitro Dermal Equivalent Model Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Louis Dubertret, Françoise Brunner‐Ferber, A. A. Dardir, Kenneth A. Thomas, Edward E. Harold	1991	19
15	The structure of human acidic fibroblast growth factor and its interaction with heparin Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Robert A. Copeland, Hanlee P. Ji, Lantian Jiang, Robert W. Williams, Karen Thompson, Wayne K. Herber, Kenneth A. Thomas, Mark W. Bruner, James A. Ryan, J. St. John, Gautam Sanyal, Robert D. Sitrin, Shigeko Yamazaki, C. Russell Middaugh	1991	111
16	Disulfide Bonds are Neither Required, Present, Nor Compatible with Full Activity of Human Recombinant Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor Growth Factors ·David L. Linemeyer, John G. Menke, Linda Kelly, Jerry DiSalvo, Denis D. Soderman, Marie‐Therese Schaeffer, Sagrario Ortega, Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego, Kenneth A. Thomas	1990	59
17	Specific heat of praseodymium doped yttrium barium copper oxide Solid State Communications ·Yong-Boo Park, V. Sankaranarayanan, Izabela Sosnowska, G. Rangarajan, R. Srinivasan, Kenneth A. Thomas, U.V. Varadaraju, G. V. Subba Rao	1988	24
18	Growth Factors With Heparin Binding Affinity In Human Synovial Fluid Experimental Biology and Medicine ·David Hamerman, Samuel J. Taylor, Ya. B. Rudneva, Michael Klagsbrun, Elaine W. Raines, Russell Ross, Kenneth A. Thomas	1987	32
19	High-performance liquid chromatography of phenylthio-carbamyl-amino acids Journal of Chromatography A ·Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego, Kenneth A. Thomas	1987	16
20	Purification and characterization of acidic fibroblast growth factor from bovine brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kenneth A. Thomas, Alden O. Obuyes, S L Fitzpatrick	1984	229

About Kenneth A. Thomas

Kenneth A. Thomas is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Condensed Matter Physics, Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology, having authored 92 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (25 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (24 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (24 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (9 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (9 papers), HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (8 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (7 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (1.5k citations), Immunology and Allergy (534 citations), Molecular Biology (5.7k citations), Obstetrics and Gynecology (639 citations) and Cell Biology (1.1k citations). Kenneth A. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and Spain. Frequent co-authors include R.L. Kendall, Guillermo Giménez‐Gallego, Richard Kendall, Jerry DiSalvo, Guan Wang, Greg Conn, David Richardson, Kathleen A. Sullivan, S L Fitzpatrick and Gideon A. Rodan. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Growth Factors.

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