L. Thomas

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

L. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Thomas has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 55 papers in Atmospheric Science and 32 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in L. Thomas's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (59 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (41 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (27 papers). L. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (59 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (41 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (27 papers). L. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. L. Thomas's co-authors include M.R. Bowman, Kieran Tuohy, B. Rowe, Ailsa Hart, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Gerben D. A. Hermes, David Adams, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Mohammed Nabil Quraishi and James Kinross and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

L. Thomas

165 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier

2015 1.7k citations Julian R. Marchesi, David Adams et al. Gut profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
L. Thomas	1.9k	1.6k	1.5k	1.0k	596	166	5.9k
S. Ott	4.4k 2.3×	2.9k 1.8×	462 0.3×	1.0k 1.0×	1.9k 3.2×	80	9.6k
Hiroyuki Nakano	804 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	150 0.1×	393 0.4×	76 0.1×	281	6.9k
Hiroshi Mori	2.5k 1.3×	462 0.3×	136 0.1×	518 0.5×	485 0.8×	255	5.5k
Ikuo Kimura	6.0k 3.1×	721 0.5×	98 0.1×	1.1k 1.0×	560 0.9×	391	11.9k
M. Brittnacher	4.1k 2.2×	3.7k 2.3×	391 0.3×	250 0.2×	456 0.8×	140	7.4k
R. Michel	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	397 0.3×	68 0.1×	156 0.3×	262	6.4k
G. B. Patel	2.1k 1.1×	397 0.2×	114 0.1×	200 0.2×	210 0.4×	124	4.7k
Klaus Schäfer	2.9k 1.5×	115 0.1×	2.5k 1.7×	312 0.3×	260 0.4×	259	8.9k
Hitoshi Nishimura	3.5k 1.8×	143 0.1×	124 0.1×	219 0.2×	343 0.6×	450	13.3k
Michãel Palmer	2.3k 1.2×	65 0.0×	819 0.6×	116 0.1×	882 1.5×	103	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Thomas

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20 of 20 papers shown

Marchesi, Julian R., David Adams, Francesca Fava, et al.. (2015). The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier. Gut. 65(2). 330–339. 1705 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, L., Kaori Suzuki, & Jia Zhao. (2015). Probiotics: a proactive approach to health. A symposium report. British Journal Of Nutrition. 114(S1). S1–S15. 44 indexed citations

Mann, Elizabeth R., David Bernardo, Siew C. Ng, et al.. (2014). Human Gut Dendritic Cells Drive Aberrant Gut-specific T-cell Responses in Ulcerative Colitis, Characterized by Increased IL-4 Production and Loss of IL-22 and IFNγ. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 20(12). 2299–2307. 55 indexed citations

Dong, Honglin, Ian Rowland, L. Thomas, & Parveen Yaqoob. (2013). Immunomodulatory effects of a probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota in healthy older volunteers. European Journal of Nutrition. 52(8). 1853–1863. 92 indexed citations

Coulthwaite, Lisa, et al.. (2012). The effect of a commercial probiotic drink on oral microbiota in healthy complete denture wearers. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 23(0). 23 indexed citations

Thomas, L., et al.. (2005). Natamycin control of yeast spoilage of wine.. Food Protection Trends. 25(7). 510–517. 7 indexed citations

Thomas, L., et al.. (2004). Investigation of the effectiveness of Ascopyrone P as a food preservative. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 93(3). 319–323. 15 indexed citations

Olsson, Craig A., Carolyn Coffey, John W. Toumbourou, et al.. (2003). Family risk factors for cannabis use: a population‐based survey of Australian secondary school students. Drug and Alcohol Review. 22(2). 143–152. 30 indexed citations

Thomas, L., et al.. (2002). Effective Use of Nisin To Control Bacillus and Clostridium Spoilage of a Pasteurized Mashed Potato Product. Journal of Food Protection. 65(10). 1580–1585. 39 indexed citations

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Thomas, L., R. M. Worthington, & Adrian McDonald. (1999). Inertia-gravity waves in the troposphere and lower stratosphere associated with a jet stream exit region. Annales Geophysicae. 17(1). 115–121. 35 indexed citations

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Thomas, L. & J. W. T. Wimpenny. (1996). Competition between Salmonella and Pseudomonas species growing in and on agar, as affected by pH, sodium chloride concentration and temperature. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 29(2-3). 361–370. 27 indexed citations

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Thomas, L., et al.. (1993). Radar observations of gravity-wave momentum fluxes in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Annales Geophysicae. 11(2). 1075–1083. 15 indexed citations

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Thomas, L., J. W. T. Wimpenny, & Adrian Peters. (1992). Testing multiple variables on the growth of a mixed inoculum of Salmonella strains using gradient plates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 15(1-2). 165–175. 10 indexed citations

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Mitchell, N. J., L. Thomas, & Aleksandra Marsh. (1991). Lidar observations of long-period gravity waves in the stratosphere. 9. 588–596. 29 indexed citations

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Cheasty, T., et al.. (1988). Serogrouping of the Aeromonas hydrophila group.. PubMed. 6(2). 95–8. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, L.. (1987). Laser radar observations of middle-atmosphere structure and composition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 323(1575). 597–609. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, L. & M.R. Bowman. (1986). A study of pre-sunrise changes in the negative ions and electrons in the D-region. Annales Geophysicae. 4. 219–227. 26 indexed citations

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Thomas, L.. (1980). The composition of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 296(1418). 243–260. 9 indexed citations

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Dickinson, P.H.G., W.C. Bain, L. Thomas, et al.. (1980). The determination of the atomic oxygen concentration and associated parameters in the lower ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 369(1738). 379–408. 63 indexed citations

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Rosin, Heinrich, et al.. (1977). [The agar diffusion method round table discussion on the methods and indications for determining blood levels of aminoglycosides (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 5(1). 51–4. 1 indexed citations

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