Lewis Thomas

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Lewis Thomas is a scholar working on Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lewis Thomas has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Microbiology, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Lewis Thomas's work include Microbial infections and disease research (14 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (4 papers). Lewis Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Microbial infections and disease research (14 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (5 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (4 papers). Lewis Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Lewis Thomas's co-authors include Gerald Weissmann, Robert A. Good, Morton Davidson, Robert T. McCluskey, Dorothea Zucker‐Franklin, Gregory W. Siskind, Bertram M. Gesner, Honor B. Fell, Gordon W. Douglas and R.H. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lewis Thomas

87 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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STUDIES ON THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION

1952 247 citations Lewis Thomas, Robert A. Good The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Treatment of Fungal Urinary Tract Infection 2015 ·Urologic Clinics of North America ·Lewis Thomas, Chad R. Tracy	18
2	Identification of CD4+ T cell epitopes on the fusion (F) and attachment (G) proteins of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) 2001 ·Vaccine ·Mark H. Fogg, K.R. Parsons, Lewis Thomas, Geraldine Taylor	22
3	Immunization with a peptide derived from the G glycoprotein of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) reduces the incidence of BRSV-associated pneumonia in the natural host 1997 ·Vaccine ·(unknown), Geraldine Taylor, Lewis Thomas, S. G. Wyld, Claire Simard, Michel Trudel	21
4	The Developing West : essays on Canadian history in honor of Lewis H. Thomas 1983 ·Lewis Thomas, (unknown)	4
5	Essays on western history : in honour of Lewis Gwynne Thomas 1976 ·(unknown), Lewis Thomas	2
6	Spiral structure, dust clouds, and star formation. 1973 ·American Scientist ·Lewis Thomas	23
7	STUDIES OF PPLO INFECTION 1969 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Michael S. Simberkoff, G. J. Thorbecke, Lewis Thomas	47
8	STUDIES OF PPLO INFECTION 1966 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Lewis Thomas, Mark W. Bitensky	12
9	THE INTERACTION OF MYCOPLASMAS WITH MAMMALIAN CELLS 1966 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Dorothea Zucker‐Franklin, Morton Davidson, Lewis Thomas	118
10	THE INTERACTION OF MYCOPLASMAS WITH MAMMALIAN CELLS 1966 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Dorothea Zucker‐Franklin, Morton Davidson, Lewis Thomas	53
11	Induction of Unresponsiveness and Immunity in Newborn and Adult Mice with Pneumococcal Polysaccharide 1963 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Gregory W. Siskind, Philip Y. Paterson, Lewis Thomas	47
12	STUDIES ON LYSOSOMES 1962 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Gerald Weissmann, Lewis Thomas	262
13	THE INFLUENCE OF HYDROCORTISONE ON THE ACTION OF EXCESS VITAMIN A ON LIMB BONE RUDIMENTS IN CULTURE 1961 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Honor B. Fell, Lewis Thomas	76
14	COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PAPAIN AND VITAMIN A ON CARTILAGE 1960 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Lewis Thomas, Robert T. McCluskey, J. L. Potter, Gerald Weissmann	130
15	STUDIES ON THE RUNTING SYNDROME IN NEWBORN MICE 1959 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Gregory W. Siskind, Lewis Thomas	34
16	STUDIES ON THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION 1958 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·George D. Pappas, Michael H. Ross, Lewis Thomas	53
17	THE ROLE OF EPINEPHRINE IN THE REACTIONS PRODUCED BY THE ENDOTOXINS OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA 1956 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Benjamin W. Zweifach, Arnold L. Nagler, Lewis Thomas	89
18	STUDIES ON THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION 1953 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Lewis Thomas, Floyd W. Denny, (unknown)	37
19	THE EFFECT OF CORTISONE ON THE SHWARTZMAN REACTION 1952 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Lewis Thomas, Robert A. Good, (unknown)	104
20	STUDIES ON THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION breakdown → 1952 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Lewis Thomas, Robert A. Good	247

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