Leya Thomas

1000 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 563 citations indexed

About

Leya Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leya Thomas has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 563 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Leya Thomas's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (7 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (6 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers). Leya Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (7 papers), Enzyme Production and Characterization (6 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (4 papers). Leya Thomas collaborates with scholars based in India, Malaysia and France. Leya Thomas's co-authors include Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Parameswaran Binod, Lalitha Devi Gottumukkala, Raveendran Sindhu, Muthu Arumugam, Wai Yee Chan, Kartini Rahmat, Kwan Hoong Ng and Maxine Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Renewable Energy and Biochemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Leya Thomas

9 papers receiving 552 citations

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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.

Current developments in solid-state fermentation

2013 404 citations Leya Thomas, Christian Larroche et al. Biochemical Engineering Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leya Thomas India	6	297	292	252	109	75	9	563
Morteza Khanahmadi Iran	15	336 1.1×	318 1.1×	154 0.6×	183 1.7×	117 1.6×	35	700
Alexandre Nunes Ponezi Brazil	14	205 0.7×	189 0.6×	224 0.9×	169 1.6×	53 0.7×	26	585
Rosangela Donizete Perpetua Buzon Pirota Brazil	10	299 1.0×	361 1.2×	285 1.1×	85 0.8×	41 0.5×	13	502
José A. Rodríguez-León Brazil	11	399 1.3×	243 0.8×	191 0.8×	337 3.1×	75 1.0×	18	679
Zhuolin Yi China	16	362 1.2×	276 0.9×	326 1.3×	159 1.5×	254 3.4×	36	854
Faten A. Mostafa Egypt	17	347 1.2×	217 0.7×	311 1.2×	147 1.3×	87 1.2×	41	683
You-Jung Lee South Korea	10	346 1.2×	379 1.3×	350 1.4×	68 0.6×	51 0.7×	18	568
Nawel Boucherba Algeria	14	241 0.8×	230 0.8×	239 0.9×	86 0.8×	26 0.3×	27	440
Elena Ionata Italy	15	269 0.9×	227 0.8×	205 0.8×	178 1.6×	88 1.2×	32	620

Countries citing papers authored by Leya Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leya Thomas

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Tan, Maxine, et al.. (2021). Comparison of two-dimensional synthesized mammograms versus original digital mammograms: a quantitative assessment. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 59(2). 355–367. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, Leya, Parameswaran Binod, & Ashok Pandey. (2016). Hydrolysis of pretreated rice straw by an enzyme cocktail comprising acidic xylanase from Aspergillus sp. for bioethanol production. Renewable Energy. 98. 9–15. 55 indexed citations

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Thomas, Leya, Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, & Ashok Pandey. (2015). Production of a cellulase-free alkaline xylanase from Bacillus pumilus MTCC 5015 by submerged fermentation and its application in biobleaching.. PubMed. 53(6). 356–63. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, Leya, Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod, & Ashok Pandey. (2015). Production of an alkaline xylanase from recombinant Kluyveromyces lactis (KY1) by submerged fermentation and its application in bio-bleaching. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 102. 24–30. 24 indexed citations

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Thomas, Leya, et al.. (2014). Xylanase and cellulase systems of Clostridium sp.: An insight on molecular approaches for strain improvement. Bioresource Technology. 158. 343–350. 44 indexed citations

6.

Thomas, Leya, Christian Larroche, & Ashok Pandey. (2014). ChemInform Abstract: Current Developments in Solid‐State Fermentation. ChemInform. 45(37). 2 indexed citations

7.

Thomas, Leya, Christian Larroche, & Ashok Pandey. (2013). Current developments in solid-state fermentation. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 81. 146–161. 404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Leya, et al.. (2013). Production, purification, characterization and over-expression of xylanases from actinomycetes.. PubMed. 51(11). 875–84. 13 indexed citations

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Thomas, Leya, Raveendran Sindhu, & Ashok Pandey. (2013). Identification and characterization of a highly alkaline and thermotolerant novel xylanase from Streptomyces sp.. Biologia. 68(6). 1022–1027. 11 indexed citations

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