Lois Thomas

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Lois Thomas is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lois Thomas has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rheumatology, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Lois Thomas's work include Pelvic floor disorders treatments (10 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers) and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (4 papers). Lois Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic floor disorders treatments (10 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (5 papers) and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (4 papers). Lois Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Lois Thomas's co-authors include Caroline Watkins, Beverley French, Chris Sutton, Jacqueline Coupe, Svetlana Tishkovskaya, Joanna Harrison, Naoimh E. McMahon, Louise Connell, Wojciech W. Grabowski and Michael J Leathley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Lois Thomas

27 papers receiving 996 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.

Repetitive task training for improving functional ability after stroke

2016 374 citations Beverley French, Lois Thomas et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lois Thomas United Kingdom	14	436	209	186	164	156	28	1.0k
Carl Hanger New Zealand	21	312 0.7×	361 1.7×	150 0.8×	181 1.1×	61 0.4×	51	1.1k
Karl Schurr Australia	19	592 1.4×	167 0.8×	112 0.6×	460 2.8×	28 0.2×	35	1.2k
Penelope J. Thompson Canada	6	252 0.6×	149 0.7×	111 0.6×	345 2.1×	88 0.6×	6	2.8k
J. Andrew McClure Canada	19	418 1.0×	381 1.8×	88 0.5×	320 2.0×	32 0.2×	57	1.2k
Torgeir Engstad Norway	12	390 0.9×	259 1.2×	55 0.3×	284 1.7×	41 0.3×	15	947
Cristina Jácome Portugal	27	79 0.2×	143 0.7×	367 2.0×	198 1.2×	96 0.6×	130	2.2k
Ajay Bhalla United Kingdom	22	588 1.3×	900 4.3×	148 0.8×	189 1.2×	44 0.3×	74	1.6k
Kathleen K Mangione United States	20	176 0.4×	111 0.5×	107 0.6×	293 1.8×	120 0.8×	43	1.4k
Jean-Philippe Régnaux France	16	215 0.5×	47 0.2×	113 0.6×	170 1.0×	123 0.8×	39	913
Katharine L. Cheung United States	13	264 0.6×	134 0.6×	81 0.4×	128 0.8×	23 0.1×	33	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lois Thomas

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomas, Lois, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Turbulent Mixing and Microphysical Uniformity in a Tall Convection‐Cloud Chamber Through Idealized Heterogeneity of Boundaries. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 17(11).

Thomas, Lois, et al.. (2023). CCN activation in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: Response to particle characteristics and environmental conditions. Atmospheric Research. 297. 107095–107095. 2 indexed citations

Tishkovskaya, Svetlana, Chris Sutton, Lois Thomas, & Caroline Watkins. (2023). Determining the sample size for a cluster-randomised trial using knowledge elicitation: Bayesian hierarchical modelling of the intracluster correlation coefficient. Clinical Trials. 20(3). 293–306. 4 indexed citations

Watkins, Caroline, Svetlana Tishkovskaya, Chris Sutton, et al.. (2022). Systematic voiding programme in adults with urinary incontinence following acute stroke: the ICONS-II RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 26(31). 1–88. 4 indexed citations

Grabowski, Wojciech W., Lois Thomas, & Bipin Kumar. (2021). Impact of Cloud-Base Turbulence on CCN Activation: Single-Size CCN. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 79(2). 551–566. 15 indexed citations

Grabowski, Wojciech W. & Lois Thomas. (2021). Cloud droplet diffusional growth in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: bin microphysics versus Lagrangian super-droplet simulations. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(5). 4059–4077. 11 indexed citations

Thomas, Lois, Wojciech W. Grabowski, & Bipin Kumar. (2020). Diffusional growth of cloud droplets in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: DNS, scaled-up DNS, and stochastic model. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(14). 9087–9100. 18 indexed citations

Thomas, Lois, Neelam Malap, Wojciech W. Grabowski, K. K. Dani, & Thara V. Prabha. (2018). Convective environment in pre-monsoon and monsoon conditions over the Indian subcontinent: the impact of surface forcing. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(10). 7473–7488. 23 indexed citations

Thomas, Lois, Christine Roffe, Jo Booth, et al.. (2018). ICONS II: Identifying Continence OptioNs after Stroke randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 14(Sup2). S24–S25. 1 indexed citations

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Booth, Jo, Lois Thomas, Sylvia Dickson, et al.. (2016). Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for REhabilitation And Treatment of Urinary Incontinence (TREAT-UI) after stroke: a feasibility study with pilot randomised controlled trial. ResearchOnline. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Lois, Caroline Watkins, Chris Sutton, et al.. (2014). Identifying continence options after stroke (ICONS): a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial. Trials. 15(1). 509–509. 19 indexed citations

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Thomas, Lois, Caroline Watkins, Beverley French, et al.. (2011). Study protocol: ICONS: Identifying continence options after stroke: A randomised trial. Trials. 12(1). 131–131. 14 indexed citations

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French, Beverley, Lois Thomas, Michael J Leathley, et al.. (2010). Combined conservative interventions for urge, stress or mixed incontinence in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 5 indexed citations

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French, Beverley, et al.. (2009). What can management theories offer evidence-based practice? A comparative analysis of measurement tools for organisational context. Implementation Science. 4(1). 28–28. 60 indexed citations

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Thomas, Lois, et al.. (2008). Urinary incontinence in Muslim women.. PubMed. 104(25). 49–52. 21 indexed citations

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Thomas, Lois, Stephen Cross, James Barrett, et al.. (2008). Treatment of urinary incontinence after stroke in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004462–CD004462. 90 indexed citations

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Hankey, Graeme J., Lois Thomas, James Barrett, et al.. (2006). Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence After Stroke in Adults. Stroke. 37(3). 929–930. 6 indexed citations

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Eccles, Martin, Nick Steen, Jeremy Grimshaw, et al.. (2001). Effect of audit and feedback, and reminder messages on primary-care radiology referrals: a randomised trial. The Lancet. 357(9266). 1406–1409. 179 indexed citations

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Eccles, Marriner S., et al.. (2001). Evidence-based guideline on the primary care management of asthma. Family Practice. 18(2). 223–229. 13 indexed citations

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Thomas, Lois, Kate Harrington, Helen Rogers, et al.. (1999). Development of a scale to assess nurses' knowledge of stroke: a pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation. 13(6). 518–526. 7 indexed citations

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