Michael Thaler

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
147 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Thaler is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Thaler has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Thaler's work include Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (29 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (24 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (12 papers). Michael Thaler is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (29 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (24 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (12 papers). Michael Thaler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Michael Thaler's co-authors include Loren Pickart, Hunt Allcott, Jacob Conway, David Y. Yang, Matthew Gentzkow, Levi Boxell, Janet Gress, D. Marshall, Rudi Schmid and James W. Hathorn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Thaler

138 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic
    2020 671 citations Michael Thaler et al. profile →
  2. A Randomized Trial Comparing Ceftazidime Alone with Combination Antibiotic Therapy in Cancer Patients with Fever and Neutropenia
    1986 478 citations Michael Thaler et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Thaler 1.4k 1000 859 694 675 147 5.5k
Damian Walker 1.4k 1.0× 825 0.8× 947 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 297 0.4× 213 8.6k
Motomi Mori 1.7k 1.3× 2.3k 2.3× 1.4k 1.6× 913 1.3× 155 0.2× 157 9.0k
Naomi Aronson 1.4k 1.0× 934 0.9× 652 0.8× 950 1.4× 122 0.2× 164 6.0k
Geoffrey M. Anderson 1.1k 0.8× 930 0.9× 1.9k 2.2× 238 0.3× 80 0.1× 133 11.1k
Kenneth S. Warren 874 0.6× 179 0.2× 586 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 636 0.9× 245 9.0k
Ric N. Price 1.5k 1.1× 988 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 1.6k 2.4× 466 0.7× 328 17.6k
Michel D. Kazatchkine 2.9k 2.1× 719 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 2.7k 3.9× 416 0.6× 256 13.3k
Catherine Hill 1.1k 0.8× 2.3k 2.3× 1.5k 1.7× 377 0.5× 122 0.2× 237 10.8k
Barnett S. Kramer 1.3k 1.0× 2.9k 2.9× 1.2k 1.4× 351 0.5× 1.3k 1.9× 114 7.9k
Chi Kong Li 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 1.2k 1.7× 142 0.2× 481 9.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Thaler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Thaler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thaler, Michael. (2024). Good News is Not a Sufficient Condition for Motivated Reasoning. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael. (2024). The Fake News Effect: Experimentally Identifying Motivated Reasoning Using Trust in News. American Economic Journal Microeconomics. 16(2). 1–38. 14 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, et al.. (2024). Impact of the European proposal to restrict PFAS on modern medical technology and treatment options. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(4). 175–178. 1 indexed citations
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Augenblick, Ned, Eben Lazarus, & Michael Thaler. (2022). Overinference from Weak Signals and Underinference from Strong Signals. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, Fabian Richter, Markus Klotz, et al.. (2021). Birch Pollen Induces Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent Dendritic Cell Activation Favoring T Cell Responses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 680937–680937. 10 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, et al.. (2020). Initiating pollen sensitization – complex source, complex mechanisms. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 10(1). 36–36. 38 indexed citations
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Rogato, Alessandra, Benjamin Bailleul, Antonio Emidio Fortunato, et al.. (2016). Multisignal control of expression of the LHCX protein family in the marine diatomPhaeodactylum tricornutum. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(13). 3939–3951. 74 indexed citations
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Fortunato, Antonio Emidio, Marianne Jaubert, Gen Enomoto, et al.. (2016). Diatom Phytochromes Reveal the Existence of Far-Red-Light-Based Sensing in the Ocean. The Plant Cell. 28(3). 616–628. 88 indexed citations
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Rosman, Yossi, Ehud Grossman, Nathan Keller, et al.. (2013). Nocardiosis: A 15-year experience in a tertiary medical center in Israel. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 24(6). 552–557. 36 indexed citations
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Yeshurun, Moshe, Anat Gafter‐Gvili, Michael Thaler, et al.. (2010). Clinical characteristics of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients: a single center experience. Infection. 38(3). 211–215. 32 indexed citations
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Föger, Florian, Wilai Noonpakdee, Brigitta Loretz, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of malarial topoisomerase II in Plasmodium falciparum by antisense nanoparticles. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 319(1-2). 139–146. 47 indexed citations
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Leiba, Adi, Sara Apter, Merav Leiba, Michael Thaler, & Ehud Grossman. (2004). Acute Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Sarcoidosis and Immunodeficiency?An Unusual Presentation and a Complicated Course. Lung. 182(2). 73–77. 9 indexed citations
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Vajro, Pietro, Michael Thaler, & Norbert Blanckaert. (1992). Failure of Expression of the Phenobarbital-InducedEnhancement of UDP-Glycosyltransferases in Native, SealedEndoplasmic Reticulum Vesicles from Rat Liver. Enzyme. 46(4-5). 169–178. 2 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, D. W. Wara, G Veereman-Wauters, et al.. (1991). Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus. The Lancet. 338(8758). 17–18. 209 indexed citations
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Castillo, Ricardo, et al.. (1990). Hepatic Copper Metabolism in a Mouse Model for Menkes' Kinky Hair Syndrome. Pediatric Research. 27(5). 492–496. 4 indexed citations
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Meisel, Simcha, et al.. (1990). Pleural Fluid to Serum Bilirubin Concentration Ratio for the Separation of Transudates from Exudates. CHEST Journal. 98(1). 141–144. 82 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, John Bacher, Timothy J. O’Leary, & P A Pizzo. (1988). Evaluation of Single-Drug and Combination Antifungal Therapy in an Experimental Model of Candidiasis in Rabbits with Prolonged Neutropenia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 158(1). 80–88. 49 indexed citations
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Thaler, Michael, Malcolm Cox, & Claude A. Villee. (1969). ISOLATION OF NUCLEI FROM SEA URCHIN EGGS AND EMBRYOS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 42(3). 846–850. 15 indexed citations

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