Nicholas R. Thomson

44.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
308 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Nicholas R. Thomson is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas R. Thomson has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Endocrinology, 110 papers in Food Science and 84 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas R. Thomson's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (102 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (68 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (66 papers). Nicholas R. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (102 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (68 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (66 papers). Nicholas R. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Nicholas R. Thomson's co-authors include Julian Parkhill, Kathryn E. Holt, Gordon Dougan, Stephen Baker, Nicholas J. Croucher, Derek Pickard, François‐Xavier Weill, Michael A. Quail, Kelly L. Wyres and Mohammed Sebaihia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas R. Thomson

304 papers receiving 14.2k 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.

The Pangenome Structure ofEscherichia coli: Comparative Genomic Analysis ofE. coliCommensal and Pathogenic Isolates

2008 598 citations Nicholas R. Thomson et al. profile →
Identification of Klebsiella capsule synthesis loci from whole genome data

2016 382 citations Kelly L. Wyres, Ryan R. Wick et al. Microbial Genomics profile →
Gastrointestinal Carriage Is a Major Reservoir of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in Intensive Care Patients

2017 364 citations Claire L. Gorrie, Ryan R. Wick et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Transmission of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance gene flow across One Health compartments in eastern Africa: a whole-genome sequence analysis from a prospective cohort study 2025 ·The Lancet Microbe ·Patrick Musicha, Mathew A. Beale, Derek Cocker, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kondwani Chidziwisano, Lawrence Mugisha, Henry Kajumbula, David Musoke, Tracy Morse, Shevin T. Jacob, Nicholas Feasey, Nicholas R. Thomson	0
2	Pre- and postantibiotic epoch: The historical spread of antimicrobial resistance 2025 ·Science ·Adrián Cazares, (unknown), Daniel Cazares, Leandro Lima, (unknown), (unknown), Jo Dicks, Sarah Alexander, Zamin Iqbal, Nicholas R. Thomson	1
3	High-throughput transposon mutagenesis in the family Enterobacteriaceae reveals core essential genes and rapid turnover of essentiality 2024 ·mBio ·(unknown), (unknown), Gemma C. Langridge, Amy K. Cain, Christine J. Boinett, Moataz Abd El Ghany, Derek Pickard, Robert A. Kingsley, Nicholas R. Thomson, Julian Parkhill, Paul P. Gardner, Lars Barquist	7
4	Genomic analysis of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli colonising adults in Blantyre, Malawi reveals previously undescribed diversity 2023 ·Microbial Genomics ·Joseph M. Lewis, (unknown), (unknown), Mathew A. Beale, Jane Mallewa, (unknown), (unknown), Adam P. Roberts, Eva Heinz, Nicholas R. Thomson, Nicholas Feasey	5
5	Genomic Characteristics of Recently Recognized Vibrio cholerae El Tor Lineages Associated with Cholera in Bangladesh, 1991 to 2017 2022 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·(unknown), (unknown), Masatomo Morita, Makoto Ohnishi, Fatema‐Tuz Johura, Marzia Sultana, Shirajum Monira, Tahmeed Ahmed, Nicholas R. Thomson, Haruo Watanabe, Anwar Huq, Rita R. Colwell, Kimberley D. Seed, Munirul Alam	9
6	Reciprocally rewiring and repositioning the Integration Host Factor (IHF) subunit genes in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium: impacts on physiology and virulence 2022 ·Microbial Genomics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas R. Thomson, Charles J. Dorman	10
7	Panakeia - a universal tool for bacterial pangenome analysis 2022 ·BMC Genomics ·Sina Beier, Nicholas R. Thomson	9
8	Genomic and antigenic diversity of colonizing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates mirrors that of invasive isolates in Blantyre, Malawi 2022 ·Microbial Genomics ·Joseph M. Lewis, (unknown), (unknown), Mathew A. Beale, Jane Mallewa, Eva Heinz, Nicholas R. Thomson, Nicholas Feasey	8
9	Different evolutionary trends form the twilight zone of the bacterial pan-genome 2021 ·Microbial Genomics ·Gal Horesh, Alyce Taylor–Brown, (unknown), Florent Lassalle, Jukka Corander, Eva Heinz, Nicholas R. Thomson	15
10	A comprehensive and high-quality collection of Escherichia coli genomes and their genes 2021 ·Microbial Genomics ·Gal Horesh, Grace A. Blackwell, Gerry Tonkin‐Hill, Jukka Corander, Eva Heinz, Nicholas R. Thomson	36
11	gbpA and chiA genes are not uniformly distributed amongst diverse Vibrio cholerae 2021 ·Microbial Genomics ·(unknown), Grace A. Blackwell, Nicholas R. Thomson, Matthew J. Dorman	3
12	Genetic diversity of Salmonella Paratyphi A isolated from enteric fever patients in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2018 2021 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Sadia Rahman, To Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Farhana Khanam, Nicholas R. Thomson, Zoe A. Dyson, Alyce Taylor–Brown, (unknown), Gordon Dougan, Stephen Baker, Firdausi Qadri	13
13	Network Rewiring: Physiological Consequences of Reciprocally Exchanging the Physical Locations and Growth-Phase-Dependent Expression Patterns of the Salmonella fis and dps Genes 2020 ·mBio ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas R. Thomson, Charles J. Dorman	9
14	Caribbean multi-centre study of Klebsiella pneumoniae: whole-genome sequencing, antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors 2019 ·Microbial Genomics ·Eva Heinz, Richard Brindle, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas R. Thomson	23
15	rPinecone: Define sub-lineages of a clonal expansion via a phylogenetic tree 2019 ·Microbial Genomics ·Alexander M. Wailan, Francesc Coll, Eva Heinz, Gerry Tonkin‐Hill, Jukka Corander, Nicholas Feasey, Nicholas R. Thomson	9
16	PlasmidTron: assembling the cause of phenotypes and genotypes from NGS data 2018 ·Microbial Genomics ·Andrew J. Page, Alexander M. Wailan, Yan Shao, Kim Judge, Gordon Dougan, Elizabeth J. Klemm, Nicholas R. Thomson, Jacqueline A. Keane	3
17	International Symposium 2018 ·Nippon Saikingaku Zasshi ·Nicholas R. Thomson, Yoshitoshi Ogura, Daryl Domman, Matthew J. Dorman, François‐Xavier Weill, Marie‐Laure Quilici	1
18	Identification of Klebsiella capsule synthesis loci from whole genome data breakdown → 2016 ·Microbial Genomics ·Kelly L. Wyres, Ryan R. Wick, Claire L. Gorrie, Adam Jenney, Rainer Follador, Nicholas R. Thomson, Kathryn E. Holt	382
19	Rapid Virulence Annotation (RVA): Identification of virulence factors using a bacterial genome library and multiple invertebrate hosts 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nicholas R. Waterfield, Mónica Sánchez-Contreras, Ioannis Eleftherianos, Andrea J. Dowling, Guowei Yang, Paul A. Wilkinson, Julian Parkhill, Nicholas R. Thomson, Stuart E. Reynolds, Helge B. Bode, (unknown), Richard H. ffrench‐Constant	62
20	Microevolution and history of the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mark Achtman, Giovanna Morelli, Peixuan Zhu, Thierry Wirth, Ines Diehl, Barica Kušećek, Amy J. Vogler, David M. Wagner, Christopher J. Allender, W. Ryan Easterday, Viviane Chenal‐Francisque, Patricia L. Worsham, Nicholas R. Thomson, Julian Parkhill, Luther E. Lindler, Élisabeth Carniel, Paul Keim	344

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