Philip Thomas

23.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
227 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Philip Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Thomas has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Philip Thomas's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (41 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (19 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (19 papers). Philip Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (41 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (19 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (19 papers). Philip Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Philip Thomas's co-authors include Michael Fenech, Trevor G. Smart, Linda Millen, George Demartino, Shmuel Muallem, J.F. Hunt, W. Christian Wigley, Michael Fenech, Min Goo Lee and Jonathan Moody and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Philip Thomas

223 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Molecular mechanisms of micronucleus, nucleoplasmic bridge and nuclear bud formation in mammalian and human cells

2010 940 citations Michael Fenech, Micheline Kirsch‐Volders et al. Mutagenesis profile →
ATP Binding to the Motor Domain from an ABC Transporter Drives Formation of a Nucleotide Sandwich Dimer

2002 651 citations Philip Thomas et al. profile →
HEK293 cell line: A vehicle for the expression of recombinant proteins

2005 518 citations Philip Thomas, Trevor G. Smart profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip Thomas United States	71	8.6k	3.1k	2.0k	1.8k	1.8k	227	16.5k
Anton M. Jetten United States	73	9.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.7×	334	21.9k
Satoru Takahashi Japan	68	13.0k 1.5×	1.2k 0.4×	851 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	394	21.7k
Tracey A. Rouault United States	87	11.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	735 0.4×	240	22.9k
Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden	85	19.5k 2.3×	1.5k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	3.8k 2.2×	344	30.5k
Yau‐Huei Wei Taiwan	79	13.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	448	23.1k
Dennis Brown United States	80	15.8k 1.8×	4.1k 1.3×	961 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	981 0.6×	366	23.4k
Hiroshi Yamamoto Japan	78	9.2k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	814 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	710	24.1k
Marco E. Bianchi Italy	88	13.2k 1.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	938 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	225	31.0k
Paul T. Schumacker United States	84	15.0k 1.7×	3.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	213	29.5k
Jan J. Enghild Denmark	66	8.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	358	19.8k

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Thomas, Philip, Celestin Missikpode, Ashish Verma, et al.. (2025). Association of Pancreas Volume With Adverse Clinical Outcomes. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(21). e042348–e042348.

Dhillon, Varinderpal S., Permal Deo, Philip Thomas, & Michael Fenech. (2023). Low Magnesium in Conjunction with High Homocysteine and Less Sleep Accelerates Telomere Attrition in Healthy Elderly Australian. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 982–982. 11 indexed citations

Thomas, Philip, et al.. (2023). Red Blood Cell Fatty Acid Profiles Are Significantly Altered in South Australian Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Cases Compared to Matched Controls. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 14164–14164. 6 indexed citations

Nijhuis, Tim H.J., et al.. (2020). The Bilateral Pedicled Epilated Scrotal Flap: A Powerful Adjunctive for Creation of More Neovaginal Depth in Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 17(5). 1033–1040. 15 indexed citations

Thomas, Philip, et al.. (2018). Baseline Cytokine Profiles of Tuberculin-Specific CD4+ T Cells in Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer May Predict Outcomes of BCG Immunotherapy. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(10). 1212–1219. 5 indexed citations

Bolognesi, Claudia, Paola Roggieri, Monica Ropolo, et al.. (2015). Buccal micronucleus cytome assay: results of an intra- and inter-laboratory scoring comparison. Mutagenesis. 30(4). 545–555. 49 indexed citations

He, Qionger, Ian Duguid, Beverley A. Clark, et al.. (2015). Interneuron- and GABAA receptor-specific inhibitory synaptic plasticity in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7364–7364. 38 indexed citations

Bolognesi, Claudia, Siegfried Knasmueller, Armen Nersesyan, Philip Thomas, & Michael Fenech. (2013). The HUMNxl scoring criteria for different cell types and nuclear anomalies in the buccal micronucleus cytome assay – An update and expanded photogallery. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research. 753(2). 100–113. 169 indexed citations

Hannan, Saad, et al.. (2011). γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B (GABAB) Receptor Internalization Is Regulated by the R2 Subunit. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(27). 24324–24335. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Dongki, Qin Li, Insuk So, et al.. (2011). IRBIT governs epithelial secretion in mice by antagonizing the WNK/SPAK kinase pathway. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(3). 956–965. 84 indexed citations

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Kalid, Ori, Martin Mense, Sharon Fischman, et al.. (2010). Small molecule correctors of F508del-CFTR discovered by structure-based virtual screening. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 24(12). 971–991. 73 indexed citations

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Fenech, Michael, Micheline Kirsch‐Volders, A.T. Natarajan, et al.. (2010). Molecular mechanisms of micronucleus, nucleoplasmic bridge and nuclear bud formation in mammalian and human cells. Mutagenesis. 26(1). 125–132. 940 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dorwart, Michael R., Nikolay Shcheynikov, Jennifer M. Baker, et al.. (2008). Congenital Chloride-losing Diarrhea Causing Mutations in the STAS Domain Result in Misfolding and Mistrafficking of SLC26A3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(13). 8711–8722. 57 indexed citations

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Thomas, Philip & Michael Fenech. (2008). Chapter 13 Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, Common Polymorphisms, and Relation to Disease. Vitamins and hormones. 79. 375–392. 26 indexed citations

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Umegaki, Keizo, et al.. (2004). Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T Polymorphism, Folic Acid and Riboflavin Are Important Determinants of Genome Stability in Cultured Human Lymphocytes. Journal of Nutrition. 134(1). 48–56. 139 indexed citations

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Munro, Nicholas P., et al.. (2003). The role of transarterial embolization in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. British Journal of Urology. 92(3). 240–244. 53 indexed citations

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Couve, Andrés, Philip Thomas, Andrew R. Calver, et al.. (2002). Cyclic AMP–dependent protein kinase phosphorylation facilitates GABAB receptor–effector coupling. Nature Neuroscience. 5(5). 415–424. 99 indexed citations

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Lee, Min Goo, W. Christian Wigley, Weizhong Zeng, et al.. (1999). Regulation of Cl−/ HCO3−Exchange by Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Expressed in NIH 3T3 and HEK 293 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(6). 3414–3421. 116 indexed citations

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Strickland, Elizabeth, et al.. (1997). Cystic Fibrosis: A Disease of Altered Protein Folding. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 29(5). 483–490. 47 indexed citations

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Sundaram, Hardy, et al.. (1996). Xenovulene A, a novel compound active at GABA(A) receptors: Characterisation by radioligand binding. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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