Richard C. Thomas

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Richard C. Thomas is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard C. Thomas has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Organic Chemistry, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Richard C. Thomas's work include HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (13 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (11 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (7 papers). Richard C. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (13 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (11 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (7 papers). Richard C. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Richard C. Thomas's co-authors include Jack E. Baldwin, Lawrence I. Kruse, George J. Ikeda, William Dupont, Lester J. Reed, Donna L. Romero, Irene W. Althaus, Judy Kay, Amela Karahasanović and Ferenc J. Kézdy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Richard C. Thomas

88 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

5-Endo-trigonal reactions: a disfavoured ring closure 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 1977 100 200 300
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. 5-Endo-trigonal reactions: a disfavoured ring closure
    1976 358 citations Richard C. Thomas et al. profile →
  2. Rules for ring closure: ring formation by conjugate addition of oxygen nucleophiles
    1977 302 citations Richard C. Thomas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard C. Thomas United States 21 987 687 270 158 158 93 2.3k
Hong Yin China 29 816 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 161 0.6× 246 1.6× 124 0.8× 107 2.9k
Federico D. Sacerdoti United States 7 572 0.6× 1.8k 2.6× 300 1.1× 250 1.6× 54 0.3× 8 3.3k
Hong Liu China 40 2.5k 2.5× 2.0k 2.9× 468 1.7× 192 1.2× 215 1.4× 209 5.6k
Darren V. S. Green United Kingdom 28 906 0.9× 1.8k 2.6× 258 1.0× 354 2.2× 66 0.4× 58 3.8k
Afshin Fassihi Iran 29 786 0.8× 663 1.0× 118 0.4× 145 0.9× 76 0.5× 132 2.5k
Hua Gao China 27 741 0.8× 1.5k 2.3× 189 0.7× 216 1.4× 72 0.5× 179 4.5k
Sharmistha Dey India 26 602 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 46 0.2× 258 1.6× 87 0.6× 180 2.8k
William W. Lee United States 21 512 0.5× 716 1.0× 262 1.0× 101 0.6× 11 0.1× 69 2.0k
Habibah A. Wahab Malaysia 28 621 0.6× 913 1.3× 193 0.7× 342 2.2× 17 0.1× 177 2.8k
Georgia Melagraki Greece 33 792 0.8× 944 1.4× 88 0.3× 316 2.0× 24 0.2× 111 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard C. Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard C. Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard C. Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kidambi, Srividya, Xiaoqing Pan, Chun Yang, et al.. (2021). Dietary Sodium Restriction Results in Tissue-Specific Changes in DNA Methylation in Humans. Hypertension. 78(2). 434–446. 11 indexed citations
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Singman, Eric L., et al.. (2015). Electronic Tracking of Patients in an Outpatient Ophthalmology Clinic to Improve Efficient Flow. Quality Management in Health Care. 24(4). 190–199. 9 indexed citations
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Pour, Aidin Eslam, et al.. (2013). Are Hip Precautions Necessary After Posterior Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-british Volume. 151–151. 2 indexed citations
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Korne, Dirk F. de, et al.. (2012). Hospital benchmarking. Health Care Management Review. 37(2). 187–198. 12 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C.. (2009). The European Directive on the Protection of Groundwater: A Model for the United States. Pace Environmental Law Review. 26(1). 259–259. 1 indexed citations
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Karahasanović, Amela & Richard C. Thomas. (2007). Difficulties experienced by students in maintaining object-oriented systems: an empirical study. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA). 81–87. 13 indexed citations
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Adams, Wade J., Paul A. Aristoff, Richard K. Jensen, et al.. (2006). Discovery and Development of the BHAP Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Delavirdine Mesylate. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 11. 285–312. 10 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C., Amela Karahasanović, & Gregor Kennedy. (2005). An investigation into keystroke latency metrics as an indicator of programming performance. Australasian Computing Education Conference. 127–134. 25 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C., et al.. (2001). A pilot study of teaching the strategic use of common computer applications. 23(5). 85–92. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C.. (1998). Long Term Human-Computer Interaction: An Exploratory Perspective; With 36 Figures. Springer eBooks. 30(17). 48617–48627.
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Thomas, Richard C.. (1997). BIG IS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. 2 indexed citations
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Althaus, Irene W., Kuo‐Chen Chou, Martin R. Deibel, et al.. (1996). The benzylthio-pyrimidine U-31,355, a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Biochemical Pharmacology. 51(6). 743–750. 66 indexed citations
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Althaus, Irene W., James J. Chou, Andrea J. Gonzales, et al.. (1994). Kinetic studies with the non-nucleoside human immunodeficiency virus type-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor U-90152E. Biochemical Pharmacology. 47(11). 2017–2028. 57 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C.. (1993). A NEW DAY DAWNS. 1 indexed citations
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Althaus, Irene W., James J. Chou, Andrea J. Gonzales, et al.. (1993). Kinetic studies with the non-nucleoside HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor U-88204E. Biochemistry. 32(26). 6548–6554. 149 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C. & Edward L. Fritzen. (1988). Spectinomycin modification. IV. The synthesis of 3'-aminomethyldihydrospectinomycins via spectinomycin 3'-cyanohydrins.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 41(10). 1439–1444. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C. & Edward L. Fritzen. (1985). Spectinomycin modification. II. Spectinomycin C-3'-modification via diazoketone intermediates.. The Journal of Antibiotics. 38(2). 197–207. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Richard C.. (1982). India's Emergence As an Industrial Power: Middle Eastern Contracts. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique).
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Gottlieb, Thomas, Richard C. Thomas, & Charles A. Chidsey. (1972). Pharmacokinetic studies of minoxidil. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 13(3). 436–441. 62 indexed citations

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