Ruth E. Thomas

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Ruth E. Thomas is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth E. Thomas has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cell Biology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ruth E. Thomas's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (5 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Ruth E. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers), Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (5 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Ruth E. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Ruth E. Thomas's co-authors include Leo J. Pallanck, Angela C. Poole, Evelyn S. Vincow, Heidi M. McBride, Alexander J. Whitworth, Selina Yu, Roger D. Cone, Michele A. Kelly, Ximena Opitz-Araya and Malcolm J. Low and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ruth E. Thomas

17 papers receiving 2.2k 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 PINK1/Parkin pathway regulates mitochondrial morphology

2008 709 citations Angela C. Poole, Ruth E. Thomas et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth E. Thomas United States	12	1.2k	855	757	448	422	17	2.2k
Oleg S. Gorbatyuk United States	24	1.4k 1.1×	317 0.4×	550 0.7×	576 1.3×	304 0.7×	41	2.6k
J. Alex Parker Canada	25	1.3k 1.1×	290 0.3×	670 0.9×	287 0.6×	494 1.2×	51	2.5k
M. Galbiati Italy	30	1.1k 0.9×	529 0.6×	708 0.9×	508 1.1×	342 0.8×	66	2.6k
Tiemo J. Klisch United States	21	1.1k 0.9×	757 0.9×	155 0.2×	291 0.6×	272 0.6×	35	2.2k
Janne M. Toivonen Spain	19	1.2k 1.0×	246 0.3×	308 0.4×	96 0.2×	338 0.8×	41	2.1k
Elio Messi Italy	23	723 0.6×	371 0.4×	349 0.5×	281 0.6×	205 0.5×	45	1.7k
Nicholas Verity United Kingdom	11	1.2k 1.0×	388 0.5×	256 0.3×	932 2.1×	521 1.2×	12	2.0k
Jacqueline C. Mitchell United Kingdom	21	1.3k 1.1×	254 0.3×	1.2k 1.5×	443 1.0×	430 1.0×	41	2.4k
Helois Radford United Kingdom	11	1.3k 1.1×	379 0.4×	248 0.3×	921 2.1×	489 1.2×	12	2.1k

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Vincow, Evelyn S., et al.. (2024). Glucocerebrosidase deficiency leads to neuropathology via cellular immune activation. PLoS Genetics. 20(11). e1011105–e1011105. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Ruth E., et al.. (2024). A Drosophila model for mechanistic investigation of tau protein spread. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 17(9). 2 indexed citations

Jewett, Kathryn A., Ruth E. Thomas, Chi Q. Phan, et al.. (2021). Glucocerebrosidase reduces the spread of protein aggregation in a Drosophila melanogaster model of neurodegeneration by regulating proteins trafficked by extracellular vesicles. PLoS Genetics. 17(2). e1008859–e1008859. 23 indexed citations

Vincow, Evelyn S., Ruth E. Thomas, Gennifer E. Merrihew, Michael J. MacCoss, & Leo J. Pallanck. (2021). Slowed Protein Turnover in Aging Drosophila Reflects a Shift in Cellular Priorities. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 76(10). 1734–1739. 9 indexed citations

Vincow, Evelyn S., Ruth E. Thomas, Gennifer E. Merrihew, et al.. (2019). Autophagy accounts for approximately one-third of mitochondrial protein turnover and is protein selective. Autophagy. 15(9). 1592–1605. 34 indexed citations

Thomas, Ruth E., et al.. (2018). Lon protease inactivation in Drosophila causes unfolded protein stress and inhibition of mitochondrial translation. Cell Death Discovery. 4(1). 51–51. 26 indexed citations

Thomas, Ruth E., Evelyn S. Vincow, Gennifer E. Merrihew, et al.. (2018). Glucocerebrosidase deficiency promotes protein aggregation through dysregulation of extracellular vesicles. PLoS Genetics. 14(9). e1007694–e1007694. 34 indexed citations

Thomas, Ruth E., et al.. (2018). Loss of the Drosophila m-AAA mitochondrial protease paraplegin results in mitochondrial dysfunction, shortened lifespan, and neuronal and muscular degeneration. Cell Death and Disease. 9(3). 304–304. 31 indexed citations

Davis, Marie Y., Kien Trinh, Ruth E. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency in Drosophila Results in α-Synuclein-Independent Protein Aggregation and Neurodegeneration. PLoS Genetics. 12(3). e1005944–e1005944. 78 indexed citations

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Davis, Marie Y., et al.. (2015). Using a Drosophila GBA deficiency model to understand the role of GBA in Parkinson’s disease (P2.146). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Ruth E., et al.. (2014). PINK1-Parkin Pathway Activity Is Regulated by Degradation of PINK1 in the Mitochondrial Matrix. PLoS Genetics. 10(5). e1004279–e1004279. 98 indexed citations

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Vincow, Evelyn S., Gennifer E. Merrihew, Ruth E. Thomas, et al.. (2013). The PINK1–Parkin pathway promotes both mitophagy and selective respiratory chain turnover in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(16). 6400–6405. 358 indexed citations

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Poole, Angela C., Ruth E. Thomas, Selina Yu, Evelyn S. Vincow, & Leo J. Pallanck. (2010). The Mitochondrial Fusion-Promoting Factor Mitofusin Is a Substrate of the PINK1/Parkin Pathway. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10054–e10054. 361 indexed citations

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Poole, Angela C., et al.. (2008). The PINK1/Parkin pathway regulates mitochondrial morphology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(5). 1638–1643. 709 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morgan, Caurnel, Ruth E. Thomas, & Roger D. Cone. (2003). Melanocortin-5 receptor deficiency promotes defensive behavior in male mice. Hormones and Behavior. 45(1). 58–63. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenbiao, Michele A. Kelly, Ximena Opitz-Araya, et al.. (1997). Exocrine Gland Dysfunction in MC5-R-Deficient Mice: Evidence for Coordinated Regulation of Exocrine Gland Function by Melanocortin Peptides. Cell. 91(6). 789–798. 389 indexed citations

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Thomas, Ruth E. & Paul Roberts. (1966). COMPARATIVE FREQUENCY OF X-RAY INDUCED CROSSOVER-SUPPRESSING ABERRATIONS RECOVERED FROM OOCYTES AND SPERM OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER . Genetics. 53(5). 855–862. 6 indexed citations

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