Sheila Μ. Thomas

11.3k citations

50 papers · 9.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Immunology and Allergy top 0.1%
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Cell Biology top 0.2%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Cellular transport and secretion

Papers in

Immunology and Allergy 17
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research 17
Cell Biology 15
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 11

Co-authors: Joan S. Brugge Christopher E. Turner Simon Halegoua Donna J. Webb Leanna Whitmore J. Thomas Parsons Alan F. Horwitz Michael DeMarco
Journals: Molecular and Cellular Biology (12 papers)Nature (3 papers)Nature Cell Biology (3 papers)Autophagy (2 papers)Circulation Research (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Taiwan United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Sheila Μ. Thomas

50 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

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FAK–Src signalling through paxillin, ERK and MLCK regulates adhesion disassembly 2004 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Nature Cell Biology
1997 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
1992 Cell
1992 Nature

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All Works

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1	Fibroblast growth factor 23, klotho and heparin Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension ·Sheila Μ. Thomas, Qing Li, Christian Faul	2023	11
2	Desmoglein-2 harnesses a PDZ-GEF2/Rap1 signaling axis to control cell spreading and focal adhesions independent of cell–cell adhesion Scientific Reports ·William T. Shelton, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Hunter Alexander, Charles E. Thomes, Daniel E. Conway, Adi D. Dubash	2021	6
3	Therapeutic Inertia in Prescribing Biologics for Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Asthma: Workshop Summary Patient Preference and Adherence ·Isabelle P. Sico, Amber Oberle, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Thomas Barsanti, Lisa Egbuonu‐Davis, Daniel Kennedy, Leah L. Zullig, Hayden B. Bosworth	2021	6
4	PDG6 Clinical Evaluation of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Inpatient Versus Outpatient Setting at a Tertiary Care Hospital - a Prospective Study Value in Health ·J. Varghese, Neera Sah, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Josheena Jose, Balakeshwa Ramaiah, Raju Koneri	2020	2
5	Influence of Treatment Intensification on A1c in Patients with Suboptimally Controlled Type 2 Diabetes After 2 Oral Antidiabetic Agents Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy ·Kibum Kim, Sudhir Unni, Carrie McAdam‐Marx, Sheila Μ. Thomas, K.L. Sterling, Cody J. Olsen, Bryan M. Johnstone, Matt Mitchell, Diana Brixner	2019	3
6	Impact of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea on acute care length of stay, hospital costs, and readmission: A multicenter retrospective study of inpatients, 2009-2011 American Journal of Infection Control ·Glenn Magee, Marcie Strauss, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Harold Brown, Dorothy Baumer, Kelly C. Broderick	2015	57
7	Paxillin Mediates Sensing of Physical Cues and Regulates Directional Cell Motility by Controlling Lamellipodia Positioning PLoS ONE ·Julia Sero, Charles K. Thodeti, Akiko Mammoto, Chris Bakal, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Donald E. Ingber	2011	39
8	Hic-5 promotes endothelial cell migration to lysophosphatidic acid American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·C. Avraamides, Michael Bromberg, John P. Gaughan, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Alexander Y. Tsygankov, Tracee S. Panetti	2007	29
9	An Shp2/SFK/Ras/Erk Signaling Pathway Controls Trophoblast Stem Cell Survival Developmental Cell ·Wentian Yang, Lori D. Klaman, Binbin Chen, Toshiyuki Araki, Hisashi Harada, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Elizabeth George, Benjamin G. Neel	2006	219
10	Endothelial Cell Cortactin Coordinates Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Clustering and Actin Cytoskeleton Remodeling during Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Adhesion and Transmigration The Journal of Immunology ·Lin Yang, Jennifer R. Kowalski, Patrick W. Yacono, Milan Bajmoczi, Sunil K. Shaw, Richard M. Froio, David E. Golan, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Francis W. Luscinskas	2006	101
11	RNF5, a RING Finger Protein That Regulates Cell Motility by Targeting Paxillin Ubiquitination and Altered Localization Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Christine Didier, Limor Broday, Anindita Bhoumik, Sharon Israeli, Shoichi Takahashi, Koh Nakayama, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Christopher E. Turner, Scott C. Henderson, Hisataka Sabe, Ze’ev A. Ronai	2003	94
12	The Adaptor Protein Paxillin Is Essential for Normal Development in the Mouse and Is a Critical Transducer of Fibronectin Signaling Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Margit Hagel, Elizabeth George, Ann Kim, Rulla M. Tamimi, Sarah L. Opitz, Christopher E. Turner, Akira Imamoto, Sheila Μ. Thomas	2002	279
13	Paracrine activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in a simple in vitro model of wounded osteoblasts Bone ·Rina Katz, Siying Teng, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Regina Landesberg	2002	9
14	The Cytoplasmic Domain of the Integrin α9 Subunit Requires the Adaptor Protein Paxillin to Inhibit Cell Spreading but Promotes Cell Migration in a Paxillin-independent Manner Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Bradford A. Young, Yasuyuki Taooka, Shouchun Liu, Karen J. Askins, Yasuyuki Yokosaki, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Dean Sheppard	2001	61
15	N-WASP deficiency reveals distinct pathways for cell surface projections and microbial actin-based motility Nature Cell Biology ·Scott B. Snapper, Fuminao Takeshima, Inés M. Antón, Ching-Hui Liu, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Deanna D. Nguyen, Darryll D. Dudley, Hunter B. Fraser, Daniel L. Purich, Marco López-Ilasaca, Christoph Klein, Laurie A. Davidson, Roderick Bronson, Richard C. Mulligan, Fred Southwick, R S Geha, Marcia B. Goldberg, Fred S. Rosen, John H. Hartwig, Frederick W. Alt	2001	272
16	Regulation of Early Events in Integrin Signaling by Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-2 Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Eok‐Soo Oh, Haihua Gu, Tracy M. Saxton, John F. Timms, Sharon F. Hausdorff, Ernst U. Frevert, Barbara B. Kahn, Tony Pawson, Benjamin G. Neel, Sheila Μ. Thomas	1999	190
17	Calcium influx induces neurite growth through a Src-Ras signaling cassette Neuron ·Gabriel Rusanescu, Haiqing Qi, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Joan S. Brugge, Simon Halegoua	1995	230
18	Identification of Src, Fyn, and Lyn SH3-binding proteins: implications for a function of SH3 domains. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Zhen Weng, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Richard J. Rickles, Jacqueline Taylor, Andrew W. Brauer, Cynthia Seidel‐Dugan, W M Michael, Gideon Dreyfuss, Joan S. Brugge	1994	216
19	Identification of Src, Fyn, and Lyn SH3-Binding Proteins: Implications for a Function of SH3 Domains Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Zhigang Weng, Sheila Μ. Thomas, Richard J. Rickles, Jennifer A. Taylor, Andrew W. Brauer, Cynthia Seidel‐Dugan, W. Matthew Michael, Gideon Dreyfuss, Joan S. Brugge	1994	50
20	Induction of Neurite Outgrowth by v -src Mimics Critical Aspects of Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Differentiation Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Sheila Μ. Thomas, Martha Hayes, Gabriella D’Arcangelo, Robert C. Armstrong, Barbara E. Meyer, Asher Zilberstein, Joan S. Brugge, Simon Halegoua	1991	11

About Sheila Μ. Thomas

Sheila Μ. Thomas is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 50 papers that have together received 9.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (17 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (12 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (4 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (4 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (3 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (3 papers) and Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology and Allergy (2.3k citations), Cell Biology (3.0k citations), Molecular Biology (6.2k citations), Immunology (1.3k citations) and Oncology (1.4k citations). Sheila Μ. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Joan S. Brugge, Christopher E. Turner, Simon Halegoua, Donna J. Webb, Leanna Whitmore, J. Thomas Parsons, Alan F. Horwitz, Michael DeMarco, Gabriella D’Arcangelo and Akira Imamoto. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nature, Nature Cell Biology, Autophagy and Circulation Research.

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