Sunil Thomas

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Sunil Thomas is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunil Thomas has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Immunology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sunil Thomas's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers) and interferon and immune responses (9 papers). Sunil Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers) and interferon and immune responses (9 papers). Sunil Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Sunil Thomas's co-authors include Kaja Murali‐Krishna, Ganesh Kolumam, Lucas Thompson, George C. Prendergast, Jonathan Sprent, Alexander J. Muller, Lisa D. Laury‐Kleintop, Laura Mandik‐Nayak, Richard Metz and Courtney Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sunil Thomas

91 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Type I interferons act directly on CD8 T cells to allow clonal expansion and memory formation in response to viral infection

2005 768 citations Ganesh Kolumam, Sunil Thomas et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase pathways of pathogenic inflammation and immune escape in cancer

2014 398 citations George C. Prendergast, Sunil Thomas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sunil Thomas United States	27	1.9k	983	624	623	488	95	3.9k
Anshu Agrawal United States	33	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	464 0.7×	434 0.7×	560 1.1×	95	4.6k
Ping Zhang China	36	1.3k 0.6×	954 1.0×	568 0.9×	380 0.6×	495 1.0×	164	3.6k
Sudhanshu Agrawal United States	34	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	416 0.7×	445 0.7×	711 1.5×	100	4.5k
Luisa Cervantes‐Barragán United States	22	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	319 0.5×	1.0k 1.7×	509 1.0×	38	4.5k
John R. Grainger United Kingdom	25	2.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	470 0.8×	701 1.1×	418 0.9×	43	5.2k
Daniela Fenoglio Italy	36	2.0k 1.0×	836 0.9×	516 0.8×	355 0.6×	532 1.1×	151	4.1k
Helen S. Goodridge United States	33	2.8k 1.5×	1.9k 1.9×	384 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	741 1.5×	72	6.1k
Kamal M. Khanna United States	32	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	561 0.9×	467 0.7×	1.6k 3.2×	70	5.0k
Sandra Gessani Italy	42	2.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	717 1.1×	695 1.1×	820 1.7×	122	5.0k
Michael Martin United States	26	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	295 0.5×	288 0.5×	504 1.0×	42	3.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomas, Sunil. (2024). Plotting the major proteins of borealpox virus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1 indexed citations

Cieniewicz, Brandon, Linh T. Nguyen, Sunil Thomas, et al.. (2023). Chimeric TIM-4 receptor-modified T cells targeting phosphatidylserine mediates both cytotoxic anti-tumor responses and phagocytic uptake of tumor-associated antigen for T cell cross-presentation. Molecular Therapy. 31(7). 2132–2153. 5 indexed citations

Thomas, Sunil. (2023). Mapping the Accessory Proteins (Orfs) of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 1–10.

Dey, Souvik, Arpita Mondal, James B. DuHadaway, et al.. (2021). IDO1 Signaling through GCN2 in a Subpopulation of Gr-1+ Cells Shifts the IFNγ/IL6 Balance to Promote Neovascularization. Cancer Immunology Research. 9(5). 514–528. 24 indexed citations

Thomas, Sunil. (2021). Mapping the Nonstructural Transmembrane Proteins of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Journal of Computational Biology. 28(9). 909–921. 24 indexed citations

Thomas, Sunil, et al.. (2021). Artificial Intelligence in Vaccine and Drug Design. Methods in molecular biology. 2410. 131–146. 45 indexed citations

Thomas, Sunil, et al.. (2021). mRNA Vaccines to Protect Against Diseases. Methods in molecular biology. 2410. 111–129. 1 indexed citations

Fox, Eric E., Thomas Oliver, Sunil Thomas, et al.. (2018). Indoximod: An Immunometabolic Adjuvant That Empowers T Cell Activity in Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 8. 370–370. 99 indexed citations

Graham, Jessica B., Courtney Wilkins, Sunil Thomas, et al.. (2016). A Mouse Model of Chronic West Nile Virus Disease. PLoS Pathogens. 12(11). e1005996–e1005996. 37 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil & George C. Prendergast. (2016). Cancer Vaccines: A Brief Overview. Methods in molecular biology. 1403. 755–761. 102 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zhong, Dale J. Lange, Lap Ho, et al.. (2008). Vgf is a novel biomarker associated with muscle weakness in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a potential role in disease pathogenesis. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 5(2). 92–99. 51 indexed citations

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Sharma, Naresh Chand, Sunil Thomas, Lap Ho, et al.. (2008). Immunomodulation with Glatiramer Acetate Prevents Long-Term Inflammatory Pain. International Journal of Neuroscience. 118(3). 433–453. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil, Ganesh Kolumam, & Kaja Murali‐Krishna. (2007). Antigen Presentation by Nonhemopoietic Cells Amplifies Clonal Expansion of Effector CD8 T Cells in a Pathogen-Specific Manner. The Journal of Immunology. 178(9). 5802–5811. 26 indexed citations

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Kolumam, Ganesh, Sunil Thomas, Lucas Thompson, Jonathan Sprent, & Kaja Murali‐Krishna. (2005). Type I interferons act directly on CD8 T cells to allow clonal expansion and memory formation in response to viral infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(5). 637–650. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, Sunil, Rajeev Kumar, & Teodor‐D. Brumeanu. (2004). Role of lipid rafts in T cells.. PubMed. 52(4). 215–24. 15 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil. (2004). Society and ethics – the genetics of disease. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 14(3). 287–291. 18 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil, et al.. (2004). Analysis of lipid rafts in T cells. Molecular Immunology. 41(4). 399–409. 58 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil, et al.. (2004). RNA degradation precedes DNA cleavage in autoreactive CD4 T cells suppressed by calicheamicin γ1. International Immunopharmacology. 4(4). 521–526. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil, et al.. (2003). A Model for Antigen-Specific T-Cell Anergy: Displacement of CD4-p56 lck Signalosome from the Lipid Rafts by a Soluble, Dimeric Peptide-MHC Class II Chimera. The Journal of Immunology. 170(12). 5981–5992. 24 indexed citations

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Thomas, Sunil. (1999). Genomics: the implications for ethics and education. British Medical Bulletin. 55(2). 429–445. 12 indexed citations

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