Thomas A. Barber

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Barber is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Barber has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Barber's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (3 papers). Thomas A. Barber is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (3 papers). Thomas A. Barber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. Thomas A. Barber's co-authors include Kevin E. Healy, Mehmet Toner, Ravi Kapur, Shyamala Maheswaran, Daniel A. Haber, Jennifer Yang, Shannon L. Stott, Fabio Fachin, Kyle C. Smith and Murat Karabacak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Immunology and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Barber

31 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Microfluidic, marker-free isolation of circulating tumor cells from blood samples

2014 593 citations Murat Karabacak, Philipp S. Spuhler et al. Nature Protocols profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas A. Barber United States	18	828	348	259	203	139	34	1.4k
Karen A. Simon United States	13	308 0.4×	305 0.9×	379 1.5×	159 0.8×	55 0.4×	16	1.1k
Shih‐Hao Huang Taiwan	23	546 0.7×	455 1.3×	569 2.2×	101 0.5×	399 2.9×	65	2.1k
Jenny Ho Australia	23	316 0.4×	201 0.6×	619 2.4×	87 0.4×	105 0.8×	49	1.3k
Despina Bazou Ireland	21	606 0.7×	246 0.7×	401 1.5×	88 0.4×	74 0.5×	59	1.2k
Jon J. Ladd United States	18	678 0.8×	200 0.6×	1.1k 4.1×	117 0.6×	251 1.8×	25	2.1k
Weijian Sun China	24	482 0.6×	191 0.5×	719 2.8×	274 1.3×	73 0.5×	84	1.6k
Abraham Lin Belgium	21	464 0.6×	175 0.5×	486 1.9×	59 0.3×	483 3.5×	50	1.9k
Alexandra Fuchs France	22	475 0.6×	224 0.6×	633 2.4×	61 0.3×	121 0.9×	65	1.8k
Yong Luo China	27	1.4k 1.7×	304 0.9×	940 3.6×	352 1.7×	113 0.8×	65	2.4k
Lacey R. McNally United States	27	819 1.0×	341 1.0×	668 2.6×	193 1.0×	37 0.3×	79	2.0k

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Fachin, Fabio, Philipp S. Spuhler, Jon F., et al.. (2017). Monolithic Chip for High-throughput Blood Cell Depletion to Sort Rare Circulating Tumor Cells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10936–10936. 137 indexed citations

Karabacak, Murat, Philipp S. Spuhler, Fabio Fachin, et al.. (2014). Microfluidic, marker-free isolation of circulating tumor cells from blood samples. Nature Protocols. 9(3). 694–710. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

Barber, Thomas A., Martin A. Schmidt, Ronald G. Tompkins, et al.. (2008). A microfluidics approach for the isolation of nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) from the peripheral blood of pregnant women. Prenatal Diagnosis. 28(10). 892–899. 115 indexed citations

Barber, Thomas A., et al.. (2007). The effect of enzymatically degradable IPN coatings on peri‐implant bone formation and implant fixation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 81A(3). 720–727. 21 indexed citations

Barber, Thomas A., et al.. (2006). Peri‐implant bone formation and implant integration strength of peptide‐modified p(AAM‐co‐EG/AAC) interpenetrating polymer network‐coated titanium implants. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 80A(2). 306–320. 37 indexed citations

Barber, Thomas A., Lara J. Gamble, David G. Castner, & Kevin E. Healy. (2006). In vitro characterization of peptide-modified p(AAm-co-EG/AAc) IPN-coated titanium implants. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(7). 1366–1376. 34 indexed citations

Barber, Thomas A., Gregory M. Harbers, Susan Park, Michele Gilbert, & Kevin E. Healy. (2005). Ligand density characterization of peptide-modified biomaterials. Biomaterials. 26(34). 6897–6905. 27 indexed citations

Griffin, Maureen A., Adam J. Engler, Thomas A. Barber, et al.. (2004). Patterning, Prestress, and Peeling Dynamics of Myocytes. Biophysical Journal. 86(2). 1209–1222. 43 indexed citations

Barber, Thomas A., Stephen L. Golledge, David G. Castner, & Kevin E. Healy. (2002). Peptide‐modified p(AAm‐co‐EG/AAc) IPNs grafted to bulk titanium modulate osteoblast behavior in vitro. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 64A(1). 38–47. 73 indexed citations

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Stile, Ranee A., Thomas A. Barber, David G. Castner, & Kevin E. Healy. (2002). Sequential robust design methodology and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy to analyze the grafting of hyaluronic acid to glass substrates. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 61(3). 391–398. 39 indexed citations

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Driscoll, David F., et al.. (2001). Physicochemical assessments of parenteral lipid emulsions: light obscuration versus laser diffraction. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 219(1-2). 21–37. 69 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A.. (1999). Control of Particulate Matter Contamination in Healthcare Manufacturing. 11 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A., et al.. (1996). Liquid- and surface-borne particle measurement handbook. Marcel Dekker eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A., et al.. (1989). Method evaluation: automated microscopy as a compendial test for particulates in parenteral solutions.. PubMed. 43(1). 27–47. 5 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A., et al.. (1988). Overview of the International Conference on Liquid Borne Particle Inspection and Metrology.. PubMed. 41(6). 193–7. 2 indexed citations

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Harris, Constance M., et al.. (1979). Amino acid constituents of ristocetin A. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 101(2). 437–445. 29 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A., D F Mosher, L Riddle, et al.. (1978). Transient in vivo thrombus deposition onto polymeric biomaterials: role of plasma fibronectin.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 24. 727–35. 28 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A. & Peter M. Burkholder. (1978). Enumeration and Ultrastructure of C4-Producing Free Alveolar Cells from Guinea Pig Lung. The Journal of Immunology. 120(3). 716–725. 10 indexed citations

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Barber, Thomas A. & Benedict J. Alter. (1978). Ultrastructure of Effector–Target Cell Interaction in Secondary Cell‐Mediated Lympholysis. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 7(1). 57–66. 14 indexed citations

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Nagy, Julius G., Thomas A. Barber, & A. E. McChesney. (1969). Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxemia in Hand-Reared Antelope. Journal of Wildlife Management. 33(4). 1032–1032. 2 indexed citations

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