Thomas B. Shows

13.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
175 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas B. Shows is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas B. Shows has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Thomas B. Shows's work include RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (12 papers). Thomas B. Shows is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (12 papers). Thomas B. Shows collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas B. Shows's co-authors include Roger L. Eddy, Frank H. Ruddle, Jeremy Nathans, Graeme I. Bell, Thomas P. Piantanida, David S. Hogness, Michelle M. Le Beau, Susan L. Naylor, M.G. Byers and Alan Y. Sakaguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas B. Shows

175 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

A zinc finger-encoding gene coregulated with c-fos during... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1988 1986 1986 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. A zinc finger-encoding gene coregulated with c-fos during growth and differentiation, and after cellular depolarization
    1988 1.2k citations Thomas B. Shows, Michelle M. Le Beau et al. profile →
  2. cDNA sequence and chromosomal localization of human platelet-derived growth factor A-chain and its expression in tumour cell lines
    1986 684 citations Roger L. Eddy, Thomas B. Shows et al. profile →
  3. Molecular Genetics of Inherited Variation in Human Color Vision
    1986 576 citations Roger L. Eddy, Thomas B. Shows 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
Thomas B. Shows United States 54 6.9k 2.3k 1.5k 1.1k 937 175 10.9k
Roger L. Eddy United States 53 5.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 850 0.9× 129 9.9k
Stanley M. Hollenberg United States 19 6.6k 1.0× 3.2k 1.4× 894 0.6× 915 0.8× 548 0.6× 28 9.6k
G.A.P. Bruns United States 50 6.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 805 0.7× 635 0.7× 108 9.7k
Pamela J. Mitchell United States 31 7.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 791 0.8× 44 9.5k
Yoji Ikawa Japan 48 7.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.4× 2.3k 2.0× 973 1.0× 221 11.9k
Eileen D. Adamson United States 65 8.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 139 12.6k
R. Blake Pepinsky United States 56 6.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 888 0.8× 634 0.7× 138 11.9k
D. Stéhelin France 54 7.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 185 10.9k
T.B. Shows United States 45 4.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 836 0.6× 864 0.8× 616 0.7× 145 7.4k
Larry Kedes United States 71 13.5k 2.0× 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 174 18.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anderson, Garth R., Bruce M. Brenner, Helen Swede, et al.. (2001). Intrachromosomal genomic instability in human sporadic colorectal cancer measured by genome-wide allelotyping and inter-(simple sequence repeat) PCR.. PubMed. 61(22). 8274–83. 51 indexed citations
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Stöhr, Heidi, Andreas Marquardt, Paul R. Cooper, et al.. (1998). A Gene Map of the Best’s Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Region in Chromosome 11q12–q13.1. Genome Research. 8(1). 48–56. 20 indexed citations
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Watson, Bracie, Norma J. Nowak, Angela D. Myracle, Thomas B. Shows, & David G. Warnock. (1997). The Human Angiotensinase C Gene (HUMPCP) Maps to 11q14 within 700 kb of D11S901: A Candidate Gene for Essential Hypertension. Genomics. 44(3). 365–367. 22 indexed citations
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Polakiewicz, Roberto D., David J. Munroe, Kazimierz T. Tycowski, et al.. (1995). Mapping of ribosomal protein S3 and internally nested snoRNA U15A gene to human chromosome 11q13.3–q13.5. Genomics. 25(2). 577–580. 13 indexed citations
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Shows, Thomas B., et al.. (1994). Pigment-Cell-Specific Genes from Fibroblasts Are Transactivated after Chromosomal Transfer into Melanoma Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(2). 1179–1190. 2 indexed citations
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Gerard, N P, et al.. (1993). Human chemotaxis receptor genes cluster at 19q13.3-13.4. Characterization of the human C5a receptor gene. Biochemistry. 32(5). 1243–1250. 65 indexed citations
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Albritton, Lorraine M., A. Bowcock, Roger L. Eddy, et al.. (1992). The human cationic amino acid transporter (ATRC1): Physical and genetic mapping to 13q12–q14. Genomics. 12(3). 430–434. 31 indexed citations
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Selvakumar, Annamalai, et al.. (1992). Genomic organization and chromosomal location of the human gene encoding the B-lymphocyte activation antigen B7. Immunogenetics. 36(3). 175–181. 31 indexed citations
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Fishman, Glenn I., et al.. (1991). The human connexin gene family of gap junction proteins: Distinct chromosomal locations but similar structures. Genomics. 10(1). 250–256. 96 indexed citations
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Davis, Lisa M., Bernhard Zabel, Gabriele Senger, et al.. (1991). A tumor chromosome rearrangement further defines the 11p13 Wilms tumor locus. Genomics. 10(3). 588–592. 17 indexed citations
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Wade, Robert, Roger L. Eddy, Thomas B. Shows, & Larry Kedes. (1990). cDNA sequence, tissue-specific expression, and chromosomal mapping of the human slow-twitch skeletal muscle isoform of troponin I. Genomics. 7(3). 346–357. 70 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Marjorie, Amlan RayChaudhury, Thomas B. Shows, Michelle M. Le Beau, & Elaine Fuchs. (1988). A Group of Type I Keratin Genes on Human Chromosome 17: Characterization and Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(2). 722–736. 37 indexed citations
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Davis, Lisa M., M.G. Byers, Yoshimitsu Fukushima, et al.. (1988). Four new DNA markers are assigned to the WAGR region of 11p13: Isolation and regional assignment of 112 chromosome 11 anonymous DNA segments. Genomics. 3(3). 264–271. 22 indexed citations
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Erba, Harry P., Roger L. Eddy, Thomas B. Shows, Larry Kedes, & Peter W. Gunning. (1988). Structure, Chromosome Location, and Expression of the Human γ-Actin Gene: Differential Evolution, Location, and Expression of the Cytoskeletal β- and γ-Actin Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(4). 1775–1789. 50 indexed citations
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Watkins, Paul C., Roger L. Eddy, Anton K. Beck, et al.. (1987). DNA Sequence and Regional Assignment of the Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β-Subunit Gene to the Short Arm of Human Chromosome 11. DNA. 6(3). 205–212. 105 indexed citations
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Tricoli, James V., Leslie B. Rall, Constantine P. Karakousis, et al.. (1986). Enhanced levels of insulin-like growth factor messenger RNA in human colon carcinomas and liposarcomas.. PubMed. 46(12 Pt 1). 6169–73. 259 indexed citations
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Watkins, Paul C., Rudolph E. Tanzi, Kerin Gibbons, et al.. (1985). Isolation of polymorphic DNA segments from human chromosome 21. Nucleic Acids Research. 13(17). 6075–6088. 31 indexed citations

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