Thomas Cherian

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Cherian is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Cherian has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Epidemiology, 30 papers in Infectious Diseases and 15 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Cherian's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (30 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (25 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Thomas Cherian is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (30 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (25 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Thomas Cherian collaborates with scholars based in India, Switzerland and United States. Thomas Cherian's co-authors include Katherine L. O’Brien, Orin S. Levine, Kim Mulholland, Maria Deloria Knoll, Lara J. Wolfson, Natalie McCall, Emily Henkle, James Watt, Ellen Lee and Mark C. Steinhoff and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Cherian

101 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates

2009 1.8k citations Katherine L. O’Brien, Maria Deloria Knoll et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Cherian India	32	4.4k	1.6k	972	663	617	106	6.1k
David W. Scheifele Canada	42	4.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	726 1.1×	444 0.7×	239	5.6k
Edwin Lewis United States	39	5.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 2.0×	408 0.7×	81	7.1k
J. Anthony G. Scott United Kingdom	47	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	571 0.9×	1.2k 2.0×	160	7.5k
Mark C. Steinhoff United States	43	5.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	1.7k 2.5×	617 1.0×	137	7.8k
Birger Trollfors Sweden	39	3.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	248 0.4×	804 1.3×	200	5.4k
Paula Ray United States	30	4.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	623 0.6×	753 1.1×	315 0.5×	47	5.2k
Mary Slack United Kingdom	44	5.7k 1.3×	3.4k 2.2×	685 0.7×	255 0.4×	709 1.1×	160	7.7k
Nancy M. Bennett United States	45	8.5k 1.9×	3.3k 2.1×	1.2k 1.2×	744 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	126	10.4k
Joel I. Ward United States	44	5.0k 1.1×	3.1k 1.9×	1.7k 1.7×	857 1.3×	619 1.0×	138	6.8k
James Watt United States	32	3.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	513 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	93	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Cherian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Cherian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Cherian

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cherian, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) methodology to prioritize research to enable the implementation of Ending Cholera: A global roadmap to 2030. PLoS ONE. 17(5). e0264952–e0264952. 3 indexed citations

Cherian, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Complete Peripheral Blast Clearance is Superior to the Conventional Cut-Off of 1000/µL in Predicting Relapse in Pediatric Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 37(3). 366–371. 7 indexed citations

Levine, Orin S., Rana Hajjeh, John Wecker, et al.. (2010). A policy framework for accelerating adoption of new vaccines. Human Vaccines. 6(12). 1021–1024. 34 indexed citations

Tentzeris, Vasileios, et al.. (2010). Poor awareness of symptoms of oesophageal cancer. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 12(1). 32–34. 17 indexed citations

Toscano, Cristiana M., et al.. (2009). Pediatric bacterial meningitis surveillance - African Region, 2002-2008.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 58(18). 493–497. 20 indexed citations

Levine, Orin S., Thomas Cherian, Rana Hajjeh, & Maria Deloria Knoll. (2009). Progress and Future Challenges in Coordinated Surveillance and Detection of Pneumococcal and Hib Disease in Developing Countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48(s2). S33–S36. 21 indexed citations

Knoll, Maria Deloria, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Farzana Muhib, et al.. (2009). Standardizing Surveillance of Pneumococcal Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48(s2). S37–S48. 21 indexed citations

Levine, Orin S., et al.. (2006). Pneumococcal disease and vaccination in the Americas: an agenda for accelerated vaccine introduction. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. 19(5). 340–348. 29 indexed citations

Kanungo, Reba, et al.. (2005). Inhalational anthrax with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 25(1). 49–52. 3 indexed citations

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Manayani, Darly J., Thomas Cherian, N. Murali, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of a one-tube RT-PCR system for detection of enteroviruses. Journal of Clinical Virology. 24(1-2). 25–30. 7 indexed citations

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Varghese, Bipin T., Paul Sebastian, Cherian Koshy, et al.. (2001). Nasolabial flaps in oral reconstruction: an analysis of 224 cases. British Journal of Plastic Surgery. 54(6). 499–503. 57 indexed citations

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Cherian, Thomas, P. Raghupathy, K N Brahmadathan, et al.. (1999). Nasopharyngeal colonization of infants in southern India with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Epidemiology and Infection. 123(3). 383–388. 40 indexed citations

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Cherian, Thomas, Mark C. Steinhoff, E A Simoes, & T. Jacob John. (1997). Clinical signs of acute lower respiratory tract infections in malnourished infants and children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 16(5). 490–494. 8 indexed citations

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Cherian, Thomas, et al.. (1996). Disseminated melioidosis.. PubMed. 33(5). 403–6. 8 indexed citations

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Sebastian, P., et al.. (1994). The Sternomastoid Island Myocutaneous Flap for Oral Cancer Reconstruction. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 120(6). 629–632. 14 indexed citations

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Nair, Manjusha, et al.. (1993). Overall survival from breast cancer in Kerala, India, in relation to menstrual, reproductive, and clinical factors. Cancer. 71(5). 1791–1796. 36 indexed citations

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Ezimokhai, M., et al.. (1993). Effect of pregnancy on relaxation of rat aorta to magnesium. Cardiovascular Research. 27(9). 1629–1633. 13 indexed citations

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Kuriakose, Moni Abraham, Meena Sankaranarayanan, M. K. C. Nair, et al.. (1992). Comparison of oral squamous cell carcinoma in younger and older patients in India. European Journal of Cancer Part B Oral Oncology. 28(2). 113–120. 94 indexed citations

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Cherian, Thomas. (1990). Bronchiolitis in Tropical South India. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 144(9). 1026–1026. 66 indexed citations

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Thulesius, Olav, et al.. (1989). The effect of glucocorticosteroids on in vitro motility of the ureter of the sheep. British Journal of Pharmacology. 96(3). 527–530. 4 indexed citations

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