Thomas E. Hanson

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Hanson is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Hanson has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Hanson's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (28 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers). Thomas E. Hanson is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (28 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers). Thomas E. Hanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Thomas E. Hanson's co-authors include Seymour Benzer, Donald F. Ready, F. Robert Tabita, Sriram Satagopan, Barbara J. Campbell, Richard L. Anderson, Martin G. Klotz, Shawn W. Polson, Michelle C. Mack and Edward A. G. Schuur and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Hanson

63 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Development of the Drosophila retina, a neurocrystalline lattice

1976 862 citations Thomas E. Hanson et al. profile →
Complete genome sequence of the metabolically versatile photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris

2003 600 citations Frank W. Larimer, Patrick Chain et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Class Epsilonproteobacteria and Proposed Reclassification to Epsilonbacteraeota (phyl. nov.)

2017 310 citations David W. Waite, Inka Vanwonterghem et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. Hanson United States	33	2.5k	1.7k	533	486	486	67	4.8k
Niels‐Ulrik Frigaard Denmark	34	3.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	337 0.6×	565 1.2×	358 0.7×	70	4.9k
Michal Koblížek Czechia	40	2.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	322 0.6×	661 1.4×	454 0.9×	116	5.1k
Shimshon Belkin Israel	47	4.3k 1.7×	961 0.6×	321 0.6×	393 0.8×	547 1.1×	189	7.3k
Reinhard Bachofen Switzerland	34	1.4k 0.6×	799 0.5×	231 0.4×	585 1.2×	288 0.6×	176	4.0k
Michael G. Klein United States	42	3.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	967 1.8×	390 0.8×	913 1.9×	153	6.2k
Chiaki Kato Japan	41	2.9k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	243 0.5×	1.2k 2.6×	283 0.6×	205	5.5k
Rob J. M. van Spanning Netherlands	38	2.4k 1.0×	994 0.6×	160 0.3×	206 0.4×	347 0.7×	112	4.4k
José M. González Spain	40	4.1k 1.7×	5.3k 3.1×	530 1.0×	996 2.0×	433 0.9×	107	8.3k
Ladislav Nedbal Czechia	39	1.7k 0.7×	701 0.4×	368 0.7×	524 1.1×	1.8k 3.6×	109	4.5k
Esa Tyystjärvi Finland	40	3.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	809 1.5×	317 0.7×	2.7k 5.7×	134	6.2k

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Modla, Shannon, et al.. (2025). Chlorobaculum tepidum outer membrane vesicles may transport biogenic elemental sulfur. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(7). e0101925–e0101925.

Hansen, Kirstin Anderson, et al.. (2023). Identification of Bacterial Taxa Present in a Concrete Pennsylvania Bridge. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(6). e0021123–e0021123.

Raman, Vidhyavathi, et al.. (2017). Differential RNA Sequencing Implicates Sulfide as the Master Regulator of S ⁰ Metabolism in Chlorobaculum tepidum and Other Green Sulfur Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(3). 3 indexed citations

Waite, David W., Inka Vanwonterghem, Christian Rinke, et al.. (2017). Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Class Epsilonproteobacteria and Proposed Reclassification to Epsilonbacteraeota (phyl. nov.). Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 682–682. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Kelvin H., et al.. (2016). Chlorobaculum tepidum Modulates Amino Acid Composition in Response to Energy Availability, as Revealed by a Systematic Exploration of the Energy Landscape of Phototrophic Sulfur Oxidation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(21). 6431–6439. 1 indexed citations

Rossmassler, Karen, Thomas E. Hanson, & Barbara J. Campbell. (2016). Diverse sulfur metabolisms from two subterranean sulfidic spring systems. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(16). fnw162–fnw162. 14 indexed citations

Hanson, Thomas E., et al.. (2016). A sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase fromChlorobaculum tepidumdisplays unusual kinetic properties. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(12). fnw100–fnw100. 11 indexed citations

Findlay, Alyssa, et al.. (2015). Light-Dependent Sulfide Oxidation in the Anoxic Zone of the Chesapeake Bay Can Be Explained by Small Populations of Phototrophic Bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(21). 7560–7569. 23 indexed citations

Seago, Nanette, et al.. (2014). The Impact of Learning and Teaching Linear Functions Professional Development.. Proceedings of the ... PME Conference.

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Hanson, Thomas E., et al.. (2013). Phototrophic sulfide oxidation: environmental insights and a method for kinetic analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4. 382–382. 16 indexed citations

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Hanson, Thomas E., et al.. (2013). Nitrate ammonification by Nautilia profundicola AmH: experimental evidence consistent with a free hydroxylamine intermediate. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4. 180–180. 55 indexed citations

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Campbell, Barbara J., Shawn W. Polson, Thomas E. Hanson, Michelle C. Mack, & Edward A. G. Schuur. (2010). The effect of nutrient deposition on bacterial communities in Arctic tundra soil. Environmental Microbiology. 12(7). 1842–1854. 277 indexed citations

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Bains, Gurdeep, et al.. (2009). Native Plant and Microbial Contributions to a Negative Plant-Plant Interaction. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 151(4). 2145–2151. 38 indexed citations

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Ollivier, Patrick, et al.. (2008). Volatilization and Precipitation of Tellurium by Aerobic, Tellurite-Resistant Marine Microbes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(23). 7163–7173. 54 indexed citations

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Morgan‐Kiss, Rachael M., Leong‐Keat Chan, Shannon Modla, et al.. (2008). Chlorobaculum tepidum regulates chlorosome structure and function in response to temperature and electron donor availability. Photosynthesis Research. 99(1). 11–21. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, J. L., et al.. (2008). Nautilia profundicola sp. nov., a thermophilic, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 58(7). 1598–1602. 45 indexed citations

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Morgan‐Kiss, Rachael M., Alexander G. Ivanov, Shannon Modla, et al.. (2008). Identity and physiology of a new psychrophilic eukaryotic green alga, Chlorella sp., strain BI, isolated from a transitory pond near Bratina Island, Antarctica. Extremophiles. 12(5). 701–711. 41 indexed citations

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Tabita, F. Robert, et al.. (2007). Distinct form I, II, III, and IV Rubisco proteins from the three kingdoms of life provide clues about Rubisco evolution and structure/function relationships. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59(7). 1515–1524. 290 indexed citations

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Kan, Jinjun, Thomas E. Hanson, Joy M. Ginter, Kui Wang, & Feng Chen. (2005). Metaproteomic analysis of Chesapeake Bay microbial communities. PubMed. 1(1). 7–7. 79 indexed citations

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Larimer, Frank W., Patrick Chain, Loren Hauser, et al.. (2003). Complete genome sequence of the metabolically versatile photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Nature Biotechnology. 22(1). 55–61. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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