Thomas E. Johnson

22.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
251 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Johnson is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Johnson has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Aging, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 38 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Johnson's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (107 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (27 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (25 papers). Thomas E. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (107 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (27 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (25 papers). Thomas E. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Thomas E. Johnson's co-authors include Jonathan S. Lindsey, Samuel T. Henderson, Gordon J. Lithgow, Shin Murakami, Richard W. Wagner, James R. Cypser, Shane L. Rea, Georg Steinhäuser, A. Brandl and Tiffany White and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Johnson

244 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

daf-16 integrates developmental and environmental inputs to mediate aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

2001 754 citations Samuel T. Henderson, Thomas E. Johnson Current Biology profile →
Comparison of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents: A review of the environmental impacts

2013 718 citations Thomas E. Johnson et al. profile →
Thermotolerance and extended life-span conferred by single-gene mutations and induced by thermal stress.

1995 711 citations Gordon J. Lithgow, Thomas E. Johnson 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 E. Johnson United States	64	7.0k	4.5k	3.0k	2.2k	2.1k	251	15.3k
Edward J. Calabrese United States	91	1.6k 0.2×	6.4k 1.4×	3.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	467 0.2×	660	27.0k
Edward L. Schneider United States	51	618 0.1×	7.1k 1.6×	2.1k 0.7×	650 0.3×	208 0.1×	234	20.0k
George N. Somero United States	86	1.0k 0.1×	7.7k 1.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	269 0.1×	228	29.7k
John J. McCarthy United States	57	489 0.1×	6.8k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	257 0.1×	625 0.3×	185	11.6k
Caleb E. Finch United States	87	2.4k 0.3×	9.7k 2.1×	10.8k 3.6×	218 0.1×	1.1k 0.5×	417	30.1k
Hong Li China	85	210 0.0×	14.3k 3.2×	3.3k 1.1×	489 0.2×	404 0.2×	1.0k	29.7k
Luc Moëns Belgium	74	132 0.0×	5.5k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	495 0.2×	531	21.6k
Minoru Tanaka Japan	62	242 0.0×	4.4k 1.0×	954 0.3×	322 0.1×	1.5k 0.7×	503	15.0k
Douglas C. Wallace United States	115	2.2k 0.3×	39.2k 8.6×	7.2k 2.4×	492 0.2×	584 0.3×	381	54.1k
Ron Mittler United States	95	190 0.0×	26.0k 5.7×	594 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	295 0.1×	225	62.3k

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Yoschenko, Vasyl, et al.. (2025). Assessing the quasi-equilibrium distribution of Fukushima-derived radiocesium in a typical Japanese cedar forest using an isotopic approach. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 288. 107742–107742. 1 indexed citations

Harper, Sherilee L., et al.. (2024). Inclusion of patients and advocates as authors in medical publications: progress over the past decade. Sleep Medicine. 115. S254–S254. 1 indexed citations

Butcher, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). Geographic Analysis of the Vulnerability of U.S. Lakes to Cyanobacterial Blooms under Future Climate. Earth Interactions. 27(1). 1–17. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Thomas E., et al.. (2022). A review of climate change effects on practices for mitigating water quality impacts. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 13(4). 1684–1705. 19 indexed citations

Butcher, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Efficient statistical approach to develop intensity-duration-frequency curves for precipitation and runoff under future climate. Climatic Change. 164(1-2). 1–3. 26 indexed citations

Shozugawa, Katsumi, Mayumi Hori, Thomas E. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Landside tritium leakage over through years from Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant and relationship between countermeasures and contaminated water. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19925–19925. 24 indexed citations

Johnson, Thomas E., et al.. (2018). A Brief Review—EPR Dosimetry and the Use of Animal Teeth as Dosimeters. Health Physics. 115(5). 600–607. 7 indexed citations

Šimeček, Petr, Jiřı́ Forejt, Robert W. Williams, et al.. (2017). High-Resolution Maps of Mouse Reference Populations. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 7(10). 3427–3434. 7 indexed citations

Johnson, Thomas E.. (2017). Enter Sandman: The Viability of Environmental Personhood to US Soil Conservation Efforts. 20(1). 259. 2 indexed citations

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Dahlen, Joseph, et al.. (2014). Reducing Susceptibility of Heat-Treated Sweetgum and Pine to Mold Colonization by Incorporating Traditional Biocides. Wood and Fiber Science. 46(4). 539–546. 1 indexed citations

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Mendenhall, Alexander, Pat Tedesco, Lester D. Taylor, et al.. (2012). Expression of a Single-Copy hsp-16.2 Reporter Predicts Life span. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 67(7). 726–733. 37 indexed citations

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Seewald, Alexander K., James R. Cypser, Alexander Mendenhall, & Thomas E. Johnson. (2010). Quantifying Phenotypic Variation in Isogenic Caenorhabditis elegans Expressing Phsp-16.2::gfp by Clustering 2D Expression Patterns. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11426–e11426. 11 indexed citations

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Tissenbaum, Heidi A. & Thomas E. Johnson. (2008). 7 Aging Processes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 51. 153–183. 1 indexed citations

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Bennett, Beth, et al.. (2007). Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping for Acute Functional Tolerance to Ethanol in the L × S Recombinant Inbred Panel. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 31(2). 200–208. 20 indexed citations

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Cypser, James R. & Thomas E. Johnson. (2003). Hormesis in Caenorhabditis elegans dauer-defective mutants. Biogerontology. 4(4). 203–214. 41 indexed citations

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Henderson, Samuel T. & Thomas E. Johnson. (2001). daf-16 integrates developmental and environmental inputs to mediate aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology. 11(24). 1975–1980. 754 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yanase, Sumino, James R. Cypser, Thomas E. Johnson, & Naoaki Ishii. (2000). Adaptive response extends the life span through signaling to DAF-16 in Caenorhabditis elegans :. Journal of Radiation Research. 41(4). 417. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, Thomas E., Gordon J. Lithgow, & Shin Murakami. (1996). Hypothesis: Interventions That Increase the Response to Stress Offer the Potential for Effective Life Prolongation and Increased Health. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 51A(6). B392–B395. 111 indexed citations

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Nelson, James F., Katarzyna Karelus, Lêda S. Felicio, & Thomas E. Johnson. (1992). Genetic influences on oestrous cyclicity in mice: evidence that cycle length and frequency are differentially regulated. Reproduction. 94(1). 261–268. 13 indexed citations

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Mitchell, David & Thomas E. Johnson. (1984). Invertebrate models in aging research. CRC Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations

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