Thomas E. Spencer

41.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
425 papers, 31.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Spencer is a scholar working on Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Spencer has authored 425 papers receiving a total of 31.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 252 papers in Immunology, 209 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 101 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Spencer's work include Reproductive System and Pregnancy (239 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (209 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (65 papers). Thomas E. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive System and Pregnancy (239 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (209 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (65 papers). Thomas E. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Thomas E. Spencer's co-authors include Fuller W. Bazer, Guoyao Wu, Robert C. Burghardt, Greg A. Johnson, F. W. Bazer, M. Carey Satterfield, Cynthia J. Meininger, Troy Ott, P. Lonergan and Gregory A. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Spencer

411 papers receiving 31.0k 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.

Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease

2008 1.0k citations Fuller W. Bazer, Thomas E. Spencer et al. profile →
Steroid receptor coactivator-1 is a histone acetyltransferase

1997 1.0k citations Thomas E. Spencer et al. profile →
BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: Intrauterine growth retardation: Implications for the animal sciences1

2006 914 citations Thomas E. Spencer et al. profile →
Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development

2004 758 citations Fuller W. Bazer, Thomas E. Spencer et al. profile →
Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: implications for animal and human nutrition

2010 547 citations Fuller W. Bazer, Robert C. Burghardt et al. profile →
Immune mechanisms at the maternal-fetal interface: perspectives and challenges

2015 455 citations Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Thomas E. Spencer et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. Spencer	14.2k	12.6k	8.0k	7.8k	5.8k	425	31.8k
Fuller W. Bazer	16.2k 1.1×	17.7k 1.4×	8.5k 1.1×	9.1k 1.2×	6.6k 1.1×	751	39.9k
Murray D. Mitchell	7.2k 0.5×	2.7k 0.2×	2.0k 0.3×	4.5k 0.6×	4.7k 0.8×	614	21.8k
Robert C. Burghardt	5.6k 0.4×	4.5k 0.4×	2.9k 0.4×	5.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.4×	320	16.5k
Francesco J. DeMayo	10.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.1×	8.5k 1.1×	14.7k 1.9×	4.5k 0.8×	401	32.3k
Carlos Simón	12.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.1×	2.8k 0.3×	5.1k 0.6×	11.2k 1.9×	596	29.6k
Eckhard Wolf	5.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.2×	8.1k 1.0×	12.8k 1.6×	5.6k 1.0×	718	29.6k
Jerome F. Strauss	3.6k 0.3×	1.2k 0.1×	5.1k 0.6×	9.5k 1.2×	7.1k 1.2×	385	26.7k
Linda C. Giudice	11.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.1×	3.6k 0.4×	4.9k 0.6×	7.2k 1.2×	360	35.3k
Peter J. Hansen	3.4k 0.2×	8.6k 0.7×	5.5k 0.7×	3.4k 0.4×	6.2k 1.1×	416	16.7k
Sarah A. Robertson	9.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.3×	1.0k 0.1×	2.0k 0.3×	5.4k 0.9×	269	15.6k

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Biase, Fernando H., et al.. (2024). Altered microRNA composition in the uterine lumen fluid in cattle (Bos taurus) pregnancies initiated by artificial insemination or transfer of an in vitro produced embryo. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 15(1). 130–130. 1 indexed citations

Telugu, Bhanu P., et al.. (2024). Development of polarity-reversed endometrial epithelial organoids. Reproduction. 167(3). 12 indexed citations

Fitzgerald, Harriet C., et al.. (2023). Basolateral secretions of human endometrial epithelial organoids impact stromal cell decidualization. Molecular Human Reproduction. 29(4). 15 indexed citations

Biase, Fernando H., et al.. (2023). Extensive rewiring of the gene regulatory interactions between in vitro–produced conceptuses and endometrium during attachment. PNAS Nexus. 2(9). pgad284–pgad284. 4 indexed citations

Spencer, Thomas E., et al.. (2023). Single-cell insights into epithelial morphogenesis in the neonatal mouse uterus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(49). e2316410120–e2316410120. 11 indexed citations

Kim, Tae Hoon, Ren‐Wei Su, Jae‐Wook Jeong, et al.. (2022). Notch effector recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J signaling is required for the initiation of endometrial stromal cell decidualization. Biology of Reproduction. 3 indexed citations

Simintiras, Constantine A., Jéssica Nora Drum, Hongyu Liu, M. S. Ortega, & Thomas E. Spencer. (2022). Uterine lumen fluid is metabolically semi-autonomous. Communications Biology. 5(1). 191–191. 15 indexed citations

Dhakal, Pramod, Harriet C. Fitzgerald, Andrew M. Kelleher, Hongyu Liu, & Thomas E. Spencer. (2021). Uterine glands impact embryo survival and stromal cell decidualization in mice. The FASEB Journal. 35(10). e21938–e21938. 15 indexed citations

Ali, Asghar, Mark D. Stenglein, Thomas E. Spencer, et al.. (2020). Trophectoderm-Specific Knockdown of LIN28 Decreases Expression of Genes Necessary for Cell Proliferation and Reduces Elongation of Sheep Conceptus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(7). 2549–2549. 18 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Pramod, Andrew M. Kelleher, Susanta K. Behura, & Thomas E. Spencer. (2020). Sexually dimorphic effects of forkhead box a2 (FOXA2) and uterine glands on decidualization and fetoplacental development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(38). 23952–23959. 24 indexed citations

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Behura, Susanta K., Andrew M. Kelleher, & Thomas E. Spencer. (2020). Regulation of uterine genes during the peri‐implantation period, and its relationship to the maternal brain in gestating mice. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 87(4). 482–492. 5 indexed citations

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Brooks, Kelsey E., Lee D. Spate, Joshua A. Benne, et al.. (2019). New perspective on conceptus estrogens in maternal recognition and pregnancy establishment in the pig†. Biology of Reproduction. 101(1). 148–161. 55 indexed citations

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O’Neil, Eleanore V., Kelsey E. Brooks, Gregory W. Burns, et al.. (2019). Prostaglandin‐endoperoxide synthase 2 is not required for preimplantation ovine conceptus development in sheep. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 87(1). 142–151. 11 indexed citations

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Kelleher, Andrew M., Francesco J. DeMayo, & Thomas E. Spencer. (2019). Uterine Glands: Developmental Biology and Functional Roles in Pregnancy. Endocrine Reviews. 40(5). 1424–1445. 137 indexed citations

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Ortega, M. S., et al.. (2019). NANOG is required to form the epiblast and maintain pluripotency in the bovine embryo. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 87(1). 152–160. 37 indexed citations

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Kelleher, Andrew M., et al.. (2018). Uterine glands coordinate on-time embryo implantation and impact endometrial decidualization for pregnancy success. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2435–2435. 136 indexed citations

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Vasquez, Yasmin M., Xiaoqiu Wang, Margeaux Wetendorf, et al.. (2018). FOXO1 regulates uterine epithelial integrity and progesterone receptor expression critical for embryo implantation. PLoS Genetics. 14(11). e1007787–e1007787. 112 indexed citations

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Kelleher, Andrew M., Peng Wang, James K. Pru, et al.. (2017). Forkhead box a2 (FOXA2) is essential for uterine function and fertility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(6). E1018–E1026. 127 indexed citations

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Erikson, David W., Jinyoung Kim, Robert C. Burghardt, et al.. (2009). Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 in the Ruminant Uterus: Potential Endometrial Marker and Regulator of Conceptus Elongation. Endocrinology. 150(9). 4295–4305. 55 indexed citations

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Fleming, Jo-Ann G. W., Youngsok Choi, Greg A. Johnson, Thomas E. Spencer, & Fuller W. Bazer. (2001). Cloning of the Ovine Estrogen Receptor-α Promoter and Functional Regulation by Ovine Interferon-τ*. Endocrinology. 142(7). 2879–2887. 45 indexed citations

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