Thomas J. Parsons

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Parsons is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Parsons has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Genetics, 61 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Parsons's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (59 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (35 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (22 papers). Thomas J. Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (59 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (35 papers) and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (22 papers). Thomas J. Parsons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Sweden. Thomas J. Parsons's co-authors include Mitchell M. Holland, Jodi A. Irwin, Michael D. Coble, Walther Parson, Per G. P. Ericson, Ulf S. Johansson, Rebecca S. Just, Toni M. Diegoli, Michael J. Braun and Odile Loreille and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Parsons

104 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils

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Rebecca L. Cann United States

Lalji Singh India

Anna Di Rienzo United States

Peter Forster Germany

Francesc Calafell Spain

David Glenn Smith United States

Jodi A. Irwin United States

Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen Denmark

Nadin Rohland United States

Joseph K. Pickrell United States

Rebecca L. Cann United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tran, Linh, et al.. (2026). Comparative evaluation of SNP sequencing workflows for identification of the missing in Vietnam. Forensic Science International Genetics. 84. 103448–103448.

Moseley, Rachel, Carrie Allison, Thomas J. Parsons, et al.. (2026). “A Combination of Everything”: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Factors that Autistic People Consider Important in Suicidality. Autism in Adulthood.

Parsons, Thomas J., Andreas Tillmar, Mayra Eduardoff, et al.. (2025). Inter-platform evaluation of the MPSplex large-scale tri-allelic SNP panel for forensic identification. Forensic Science International Genetics. 77. 103233–103233.

Kling, Daniel, Athina Vidaki, Pascal Arp, et al.. (2021). Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy. Forensic Science International Genetics. 56. 102625–102625. 48 indexed citations

Mundorff, Amy Z., et al.. (2018). An economical and efficient method for postmortem DNA sampling in mass fatalities. Forensic Science International Genetics. 36. 167–175. 8 indexed citations

Parson, Walther, Leonor Gusmão, Douglas R. Hares, et al.. (2014). DNA Commission of the International Society for Forensic Genetics: Revised and extended guidelines for mitochondrial DNA typing. Forensic Science International Genetics. 13. 134–142. 230 indexed citations

Irwin, Jodi A., Rebecca S. Just, Odile Loreille, & Thomas J. Parsons. (2012). Characterization of a modified amplification approach for improved STR recovery from severely degraded skeletal elements. Forensic Science International Genetics. 6(5). 578–587. 18 indexed citations

Huel, René, et al.. (2011). DNA Extraction from Aged Skeletal Samples for STR Typing by Capillary Electrophoresis. Methods in molecular biology. 830. 185–198. 16 indexed citations

Amory, Sylvain, et al.. (2011). Automatable full demineralization DNA extraction procedure from degraded skeletal remains. Forensic Science International Genetics. 6(3). 398–406. 97 indexed citations

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Saunier, Jessica L., et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial control region sequences from an Egyptian population sample. Forensic Science International Genetics. 3(3). e97–e103. 37 indexed citations

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Vallone, Peter M., Rebecca S. Just, Michael D. Coble, John M. Butler, & Thomas J. Parsons. (2004). A multiplex allele-specific primer extension assay for forensically informative SNPs distributed throughout the mitochondrial genome. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 118(3). 147–157. 105 indexed citations

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Harshman, John, Christopher J. Huddleston, Jonathan P. Bollback, Thomas J. Parsons, & Michael J. Braun. (2003). True and False Gharials: A Nuclear Gene Phylogeny of Crocodylia. Systematic Biology. 52(3). 386–402. 88 indexed citations

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Desmond, Martha J., Thomas J. Parsons, Thomas O. Powers, & Julie A. Savidge. (2001). An initial examination of mitochondrial dna structure in Burrowing Owl populations. Journal of Raptor Research. 35(4). 274–281. 11 indexed citations

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Chinnery, Patrick F., Geoffrey A. Taylor, Neil Howell, et al.. (2001). Point Mutations of the mtDNA Control Region in Normal and Neurodegenerative Human Brains. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(2). 529–532. 71 indexed citations

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Hall, Jeffrey S., Byron J. Adams, Thomas J. Parsons, et al.. (1998). Molecular Cloning, Sequencing, and Phylogenetic Relationships of a New Potyvirus: Sugarcane Streak Mosaic Virus, and a Reevaluation of the Classification of the Potyviridae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 10(3). 323–332. 85 indexed citations

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Parsons, Thomas J., Kevin M. Sullivan, N.J Woodyatt, et al.. (1997). A high observed substitution rate in the human mitochondrial DNA control region. Nature Genetics. 15(4). 363–368. 381 indexed citations

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Bachelot‐Loza, Christilla, Lucia E. Rameh, Thomas J. Parsons, & Lewis C. Cantley. (1996). Association of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, via the SH2 domains of p85, with focal adhesion kinase in polyoma middle t-transformed fibroblasts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1311(1). 45–52. 35 indexed citations

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Wilkerson, Richard C., et al.. (1993). Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers readily distinguish cryptic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles ). Insect Molecular Biology. 1(4). 205–211. 80 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Harvey D., Jay B. Hollick, Thomas J. Parsons, Howard R. G. Clarke, & Milton P. Gordon. (1990). Systemically wound-responsive genes in poplar trees encode proteins similar to sweet potato sporamins and legume Kunitz trypsin inhibitors. Plant Molecular Biology. 14(1). 51–59. 83 indexed citations

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Parsons, Thomas J. & Tarun R. Naik. (1985). Early Age Concrete Strength Determinationby Maturity. ACI Concrete International. 7(2). 37–43. 3 indexed citations

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