Thomas S. Blacker

3.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas S. Blacker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas S. Blacker has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Biophysics and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Thomas S. Blacker's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (10 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers). Thomas S. Blacker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (10 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (5 papers). Thomas S. Blacker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Thomas S. Blacker's co-authors include Michael R. Duchen, Laura D. Osellame, György Szabadkai, Angus J. Bain, Zoë F. Mann, Jonathan E. Gale, Mathias Ziegler, Antonio Rosato, Christian Frezza and Robert B. Bentham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas S. Blacker

22 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial function

2012 614 citations Laura D. Osellame, Thomas S. Blacker et al. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
Separating NADH and NADPH fluorescence in live cells and tissues using FLIM

2014 431 citations Thomas S. Blacker, Zoë F. Mann et al. Nature Communications profile →
Diabetes causes marked inhibition of mitochondrial metabolism in pancreatic β-cells

2019 244 citations Elizabeth Haythorne, Maria Rohm et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas S. Blacker United Kingdom	12	1.3k	307	295	280	222	23	2.2k
Reiner F. Haseloff Germany	24	1.0k 0.8×	213 0.7×	162 0.5×	360 1.3×	94 0.4×	54	2.5k
Brian P. Dranka United States	22	1.8k 1.4×	686 2.2×	112 0.4×	818 2.9×	142 0.6×	31	3.2k
Tracy A. Prime United Kingdom	32	2.4k 1.9×	153 0.5×	97 0.3×	619 2.2×	180 0.8×	38	3.6k
Małgorzata Tokarska-Schlattner France	24	1.6k 1.3×	286 0.9×	181 0.6×	539 1.9×	40 0.2×	43	3.0k
Takako Hishiki Japan	30	1.4k 1.1×	404 1.3×	52 0.2×	378 1.4×	177 0.8×	57	2.4k
Valentina A. Babenko Russia	15	1.3k 1.0×	215 0.7×	43 0.1×	259 0.9×	162 0.7×	27	2.2k
Marcella Canton Italy	29	2.0k 1.6×	131 0.4×	67 0.2×	460 1.6×	101 0.5×	54	3.4k
Pablo R. Castello Argentina	19	967 0.8×	101 0.3×	196 0.7×	535 1.9×	73 0.3×	35	2.1k
Christopher B. Pattillo United States	26	936 0.7×	158 0.5×	68 0.2×	665 2.4×	176 0.8×	56	2.8k
Gillian Hughes New Zealand	23	1.9k 1.5×	153 0.5×	72 0.2×	481 1.7×	75 0.3×	41	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bapiro, Tashinga E., Scott Martin, Thomas S. Blacker, et al.. (2025). A mismatch in enzyme-redox partnerships underlies divergent cytochrome P450 activities between human hepatocytes and microsomes. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1539–1539.

Esteras, Noemí, Thomas S. Blacker, Evgeny Zherebtsov, et al.. (2023). Nrf2 regulates glucose uptake and metabolism in neurons and astrocytes. Redox Biology. 62. 102672–102672. 37 indexed citations

Blacker, Thomas S., Michael R. Duchen, & Angus J. Bain. (2023). NAD(P)H binding configurations revealed by time-resolved fluorescence and two-photon absorption. Biophysical Journal. 122(7). 1240–1253. 11 indexed citations

O’Sullivan, James D.B., Thomas S. Blacker, Claire Scott, et al.. (2023). Gradients of glucose metabolism regulate morphogen signalling required for specifying tonotopic organisation in the chicken cochlea. eLife. 12. 8 indexed citations

Haythorne, Elizabeth, Maria Rohm, Martijn van de Bunt, et al.. (2019). Diabetes causes marked inhibition of mitochondrial metabolism in pancreatic β-cells. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2474–2474. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

Blacker, Thomas S., et al.. (2019). Metabolic Profiling of Live Cancer Tissues Using NAD(P)H Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. Methods in molecular biology. 1928. 365–387. 10 indexed citations

Thomas, Luke W., Cinzia Esposito, Ana S.H. Costa, et al.. (2019). CHCHD4 regulates tumour proliferation and EMT-related phenotypes, through respiratory chain-mediated metabolism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 7–7. 19 indexed citations

Chisholm, David R., Rebecca Lamb, Valerie Affleck, et al.. (2019). Photoactivated cell-killing involving a low molecular weight, donor–acceptor diphenylacetylene. Chemical Science. 10(17). 4673–4683. 15 indexed citations

Majumder, Paromita, et al.. (2019). Multiphoton NAD(P)H FLIM reveals metabolic changes in individual cell types of the intact cochlea upon sensorineural hearing loss. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18907–18907. 6 indexed citations

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Blacker, Thomas S., et al.. (2019). Polarized Two-Photon Absorption and Heterogeneous Fluorescence Dynamics in NAD(P)H. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 123(22). 4705–4717. 17 indexed citations

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Masters, Thomas A., et al.. (2018). Time-resolved stimulated emission depletion and energy transfer dynamics in two-photon excited EGFP. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 148(13). 134312–134312. 3 indexed citations

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Shah, Mittal, et al.. (2018). Decellularized Cartilage Directs Chondrogenic Differentiation: Creation of a Fracture Callus Mimetic. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(17-18). 1364–1376. 18 indexed citations

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Gaude, Edoardo, Christina Schmidt, Payam A. Gammage, et al.. (2018). NADH Shuttling Couples Cytosolic Reductive Carboxylation of Glutamine with Glycolysis in Cells with Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Molecular Cell. 69(4). 581–593.e7. 171 indexed citations

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Blacker, Thomas S., et al.. (2017). Assessment of Cellular Redox State Using NAD(P)H Fluorescence Intensity and Lifetime. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(2). 11 indexed citations

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Blacker, Thomas S., Edward Avezov, Richard J. Marsh, et al.. (2016). Investigating State Restriction in Fluorescent Protein FRET Using Time-Resolved Fluorescence and Anisotropy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(3). 1507–1514. 8 indexed citations

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Sommaggio, Roberta, Carsten Kummerow, Robert B. Bentham, et al.. (2016). The mitochondrial calcium uniporter regulates breast cancer progression via HIF ‐1α. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 8(5). 569–585. 213 indexed citations

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Blacker, Thomas S. & Michael R. Duchen. (2016). Investigating mitochondrial redox state using NADH and NADPH autofluorescence. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 100. 53–65. 283 indexed citations

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Blacker, Thomas S., Zoë F. Mann, Jonathan E. Gale, et al.. (2014). Separating NADH and NADPH fluorescence in live cells and tissues using FLIM. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3936–3936. 431 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blacker, Thomas S., Richard J. Marsh, Michael R. Duchen, & Angus J. Bain. (2013). Activated barrier crossing dynamics in the non-radiative decay of NADH and NADPH. Chemical Physics. 422. 184–194. 43 indexed citations

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Osellame, Laura D., Thomas S. Blacker, & Michael R. Duchen. (2012). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial function. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 26(6). 711–723. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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