Thomas Thomou

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas Thomou is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Thomou has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Thomou's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (3 papers). Thomas Thomou is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (3 papers). Thomas Thomou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Italy. Thomas Thomou's co-authors include James L. Kirkland, Tamar Tchkonia, C. Ronald Kahn, Marcelo A. Mori, Steven Grinspoon, Rubén García-Martín, Ιορδάνης Καραγιαννίδης, Michael D. Jensen, Phillip Görden and Jonathon N. Winnay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Thomou

23 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adipose-derived circulating miRNAs regulate gene expression in other tissues

2017 1.1k citations Thomas Thomou, Marcelo A. Mori et al. Nature profile →
Mechanisms and Metabolic Implications of Regional Differences among Fat Depots

2013 501 citations Tamar Tchkonia, Thomas Thomou et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Thomou United States	21	1.7k	1.6k	1.2k	936	768	23	3.5k
William P. Cawthorn United Kingdom	33	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	598 0.6×	439 0.6×	50	4.2k
Atsunori Fukuhara Japan	32	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	340 0.4×	578 0.8×	88	4.1k
Gary Hausman United States	34	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	429 0.5×	469 0.6×	136	4.5k
Danièle Lacasa France	27	1.6k 0.9×	954 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	276 0.3×	548 0.7×	42	3.1k
Ιορδάνης Καραγιαννίδης United States	27	1.4k 0.8×	771 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	224 0.2×	477 0.6×	35	2.8k
Yasushi Matsuki Japan	21	867 0.5×	2.6k 1.6×	862 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	249 0.3×	30	3.8k
Mehrnoosh Saghizadeh United States	29	908 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	333 0.4×	309 0.4×	60	4.3k
Anjali K. Nath United States	20	702 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	748 0.6×	350 0.4×	298 0.4×	38	3.2k
Margareta Jernås Sweden	31	964 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	699 0.6×	391 0.4×	284 0.4×	54	3.3k
Kevin Y. Lee United States	33	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	374 0.4×	446 0.6×	44	4.4k

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García-Martín, Rubén, Bruna B. Brandão, Thomas Thomou, Emrah Altındiş, & C. Ronald Kahn. (2022). Tissue differences in the exosomal/small extracellular vesicle proteome and their potential as indicators of altered tissue metabolism. Cell Reports. 38(3). 110277–110277. 85 indexed citations

Ouaamari, Abdelfattah El, InSug O‐Sullivan, Jun Shirakawa, et al.. (2018). Forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) regulates hepatic serine protease inhibitor B1 (serpinB1) expression in a non-cell-autonomous fashion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(3). 1059–1069. 11 indexed citations

Rao, Tata Nageswara, Manoj Gupta, Samir Softic, et al.. (2018). Attenuation of PKC δ enhances metabolic activity and promotes expansion of blood progenitors. The EMBO Journal. 37(24). 5 indexed citations

Thomou, Thomas, Marcelo A. Mori, Jonathan M. Dreyfuss, et al.. (2018). Adipose-derived circulating miRNAs regulate gene expression in other tissues. Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology. 21 indexed citations

Thomou, Thomas, Marcelo A. Mori, Jonathan M. Dreyfuss, et al.. (2017). Adipose-derived circulating miRNAs regulate gene expression in other tissues. Nature. 542(7642). 450–455. 1131 indexed citations breakdown →

Brandão, Bruna B., Beatriz Alves Guerra, Andrea Frontini, et al.. (2016). Fat-specific Dicer deficiency accelerates aging and mitigates several effects of dietary restriction in mice. Aging. 8(6). 1201–1222. 42 indexed citations

Khamaisi, Mogher, Sayaka Katagiri, Hillary A. Keenan, et al.. (2016). PKCδ inhibition normalizes the wound-healing capacity of diabetic human fibroblasts. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 126(3). 837–853. 51 indexed citations

Torriani, Martin, Suman Srinivasa, Kathleen V. Fitch, et al.. (2016). Dysfunctional Subcutaneous Fat With Reduced Dicer and Brown Adipose Tissue Gene Expression in HIV-Infected Patients. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(3). 1225–1234. 42 indexed citations

Ussar, Siegfried, Kevin Y. Lee, Simon N. Dankel, et al.. (2014). ASC-1, PAT2, and P2RX5 are cell surface markers for white, beige, and brown adipocytes. Science Translational Medicine. 6(247). 247ra103–247ra103. 153 indexed citations

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Mori, Marcelo A., Thomas Thomou, Jérémie Boucher, et al.. (2014). Altered miRNA processing disrupts brown/white adipocyte determination and associates with lipodystrophy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(8). 3339–3351. 143 indexed citations

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Tchkonia, Tamar, Thomas Thomou, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms and Metabolic Implications of Regional Differences among Fat Depots. Cell Metabolism. 17(5). 644–656. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mori, Marcelo A., Prashant Raghavan, Thomas Thomou, et al.. (2012). Role of MicroRNA Processing in Adipose Tissue in Stress Defense and Longevity. Cell Metabolism. 16(3). 336–347. 208 indexed citations

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Sepe, Anna, Tamar Tchkonia, Thomas Thomou, Mauro Zamboni, & James L. Kirkland. (2010). Aging and Regional Differences in Fat Cell Progenitors – A Mini-Review. Gerontology. 57(1). 66–75. 182 indexed citations

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Cartwright, Mark, Karen Schlauch, Marc E. Lenburg, et al.. (2010). Aging, Depot Origin, and Preadipocyte Gene Expression. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 65A(3). 242–251. 80 indexed citations

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Tchoukalova, Yourka D., Christina Koutsari, Susanne B. Votruba, et al.. (2010). Sex‐ and Depot‐Dependent Differences in Adipogenesis in Normal‐Weight Humans. Obesity. 18(10). 1875–1880. 114 indexed citations

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Gross, Kara J., Ιορδάνης Καραγιαννίδης, Thomas Thomou, et al.. (2009). Substance P promotes expansion of human mesenteric preadipocytes through proliferative and antiapoptotic pathways. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 296(5). G1012–G1019. 38 indexed citations

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Tchkonia, Tamar, Tamar Pirtskhalava, Thomas Thomou, et al.. (2007). Increased TNFα and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein with aging predispose preadipocytes to resist adipogenesis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 293(6). E1810–E1819. 59 indexed citations

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Guo, Wen, Tamar Pirtskhalava, Tamar Tchkonia, et al.. (2006). Aging results in paradoxical susceptibility of fat cell progenitors to lipotoxicity. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(4). E1041–E1051. 63 indexed citations

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Tchkonia, Tamar, Marc E. Lenburg, Thomas Thomou, et al.. (2006). Identification of depot-specific human fat cell progenitors through distinct expression profiles and developmental gene patterns. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(1). E298–E307. 276 indexed citations

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Καραγιαννίδης, Ιορδάνης, Thomas Thomou, Tamar Tchkonia, et al.. (2006). Increased CUG Triplet Repeat-binding Protein-1 Predisposes to Impaired Adipogenesis with Aging. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(32). 23025–23033. 51 indexed citations

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