Thomas Thorne

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Thorne is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Statistics and Probability and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Thorne has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Statistics and Probability and 4 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Thorne's work include Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (10 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (10 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (8 papers). Thomas Thorne is often cited by papers focused on Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (10 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (10 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (8 papers). Thomas Thorne collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany. Thomas Thorne's co-authors include Michael P. H. Stumpf, Carsten Wiuf, Eric de Silva, Michael Lappé, R. J. C. Stewart, Paul Kirk, C. Barnes, Huizhi Liang, Sarah Filippi and Maxime Huvet and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Bioinformatics and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Thorne

27 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating the size of the human interactome 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Estimating the size of the human interactome
    2008 563 citations Michael P. H. Stumpf, Thomas Thorne et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Thorne United Kingdom 15 822 174 108 106 85 28 1.1k
Eric de Silva United Kingdom 10 681 0.8× 154 0.9× 39 0.4× 121 1.1× 84 1.0× 16 1.0k
Vladislav Vyshemirsky United Kingdom 13 668 0.8× 145 0.8× 53 0.5× 47 0.4× 19 0.2× 30 959
Jerome T. Mettetal United States 18 1.6k 1.9× 213 1.2× 22 0.2× 477 4.5× 62 0.7× 48 2.5k
Vincenzo Belcastro Switzerland 18 2.0k 2.4× 523 3.0× 88 0.8× 180 1.7× 25 0.3× 32 2.5k
Hon Nian Chua Singapore 17 1.4k 1.7× 601 3.5× 43 0.4× 81 0.8× 80 0.9× 26 1.7k
Vijayalakshmi Chelliah United Kingdom 17 1.2k 1.4× 227 1.3× 36 0.3× 102 1.0× 8 0.1× 22 1.5k
Chee-Keong Kwoh Singapore 17 1.2k 1.5× 744 4.3× 224 2.1× 44 0.4× 49 0.6× 37 1.6k
Gabriel F. Berriz United States 12 2.3k 2.8× 295 1.7× 53 0.5× 280 2.6× 115 1.4× 15 2.8k
Le Ou-Yang China 20 840 1.0× 231 1.3× 108 1.0× 37 0.3× 52 0.6× 95 1.1k
Quentin Vanhaelen United States 11 649 0.8× 521 3.0× 76 0.7× 62 0.6× 10 0.1× 20 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Thorne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Thorne

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thorne, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Calibration of stochastic, agent-based neuron growth models with approximate Bayesian computation. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 89(5). 50–50. 3 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Shrinkage estimation of gene interaction networks in single-cell RNA sequencing data. BMC Bioinformatics. 25(1). 339–339.
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Thorne, Thomas, Paul Kirk, & Heather A. Harrington. (2022). Topological approximate Bayesian computation for parameter inference of an angiogenesis model. Bioinformatics. 38(9). 2529–2535. 5 indexed citations
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Gafson, Arie, et al.. (2018). Lipoprotein markers associated with disability from multiple sclerosis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17026–17026. 27 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas. (2018). Approximate inference of gene regulatory network models from RNA-Seq time series data. BMC Bioinformatics. 19(1). 127–127. 15 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas. (2016). NetDiff – Bayesian model selection for differential gene regulatory network inference. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39224–39224. 7 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas, Pietro Fratta, Michael G. Hanna, et al.. (2013). Graphical modelling of molecular networks underlying sporadic inclusion body myositis. Molecular BioSystems. 9(7). 1736–1742. 6 indexed citations
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Kirk, Paul, Thomas Thorne, & Michael P. H. Stumpf. (2013). Model selection in systems and synthetic biology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 24(4). 767–774. 80 indexed citations
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You, Tao, Piers J. Ingram, Mette D. Jacobsen, et al.. (2012). A systems biology analysis of long and short-term memories of osmotic stress adaptation in fungi. BMC Research Notes. 5(1). 258–258. 32 indexed citations
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Liepe, Juliane, C. Barnes, Maxime Huvet, et al.. (2012). Calibrating spatio-temporal models of leukocyte dynamics against in vivo live-imaging data using approximate Bayesian computation. Integrative Biology. 4(3). 335–335. 27 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas & Michael P. H. Stumpf. (2012). Graph spectral analysis of protein interaction network evolution. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(75). 2653–2666. 19 indexed citations
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Harrington, Heather A., Kenneth L. Ho, Thomas Thorne, & Michael P. H. Stumpf. (2012). Parameter-free model discrimination criterion based on steady-state coplanarity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(39). 15746–15751. 20 indexed citations
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Harrington, Heather A., Kenneth L. Ho, Thomas Thorne, & Michael P. H. Stumpf. (2011). A parameter-free model selection criterion based on steady-state coplanarity. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Thorne, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Prediction of putative protein interactions through evolutionary analysis of osmotic stress response in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 48(5). 504–511. 8 indexed citations
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Huvet, Maxime, Tina Toni, Thomas Thorne, et al.. (2010). The Evolution of the Phage Shock Protein Response System: Interplay between Protein Function, Genomic Organization, and System Function. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(3). 1141–1155. 46 indexed citations
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Stumpf, Michael P. H., Thomas Thorne, Eric de Silva, et al.. (2008). Estimating the size of the human interactome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(19). 6959–6964. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thorne, Thomas & Michael P. H. Stumpf. (2007). Generating confidence intervals on biological networks. BMC Bioinformatics. 8(1). 467–467. 14 indexed citations
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Stumpf, Michael P. H., et al.. (2007). Evolution at the system level: the natural history of protein interaction networks. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(7). 366–373. 38 indexed citations
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Silva, Eric de, Thomas Thorne, Piers J. Ingram, et al.. (2006). The effects of incomplete protein interaction data on structural and evolutionary inferences. BMC Biology. 4(1). 39–39. 52 indexed citations
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Bradley, Jeremy T. & Thomas Thorne. (2006). Stochastic Process Algebra Models of a Circadian Clock. DROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics). 0. 1 indexed citations

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