Tom Gillis

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 800 citations indexed

About

Tom Gillis is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Gillis has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 800 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tom Gillis's work include Leprosy Research and Treatment (8 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (6 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (4 papers). Tom Gillis is often cited by papers focused on Leprosy Research and Treatment (8 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (6 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (4 papers). Tom Gillis collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and India. Tom Gillis's co-authors include Linda B. Adams, James L. Krahenbuhl, David M. Scollard, Richard W. Truman, Diana L. Williams, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Paul Saunderson, Wim H. van Brakel, William C. Smith and Marc Desjardins and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Clinical Microbiology Reviews and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Tom Gillis

9 papers receiving 754 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.

The Continuing Challenges of Leprosy

2006 601 citations David M. Scollard, Linda B. Adams et al. Clinical Microbiology Reviews profile →

Peers

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Laarni G. Villahermosa United States

Vaithilingam V. Banurekha India

Nacarid Aránzazu Venezuela

Christel Zufferey Australia

Sarah Meisner United Kingdom

Subrata Hazra India

Sulochana D. Das India

J C Voltarelli Brazil

Christina Lancioni United States

Elizabeth Race United States

Laarni G. Villahermosa United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Tom Gillis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Gillis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Gillis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom Gillis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom Gillis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tom Gillis. Tom Gillis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Brakel, Wim H. van, Dirk Essink, Tom Gillis, et al.. (2019). Reviewing Research Priorities of the Leprosy Research Initiative (LRI): a stakeholder’s consultation. Leprosy Review. 90(1). 3–30. 4 indexed citations

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Coppola, Mariateresa, Susan J. F. van den Eeden, Louis Wilson, et al.. (2018). Vaccines for Leprosy and Tuberculosis: Opportunities for Shared Research, Development, and Application. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 308–308. 23 indexed citations

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Smith, William C., Wim H. van Brakel, Tom Gillis, Paul Saunderson, & Jan Hendrik Richardus. (2015). The Missing Millions: A Threat to the Elimination of Leprosy. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 9(4). e0003658–e0003658. 101 indexed citations

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Jessamine, Peter, Marc Desjardins, Tom Gillis, et al.. (2012). Leprosy-like illness in a patient with Mycobacterium lepromatosis from Ontario, Canada.. PubMed. 11(2). 229–33. 35 indexed citations

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Gillis, Tom. (2010). Securing the Borderless Network: Security for the Web 2.0 World. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations

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Sakamuri, Rama Murthy, Venkateshwar A. Reddy, Suman Jain, et al.. (2009). VNTR typing of Mycobacterium leprae in South Indian leprosy patients. Leprosy Review. 80(3). 290–301. 17 indexed citations

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Scollard, David M., Linda B. Adams, Tom Gillis, et al.. (2006). The Continuing Challenges of Leprosy. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 19(2). 338–381. 601 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aseffa, Abraham, Patrick J. Brennan, Hazel M. Dockrell, et al.. (2005). Report on the First Meeting of the IDEAL (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) Consortium held at Armauer Hansen Research Institute, ALERT, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24–27 October 2004. Leprosy Review. 76(2). 147–159. 13 indexed citations

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Harris, David P., Angus G. Jones, Salimata Wade, et al.. (1988). Genetic control of murine T cell proliferative responses to Mycobacterium leprae. V. Evidence for cross-reactivity between host antigens and Mycobacterium leprae.. The Journal of Immunology. 141(5). 1695–1700. 3 indexed citations

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