Vincent Thomas

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Vincent Thomas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent Thomas has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Endocrinology and 11 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Vincent Thomas's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (20 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (15 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (10 papers). Vincent Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (20 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (15 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (10 papers). Vincent Thomas collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and United States. Vincent Thomas's co-authors include Gilbert Greub, Romain Briandet, Arnaud Bridier, Florence Dubois‐Brissonnet, Gerald McDonnell, Jean‐Yves Maillard, Dominique Blanc, S.P. Denyer, Jean‐François Loret and Nicola Casson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Vincent Thomas

70 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Resistance of bacterial biofilms to disinfectants: a review 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. Resistance of bacterial biofilms to disinfectants: a review
    2011 676 citations Arnaud Bridier, Romain Briandet et al. Biofouling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vincent Thomas France 30 2.1k 1.5k 688 474 446 71 3.9k
Arne Heydorn Denmark 22 5.1k 2.5× 1.2k 0.8× 310 0.5× 419 0.9× 783 1.8× 33 6.8k
Alexander H. Rickard United States 36 3.0k 1.5× 604 0.4× 248 0.4× 504 1.1× 664 1.5× 77 5.7k
Nicholas P. Cianciotto United States 49 3.8k 1.8× 4.3k 2.9× 546 0.8× 327 0.7× 493 1.1× 137 6.5k
Nuno F. Azevedo Portugal 37 2.5k 1.2× 601 0.4× 351 0.5× 524 1.1× 777 1.7× 161 5.1k
Claus Sternberg Denmark 31 5.0k 2.4× 1.1k 0.7× 380 0.6× 407 0.9× 1.2k 2.7× 55 7.1k
Janus A. J. Haagensen Denmark 28 2.8k 1.3× 815 0.5× 150 0.2× 338 0.7× 816 1.8× 49 4.1k
Heidi B. Kaplan United States 27 3.2k 1.6× 731 0.5× 163 0.2× 466 1.0× 1.1k 2.5× 46 5.1k
Mary E. Davey United States 22 2.4k 1.1× 470 0.3× 211 0.3× 241 0.5× 787 1.8× 41 4.0k
Mark A. Jepson United Kingdom 46 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 349 0.5× 970 2.0× 310 0.7× 140 6.3k
Marvin Whiteley United States 47 5.4k 2.6× 1.2k 0.8× 222 0.3× 546 1.2× 1.2k 2.7× 80 8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Vincent Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vincent Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vincent Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vincent Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vincent Thomas 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 Vincent Thomas. Vincent Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cuénod, Aline, Cordula Gekeler, Afrizal Afrizal, et al.. (2023). A MALDI-TOF MS library for rapid identification of human commensal gut bacteria from the class Clostridia. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1104707–1104707. 10 indexed citations
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Servetas, Stephanie L., Phillip J. Daschner, Cyril Guyard, et al.. (2022). Evolution of FMT – From early clinical to standardized treatments. Biologicals. 76. 31–35. 7 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Gerald, Capucine Dehen, Vincent Thomas, et al.. (2013). Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of surface prion contamination. Journal of Hospital Infection. 85(4). 268–273. 25 indexed citations
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Thomas, Vincent, et al.. (2012). A Novel Way to Grow Hemozoin-Like Crystals In Vitro and Its Use to Screen for Hemozoin Inhibiting Antimalarial Compounds. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41006–e41006. 13 indexed citations
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Bridier, Arnaud, Dominique Le Coq, Stéphane Aymerich, et al.. (2012). Biofilms of a Bacillus subtilis Hospital Isolate Protect Staphylococcus aureus from Biocide Action. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44506–e44506. 86 indexed citations
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Bridier, Arnaud, Dominique Le Coq, Florence Dubois‐Brissonnet, et al.. (2011). The Spatial Architecture of Bacillus subtilis Biofilms Deciphered Using a Surface-Associated Model and In Situ Imaging. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e16177–e16177. 54 indexed citations
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Bridier, Arnaud, Romain Briandet, Vincent Thomas, & Florence Dubois‐Brissonnet. (2011). Resistance of bacterial biofilms to disinfectants: a review. Biofouling. 27(9). 1017–1032. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2010). Virucidal Activity of Disinfectants against Parvoviruses and Reference Viruses. Applied Biosafety. 15(4). 165–171. 20 indexed citations
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Collignon, Anne, et al.. (2010). Resistance of Acanthamoeba Cysts to Disinfection Treatments Used in Health Care Settings. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(8). 2689–2697. 138 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2010). Decontamination efficacy against Mycoplasma. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 52(2). 150–155. 15 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2009). Disinfection efficacy against parvoviruses compared with reference viruses. Journal of Hospital Infection. 73(1). 64–70. 88 indexed citations
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Loret, J.-F., et al.. (2008). Amoebae-resisting bacteria in drinking water: risk assessment and management. Water Science & Technology. 58(3). 571–577. 33 indexed citations
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Baud, David, et al.. (2007). Waddlia chondrophila , a Potential Agent of Human Fetal Death. Emerging infectious diseases. 13(8). 1239–1243. 102 indexed citations
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Thomas, Vincent, Nicola Casson, & Gilbert Greub. (2007). New Afipia and Bosea strains isolated from various water sources by amoebal co-culture. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 30(7). 572–579. 29 indexed citations
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Goy, Geneviève, et al.. (2007). The Neff strain of Acanthamoeba castellanii, a tool for testing the virulence of Mycobacterium kansasii. Research in Microbiology. 158(4). 393–397. 30 indexed citations
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Thomas, Vincent, et al.. (2004). Definition of the fine specificity of the monoclonal antibody 81D4: its reactivity with lysine and polyamine isopeptide cross-links. Journal of Immunological Methods. 292(1-2). 83–95. 8 indexed citations
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Delcros, Jean‐Guy, et al.. (1996). Molecular Requirements for Polyamines Binding to the Antispermine Monoclonal Antibody Spm8-2. Hybridoma. 15(3). 177–183. 11 indexed citations
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