W. Lanier Thacker

2.8k citations
68 papers · 1.8k indexed · h-index 26

Impact in

  • Endocrinology top 0.5%
    • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
    • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Microbiology top 0.5%
    • Microbial infections and disease research

Papers in

    • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research 32
    • Microbial infections and disease research 11
    • Reproductive tract infections research 10

W. Lanier Thacker

67 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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W. Lanier Thacker
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  • Endocrinology 907
  • Microbiology 503
  • Infectious Diseases 425
  • Epidemiology 766
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 169
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All Works

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1 1985132
2 2008129
3 200892
4 199070
5 198566
6 200765
7 200563
8 200456
9 199248
10 200048
11 200646
12 199941
13 197841
14 199340
15 197739
16 200837
17 199636
18 198734
19 198833
20 200131

About W. Lanier Thacker

W. Lanier Thacker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology, having authored 68 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (32 papers), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (20 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (15 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (14 papers), Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (12 papers), Microbial infections and disease research (11 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (10 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (907 citations), Microbiology (503 citations), Infectious Diseases (425 citations), Epidemiology (766 citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (169 citations). W. Lanier Thacker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Robert F. Benson, D J Brenner, Deborah F. Talkington, Jonas M. Winchell, H W Wilkinson, Vester J. Lewis, Stephanie Schwartz, W R Mayberry, Bernard J. Wolff and Barry S. Fields. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Research in Microbiology and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

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