William Thomas

18.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
235 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

William Thomas is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, William Thomas has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Plant Science, 55 papers in Genetics and 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in William Thomas's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (77 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (40 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (34 papers). William Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (77 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (40 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (34 papers). William Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. William Thomas's co-authors include Joanne Slavin, Antoinette Moran, W. Powell, Robbie Waugh, Shalamar D. Sibley, Joanne Russell, B. P. Forster, Susan K. Raatz, Michael W. Steffes and John P. Bantle and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

William Thomas

232 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

β-Cell Function and the Development of Diabetes-Related Complications in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial

2003 535 citations William Thomas et al. profile →
Natural variation in a homolog of Antirrhinum CENTRORADIALIS contributed to spring growth habit and environmental adaptation in cultivated barley

2012 356 citations Joanne Russell, William Thomas et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
William Thomas	4.6k	2.7k	2.1k	1.6k	1.6k	235	12.4k
Jacob E. Friedman	1.8k 0.4×	726 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	3.2k 2.0×	213	13.8k
Jens‐Erik Beck Jensen	2.0k 0.4×	821 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	203	7.7k
Joost G.J. Hoenderop	2.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	962 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	9.0k 5.7×	352	21.6k
Jennie Brand‐Miller	1.3k 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	4.7k 2.3×	1.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	293	21.4k
Chang Yu	1.4k 0.3×	830 0.3×	576 0.3×	914 0.6×	3.2k 2.0×	155	8.7k
Tiffany L. Weir	4.9k 1.0×	586 0.2×	390 0.2×	450 0.3×	4.9k 3.2×	106	12.0k
Liping Zhao	1.3k 0.3×	906 0.3×	732 0.4×	860 0.5×	11.0k 7.0×	242	16.1k
David H. Baker	2.7k 0.6×	635 0.2×	171 0.1×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	479	15.5k
Li Shen	1.4k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	417 0.2×	416 0.3×	2.2k 1.4×	206	8.2k
Karen L. Jones	514 0.1×	1.0k 0.4×	5.2k 2.5×	4.5k 2.9×	3.9k 2.5×	481	19.2k

Countries citing papers authored by William Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Thomas

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Sakuma, Shun, Udda Lundqvist, Yusuke Kakei, et al.. (2017). Extreme Suppression of Lateral Floret Development by a Single Amino Acid Change in the VRS1 Transcription Factor. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 175(4). 1720–1731. 38 indexed citations

Dawson, Ian K., Joanne Russell, W. Powell, et al.. (2015). Barley: a translational model for adaptation to climate change. New Phytologist. 206(3). 913–931. 217 indexed citations

Thomas, William, et al.. (2014). Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 11(2). 198–204. 56 indexed citations

Blackman, Scott M., Amanda E. Nelson, Daniel K. Wells, et al.. (2014). Diabetes-related Mortality in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis. Role of Genotype and Sex. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(2). 194–200. 139 indexed citations

Timm, Derek, William Thomas, Thomas Boileau, Patricia S. Williamson-Hughes, & Joanne Slavin. (2013). Polydextrose and Soluble Corn Fiber Increase Five-Day Fecal Wet Weight in Healthy Men and Women. Journal of Nutrition. 143(4). 473–478. 32 indexed citations

Hullar, Meredith A.J., et al.. (2013). Gastrointestinal effects of resistant starch, soluble maize fibre and pullulan in healthy adults. British Journal Of Nutrition. 110(6). 1068–1074. 31 indexed citations

Timm, Derek, Holly Willis, William Thomas, et al.. (2010). The use of a wireless motility device (SmartPill^®) for the measurement of gastrointestinal transit time after a dietary fibre intervention. British Journal Of Nutrition. 105(9). 1337–1342. 45 indexed citations

Elía, M., J. S. Swanston, Marian Moralejo, et al.. (2009). A model of the genetic differences in malting quality between European and North American barley cultivars based on a QTL study of the cross Triumph × Morex. Plant Breeding. 129(3). 280–290. 14 indexed citations

Hamilton‐Reeves, Jill, Salome A. Rebello, William Thomas, Joel W. Slaton, & Mindy S. Kurzer. (2007). Soy Protein Isolate Increases Urinary Estrogens and the Ratio of 2:16α-Hydroxyestrone in Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer ,. Journal of Nutrition. 137(10). 2258–2263. 18 indexed citations

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Hamilton‐Reeves, Jill, Salome A. Rebello, William Thomas, Joel W. Slaton, & Mindy S. Kurzer. (2007). Isoflavone-Rich Soy Protein Isolate Suppresses Androgen Receptor Expression without Altering Estrogen Receptor-β Expression or Serum Hormonal Profiles in Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer. Journal of Nutrition. 137(7). 1769–1775. 66 indexed citations

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Nettleton, Jennifer A., Kristin A. Greany, William Thomas, et al.. (2005). Short-Term Soy and Probiotic Supplementation Does Not Markedly Affect Concentrations of Reproductive Hormones in Postmenopausal Women with and Without Histories of Breast Cancer. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(6). 1067–1074. 15 indexed citations

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Nettleton, Jennifer A., Kristin A. Greany, William Thomas, et al.. (2005). The Effect of Soy Consumption on the Urinary 2:16-Hydroxyestrone Ratio in Postmenopausal Women Depends on Equol Production Status but Is Not Influenced by Probiotic Consumption. Journal of Nutrition. 135(3). 603–608. 48 indexed citations

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Newton, A. C., D. C. Guy, R.E. Gaunt, & William Thomas. (2000). The effect of powdery mildew inoculum pressure and fertilizer levels on disease tolerance in spring barley.. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz. 107(1). 67–73. 10 indexed citations

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Bantle, John P., Susan K. Raatz, William Thomas, & Angeliki Georgopoulos. (2000). Effects of dietary fructose on plasma lipids in healthy subjects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(5). 1128–1134. 230 indexed citations

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Manske, Connie L., et al.. (1998). Outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery in diabetic transplant candidates. Clinical Transplantation. 12(2). 73–79. 8 indexed citations

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Powell, W., William Thomas, E. Baird, et al.. (1997). Analysis of quantitative traits in barley by the use of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms. Heredity. 79(1). 48–59. 101 indexed citations

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Thomas, William, et al.. (1995). Longitudinal Compliance with Annual Screening for Fecal Occult Blood. American Journal of Epidemiology. 142(2). 176–182. 39 indexed citations

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Newton, A. C. & William Thomas. (1991). The effect of specific and non-specific resistance in mixtures of barley or genotypes on infection by mildew (Erysiphe graminis f. sp. hordei) and on yield. Euphytica. 59(1). 73–81. 20 indexed citations

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Thomas, William, W. Powell, & J. S. Swanston. (1990). Association of two dwarfing genes with quality, yield and agronomic characters in spring barley.. Aspects of applied biology. 131–141. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, William & W. Powell. (1990). The genetical basis of heterosis in a spring barley cross.. Journal of genetics & breeding. 44(4). 297–301. 2 indexed citations

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