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 Italy. 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

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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.

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 Jordi Comadran, Joanne Russell et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extreme Suppression of Lateral Floret Development by a Single Amino Acid Change in the VRS1 Transcription Factor 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Shun Sakuma, Udda Lundqvist, Yusuke Kakei, (unknown), Takako Suzuki, Kiyosumi Hori, Jian Wu, Akemi Tagiri, Twan Rutten, Ravi Koppolu, Yukihisa Shimada, Kelly Houston, William Thomas, Robbie Waugh, Thorsten Schnurbusch, Takao Komatsuda	38
2	Barley SIX-ROWED SPIKE3 encodes a putative Jumonji C-type H3K9me2/me3 demethylase that represses lateral spikelet fertility 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Hazel Bull, M. Cristina Casao, (unknown), Andrew J. Flavell, William Thomas, Wenbin Guo, Runxuan Zhang, Paulo Rapazote-Flores, (unknown), Joanne Russell, Arnis Druka, Sarah M. McKim, Robbie Waugh	63
3	Comparison of short- and long-term exposure effects of cruciferous and apiaceous vegetables on carcinogen metabolizing enzymes in Wistar rats 2017 ·Food and Chemical Toxicology ·Jae Kyeom Kim, (unknown), Cynthia M. Gallaher, Dwight R. Stoll, William Thomas, Daniel D. Gallaher, Sabrina P. Trudo	7
4	HvDep1 Is a Positive Regulator of Culm Elongation and Grain Size in Barley and Impacts Yield in an Environment-Dependent Manner 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Toni Wendt, Inger Holme, Christoph Dockter, (unknown), William Thomas, Arnis Druka, Robbie Waugh, Mats Hansson, Ilka Braumann	63
5	Barley: a translational model for adaptation to climate change 2015 ·New Phytologist ·Ian K. Dawson, Joanne Russell, W. Powell, Brian J. Steffenson, William Thomas, Robbie Waugh	217
6	Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis 2014 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·(unknown), William Thomas, Theresa A. Laguna, Warren E. Regelmann, Antoinette Moran, Lynda E. Polgreen	56
7	Diabetes-related Mortality in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis. Role of Genotype and Sex 2014 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), Scott M. Blackman, Amanda E. Nelson, (unknown), Daniel K. Wells, Jordan Dunitz, William Thomas, Antoinette Moran	139
8	Polydextrose and Soluble Corn Fiber Increase Five-Day Fecal Wet Weight in Healthy Men and Women 2013 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Derek Timm, William Thomas, Thomas Boileau, Patricia S. Williamson-Hughes, Joanne Slavin	32
9	Genome-wide association mapping of frost tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) 2013 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown), Alessandro Tondelli, Enrico Francia, (unknown), Marcos Malosetti, Joanne Russell, William Thomas, Robbie Waugh, Nicola Pecchioni, I. Romagosa, Jordi Comadran	74
10	Effect of Dietary Fat and Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Urinary Eicosanoids and Sex Hormone Concentrations in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial 2011 ·Nutrition and Cancer ·(unknown), Mindy S. Kurzer, William Thomas, J. Bruce Redmon, Susan K. Raatz	30
11	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 2009 ·Plant Breeding ·M. Elía, J. S. Swanston, Marian Moralejo, Ana M. Casas, A.M. Pérez-Vendrell, Francisco J. Ciudad, William Thomas, (unknown), S. E. Ullrich, J. L. Molina‐Cano	14
12	Effect of Fenugreek Fiber on Satiety, Blood Glucose and Insulin Response and Energy Intake in Obese Subjects 2009 ·Phytotherapy Research ·(unknown), Susan K. Raatz, William Thomas, Joanne Slavin	110
13	Towards systems genetic analyses in barley: Integration of phenotypic, expression and genotype data into GeneNetwork 2008 ·BMC Genetics ·Arnis Druka, (unknown), (unknown), Hongqiang Li, Zhaohui Sun, William Thomas, Nicola Bonar, Brian J. Steffenson, S. E. Ullrich, Andris Kleinhofs, Roger P. Wise, Timothy J. Close, Elena Potokina, Zewei Luo, Carola Wagner, Günther Schweizer, David Marshall, M. J. Kearsey, Robert W. Williams, Robbie Waugh	16
14	Soy Protein Isolate Increases Urinary Estrogens and the Ratio of 2:16α-Hydroxyestrone in Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer , 2007 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Jill Hamilton‐Reeves, Salome A. Rebello, William Thomas, Joel W. Slaton, Mindy S. Kurzer	18
15	Short-Term Soy and Probiotic Supplementation Does Not Markedly Affect Concentrations of Reproductive Hormones in Postmenopausal Women with and Without Histories of Breast Cancer 2005 ·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Jennifer A. Nettleton, Kristin A. Greany, William Thomas, Kerry E. Wangen, Herman Adlercreutz, Mindy S. Kurzer	15
16	The effect of powdery mildew inoculum pressure and fertilizer levels on disease tolerance in spring barley. 2000 ·Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz ·A. C. Newton, D. C. Guy, R.E. Gaunt, William Thomas	10
17	Outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery in diabetic transplant candidates 1998 ·Clinical Transplantation ·Connie L. Manske, (unknown), William Thomas, Sara J. Shumway	8
18	Analysis of quantitative traits in barley by the use of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms 1997 ·Heredity ·W. Powell, William Thomas, E. Baird, (unknown), Allan Booth, Brian Harrower, James W. McNicol, Robbie Waugh	101
19	Association of two dwarfing genes with quality, yield and agronomic characters in spring barley. 1990 ·Aspects of applied biology ·William Thomas, W. Powell, J. S. Swanston	3
20	The genetical basis of heterosis in a spring barley cross. 1990 ·Journal of genetics & breeding ·William Thomas, W. Powell	2

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