Brian C. Thomas
Impact in
- Ecology top 0.1%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Environmental Chemistry top 0.1%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Papers in
- Ecology 59
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 49
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 15
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- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 46
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 12
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 11
- Gut microbiota and health 10
- Co-authors
- Jillian F. Banfield (81 shared papers)Cindy J. Castelle (18 shared papers)Itai Sharon (18 shared papers)Christopher T. Brown (20 shared papers)Laura A. Hug (13 shared papers)Alexander J. Probst (12 shared papers)Kenneth Hurst Williams (18 shared papers)Kelly C. Wrighton (12 shared papers)
- Journals
- The ISME Journal (12 papers)Nature Communications (10 papers)Environmental Microbiology (8 papers)mBio (7 papers)Applied and Environmental Microbiology (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomAustralia
In The Last Decade
Brian C. Thomas
113 papers receiving 14.8k citations
Brian C. Thomas's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 181
- Ecology 7.5k
- Environmental Chemistry 2.4k
- Molecular Biology 8.5k
- Pollution 1.3k
- Business and International Management 163
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A new view of the tree of life Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 1470 |
| 2 | Recovery of genomes from metagenomes via a dereplication, aggregation and scoring strategy Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 1059 |
| 3 | Unusual biology across a group comprising more than 15% of domain Bacteria Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 854 |
| 4 | Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 805 |
| 5 | Community genomic analyses constrain the distribution of metabolic traits across the Chloroflexi phylum and indicate roles in sediment carbon cycling Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 519 |
| 6 | Fermentation, Hydrogen, and Sulfur Metabolism in Multiple Uncultivated Bacterial Phyla Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 519 |
| 7 | New CRISPR–Cas systems from uncultivated microbes Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 471 |
| 8 | Microbes in the neonatal intensive care unit resemble those found in the gut of premature infants Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 465 |
| 9 | 2009 | 431 | |
| 10 | Genomic Expansion of Domain Archaea Highlights Roles for Organisms from New Phyla in Anaerobic Carbon Cycling Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 419 |
| 11 | Novel soil bacteria possess diverse genes for secondary metabolite biosynthesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 339 |
| 12 | 2015 | 330 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 327 | |
| 14 | 2013 | 327 | |
| 15 | 2011 | 282 | |
| 16 | 2016 | 280 | |
| 17 | 2013 | 240 | |
| 18 | 2018 | 198 | |
| 19 | 2016 | 181 | |
| 20 | 2015 | 174 |
About Brian C. Thomas
Brian C. Thomas is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology and Genetics, having authored 114 papers that have together received 15.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (49 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (46 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers), Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers) and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (7.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.4k citations), Molecular Biology (8.5k citations), Pollution (1.3k citations) and Business and International Management (163 citations). Brian C. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Jillian F. Banfield, Cindy J. Castelle, Itai Sharon, Christopher T. Brown, Laura A. Hug, Alexander J. Probst, Kenneth Hurst Williams, Kelly C. Wrighton, Karthik Anantharaman and Susannah Green Tringe. Their work appears in journals such as The ISME Journal, Nature Communications, Environmental Microbiology, mBio and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
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