John A. Thomson

7.9k citations

199 papers · 6.4k · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Hepatology top 1%
- Hepatitis C virus research
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 1%
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Papers in

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 69
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments 36
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments 24
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment 16
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 14
Molecular Biology 64
- Connexins and lens biology 19

Co-authors: Robert C. Augusteyn (7 shared papers)Stephen P. Chambers (5 shared papers)Mark A. Murcko (4 shared papers)Chao Lin (4 shared papers)George B. Benedek (6 shared papers)Charles M. Rice (2 shared papers)Manuel A. Navia (4 shared papers)David J. Livingston (4 shared papers)
Journals: Clinical Endocrinology (15 papers)European Journal of Endocrinology (11 papers)The Lancet (9 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (7 papers)Biochemistry (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

John A. Thomson

190 papers receiving 5.8k citations

John A. Thomson's Hit Papers

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Crystal Structure of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Domain Complexed with a Synthetic NS4A Cofactor Peptide 1996 · 607 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1996 Cell
1994 Nature

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1	Structure and mechanism of interleukin-lβ converting enzyme Nature ·Keith P. Wilson, Jo-Anne F. Black, John A. Thomson, Eunice E. Kim, James P. Griffith, Manuel A. Navia, Mark A. Murcko, Stephen P. Chambers, Robert A. Aldape, Scott A. Raybuck, David J. Livingston Hit paper breakdown →	1994	745
2	Crystal Structure of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Domain Complexed with a Synthetic NS4A Cofactor Peptide Cell ·J.L Kim, Kurt A. Morgenstern, Chao Lin, Ted Fox, M.D. Dwyer, James A. Landro, Stephen P. Chambers, William Markland, Christopher A. Lepre, Ethan T. O'Malley, Scott L. Harbeson, Charles M. Rice, Mark A. Murcko, Paul R. Caron, John A. Thomson Hit paper breakdown →	1996	607
3	Binary liquid phase separation and critical phenomena in a protein/water solution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John A. Thomson, Peter Schurtenberger, George M. Thurston, George B. Benedek	1987	237
4	A central region in the hepatitis C virus NS4A protein allows formation of an active NS3-NS4A serine proteinase complex in vivo and in vitro Journal of Virology ·Chao Lin, John A. Thomson, Charles M. Rice	1995	190
5	Solution structure of the major binding protein for the immunosuppressant FK506 Nature ·Jonathan M. Moore, Debra A. Peattie, Matthew J. Fitzgibbon, John A. Thomson	1991	132
6	A dynamic quaternary structure of bovine .alpha.-crystallin as indicated from intermolecular exchange of subunits Biochemistry ·Piet J.M. van den Oetelaar, Petri F. H. M. Van Someren, John A. Thomson, Roland J. Siezen, Herman J. Hoenders	1990	122
7	DETECTION OF BACTERIURIA. PubMed ·John A. Thomson, J A Boyle, D R Tilston, Ray Davis	1964	119
8	Enthalpy of hydrogen bond formation in aprotein-ligand binding reaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patrick R. Connelly, Robert A. Aldape, Frank J. Bruzzese, Stephen P. Chambers, Matthew J. Fitzgibbon, Mark A Fleming, Susumu Itoh, David J. Livingston, Manuel A. Navia, John A. Thomson	1994	117
9	Comparative X-ray structures of the major binding protein for the immunosuppressant FK506 (tacrolimus) in unliganded form and in complex with FK506 and rapamycin Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Keith P. Wilson, Masayuki Yamashita, Michael D. Sintchak, S H Rotstein, Mark A. Murcko, Joshua Boger, John A. Thomson, Matthew J. Fitzgibbon, Jane R. Black, Manuel A. Navia	1995	104
10	Bracken Biology and Management. Journal of Ecology ·R. H. Marrs, John A. Thomson, Richard T. Smith	1991	101
11	Ontogeny of human lens crystallins Experimental Eye Research ·John A. Thomson, Robert C. Augusteyn	1985	95
12	TESTS OF PROLACTIN SECRETION IN DIAGNOSIS OF PROLACTINOMAS The Lancet ·ElizabethA Cowden, John A. Thomson, D Doyle, J. G. Ratcliffe, Peter Macpherson, Graham M. Teasdale	1979	85
13	Hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis function during cardiopulmonary bypass Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·William F. Bremner, Kenneth M. Taylor, S. G. BAIRD, J. E. Thomson, John A. Thomson, J. G. Ratcliffe, T. D. V. Lawrie, W H Bain	1978	85
14	A Field Study of the Australian Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) Ecological Monographs ·John A. Thomson, W. H. Owen	1964	84
15	Global chloroplast phylogeny and biogeography of bracken (Pteridium; Dennstaedtiaceae) American Journal of Botany ·Joshua P. Der, John A. Thomson, Jeran K. Stratford, Paul G. Wolf	2009	82
16	Observation of critical phenomena in a protein-water solution Physical Review Letters ·Peter Schurtenberger, Richard Chamberlin, George M. Thurston, John A. Thomson, George B. Benedek	1989	80
17	Major Patterns of Gene Activity During Development in Holometabolous Insects Advances in insect physiology ·John A. Thomson	1975	78
18	Polynucleotide modulation of the protease, nucleoside triphosphatase, and helicase activities of a hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A complex isolated from transfected COS cells Journal of Virology ·Kurt A. Morgenstern, James A. Landro, Kathy Hsiao, Chien‐Ju Lin, Yong Gu, Michael S. S. Su, John A. Thomson	1997	74
19	A Novel Inhibitor of Gyrase B Is a Potent Drug Candidate for Treatment of Tuberculosis and Nontuberculosis Mycobacterial Infections Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Christopher P. Locher, Steven M. Jones, Brian L. Hanzelka, Emanuele Perola, Carolyn M. Shoen, Michael H. Cynamon, Andile H. Ngwane, Ian J. F. Wiid, Paul D. van Helden, Fabrice Betoudji, E. Nuermberger, John A. Thomson	2014	73
20	Nature, origin and fate of major haemolymph proteins in Calliphora Insect Biochemistry ·Judith F Kinnear, John A. Thomson	1975	71

About John A. Thomson

John A. Thomson is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Physiology, having authored 199 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (36 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (24 papers), Connexins and lens biology (19 papers), Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (14 papers), Fern and Epiphyte Biology (12 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (10 papers) and Bone health and treatments (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Hepatology (746 citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (955 citations), Molecular Biology (3.0k citations), Immunology (554 citations) and Epidemiology (833 citations). John A. Thomson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Robert C. Augusteyn, Stephen P. Chambers, Mark A. Murcko, Chao Lin, George B. Benedek, Charles M. Rice, Manuel A. Navia, David J. Livingston, Roland J. Siezen and Keith P. Wilson. Their work appears in journals such as Clinical Endocrinology, European Journal of Endocrinology, The Lancet, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Biochemistry.

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