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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
15230
World Ranking
9624
National Ranking
4251

Gary Thomas publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 109 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gary Thomas D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Thomas sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary Thomas is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, focusing on subfields such as molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, physiology, and epidemiology.

The main topics addressed in Gary Thomas's work include:

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Gary Thomas has published research in various scientific journals, with notable publication venues including:

  • Biology Direct
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Oncogene

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Gary Thomas include:

  • "The multifunctional protein PACS-1 is required for HDAC2- and HDAC3-dependent chromatin maturation and genomic stability" (2020, Oncogene)
  • "Rab32 uses its effector reticulon 3L to trigger autophagic degradation of mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) proteins" (2021, Biology Direct)
  • "The Path to Therapeutic Furin Inhibitors: From Yeast Pheromones to SARS-CoV-2" (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Genome-wide kinase-MAM interactome screening reveals the role of CK2A1 in MAM Ca2+ dynamics linked to DEE66" (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Neural deficits in a mouse model of PACS1 syndrome are corrected with PACS1- or HDAC6-targeting therapy" (2023, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yunhan Yang
  • Thomas Simmen
  • Laurel Thomas
  • Kun Chen
  • Jenea Barbara Lyles

Best Publications

  • Furin at the cutting edge: from protein traffic to embryogenesis and disease.

    Gary Thomas

  • Anthrax toxin protective antigen is activated by a cell surface protease with the sequence specificity and catalytic properties of furin

    Kurt R. Klimpel;Sean S. Molloy;Gary Thomas;Stephen H. Leppla

  • Intracellular trafficking and activation of the furin proprotein convertase: localization to the TGN and recycling from the cell surface.

    S.S. Molloy;L. Thomas;J.K. VanSlyke;P.E. Stenberg

  • PACS-2 controls endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria communication and Bid-mediated apoptosis.

    Thomas Simmen;Joseph E. Aslan;Anastassia D. Blagoveshchenskaya;Laurel Thomas

  • Human fur gene encodes a yeast KEX2-like endoprotease that cleaves pro-beta-NGF in vivo.

    Patricia A. Bresnahan;Richard Leduc;Laurel Thomas;Jeremy Thorner

  • Bi-cycling the furin pathway: from TGN localization to pathogen activation and embryogenesis.

    Sean S. Molloy;Eric D. Anderson;François Jean;Gary Thomas

  • PACS-1 Defines a Novel Gene Family of Cytosolic Sorting Proteins Required for trans-Golgi Network Localization

    Lei Wan;Sean S. Molloy;Laurel Thomas;Gseping Liu

  • HIV-1 Nef Downregulates MHC-I by a PACS-1- and PI3K-Regulated ARF6 Endocytic Pathway

    Anastassia D Blagoveshchenskaya;Laurel Thomas;Sylvain F Feliciangeli;Chien Hui Hung

  • KEX2-LIKE ENDOPROTEASES PC2 AND PC3 ACCURATELY CLEAVE A MODEL PROHORMONE IN MAMMALIAN CELLS : EVIDENCE FOR A COMMON CORE OF NEUROENDOCRINE PROCESSING ENZYMES

    Laurel Thomas;Richard Leduc;Barbara A. Thorne;Steven P. Smeekens

  • HIV-1 Nef protein binds to the cellular protein PACS-1 to downregulate class I major histocompatibility complexes

    Vincent Piguet;Lei Wan;Christelle Borel;Aram Mangasarian

  • α1-Antitrypsin Portland, a bioengineered serpin highly selective for furin: Application as an antipathogenic agent

    François Jean;Kori Stella;Laurel Thomas;Gseping Liu

  • BMP-4 is proteolytically activated by furin and/or PC6 during vertebrate embryonic development

    Yanzhen Cui;François Jean;Gary Thomas;Jan L. Christian

  • Activation of the furin endoprotease is a multiple‐step process: requirements for acidification and internal propeptide cleavage

    Eric D. Anderson;Judy K. VanSlyke;Craig D. Thulin;François Jean

  • Trafficking of TRPP2 by PACS proteins represents a novel mechanism of ion channel regulation.

    Michael Köttgen;Thomas Benzing;Thomas Simmen;Robert Tauber

  • Trans-Golgi network sorting.

    F. Gu;C.M. Crump;G. Thomas

  • Yeast KEX2 endopeptidase correctly cleaves a neuroendocrine prohormone in mammalian cells

    Gary Thomas;Barbara A. Thorne;Laurel Thomas;Richard G. Allen

  • The Subcellular Distribution of Calnexin Is Mediated by PACS-2

    Nathan Myhill;Emily M. Lynes;Jalal A. Nanji;Anastassia D. Blagoveshchenskaya

  • Interaction of furin in immature secretory granules from neuroendocrine cells with the AP-1 adaptor complex is modulated by casein kinase II phosphorylation.

    Andrea S. Dittié;Laurel Thomas;Gary Thomas;Sharon A. Tooze

  • Oxidative Protein Folding in the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Tight Links to the Mitochondria-Associated Membrane (MAM)

    Thomas Simmen;Emily M. Lynes;Kevin Gesson;Gary Thomas

  • PACS-1 binding to adaptors is required for acidic cluster motif-mediated protein traffic

    Colin M. Crump;Yang Kevin Xiang;Laurel Thomas;Feng Gu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis E. Hruby
Dennis E. Hruby Siga Technologies (United States)
Gaetan Lesca
Gaetan Lesca Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Gregory J. Gores
Gregory J. Gores Mayo Clinic
Sharon A. Tooze
Sharon A. Tooze The Francis Crick Institute
Jay A. Nelson
Jay A. Nelson Oregon Health & Science University
François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Lydie Burglen
Lydie Burglen Hôpital Armand-Trousseau
David A. Sweetser
David A. Sweetser Harvard University
Claudia A. L. Ruivenkamp
Claudia A. L. Ruivenkamp Leiden University Medical Center

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