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Larry H. Thompson publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Larry H. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 174 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Larry H. Thompson D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Larry H. Thompson is affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields including molecular biology, small animals, immunology and allergy, and emergency medicine.

The work of Larry H. Thompson covers key topics such as:

  • Animal health and immunology
  • Food allergy and anaphylaxis research
  • Intramuscular injections and effects
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • DNA repair mechanisms

The scientist's recent publications include four papers published between 2020 and 2025:

  • "Multi-Level Safety Studies of Anti Fel d 1 IgY Ingredient in Cat Food," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Reconstitution of Human Excision Nuclease with Recombinant XPF-ERCC1 Complex," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Rodent UV-Sensitive Mutant Cell Lines in Complementation Groups 6-10 Have Normal General Excision Repair Activity," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Predicting gaze behavior in natural walking environments," 2025, Journal of Vision

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Aziz Sancar (2 collaborations)
  • Ray A. Matulka (1 collaboration)
  • David G. Corley (1 collaboration)
  • Tadayoshi Bessho (1 collaboration)
  • Michael P. Thelen (1 collaboration)

The primary venues for publication are:

  • UNC Libraries (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (1 publication)
  • Journal of Vision (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Pathways of DNA double-strand break repair during the mammalian cell cycle.

    Kai Rothkamm;Ines Krüger;Larry H. Thompson;Markus Löbrich

  • XRCC3 promotes homology-directed repair of DNA damage in mammalian cells

    Andrew J. Pierce;Roger D. Johnson;Larry H. Thompson;Maria Jasin

  • XRCC2 and XRCC3, New Human Rad51-Family Members, Promote Chromosome Stability and Protect against DNA Cross-Links and Other Damages

    Nan Liu;Jane E. Lamerdin;Robert S. Tebbs;David Schild

  • Sister chromatid exchange as an indicator of mutagenesis

    A V Carrano;L H Thompson;P A Lindl;J L Minkler

  • An interaction between the mammalian DNA repair protein XRCC1 and DNA ligase III.

    Keith W. Caldecott;Catherine K. McKeown;James D. Tucker;Siv Ljungquist

  • Chromosome Instability and Defective Recombinational Repair in Knockout Mutants of the Five Rad51 Paralogs

    Minoru Takata;Masao S. Sasaki;Seiji Tachiiri;Toru Fukushima

  • XRCC1 keeps DNA from getting stranded.

    Larry H Thompson;Mary G West

  • Recombinational DNA repair and human disease.

    Larry H Thompson;David Schild

  • Homologous recombinational repair of DNA ensures mammalian chromosome stability

    Larry H Thompson;David Schild

  • Molecular cloning of the human XRCC1 gene, which corrects defective DNA strand break repair and sister chromatid exchange.

    Larry H. Thompson;Kerry W. Brookman;Nigel J. Jones;Susan A. Allen

  • Ouabain-resistant mutants of mouse and hamster cells in culture

    R.M. Baker;R.M. Baker;R.M. Baker;D.M. Brunette;D.M. Brunette;D.M. Brunette;R. Mankovitz;R. Mankovitz;R. Mankovitz;L.H. Thompson;L.H. Thompson;L.H. Thompson

  • Recognition, signaling, and repair of DNA double-strand breaks produced by ionizing radiation in mammalian cells: the molecular choreography.

    Larry H. Thompson

  • A CHO-cell strain having hypersensitivity to mutagens, a defect in DNA strand-break repair, and an extraordinary baseline frequency of sister-chromatid exchange

    L.H. Thompson;K.W. Brookman;L.E. Dillehay;A.V. Carrano

  • Requirement for the Xrcc1 DNA base excision repair gene during early mouse development.

    Robert S. Tebbs;Margaret L. Flannery;Juanito J. Meneses;Andreas Hartmann

  • A screening method for isolating DNA repair-deficient mutants of CHO cells.

    Larry H. Thompson;Jaime S. Rubin;James E. Cleaver;Gordon F. Whitmore

  • Characterization of the XRCC1-DNA ligase III complex in vitro and its absence from mutant hamster cells

    Keith W. Caldecott;James D. Tucker;Lawrence H. Stanker;Larry H. Thompson

  • Human xeroderma pigmentosum group D gene encodes a DNA helicase.

    Patrick Sung;Patrick Sung;Véronique Bailly;Véronique Bailly;Christine Weber;Larry H. Thompson

  • Correction of chromosomal instability and sensitivity to diverse mutagens by a cloned cDNA of the XRCC3 DNA repair gene.

    Robert S. Tebbs;Ying Zhao;James D. Tucker;Julia B. Scheerer

  • Molecular mechanisms of sister-chromatid exchange.

    David M. Wilson;Larry H. Thompson

  • ERCC2 : cDNA cloning and molecular characterization of a human nucleotide excision repair gene with high homology to yeast RAD3

    Christine A. Weber;Edmund P. Salazar;Sheri A. Stewart;Larry H. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony V. Carrano
Anthony V. Carrano Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
James D. Tucker
James D. Tucker Wayne State University
Michael J. Siciliano
Michael J. Siciliano The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Minoru Takata
Minoru Takata Kyoto University
James S. Felton
James S. Felton Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Shunichi Takeda
Shunichi Takeda Shenzhen University
Aziz Sancar
Aziz Sancar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James E. Cleaver
James E. Cleaver University of California, San Francisco
Thomas Helleday
Thomas Helleday Karolinska Institute
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo

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