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D-Index
55
Citations
13276
World Ranking
14892
National Ranking
407

Paul 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 Paul Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 151 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul 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 Paul Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Thomas is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. The subfields in which they have published include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range focused on genetic and developmental biology. These main topics include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, and Retinal Development and Disorders.

Paul Thomas has contributed regularly to several publication venues. Their frequent outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, Molecular Ecology, and NeoBiota.

They have collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors. These include Sandra Piltz, Fatwa Adikusuma, Luke Gierus, Jayshen Arudkumar, and Yu Chinn Joshua Chey.

Some of Paul Thomas's recent papers are:

  • Genetic Biocontrol for Invasive Species, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Optimized nickase- and nuclease-based prime editing in human and mouse cells, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Antisense oligonucleotide therapy for KCNT1 encephalopathy, 2022, JCI Insight
  • Progress Toward Zygotic and Germline Gene Drives in Mice, 2020, The CRISPR Journal
  • A Prox1 enhancer represses haematopoiesis in the lymphatic vasculature, 2023, Nature

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the homeobox gene HESX1/Hesx1 associated with septo-optic dysplasia in human and mouse

    Mehul T. Dattani;Juan-Pedro Martinez-Barbera;Paul Q. Thomas;Joshua M. Brickman

  • Anterior primitive endoderm may be responsible for patterning the anterior neural plate in the mouse embryo

    Paul Thomas;Rosa Beddington

  • Hex: a homeobox gene revealing peri-implantation asymmetry in the mouse embryo and an early transient marker of endothelial cell precursors

    Paul Thomas;A. Brown;R. S.P. Beddington

  • The homeobox gene Hex is required in definitive endodermal tissues for normal forebrain, liver and thyroid formation.

    J.P. Martinez Barbera;M. Clements;P. Thomas;T. Rodriguez

  • Highly conserved non-coding elements on either side of SOX9 associated with Pierre Robin sequence.

    Sabina Benko;Judy A. Fantes;Jeanne Amiel;Dirk Jan Kleinjan

  • X-linked protocadherin 19 mutations cause female-limited epilepsy and cognitive impairment.

    Leanne M. Dibbens;Leanne M. Dibbens;Patrick S. Tarpey;Kim Hynes;Kim Hynes;Marta A. Bayly

  • Mutations in DEPDC5 cause familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

    Leanne M Dibbens;Boukje de Vries;Simona Donatello;Sarah E Heron

  • GDNF is a chemoattractant for enteric neural cells

    H. M. Young;C. J. Hearn;P. G. Farlie;A. J. Canty

  • Heterozygous HESX1 mutations associated with isolated congenital pituitary hypoplasia and septo-optic dysplasia

    Paul Q. Thomas;Mehul T. Dattani;Mehul T. Dattani;Joshua M. Brickman;David McNay

  • Transcription Factor SOX3 Is Involved in X-Linked Mental Retardation with Growth Hormone Deficiency

    Frederic Laumonnier;Nathalie Ronce;Ben C.J. Hamel;Paul Thomas

  • Over- and underdosage of SOX3 is associated with infundibular hypoplasia and hypopituitarism

    Kathryn S. Woods;Maria Cundall;James Turton;Karine Rizotti

  • SOX3 is required during the formation of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis

    Karine Rizzoti;Silvia Brunelli;Danielle Carmignac;Paul Q Thomas

  • PRRT2 mutations cause benign familial infantile epilepsy and infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis syndrome.

    Sarah E. Heron;Bronwyn E. Grinton;Sara Kivity;Zaid Afawi

  • Mutations in UPF3B , a member of the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex, cause syndromic and nonsyndromic mental retardation

    Patrick S. Tarpey;F. Lucy Raymond;Lam S. Nguyen;Jayson Rodriguez

  • Identification of SOX3 as an XX male sex reversal gene in mice and humans

    Edwina Sutton;James Hughes;Stefan John White;Ryohei Sekido

  • Mutations in PHF6 are associated with Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome.

    Karen M Lower;Karen M Lower;Gillian Turner;Bronwyn A Kerr;Katherine D Mathews

  • NAD Deficiency, Congenital Malformations, and Niacin Supplementation

    Hongjun Shi;Hongjun Shi;Annabelle Enriquez;Melissa Rapadas;Ella M M A Martin

  • Mutations in the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway regulators NPRL2 and NPRL3 cause focal epilepsy

    Michael G. Ricos;Bree L. Hodgson;Tommaso Pippucci;Akzam Saidin

  • Dodging silver bullets: good CRISPR gene-drive design is critical for eradicating exotic vertebrates

    Thomas A. A. Prowse;Phillip Cassey;Joshua V. Ross;Chandran Pfitzner

  • Developmental regulation of Notch signaling genes in the embryonic pituitary: Prop1 deficiency affects Notch2 expression.

    L.T Raetzman;S.A Ross;S Cook;S.L Dunwoodie;S.L Dunwoodie

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
John C. Mulley
John C. Mulley Bangor University
Leanne M. Dibbens
Leanne M. Dibbens University of South Australia
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Hamish S. Scott
Hamish S. Scott University of Adelaide
Mehul T. Dattani
Mehul T. Dattani University College London
Robin Lovell-Badge
Robin Lovell-Badge The Francis Crick Institute
Rosa S. P. Beddington
Rosa S. P. Beddington Medical Research Council
Sally L. Dunwoodie
Sally L. Dunwoodie Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

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