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Peter Roberts-Thomson

Peter Roberts-Thomson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 40 4928 4566 215 203 213 5809

Peter Roberts-Thomson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Roberts-Thomson between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Roberts-Thomson published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2007. 3 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2007. 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 5 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications
1974 2024

250 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Roberts-Thomson: publications per year, 1974 to 2024
Year Publications
1974 2
1975 1
1976 5
1977 0
1978 0
1979 3
1980 3
1981 3
1982 3
1983 4
1984 9
1985 8
1986 8
1987 7
1988 7
1989 5
1990 10
1991 4
1992 7
1993 4
1994 8
1995 7
1996 9
1997 4
1998 10
1999 7
2000 4
2001 6
2002 8
2003 4
2004 2
2005 7
2006 6
2007 11
2008 8
2009 5
2010 9
2011 5
2012 7
2013 4
2014 4
2015 3
2016 1
2017 3
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 4
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
Total 250
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Peter Roberts-Thomson publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Roberts-Thomson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 212–221 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 213 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158 213
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Peter Roberts-Thomson D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Roberts-Thomson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 40–41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28 40
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Peter Roberts-Thomson is affiliated with the Flinders Medical Centre in Australia, focusing primarily on medical research within the field of medicine.

Their research encompasses several subfields including pathology and forensic medicine, dermatology, epidemiology, molecular biology, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging. These subfields reflect the diverse approaches used in their work related to systemic diseases and clinical diagnostics.

The main topics covered in their scientific output involve systemic sclerosis and related diseases, inflammatory myopathies and dermatomyositis, skin diseases and diabetes, dermatologic treatments and research, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as prion diseases and protein misfolding.

Peter Roberts-Thomson has contributed to several peer-reviewed journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Pathology
  • Internal Medicine Journal
  • Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
  • Heart Lung and Circulation

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jennifer Walker, Dimitra Beroukas, Karen A Patterson, Paul Hakendorf, and Eliza Pontifex, indicating a network of peers active in related domains.

The following are recent publications authored or co-authored by Peter Roberts-Thomson:

  • Anti-Ro52/TRIM21 is independently associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension and mortality in a cohort of systemic sclerosis patients, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
  • Clinical utility of nailfold capillaroscopy, 2022, Internal Medicine Journal
  • Scleroderma renal crisis: observations from the South Australian Scleroderma Register, 2020, Internal Medicine Journal
  • Evidence of chromosomal damage in scleroderma, 2021, Pathology
  • Immunoprecipitation assays for the detection of specific extractable nuclear antigen autoantibodies: a role in the modern immunology laboratory?, 2024, Pathology

Best Publications

  • Osteoprotegerin expression in synovial tissue from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies and osteoarthritis and normal controls

    D Haynes;E Barg;T Crotti;C Holding

  • Effects of pulse methylprednisolone on inflammatory mediators in peripheral blood, synovial fluid, and synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis

    Peter P. Youssef;David R. Haynes;Sophie Triantafillou;Angela Parker

  • Expression of Jak3, STAT1, STAT4, and STAT6 in inflammatory arthritis: unique Jak3 and STAT4 expression in dendritic cells in seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

    Jennifer Gauld Walker;Michael John Ahern;Mark Coleman;Helen Marie Weedon

  • New insights into disease pathogenesis in crusted (Norwegian) scabies: the skin immune response in crusted scabies

    Shelley Faye Walton;D Beroukas;P Roberts-Thomson;Bart Currie;Bart Currie

  • Scleroderma in South Australia: epidemiological observations of possible pathogenic significance.

    P. J. Roberts-Thomson;M. Jones;P. Hakendorf;A. A. S. S. Kencana Dharmapatni

  • Diurnal variation of lymphocyte subsets identified by monoclonal antibodies.

    J V Bertouch;P J Roberts-Thomson;J Bradley

  • Effects of pulse methylprednisolone on cell adhesion molecules in the synovial membrane in rheumatoid arthritis. Reduced E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 expression.

    Peter P. Youssef;Sophie Triantafillou;Angela Parker;Mark Coleman

  • Neutrophil trafficking into inflamed joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and the effects of methylprednisolone

    Peter P. Youssef;John Cormack;Charles A. Evill;Daryl T. Peter

  • A randomized placebo-controlled trial of arthroscopic lavage versus lavage plus intra-articular corticosteroids in the management of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee

    Malcolm Smith;M Wetherall;T Darby;Adrian Esterman

  • Interpretation of an Extended Autoantibody Profile in a Well-Characterized Australian Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Cohort Using Principal Components Analysis.

    Kevin Patterson;Peter J Roberts-Thomson;S Lester;Juann Tan

  • South Australian Scleroderma Register: autoantibodies as predictive biomarkers of phenotype and outcome

    Scott W. Graf;Paul Hakendorf;Sue Lester;Karen Patterson

  • Clinical heterogeneity and prognostic features of South Australian patients with anti‐synthetase autoantibodies

    Manish Dugar;Sally Cox;Vidya Limaye;Peter Blumbergs

  • Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in South Australia: a 30-year epidemiologic study of histology-proven cases.

    Ju Ann Tan;Peter J. Roberts-Thomson;Peter Blumbergs;Paul Hakendorf

  • Characterisation of a dendritic cell subset in synovial tissue which strongly expresses Jak/STAT transcription factors from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    J G Walker;M J Ahern;M Coleman;H Weedon

  • Diagnostic utility of anti-Ro52 detection in systemic autoimmunity

    Manish Dugar;Sally Cox;Vidya Limaye;Tom Paul Gordon

  • Decreased nailfold capillary density in limited scleroderma with pulmonary hypertension

    Yang Y. Ong;Tony Nikoloutsopoulos;Colin P. Bond;Malcolm D. Smith

  • Mortality and its predominant causes in a large cohort of patients with biopsy-determined inflammatory myositis

    Vidya Limaye;Vidya Limaye;Paul Hakendorf;Richard Woodman;P Blumbergs

  • Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: diagnostic criteria, classification and epidemiological features.

    Sally Cox;Vidya Limaye;Catherine Hill;Peter Blumbergs

  • Changes in synovial tissue Jak-STAT expression in rheumatoid arthritis in response to successful DMARD treatment

    Jennifer Gauld Walker;Michael John Ahern;Mark Coleman;Helen Marie Weedon

  • Apoptosis in the rheumatoid arthritis synovial membrane: modulation by disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug treatment

    Malcolm Douglas Smith;Helen Marie Weedon;Virginia Papangelis;Jennifer Gauld Walker

  • Idiopathic inflammatory myositis is associated with a high incidence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

    Vidya S. Limaye;Vidya S. Limaye;Sue Lester;Peter Blumbergs;Peter J. Roberts-Thomson

  • Pathogenic mechanisms in the rheumatoid nodule: Comparison of proinflammatory cytokine production and cell adhesion molecule expression in rheumatoid nodules and synovial membranes from the same patient

    R. Wikaningrum;J. Highton;A. Parker;M. Coleman

  • The incidence and associations of malignancy in a large cohort of patients with biopsy-determined idiopathic inflammatory myositis

    Vidya Limaye;Vidya Limaye;Colin Luke;Graeme Tucker;Catherine Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom P. Gordon
Tom P. Gordon Flinders Medical Centre
Peter Brooks
Peter Brooks University of Melbourne
Guy J. Maddern
Guy J. Maddern University of Adelaide
A. D. Smith
A. D. Smith University of Oxford
Emmanuel J. Favaloro
Emmanuel J. Favaloro Westmead Hospital
Michael Horowitz
Michael Horowitz University of Adelaide
Morris Ziff
Morris Ziff The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Allan Wiik
Allan Wiik Statens Serum Institut
Heddy Zola
Heddy Zola Flinders Medical Centre
Bart J. Currie
Bart J. Currie Charles Darwin University

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