World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Roman K. Thomas

Roman K. Thomas

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
46214
World Ranking
15352
National Ranking
813

Roman K. Thomas publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roman K. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 611 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 232 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Roman K. Thomas D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roman K. Thomas is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and focuses their research primarily in the intersecting fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work extensively covers oncology, molecular biology, cancer research, epidemiology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research addresses multiple specialized topics, including:

  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

Roman K. Thomas has published numerous research papers in leading scientific journals. Recent significant publications include:

  • "Ferroptosis response segregates small cell lung cancer (SCLC) neuroendocrine subtypes," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Chromothripsis followed by circular recombination drives oncogene amplification in human cancer," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Therapeutic targeting of the mevalonate-geranylgeranyl diphosphate pathway with statins overcomes chemotherapy resistance in small cell lung cancer," 2022, Nature Cancer
  • "Evolutionary trajectories of small cell lung cancer under therapy," 2024, Nature
  • "MAPK-pathway inhibition mediates inflammatory reprogramming and sensitizes tumors to targeted activation of innate immunity sensor RIG-I," 2021, Nature Communications

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors in the field, such as Julie George, Martin Peifer, Reinhard Büttner, Hans Christian Reinhardt, and Johannes Brägelmann.

Roman K. Thomas's work appears regularly in prominent publication venues including:

  • Cancer Research
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

    Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

  • Systematic RNA interference reveals that oncogenic KRAS-driven cancers require TBK1

    David A. Barbie;Pablo Tamayo;Jesse S. Boehm;So Young Kim

  • Somatic mutations affect key pathways in lung adenocarcinoma

    Li Ding;Gad Getz;David A. Wheeler;Elaine R. Mardis

  • Comprehensive genomic profiles of small cell lung cancer

    Julie George;Jing Shan Lim;Se Jin Jang;Yupeng Cun

  • Mapping the hallmarks of lung adenocarcinoma with massively parallel sequencing

    Marcin Imielinski;Alice H. Berger;Alice H. Berger;Peter S. Hammerman;Peter S. Hammerman;Bryan Hernandez

  • Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer

    Martin Peifer;Lynnette Fernández-Cuesta;Martin L. Sos;Julie George

  • Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

    Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

  • Assessing the significance of chromosomal aberrations in cancer: Methodology and application to glioma

    Rameen Beroukhim;Gad Getz;Leia Nghiemphu;Jordi Barretina

  • EML4-ALK fusion gene and efficacy of an ALK kinase inhibitor in lung cancer

    Jussi P. Koivunen;Craig Mermel;Kreshnik Zejnullahu;Carly Murphy

  • High-throughput oncogene mutation profiling in human cancer

    Roman K. Thomas;Alissa C. Baker;Ralph M. DeBiasi;Ralph M. DeBiasi;Wendy Winckler;Wendy Winckler

  • Frequent and Focal FGFR1 Amplification Associates with Therapeutically Tractable FGFR1 Dependency in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

    Jonathan Weiss;Martin L. Sos;Danila Seidel;Martin Peifer

  • Molecular subtypes of small cell lung cancer: a synthesis of human and mouse model data.

    Charles M. Rudin;John T. Poirier;Lauren Averett Byers;Caroline Dive

  • Reduced frequencies and suppressive function of CD4+CD25hi regulatory T cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia after therapy with fludarabine

    Marc Beyer;Matthias Kochanek;Matthias Kochanek;Kamruz Darabi;Kamruz Darabi;Alexey Popov;Alexey Popov

  • A genomics-based classification of human lung tumors

    Danila Seidel;Thomas Zander;Lukas C. Heukamp;Martin Peifer

  • PTEN Loss Contributes to Erlotinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer by Activation of Akt and EGFR

    Martin L. Sos;Mirjam Koker;Barbara A. Weir;Stefanie Heynck

  • Optimization of Dosing for EGFR-Mutant Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer with Evolutionary Cancer Modeling

    Juliann Chmielecki;Jasmine Y Foo;Geoffrey R. Oxnard;Katherine Hutchinson

  • Mutations in the DDR2 Kinase Gene Identify a Novel Therapeutic Target in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

    Peter S. Hammerman;Martin L. Sos;Alex H. Ramos;Chunxiao Xu

  • Telomerase activation by genomic rearrangements in high-risk neuroblastoma

    Martin Peifer;Falk Hertwig;Frederik Roels;Daniel Dreidax

  • MYC Drives Progression of Small Cell Lung Cancer to a Variant Neuroendocrine Subtype with Vulnerability to Aurora Kinase Inhibition

    Gurkan Mollaoglu;Matthew R. Guthrie;Stefanie Böhm;Johannes Brägelmann

  • Prognostic and Predictive Gene Signature for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Resected Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Chang Qi Zhu;Keyue Ding;Dan Strumpf;Barbara A. Weir

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Jürgen Wolf
Jürgen Wolf University of Cologne
Heidi Greulich
Heidi Greulich Broad Institute
William Pao
William Pao Roche (United States)
Daniel Rauh
Daniel Rauh TU Dortmund University
Kwok-Kin Wong
Kwok-Kin Wong New York University
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Levi A. Garraway
Levi A. Garraway Roche (United States)
Reinhard Büttner
Reinhard Büttner University Hospital Cologne
Sven Perner
Sven Perner University of Lübeck

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Medicine in the USA opens doors to a variety of healthcare careers, many of which now offer flexible, affordable online education options. For those interested in patient care with a pharmaceutical focus, pursuing the best online pharmacy school can help you become a Doctor of Pharmacy without relocating or leaving your current job.

Not all healthcare roles require a medical degree. Administrative and tech-savvy professionals may explore an online bachelor's in health information management, preparing for in-demand roles managing health records and data systems.

There’s also a growing need for specialized skills like medical coding and billing. With medical billing and coding online courses, you can quickly gain qualifications for entry-level positions in healthcare finance.

For nurses aiming to advance their careers, consider applying to the cheapest np school options online. This affordable path allows RNs to become nurse practitioners and serve at a higher clinical level.

These programs make healthcare careers more accessible than ever—no matter your background or location.

Best Scientists Citing Roman K. Thomas

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles