2026 Thomas B. Shea: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	68	7802	7196	3550	3189	356	16204

Overview

Thomas B. Shea is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus on neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science.

Their main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Environmental Science

Subfields of research include:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Global and Planetary Change

Their work addresses a range of important topics such as:

Air Quality and Health Impacts
COVID-19 impact on air quality
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Thomas B. Shea include:

"Improvement of cognitive performance by a nutraceutical formulation: Underlying mechanisms revealed by laboratory studies", 2021, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
"An Overview of Studies Demonstrating that ex vivo Neuronal Networks Display Multiple Complex Behaviors: Emergent Properties of Nearest-Neighbor Interactions of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons.", 2021, The Open Neurology Journal

Other related publications connected with Shea's frequent collaborations are:

"Tau interferes with axonal neurite stabilization and cytoskeletal composition independently of its ability to associate with microtubules", 2020, Biology Open
"Synaptic Signals from Glutamate-Treated Neurons Induce Aberrant Post-Synaptic Signals in Untreated Neuronal Networks", 2020, The Open Neurology Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Sangmook Lee
Ekaterina Galkina Cleary
Manuel Cifuentes
Georges Grinstein
Doug Brugge

Key publication venues where Shea's work appears include:

The Open Neurology Journal
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Biology Open

Best Publications

Palifermin for Oral Mucositis after Intensive Therapy for Hematologic Cancers

Ricardo Spielberger;Patrick Stiff;William Bensinger;Teresa Gentile

1079
Citations
Folate and homocysteine metabolism in neural plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders.

Mark P Mattson;Thomas B Shea

1075
Citations
Multiple aspects of homocysteine neurotoxicity: glutamate excitotoxicity, kinase hyperactivation and DNA damage.

Pei I. Ho;Daniela Ortiz;Eugene Rogers;Thomas B. Shea

484
Citations
Homocysteine potentiates beta-amyloid neurotoxicity: role of oxidative stress.

Pei I. Ho;Scott C. Collins;Sirikarnt Dhitavat;Daniela Ortiz

396
Citations
Textural studies of vesicles in volcanic rocks: An integrated methodology

Thomas Shea;Bruce F. Houghton;Lucia Gurioli;Katharine V. Cashman

371
Citations
Calcium-Activated Neutral Proteinase (Calpain) System in Aging and Alzheimer's Diseasea

R. A. Nixon;K.-I. Saito;F. Grynspan;W. R. Griffin

333
Citations
Folate deprivation induces neurodegeneration: roles of oxidative stress and increased homocysteine.

Pei I Ho;David Ashline;Sirikarnt Dhitavat;Daniela Ortiz

294
Citations
Role of phosphorylation on the structural dynamics and function of types III and IV intermediate filaments.

Ram K. Sihag;Masaki Inagaki;Tomoya Yamaguchi;Thomas B. Shea

291
Citations
Dynamics of neuronal intermediate filaments: a developmental perspective.

Ralph A. Nixon;Thomas B. Shea

277
Citations
Activation of the L voltage-sensitive calcium channel by mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase following exposure of neuronal cells to beta-amyloid. MAP kinase mediates beta-amyloid-induced neurodegeneration.

Fatma J. Ekinci;Kafait U. Malik;Thomas B. Shea

239
Citations
Kinesin-mediated transport of neurofilament protein oligomers in growing axons

Jason T. Yabe;Aurea Pimenta;Thomas B. Shea

210
Citations
Diffusion chronometry and the timescales of magmatic processes

Fidel Costa;Thomas Shea;Teresa Ubide

206
Citations
Efficacy of a Vitamin/Nutriceutical Formulation for Moderate-stage to Later-stage Alzheimer's disease: A Placebo-controlled Pilot Study:

Ruth Remington;Amy Chan;James Paskavitz;Thomas B. Shea

163
Citations
Efficacy of a vitamin/nutriceutical formulation for early-stage Alzheimer's disease: a 1-year, open-label pilot study with an 16-month caregiver extension.

Amy Chan;James Paskavitz;Ruth Remington;Shelly Rasmussen

159
Citations
Phospholipid-mediated delivery of anti-GAP-43 antibodies into neuroblastoma cells prevents neuritogenesis.

TB Shea;NI Perrone-Bizzozero;ML Beermann;LI Benowitz

154
Citations
Effect of retinoic acid on growth and morphological differentiation of mouse NB2a neuroblastoma cells in culture

Thomas B. Shea;Itzhak Fischer;Victor S. Sapirstein

150
Citations
β-Amyloid-induced calcium influx induces apoptosis in culture by oxidative stress rather than tau phosphorylation

Fatma J Ekinci;Maria-Dawn Linsley;Thomas B Shea

144
Citations
Phospho-dependent association of neurofilament proteins with kinesin in situ.

Jason T. Yabe;Cheolwha Jung;Walter K.-H. Chan;Thomas B. Shea

144
Citations
Apolipoprotein E deficiency promotes increased oxidative stress and compensatory increases in antioxidants in brain tissue.

Thomas B Shea;Eugene Rogers;David Ashline;Daniela Ortiz

136
Citations
Neurofilaments Consist of Distinct Populations That Can Be Distinguished by C-Terminal Phosphorylation, Bundling, and Axonal Transport Rate in Growing Axonal Neurites

Jason T. Yabe;Teresa Chylinski;Feng-Song Wang;Aurea Pimenta

135
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