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Thomas M. Schmidt

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
54642
World Ranking
3054
National Ranking
1551

Thomas M. Schmidt publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 185 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas M. Schmidt 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 Thomas M. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Thomas M. Schmidt is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Food Science, and Radiation.

The primary topics covered by Schmidt's research reflect a diverse range of interests encompassing gut microbiota and health, superconducting materials and applications, particle accelerators and free-electron lasers, advanced X-ray imaging techniques, oral health in cancer treatment, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Schmidt include:

  • The Bacterial Connection between the Oral Cavity and the Gut Diseases, 2020, Journal of Dental Research
  • The Cancer Microbiome: Distinguishing Direct and Indirect Effects Requires a Systemic View, 2020, Trends in Cancer
  • A compact and cost-effective hard X-ray free-electron laser driven by a high-brightness and low-energy electron beam, 2020, Nature Photonics
  • Lung and gut microbiota are altered by hyperoxia and contribute to oxygen-induced lung injury in mice, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • A synthesis of bacterial and archaeal phenotypic trait data, 2020, Scientific Data

Schmidt's frequent co-authors include Marco Calvi, Eric C. Martens, Kai Zhang, Austin Campbell, and Jonathan L. Golob, indicating collaboration across multiple interdisciplinary areas.

Common publication venues where Schmidt's work appears are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Host & Microbe, Gastroenterology, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, and arXiv (Cornell University).

In addition to journal articles, Schmidt has contributed to book publications, including a work published by J.B. Metzler titled Rawls-Handbuch (2023).

Throughout their career, Schmidt has been recognized with awards such as the ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award from the American Society for Microbiology in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • The RDP (Ribosomal Database Project) continues.

    Bonnie L. Maidak;James R. Cole;Timothy G. Lilburn;Charles T. Parker

  • THE RDP (RIBOSOMAL DATABASE PROJECT)

    Bonnie L. Maidak;Gary J. Olsen;Niels Larsen;Ross A. Overbeek

  • Fundamentals of microbial community resistance and resilience

    Ashley Shade;Hannes Peter;Steven D. Allison;Didier L. Baho

  • The Ribosomal Database Project (RDP-II): previewing a new autoaligner that allows regular updates and the new prokaryotic taxonomy

    James R. Cole;Benli Chai;Terry L. Marsh;Ryan J. Farris

  • Identification of the Uncultured Bacillus of Whipple's Disease

    David A. Relman;Thomas M. Schmidt;Richard P. MacDermott;Stanley Falkow

  • Decreased Diversity of the Fecal Microbiome in Recurrent Clostridium difficile—Associated Diarrhea

    Ju Young Chang;Dionysios A. Antonopoulos;Apoorv Kalra;Adriano Tonelli

  • rRNA operon copy number reflects ecological strategies of bacteria.

    Joel A. Klappenbach;John M. Dunbar;Thomas M. Schmidt

  • rrndb: the Ribosomal RNA Operon Copy Number Database

    Joel A. Klappenbach;Paul R. Saxman;James R. Cole;Thomas M. Schmidt

  • Analysis of a marine picoplankton community by 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing.

    T M Schmidt;E F DeLong;N R Pace

  • The agent of bacillary angiomatosis. An approach to the identification of uncultured pathogens.

    David A. Relman;Jeffery S. Loutit;Thomas M. Schmidt;Stanley Falkow

  • A new version of the RDP (Ribosomal Database Project)

    Bonnie L. Maidak;James R. Cole;Charles T. Parker;George M. Garrity

  • Percutaneous Implantation of the CoreValve Self-Expanding Valve Prosthesis in High-Risk Patients With Aortic Valve Disease: The Siegburg First-in-Man Study

    Eberhard Grube;Jean C. Laborde;Ulrich Gerckens;Thomas Felderhoff

  • rrnDB: improved tools for interpreting rRNA gene abundance in bacteria and archaea and a new foundation for future development

    Steven F. Stoddard;Byron J. Smith;Robert Hein;Benjamin R.K. Roller

  • Comparison of the Respiratory Microbiome in Healthy Nonsmokers and Smokers

    Alison Morris;James M. Beck;Patrick D. Schloss;Thomas B. Campbell

  • Analysis of the Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiotas as the Source of the Lung and Gastric Microbiotas in Healthy Individuals

    Christine M. Bassis;John R. Erb-Downward;Robert P. Dickson;Christine M. Freeman

  • Reproducible Community Dynamics of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota following Antibiotic Perturbation

    Dionysios A. Antonopoulos;Susan M. Huse;Hilary G. Morrison;Thomas M. Schmidt

  • The Agent of Bacillary Angiomatosis

    D. Venes;C. J. Cockerell;P. M. Tierno;A. E. Friedman-Kien

  • Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Percutaneous Implantation of the CoreValve Self-Expanding Valve Prosthesis in High-Risk Patients With Aortic Valve Disease: The Siegburg First-in-Man Study”

    Eberhard Grube;Lutz Buellesfeld;Ulrich Gerckens;Ralf Mueller

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent B. Young
Vincent B. Young University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Norman R. Pace
Norman R. Pace University of Colorado Boulder
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Eberhard Grube
Eberhard Grube University Hospital Bonn
David A. Relman
David A. Relman Stanford University
Patrick D. Schloss
Patrick D. Schloss University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Patrick S. G. Chain
Patrick S. G. Chain Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute

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