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Allan S. Hay

Allan S. Hay

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
7892
World Ranking
9032
National Ranking
161

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10127
World Ranking
11244
National Ranking
308

Allan S. Hay publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan S. Hay sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 237 publications — 43rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Allan S. Hay D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan S. Hay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Allan S. Hay was a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their career included recognition by multiple scientific societies.

Hay was awarded the status of Fellow by the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1981. Later, in 1987, they became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

No data regarding specific recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main research topics are available for this scientist. The profile is therefore limited to the known affiliations and honors received during their career.

Best Publications

  • Polymerization by oxidative coupling: Discovery and commercialization of PPO® and Noryl® resins

    Allan S. Hay

  • Polymerization (Oxidative‐Coupling)

    Unknown

  • Ionomers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells with Sulfonic Acid Groups on the End Groups: Novel Branched Poly(ether−ketone)s

    Sumiko Matsumura;Antisar R. Hlil;Catherine Lepiller;Julie Gaudet

  • Novel Preparation and Properties of Polypropylene−Vermiculite Nanocomposites

    S. C. Tjong;Y. Z. Meng;A. S. Hay

  • Synthesis and properties of novel sulfonated arylene ether/fluorinated alkane copolymers

    Kenji Miyatake;Kenichi Oyaizu;Eishun Tsuchida;Allan S. Hay

  • Effects of the structure and morphology of zinc glutarate on the fixation of carbon dioxide into polymer

    Y. Z. Meng;Y. Z. Meng;L. C. Du;S. C. Tiong;Q. Zhu

  • Unsaturated Amines. III. Introduction of α,β-Unsaturation by Means of Mercuric Acetate: Δ1(10)-Dehydroquinolizidine1,2

    Nelson J. Leonard;Allan S. Hay;Richard W. Fulmer;Virgil W. Gash

  • Membranes from Poly(aryl ether)-Based Ionomers Containing Randomly Distributed Nanoclusters of 6 or 12 Sulfonic Acid Groups

    Shuanghong Tian;Yuezhong Meng;Allan S. Hay

  • Direct synthesis of poly(arylenedisulfide)/carbon nanosheet composites via the oxidation with graphite oxide

    X.S. Du;M. Xiao;Y.Z. Meng;A.S. Hay

  • Ionomers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells with Sulfonic Acid Groups on the End Groups: Novel Linear Aromatic Poly(sulfide−ketone)s

    Sumiko Matsumura;Antisar R. Hlil;Catherine Lepiller;Julie Gaudet

  • Synthesis of novel poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)s and improvement of their melt flow properties

    Y. Z. Meng;Y. Z. Meng;A. S. Hay;X. G. Jian;S. C. Tjong

  • Synthesis and Sulfonation of Poly(aryl ethers) Containing Triphenyl Methane and Tetraphenyl Methane Moieties from Isocynate-Masked Bisphenols

    L. Wang;Y. Z. Meng;S. J. Wang;X. Y. Shang

  • New poly(arylene ether)s with pendant phosphonic acid groups

    Kenji Miyatake;Allan S. Hay

  • Cyclic Aromatic Disulfide Oligomers: Synthesis and Characterization

    Yong Ding;Allan S. Hay

  • Synthesis and proton conductivities of phosphonic acid containing poly‐(arylene ether)s

    Y. Z. Meng;Y. Z. Meng;S. C. Tjong;A. S. Hay;S. J. Wang

  • Convenient Synthesis and Facile Polymerization of Cyclic Aryl Ether Ketones Containing the 1,2-Dibenzoylbenzene Moiety

    Kwok P. Chan;Yi-feng Wang;Allan S. Hay

  • New Materials and Procedures to Protect Metallic PEM Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates

    N. Cunningham;D. Guay;J. P. Dodelet;Y. Meng

  • Synthesis and Characterization of a Blue Light Emitting Polymer Containing Both Hole and Electron Transporting Units

    Jianping Lu;Antisar R. Hlil;Yue Sun;Allan S. Hay

  • Synthesis and physical properties of soluble, amorphous poly(ether ketone)s containing the o-dibenzoylbenzene moiety

    Rina Singh;Allan S. Hay

  • Synthesis and thermal properties of poly(arylene ether ketone)s containing phthalazinone moieties

    Yuezhong Meng;Antisar R. Hlil;Allan S. Hay

  • Synthesis and properties of poly(4,4′-oxybis(benzene)disulfide)/graphite nanocomposites via in situ ring-opening polymerization of macrocyclic oligomers

    X.S. Du;M. Xiao;Y.Z. Meng;Y.Z. Meng;A.S. Hay

  • Notes- Preparation of m- and p-Diethynylbenzenes

    Unknown

  • The SPE international award address—1975 polymerization by oxidative coupling—an historical review

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuezhong Meng
Yuezhong Meng Sun Yat-sen University
Kenji Miyatake
Kenji Miyatake University of Yamanashi
Shuangjin Wang
Shuangjin Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Jean-Pol Dodelet
Jean-Pol Dodelet Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Sie Chin Tjong
Sie Chin Tjong City University of Hong Kong
Min Xiao
Min Xiao Sun Yat-sen University
Daniel Guay
Daniel Guay Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Eishun Tsuchida
Eishun Tsuchida Waseda University
Ye Tao
Ye Tao National Research Council Canada
Steven Holdcroft
Steven Holdcroft Simon Fraser University

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