2026 Gareth Thomas: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	63	6204	1583	404	13711

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Overview

Gareth Thomas was affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spanned multiple areas within the social sciences and medicine, focusing particularly on sociology, political science, and health-related fields.

Their academic output included significant work on disability rights and representation, youth education and societal dynamics, and healthcare innovation and challenges. Prenatal screening and diagnostics, family and disability support, sport and mega-event impacts, as well as recreation, leisure, and wilderness management were also prominent topics in their research portfolio.

Several recent publications highlighted the range of Gareth Thomas's research interests. These included:

Dis-mantling stigma: Parenting disabled children in an age of 'neoliberal-ableism', 2020, The Sociological Review
A legacy of silence: the intersections of medical sociology and disability studies, 2021, Medical Humanities
"The media love the artificial versions of what's going on": Media (mis)representations of Down's syndrome, 2020, British Journal of Sociology
Testing Times: The Social Life of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing, 2020, Science Technology and Society

Gareth Thomas collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. Individuals with whom they co-authored at least five publications included Tanisha Spratt, Amy Chandler, Oli Williams, Eva Elliott, and Emma Renold.

The scientist's work was published mainly in venues specializing in sociology and health, including Sociology of Health & Illness, where they had multiple publications, The Sociological Review, Medical Humanities, Leisure Studies, and the British Journal of Sociology.

Their research incorporated interdisciplinary approaches, contributing to understanding complex social issues involving disability, health, and societal representations across various contexts.

Best Publications

The martensite phases in 304 stainless steel

Pat L. Mangonon;Gareth Thomas

595
Citations
Interfacial Uncompensated Antiferromagnetic Spins: Role in Unidirectional Anisotropy in Polycrystalline Ni 81 Fe 19 / CoO Bilayers

Kentaro Takano;R. H. Kodama;A. E. Berkowitz;W. Cao

586
Citations
Transmission electron microscopy of materials

Gareth Thomas;Michael J Goringe

559
Citations
Structure of (CuO) 2 double layers in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7

H. W. Zandbergen;R. Gronsky;K. Wang;G. Thomas

373
Citations
Grain Boundary Phases in a Hot-Pressed MgO Fluxed Silicon Nitride

D. R. Clarke;G. Thomas

338
Citations
Retained austenite and tempered martensite embrittlement

Gareth Thomas

310
Citations
Microstructures of precipitation-hardened SmCo permanent magnets

L. Rabenberg;R. K. Mishra;G. Thomas

261
Citations
Structure and properties of thermal-mechanically treated 304 stainless steel

Pat L. Mangonon;Gareth Thomas

228
Citations
Microstructure and properties of step aged rare earth alloy magnets

Raja K. Mishra;G. Thomas;T. Yoneyama;A. Fukuno

219
Citations
Fabrication and Secondary‐Phase Crystallization of Rare‐Earth Disilicate–Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Michael K. Cinibulk;Gareth Thomas;Sylvia M. Johnson

207
Citations
New magnetic nanoparticles for biotechnology.

Andreas Hütten;Daniela Sudfeld;Inga Ennen;Günter Reiss

204
Citations
Strength and Creep Behavior of Rare‐Earth Disilicate–Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Michael K. Cinibulk;Gareth Thomas;Sylvia M. Johnson

188
Citations
Grain‐Boundary‐Phase Crystallization and Strength of Silicon Nitride Sintered with a YSlAlON Glass

Michael K. Cinibulk;Gareth Thomas;Sylvia M. Johnson

184
Citations
Microstructure of Y2O3 Fluxed Hot‐Pressed Silicon Nitride

D. R. Clarke;G. Thomas

171
Citations
SURFACE DECOMPOSITION OF SUPERCONDUCTING YBa2Cu3O7

H. W. Zandbergen;R. Gronsky;G. Thomas

165
Citations
Structure-property relations and the design of Fe-4Cr-C base structural steels for high strength and toughness

B. V. Narasimha Rao;G. Thomas

158
Citations
Oxidation Behavior of Rare‐Earth Disilicate–Silicon Nitride Ceramics

Michael K. Cinibulk;Gareth Thomas;Sylvia M. Johnson

155
Citations
Giant magnetoresistance in heterogeneous Cu–Co and Ag–Co alloy films (invited)

A. E. Berkowitz;J. R. Mitchell;M. J. Carey;A. P. Young

155
Citations
Electron microscopy investigations of ferrous martensites

Gareth Thomas

147
Citations
Role of interfacial uncompensated antiferromagnetic spins in unidirectional anisotropy in Ni81Fe19/CoO bilayers (invited)

Kentaro Takano;R. H. Kodama;A. E. Berkowitz;W. Cao

146
Citations