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D-Index
63
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13711
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6202
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1581

Gareth Thomas 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 Gareth Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 404 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gareth Thomas 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 Gareth Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

  • Transmission electron microscopy of materials

    Gareth Thomas;Michael J Goringe

  • Structure of (CuO) 2 double layers in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7

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

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

    D. R. Clarke;G. Thomas

  • Retained austenite and tempered martensite embrittlement

    Gareth Thomas

  • Microstructures of precipitation-hardened SmCo permanent magnets

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

  • Structure and properties of thermal-mechanically treated 304 stainless steel

    Pat L. Mangonon;Gareth Thomas

  • Microstructure and properties of step aged rare earth alloy magnets

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

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

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

  • New magnetic nanoparticles for biotechnology.

    Andreas Hütten;Daniela Sudfeld;Inga Ennen;Günter Reiss

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

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

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

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

  • Microstructure of Y2O3 Fluxed Hot‐Pressed Silicon Nitride

    D. R. Clarke;G. Thomas

  • SURFACE DECOMPOSITION OF SUPERCONDUCTING YBa2Cu3O7

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

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

    B. V. Narasimha Rao;G. Thomas

  • Oxidation Behavior of Rare‐Earth Disilicate–Silicon Nitride Ceramics

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

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

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

  • Electron microscopy investigations of ferrous martensites

    Gareth Thomas

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kannan M. Krishnan
Kannan M. Krishnan University of Washington
Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Ramamoorthy Ramesh Rice University
Ami E. Berkowitz
Ami E. Berkowitz University of California, San Diego
J.S. Moya
J.S. Moya Spanish National Research Council
Ronald Gronsky
Ronald Gronsky University of California, Berkeley
Caroline Sunyong Lee
Caroline Sunyong Lee Hanyang University
David R. Clarke
David R. Clarke Harvard University
Dieter Weller
Dieter Weller University of York
Raja K. Mishra
Raja K. Mishra General Motors (United States)
Robert O. Ritchie
Robert O. Ritchie Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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