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Jan Thoen

Jan Thoen

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
8262
World Ranking
4880
National Ranking
59

Jan Thoen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Thoen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 294 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Jan Thoen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Thoen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jan Thoen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work primarily spans subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
  • Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures
  • Phase Change Materials Research

Jan Thoen has authored papers published in various scientific venues, with recent publications highlighting studies into calorimetric and phase transition phenomena in liquid crystals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Calorimetric evidence for the existence of an intermediate phase between the ferroelectric nematic phase and the nematic phase in the liquid crystal RM734," 2024, Physical Review. E
  • "Phase transitions study of the liquid crystal DIO with a ferroelectric nematic, a nematic, and an intermediate phase and of mixtures with the ferroelectric nematic compound RM734 by adiabatic scanning calorimetry," 2023, Physical Review. E
  • "Potential new reference materials for caloric measurements on PCM," 2021, SN Applied Sciences
  • "Phase behavior of medium-length hydrophobically associating PEO-PPO multiblock copolymers in aqueous media," 2023, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Experimental Advances in Nanoparticle-Driven Stabilization of Liquid-Crystalline Blue Phases and Twist-Grain Boundary Phases," 2021, Nanomaterials

Their frequent co-authors have included Christ Glorieux, George Cordoyiannis, Wanhe Jiang, Georg H. Mehl, and Eva Körblová.

Jan Thoen's work is regularly published in venues such as Physical Review. E, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Liquid Crystals, Journal of Molecular Liquids, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Best Publications

  • Task-specific ionic liquid for solubilizing metal oxides

    Peter Nockemann;Ben Thijs;Stijn Pittois;Jan Thoen

  • Temperature dependence of the enthalpy and the heat capacity of the liquid-crystal octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB)

    J. Thoen;H. Marynissen;W. Van Dael

  • Nanoparticle-induced widening of the temperature range of liquid-crystalline blue phases

    Eva Karatairi;Brigita Rožič;Zdravko Kutnjak;Vassilios Tzitzios

  • Two-dimensional ultrasonic strain rate measurement of the human heart in vivo

    J. D'hooge;E. Konofagou;F. Jamal;A. Heimdal

  • Temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of imidazolium ionic liquids

    Jan Leys;Michael Wübbenhorst;Chirukandath Preethy Menon;Ravindran Rajesh

  • Nematic-Smectic- A Tricritical Point in Alkylcyanobiphenyl Liquid Crystals

    J. Thoen;H. Marynissen;W. Van Dael

  • Laser ultrasonic study of Lamb waves: determination of the thickness and velocities of a thin plate

    Weimin Gao;Christ Glorieux;Jan Thoen

  • Echocardiographic strain and strain-rate imaging: a new tool to study regional myocardial function

    J. D'hooge;B. Bijnens;J. Thoen;F. Van de Werf

  • Determination of the order parameter and its critical exponent for nCB (n=5–8) liquid crystals from refractive index data

    I Chirtoc;Mihai Chirtoc;Christ Glorieux;Jan Thoen

  • Dielectric-relaxation study of alkylcyanobiphenyl liquid crystals using time-domain spectroscopy

    Tk Bose;Bruce Campbell;S Yagihara;Jan Thoen

  • Temperature Dependence of the Static Relative Permittivity of Octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB)

    Jan Thoen;G Menu

  • Determination of the viscous characteristic length in air‐filled porous materials by ultrasonic attenuation measurements

    Philippe Leclaire;Luc Kelders;Walter Lauriks;Christ Glorieux

  • Temperature-Driven Mixing-Demixing Behavior of Binary Mixtures of the Ionic Liquid Choline Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and Water

    Peter Nockemann;Koen Binnemans;Ben Thijs;Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt

  • Effect of silica aerosil dispersions on the dielectric properties of a nematic liquid crystal.

    A Hourri;TK Bose;Jan Thoen

  • On the character of acoustic waves at the interface between hard and soft solids and liquids.

    Christ Glorieux;Kris Van de Rostyne;Keith Nelson;Weimin Gao

  • Experimental Evidence for a Nematic to Smectic A Tricritical Point in Alkylcyanobiphenyl Mixtures

    H. Marynissen;J. Thoen;W. Van Dael

  • Absolute values of specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity of liquids from different modes of operation of a simple photopyroelectric setup

    Jan Caerels;Christ Glorieux;Jan Thoen

  • Adiabatic scanning calorimetric results for the blue phases of cholesteryl nonanoate

    Jan Thoen

  • Heat Capacity and Enthalpy Behavior Near Phase Transitions in Some Alkylcyanobiphenyls

    H. Marynissen;J. Thoen;W. Van Dael

  • Theory of Scholte, leaky Rayleigh, and lateral wave excitation via the laser‐induced thermoelastic effect

    V. Gusev;C. Desmet;W. Lauriks;C. Glorieux

  • Two-dimensional ultrasonic strain rate measurement of the human heart in vivo

    Jan D'hooge;F. Jamal;Bart Bijnens;Jan Thoen

Frequent Co-Authors

Vitalyi Gusev
Vitalyi Gusev Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paul Suetens
Paul Suetens KU Leuven
Bart Bijnens
Bart Bijnens University of Barcelona
Zdravko Kutnjak
Zdravko Kutnjak Jožef Stefan Institute
Andreas Mandelis
Andreas Mandelis University of Toronto

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