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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 117 561 27 959 52224

John Meurig Thomas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Meurig Thomas between 1961 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Meurig Thomas published across 65 years, from 1961 to 2025, averaging 15.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 1983. 3 of the 1,033 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 1983. 1961: 2 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 4 publications 1964: 3 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 2 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 8 publications 1972: 21 publications 1973: 13 publications 1974: 22 publications 1975: 26 publications 1976: 23 publications 1977: 20 publications 1978: 29 publications 1979: 17 publications 1980: 24 publications 1981: 27 publications 1982: 20 publications 1983: 36 publications 1984: 31 publications 1985: 21 publications 1986: 25 publications 1987: 19 publications 1988: 31 publications 1989: 27 publications 1990: 22 publications 1991: 28 publications 1992: 22 publications 1993: 26 publications 1994: 33 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 33 publications 1997: 29 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 33 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1961 2025

1,033 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Meurig Thomas: publications per year, 1961 to 2025
Year Publications
1961 2
1962 2
1963 4
1964 3
1965 3
1966 3
1967 3
1968 1
1969 2
1970 4
1971 8
1972 21
1973 13
1974 22
1975 26
1976 23
1977 20
1978 29
1979 17
1980 24
1981 27
1982 20
1983 36
1984 31
1985 21
1986 25
1987 19
1988 31
1989 27
1990 22
1991 28
1992 22
1993 26
1994 33
1995 18
1996 33
1997 29
1998 15
1999 24
2000 20
2001 33
2002 22
2003 27
2004 15
2005 17
2006 23
2007 19
2008 20
2009 21
2010 7
2011 9
2012 13
2013 11
2014 9
2015 3
2016 10
2017 15
2018 5
2019 4
2020 5
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1
2025 2
Total 1,033
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John Meurig Thomas publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Meurig Thomas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 941–960 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 959 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23 959
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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John Meurig Thomas D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Meurig Thomas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 116–117 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61 117
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

John Meurig Thomas was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned multiple topics within engineering and computer science, with a particular focus on robotics, imaging, and control systems.

The primary fields of study covered in their work included:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these, Thomas contributed notably to several subfields:

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Their main research topics comprised:

  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
  • Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation

Thomas's recent publications demonstrated a focus on robotic positioning and control systems, integration of vision and proximity sensing, and computational fluid dynamics modeling. Selected papers include:

  • "Positioning in Congested Space by Combining Vision-Based and Proximity-Based Control," 2024, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Application of Flux Limiters to Passive Scalar Advection for the Lattice Boltzmann Method," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Aurivillius phases," 2020, Catalysis from A to Z
  • "Plane-to-Plane Positioning by Proximity-based Control," 2022, 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • "Stability Analysis of Plane-to-Plane Positioning by Proximity-Based Control," 2023, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Throughout their career, Thomas collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • François Chaumette
  • Brian DeVincentis
  • François Pasteau
  • Alexander L. Rasgon
  • Matheus Silva de Lima

Publication venues where Thomas's work appeared repeatedly include:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Catalysis from A to Z
  • 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Recognitions received during their lifetime included fellowships with:

  • The World Academy of Sciences (1994)
  • The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1990)

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneous catalysts obtained by grafting metallocene complexes onto mesoporous silica

    Thomas Maschmeyer;Fernando Rey;Gopinathan Sankar;John Meurig Thomas

  • Principles and practice of heterogeneous catalysis

    J. M. Thomas;William John Thomas

  • Single-site heterogeneous catalysts.

    John Meurig Thomas;John Meurig Thomas;Robert Raja;Dewi W. Lewis

  • Design, Synthesis, and In Situ Characterization of New Solid Catalysts

    John Meurig Thomas

  • High-Performance Nanocatalysts for Single-Step Hydrogenations

    John Meurig Thomas;Brian F. G. Johnson;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar

  • Metal oxides as heterogeneous catalysts for oxygen evolution under photochemical conditions

    Anthony Harriman;Ingrid J. Pickering;John M. Thomas;Paul A. Christensen

  • Introduction to the principles of heterogeneous catalysis

    J. M. Thomas;W. J. Thomas;H. W. Salzberg

  • Bridging hydrodyl groups in zeolitic catalysts: a computer simulation of their structure, vibrational properties and acidity in protonated faujasites (HY zeolites)

    Klaus-Peter Schröder;Joachim Sauer;Maurice Leslie;C. Richard

  • Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

    Xiangyu Jie;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Weisong Li;Daniel Slocombe;Yige Gao

  • Molecular-sieve catalysts for the selective oxidation of linear alkanes by molecular oxygen

    John Meurig Thomas;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar;Robert G. Bell

  • Photocatalysis for new energy production: Recent advances in photocatalytic water splitting reactions for hydrogen production

    Masaya Matsuoka;Masaaki Kitano;Masato Takeuchi;Koichiro Tsujimaru

  • Molecular sieve catalysts for the regioselective and shape- selective oxyfunctionalization of alkanes in air.

    John Meurig Thomas;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar;Robert G. Bell

  • PARTIAL STRUCTURE OF TWO MAJOR DEGRADATION PRODUCTS FROM THE CROSS-LINKAGES IN ELASTIN.

    J Thomas;D F Elsden;S M Partridge

  • Resolving crystallographically distinct tetrahedral sites in silicalite and ZSM-5 by solid-state NMR

    C. A. Fyfe;G. C. Gobbi;J. Klinowski;J. M. Thomas

  • Surface and defect properties of solids

    M W Roberts;J M Thomas

  • Stabilization of Single Metal Atoms on Graphitic Carbon Nitride

    Zupeng Chen;Sharon Mitchell;Evgeniya Vorobyeva;Rowan K. Leary

  • De novo design of structure-directing agents for the synthesis of microporous solids

    Dewi W. Lewis;David J. Willock;C. Richard A. Catlow;John Meurig Thomas

  • Z-Contrast tomography: a technique inthree-dimensional nanostructural analysis based on Rutherfordscattering

    Paul A. Midgley;Matthew Weyland;John Meurig Thomas;John Meurig Thomas;Brian F. G. Johnson

  • A re-examination of Si, Al ordering in zeolites NaX and NaY

    Jacek Klinowski;Subramaniam Ramdas;John M. Thomas;Colin A. Fyfe

  • Monitoring of structural changes accompanying ultrastabilization of faujasitic zeolite catalysts

    J. Klinowski;J. M. Thomas;C. A. Fyfe;G. C. Gobbi

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Raja
Robert Raja University of Southampton
Gopinathan Sankar
Gopinathan Sankar University College London
Paul A. Midgley
Paul A. Midgley University of Cambridge
Jacek Klinowski
Jacek Klinowski University of Cambridge
David A. Jefferson
David A. Jefferson University of Cambridge
William Jones
William Jones University of Cambridge
Brian F. G. Johnson
Brian F. G. Johnson University of Cambridge
Robert G. Bell
Robert G. Bell University College London
Anthony K. Cheetham
Anthony K. Cheetham University of Cambridge
Kenneth D. M. Harris
Kenneth D. M. Harris Cardiff University

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