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D-Index
75
Citations
20269
World Ranking
3459
National Ranking
958

Patrick T. Mather 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 Patrick T. Mather sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 283 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick T. Mather 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 Patrick T. Mather sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick T. Mather is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with particular emphasis on polymers, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work spans various subfields, including:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Surgery
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as:

  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers illustrating their focus on material interfaces and cellular responses. Notable publications include:

  • "Progressive Myofibril Reorganization of Human Cardiomyocytes on a Dynamic Nanotopographic Substrate" (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • "Profiling the responsiveness of focal adhesions of human cardiomyocytes to extracellular dynamic nano-topography" (2021, Bioactive Materials)
  • "Cell-Responsive Shape Memory Polymers" (2022, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering)
  • "Synthesis and Characterization of Zwitterionic Polymer Brush Functionalized Hydrogels with Ionic Responsive Coefficient of Friction" (2020, Langmuir)
  • "Dynamic covalent exchange in poly(thioether anhydrides)" (2020, Polymer Chemistry)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • James H. Henderson
  • Shiyang Sun
  • Huaiyu Shi
  • Ariel Ash-Shakoor
  • Zhen Ma

Publications by this scientist appear predominantly in specialized journals such as:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Bioactive Materials
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Langmuir
  • Polymer Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Review of progress in shape-memory polymers

    C. Liu;H. Qin;P. T. Mather

  • Shape Memory Polymer Research

    Patrick T. Mather;Xiaofan Luo;Ingrid A. Rousseau

  • Two-way reversible shape memory in a semicrystalline network

    Taekwoong Chung;‡ and Angel Romo-Uribe;Patrick T. Mather

  • POSS Polymers: Physical Properties and Biomaterials Applications

    Jian Wu;Patrick T. Mather

  • Mechanical Relaxation and Microstructure of Poly(norbornyl-POSS) Copolymers

    Patrick T. Mather;Hong G. Jeon;A. Romo-Uribe;Timothy S. Haddad

  • Linear/network poly(ε-caprolactone) blends exhibiting shape memory assisted self-healing (SMASH).

    Erika D. Rodriguez;Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

  • Reinforcement and environmental degradation of nylon-6/clay nanocomposites

    J.S Shelley;P.T Mather;K.L DeVries

  • Shape Memory Assisted Self-Healing Coating

    Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

  • Structural development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) molecules

    B.X Fu;B.S Hsiao;S Pagola;P Stephens

  • Implantable medical devices

    Ronald A. Sahatjian;Francisca Tan;Patrick T. Mather;Changdeng Liu

  • Viscoelastic and morphological behavior of hybrid styryl-based polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) copolymers

    A. Romo-Uribe;P. T. Mather;T. S. Haddad;J. D. Lichtenhan

  • Chemically Cross-Linked Polycyclooctene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Shape Memory Behavior

    Changdeng Liu;Seung B. Chun;Patrick T. Mather;Lei Zheng

  • Shape memory effect exhibited by smectic-C liquid crystalline elastomers.

    Ingrid A. Rousseau;Patrick T. Mather

  • Triple-Shape Polymeric Composites (TSPCs)

    Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

  • Shape memory and nanostructure in poly(norbornyl-POSS) copolymers

    H G Jeon;P T Mather;T S Haddad

  • Conductive shape memory nanocomposites for high speed electrical actuation

    Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

  • Viscoelastic Properties of an Epoxy Resin during Cure

    Daniel J. O'Brien;Patrick T. Mather;Scott R. White

  • ABA triblock copolymers containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane pendant groups: synthesis and unique properties

    Jeffrey Pyun;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Jian Wu;Gyeong Man Kim

  • Nanoscale reinforcement of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) in polyurethane elastomer

    Bruce X Fu;Benjamin S Hsiao;Henry White;Miriam Rafailovich

  • Deformation-Induced Color Changes in Mechanochromic Polyethylene Blends

    Brent R. Crenshaw;Mark Burnworth;Devang Khariwala;Anne Hiltner

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter N. Pintauro
Peter N. Pintauro Vanderbilt University
H. Jerry Qi
H. Jerry Qi Georgia Institute of Technology
Byoung-Suhk Kim
Byoung-Suhk Kim Jeonbuk National University
Jian Wu
Jian Wu Fudan University
Andrey V. Dobrynin
Andrey V. Dobrynin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Loon-Seng Tan
Loon-Seng Tan United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Martin L. Dunn
Martin L. Dunn University of Colorado Denver
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago
Benjamin S. Hsiao
Benjamin S. Hsiao Stony Brook University
Dale S. Pearson
Dale S. Pearson University of California, Santa Barbara

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