2026 Patrick T. Mather: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	75	3461	3343	960	902	283	20269

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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

2266
Citations
Shape Memory Polymer Research

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

1036
Citations
Two-way reversible shape memory in a semicrystalline network

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

577
Citations
POSS Polymers: Physical Properties and Biomaterials Applications

Jian Wu;Patrick T. Mather

549
Citations
Mechanical Relaxation and Microstructure of Poly(norbornyl-POSS) Copolymers

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

528
Citations
Linear/network poly(ε-caprolactone) blends exhibiting shape memory assisted self-healing (SMASH).

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

420
Citations
Reinforcement and environmental degradation of nylon-6/clay nanocomposites

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

417
Citations
Shape Memory Assisted Self-Healing Coating

Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

414
Citations
Structural development during deformation of polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) molecules

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

407
Citations
Implantable medical devices

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

388
Citations
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

362
Citations
Chemically Cross-Linked Polycyclooctene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Shape Memory Behavior

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

350
Citations
Shape memory effect exhibited by smectic-C liquid crystalline elastomers.

Ingrid A. Rousseau;Patrick T. Mather

345
Citations
Triple-Shape Polymeric Composites (TSPCs)

Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

298
Citations
Shape memory and nanostructure in poly(norbornyl-POSS) copolymers

H G Jeon;P T Mather;T S Haddad

282
Citations
Conductive shape memory nanocomposites for high speed electrical actuation

Xiaofan Luo;Patrick T. Mather

278
Citations
Viscoelastic Properties of an Epoxy Resin during Cure

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

275
Citations
ABA triblock copolymers containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane pendant groups: synthesis and unique properties

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

270
Citations
Nanoscale reinforcement of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) in polyurethane elastomer

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

265
Citations
Deformation-Induced Color Changes in Mechanochromic Polyethylene Blends

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

264
Citations