2026 Thomas H. Epps: 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	54	8854	8553	2165	2008	202	11317

Overview

Thomas H. Epps is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with notable contributions in polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

Lignin and wood chemistry
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Polymer composites and self-healing
Conducting polymers and applications
Microplastics and plastic pollution
Recycling and waste management techniques
Advanced battery materials and technologies

Epps has published extensively in various scientific outlets. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Polymer Science
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
ACS Macro Letters
Macromolecules
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Notable recent papers by Thomas H. Epps include:

Toward polymer upcycling-adding value and tackling circularity (2021), published in Science
Fibre-based composites from the integration of metal-organic frameworks and polymers (2021), published in Nature Reviews Materials
Redox Flow Battery Membranes: Improving Battery Performance by Leveraging Structure-Property Relationships (2020), published in ACS Energy Letters
Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia (2021), published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Polymers from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Current Challenges and Future Opportunities (2020), published in ACS Macro Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

LaShanda T. J. Korley
Andrew J. Boydston
Geoffrey W. Coates
Craig J. Hawker
Brent S. Sumerlin

Best Publications

Toward polymer upcycling-adding value and tackling circularity.

LaShanda T. J. Korley;Thomas H. Epps;Brett A. Helms;Anthony J. Ryan

630
Citations
Self-assembly of block copolymer thin films

Julie N.L. Albert;Thomas H. Epps

594
Citations
Stimuli responsive materials

Patrick Theato;Brent S. Sumerlin;Rachel K. O'Reilly;Thomas H. Epps

485
Citations
Block copolymer electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries

Wen‐Shiue Young;Wei‐Fan Kuan;Thomas H. Epps

452
Citations
Stimuli-responsive copolymer solution and surface assemblies for biomedical applications

Elizabeth G. Kelley;Julie N. L. Albert;Millicent O. Sullivan;Thomas H. Epps

328
Citations
A Noncubic Triply Periodic Network Morphology in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers

Travis S. Bailey;Cordell M. Hardy;Thomas H. Epps;Frank S. Bates

298
Citations
Directed Block Copolymer Thin Film Self-Assembly: Emerging Trends in Nanopattern Fabrication

Ming Luo;Thomas H. Epps

296
Citations
Ordered network phases in linear poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers

Thomas H. Epps;Eric W. Cochran;Travis S. Bailey;Ryan S. Waletzko

284
Citations
Salt Doping in PEO-Containing Block Copolymers: Counterion and Concentration Effects

Wen-Shiue Young;Thomas H. Epps

280
Citations
Fibre-based composites from the integration of metal–organic frameworks and polymers

Gregory W. Peterson;Gregory W. Peterson;Dennis T. Lee;Heather F. Barton;Thomas H. Epps

262
Citations
Block Copolymer Vitrimers.

Jacob J. Lessard;Georg M. Scheutz;Seung Hyun Sung;Kayla A. Lantz

251
Citations
Generating thickness gradients of thin polymer films via flow coating

Christopher M. Stafford;Kristen E. Roskov;Thomas H. Epps;Michael J. Fasolka

250
Citations
Block copolymers: controlling nanostructure to generate functional materials – synthesis, characterization, and engineering

Thomas H. Epps;Rachel K. O'Reilly

183
Citations
Network Phases in ABC Triblock Copolymers

Thomas H. Epps;Eric W. Cochran;Cordell M. Hardy;Travis S. Bailey

175
Citations
Ionic Conductivities of Block Copolymer Electrolytes with Various Conducting Pathways: Sample Preparation and Processing Considerations

Wen-Shiue Young;Thomas H. Epps

172
Citations
Biobased building blocks for the rational design of renewable block polymers

Angela L. Holmberg;Kaleigh H. Reno;Richard P. Wool;Thomas H. Epps

171
Citations
Phase Behavior and Block Sequence Effects in Lithium Perchlorate-Doped Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-ethylene oxide) and Poly(styrene-b-isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) Triblock Copolymers

Thomas H. Epps;Travis S. Bailey;Ryan Waletzko;Frank S. Bates

160
Citations
From Tree to Tape: Direct Synthesis of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Depolymerized Raw Lignocellulosic Biomass.

Shu Wang;Li Shuai;Basudeb Saha;Dionisios G. Vlachos

158
Citations
Redox Flow Battery Membranes: Improving Battery Performance by Leveraging Structure–Property Relationships

Craig A. Machado;Gerald O. Brown;Ruidong Yang;Timothy E. Hopkins

157
Citations
Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia

Brandon C. Vance;Pavel A. Kots;Cong Wang;Zachary R. Hinton

155
Citations
Determination of Solvent–Polymer and Polymer–Polymer Flory–Huggins Interaction Parameters for Poly(3-hexylthiophene) via Solvent Vapor Swelling

Jillian A. Emerson;Daniel T. W. Toolan;Jonathan R. Howse;Eric M. Furst

151
Citations
Systematic study on the effect of solvent removal rate on the morphology of solvent vapor annealed ABA triblock copolymer thin films.

Julie N. L. Albert;Wen-Shiue Young;Ronald L. Lewis;Timothy D. Bogart

150
Citations