2026 Thomas J. McCarthy: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	73	3763	3641	1031	970	191	25943
Chemistry	73	4869	4429	1526	1276	187	25835

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

3763

3641

1031

970

191

25943

Chemistry

4869

4429

1526

1276

187

25835

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

25943

World Ranking

3763

National Ranking

1031

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

25835

World Ranking

4869

National Ranking

1526

Overview

Thomas J. McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research broadly spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with particular contributions to Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their scientific work focuses on central topics including Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Synthesis and Properties of Polymers, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, Polymer Composites and Self-Healing, and Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis.

Frequently collaborating with peers, McCarthy has coauthored multiple papers with colleagues such as Pei Bian, Yan Wang, Yan Cong, Zhaoxia Li, and Yu Saito.

Their publications appear in several recurring journals and venues:

Langmuir
Macromolecules
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
ACS Macro Letters
New England Review

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas J. McCarthy include:

"Rediscovering Silicones: The Anomalous Water Permeability of 'Hydrophobic' PDMS Suggests Nanostructure and Applications in Water Purification and Anti-Icing" (2020) in Macromolecular Rapid Communications
"Hemisilicone Elastomers That Are Recyclable to the Monomer" (2022) in ACS Macro Letters
"A Different Silica Surface: Radical Oxidation of Poly(methylsilsesquioxane) Thin Films and Particles (Tospearl)" (2020) in Langmuir
"Isomeric Silicones: Reactive Phenylsilsesquioxane-Based MT Resins and Comments Concerning the Structure of the Phenylsilsesquioxane Homopolymer" (2022) in Macromolecules
"Sessile Liquid Features as Molds for Silicone Elastomers" (2020) in Langmuir

Best Publications

Ultrahydrophobic surfaces. Effects of topography length scales on wettability

Didem Öner;Thomas J. McCarthy

2549
Citations
Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces: Some Comments and Examples

Wei Chen;Alexander Y. Fadeev;Meng Che Hsieh;Didem Öner

1587
Citations
Molecular monolayers and films. A panel report for the Materials Sciences Division of the Department of Energy

J. D. Swalen;D. L. Allara;D. L. Allara;J. D. Andrade;E. A. Chandross

1259
Citations
Contact angle hysteresis explained

Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

1080
Citations
How Wenzel and Cassie were wrong

Lichao Gao;Thomas J. Mccarthy

1016
Citations
Self-Assembly Is Not the Only Reaction Possible between Alkyltrichlorosilanes and Surfaces: Monomolecular and Oligomeric Covalently Attached Layers of Dichloro- and Trichloroalkylsilanes on Silicon

Alexander Y. Fadeev and;Thomas J. McCarthy

862
Citations
The “Lotus Effect” Explained: Two Reasons Why Two Length Scales of Topography Are Important

Lichao Gao;Thomas J. Mccarthy

828
Citations
Ultrahydrophobic polymer surfaces prepared by simultaneous ablation of polypropylene and sputtering of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) using radio frequency plasma

Jeffrey P. Youngblood;Thomas J. McCarthy

747
Citations
A surprise from 1954: siloxane equilibration is a simple, robust, and obvious polymer self-healing mechanism.

Peiwen Zheng;Thomas J. McCarthy

628
Citations
A Perfectly Hydrophobic Surface (θA/θR = 180°/180°)

Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

526
Citations
Trialkylsilane Monolayers Covalently Attached to Silicon Surfaces: Wettability Studies Indicating that Molecular Topography Contributes to Contact Angle Hysteresis

Alexander Y. Fadeev;Thomas J. McCarthy

514
Citations
Covalently Attached Liquids: Instant Omniphobic Surfaces with Unprecedented Repellency

Liming Wang;Thomas J. McCarthy

509
Citations
Layer-by-layer deposition : A tool for polymer surface modification

Wei Chen;Thomas J. McCarthy

479
Citations
Preparation and Characterization of Microcellular Polystyrene Foams Processed in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Kelyn A. Arora;and Alan J. Lesser;Thomas J. McCarthy

468
Citations
Condensation on ultrahydrophobic surfaces and its effect on droplet mobility: ultrahydrophobic surfaces are not always water repellant.

Kevin A. Wier;Thomas J. Mccarthy

462
Citations
Wetting 101 degrees.

Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

440
Citations
Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite Synthesis in Supercritical CO2

James J. Watkins;Thomas J. McCarthy

402
Citations
Curving and frustrating flatland.

Kyusoon Shin;Hongqi Xiang;Sung In Moon;Taehyung Kim

400
Citations
Acid-base behavior of carboxylic acid groups covalently attached at the surface of polyethylene: The usefulness of contact angle in following the ionization of surface functionality

Stephen Randall Holmes-Farley;Robert H. Reamey;Thomas J. McCarthy;John Deutch

384
Citations
"Artificial lotus leaf" prepared using a 1945 patent and a commercial textile

Lichao Gao;Thomas J. McCarthy

359
Citations