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Materials Science

D-Index
73
Citations
25943
World Ranking
3761
National Ranking
1029

Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
25835
World Ranking
4869
National Ranking
1525

Thomas J. McCarthy 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 Thomas J. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 191 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. McCarthy 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 Thomas J. McCarthy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces: Some Comments and Examples

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

  • 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

  • Contact angle hysteresis explained

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

  • How Wenzel and Cassie were wrong

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J. Mccarthy

  • 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

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

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J. Mccarthy

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

    Jeffrey P. Youngblood;Thomas J. McCarthy

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

    Peiwen Zheng;Thomas J. McCarthy

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

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

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

    Alexander Y. Fadeev;Thomas J. McCarthy

  • Covalently Attached Liquids: Instant Omniphobic Surfaces with Unprecedented Repellency

    Liming Wang;Thomas J. McCarthy

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

    Wei Chen;Thomas J. McCarthy

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

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

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

    Kevin A. Wier;Thomas J. Mccarthy

  • Wetting 101 degrees.

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J McCarthy

  • Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite Synthesis in Supercritical CO2

    James J. Watkins;Thomas J. McCarthy

  • Curving and frustrating flatland.

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

  • 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

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

    Lichao Gao;Thomas J. McCarthy

Frequent Co-Authors

Bobby Samir Acharya
Bobby Samir Acharya King's College London
Douglas Gingrich
Douglas Gingrich University of Alberta
Kaushik De
Kaushik De The University of Texas at Arlington

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