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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 72 791 754 342 315 425 27592
Materials Science 74 3552 3432 976 916 415 28335

Thomas N. Jackson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas N. Jackson between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas N. Jackson published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2001. 12 of the 494 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2001. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1954 2025

494 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas N. Jackson: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 4
1980 3
1981 2
1982 2
1983 13
1984 3
1985 11
1986 10
1987 12
1988 7
1989 6
1990 8
1991 11
1992 1
1993 5
1994 3
1995 5
1996 6
1997 15
1998 10
1999 18
2000 17
2001 22
2002 13
2003 11
2004 18
2005 13
2006 15
2007 16
2008 18
2009 20
2010 17
2011 13
2012 11
2013 16
2014 15
2015 20
2016 19
2017 13
2018 11
2019 5
2020 6
2021 9
2022 5
2023 3
2024 6
2025 6
Total 494
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Thomas N. Jackson publications per year - data summary

  • Thomas N. Jackson, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Pennsylvania State University, has 494 publications recorded across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1954 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2001, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1954 and 1992, with 1 publication each.
  • 24 of the 72 years in the span carry no publications at all (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 29 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1954-1977: 1 publication (0.0 per year); 1978-2001: 194 publications (8.1 per year); 2002-2025: 299 publications (12.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thomas N. Jackson publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas N. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 414–433 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 425 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169 425
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Thomas N. Jackson publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Thomas N. Jackson, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Pennsylvania State University, records 425 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Thomas N. Jackson, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Thomas N. Jackson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Thomas N. Jackson D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas N. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46 72
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Thomas N. Jackson D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Thomas N. Jackson, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Pennsylvania State University, records 72 D-Index - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Thomas N. Jackson, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Thomas N. Jackson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Thomas N. Jackson is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their primary fields of study are Engineering and Materials Science, with significant work also in several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics related to Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Semiconductor materials and devices, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation, and ZnO doping and properties.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas N. Jackson include:

  • Susan Trolier-McKinstry
  • Quyen Tran
  • Jon-Paul Maria
  • Pannawit Tipsawat
  • Joseph Casamento

Jackson has published in a variety of venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Sensors
  • Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas N. Jackson include:

  • Experimental Demonstration of Charge-Balanced GaN Super-Heterojunction Schottky Barrier Diode Capable of 2.8 kV Switching, 2020, IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Flexible Thin-Film PZT Ultrasonic Transducers on Polyimide Substrates, 2021, Sensors
  • Perspectives and progress on wurtzite ferroelectrics: Synthesis, characterization, theory, and device applications, 2024, Applied Physics Letters
  • A Transparent Ultrasound Array for Real-Time Optical, Ultrasound, and Photoacoustic Imaging, 2022, BME Frontiers
  • Frequency dependence of wake-up and fatigue characteristics in ferroelectric Al0.93B0.07N thin films, 2024, Acta Materialia

Best Publications

  • Flexible high-temperature dielectric materials from polymer nanocomposites

    Qi Li;Lei Chen;Matthew R. Gadinski;Shihai Zhang

  • Stacked pentacene layer organic thin-film transistors with improved characteristics

    Y.-Y. Lin;D.J. Gundlach;S.F. Nelson;T.N. Jackson

  • Electric-field assisted assembly and alignment of metallic nanowires

    Peter A. Smith;Christopher D. Nordquist;Thomas N. Jackson;Theresa S. Mayer

  • Pentacene organic thin-film transistors-molecular ordering and mobility

    D.J. Gundlach;Y.Y. Lin;T.N. Jackson;S.F. Nelson

  • Temperature-independent transport in high-mobility pentacene transistors

    S. F. Nelson;Y. Y. Lin;D. J. Gundlach;Thomas Nelson Jackson

  • Organic thin-film transistor-driven polymer-dispersed liquid crystal displays on flexible polymeric substrates

    C. D Sheraw;L. Zhou;J. R Huang;D. J Gundlach

  • Organic field-effect transistors from solution-deposited functionalized acenes with mobilities as high as 1 cm2/V x s.

    Marcia M. Payne;Sean R. Parkin;John E. Anthony;Chung Chen Kuo

  • High mobility solution processed 6,13-bis(triisopropyl-silylethynyl) pentacene organic thin film transistors

    Sung Kyu Park;Thomas N. Jackson;John E. Anthony;Devin A. Mourey

  • Pentacene-based organic thin-film transistors

    Yen-Yi Lin;D.I. Gundlach;S.F. Nelson;T.N. Jackson

  • All-organic active matrix flexible display

    Lisong Zhou;Alfred Wanga;Sheng Chu Wu;Jie Sun

  • An experimental study of contact effects in organic thin film transistors

    D. J. Gundlach;D. J. Gundlach;L. Zhou;J. A. Nichols;T. N. Jackson

  • Contact-induced crystallinity for high-performance soluble acene-based transistors and circuits.

    D. J. Gundlach;J. E. Royer;S. K. Park;S. Subramanian

  • Functionalized pentacene active layer organic thin-film transistors

    Chris D. Sheraw;Thomas Nelson Jackson;Dave L. Eaton;John E. Anthony

  • Mobility overestimation due to gated contacts in organic field-effect transistors

    Emily G. Bittle;James I. Basham;James I. Basham;Thomas N. Jackson;Oana D. Jurchescu

  • Dielectric functions and optical bandgaps of high-K dielectrics for metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors by far ultraviolet spectroscopic ellipsometry

    Seung Gu Lim;Stas Kriventsov;Thomas N. Jackson;J. H. Haeni

  • Pentacene organic thin-film transistors for circuit and display applications

    H. Klauk;D.J. Gundlach;J.A. Nichols;T.N. Jackson

  • Contact resistance extraction in pentacene thin film transistors

    Peter V Necliudov;Michael S Shur;David J Gundlach;Thomas N Jackson

  • Chromophore fluorination enhances crystallization and stability of soluble anthradithiophene semiconductors.

    Sankar Subramanian;Sung Kyu Park;Sean R. Parkin;Vitaly Podzorov

  • Modeling of organic thin film transistors of different designs

    P. V. Necliudov;M. S. Shur;D. J. Gundlach;T. N. Jackson

  • Pentacene TFT with improved linear region characteristics using chemically modified source and drain electrodes

    D.J. Gundlach;Li Li Jia;T.N. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry M. Woodall
Jerry M. Woodall University of California, Davis
David J. Gundlach
David J. Gundlach National Institute of Standards and Technology
Susan Trolier-McKinstry
Susan Trolier-McKinstry Pennsylvania State University
John E. Anthony
John E. Anthony University of Kentucky
Sung Kyu Park
Sung Kyu Park Chung-Ang University
Oana D. Jurchescu
Oana D. Jurchescu Wake Forest University
Theresa S. Mayer
Theresa S. Mayer Purdue University West Lafayette
S. Balachandar
S. Balachandar University of Florida
Elizabeth C. Dickey
Elizabeth C. Dickey Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Shur
Michael Shur Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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