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Thomas P. Russell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas P. Russell between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas P. Russell published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 27.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2015. 23 of the 1,580 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2015. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 27 publications 1990: 26 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 27 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 36 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 45 publications 2002: 38 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 44 publications 2005: 54 publications 2006: 59 publications 2007: 54 publications 2008: 56 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 48 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 51 publications 2013: 64 publications 2014: 53 publications 2015: 66 publications 2016: 66 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 64 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 51 publications 2021: 57 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 1 publication
1970 2026

1,580 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas P. Russell: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 3
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 2
1981 1
1982 1
1983 4
1984 4
1985 5
1986 10
1987 6
1988 13
1989 27
1990 26
1991 21
1992 18
1993 27
1994 20
1995 23
1996 36
1997 22
1998 20
1999 24
2000 28
2001 45
2002 38
2003 36
2004 44
2005 54
2006 59
2007 54
2008 56
2009 49
2010 48
2011 40
2012 51
2013 64
2014 53
2015 66
2016 66
2017 52
2018 64
2019 49
2020 51
2021 57
2022 34
2023 40
2024 39
2025 22
2026 1
Total 1,580
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Thomas P. Russell publications per year - data summary

  • Thomas P. Russell, a Materials Science scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, has 1,580 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2015 and 2016, with 66 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1974, 1977, 1981 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975).
  • The rate of publication averages 27.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 29.8 per year counting only the 53 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 136 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 56 publications (2.9 per year); 1989-2007: 622 publications (32.7 per year); 2008-2026: 902 publications (47.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thomas P. Russell 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 P. Russell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,163+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 1,407 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100 1,407
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Thomas P. Russell publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Thomas P. Russell, a Materials Science scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 1,407 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Thomas P. Russell, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Thomas P. Russell ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 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 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Thomas P. Russell 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 P. Russell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 165+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 173 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98 173
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Thomas P. Russell D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Thomas P. Russell, a Materials Science scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 173 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Thomas P. Russell, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Thomas P. Russell ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 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 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the processing of thin-block copolymer films to achieve well-organized nanostructures.
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the application of smallangle scattering and reflectivity techniques to the study of the morphology of interfaces, polymer blends, and block copolymers

Overview

Thomas P. Russell is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research activity spans multiple disciplines, including materials science and engineering, with a focus on areas such as materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist has contributed significantly to fields related to polymers, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering. Specific subfields include polymers and plastics, organic electronics and photovoltaics, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Their work addresses topics like Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, conducting polymers and their applications, surfactants and colloidal systems, perovskite materials and applications, organic electronics and photovoltaics, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, and micro and nano robotics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas P. Russell include Shaowei Shi, Qin Hu, Todd Emrick, Zachary Fink, and Paul Y. Kim.

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues, notably:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Recent publications include:

  • "Single-layered organic photovoltaics with double cascading charge transport pathways: 18% efficiencies," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Buried Interfaces in Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Near-complete depolymerization of polyesters with nano-dispersed enzymes," 2021, Nature
  • "Hysteresis-Free Nanoparticle-Reinforced Hydrogels," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Low-Bandgap Porphyrins for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells: Materials, Morphology, and Applications," 2020, Advanced Materials

Thomas P. Russell has been recognized with several professional honors. These include being a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2018), Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2010), Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2008) for contributions to thin-block copolymer film processing, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2002), and Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1990) for applications of scattering and reflectivity techniques in polymer morphology studies.

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticle Polymer Composites: Where Two Small Worlds Meet

    Anna C. Balazs;Todd Emrick;Thomas P. Russell

  • Ultrahigh-Density Nanowire Arrays Grown in Self-Assembled Diblock Copolymer Templates

    T. Thurn-Albrecht;J. Schotter;G. A. Kästle;N. Emley

  • Single-junction polymer solar cells with high efficiency and photovoltage

    Zhicai He;Biao Xiao;Feng Liu;Hongbin Wu

  • Controlling Polymer-Surface Interactions with Random Copolymer Brushes

    P. Mansky;Y. Liu;E. Huang;T. P. Russell

  • Self-assembly of nanoparticles into structured spherical and network aggregates

    Andrew K. Boal;Faysal Ilhan;Jason E. DeRouchey;Thomas Thurn-Albrecht

  • X-ray and neutron reflectivity for the investigation of polymers

    T.P. Russell

  • Controlled Synthesis of Polymer Brushes by “Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques

    Marc Husseman;Eva E. Malmström;Molly McNamara;Mathew Mate

  • Nanoparticle Assembly and Transport at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces

    Y. Lin;H. Skaff;T. Emrick;A. D. Dinsmore

  • Self-directed self-assembly of nanoparticle/copolymer mixtures

    Yao Lin;Alexander Böker;Alexander Böker;Jinbo He;Kevin Sill

  • Highly Oriented and Ordered Arrays from Block Copolymers via Solvent Evaporation

    Seung Hyun Kim;Matthew J. Misner;Ting Xu;Masahiro Kimura

  • Local Control of Microdomain Orientation in Diblock Copolymer Thin Films with Electric Fields

    T. L. Morkved;M. Lu;A. M. Urbas;E. E. Ehrichs

  • Electrically induced structure formation and pattern transfer

    Erik Schäffer;Thomas Thurn-Albrecht;Thomas P. Russell;Ullrich Steiner

  • A series of simple oligomer-like small molecules based on oligothiophenes for solution-processed solar cells with high efficiency.

    Bin Kan;Miaomiao Li;Qian Zhang;Feng Liu

  • Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%

    Qian Zhang;Bin Kan;Feng Liu;Guankui Long

  • Nanoscopic Templates from Oriented Block Copolymer Films

    Thomas Thurn-Albrecht;Rachel Steiner;Jason DeRouchey;Christopher M. Stafford

  • Macroscopic 10-terabit-per-square-inch arrays from block copolymers with lateral order.

    Soojin Park;Dong Hyun Lee;Ji Xu;Bokyung Kim

  • Holey Silicon as an Efficient Thermoelectric Material

    Jinyao Tang;Hung-Ta Wang;Dong Hyun Lee;Melissa Fardy

  • Block copolymer nanolithography: translation of molecular level control to nanoscale patterns

    Joona Bang;Unyong Jeong;Du Yeol Ryu;Thomas P. Russell

  • Block Copolymer Lithography: Merging “Bottom-Up” with “Top-Down” Processes

    Craig J. Hawker;Thomas P. Russell

  • P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics: correlating efficiency and morphology.

    Dian Chen;Atsuhiro Nakahara;Dongguang Wei;Dennis Nordlund

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd Emrick
Todd Emrick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Du Yeol Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu Yonsei University
Mark T. Tuominen
Mark T. Tuominen University of Massachusetts Amherst
Soo-Jin Park
Soo-Jin Park Inha University
Ting Xu
Ting Xu University of California, Berkeley
Cheng Wang
Cheng Wang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James J. Watkins
James J. Watkins University of Massachusetts Amherst
Yong Cao
Yong Cao South China University of Technology
Brett A. Helms
Brett A. Helms Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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