2026 Thomas R. Shrout: 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	97	1181	1132	384	357	429	48152

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the development of advanced piezoelectrics for ultrasound transducers

Overview

Thomas R. Shrout is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, and Medicine, with specific contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work concentrates on several key topics in applied physics and engineering, including:

Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Dielectric materials and actuators
Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

The scientist has published research in multiple scholarly venues, notably:

Nature
Physical Review B
IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas R. Shrout are:

Transparent ferroelectric crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity, 2020, Nature
Atomic-scale origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in samarium-doped PMN-PT ceramics, 2020, Physical Review B
New Sm-PMN-PT Ceramic-Based 2-D Array for Low-Intensity Ultrasound Therapy Application, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control

Their frequent collaborators include Shujun Zhang, Fei Li, Chaorui Qiu, Bo Wang, and Nan Zhang, with multiple joint publications occurring particularly with the first two colleagues.

Thomas R. Shrout was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2012 for their contributions to the development of advanced piezoelectrics for ultrasound transducers.

Best Publications

Ultrahigh strain and piezoelectric behavior in relaxor based ferroelectric single crystals

Seung Eek Park;Thomas R. Shrout

6656
Citations
Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics: Alternatives for PZT?

Thomas R. Shrout;Shujun J. Zhang

2363
Citations
Fabrication of perovskite lead magnesium niobate

S. L. Swartz;Thomas R. Shrout

2296
Citations
Ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric ceramics by design

Fei Li;Fei Li;Dabin Lin;Zi-Bin Chen;Zhenxiang Cheng

1311
Citations
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Size Effects in Fine-Grained Morphotropic-Phase-Boundary Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics

Clive A. Randall;Namchul Kim;John Paul Kucera;Wenwu Cao

1234
Citations
New High Temperature Morphotropic Phase Boundary Piezoelectrics Based on Bi(Me)O3?PbTiO3 Ceramics

Richard E. Eitel;Clive A. Randall;Thomas R. Shrout;Paul W. Rehrig

1010
Citations
Piezoelectric properties in perovskite 0.948(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–0.052LiSbO3 lead-free ceramics

Shujun Zhang;Ru Xia;Thomas R. Shrout;Guozhong Zang

912
Citations
Giant piezoelectricity of Sm-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 single crystals.

Fei Li;Fei Li;Matthew J. Cabral;Bin Xu;Bin Xu;Zhenxiang Cheng

850
Citations
Materials for high temperature acoustic and vibration sensors: A review

R.C. Turner;P.A. Fuierer;R.E. Newnham;T.R. Shrout

825
Citations
Characteristics of relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystals for ultrasonic transducers

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788
Citations
Erratum: Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics: Alternatives for PZT? (Journal of Electroceramics (2007) 19 (183))

Thomas R. Shrout;Shujun Zhang

742
Citations
Dielectric behavior of single crystals near the (1−X) Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-(x) PbTiO3 morphotropic phase boundary

Thomas R. Shrout;Zung P. Chang;Namchul Kim;Steven Markgraf

684
Citations
Dielectric and pyroelectric properties in the Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 system

S. W. Choi;Thomas R. Shrout;S. J. Jang;A. S. Bhalla

664
Citations
Dielectric properties of lead-magnesium niobate ceramics

S. L. Swartz;T. R. Shrout;W. A. Schulze;L. E. Cross

657
Citations
The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

Fei Li;Fei Li;Shujun Zhang;Shujun Zhang;Tiannan Yang;Zhuo Xu

648
Citations
Preparation and Characterization of High Temperature Perovskite Ferroelectrics in the Solid-Solution (1-x)BiScO3–xPbTiO3

Richard E. Eitel;Clive A. Randall;Thomas R. Shrout;Seung Eek Park

629
Citations
Transparent ferroelectric crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity

Chaorui Qiu;Bo Wang;Nan Zhang;Shujun Zhang;Shujun Zhang

605
Citations
Perovskite (Na0.5K0.5)1−x(LiSb)xNb1−xO3 lead-free piezoceramics

Guo Zhong Zang;Jin Feng Wang;Hong Cun Chen;Wen Bin Su

577
Citations
Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics vs. PZT?

Shujun Zhang;Ru Xia;Thomas R. Shrout

515
Citations
Relaxor based ferroelectric single crystals for electro-mechanical actuators

Seung-Eek Park;Thomas R. Shrout

509
Citations
Classification and consequences of complex lead perovskite ferroelectrics with regard to B-site cation order

C. A. Randall;A. S. Bhalla;T. R. Shrout;L. E. Cross

449
Citations