2026 Thomas W. Eagar: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	44	12066	2793	137	7284

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D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Materials Science

12066

2793

137

7284

Thomas W. Eagar 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 W. Eagar sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas W. Eagar 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 W. Eagar sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and practice of welding.

Overview

Thomas W. Eagar was a researcher affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research contributions broadly covered fields of engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and energy engineering and power technology.

The main research topics addressed by Thomas W. Eagar included:

Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Thomas W. Eagar authored several scientific papers, including:

Effects of Mg and Si Doping on Hydrogen Generation via Reduction of Aluminum Alloys in Water (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
Activation of bulk aluminum and its application in a hydrogen generator (2020, Applied Energy)
Leveraging Grain Size Effects on Hydrogen Generated via Doped Aluminum-Water Reactions Enabled by a Liquid Metal (2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials)
An Electromagnetic Translational Vibration Energy Harvester Fabricated in MP35N Alloy (2020, Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems)

In terms of collaboration, frequent co-authors in their research included:

Douglas P. Hart
Laureen Meroueh
Jonathan Slocum
Richard Taylor
Lance Neil

Their publications frequently appeared in venues such as:

ACS Applied Energy Materials
Applied Energy
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Thomas W. Eagar was recognized with honors including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2002, and elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for contributions to the theory and practice of welding.

Best Publications

Microstructural development during solidification of stainless steel alloys

J. W. Elmer;S. M. Allen;T. W. Eagar

605
Citations
Temperature fields produced by traveling distributed heat sources

T. W Eagar;N. S Tsai

496
Citations
Transient Liquid Phase Bonding

W. D. MacDonald;T. W. Eagar

440
Citations
Noncontact temperature measurement. I. Interpolation based techniques

Mansoor A. Khan;Charly Allemand;Thomas W. Eagar

257
Citations
Distribution of the heat and current fluxes in gas tungsten arcs

N. S. Tsai;T. W. Eagar

252
Citations
Strain energy distribution in ceramic-to-metal joints

J.-W Park;P.F Mendez;T.W Eagar

227
Citations
Analysis of metal transfer in gas metal arc welding

Y.-S. Kim;T. W. Eagar

222
Citations
Pressures produced by gas tungsten arcs

M. L. Lin;T. W. Eagar

216
Citations
Penetration and defect formation in high-current arc welding

P. F. Mendez;T. W. Eagar

194
Citations
Metal vaporization from weld pools

A. Block-Bolten;T. W. Eagar

191
Citations
Welding processes for aeronautics

Patricio F Mendez;Thomas W Eagar

179
Citations
Thermodynamic assessment of the Cu–Ti–Zr system

R. Arroyave;T.W. Eagar;L. Kaufman

149
Citations
Chemical analysis of welding fume particles

N. T. Jenkins;T. W. Eagar

137
Citations
A dynamic model of drops detaching from a gas metal arc welding electrode

L A Jones;T W Eagar;J H Lang

135
Citations
Slag-metal equilibrium during submerged arc welding

C. S. Chai;T. W. Eagar

128
Citations
Noncontact temperature measurement. II. Least squares based techniques

Mansoor A. Khan;Charly Allemand;Thomas W. Eagar

126
Citations
Electrochemical migration tests of solder alloys in pure water

T. Takemoto;R.M. Latanision;T.W. Eagar;A. Matsunawa

115
Citations
Slag-metal reactions during welding: Part I. Evaluation and reassessment of existing theories

U. Mitra;T. W. Eagar

113
Citations
Freshly generated stainless steel welding fume induces greater lung inflammation in rats as compared to aged fume.

James M Antonini;Robert W Clarke;G.G Krishna Murthy;Pradeep Sreekanthan

113
Citations
Thermodynamic modeling of the ZrO system

Raymundo Arroyave;Larry Kaufman;Thomas W. Eagar

105
Citations
Convection in arc weld pools

G.M. Oreper;T.W. Eagar;J. Szekely

104
Citations