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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4789 4635 188 177 262 19508

Tom McLeish publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom McLeish between 1986 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom McLeish published across 39 years, from 1986 to 2024, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2019. 11 of the 365 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2019. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 7 publications
1986 2024

365 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom McLeish: publications per year, 1986 to 2024
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 4
1990 4
1991 2
1992 5
1993 8
1994 4
1995 5
1996 6
1997 16
1998 15
1999 13
2000 15
2001 19
2002 13
2003 9
2004 5
2005 8
2006 16
2007 8
2008 18
2009 17
2010 5
2011 12
2012 5
2013 11
2014 11
2015 7
2016 9
2017 3
2018 12
2019 24
2020 18
2021 15
2022 8
2023 4
2024 7
Total 365
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Tom McLeish 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 Tom McLeish 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, 250–269 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: 262 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
250–269 726 262
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
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Tom McLeish 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 Tom McLeish 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 68
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to the theory of dynamics and rheology of entangled polymers, especially polymers with longchain branching

Overview

Tom McLeish is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within Arts and Humanities and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers a variety of topics in science, including

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
  • Blood properties and coagulation
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications
  • Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
  • Evolution and Science Education

They have contributed to subfields such as Molecular Biology, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, and Sociology and Political Science.

Several frequent coauthors include

  • Charley Schaefer
  • Igors Dubanevics
  • Xin Jin
  • Ji-Eun Lee
  • Xinwei Luo

Tom McLeish has published extensively in venues such as

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zygon®
  • Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
  • Interfaces A Journal of Medieval European Literatures
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers by or involving Tom McLeish include

  • "Membraneless organelles formed by liquid-liquid phase separation increase bacterial fitness" (2021) in Science Advances
  • "The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art" (2023) in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
  • "Computational analysis of dynamic allostery and control in the SARS-CoV-2 main protease" (2021) in Journal of The Royal Society Interface
  • "Silk Protein Solution: A Natural Example of Sticky Reptation" (2020) in Macromolecules
  • "THE RE-DISCOVERY OF CONTEMPLATION THROUGH SCIENCE" (2021) in Zygon®

Their academic contributions also include books published through notable presses such as Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, including

  • After Science and Religion (2022), Cambridge University Press
  • Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction (2020), Oxford University Press

In recognition of their work, Tom McLeish was awarded the Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 2007 for their contributions to the theory of dynamics and rheology of entangled polymers, particularly polymers with long-chain branching.

Best Publications

  • Hierarchical self-assembly of chiral rod-like molecules as a model for peptide β-sheet tapes, ribbons, fibrils, and fibers

    A. Aggeli;I. A. Nyrkova;M. Bell;R. Harding

  • Tube theory of entangled polymer dynamics

    T. C. B. McLeish

  • Responsive gels formed by the spontaneous self-assembly of peptides into polymeric β-sheet tapes

    A. Aggeli;M. Bell;N. Boden;J. N. Keen

  • Molecular constitutive equations for a class of branched polymers: The pom-pom polymer

    T. C. B. McLeish;R. G. Larson

  • Quantitative Theory for Linear Dynamics of Linear Entangled Polymers

    Alexei E. Likhtman;Tom C. B. McLeish

  • Self-Concentrations and Effective Glass Transition Temperatures in Polymer Blends

    Timothy P. Lodge;Thomas C. B. McLeish

  • Microscopic theory of linear, entangled polymer chains under rapid deformation including chain stretch and convective constraint release

    Richard S. Graham;Alexei E. Likhtman;Tom C. B. McLeish;Scott T. Milner

  • REPTATION AND CONTOUR-LENGTH FLUCTUATIONS IN MELTS OF LINEAR POLYMERS

    S. T. Milner;T. C. B. McLeish

  • Parameter-free theory for stress relaxation in star polymer melts

    S. T. Milner;T. C. B. McLeish

  • Preparation of Hierarchical Hollow CaCO3 Particles and the Application as Anticancer Drug Carrier

    Wei Wei;Guang-Hui Ma;Gang Hu;Di Yu

  • Nonlinear rheology of wormlike micelles

    N. A. Spenley;M. E. Cates;T. C. B. McLeish

  • Spinodal-assisted crystallization in polymer melts

    P D Olmsted;Wilson Poon;T C B McLeish;N J Terrill

  • Dynamic dilution and the viscosity of star-polymer melts

    R. C. Ball;T. C. B. McLeish

  • Dynamics of Entangled H-Polymers: Theory, Rheology, and Neutron-Scattering

    T. C. B. McLeish;J. Allgaier;D. K. Bick;G. Bishko

  • A molecular approach to the spurt effect in polymer melt flow

    T. C. B. McLeish;R. C. Ball

  • Definitions of entanglement spacing and time constants in the tube model

    R G Larson;Tamarapu Sridhar;L G Leal;Gareth Huw McKinley

  • Predicting low density polyethylene melt rheology in elongational and shear flows with “pom-pom” constitutive equations

    N. J. Inkson;T. C. B. McLeish;O. G. Harlen;D. J. Groves

  • Computational linear rheology of general branch-on-branch polymers

    Chinmay Das;Nathanael J. Inkson;Daniel J. Read;Mark A. Kelmanson

  • Entangled dynamics and melt flow of branched polymers

    Tom C B McLeish;Scott Thomas Milner

  • Engineering of peptide β-sheet nanotapes

    Amalia Aggeli;Mark Bell;Neville Boden;Jeff N. Keen

  • Neutron-Mapping Polymer Flow: Scattering, Flow Visualization, and Molecular Theory

    J. Bent;L. R. Hutchings;R. W. Richards;T. Gough

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Read
Daniel Read University of Warwick
Nigel Clarke
Nigel Clarke University of Sheffield
Scott T. Milner
Scott T. Milner Pennsylvania State University
Neville Boden
Neville Boden University of Leeds
Malcolm R. Mackley
Malcolm R. Mackley University of Cambridge
Isabelle Grillo
Isabelle Grillo Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Wilson C. K. Poon
Wilson C. K. Poon University of Edinburgh
Sheena E. Radford
Sheena E. Radford University of Leeds
Ian W. Hamley
Ian W. Hamley University of Reading
Anthony J. Ryan
Anthony J. Ryan University of Sheffield

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