Dan J. Thoma

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Dan J. Thoma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan J. Thoma has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 63 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dan J. Thoma's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (39 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (33 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (30 papers). Dan J. Thoma is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (39 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (33 papers) and Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (30 papers). Dan J. Thoma collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Dan J. Thoma's co-authors include K.M. Bertsch, G. Meric de Bellefon, Bailey Kuehl, John H. Perepezko, F. Chu, Robert D. Field, Behzad Rankouhi, J. H. Perepezko, Frank E. Pfefferkorn and T. E. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Dan J. Thoma

130 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Origin of dislocation structures in an additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel 316L

2020 569 citations Dan J. Thoma et al. Acta Materialia profile →
Critical examination of heat capacity measurements made on a Quantum Design physical property measurement system

2003 385 citations Dan J. Thoma et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan J. Thoma United States	33	3.3k	2.0k	716	627	488	138	4.6k
A. D. Stoica United States	33	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	500 0.7×	308 0.5×	529 1.1×	128	4.0k
N.H. van Dijk Netherlands	37	2.4k 0.7×	2.6k 1.3×	170 0.2×	1.8k 2.9×	328 0.7×	164	4.6k
James E. Bernard United States	17	1.6k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	251 0.4×	735 1.2×	611 1.3×	49	5.2k
Dongwon Shin United States	28	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	145 0.2×	636 1.0×	1.5k 3.0×	112	4.6k
Q.F. Fang China	49	4.3k 1.3×	5.5k 2.8×	154 0.2×	861 1.4×	811 1.7×	315	7.8k
Markus Rettenmayr Germany	35	2.0k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	181 0.3×	479 0.8×	1.2k 2.4×	262	4.8k
Ulrich Lienert United States	37	2.5k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	103 0.1×	187 0.3×	380 0.8×	167	4.5k
I. Egry Germany	36	2.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	116 0.2×	124 0.2×	753 1.5×	158	4.8k
Guido Schmitz Germany	37	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.4×	240 0.3×	587 0.9×	972 2.0×	239	5.8k
Rainer Schmid‐Fetzer Germany	49	5.4k 1.7×	3.4k 1.7×	111 0.2×	359 0.6×	2.6k 5.4×	267	7.6k

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Moreira, Tiago Augusto, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization, additive manufacturing and thermohydraulic testing of high-temperature heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 242. 126809–126809. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Bomin, et al.. (2025). Thermodynamic assessment of the quaternary WTaCrV refractory high entropy alloy as a means to guide experimental approaches. Acta Materialia. 299. 121435–121435.

Aydogan, Eda, Shalini Tripathi, Saryu Fensin, et al.. (2025). Bulk synthesis of radiation resistant W – Ti – Cr – V compositionally complex alloys. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 39. 4780–4793.

Aydogan, Eda, Kayla Yano, Shalini Tripathi, et al.. (2025). Dual beam ion irradiation response of low activation thin films of nanocrystalline W-Ti-Based compositionally complex alloys. Materials & Design. 258. 114658–114658.

Yu, Xinyi, Tiago Augusto Moreira, Baixi Chen, et al.. (2025). Data-driven optimization, additive manufacturing and thermohydraulic testing of a high-temperature Gyroid-based TPMS heat exchanger. Applied Thermal Engineering. 280. 128422–128422.

Derby, Benjamin K., Ankur Agrawal, David R. Jones, et al.. (2025). Tailoring additive manufacturing to optimize dynamic properties in 316L stainless steel. Journal of Applied Physics. 137(10).

Rankouhi, Behzad, Dan J. Thoma, M. J. Cheadle, et al.. (2024). Topology optimization, additive manufacturing and thermohydraulic testing of heat sinks. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 224. 125281–125281. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Yafei, Phalgun Nelaturu, Hongliang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Nobility vs. mobility: Insights into molten salt corrosion mechanisms of high-entropy alloys via high-throughput experiments and machine learning. Matter. 7(6). 2313–2335. 8 indexed citations

Yu, Xiao-Xiang, et al.. (2024). Crack suppression in directed energy deposition of molybdenum. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 125. 106879–106879. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyosim, Bomin Sun, Eda Aydogan, et al.. (2024). The path towards plasma facing components: A review of state-of-the-art in W-based refractory high-entropy alloys. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 34. 101201–101201. 7 indexed citations

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Nishanth, FNU, et al.. (2024). Development of Solid Synchronous Reluctance Rotors With Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 61(2). 2911–2923. 2 indexed citations

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Miracle, D.B. & Dan J. Thoma. (2024). Autonomous research and development of structural materials – An introduction and vision. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 33. 101188–101188. 10 indexed citations

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Rankouhi, Behzad, et al.. (2024). 3D topology optimization and additive manufacturability of two-fluid heat exchangers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 236. 126299–126299. 11 indexed citations

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Islam, Zahabul, Amalraj Marshal, Longfei Liu, et al.. (2023). Reactive Synthesis in Additive Manufacturing of an Ultrahigh Temperature MoSiB Alloy. JOM. 75(12). 5037–5045. 2 indexed citations

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Thoma, Dan J., et al.. (2023). High-Throughput Synthesis and Characterization Screening of Mg-Cu-Y Metallic Glass. Metals. 13(7). 1317–1317. 3 indexed citations

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Nelaturu, Phalgun, Jason Hattrick‐Simpers, Michael Moorehead, et al.. (2023). Multi-principal element alloy discovery using directed energy deposition and machine learning. Materials Science and Engineering A. 891. 145945–145945. 18 indexed citations

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Thoma, Dan J., et al.. (2009). Variable impedance magnetorheological Clutch Actuator and telerobotic implementation. 2885–2891. 29 indexed citations

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Bingert, J. F., et al.. (2007). Construction of Simplified Boundary Surfaces from Serial-sectioned Metal Micrographs. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 13(6). 1528–1535. 15 indexed citations

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Cooley, J. C., Dan J. Thoma, Robert D. Field, et al.. (2004). Development of Beryllium-Copper Alloy Ignition Capsules. APS. 46. 3 indexed citations

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Lewis, G.K., et al.. (1994). Directed light fabrication. 17–26. 56 indexed citations

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