Ian M. Thomas

3.7k citations
101 papers · 2.1k indexed · h-index 25

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Ian M. Thomas

98 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Ian M. Thomas
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  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 325
  • Ceramics and Composites 219
  • Materials Chemistry 809
  • Computational Mechanics 355
  • Spectroscopy 190
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ian M. Thomas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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1 20244
2 202015
3 20191
4 20197
5 201011
6 200946
7 200825
8 200722
9 200611
10 200413
11 200140
12 19971
13 199426
14 199445
15 199421
16 19935
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Sol-gel coatings for high power laser optics: Past, present, and future
19931
18 19933
19 1992142
20 198713

About Ian M. Thomas

Ian M. Thomas is a scholar working on Ceramics and Composites, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Instrumentation, having authored 101 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser Material Processing Techniques (17 papers), Solid State Laser Technologies (14 papers), Glass properties and applications (13 papers), Optical Coatings and Gratings (11 papers), solar cell performance optimization (9 papers), Laser Design and Applications (9 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (8 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (325 citations), Ceramics and Composites (219 citations), Materials Chemistry (809 citations), Computational Mechanics (355 citations) and Spectroscopy (190 citations). Ian M. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include John P. Wikswo, Stephen A. Payne, G.D. Wilke, Kosmas Prassides, C. Christides, Mark R. Kozlowski, Jerald A. Britten, Alan K. Burnham, Alex Manara and T. John S. Dennis. Their work appears in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Journal of the Intensive Care Society, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.

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