M. B. Thomas

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

M. B. Thomas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. B. Thomas has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in M. B. Thomas's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (5 papers), Dental materials and restorations (2 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (2 papers). M. B. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (5 papers), Dental materials and restorations (2 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (2 papers). M. B. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. M. B. Thomas's co-authors include Robert H. Doremus, Michael Jarcho, John F. Kay, Jan N. Hilberath, Xingguang Liu, Thomas W. Smith, Deon de Beer, Jochen D. Muehlschlegel, Willie du Preez and Jean Crooks and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Materials Science and South African Journal of Science.

In The Last Decade

M. B. Thomas

8 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Hydroxylapatite synthesis and characterization in dense polycrystalline form

1976 697 citations Michael Jarcho, M. B. Thomas et al. Journal of Materials Science profile →
Hydroxylapatite synthesis and characterization in dense polycrystalline form

1976 420 citations Michael Jarcho, M. B. Thomas et al. Journal of Materials Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. B. Thomas United States	8	1.1k	442	310	304	287	8	1.4k
A.F. Lemos Portugal	21	1.3k 1.2×	390 0.9×	285 0.9×	351 1.2×	296 1.0×	33	1.7k
M. Heughebaert France	14	1.4k 1.3×	611 1.4×	351 1.1×	373 1.2×	409 1.4×	23	1.6k
Leif Hermansson Sweden	17	821 0.8×	431 1.0×	329 1.1×	249 0.8×	282 1.0×	56	1.1k
Kevor S. TenHuisen United States	22	1.4k 1.3×	359 0.8×	351 1.1×	502 1.7×	391 1.4×	31	1.9k
Samar J. Kalita United States	17	1.1k 1.0×	308 0.7×	243 0.8×	334 1.1×	272 0.9×	20	1.6k
Raúl García Carrodeguas Spain	22	1.3k 1.2×	590 1.3×	456 1.5×	283 0.9×	400 1.4×	64	1.6k
Shigeki Matsuya Japan	26	1.1k 1.1×	699 1.6×	570 1.8×	351 1.2×	361 1.3×	90	1.7k
С. М. Баринов Russia	22	1.4k 1.3×	423 1.0×	299 1.0×	551 1.8×	370 1.3×	164	1.9k
Masayuki Kon Japan	18	944 0.9×	572 1.3×	400 1.3×	264 0.9×	349 1.2×	41	1.3k
Rui N. Correia Portugal	21	882 0.8×	312 0.7×	208 0.7×	466 1.5×	259 0.9×	48	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by M. B. Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. B. Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. B. Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. B. Thomas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M. B. Thomas. M. B. Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Hilberath, Jan N., et al.. (2014). Blood volume measurement by hemodilution: association with valve disease and re-evaluation of the Allen Formula. Perfusion. 30(4). 305–311. 12 indexed citations

2.

Thomas, M. B., et al.. (1999). Macroporous synthetic hydroxyapatite bioceramics for bone substitute applications. South African Journal of Science. 95(8). 359–362. 7 indexed citations

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Beer, Deon de, et al.. (1999). Novel combination of reverse engineering and vapid prototyping in medicine. South African Journal of Science. 95(8). 327–328. 8 indexed citations

4.

Thomas, M. B., et al.. (1980). Dense hydroxylapatite: fatigue and fracture strength after various treatments, from diametral tests. Journal of Materials Science. 15(4). 891–894. 61 indexed citations

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Jarcho, Michael, et al.. (1979). Synthesis and fabrication of ?-tricalcium phosphate (whitlockite) ceramics for potential prosthetic applications. Journal of Materials Science. 14(1). 142–150. 139 indexed citations

6.

Jarcho, Michael, et al.. (1976). Hydroxylapatite synthesis and characterization in dense polycrystalline form. Journal of Materials Science. 11(11). 2027–2035. 697 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thomas, M. B. & Robert H. Doremus. (1976). Characterizing Opacity of Translucent Ceramic Materials. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 59(5-6). 229–232. 12 indexed citations

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Jarcho, Michael, et al.. (1976). Hydroxylapatite synthesis and characterization in dense polycrystalline form. Journal of Materials Science. 11(11). 2027–2035. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

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