Peter J. Thomas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Thomas is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Thomas has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Computational Mechanics, 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Thomas's work include Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers), Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (14 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (9 papers). Peter J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers), Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (14 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (9 papers). Peter J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Italy. Peter J. Thomas's co-authors include D.A. Hutchins, Steven Freear, A. J. Cooper, Wenjie Wang, Richard L. Watson, Stefano Laureti, Stephen Garrett, Luzhen Nie, Marco Ricci and Adam T. Clare and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Thomas

82 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Additive manufacturing of metamaterials: A review 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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.

  1. Additive manufacturing of metamaterials: A review
    2020 351 citations Meisam Askari, D.A. Hutchins et al. Additive manufacturing profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Thomas United Kingdom 20 534 412 354 136 133 84 1.3k
Mathieu Sellier New Zealand 22 801 1.5× 312 0.8× 289 0.8× 80 0.6× 75 0.6× 156 2.0k
Mario F. Trujillo United States 17 1.2k 2.3× 253 0.6× 193 0.5× 225 1.7× 51 0.4× 47 1.5k
Rüdiger Schwarze Germany 17 543 1.0× 228 0.6× 507 1.4× 170 1.3× 25 0.2× 98 1.1k
Katja Schladitz Germany 23 247 0.5× 260 0.6× 349 1.0× 145 1.1× 84 0.6× 104 1.6k
Mikael Sjödahl Sweden 23 460 0.9× 264 0.6× 297 0.8× 33 0.2× 53 0.4× 128 1.8k
António F. Miguel Portugal 23 556 1.0× 499 1.2× 684 1.9× 164 1.2× 28 0.2× 113 1.8k
Nozomu Hashimoto Japan 27 1.0k 1.9× 744 1.8× 174 0.5× 120 0.9× 82 0.6× 102 2.1k
Mingchao Liang China 15 300 0.6× 327 0.8× 403 1.1× 178 1.3× 33 0.2× 30 1.1k
Hiroshi Kobayashi Japan 21 379 0.7× 128 0.3× 201 0.6× 116 0.9× 70 0.5× 196 1.5k
Marc Médale France 21 881 1.6× 336 0.8× 440 1.2× 112 0.8× 16 0.1× 66 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hutchins, D.A., Richard L. Watson, Peter J. Thomas, et al.. (2022). Optimised polymer trapped-air lenses for ultrasound focusing in water exploiting Fabry-Pérot resonance. Ultrasonics. 125. 106781–106781. 7 indexed citations
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Nie, Luzhen, D.A. Hutchins, Adam T. Clare, et al.. (2021). A Metallic Additively Manufactured Metamaterial for Enhanced Monitoring of Acoustic Cavitation‐Based Therapeutic Ultrasound. Advanced Engineering Materials. 24(4). 8 indexed citations
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Guo, Weisi, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh, Lin Lin, et al.. (2021). Molecular Physical Layer for 6G in Wave-Denied Environments. IEEE Communications Magazine. 59(5). 33–39. 23 indexed citations
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Askari, Meisam, D.A. Hutchins, Peter J. Thomas, et al.. (2020). Additive manufacturing of metamaterials: A review. Additive manufacturing. 36. 101562–101562. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Askari, Meisam, D.A. Hutchins, Richard L. Watson, et al.. (2020). An ultrasonic metallic Fabry–Pérot metamaterial for use in water. Additive manufacturing. 35. 101309–101309. 4 indexed citations
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Abbaszadeh, Mahmoud, H. Birkan Yilmaz, Peter J. Thomas, & Weisi Guo. (2019). Linearity of Sequential Molecular Signals in Turbulent Diffusion Channels. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 1–6. 6 indexed citations
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Abbaszadeh, Mahmoud, Peter J. Thomas, & Weisi Guo. (2018). Toward High Capacity Molecular Communications Using Sequential Vortex Rings. IEEE Transactions on Molecular Biological and Multi-Scale Communications. 4(1). 39–42. 15 indexed citations
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Gélat, Pierre, Jie Yang, Peter J. Thomas, et al.. (2017). The dynamic excitation of a granular chain: Contact mechanics finite element analysis and experimental validation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 141(6). 4240–4248. 4 indexed citations
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Hutchins, D.A., Peter J. Thomas, L.A.J. Davis, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Boundary Conditions on Resonant Ultrasonic Spherical Chains. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 63(11). 1957–1966. 2 indexed citations
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Garrett, Stephen, et al.. (2016). On the stability of von Kármán rotating-disk boundary layers with radial anisotropic surface roughness. Physics of Fluids. 28(1). 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Jie, D.A. Hutchins, Peter J. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Analysis of solitary wave impulses in granular chains using ultrasonic excitation. Physical review. E. 93(6). 63002–63002. 3 indexed citations
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Hutchins, D.A., Jie Yang, Peter J. Thomas, et al.. (2015). Ultrasonic propagation in finite-length granular chains. Ultrasonics. 69. 215–223. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Peter J., et al.. (2011). A comparison between laboratory and numerical simulations of gravity-driven coastal currents with a geostrophic theory. APS. 64. 1 indexed citations
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Molokov, S., et al.. (2009). Experimental model of the interfacial instability in aluminium reduction cells. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 88(2). 24001–24001. 17 indexed citations
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Thomas, Peter J., et al.. (2008). Spatiotemporal Segregation-Pattern Drift in Particle-Laden Rimming Flow. Physical Review Letters. 100(7). 74501–74501. 8 indexed citations
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Zoueshtiagh, Farzam, Peter J. Thomas, Vincent Thomy, & Alain Merlen. (2008). Micrometric Granular Ripple Patterns in a Capillary Tube. Physical Review Letters. 100(5). 54501–54501. 10 indexed citations
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Rostami, Mohammad, et al.. (2006). CAN THE HISTORY FORCE BE NEGLECTED FOR THE MOTION OF PARTICLES AT HIGH SUBCRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER RANGE. 19(1). 23–34. 7 indexed citations
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Zoueshtiagh, Farzam & Peter J. Thomas. (2003). Universal scaling for ripple formation in granular media. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 67(3). 31301–31301. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Peter J., et al.. (2001). Fine structure of granular banding in two-phase rimming flow. Physics of Fluids. 13(9). 2720–2723. 22 indexed citations
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Thomas, Peter J., et al.. (1999). An experimental study of boundary-layer transition over a rotating, compliant disk. Physics of Fluids. 11(11). 3340–3352. 22 indexed citations

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