T. R. Thomas

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

T. R. Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. R. Thomas has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 10 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in T. R. Thomas's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (16 papers), Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (14 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (9 papers). T. R. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (16 papers), Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (14 papers) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (9 papers). T. R. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. T. R. Thomas's co-authors include R.D. Gibson, A.W. Bush, R.S. Sayles, S.D. Probert, A Unsworth, I Haslock, Zlate Dimkovski, B.‐G. Rosén, Aastha Uppal and Liam Blunt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

T. R. Thomas

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

The elastic contact of a rough surface

1975 615 citations A.W. Bush, R.D. Gibson et al. Wear profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. R. Thomas United Kingdom	17	1.1k	912	378	200	130	28	1.6k
J. D. Dale Canada	18	248 0.2×	248 0.3×	448 1.2×	31 0.2×	394 3.0×	29	1.4k
S. Bagavathiappan India	15	1.0k 1.0×	377 0.4×	60 0.2×	51 0.3×	357 2.7×	27	2.1k
Avraham Shitzer Israel	26	437 0.4×	442 0.5×	147 0.4×	24 0.1×	523 4.0×	85	2.4k
Andreas Otto Austria	17	315 0.3×	718 0.8×	739 2.0×	62 0.3×	341 2.6×	67	1.4k
A. Mendelson United States	14	1.1k 1.0×	578 0.6×	71 0.2×	20 0.1×	118 0.9×	47	1.7k
Xu We China	21	617 0.6×	529 0.6×	81 0.2×	31 0.2×	89 0.7×	113	1.2k
A. Z. Szeri United States	23	359 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	705 1.9×	28 0.1×	617 4.7×	72	1.9k
R. Kruse Germany	13	405 0.4×	200 0.2×	188 0.5×	43 0.2×	243 1.9×	43	965
G. R. Higginson United Kingdom	19	821 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	47 0.1×	31 0.2×	105 0.8×	31	1.6k
José Maria Campos dos Santos Brazil	23	345 0.3×	282 0.3×	101 0.3×	56 0.3×	832 6.4×	106	1.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Blunt, Liam & T. R. Thomas. (2004). Wear ranking of hard on hard bearings for prosthetic hip joints. Wear. 257(12). 1208–1212. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1994). Resting metabolic rate before exercise vs a control day. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 59(1). 28–31. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1989). Resistance exercise program effects on abdominal function and physique.. PubMed. 29(1). 45–8. 13 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1989). Metabolic responses associated with four modes of prolonged exercise.. PubMed. 29(1). 77–82. 23 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R.. (1982). What's significant in roughness?. Precision Engineering. 4(2). 59–59. 1 indexed citations

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Chuah, Kong Bieng, et al.. (1981). Roughness characteristics of plane surfaces based on velocity similarity laws.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1981). Variation of roughness parameters on some typical manufactured surfaces. Precision Engineering. 3(2). 91–96. 62 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1981). Validity of the Astrand-Ryhming nomogram for predicting maximal oxygen intake.. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 15(3). 182–185. 100 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R.. (1981). Characterization of surface roughness. Precision Engineering. 3(2). 97–104. 155 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., et al.. (1980). Contact of rough surfaces: A review of experimental work. Wear. 58(2). 331–340. 64 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., R.S. Sayles, & I Haslock. (1980). Human Joint Performance and the Roughness of Articular Cartilage. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 102(1). 50–56. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R.. (1979). Calculation of Elastic Contact Stresses for Rough-Curved Surfaces. A S L E Transactions. 22(2). 184–189. 5 indexed citations

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Sayles, R.S., et al.. (1979). Measurement of the surface microgeometry of articular cartilage. Journal of Biomechanics. 12(4). 257–267. 33 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R. & R.S. Sayles. (1978). Some problems in the tribology of rough surfaces. Tribology International. 11(3). 163–168. 30 indexed citations

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Sayles, R.S. & T. R. Thomas. (1978). Topography of random surfaces (reply). Nature. 273(5663). 573–573. 15 indexed citations

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Sayles, R.S. & T. R. Thomas. (1977). The spatial representation of surface roughness by means of the structure function: A practical alternative to correlation. Wear. 42(2). 263–276. 140 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R.. (1975). Recent advances in the measurement and analysis of surface microgeometry. Wear. 33(2). 205–233. 43 indexed citations

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Bush, A.W., R.D. Gibson, & T. R. Thomas. (1975). The elastic contact of a rough surface. Wear. 35(1). 87–111. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sayles, R.S., et al.. (1974). Mixed Lubrication and Surface Topography of Rolling Contacts. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 188(1). 461–469. 24 indexed citations

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Thomas, T. R., Aastha Uppal, & S.D. Probert. (1971). Hardness of Rough Surfaces. Nature Physical Science. 229(3). 86–87. 10 indexed citations

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