Thomas J. McCarthy

22.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
200 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. McCarthy is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. McCarthy has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. McCarthy's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (60 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (35 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers). Thomas J. McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (60 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (35 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers). Thomas J. McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Thomas J. McCarthy's co-authors include Lichao Gao, Alexander Y. Fadeev, Dieter Misgeld, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Peiwen Zheng, James J. Watkins, Liming Wang, Alan J. Lesser, Wei Chen and Thomas P. Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. McCarthy

192 papers receiving 17.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces. Effects of Topography L... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2000 1981 1999 2006 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces. Effects of Topography Length Scales on Wettability
    2000 1.6k citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  2. Communication and the Evolution of Society.
    1981 1.4k citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. profile →
  3. Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces:  Some Comments and Examples
    1999 1.1k citations Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  4. Contact Angle Hysteresis Explained
    2006 696 citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  5. How Wenzel and Cassie Were Wrong
    2007 665 citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  6. The “Lotus Effect” Explained:  Two Reasons Why Two Length Scales of Topography Are Important
    2006 573 citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  7. Self-Assembly Is Not the Only Reaction Possible between Alkyltrichlorosilanes and Surfaces:  Monomolecular and Oligomeric Covalently Attached Layers of Dichloro- and Trichloroalkylsilanes on Silicon
    2000 544 citations Thomas J. McCarthy et al. Langmuir profile →
  8. A Surprise from 1954: Siloxane Equilibration Is a Simple, Robust, and Obvious Polymer Self-Healing Mechanism
    2012 521 citations Peiwen Zheng, Thomas J. McCarthy profile →
  9. Ultrahydrophobic Polymer Surfaces Prepared by Simultaneous Ablation of Polypropylene and Sputtering of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Using Radio Frequency Plasma
    1999 520 citations Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Thomas J. McCarthy Macromolecules profile →
  10. Covalently Attached Liquids: Instant Omniphobic Surfaces with Unprecedented Repellency
    2015 386 citations Liming Wang, Thomas J. McCarthy Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas J. McCarthy United States 64 9.4k 5.5k 4.0k 3.6k 3.4k 200 18.3k
Richard Jones United Kingdom 60 1.9k 0.2× 4.1k 0.8× 6.4k 1.6× 3.5k 1.0× 853 0.2× 278 15.2k
Paul F. Nealey United States 81 4.7k 0.5× 8.5k 1.6× 14.7k 3.6× 5.8k 1.6× 638 0.2× 460 25.5k
M. R. Wertheimer Canada 51 3.0k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 3.3k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.4× 308 10.1k
R. Cingolani Italy 86 2.5k 0.3× 8.2k 1.5× 14.0k 3.5× 12.6k 3.5× 851 0.2× 824 29.2k
Limin Wu China 78 2.8k 0.3× 4.6k 0.8× 12.5k 3.1× 8.0k 2.2× 849 0.2× 585 27.0k
Richard W. Siegel United States 72 831 0.1× 4.7k 0.9× 9.3k 2.3× 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 243 18.4k
David J. Smith United States 76 1.9k 0.2× 3.6k 0.7× 12.3k 3.0× 8.3k 2.3× 4.4k 1.3× 1.3k 28.7k
Anthony J. Ryan United Kingdom 82 3.3k 0.4× 3.9k 0.7× 9.3k 2.3× 1.6k 0.4× 516 0.2× 505 25.5k
Deyuan Zhang China 56 2.5k 0.3× 5.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 3.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 408 12.1k
J. Ashley Taylor United States 36 2.6k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 121 8.8k

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All Works

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McCarthy, Thomas J., et al.. (2022). Hemisilicone Elastomers That Are Recyclable to the Monomer. ACS Macro Letters. 11(11). 1245–1251. 6 indexed citations
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Saito, Yu, et al.. (2020). A Different Silica Surface: Radical Oxidation of Poly(methylsilsesquioxane) Thin Films and Particles (Tospearl). Langmuir. 36(34). 10110–10119. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, et al.. (2020). Rediscovering Silicones: The Anomalous Water Permeability of “Hydrophobic” PDMS Suggests Nanostructure and Applications in Water Purification and Anti‐Icing. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 42(5). e2000682–e2000682. 37 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Thomas J., et al.. (2019). Carbon Nanotubes Readily Disperse in Linear Silicones and Improve the Thermal Stability of Dimethylsilicone Elastomers. Langmuir. 35(41). 13396–13404. 8 indexed citations
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Zheng, Peiwen, et al.. (2019). Amoebae Assemble Synthetic Spherical Particles To Form Reproducible Constructs. Langmuir. 35(14). 5069–5074. 2 indexed citations
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Jaiswal, Stuti J., et al.. (2018). Melatonin and Sleep in Preventing Hospitalized Delirium: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The American Journal of Medicine. 131(9). 1110–1117.e4. 50 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Thomas J., et al.. (2017). Rapid and Clean Covalent Attachment of Methylsiloxane Polymers and Oligomers to Silica Using B(C6F5)3 Catalysis. Langmuir. 33(33). 8129–8139. 32 indexed citations
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Dong, Ting & Thomas J. McCarthy. (2017). Superhydrophobic, Low-Hysteresis Patterning Chemistry for Water-Drop Manipulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(47). 41126–41130. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Liming & Thomas J. McCarthy. (2015). Covalently Attached Liquids: Instant Omniphobic Surfaces with Unprecedented Repellency. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(1). 244–248. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Zhanyang, Zhaoyu Li, Ning Liu, et al.. (2015). Near infrared radiation protects against oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced neurotoxicity by down-regulating neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) activity in vitro. Metabolic Brain Disease. 30(3). 829–837. 13 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Thomas J., Luis De Taboada, Paul K. Hildebrandt, et al.. (2010). Long-Term Safety of Single and Multiple Infrared Transcranial Laser Treatments in Sprague–Dawley Rats. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 28(5). 663–667. 36 indexed citations
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Kim, Bokyung, Soo‐Jin Park, Thomas J. McCarthy, & Thomas P. Russell. (2007). Fabrication of Ordered Anodic Aluminum Oxide Using a Solvent‐Induced Array of Block‐Copolymer Micelles. Small. 3(11). 1869–1872. 32 indexed citations
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Malley, Linda A., Gerald L. Kennedy, Glenn S. Elliott, et al.. (1999). 90-Day Subchronic Toxicity Study in Rats and Mice Fed N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) Including Neurotoxicity Evaluation in Rats. Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 22(3). 455–480. 6 indexed citations
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Youngblood, Jeffrey P. & Thomas J. McCarthy. (1999). Ultrahydrophobic Polymer Surfaces Prepared by Simultaneous Ablation of Polypropylene and Sputtering of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Using Radio Frequency Plasma. Macromolecules. 32(20). 6800–6806. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lesser, Alan J., et al.. (1998). Compressive behavior of microcellular polystyrene foams processed in supercritical carbon dioxide. Polymer Engineering and Science. 38(12). 2055–2062. 78 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Thomas J., et al.. (1991). Surface modifications of poly(ether ether ketone). Macromolecules. 24(11). 3045–3049. 33 indexed citations
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Baynes, Kenneth, James Bohman, & Thomas J. McCarthy. (1986). After Philosophy: End or Transformation?. MIT Press eBooks. 95 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Thomas J.. (1969). National Center for Health Services Research and Development. Academic Medicine. 44(5). 337–43. 3 indexed citations

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