Thomas Swift

975 total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 788 citations indexed

About

Thomas Swift is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Swift has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 788 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Thomas Swift's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (11 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (7 papers) and Ocular Infections and Treatments (5 papers). Thomas Swift is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (11 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (7 papers) and Ocular Infections and Treatments (5 papers). Thomas Swift collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Thomas Swift's co-authors include Stephen Rimmer, Linda Swanson, Mark Geoghegan, Sovan Lal Banerjee, Nikhil K. Singha, Colin C. Seaton, Maria G. Katsikogianni, Joanna Shepherd, C.W.I. Douglas and Richard Telford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Macromolecules and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Swift

45 papers receiving 780 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 pH-responsive behaviour of poly(acrylic acid) in aqueous solution is dependent on molar mass

2016 351 citations Thomas Swift, Linda Swanson et al. Soft Matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Swift United Kingdom	15	241	238	169	148	120	49	788
Monika Gosecka Poland	14	171 0.7×	181 0.8×	179 1.1×	110 0.7×	110 0.9×	48	635
Gökhan Kocak Türkiye	6	328 1.4×	368 1.5×	298 1.8×	208 1.4×	183 1.5×	8	944
Christian Krumm Germany	16	109 0.5×	476 2.0×	208 1.2×	133 0.9×	141 1.2×	26	766
Domenico Larobina Italy	18	211 0.9×	103 0.4×	210 1.2×	215 1.5×	103 0.9×	43	998
Lilianna Szyk‐Warszyńska Poland	21	251 1.0×	213 0.9×	208 1.2×	329 2.2×	77 0.6×	48	1.1k
Paulo Fernandes Portugal	18	232 1.0×	234 1.0×	241 1.4×	349 2.4×	63 0.5×	42	978
Joachim Storsberg Germany	14	129 0.5×	469 2.0×	134 0.8×	143 1.0×	86 0.7×	43	785
Jun Mao China	16	172 0.7×	268 1.1×	295 1.7×	115 0.8×	125 1.0×	23	918
Daniela Filip Romania	18	167 0.7×	209 0.9×	239 1.4×	217 1.5×	53 0.4×	78	936

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20 of 20 papers shown

Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Overcoming ‘Diffusion Limits’ – Principles required to measure high molar mass polymers by diffusion ordered NMR. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1352. 343937–343937. 1 indexed citations

Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2025). An Integrated Deep-Cryogenic Temperature Sensor in CMOS Technology for Quantum Computing Applications. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 35(3). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Swift, Thomas, Cansu Aydoğan, Tanja Junkers, et al.. (2024). Real-Time Determination of Molecular Weight: Use of MaDDOSY (Mass Determination Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy) to Monitor the Progress of Polymerization Reactions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 311–319. 7 indexed citations

Drake, Philip, et al.. (2024). Design and Modelling of an Induction Heating Coil to Investigate the Thermal Response of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 1006–1018. 1 indexed citations

Das, Chandrima, Thomas Swift, Jacobo Elíes, et al.. (2024). Oligo(styryl)benzenes liposomal AIE-dots for bioimaging and phototherapy in an in vitro model of prostate cancer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 670. 585–598. 3 indexed citations

Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2024). MaDDOSY (Mass Determination Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy) using an 80 MHz Bench Top NMR for the Rapid Determination of Polymer and Macromolecular Molecular Weight. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 45(8). e2300692–e2300692. 16 indexed citations

Lewis, David M., P. J. Broadbent, Muriel Rigout, et al.. (2023). Investigation into the development of novel lanthanide‐based luminescent colorants for application to textiles and paper materials. Coloration Technology. 139(5). 610–620. 1 indexed citations

Ong, Jun Jie, Simon Gaisford, Michael T. Cook, et al.. (2023). Supramolecular chemistry enables vat photopolymerization 3D printing of novel water-soluble tablets. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 643. 123286–123286. 15 indexed citations

Seaton, Colin C., et al.. (2022). Interfacial Cocrystallization Using Oily Phase via Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation. Crystal Growth & Design. 22(10). 5845–5851. 3 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Generation and use of functionalised hydrogels that can rapidly sample infected surfaces. MethodsX. 9. 101684–101684. 2 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, Emily A. Caseley, Joanna Shepherd, et al.. (2021). Branched amphotericin functional poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide): an antifungal polymer. Royal Society Open Science. 8(1). 201655–201655. 4 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Developments in silicone technology for use in stoma care. British Journal of Nursing. 30(Sup6a). S7–S18.

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of ligand modified poly (N-Isopropyl acrylamide) hydrogel for etiological diagnosis of corneal infection. Experimental Eye Research. 214. 108881–108881. 8 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Development of a novel micro-bead force spectroscopy approach to measure the ability of a thermo-active polymer to remove bacteria from a corneal model. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13697–13697. 1 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) functionalised with pendant Nile red and chain end vancomycin for the detection of Gram-positive bacteria. Acta Biomaterialia. 87. 197–206. 12 indexed citations

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Tarrant, Emma, Thomas Swift, Matthew J. German, et al.. (2019). Short phosphate glass fiber - PLLA composite to promote bone mineralization. Materials Science and Engineering C. 104. 109929–109929. 14 indexed citations

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Rimmer, Stephen, Prashant Garg, Thomas Swift, et al.. (2018). Antibiotic functionalised polymers reduce bacterial biofilm and bioburden in a simulated infection of the cornea. Biomaterials Science. 6(8). 2101–2109. 15 indexed citations

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Pitto‐Barry, Anaïs, Alexandru Lupan, Markus Zegke, et al.. (2017). Pseudo electron-deficient organometallics: limited reactivity towards electron-donating ligands. Dalton Transactions. 46(45). 15676–15683. 12 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, Colin C. Seaton, & Stephen Rimmer. (2017). Poly(acrylic acid) interpolymer complexes. Soft Matter. 13(46). 8736–8744. 26 indexed citations

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Swift, Thomas, et al.. (2016). pH responsive highly branched poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with trihistidine or acid chain ends. RSC Advances. 6(75). 71345–71350. 6 indexed citations

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