W.J. Thomas

4.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

W.J. Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W.J. Thomas has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 12 papers in Catalysis and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W.J. Thomas's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (8 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (7 papers). W.J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (8 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (7 papers). W.J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. W.J. Thomas's co-authors include Walter Gordy, Barry Crittenden, J. M. Thomas, H. W. Salzberg, Mohammed Ashraf Ali, B. J. BRISDON, Robert E. Hayes, S.T. Kolaczkowski, D.J. Gunn and J. Thomas Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

W.J. Thomas

38 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical Engineering Kinetics 1956 2026 1979 2002 1981 1980 1956 1967 250 500 750
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. Chemical Engineering Kinetics
    1981 902 citations W.J. Thomas Applied Catalysis profile →
  2. Chemistry of catalytic processes
    1980 636 citations W.J. Thomas Chemical Engineering Science profile →
  3. Electronegativities of the Elements
    1956 621 citations Walter Gordy, W.J. Thomas The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  4. Introduction to the Principles of Heterogeneous Catalysis
    1967 397 citations W.J. Thomas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.J. Thomas United Kingdom 17 1.4k 1.0k 724 680 541 40 3.6k
Sergio Carrà Italy 29 1.1k 0.8× 587 0.6× 771 1.1× 536 0.8× 386 0.7× 157 3.0k
L. K. Doraiswamy India 30 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 1.5k 2.1× 527 0.8× 350 0.6× 137 4.1k
Ian R. Dunkin United Kingdom 30 686 0.5× 481 0.5× 565 0.8× 982 1.4× 277 0.5× 95 3.8k
Loren G. Hepler Canada 39 909 0.6× 621 0.6× 1.4k 1.9× 713 1.0× 295 0.5× 178 5.2k
P.L. Silveston Canada 33 1.6k 1.1× 913 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 1.3k 1.9× 262 0.5× 200 3.7k
H. D. Gesser Canada 25 1.1k 0.8× 309 0.3× 314 0.4× 595 0.9× 392 0.7× 122 2.8k
В. В. Болдырев Russia 43 4.3k 3.0× 1.9k 1.8× 816 1.1× 476 0.7× 441 0.8× 262 7.3k
George R. Gavalas United States 37 2.3k 1.6× 2.2k 2.2× 1.2k 1.6× 755 1.1× 1.1k 2.1× 128 5.2k
P.A. Ramachandran United States 37 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 1.6k 2.2× 622 0.9× 208 0.4× 175 4.4k
James J. Carberry United States 28 1.2k 0.8× 721 0.7× 721 1.0× 806 1.2× 210 0.4× 79 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Perez, Arnaud J., José Antonio Coca Clemente, Filipe Braga, et al.. (2019). Stabilization of O–O Bonds by d0 Cations in Li4+xNi1–xWO6 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) Rock Salt Oxides as the Origin of Large Voltage Hysteresis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(18). 7333–7346. 74 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (2010). SS: Technologies To Identify Salt-Related Deep-Water Drilling Hazards. Offshore Technology Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Lapkin, Alexei A., S.R. Tennison, & W.J. Thomas. (2002). A porous carbon membrane reactor for the homogeneous catalytic hydration of propene. Chemical Engineering Science. 57(13). 2357–2369. 11 indexed citations
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Ali, Mohammed Ashraf, B. J. BRISDON, & W.J. Thomas. (2000). Intrinsic kinetics of MTBE synthesis from methanol and isobutene using a synthesised MFI type zeolite. Applied Catalysis A General. 197(2). 303–309. 7 indexed citations
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Crittenden, Barry, et al.. (1995). Pressure, concentration and temperature profiles in a 5A zeolite adsorbent bed during pressurisation and depressurisation with air. Chemical Engineering Science. 50(9). 1417–1428. 8 indexed citations
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Crittenden, Barry, et al.. (1994). Dynamics of pressurization and depressurization during pressure swing adsorption. Chemical Engineering Science. 49(16). 2657–2669. 17 indexed citations
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FETIZON, M. & W.J. Thomas. (1993). The role of oxygen in improving chemical processes. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (1991). Gas separation by pulsed pressure swing adsorption. Gas Separation & Purification. 5(2). 125–133. 14 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (1990). Axial pressure gradients during the pressurization and depressurization steps of a PSA gas separation cycle. Gas Separation & Purification. 4(2). 97–102. 23 indexed citations
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England, William A., et al.. (1988). Application of laser diagnostic techniques to the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide in a tubular wall reactor. Applied Catalysis. 37. 259–272. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (1985). The catalytic oxidation of methanol. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 399(1816). 181–194. 19 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J.. (1981). Chemical Engineering Kinetics. Applied Catalysis. 1(6). 413–413. 902 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (1969). Chemisorption of hydrogen sulfide and carbon disulfide on sulfided nickel oxide and vanadium pentoxide. Journal of Catalysis. 15(4). 342–354. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J.. (1968). Platonism and the Skolem Paradox. Analysis. 28(6). 193–193. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J. & R. M. Wood. (1967). Use of the maximum principle to calculate optimum catalyst composition profiles for bifunctional catalyst systems contained in tubular reactors. Chemical Engineering Science. 22(12). 1607–1616. 16 indexed citations
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Gunn, D.J. & W.J. Thomas. (1965). Mass transport and chemical reaction in multifunctional catalyst systems. Chemical Engineering Science. 20(2). 89–100. 61 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J.. (1959). Interaction of ethane with oxygen preadsorbed at nickel oxide. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 55. 624–624. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J., et al.. (1958). Thermodynamics in Methanol Synthesis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 50(6). 967–970. 24 indexed citations
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Thomas, W.J.. (1957). Chemisorption of ethane at iron and nickel oxide. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 53. 1124–1124. 2 indexed citations
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Gordy, Walter & W.J. Thomas. (1956). Electronegativities of the Elements. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 24(2). 439–444. 621 indexed citations breakdown →

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