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Gary S. Was

Materials Science · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1977
Nuclear Materials and PropertiesFusion materials and technologiesHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsIon-surface interactions and analysisHigh Temperature Alloys and Creep

Publications

668

Citations

22,658

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1977

In context
Among 455 established Materials Science PIs within our index
Citations: 22,658cohort median 3,285
Publications / year (recent): 15.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 72% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 13 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 15.6/year recently
2017: 49 publications172018: 18 publications182019: 24 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 56 publications56222023: 5 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 7 collaborators2018: 4 collaborators2019: 5 collaborators2020: 0 collaborators2021: 1 collaborator2022: 0 collaborators2023: 1 collaborator2024: 2 collaborators2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials×58
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×42
  • ˜The œminerals, metals & materials series×24
  • Corrosion Science×11
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms×8
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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