A. R. Berens

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

A. R. Berens is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. R. Berens has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. R. Berens's work include Polymer Science and PVC (23 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (13 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (7 papers). A. R. Berens is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Science and PVC (23 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (13 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (7 papers). A. R. Berens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. A. R. Berens's co-authors include H. B. Hopfenberg, Ian M. Hodge, V. L. Folt, Gary S. Huvard, Richard W. Korsmeyer, S. Krimm, J. J. Shipman, V. Stannett and James M. Whitney and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Membrane Science and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

A. R. Berens

35 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Diffusion and relaxation in glassy polymer powders: 2. Separation of diffusion and relaxation parameters

1978 559 citations A. R. Berens, H. B. Hopfenberg Polymer profile →
Effects of annealing and prior history on enthalpy relaxation in glassy polymers. 2. Mathematical modeling

1982 371 citations Ian M. Hodge, A. R. Berens Macromolecules profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
A. R. Berens	1.5k	774	583	459	331	35	2.7k
H. B. Hopfenberg	2.0k 1.4×	838 1.1×	1.7k 2.9×	851 1.9×	441 1.3×	98	4.2k
P. F. Onyon	831 0.6×	411 0.5×	302 0.5×	250 0.5×	503 1.5×	17	1.8k
Eli M. Pearce	2.4k 1.7×	966 1.2×	609 1.0×	293 0.6×	991 3.0×	125	3.6k
Yasufumi Otsubo	405 0.3×	517 0.7×	246 0.4×	547 1.2×	499 1.5×	126	2.2k
Rongjie Yang	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.9×	467 0.8×	336 0.7×	349 1.1×	221	3.7k
Jean-Marie Létoffé	408 0.3×	623 0.8×	153 0.3×	188 0.4×	149 0.5×	36	1.6k
K. N. Ninan	2.9k 2.0×	2.0k 2.5×	2.1k 3.6×	499 1.1×	1.0k 3.0×	183	4.8k
Xiuying Zhao	1.8k 1.3×	926 1.2×	398 0.7×	881 1.9×	303 0.9×	134	3.3k
Henry L. Friedman	1.3k 0.9×	2.5k 3.3×	667 1.1×	1.1k 2.4×	650 2.0×	21	3.6k
Hongbing Chen	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	346 0.6×	551 1.2×	216 0.7×	134	3.6k

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Berens, A. R.. (1997). Predicting the migration of endocrine disrupters from rigid plastics. Polymer Engineering and Science. 37(2). 391–395. 9 indexed citations

Berens, A. R.. (1989). Solubility and diffusion of small molecules in PVC. Journal of Vinyl Technology. 11(4). 171–175. 4 indexed citations

Berens, A. R.. (1989). Transport of organic vapors and liquids in poly(vinyl chloride). Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 29(1). 95–108. 21 indexed citations

Berens, A. R.. (1985). Prediction of Organic Chemical Permeation Through PVC Pipe. American Water Works Association. 77(11). 57–64. 38 indexed citations

Berens, A. R. & Ian M. Hodge. (1984). Effects of stress and vapor exposure before and during aging on enthalpy relaxation of poly(vinyl chloride). Polymer Engineering and Science. 24(14). 1123–1129. 17 indexed citations

Berens, A. R. & H. B. Hopfenberg. (1982). Diffusion of organic vapors at low concentrations in glassy PVC, polystyrene, and PMMA. Journal of Membrane Science. 10(2-3). 283–303. 248 indexed citations

Berens, A. R. & Ian M. Hodge. (1982). Effects of annealing and prior history on enthalpy relaxation in glassy polymers. 1. Experimental study on poly(vinyl chloride). Macromolecules. 15(3). 756–761. 239 indexed citations

Hodge, Ian M. & A. R. Berens. (1982). Effects of annealing and prior history on enthalpy relaxation in glassy polymers. 2. Mathematical modeling. Macromolecules. 15(3). 762–770. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

Berens, A. R. & Gary S. Huvard. (1981). PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF POLYMER POWDERS BY ANALYSIS OF SORPTION KINETICS. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 2(2-3). 359–378. 14 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R.. (1979). The diffusion of gases and vapors in rigid PVC. Journal of Vinyl Technology. 1(1). 8–13. 24 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R. & H. B. Hopfenberg. (1979). Induction and measurement of glassy‐state relaxations by vapor sorption techniques. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 17(10). 1757–1770. 60 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R. & H. B. Hopfenberg. (1978). Diffusion and relaxation in glassy polymer powders: 2. Separation of diffusion and relaxation parameters. Polymer. 19(5). 489–496. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berens, A. R.. (1978). Use of a gas chromatograph for measurement of the rate of monomer desorption from poly (vinyl chloride) resins. Polymer Engineering and Science. 18(11). 864–868. 4 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R.. (1977). Diffusion and relaxation in glassy polymer powders: 1. Fickian diffusion of vinyl chloride in poly(vinyl choride). Polymer. 18(7). 697–704. 95 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R.. (1974). The concentration and possible source of unstable sites in PVC. Polymer Engineering and Science. 14(5). 318–321. 23 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R.. (1974). Continuous emulsion polymerization of vinyl chloride. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 18(8). 2379–2390. 21 indexed citations

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Berens, A. R. & V. L. Folt. (1967). Resin Particles as Flow Units in Poly(vinyl Chloride) Melts. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 11(1). 95–111. 85 indexed citations

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Krimm, S., J. J. Shipman, V. L. Folt, & A. R. Berens. (1965). Infrared evidence for solid state constraints on chain conformation in poly(vinyl chloride). Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 3(4). 275–278. 25 indexed citations

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Krimm, S., V. L. Folt, J. J. Shipman, & A. R. Berens. (1964). Conformation‐sensitive infrared carbon‐chlorine bands of polyvinyl chloride. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 2(11). 1009–1013. 55 indexed citations

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Krimm, S., V. L. Folt, J. J. Shipman, & A. R. Berens. (1963). Infrared spectra and assignments for polyvinyl chloride and deuterated analogs. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 1(8). 2621–2650. 74 indexed citations

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