A. Thierry

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

A. Thierry is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Thierry has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 33 papers in Biomaterials and 26 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. Thierry's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (29 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (23 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (22 papers). A. Thierry is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (29 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (23 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (22 papers). A. Thierry collaborates with scholars based in France, Austria and Italy. A. Thierry's co-authors include Bernard Lotz, J. C. Wittmann, B. Fillon, Jean‐Claude Wittmann, Jean‐Michel Guenet, W. Stocker, Biswajit Ray, Pascal Marie, A. Skoulios and Sabine Graff and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

A. Thierry

79 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Self‐nucleation and recrystallization of isotactic polypr... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Self‐nucleation and recrystallization of isotactic polypropylene (α phase) investigated by differential scanning calorimetry
    1993 570 citations B. Fillon, J. C. Wittmann et al. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Thierry France 29 2.5k 1.8k 666 429 407 80 3.4k
Jerold M. Schultz United States 27 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 472 0.7× 376 0.9× 132 0.3× 57 2.5k
Fengji Yeh United States 28 1.8k 0.7× 788 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 349 0.8× 163 0.4× 43 2.9k
Tianbai He China 25 845 0.3× 499 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 342 0.8× 337 0.8× 120 2.2k
Shin Horiuchi Japan 26 834 0.3× 342 0.2× 859 1.3× 388 0.9× 364 0.9× 106 2.1k
Motonori Komura Japan 20 575 0.2× 550 0.3× 608 0.9× 217 0.5× 199 0.5× 42 1.4k
Jason J. Ge United States 25 1.1k 0.5× 697 0.4× 950 1.4× 464 1.1× 279 0.7× 41 2.6k
Philippe Cordier France 7 1.9k 0.8× 821 0.4× 664 1.0× 606 1.4× 174 0.4× 10 2.9k
Enle Zhou China 21 766 0.3× 460 0.3× 450 0.7× 166 0.4× 206 0.5× 84 1.3k
Γεώργιος Σακελλαρίου Greece 22 792 0.3× 454 0.2× 998 1.5× 427 1.0× 365 0.9× 75 2.1k
Ya‐Sen Sun Taiwan 23 906 0.4× 362 0.2× 1.2k 1.7× 343 0.8× 1.1k 2.6× 88 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Talarico, Giovanni, et al.. (2013). Crystal Polymorphism and Crystal Transformations of Isotactic Poly(5-methylhexene-1). Macromolecules. 46(12). 4872–4881. 4 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Debarshi, Srinivasan Sampath, Cyrille Rochas, et al.. (2011). Insight into the gelation habit of oligo(para-phenylene vinylene) derivatives: effect of end-groups. Soft Matter. 7(6). 2797–2797. 14 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., et al.. (2010). Syndiotactic Polystyrene Nanofibers Obtained from High-Temperature Solution Electrospinning Process. Macromolecules. 43(5). 2371–2376. 27 indexed citations
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Haber, Thomas, Martin Oehzelt, Roland Resel, et al.. (2006). Single Crystalline Nature of para-Sexiphenyl Crystallites Grown on KCl(100). Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 6(3). 698–703. 23 indexed citations
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Gearba, Raluca I., Nicolas Dubreuil, Denis V. Anokhin, et al.. (2005). Role of Columnar Mesophase in the Morphological Evolution of Polymer Single Crystals upon Heating:  A Combined Atomic Force Microscopy and Electron Diffraction Study. Macromolecules. 39(3). 978–987. 7 indexed citations
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Dosière, M., A. Thierry, Bernard Lotz, et al.. (2003). Morphology and Melting of Truncated Single Crystals of Linear Polyethylene. Macromolecules. 36(22). 8376–8384. 46 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Toshihiko, et al.. (2003). Anisotropy of dye films deposited onto oriented PTFE sublayers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4833. 482–482. 5 indexed citations
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Moulin, Jean‐François, Martin Brinkmann, A. Thierry, & J. C. Wittmann. (2002). Oriented Crystalline Films of Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) Aluminum(III): Growth of the Alpha Polymorph onto an Ultra-Oriented Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Substrate. Advanced Materials. 14(6). 436–439. 46 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., et al.. (2002). Specificity and versatility of nucleating agents toward isotactic polypropylene crystal phases. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 40(22). 2504–2515. 132 indexed citations
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Moggio, Ivana, J. Le Moigne, Eduardo Arias, et al.. (2001). Orientation of Polydiacetylene and Poly(p-phenylene ethynylene) Films by Epitaxy and Rubbing. Macromolecules. 34(20). 7091–7099. 18 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., et al.. (2000). Epitaxial crystallization of isotactic poly(4-methyl-pentene-1). Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 38(23). 3088–3097. 7 indexed citations
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Erlacher, Kurt, Roland Resel, Silke Hampel, et al.. (1999). Epitaxial growth of para-hexaphenyl on GaAs(001)-2×4. Surface Science. 437(1-2). 191–197. 17 indexed citations
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Lotz, Bernard, A. Thierry, & S Schneider. (1998). Molecular origin of the scroll-like morphology of lamellae in gammaPVF2 spherulites. 10(1). 609–614. 1 indexed citations
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Fillon, B., A. Thierry, Bernard Lotz, & J. C. Wittmann. (1994). Efficiency scale for polymer nucleating agents. Journal of thermal analysis. 42(4). 721–731. 120 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., C. Straupé, Bernard Lotz, & J. C. Wittmann. (1990). Physical gelation : a path towards ideal dispersion of additives in polymers. 31(8). 299–301. 73 indexed citations
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Moigne, J. Le, A. Thierry, Pierre-Alain Chollet, F. Kajzar, & J. Messier. (1988). Morphology, linear and nonlinear optical studies of poly[1,6-di(N-carbazolyl)-2,4 hexadiyne] thin films (pDCH). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 88(10). 6647–6654. 30 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., et al.. (1979). Mesophases Thermotropes de Poly(azomethlnes) A Chaines “Souples”. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 49(10). 299–306. 23 indexed citations
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Thierry, A., et al.. (1978). Polymorphisme Thermotrope du Polyglutamate de Lauryle. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 41(5). 125–128. 11 indexed citations
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Thierry, A. & A. Skoulios. (1977). Synthese et cristallisation d'un polyoxyethylene portant en bout de chaine un groupe encombrant. European Polymer Journal. 13(3). 169–170. 7 indexed citations
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Thierry, A. & A. Skoulios. (1977). Cristallisation d'un poly(oxyéthylène) α,ω-dioctadécylé. Colloid & Polymer Science. 255(4). 334–342. 8 indexed citations

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