Alexander B. Morgan

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
101 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander B. Morgan is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander B. Morgan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 34 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alexander B. Morgan's work include Flame retardant materials and properties (71 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (34 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (33 papers). Alexander B. Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Flame retardant materials and properties (71 papers), Fire dynamics and safety research (34 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (33 papers). Alexander B. Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and France. Alexander B. Morgan's co-authors include Jeffrey W. Gilman, Charles A. Wilkie, Richard H. Harris, Jin Zhu, Joseph D. Harris, Catheryn L. Jackson, F. J. Lamelas, Jaime C. Grunlan, Evangelos Manias and Emmanuel P. Giannelis and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Alexander B. Morgan

94 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Flammability Properties of Polymer−Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites. Polypropylene and Polystyrene Nanocomposites

2000 1.3k citations Jeffrey W. Gilman, Catheryn L. Jackson et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
Fire Properties of Polystyrene−Clay Nanocomposites

2001 520 citations Alexander B. Morgan, Charles A. Wilkie et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
Characterization of polymer‐layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction: A comparative study

2002 506 citations Alexander B. Morgan, Jeffrey W. Gilman Journal of Applied Polymer Science profile →
An overview of flame retardancy of polymeric materials: application, technology, and future directions

2012 390 citations Alexander B. Morgan, Jeffrey W. Gilman Fire and Materials profile →

Peers

Alexander B. Morgan

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Zhiwei Li China

Stanislav I. Stoliarov United States

D.W. Van Krevelen Netherlands

Joseph H. Flynn United States

Roger L. Clough United States

Wenjuan Li China

Guoqing Xiao China

Yan Wang China

Yongming Zhang China

Sadhan Jana United States

Zhiwei Li China

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1.5k ×0.7

317 ×0.2

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345 ×0.3

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1.2k ×1.6

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Bassett, Alexander W., Alexander B. Morgan, & Giuseppe R. Palmese. (2025). Investigating the effects of furan ring substitution and network position on char formation in intrinsically flame-retardant epoxy resins. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 241. 111538–111538.

Phan, Duy Nhat, et al.. (2025). A machine learning platform for polymer flammability prediction. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 240. 111411–111411.

Lee, Sang‐Jin, Alexander B. Morgan, David A. Schiraldi, & João M. Maia. (2019). Improving the flame retardancy of polypropylene foam with piperazine pyrophosphate via multilayering coextrusion of film/foam composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 137(15). 25 indexed citations

Morgan, Alexander B., et al.. (2019). Organophosphorus-hydrazides as potential reactive flame retardants for epoxy. Journal of Fire Sciences. 38(1). 28–52. 10 indexed citations

Benin, Vladimir, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and flammability testing of epoxy functionalized phosphorous‐based flame retardants. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(30). 18 indexed citations

Gaffen, Joshua R., et al.. (2014). Phosphoryl‐Rich Flame‐Retardant Ions (FRIONs): Towards Safer Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(16). 4173–4176. 21 indexed citations

Morgan, Alexander B., et al.. (2014). Apparatus for the vertical orientation cone calorimeter testing of flexible polyurethane foams. Fire and Materials. 40(1). 158–176. 8 indexed citations

Laufer, Galina, et al.. (2012). Intumescent Multilayer Nanocoating, Made with Renewable Polyelectrolytes, for Flame-Retardant Cotton. Biomacromolecules. 13(9). 2843–2848. 315 indexed citations

Nakamura, Ryota, Anil N. Netravali, Alexander B. Morgan, M.R. Nyden, & Jeffrey W. Gilman. (2012). Effect of halloysite nanotubes on mechanical properties and flammability of soy protein based green composites. Fire and Materials. 37(1). 75–90. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Yu‐Chin, Alexander B. Morgan, SeChin Chang, et al.. (2011). Intumescent All‐Polymer Multilayer Nanocoating Capable of Extinguishing Flame on Fabric. Advanced Materials. 23(34). 3926–3931. 308 indexed citations

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Koo, Joseph H., et al.. (2009). Flame-retardant Polyamide 11 and 12 Nanocomposites: Thermal and Flammability Properties. Journal of Composite Materials. 43(17). 1803–1818. 43 indexed citations

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Morgan, Alexander B., et al.. (2009). Cone calorimeter testing of S2 glass reinforced polymer composites. Fire and Materials. 33(7). 323–344. 17 indexed citations

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Kashiwagi, Takashi, Alexander B. Morgan, Joseph M. Antonucci, et al.. (2003). Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-PMMA Nanocomposite | NIST. Chemistry of Materials. 89(8).

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Morgan, Alexander B. & Jeffrey W. Gilman. (2002). Characterization of polymer‐layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction: A comparative study. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 87(8). 1329–1338. 506 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morgan, Alexander B., Jeffrey W. Gilman, Richard H. Harris, et al.. (2000). Flammability of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposites | NIST. Polymeric materials science and engineering. 83. 9 indexed citations

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Morgan, Alexander B., Jeffrey W. Gilman, Marc R. Nyden, & Catheryn L. Jackson. (2000). New Approaches to the Development of Fire-Safe Materials (NISTIR 6465). 1 indexed citations

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Morgan, Alexander B. & James M. Tour. (1999). Synthesis and testing of nonhalogenated alkyne/phosphorus-containing polymer additives: Potent condensed-phase flame retardants. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 73(5). 707–718. 19 indexed citations

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Gilman, Jeffrey W., et al.. (1999). Polymer Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites: Polyamide-6, Polypropylene and Polystyrene | NIST. 7 indexed citations

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Schreiber, Henry D., et al.. (1994). Compositional dependence of redox equilibria in sodium silicate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 177. 340–346. 54 indexed citations

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Rheinboldt, Werner C. & Alexander B. Morgan. (1988). Solving Polynomial Systems Using Continuation for Engineering and Scientific Problems.. Mathematics of Computation. 51(183). 379–379. 189 indexed citations

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