B. E. Read

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

B. E. Read is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, B. E. Read has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 10 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in B. E. Read's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (24 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (22 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (10 papers). B. E. Read is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (24 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (22 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (10 papers). B. E. Read collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. B. E. Read's co-authors include G. Williams, N. G. McCrum, Richard S. Stein, G D Dean, Gregory D. Dean, William J. MacKnight, P E Tomlins, G Dean, T. M. Connor and Louise Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Macromolecules and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

B. E. Read

52 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Anelastic and Dielectric Effects in Polymeric Solids

1991 1.6k citations B. E. Read, G. Williams et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. E. Read	2.0k	1.3k	649	598	461	55	3.6k
N. G. McCrum	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	474 0.7×	637 1.1×	306 0.7×	61	3.1k
Howard W. Starkweather	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	379 0.6×	570 1.0×	463 1.0×	85	3.1k
L. C. E. Struik	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	594 0.9×	360 0.6×	673 1.5×	38	3.1k
J. A. Sauer	2.3k 1.1×	755 0.6×	813 1.3×	329 0.6×	560 1.2×	134	3.4k
Yoshihisa Miyamoto	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	607 0.9×	556 0.9×	331 0.7×	69	2.7k
D. I. Bower	1.5k 0.7×	589 0.5×	397 0.6×	486 0.8×	369 0.8×	68	2.8k
H. P. Schreiber	2.0k 1.0×	672 0.5×	489 0.8×	510 0.9×	452 1.0×	179	3.8k
Buckley Crist	2.0k 1.0×	959 0.8×	327 0.5×	324 0.5×	292 0.6×	97	3.0k
A. H. Windle	986 0.5×	876 0.7×	396 0.6×	449 0.8×	1.0k 2.2×	54	2.6k
Didier Long	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	383 0.6×	1.2k 2.0×	273 0.6×	89	3.6k

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Read, B. E., G D Dean, & Louise Wright. (2000). A proposed model for the non-linear stress/strain behaviour of rubber-toughened plastics.. 1 indexed citations

Tomlins, P E & B. E. Read. (1998). Creep and physical ageing of polypropylene: a comparison of models. Polymer. 39(2). 355–367. 45 indexed citations

Read, B. E. & P E Tomlins. (1997). Time-dependent deformation of polypropylene in response to different stress histories. Polymer. 38(18). 4617–4628. 22 indexed citations

Dean, G D, P E Tomlins, & B. E. Read. (1995). A model for nonlinear creep and physical aging in poly(vinyl chloride). Polymer Engineering and Science. 35(16). 1282–1289. 32 indexed citations

Read, B. E. & P E Tomlins. (1994). Creep recovery of PVC and polypropylene.. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 2 indexed citations

Dean, G D, P E Tomlins, & B. E. Read. (1993). A model for non-linear creep and physical ageing in PVC.. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 94. 15016. 2 indexed citations

Read, B. E.. (1992). Creep of glassy polymers in the α- and β-retardation regions. Physical aging and nonlinear behavior. Journal of Rheology. 36(8). 1719–1736. 22 indexed citations

Read, B. E.. (1989). Mechanical relaxation in isotactic polypropylene. Polymer. 30(8). 1439–1445. 80 indexed citations

Read, B. E.. (1987). Optical properties of polymers. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 18(3). 269–270. 57 indexed citations

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Read, B. E. & G D Dean. (1984). Time-dependent deformation and craze initiation in PMMA: Volume effects. Polymer. 25(11). 1679–1686. 21 indexed citations

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Read, B. E., et al.. (1984). Birefringence techniques for the assessment of orientation. Polymer Testing. 4(2-4). 143–164. 16 indexed citations

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Read, B. E.. (1983). Viscoelastic behavior of amorphous polymers in the glass‐rubber transition region: Birefringence studies. Polymer Engineering and Science. 23(15). 835–843. 37 indexed citations

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Read, B. E.. (1981). Influence of stress state and temperature on secondary relaxations in polymeric glasses. Polymer. 22(11). 1580–1586. 26 indexed citations

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Read, B. E. & Gregory D. Dean. (1978). The determination of dynamic properties of polymers and composites. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 160 indexed citations

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McLean, David & B. E. Read. (1975). Storage and loss moduli in discontinuous composites. Journal of Materials Science. 10(3). 481–492. 27 indexed citations

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Read, B. E., et al.. (1973). Dielectric studies of an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer. British Polymer Journal. 5(5). 379–387. 3 indexed citations

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Read, B. E. & G Dean. (1970). Crystalline contribution to the mechanical anisotropy of uniaxially oriented polyethylene. Polymer. 11(11). 597–612. 6 indexed citations

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Read, B. E.. (1965). Theoretical dipole moments of model polyethers. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 61. 2140–2140. 7 indexed citations

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Connor, T. M., B. E. Read, & G. Williams. (1964). The dielectric, dynamic mechanical and nuclear resonance properties of polyethylene oxide as a function of molecular weight. Journal of Applied Chemistry. 14(2). 74–81. 81 indexed citations

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Read, B. E.. (1962). A treatment of static and dynamic birefringence in linear amorphous polymers by an extension of the molecular theory of viscoelasticity. Polymer. 3. 143–152. 39 indexed citations

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