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 L E Crocker 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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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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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prediction of deformation and failure of rubber-toughened adhesive joints 2004 ·International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives ·G Dean, L E Crocker, B. E. Read, Louise Wright	123
2	Modelling the behaviour of plastics for design under impact 2001 ·Polymer Testing ·G Dean, B. E. Read	23
3	A proposed model for the non-linear stress/strain behaviour of rubber-toughened plastics. 2000 ·B. E. Read, G D Dean, Louise Wright	1
4	Time-dependent deformation of polypropylene in response to different stress histories 1997 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read, P E Tomlins	22
5	Generation of creep data for injection-moulded plastics. 1996 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·B. E. Read	1
6	A model for nonlinear creep and physical aging in poly(vinyl chloride) 1995 ·Polymer Engineering and Science ·G D Dean, P E Tomlins, B. E. Read	32
7	Creep recovery of PVC and polypropylene. 1994 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·B. E. Read, P E Tomlins	2
8	A model for non-linear creep and physical ageing in PVC. 1993 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·G D Dean, P E Tomlins, B. E. Read	2
9	Creep of glassy polymers in the α- and β-retardation regions. Physical aging and nonlinear behavior 1992 ·Journal of Rheology ·B. E. Read	22
10	Mechanical relaxation in isotactic polypropylene 1989 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read	80
11	Birefringence techniques for the assessment of orientation 1984 ·Polymer Testing ·B. E. Read, (unknown), Debra Meyer	16
12	Time-dependent deformation and craze initiation in PMMA: Volume effects 1984 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read, G D Dean	21
13	Viscoelastic behavior of amorphous polymers in the glass‐rubber transition region: Birefringence studies 1983 ·Polymer Engineering and Science ·B. E. Read	37
14	Influence of stress state and temperature on secondary relaxations in polymeric glasses 1981 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read	26
15	The determination of dynamic properties of polymers and composites 1978 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·B. E. Read, Gregory D. Dean	160
16	Crystalline contribution to the mechanical anisotropy of uniaxially oriented polyethylene 1970 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read, G Dean	6
17	Polarized Infrared Studies of Amorphous Orientation in Polyethylene and Some Ethylene Copolymers 1968 ·Macromolecules ·B. E. Read, Richard S. Stein	155
18	A treatment of static and dynamic birefringence in linear amorphous polymers by an extension of the molecular theory of viscoelasticity 1962 ·Polymer ·B. E. Read	39
19	Analysis of curves of loss factor against reciprocal temperature for dielectric and dynamic mechanical relaxation 1961 ·Transactions of the Faraday Society ·B. E. Read, G. Williams	62
20	A light-scattering study of preferential adsorption in the system benzene + cyclohexane + polystyrene 1960 ·Transactions of the Faraday Society ·B. E. Read	93

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