Bernard Lotz

18.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
240 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Bernard Lotz is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Lotz has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 98 papers in Biomaterials and 82 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bernard Lotz's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (137 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (86 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (81 papers). Bernard Lotz is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (137 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (86 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (81 papers). Bernard Lotz collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and China. Bernard Lotz's co-authors include J. C. Wittmann, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, A. Thierry, Andrew J. Lovinger, Edwin L. Thomas, B. Fillon, Laurent E. Cartier, Takumi Okihara, Jordi Puiggalı́ and J. C. Wittmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Lotz

240 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

Self‐nucleation and recrystallization of isotactic polypropylene (α phase) investigated by differential scanning calorimetry

1993 570 citations J. C. Wittmann, Bernard Lotz et al. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics profile →
Structure and morphology of poly(propylenes): a molecular analysis

1996 518 citations Bernard Lotz, J. C. Wittmann et al. Polymer profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural Ensemble of Molecular Chains in Isotactic Polypropylene under Cylindrical Confinement 2021 ·Macromolecules ·Ziwei Lai, Nan Zheng, (unknown), (unknown), Hui Niu, (unknown), Bo Ni, Xiang Huang, Xing Ouyang, Xiaoguang Li, Bernard Lotz, Yan Cao	5
2	Phase structural formation and oscillation in polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane thin films 2012 ·Soft Matter ·I‐Fan Hsieh, Hao‐Jan Sun, Qiang Fu, Bernard Lotz, Kevin A. Cavicchi, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	27
3	Breaking Symmetry toward Nonspherical Janus Particles Based on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes: Molecular Design, “Click” Synthesis, and Hierarchical Structure 2011 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Yiwen Li, Wenbin Zhang, I‐Fan Hsieh, Guoliang Zhang, Yan Cao, Xiaopeng Li, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Bernard Lotz, Huiming Xiong, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	143
4	Epitaxially Dominated Crystalline Morphologies of the γ-Phase in Isotactic Polypropylene 2009 ·Macromolecules ·Yan Cao, Ryan M. Van Horn, Chi‐Chun Tsai, Matthew J. Graham, Kwang‐Un Jeong, Bojie Wang, Finizia Auriemma, Claudio De Rosa, Bernard Lotz, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	31
5	Polymer Crystallization Processes as Seen from the Growth Front’s Perspective 2008 ·Polymer Journal ·Bernard Lotz, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	6
6	Study of Onsets of Tethered Chain Overcrowding and Highly Stretched Regime of Brushes via Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymers 2005 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Joseph X. Zheng, Huiming Xiong, Kyungmin Lee, Christopher Y. Li, Lei Zhu, Ping Huang, Yafei Guo, Qing Ge, Roderic P. Quirk, Bernard Lotz, Edwin L. Thomas, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	1
7	Onset of Tethered Chain Overcrowding 2004 ·Physical Review Letters ·William Y. Chen, Joseph X. Zheng, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Christopher Y. Li, Ping Huang, Lei Zhu, Huiming Xiong, Qing Ge, Yafei Guo, (unknown), Bernard Lotz, (unknown), Chi Wu, Edwin L. Thomas	126
8	Dislocation-Controlled Perforated Layer Phase in a PEO- b-PS Diblock Copolymer 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·Lei Zhu, Ping Huang, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Qing Ge, Roderic P. Quirk, Edwin L. Thomas, Bernard Lotz, Jean‐Claude Wittmann, Benjamin S. Hsiao, (unknown), Lizhi Liu	59
9	Impact of nucleating agents of PVDF on the crystallization of PVDF/PMMA blends 2001 ·Polymer ·Susanne Schneider, Xavier Drujon, J. C. Wittmann, Bernard Lotz	55
10	Crystal Orientation Changes in Two-Dimensionally Confined Nanocylinders in a Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene/Polystyrene Blend 2001 ·Macromolecules ·Ping Huang, Lei Zhu, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, Qing Ge, Roderic P. Quirk, Edwin L. Thomas, Bernard Lotz, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Lizhi Liu, Fengji Yeh	146
11	What can polymer crystal structure tell about polymer crystallization processes? 2000 ·The European Physical Journal E ·Bernard Lotz	132
12	Phase transformations in a chiral main-chain liquid crystalline polyester involving double-twist helical crystals 2000 ·Polymer ·(unknown), Jason J. Ge, Feng Bai, (unknown), Bret H. Calhoun, (unknown), Frank W. Harris, Bernard Lotz, Stephen Z. D. Cheng	16
13	Epitaxial growth of para-hexaphenyl on GaAs(001)-2×4 1999 ·Surface Science ·Kurt Erlacher, Roland Resel, Silke Hampel, Thomas Kuhlmann, K. Lischka, Bert Müller, A. Thierry, Bernard Lotz, G. Leising	17
14	Molecular origin of the scroll-like morphology of lamellae in gammaPVF2 spherulites 1998 ·Bernard Lotz, A. Thierry, S Schneider	1
15	Crystallographic and structural roots of variation in polymer morphology 1994 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Bernard Lotz	5
16	Anisotropic radiation induced conductivity in oriented poly(di-n-hexysilylene) in the solid and in the mesophases 1993 ·Advanced Materials ·Holger Frey, (unknown), Martin Möller, Bernard Lotz, J. C. Wittmann	1
17	Polymer decoration of ferroelectric domains in TGS 1990 ·Ferroelectrics ·(unknown), (unknown), Bernard Lotz, J. C. Wittmann	1
18	Physical gelation : a path towards ideal dispersion of additives in polymers 1990 ·A. Thierry, C. Straupé, Bernard Lotz, J. C. Wittmann	73
19	Crystal morphology of the γ (triclinic) phase of isotactic polypropylene and its relation to the α phase 1986 ·Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics ·Bernard Lotz, Sabine Graff, J. C. Wittmann	147
20	β Structure of periodic copolypeptides of l-alanine and glycine 1974 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Bernard Lotz, André Brack, G. Spach	31

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