B.J. Rigby

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

B.J. Rigby is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, B.J. Rigby has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomaterials, 13 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 10 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in B.J. Rigby's work include Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (15 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (13 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (9 papers). B.J. Rigby is often cited by papers focused on Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (15 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (13 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (9 papers). B.J. Rigby collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and South Korea. B.J. Rigby's co-authors include John D. Spikes, Henry Eyring, Nishio Hirai, Thomas W. Mitchell, M. S. Robinson, M. G. Rinsler, D. G. Phillips, Franz Wortmann, P. Mason and A.R. Haly and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

B.J. Rigby

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Mechanical Properties of Rat Tail Tendon 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The Mechanical Properties of Rat Tail Tendon
    1959 372 citations B.J. Rigby, Nishio Hirai et al. The Journal of General Physiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B.J. Rigby Australia 17 404 283 183 177 169 41 1.1k
Benedicto de Campos Vidal Brazil 26 479 1.2× 544 1.9× 381 2.1× 344 1.9× 40 0.2× 106 2.2k
J. Kastelic United States 11 168 0.4× 501 1.8× 351 1.9× 158 0.9× 59 0.3× 19 908
P.-Y. Chen United States 7 294 0.7× 69 0.2× 51 0.3× 297 1.7× 53 0.3× 8 735
Nicholas C. Avery United Kingdom 23 438 1.1× 372 1.3× 550 3.0× 253 1.4× 18 0.1× 38 2.2k
H. Bragulla Germany 11 143 0.4× 98 0.3× 274 1.5× 77 0.4× 8 0.0× 38 1.2k
Martine LaBerge United States 25 177 0.4× 47 0.2× 713 3.9× 374 2.1× 95 0.6× 68 1.7k
G.R.G. Barnes New Zealand 11 124 0.3× 374 1.3× 273 1.5× 252 1.4× 21 0.1× 17 947
V. Ottani Italy 13 309 0.8× 144 0.5× 295 1.6× 418 2.4× 11 0.1× 25 1.1k
Lakiesha N. Williams United States 15 244 0.6× 91 0.3× 236 1.3× 334 1.9× 28 0.2× 59 814
Gilberto Góissis Brazil 21 729 1.8× 30 0.1× 293 1.6× 612 3.5× 23 0.1× 57 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B.J. Rigby

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Robinson, M. S. & B.J. Rigby. (1985). Thiol Differences Along Keratin Fibers: Stress/Strain and Stress-Relaxation Behavior as a Function of Temperature and Extension. Textile Research Journal. 55(10). 597–600. 12 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J. & Thomas W. Mitchell. (1978). Effect of some alcohols on in vivo and in vitro aged collagen. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 532(1). 65–70. 3 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J. & Thomas W. Mitchell. (1978). In vitro studies on the interaction between ascorbic acid and rat tail tendon. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 544(1). 62–68. 3 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J., Thomas W. Mitchell, & Margaret S. Robinson. (1977). Oxygen participation in the in vivo and in vitro aging of collagen fibres. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 79(2). 400–405. 22 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J. & C. Ladd Prosser. (1975). Thermal transitions of collagen from fish recovered from different depths. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 52(1). 89–90. 11 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J., Thomas W. Mitchell, & M. S. Robinson. (1974). Changes with time in mechanical properties of wool fibers. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 10(2). 255–269. 18 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J., et al.. (1974). The Effect of Temperature and Regain Changes on the Ageing of Wool Fibres. Journal of the Textile Institute. 65(1). 55–57. 6 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1968). Amino-acid Composition and Thermal Stability of the Skin Collagen of the Antarctic Ice-fish. Nature. 219(5150). 166–167. 137 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1967). Increases with time in the thermal stability of rat-tail tendon stored in 0.9% NaCl. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 140(3). 548–551. 3 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1967). Correlation between Serine and Thermal Stability of Collagen. Nature. 214(5083). 87–88. 16 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J., Bernard Bloch, & P. Mason. (1966). THE BEHAVIOUR OF COLLAGEN IN DISEASES AFFECTING CONNECTIVE TISSUES. The Medical Journal of Australia. 1(2). 46–51. 1 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1964). The effect of mechanical extension upon the thermal stability of collagen. PubMed. 79(3). 634–636. 35 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1963). Thermal transitions in different mammalian collagen-bearing structures. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 75. 279–281. 6 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1961). Two-stage contraction in rat-tail tendon. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 47(3). 534–538. 17 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J. & John D. Spikes. (1960). Hydrothermal Denaturation of Collagen. Nature. 188(4748). 420–420. 2 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J.. (1960). Power law for creep. British Journal of Applied Physics. 11(7). 281–283. 2 indexed citations
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Rigby, B.J., Nishio Hirai, John D. Spikes, & Henry Eyring. (1959). The Mechanical Properties of Rat Tail Tendon. The Journal of General Physiology. 43(2). 265–283. 372 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rigby, B.J.. (1959). Stress Relaxation and the Transition Temperature of Wool. Textile Research Journal. 29(11). 926–929. 8 indexed citations
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Rinsler, M. G. & B.J. Rigby. (1957). Aldosterone Excretion in Pregnancy. BMJ. 2(5058). 1436–1436.
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Rinsler, M. G. & B.J. Rigby. (1957). Function of Aldosterone in the Metabolism of Sodium and Water in Pregnancy. BMJ. 2(5051). 966–969. 44 indexed citations

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