B.J.B. Folmer

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

B.J.B. Folmer is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, B.J.B. Folmer has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in B.J.B. Folmer's work include Synthesis and properties of polymers (6 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (5 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (4 papers). B.J.B. Folmer is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and properties of polymers (6 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (5 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (4 papers). B.J.B. Folmer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands and Ukraine. B.J.B. Folmer's co-authors include E. W. Meijer, Rint P. Sijbesma, Luc Brunsveld, Ronald F. M. Lange, F.H. Beijer, Jimmy Lowe, J. H. K. Ky Hirschberg, J.A.J. van der Rijt, Ron M. Versteegen and Anthony L. Spek and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

B.J.B. Folmer

12 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Supramolecular Polymers

2001 2.6k citations Luc Brunsveld, B.J.B. Folmer et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Reversible Polymers Formed from Self-Complementary Monomers Using Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding

1997 2.0k citations Rint P. Sijbesma, F.H. Beijer et al. Science profile →
Supramolecular Polymer Materials: Chain Extension of Telechelic Polymers Using a Reactive Hydrogen-Bonding Synthon

2000 600 citations B.J.B. Folmer, Rint P. Sijbesma et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B.J.B. Folmer Netherlands	9	3.7k	2.7k	2.1k	1.7k	643	13	5.7k
Akihito Hashidzume Japan	37	3.6k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	852 0.5×	753 1.2×	137	6.0k
F.H. Beijer Netherlands	10	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	454 0.7×	12	3.6k
Jesús del Barrio United Kingdom	31	3.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	618 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	57	5.1k
Jianzhuang Chen China	29	3.6k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	727 0.4×	1.4k 2.2×	58	5.1k
Bruce M. Novak United States	43	4.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	679 1.1×	136	7.3k
J. H. K. Ky Hirschberg Germany	11	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	952 0.5×	362 0.6×	15	3.3k
Freek J. M. Hoeben Netherlands	28	2.4k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	3.1k 1.5×	865 0.5×	341 0.5×	44	5.4k
Zong‐Quan Wu China	46	3.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	658 1.0×	196	6.0k
Maarten M. J. Smulders Netherlands	42	6.1k 1.6×	4.7k 1.7×	3.6k 1.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 2.1×	87	9.0k

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13 of 13 papers shown

Brunsveld, Luc, et al.. (2003). Supramolecular polymers: from scientific curiosity to technological reality. Macromolecular Symposia. 201(1). 143–154. 62 indexed citations

Sijbesma, Rint P., B.J.B. Folmer, & E. W. Meijer. (2002). Supramolecular polymers by chain extension of polar telechelics. Polymer preprints. 43(2). 375–376. 1 indexed citations

Wübbenhorst, Michael, J. van Turnhout, B.J.B. Folmer, Rint P. Sijbesma, & E. W. Meijer. (2001). Complex dynamics of hydrogen bonded self-assembling polymers. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 8(3). 365–372. 31 indexed citations

Brunsveld, Luc, B.J.B. Folmer, E. W. Meijer, & Rint P. Sijbesma. (2001). Supramolecular Polymers. Chemical Reviews. 101(12). 4071–4098. 2640 indexed citations breakdown →

Folmer, B.J.B., et al.. (2000). Supramolecular Polymer Materials: Chain Extension of Telechelic Polymers Using a Reactive Hydrogen-Bonding Synthon. Advanced Materials. 12(12). 874–878. 10 indexed citations

Brunsveld, Luc, B.J.B. Folmer, & E. W. Meijer. (2000). Supramolecular Polymers. MRS Bulletin. 25(4). 49–53. 101 indexed citations

Folmer, B.J.B., Rint P. Sijbesma, Ron M. Versteegen, J.A.J. van der Rijt, & E. W. Meijer. (2000). Supramolecular Polymer Materials: Chain Extension of Telechelic Polymers Using a Reactive Hydrogen-Bonding Synthon. Advanced Materials. 12(12). 874–878. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

Folmer, B.J.B.. (2000). New polymers based on the quadruple hydrogen bonding motif : from molecules towards materials. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).

Folmer, B.J.B., Rint P. Sijbesma, & E. W. Meijer. (1999). Polymeric materials based on reversible supramolecular assemblies. TU/e Research Portal (Eindhoven University of Technology). 80. 20–21. 1 indexed citations

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Folmer, B.J.B., Rint P. Sijbesma, H. Kooijman, Anthony L. Spek, & E. W. Meijer. (1999). Cooperative Dynamics in Duplexes of Stacked Hydrogen-Bonded Moieties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121(39). 9001–9007. 104 indexed citations

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Sijbesma, Rint P., F.H. Beijer, Luc Brunsveld, et al.. (1998). ChemInform Abstract: Reversible Polymers Formed from Self‐Complementary Monomers Using Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding. ChemInform. 29(10). 5 indexed citations

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Folmer, B.J.B., et al.. (1998). Photo-induced depolymerization of reversible supramolecular polymers. Chemical Communications. 1847–1848. 55 indexed citations

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Sijbesma, Rint P., F.H. Beijer, Luc Brunsveld, et al.. (1997). Reversible Polymers Formed from Self-Complementary Monomers Using Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding. Science. 278(5343). 1601–1604. 2046 indexed citations breakdown →

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