C. W. Bunn

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

C. W. Bunn is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, C. W. Bunn has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 7 papers in Materials Chemistry and 2 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in C. W. Bunn's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (7 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (4 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers). C. W. Bunn is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (7 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (4 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers). C. W. Bunn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. C. W. Bunn's co-authors include E. Howells, David R. Holmes, David J. Smith, R. P. Palmer, A. Turner‐Jones, A. J. Cobbold, Paul C. Moews, Roy G. Miller, N. Camerman and A. R. Ubbelohde and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

C. W. Bunn

22 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

The crystal structure of polycaproamide: Nylon 6

1955 693 citations David R. Holmes, C. W. Bunn et al. Journal of Polymer Science profile →
Structures of Molecules and Crystals of Fluoro-Carbons

1954 689 citations C. W. Bunn, E. Howells Nature profile →
The crystal structure of polyethylene terephthalate

1954 518 citations C. W. Bunn et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. W. Bunn United Kingdom	15	1.7k	635	607	427	394	22	2.8k
Raymond F. Boyer United States	34	2.6k 1.6×	321 0.5×	1.9k 3.1×	381 0.9×	543 1.4×	106	4.3k
Robert L. Miller United States	26	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	696 1.1×	131 0.3×	281 0.7×	43	2.9k
A. J. Kovacs France	29	2.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.7×	2.1k 3.4×	212 0.5×	403 1.0×	44	4.2k
Fraser P. Price United States	27	1.5k 0.9×	639 1.0×	623 1.0×	101 0.2×	193 0.5×	66	2.3k
J.A. Semlyen United Kingdom	31	1.4k 0.8×	433 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	112 0.3×	177 0.4×	92	2.9k
Vincent J. McBrierty Ireland	27	1.1k 0.6×	213 0.3×	705 1.2×	159 0.4×	207 0.5×	82	2.8k
Dennis G. Peiffer United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	292 0.5×	684 1.1×	154 0.4×	211 0.5×	111	2.6k
G.C. Eastmond United Kingdom	25	1.3k 0.7×	211 0.3×	794 1.3×	134 0.3×	543 1.4×	94	2.2k
D. G. H. Ballard Germany	26	934 0.6×	288 0.5×	675 1.1×	87 0.2×	139 0.4×	72	2.4k
Francis M. Mirabella United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	415 0.7×	404 0.7×	178 0.4×	143 0.4×	59	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bunn, C. W.. (1996). The melting points of chain polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 34(5). 799–819. 29 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1973). How to Grow Crystals. Nature. 242(5393). 139–140. 5 indexed citations

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Moews, Paul C. & C. W. Bunn. (1972). X-ray crystallographic study of the rennin-like enzyme of Mucor pusillus var. Lindt. Journal of Molecular Biology. 68(2). 389–IN9. 6 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1972). Life from Crystals. Nature. 236(5344). 239–240. 14 indexed citations

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Moews, Paul C. & C. W. Bunn. (1971). Multiple heavy-atom sites in protein crystals having centrosymmetric projections: interpretation of vector maps. I. Modification of the three-dimensional Patterson difference synthesis. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 27(9). 1780–1782. 3 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W., et al.. (1970). X-ray diffraction studies of rennin crystals. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 257(813). 153–158. 14 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1964). Bigger and Better Crystals. Nature. 202(4936). 939–940. 2 indexed citations

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Turner‐Jones, A. & C. W. Bunn. (1962). The crystal structure of polyethylene adipate and polyethylene suberate. Acta Crystallographica. 15(2). 105–113. 95 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W. & David R. Holmes. (1958). Chain configurations in crystals of simple linear polymers. Discussions of the Faraday Society. 25. 95–95. 78 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W., A. J. Cobbold, & R. P. Palmer. (1958). The fine structure of polytetrafluoroethylene. Journal of Polymer Science. 28(117). 365–376. 140 indexed citations

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Ubbelohde, A. R., C. W. Bunn, Sarah E. Rogers, & F. C. Frank. (1956). Informal discussion on melting and crystal structure. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 52. 882–882. 2 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W. & E. Howells. (1955). Chain confiuguration in crystalline vinyl polymers. Journal of Polymer Science. 18(88). 307–310. 31 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1955). The melting points of chain polymers. Journal of Polymer Science. 16(82). 323–343. 185 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W., et al.. (1954). The crystal structure of polyethylene terephthalate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 226(1167). 531–542. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bunn, C. W., et al.. (1954). The polarizabilities of carbon—carbon bonds. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 50(0). 1173–1177. 168 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1954). Molecular Structure and the Crystallinity of Long-Chain Polymers. Journal of Applied Physics. 25(7). 820–825. 28 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1954). Crystal growth and dislocations. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 3(1). 82–83. 24 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W. & E. Howells. (1954). Structures of Molecules and Crystals of Fluoro-Carbons. Nature. 174(4429). 549–551. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holmes, David R., Roy G. Miller, R. P. Palmer, & C. W. Bunn. (1953). Crossed Amorphous and Crystalline Chain Orientation in Polythene Film. Nature. 171(4364). 1104–1106. 52 indexed citations

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Bunn, C. W.. (1951). Recent developments in x‐ray diffraction studies of high polymers. Journal of Applied Chemistry. 1(6). 266–268. 10 indexed citations

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