Christopher M. Thurber

855 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 717 citations indexed

About

Christopher M. Thurber is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. Thurber has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 717 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 4 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. Thurber's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (5 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (4 papers). Christopher M. Thurber is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (5 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (4 papers). Christopher M. Thurber collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Christopher M. Thurber's co-authors include Christopher W. Macosko, Geoffrey W. Coates, Anne M. LaPointe, Rocco Di Girolamo, Frank S. Bates, Jun Xu, James M. Eagan, Timothy P. Lodge, Yuewen Xu and Marc A. Hillmyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Macromolecules and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. Thurber

10 papers receiving 706 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.

Combining polyethylene and polypropylene: Enhanced performance with PE/ i PP multiblock polymers

2017 487 citations James M. Eagan, Jun Xu et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher M. Thurber United States	8	352	330	329	134	111	10	717
Miriam Scoti Italy	21	638 1.8×	457 1.4×	725 2.2×	70 0.5×	165 1.5×	68	1.1k
Michael L. McGraw United States	14	336 1.0×	565 1.7×	146 0.4×	55 0.4×	307 2.8×	20	846
E. Nield Belgium	13	351 1.0×	148 0.4×	512 1.6×	68 0.5×	58 0.5×	20	747
Makoto Hanesaka Japan	12	496 1.4×	123 0.4×	420 1.3×	89 0.7×	133 1.2×	22	722
Nethmi De Alwis Watuthanthrige United States	16	120 0.3×	419 1.3×	246 0.7×	25 0.2×	25 0.2×	28	617
Agnesa Fiedlerová Slovakia	12	143 0.4×	144 0.4×	311 0.9×	30 0.2×	19 0.2×	36	451
Michio Urushisaki Japan	16	144 0.4×	388 1.2×	415 1.3×	12 0.1×	116 1.0×	57	721
Ardéchir Momtaz France	10	172 0.5×	155 0.5×	257 0.8×	17 0.1×	74 0.7×	12	435
M. K. Akkapeddi United States	10	202 0.6×	169 0.5×	316 1.0×	10 0.1×	54 0.5×	17	506
Igor V. Elmanovich Russia	12	66 0.2×	67 0.2×	118 0.4×	20 0.1×	54 0.5×	47	413

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10 of 10 papers shown

Birch, Nathan P., Sung Cik Mun, Gagik Ghazaryan, et al.. (2019). Accelerating the Coupling of Maleated Polyolefins with Polyesters via Tin Compounds. Macromolecules. 52(21). 8359–8366. 6 indexed citations

Jordan, Alex M., Patrick Lee, Christopher M. Thurber, & Christopher W. Macosko. (2018). Adapting a Capillary Rheometer for Research on Polymer Melt Interfaces. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57(42). 14106–14113. 9 indexed citations

Eagan, James M., Jun Xu, Rocco Di Girolamo, et al.. (2017). Combining polyethylene and polypropylene: Enhanced performance with PE/ i PP multiblock polymers. Science. 355(6327). 814–816. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

Thurber, Christopher M., Liangliang Gu, Jason C. Myers, Timothy P. Lodge, & Christopher W. Macosko. (2017). Toughening polylactide with a catalyzed epoxy‐acid interfacial reaction. Polymer Engineering and Science. 58(1). 28–36. 10 indexed citations

Thurber, Christopher M., Luca Martinetti, Xiaotun Liu, Patrick Lee, & Christopher W. Macosko. (2016). Capillary coextrusion: A new process for creating small-scale coextruded films. 983–986. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Yuewen, et al.. (2015). Correction to Synthesis and Remarkable Efficacy of Model Polyethylene-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymers as Compatibilizers in Polyethylene/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blends. Macromolecules. 49(1). 432–432. 10 indexed citations

Thurber, Christopher M., Yuewen Xu, Jason C. Myers, Timothy P. Lodge, & Christopher W. Macosko. (2014). Accelerating Reactive Compatibilization of PE/PLA Blends by an Interfacially Localized Catalyst. ACS Macro Letters. 4(1). 30–33. 53 indexed citations

Xu, Yuewen, Christopher M. Thurber, Christopher W. Macosko, Timothy P. Lodge, & Marc A. Hillmyer. (2014). Poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-polyethylene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) Triblock Copolymers as Compatibilizers for Polyethylene/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blends. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 53(12). 4718–4725. 51 indexed citations

Thurber, Christopher M., et al.. (2012). Blends of polyolefin/PMMA for improved scratch resistance, adhesion and compatibility. Polymer. 53(16). 3636–3641. 23 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuewen, Christopher M. Thurber, Timothy P. Lodge, & Marc A. Hillmyer. (2012). Synthesis and Remarkable Efficacy of Model Polyethylene-graft-poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymers as Compatibilizers in Polyethylene/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blends. Macromolecules. 45(24). 9604–9610. 67 indexed citations

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