D. Heikens

2.2k total citations
63 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

D. Heikens is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Heikens has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 12 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D. Heikens's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (27 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (12 papers). D. Heikens is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (27 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (12 papers). D. Heikens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and India. D. Heikens's co-authors include Peter Vollenberg, M. E. J. Dekkers, P. H. Hermans, W.J. Coumans, Anton L. German, A. Weidinger, L. J. M. van de Ven, Jan W. de Haan, Anthonie Meijers and A. J. Staverman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Analytical Chemistry and Polymer.

In The Last Decade

D. Heikens

63 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Heikens Netherlands 25 1.2k 451 428 343 336 63 1.8k
L. H. Peebles United States 23 823 0.7× 226 0.5× 173 0.4× 667 1.9× 312 0.9× 47 1.5k
W. F. Watson United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.9× 180 0.4× 156 0.4× 257 0.7× 347 1.0× 63 1.7k
Morand Lambla France 25 1.3k 1.1× 690 1.5× 246 0.6× 213 0.6× 563 1.7× 70 1.9k
Thein Kyu United States 27 960 0.8× 268 0.6× 149 0.3× 209 0.6× 342 1.0× 80 2.0k
W. J. Jackson United States 12 1.0k 0.9× 417 0.9× 77 0.2× 286 0.8× 307 0.9× 26 1.4k
P. H. Hermans Netherlands 18 676 0.6× 508 1.1× 106 0.2× 157 0.5× 233 0.7× 37 1.2k
A. Klein United States 25 701 0.6× 249 0.6× 166 0.4× 131 0.4× 925 2.8× 73 1.7k
P. Schmidt Czechia 18 536 0.5× 204 0.5× 117 0.3× 95 0.3× 196 0.6× 49 1.0k
Hidematsu Suzuki Japan 19 642 0.5× 404 0.9× 80 0.2× 88 0.3× 269 0.8× 54 1.2k
J. G. Fatou Spain 23 1.5k 1.3× 608 1.3× 100 0.2× 170 0.5× 201 0.6× 79 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Heikens

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of D. Heikens's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by D. Heikens with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites D. Heikens more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by D. Heikens

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by D. Heikens. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by D. Heikens. The network helps show where D. Heikens may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Heikens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Heikens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Heikens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D. Heikens. D. Heikens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Vollenberg, Peter & D. Heikens. (1990). The mechanical properties of chalk-filled polypropylene: a preliminary investigation. Journal of Materials Science. 25(7). 3089–3095. 56 indexed citations
2.
Dekkers, M. E. J. & D. Heikens. (1986). Interfacial effects on local deformation mechanisms in glass bead-filled glassy polymers. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 4 indexed citations
3.
Vollenberg, Peter & D. Heikens. (1986). The effects of particle size on the mechanical properties of composites. 171–175. 2 indexed citations
4.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1985). The effect of a rubbery interfacial layer on the tensile behaviour of polystyrene-glass bead composites. TU/e Research Portal. 26(5). 145–148. 8 indexed citations
5.
Dekkers, M. E. J. & D. Heikens. (1985). The tensile behavior of polycarbonate and polycarbonate–glass bead composites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 30(6). 2389–2400. 29 indexed citations
6.
Dekkers, M. E. J. & D. Heikens. (1984). Shear band formation in polycarbonate-glass bead composites. Journal of Materials Science. 19(10). 3271–3275. 36 indexed citations
7.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1983). Polymer-filler interaction in polystyrene filled with coated glass spheres 2. Crazing modes at different adhesive strength in impact experiments. TU/e Research Portal. 24(11). 342–344. 10 indexed citations
8.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1983). Polymer-filler interaction in polystyrene filled with coated glass spheres 1. Interfacial adhesion control. TU/e Research Portal. 24(5). 137–140. 9 indexed citations
9.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1982). A model for the stress-strain behaviour of toughened polystyrene. Journal of Materials Science. 17(3). 747–752. 6 indexed citations
10.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1982). Strain-rate dependence of the yield stress of toughened polystyrene. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 1(3). 91–93. 1 indexed citations
11.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1981). The Poisson ratio of polymer blends, effects of adhesion and correlation with the Kerner packed grains model. Polymer. 22(5). 619–623. 22 indexed citations
12.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1978). MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MORPHOLOGY OF COPOLYMER MODIFIED POLYMER BLENDS. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Symposia. 62(1). 309–341. 14 indexed citations
13.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1978). Mechanical properties of polystyrene/ethylene‐propylene copolymer blends. British Polymer Journal. 10(1). 17–22. 3 indexed citations
14.
German, Anton L. & D. Heikens. (1975). On anomalous addition in ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymerization. European Polymer Journal. 11(8). 555–558. 2 indexed citations
15.
German, Anton L. & D. Heikens. (1971). Copolymerization of ethylene and vinyl acetate at low pressure: Determination of the kinetics by sequential sampling. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-1 Polymer Chemistry. 9(8). 2225–2232. 49 indexed citations
16.
17.
Heikens, D. & P. H. Hermans. (1960). On the mechanism of polymerization of ε‐caprolactam in the presence of water. III. Supplementary remarks on a previous paper. Introduction of volume correction. Journal of Polymer Science. 44(144). 429–436. 13 indexed citations
18.
Heikens, D., et al.. (1960). On the mechanism of the polymerization of ε‐caprolactam. IV. Polymerization in the presence of water and either an amine or a carboxylic acid. Journal of Polymer Science. 44(144). 437–448. 43 indexed citations
19.
20.
Heikens, D.. (1956). Contribution to the alkali catalyzed polymerization of ε‐caprolactam. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 18(1). 62–74. 19 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by L. H. Peebles Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by W. F. Watson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Morand Lambla Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thein Kyu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by W. J. Jackson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. H. Hermans Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. Klein Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. Schmidt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hidematsu Suzuki Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. G. Fatou
Rankless by CCL
2026