D.R. Paul

17.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
143 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

D.R. Paul is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D.R. Paul has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 33 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D.R. Paul's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (89 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (64 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers). D.R. Paul is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (89 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (64 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers). D.R. Paul collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and South Korea. D.R. Paul's co-authors include Lloyd M. Robeson, William J. Koros, J. W. Barlow, T.D. Fornes, H. Keskkula, Petra Pötschke, A.J. Oshinski, Yu Huang, P.J. Yoon and M McCaig and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Journal of Membrane Science.

In The Last Decade

D.R. Paul

143 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Polymer nanotechnology: Nanocomposites

2008 2.5k citations D.R. Paul et al. Polymer profile →
Rheological behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotube/polycarbonate composites

2002 1.1k citations D.R. Paul et al. Polymer profile →
Effect of melt processing conditions on the extent of exfoliation in organoclay-based nanocomposites

2001 766 citations D.R. Paul et al. Polymer profile →
Correlation and prediction of gas permeability in glassy polymer membrane materials via a modified free volume based group contribution method

1997 535 citations D.R. Paul et al. profile →
Effect of partially immobilizing sorption on permeability and the diffusion time lag

1976 477 citations D.R. Paul, William J. Koros Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition profile →
Carbon dioxide sorption and transport in polycarbonate

1976 350 citations William J. Koros, D.R. Paul et al. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.R. Paul United States	60	10.2k	5.0k	4.1k	3.1k	2.3k	143	14.6k
Anil K. Bhowmick India	60	12.0k 1.2×	2.1k 0.4×	5.0k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	588	16.4k
D. R. Paul United States	53	8.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	103	10.3k
Lloyd M. Robeson United States	35	5.4k 0.5×	12.0k 2.4×	7.1k 1.8×	1.4k 0.4×	3.5k 1.5×	60	18.0k
Feng‐Chih Chang Taiwan	57	6.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.4×	4.8k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	276	11.7k
G. Marom Israel	42	4.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	3.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	216	9.4k
Arimitsu Usuki Japan	38	14.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.2×	4.0k 1.0×	5.9k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	87	16.5k
Yves Grohens France	55	3.9k 0.4×	968 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	3.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	275	9.5k
Ahmed Abdala Qatar	40	3.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	8.6k 2.1×	998 0.3×	5.2k 2.2×	114	13.9k
Yihu Song China	48	4.8k 0.5×	874 0.2×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	334	8.5k
Zhengping Fang China	64	11.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.4×	3.9k 1.0×	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	354	14.5k

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Langhe, Deepak, et al.. (2012). Structural relaxation of polystyrene in nanolayer confinement. Polymer. 53(9). 1925–1931. 23 indexed citations

Paul, D.R., et al.. (2011). Carbon dioxide plasticization and conditioning effects in thick vs. thin glassy polymer films. Polymer. 52(7). 1619–1627. 94 indexed citations

Cui, Lili, Wulin Qiu, D.R. Paul, & William J. Koros. (2011). Responses of 6FDA-based polyimide thin membranes to CO2 exposure and physical aging as monitored by gas permeability. Polymer. 52(24). 5528–5537. 48 indexed citations

Lee, Seung Goo, et al.. (2008). Thermal expansion behavior of composites based on non-axisymmetric ellipsoidal particles. Polymer. 49(8). 2146–2152. 7 indexed citations

Paul, D.R., et al.. (2006). Rubber toughening of nylon 6 nanocomposites. Polymer. 47(8). 2830–2838. 124 indexed citations

Paul, D.R., Qinghua Zeng, Aibing Yu, & Gao Qing Lu. (2005). The interlayer swelling and molecular packing in organoclays. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 292(2). 462–468. 68 indexed citations

Keskkula, H., et al.. (2000). Reactive compatibilization of nylon 6/styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer blends. Part 1. Phase inversion behavior. Polymer. 41(22). 8041–8052. 75 indexed citations

Keskkula, H., et al.. (2000). Deformation processes in high impact polystyrene as revealed by analysis of arrested cracks. Polymer. 41(14). 5415–5421. 14 indexed citations

Okada, Osamu, H. Keskkula, & D.R. Paul. (1999). Nylon 6 as a modifier for maleated ethylene–propylene elastomers. Polymer. 40(10). 2699–2709. 33 indexed citations

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Paul, D.R., et al.. (1992). Interaction parameters for blends containing polycarbonates: 3. Polycarbonate copolymers/styrene-based copolymers. Polymer. 33(23). 4941–4950. 46 indexed citations

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Koros, William J., et al.. (1992). Gas transport properties of polysulphones: 3. Comparison of tetramethyl-substituted bisphenols. Polymer. 33(8). 1701–1711. 133 indexed citations

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Rodgers, Patrick, D.R. Paul, & J. W. Barlow. (1991). Procedure for predicting lower critical solution temperature behavior in binary blends of polymers. Macromolecules. 24(14). 4101–4109. 10 indexed citations

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Jo, W. H., Camilo Cruz, & D.R. Paul. (1989). FTIR investigation of interactions in blends of PMMA with a styrene/acrylic acid copolymer and their analogs. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 27(5). 1057–1076. 43 indexed citations

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Paul, D.R., et al.. (1988). Group contribution methods for predicting polymer-polymer miscibility from heats of mixing of liquids. 1. Comparison of the modified Guggenheim quasi-chemical (MGQ) and UNIQUAC models. Macromolecules. 21(8). 2492–2502. 21 indexed citations

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Min, K. E., J. S. Chiou, J. W. Barlow, & D.R. Paul. (1987). A completely miscible ternary blend: poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly(epichlorohydrin)-poly(ethylene oxide). Polymer. 28(10). 1721–1728. 61 indexed citations

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Woo, Eamor M., J. W. Barlow, & D.R. Paul. (1985). Phase behavior of polycarbonate blends with selected halogenated polymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 30(11). 4243–4249. 19 indexed citations

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Masi, Paolo, D.R. Paul, & J. W. Barlow. (1982). Gas sorption and transport in a copolyester and its blend with polycarbonate. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 20(1). 15–26. 71 indexed citations

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Barlow, J. W., et al.. (1980). Mechanical properties of polypropylene‐low density polyethylene blends. Polymer Engineering and Science. 20(5). 364–369. 91 indexed citations

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Paul, D.R., et al.. (1976). Mechanical properties of oriented polyethylene/polystyrene blends. Polymer Engineering and Science. 16(7). 496–506. 44 indexed citations

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Paul, D.R. & William J. Koros. (1976). Effect of partially immobilizing sorption on permeability and the diffusion time lag. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 14(4). 675–685. 477 indexed citations breakdown →

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