E. D. T. Atkins

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

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E. D. T. Atkins is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. D. T. Atkins has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Biomaterials, 31 papers in Organic Chemistry and 31 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in E. D. T. Atkins's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (25 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (19 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers). E. D. T. Atkins is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (25 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (19 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (19 papers). E. D. T. Atkins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. E. D. T. Atkins's co-authors include Pawel Sikorski, John K. Sheehan, Kate Parker, Louise C. Serpell, Nathan A. Jones, Ian A. Nieduszynski, Sharon J. Cooper, M. J. Hill, William Mackie and O. Sumner Makin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

E. D. T. Atkins

119 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Elements of X-ray Diffraction

1978 6.3k citations E. D. T. Atkins Physics Bulletin profile →
Molecular basis for amyloid fibril formation and stability

2005 551 citations E. D. T. Atkins, Pawel Sikorski et al. profile →
Natural chelating polymers

1974 333 citations E. D. T. Atkins Polymer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. D. T. Atkins United Kingdom	40	5.0k	2.3k	2.2k	2.0k	1.7k	120	12.0k
Athene M. Donald United Kingdom	67	2.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	297	14.3k
Barry L. Farmer United States	44	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	714 0.4×	167	7.4k
Ernst Bohn Germany	10	6.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	467 0.3×	18	12.7k
John F. Rabolt United States	59	3.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	4.5k 2.1×	1.4k 0.7×	622 0.4×	223	14.1k
Christian Riekel France	62	3.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	4.3k 2.0×	5.0k 2.5×	1.0k 0.6×	292	15.1k
Stefan Zauscher United States	48	2.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	964 0.6×	149	12.7k
Curtis W. Frank United States	59	2.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	777 0.5×	285	12.6k
Wim Bras Netherlands	56	4.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	757 0.5×	248	12.0k
Masatsugu Shimomura Japan	50	4.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	643 0.4×	290	9.2k
Keiji Tanaka Japan	54	3.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	622 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	497	12.5k

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Sikorski, Pawel & E. D. T. Atkins. (2004). New Model for Crystalline Polyglutamine Assemblies and Their Connection with Amyloid Fibrils. Biomacromolecules. 6(1). 425–432. 144 indexed citations

Sikorski, Pawel, et al.. (2002). Structures of X 34‐nylons in chain‐folded lamellae and gel‐spun fibers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 40(23). 2685–2692. 11 indexed citations

Sikorski, Pawel, Sharon J. Cooper, E. D. T. Atkins, Gary D. Jaycox, & Otto Vogl. (1998). Helical conformations of isotactic polyacetaldehyde and other isotactic polytrihaloacetaldehydes. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 36(11). 1855–1860. 13 indexed citations

Khalil, Safaa & E. D. T. Atkins. (1998). Investigation of glass–ionomer cements using differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 9(9). 529–533. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Nathan A., E. D. T. Atkins, M. J. Hill, Sharon J. Cooper, & Lourdes Franco. (1997). Chain-folded lamellar crystals of aliphatic polyamides. Investigation of nylons 4 8, 4 10, 4 12, 6 10, 6 12, 6 18 and 8 12. Polymer. 38(11). 2689–2699. 117 indexed citations

Panitch, Alyssa, Eric J. Cantor, Sharon J. Cooper, et al.. (1997). Poly(l-alanylglycine): Multigram-Scale Biosynthesis, Crystallization, and Structural Analysis of Chain-Folded Lamellae. Macromolecules. 30(1). 42–49. 55 indexed citations

Sasaki, Naoki, Ichiro Hayakawa, Kunio Hikichi, & E. D. T. Atkins. (1996). Deformation of ?-phage DNA molecules in an elongational flow field. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 59(9). 1389–1394. 13 indexed citations

Atkins, E. D. T.. (1993). Macromolecular Structures 1991. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 15(5). 319–319. 21 indexed citations

Atkins, E. D. T. & M.A. Taylor. (1992). Elongational flow studies on DNA in aqueous solution and stress‐induced scission of the double helix. Biopolymers. 32(8). 911–923. 26 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T.. (1991). Protein structure, prediction and design. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 13(6). 369–369. 1 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T.. (1980). X-Ray Analysis and the Structure of Organic Molecules. Physics Bulletin. 31(9). 318–318. 204 indexed citations

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Winter, William T., Struther Arnott, D.H. Isaac, & E. D. T. Atkins. (1978). Chondroitin 4-sulfate: The structure of a sulfated glycosaminoglycan. Journal of Molecular Biology. 125(1). 1–19. 81 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T., et al.. (1978). Conformation of the gummy polysaccharide from corm sacs of Watsonia pyramidata. Polymer. 19(4). 363–367. 7 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T. & Ian A. Nieduszynski. (1975). Crystalline Structure of Heparin. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 52. 19–37. 22 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T., Ian A. Nieduszynski, William Mackie, Kate Parker, & E.E. Smolko. (1973). Structural components of alginic acid. I. The crystalline structure of poly‐β‐D‐mannuronic acid. Results of X‐ray diffraction and polarized infrared studies. Biopolymers. 12(8). 1865–1878. 172 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T. & Torvard C. Laurent. (1973). X-ray diffraction patterns from chondroitin 4-sulphate, dermatan sulphate and heparan sulphate (Short Communication). Biochemical Journal. 133(3). 605–606.1. 34 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T., Christopher Phelps, & John K. Sheehan. (1972). The conformation of the mucopolysaccharides. Hyaluronates. Biochemical Journal. 128(5). 1255–1263. 105 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T., et al.. (1972). X‐ray fiber diffraction patterns from chondroitin‐6‐sulphate. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 10(11). 863–865. 20 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T., William Mackie, & E.E. Smolko. (1970). Crystalline Structures of Alginic Acids. Nature. 225(5233). 626–628. 73 indexed citations

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Atkins, E. D. T. & Kate Parker. (1969). The helical structure of a β‐D‐1,3‐xylan. Journal of Polymer Science Part C Polymer Symposia. 28(1). 69–81. 34 indexed citations

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