F. J. Padden

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

F. J. Padden is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F. J. Padden has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 14 papers in Biomaterials and 13 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F. J. Padden's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (30 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (14 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). F. J. Padden is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (30 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (14 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). F. J. Padden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. F. J. Padden's co-authors include H. D. Keith, Andrew J. Lovinger, D. D. Davis, R. G. Vadimsky, Harold W. Wyckoff, Bernard Lotz, Dino R. Ferro, S. Brueckner, T. P. Russell and Stefano V. Meille and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. J. Padden

47 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

A Phenomenological Theory of Spherulitic Crystallization

1963 725 citations H. D. Keith, F. J. Padden Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Spherulitic Crystallization in Polypropylene

1959 596 citations F. J. Padden, H. D. Keith Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Spherulitic Crystallization from the Melt. I. Fractionation and Impurity Segregation and Their Influence on Crystalline Morphology

1964 555 citations H. D. Keith, F. J. Padden Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. J. Padden United States	35	4.5k	2.8k	1.2k	614	426	47	6.0k
H. D. Keith United States	39	4.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	629 1.0×	449 1.1×	75	6.9k
R. Hosemann Germany	26	1.7k 0.4×	661 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	531 0.9×	361 0.8×	170	3.8k
Catheryn L. Jackson United States	21	2.2k 0.5×	708 0.3×	1.9k 1.6×	259 0.4×	506 1.2×	42	4.1k
Gregory Beaucage United States	31	1.4k 0.3×	614 0.2×	2.0k 1.8×	344 0.6×	760 1.8×	108	5.3k
Wim Pyckhout‐Hintzen Germany	36	2.1k 0.5×	482 0.2×	1.9k 1.6×	286 0.5×	1.2k 2.9×	124	4.4k
Jozua Lavèn Netherlands	26	565 0.1×	619 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	235 0.4×	379 0.9×	95	3.2k
M. Song United Kingdom	34	1.1k 0.2×	523 0.2×	932 0.8×	251 0.4×	233 0.5×	117	3.6k
I. Gutzow Bulgaria	27	628 0.1×	400 0.1×	2.1k 1.8×	448 0.7×	179 0.4×	119	3.0k
Stephen J. Clarson United States	33	696 0.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 1.6×	150 0.2×	566 1.3×	130	4.1k
C. C. Han United States	24	670 0.1×	150 0.1×	1.2k 1.1×	221 0.4×	385 0.9×	69	2.7k

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Meille, Stefano V., Dino R. Ferro, S. Brueckner, Andrew J. Lovinger, & F. J. Padden. (1994). Structure of .beta.-Isotactic Polypropylene: A Long-Standing Structural Puzzle. Macromolecules. 27(9). 2615–2622. 290 indexed citations

Lovinger, Andrew J., Bernard Lotz, D. D. Davis, & F. J. Padden. (1993). Structure and defects in fully syndiotactic polypropylene. Macromolecules. 26(14). 3494–3503. 177 indexed citations

Lovinger, Andrew J., Bingyong Han, F. J. Padden, & Peter A. Mirau. (1993). Morphology and properties of polycaprolactone‐poly(dimethyl siloxane)‐polycaprolactone triblock copolymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 31(2). 115–123. 40 indexed citations

Lovinger, Andrew J., F. J. Padden, & D. D. Davis. (1991). Morphology and electron-irradiation behaviour of poly(dimethyl silylene). Polymer. 32(17). 3086–3090. 7 indexed citations

Lovinger, Andrew J., F. J. Padden, & D. D. Davis. (1988). Structure of poly(p-phenylene sulphide). Polymer. 29(2). 229–232. 56 indexed citations

Keith, H. D. & F. J. Padden. (1987). Interaction via diffusion of polymer crystals in growing spherulites. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 25(11). 2265–2273. 14 indexed citations

Keith, H. D. & F. J. Padden. (1987). Influence of reptation on localized diffusion in crystallizing polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 25(1). 229–242. 32 indexed citations

Lovinger, Andrew J., D. D. Davis, & F. J. Padden. (1985). Kinetic analysis of the crystallization of poly(p-phenylene sulphide). Polymer. 26(11). 1595–1604. 186 indexed citations

Murray, Cherry A., David L. Allara, A. F. Hebard, & F. J. Padden. (1982). Determination of sample morphology of multilayered structures used in surface enhanced Raman scattering experiments. Surface Science. 119(2-3). 449–478. 18 indexed citations

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Malm, D. L., M. J. Vasile, F. J. Padden, D. B. Dove, & C. G. Pantano. (1978). Depth profiles of sodium and calcium in glasses: A comparison of secondary ion mass analysis and Auger spectrometry. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 15(1). 35–38. 18 indexed citations

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Padden, F. J., et al.. (1969). CRYSTALLIZATION OF DNA FROM DILUTE SOLUTION. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 62(3). 964–971. 39 indexed citations

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Vadimsky, R. G., H. D. Keith, & F. J. Padden. (1969). Electron microscopic study of deformation in polyethylene. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-2 Polymer Physics. 7(8). 1367–1378. 34 indexed citations

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Padden, F. J. & H. D. Keith. (1966). Crystallization in Thin Films of Isotactic Polypropylene. Journal of Applied Physics. 37(11). 4013–4020. 174 indexed citations

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Padden, F. J. & H. D. Keith. (1965). Crystalline Morphology of Synthetic Polypeptides. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(10). 2987–2995. 78 indexed citations

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Keith, H. D. & F. J. Padden. (1963). A Phenomenological Theory of Spherulitic Crystallization. Journal of Applied Physics. 34(8). 2409–2421. 725 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khoury, F. & F. J. Padden. (1960). On the growth habits of twinned crystals of polyethylene. Journal of Polymer Science. 47(149). 455–468. 40 indexed citations

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Padden, F. J. & H. D. Keith. (1959). Spherulitic Crystallization in Polypropylene. Journal of Applied Physics. 30(10). 1479–1484. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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Keith, H. D. & F. J. Padden. (1959). The optical behavior of spherulites in crystalline polymers. Part II. The growth and structure of the spherulites. Journal of Polymer Science. 39(135). 123–138. 191 indexed citations

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Keith, H. D., et al.. (1959). Evidence for a Second Crystal Form of Polypropylene. Journal of Applied Physics. 30(10). 1485–1488. 316 indexed citations

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Keith, H. D. & F. J. Padden. (1959). The optical behavior of spherulites in crystalline polymers. Part I. Calculation of theoretical extinction patterns in spherulites with twisting crystalline orientation. Journal of Polymer Science. 39(135). 101–122. 220 indexed citations

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