G. D. Wígnall

14.1k citations

216 papers · 11.6k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Polymers and Plastics top 0.2%
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes top 0.5%

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 77
- Polymer crystallization and properties 53
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties 35
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 47
- Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions 31
- Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions 18

Co-authors: Frank S. Bates J. D. Londono Yuri B. Melnichenko D. G. H. Ballard J. Schelten L. Mandelkern J. S. Lin Edward T. Samulski
Journals: Macromolecules (44 papers)Polymer (23 papers)Journal of Applied Crystallography (22 papers)Physical Review Letters (10 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

G. D. Wígnall

212 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Alkanethiolate Gold Cluster Molecules with Core Diameters from 1.5 to 5.2 nm: Core and Monolayer Properties as a Function of Core Size 1998 · 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 Langmuir
1995 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1987 Journal of Applied Crystallography

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1	SANS Evidence of Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Leading to Inversion of Crystallization Rate of Broadly Distributed Random Ethylene Copolymers Macromolecules ·Xuejian Chen, G. D. Wígnall, Lilin He, Carlos R. López‐Barrón, Rufina G. Alamo	2017	18
2	The Bio-SANS instrument at the High Flux Isotope Reactor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Journal of Applied Crystallography ·William T. Heller, Volker S. Urban, Gary W. Lynn, Kevin L. Weiss, Hugh O’Neill, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Shuo Qian, Kenneth C. Littrell, Yuri B. Melnichenko, Michelle V. Buchanan, Eveline Acosta Calegaro Piagetti, G. D. Wígnall, Paul D. Butler, Dean A. A. Myles	2014	91
3	Volcanoes and the Environment Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Joan Martı́, William J. Sly, Steven N. Carey, Robert I. Tilling, R. A. F., 鈴木俊弘, Karl O. Stetter, G. D. Wígnall, Virginia H. Dale, John S. Edwards, Peter J. Baxter, Wendell A. Duffield, H. L. Gibson, Grant Heiken, David Chester, Charlotte Benson	2005	62
4	Density fluctuations near the liquid-gas critical point of a confined fluid Physical Review E ·Yu. B. Mel’nichenko, G. D. Wígnall, David R. Cole, Henrich Frielinghaus	2004	26
5	Self-Assembly of Phosphate Fluorosurfactants in Carbon Dioxide Langmuir ·Jason S. Keiper, Jacqueline A. Behles, Tracy L. Bucholz, Ayush Acharya, Joseph M. DeSimone, Gary W. Lynn, G. D. Wígnall, Yuri B. Melnichenko, Henrich Frielinghaus	2004	25
6	Physical Properties of Polymers Cambridge University Press eBooks ·James E. Mark, K. L. Ngai, William W. Graessley, L. Mandelkern, Edward T. Samulski, Jack L. Koenig, G. D. Wígnall	2004	322
7	New Phosphate Fluorosurfactants for Carbon Dioxide Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Jason S. Keiper, Ayush Acharya, Joseph M. DeSimone, G. D. Wígnall, Yuri B. Melnichenko, Henrich Frielinghaus	2002	74
8	Applications of neutron scattering to soft condensed matter.Edited by Barbara J. Gabrys. Pp. xii + 362. New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 2000. Price US $95, £63, EUR 105, ISBN 90-5699-300-3. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography ·G. D. Wígnall	2002	7
9	Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Study of Onion-Type Micelles Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics ·Josef Pleštil, Jaroslav Křı́ž, Z. Tuzar, Karel Procházka, Yu. B. Mel’nichenko, G. D. Wígnall, Yuanyi Zhao, P. Munk, S. E. Webber	2001	40
10	Dynamic and static correlations in solutions of polymers in liquid and supercritical solvents: dynamic light scattering and small angle neutron scattering Physics Letters A ·Yuri B. Melnichenko, Wyn Brown, Stanislav Rangelov, G. D. Wígnall, Manfred Stamm	2000	10
11	Fractal Geometry of Rocks Physical Review Letters ·Andrzej P. Radliński, E. Z. Radlińska, M. Agamalian, G. D. Wígnall, Peter Lindner, O. G. Randl	1999	155
12	Comparison of Inter- and Intramolecular Correlations of Polystyrene in Poor and ϑ Solvents via Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Macromolecules ·Yuri B. Melnichenko, G. D. Wígnall, W. Alexander Van Hook, В.В. Новосельская, Aleksandar Marinkovic, Luís Paulo N. Rebelo	1998	27
13	Neutron scattering characterization of homopolymers and graft-copolymer micelles in supercritical carbon dioxide Journal of Molecular Structure ·Delia Francesca Chillura Martino, R. Triolo, J. B. McClain, J. R. Combes, Douglas E. Betts, Dorian A. Canelas, Joseph M. DeSimone, Edward T. Samulski, H. D. Cochran, J. D. Londono, G. D. Wígnall	1996	49
14	Small-angle neutron-scattering studies of Ce(Fe1−xAlx)2 Journal of Applied Physics ·Yasunobu ZUSHI, B. D. Gaulin, J. A. Fernandez‐Baca, Naushad Ali, G. D. Wígnall	1993	4
15	Small angle neutron scattering studies of dilute supercritical solutions. I. Pure supercritical neon The Journal of Chemical Physics ·J. D. Londono, V. M. Shah, G. D. Wígnall, H. D. Cochran, Paul R. Bienkowski	1993	21
16	Estimation of incoherent backgrounds in SANS studies of polymers Journal of Applied Crystallography ·David L Maness, J. M. Schultz, G. D. Wígnall	1990	38
17	A Double-Tilt Small Angle Neutron Scattering Experiment on Deformed Poly Mer Systems MRS Proceedings ·Ravi F. Saraf, J Lefèbvre, R. S. Porter, G. D. Wígnall	1986	1
18	Configuration of the polyisobutylene chain according to neutron and x-ray scattering Macromolecules ·Hisao Hayashi, Paul J. Flory, G. D. Wígnall	1983	55
19	Effect of vitrification pressure on radius of gyration, specific heat and density of amorphous polymers Polymer ·James M. O’Reilly, Richard S. Stein, Georges Hadziioannou, G. D. Wígnall	1983	2
20	Chain conformation in molten polyethylene by low angle neutron scattering Polymer ·J. Schelten, G. D. Wígnall, D. G. H. Ballard	1974	79

About G. D. Wígnall

G. D. Wígnall is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Radiation, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Materials Chemistry, having authored 216 papers that have together received 11.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polymer crystallization and properties (53 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (44 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (40 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (35 papers), Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions (31 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (29 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (18 papers) and X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (3.6k citations), Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (1.1k citations), Materials Chemistry (5.2k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (940 citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.6k citations). G. D. Wígnall has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Frank S. Bates, J. D. Londono, Yuri B. Melnichenko, D. G. H. Ballard, J. Schelten, L. Mandelkern, J. S. Lin, Edward T. Samulski, G. W. Longman and Joseph M. DeSimone. Their work appears in journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer, Journal of Applied Crystallography, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

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