H. Keskkula

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

H. Keskkula is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Keskkula has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 34 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in H. Keskkula's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (102 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (79 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (24 papers). H. Keskkula is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (102 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (79 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (24 papers). H. Keskkula collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Japan. H. Keskkula's co-authors include Donald R. Paul, D. R. Paul, D.R. Paul, P.J. Yoon, T.D. Fornes, A.J. Oshinski, B. Majumdar, W. Hale, Ryan A. Kudva and J. W. Barlow and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

H. Keskkula

108 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Nylon 6 nanocomposites: the effect of matrix molecular weight

2001 911 citations H. Keskkula, D. R. Paul et al. Polymer profile →
Effect of organoclay structure on nylon 6 nanocomposite morphology and properties

2002 519 citations H. Keskkula, D. R. Paul et al. Polymer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Keskkula United States	50	6.7k	2.6k	1.3k	1.1k	788	108	7.3k
R.J. Gaymans Netherlands	37	4.8k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	950 0.8×	765 1.0×	168	5.7k
G. Groeninckx Belgium	51	6.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	817 0.7×	800 1.0×	125	7.0k
C. B. Bucknall United Kingdom	36	4.3k 0.6×	661 0.3×	2.9k 2.2×	1.7k 1.5×	597 0.8×	86	5.6k
Ke Wang China	40	3.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	701 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	191	5.3k
G. Ragosta Italy	37	3.0k 0.4×	654 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	552 0.5×	949 1.2×	150	4.0k
T.D. Fornes United States	12	4.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	480 0.4×	700 0.6×	1.5k 2.0×	15	5.2k
A. Hiltner United States	35	2.2k 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	441 0.3×	413 0.4×	550 0.7×	90	3.3k
S. Fakirov Bulgaria	32	2.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	579 0.4×	600 0.5×	381 0.5×	142	3.5k
Z. Bartczak Poland	32	3.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	350 0.3×	877 0.8×	488 0.6×	72	3.7k
Alan J. Lesser United States	27	2.6k 0.4×	641 0.2×	816 0.6×	582 0.5×	894 1.1×	115	3.5k

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Stretz, Holly A., et al.. (2005). Intercalation and exfoliation relationships in melt-processed poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)/montmorillonite nanocomposites. Polymer. 46(8). 2621–2637. 87 indexed citations

Huang, Jijun, H. Keskkula, & Donald R. Paul. (2005). Comparison of the toughening behavior of nylon 6 versus an amorphous polyamide using various maleated elastomers. Polymer. 47(2). 639–651. 106 indexed citations

Keskkula, H., et al.. (2001). Temperature dependence of the fracture behavior of nylon 6/ABS blends. Polymer. 42(7). 3043–3055. 37 indexed citations

Keskkula, H., et al.. (2001). Reactive compatibilization of nylon 6/styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer blends. Polymer. 42(8). 3751–3759. 40 indexed citations

Okada, Osamu, H. Keskkula, & Donald R. Paul. (2000). Fracture toughness of nylon 6 blends with maleated ethylene/propylene rubbers. Polymer. 41(22). 8061–8074. 66 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

Keskkula, H., et al.. (1997). Evaluation of the fracture behaviour of nylon 6/SEBS-g-MA blends. Polymer. 38(8). 1885–1902. 51 indexed citations

Lu, Mingjian, H. Keskkula, & D. R. Paul. (1996). Thermodynamics of solubilization of functional copolymers in the grafted shell of core-shell impact modifiers: 2. Experimental. Polymer. 37(1). 125–135. 19 indexed citations

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Oshinski, A.J., H. Keskkula, & D. R. Paul. (1996). The effect of polyamide end-group configuration on morphology and toughness of blends with maleated elastomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 61(4). 623–640. 48 indexed citations

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Majumdar, B., H. Keskkula, Donald R. Paul, & Noel G. Harvey. (1994). Control of the morphology of polyamide/styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer blends via reactive compatibilizers. Polymer. 35(20). 4263–4279. 66 indexed citations

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Majumdar, B., H. Keskkula, & Donald R. Paul. (1994). Effect of the nature of the polyamide on the properties and morphology of compatibilized nylon/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene blends. Polymer. 35(25). 5468–5477. 71 indexed citations

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Lu, Mingjian, H. Keskkula, & Donald R. Paul. (1993). Reactive coupling of core-shell impact modifiers to polyamide matrices using styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers. Polymer. 34(9). 1874–1885. 38 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1992). Effect of polyamide functionality on the morphology and toughness of blends with a functionalized block copolymer. Polymer. 33(15). 3173–3181. 60 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1992). Effect of melt annealing on the morphology and properties of polycarbonate blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 45(7). 1245–1263. 43 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., Hyun Chan Kim, & D.R. Paul. (1990). Impact modification of styrene‐acrylonitrile copolymers by methyl methacrylate grafted rubbers. Polymer Engineering and Science. 30(21). 1373–1381. 27 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1986). Water extraction of polyethyloxazoline from miscible and immiscible polymer blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 32(2). 3657–3673. 6 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1985). Experimental simulation of the effect of intramolecular repulsion on the heat of mixing for polymer blends. Macromolecules. 18(10). 1937–1940. 46 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1971). The significance of the rubber damping peak in rubber‐modified polymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 15(2). 351–367. 51 indexed citations

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Keskkula, H., et al.. (1968). Polymer modification of rubbers and plastics. 17 indexed citations

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