John M. Torkelson

19.4k citations

295 papers · 16.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Polymers and Plastics top 0.05%
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
- Polymer composites and self-healing
Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.2%
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 169
- Polymer crystallization and properties 80
- Polymer composites and self-healing 60
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties 57
Process Chemistry and Technology 29
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis 29

Co-authors: Christopher J. Ellison Perla Rittigstein Linda J. Broadbelt Rodney D. Priestley Lingqiao LiXi ChenKailong Jin David B. Hall
Journals: Macromolecules (99 papers)Polymer (51 papers)Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics (18 papers)ACS Applied Polymer Materials (6 papers)Polymer Engineering and Science (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States India South Korea

In The Last Decade

John M. Torkelson

288 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites 2007 · 582 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.

2007 Nature Materials
2005 Science
2003 Nature Materials

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1	Covalent Adaptable Networks with Associative Siloxane Exchange Enabled by Amide‐Based Internal Catalysis: Designing for Reprocessability and Extrudability by Increasing the Cross‐Link Density Advanced Functional Materials ·Nathan S. Purwanto, Tong Wang, Xiaoyang Liu, Linda J. Broadbelt, Tapas Debsharma, John M. Torkelson	2025	2
2	Increasing the cross-link density in a dual dissociative and associative polythiourethane covalent adaptable network improves both creep resistance and extrudability Polymer ·Wilson Steven Patiño Rosero, Nathan S. Purwanto, Precious Emmanuel Chisale, John M. Torkelson	2024	12
3	Effect of Confinement on the Translational Diffusivity of Small Dye Molecules in Thin Polystyrene Films and Its Connection to T _g -Confinement and Fragility-Confinement Effects The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Tian Lan, Tong Wei, Precious Emmanuel Chisale, John M. Torkelson	2024	0
4	Biobased, catalyst-free non-isocyanate polythiourethane foams: Highly dynamic nature affords fast reprocessability, extrudability and refoamability Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yixuan Chen, Nathan S. Purwanto, Boran Chen, Tong Wang, Subeen Kim, Yen‐Wen Huang, William R. Dichtel, John M. Torkelson	2024	9
5	Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Biomass-Derived Polyhydroxyurethane and Nonisocyanate Polythiourethane Production and Reprocessing ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Chao Liang, Claudia Ann Rutland, Yixuan Chen, Ulises R. Gracida-Alvarez, John M. Torkelson, Troy R. Hawkins, Jennifer B. Dunn	2024	7
6	Reprocessable Polymer Networks Containing Sulfur‐Based, Percolated Dynamic Covalent Cross‐Links and Percolated or Non‐Percolated, Static Cross‐Links Macromolecular Rapid Communications ·Precious Emmanuel Chisale, Mohammed A. Bin Rusayyis, جمیل قنبرزاده, M. Grayson, John M. Torkelson	2024	5
7	Random Copolymers Based on 2‐Ethylhexyl Acrylate Exhibit Unusual Glass Transition Breadth and Facile Autonomous Self‐Healing over a Broad Composition Range Macromolecular Rapid Communications ·Tong Wang, Cem Erdogan, Chirag Prafulchandra Vaghela, Asghar Peera, Matthew C. D. Carter, Kimy Yeung, S R V Manigandan, John M. Torkelson	2024	3
8	Tailoring Interactions of Random Copolymer Polyelectrolyte Complexes to Remove Nanoplastic Contaminants from Water Langmuir ·윤병재, J. Wendland Carro, Pierre Alexandre-Bart, Sumeng Hu, J. Hegarty, Charlotte Bredahl Jacobsen, Qifeng Wang, Vinayak P. Dravid, Kenneth R. Shull, John M. Torkelson, Mónica Olvera de la Cruz	2023	2
9	Unusual Glass Transition Breadths of Ionomers: Effects of Thermal Treatment and Charge-Carrying Side Chains Macromolecules ·Shahid Fareed, Trung Dac Nguyen, 윤병재, Mónica Olvera de la Cruz, John M. Torkelson	2022	10
10	Functional enzyme–polymer complexes Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J. Wendland Carro, Carolyn E. Mills, 윤병재, Baofu Qiao, John M. Torkelson, Danielle Tullman‐Ercek, Mónica Olvera de la Cruz	2022	26
11	Identification of Known and Novel Monomers for Poly(hydroxyurethanes) from Biobased Materials Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ·Guanhua Wang, 程玉琼, Marie Quiley, Yixuan Chen, John M. Torkelson, Linda J. Broadbelt	2021	11
12	Lateral diffusion of single poly(ethylene oxide) chains on the surfaces of glassy and molten polymer films The Journal of Chemical Physics ·T Riehl, Zhenyu J. Zhang, Xiaoqi Ouyang, M H Moayed, GU Dong-hui, John M. Torkelson, Mark Geoghegan	2021	1
13	Engineering Surface Hydrophilicity via Polymer Chain-End Segregation in Coatings Formed by Photopolymerization ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·Caroline R. Szczepanski, John M. Torkelson	2019	9
14	Glass Transition of Polystyrene Thin Films on Silicon Wafer Measured by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis and Ellipsometry Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Catheryn L. Jackson, Tian Lan, Pedro Henrique Pessoa Português de souza, John M. Torkelson	2016	1
15	Green polypropylene/waste paper composites with superior modulus and crystallization behavior: Optimizing specific energy in solid-state shear pulverization for filler size reduction and dispersion Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·Krishnan A. Iyer, Shirzadi Mohammad Hasan, John M. Torkelson	2015	27
16	Cellulose nanocrystal/polyolefin biocomposites prepared by solid-state shear pulverization: Superior dispersion leading to synergistic property enhancements Polymer ·Krishnan A. Iyer, Gregory T. Schueneman, John M. Torkelson	2014	76
17	Polymer-Nanoparticle Interfacial Interactions in Polymer Nanocomposites: Confinement Effects on Glass Transition Temperature and Suppression of Physical Aging. Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·Perla Rittigstein, John M. Torkelson	2006	290
18	The Distributions of Tg Values and Physical Aging across Thin and Ultrathin Polymer Films and within Polymer Nanocomposites Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·John M. Torkelson	2005	1
19	The strength of the gel effect in free radical polymerization: interplay of polymer physics and chain transfer APS ·Haichao Cao, John M. Torkelson	2000	1
20	An Examination of the Cause of the Gel Effect in Free Radical Polymerization APS March Meeting Abstracts ·祝作利, John M. Torkelson	1998	1

About John M. Torkelson

John M. Torkelson is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Process Chemistry and Technology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Organic Chemistry, having authored 295 papers that have together received 16.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polymer crystallization and properties (80 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (72 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (60 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (60 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (57 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (41 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (37 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (8.4k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (1.1k citations), Biomaterials (2.4k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.0k citations) and Organic Chemistry (3.9k citations). John M. Torkelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Christopher J. Ellison, Perla Rittigstein, Linda J. Broadbelt, Rodney D. Priestley, Lingqiao Li, Xi Chen, Kailong Jin, David B. Hall, Ali Dhinojwala and Connie Roth. Their work appears in journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer, Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, ACS Applied Polymer Materials and Polymer Engineering and Science.

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