John S. Trent

832 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 680 citations indexed

About

John S. Trent is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Trent has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 680 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Materials Chemistry, 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in John S. Trent's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (3 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (3 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (3 papers). John S. Trent is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (3 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (3 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (3 papers). John S. Trent collaborates with scholars based in United States. John S. Trent's co-authors include P. R. Couchman, K. Osseo‐Asare, J. I. Scheinbeim, Eric Baer, E. Baer, M. J. Miles, J. A. Sauer and Abdelsamie Moet and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Membrane Science and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

John S. Trent

8 papers receiving 659 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.

Ruthenium tetraoxide staining of polymers for electron microscopy

1983 438 citations John S. Trent, P. R. Couchman et al. Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John S. Trent United States	7	316	213	206	120	115	8	680
Raymond Chien‐Chao Tsiang Taiwan	18	378 1.2×	329 1.5×	212 1.0×	137 1.1×	100 0.9×	63	782
Yanqiao Shi China	18	232 0.7×	365 1.7×	171 0.8×	122 1.0×	170 1.5×	23	762
Eric Papon France	18	307 1.0×	248 1.2×	394 1.9×	82 0.7×	159 1.4×	44	856
M. Ree South Korea	17	574 1.8×	318 1.5×	107 0.5×	180 1.5×	75 0.7×	27	810
T. E. Helminiak United States	14	660 2.1×	240 1.1×	219 1.1×	147 1.2×	92 0.8×	19	955
Elizabeth A. Wilder United States	13	161 0.5×	253 1.2×	200 1.0×	57 0.5×	190 1.7×	17	702
Peng Wei Zhu Australia	17	347 1.1×	165 0.8×	128 0.6×	33 0.3×	75 0.7×	32	707
Dhamodaran Arunbabu India	13	296 0.9×	131 0.6×	175 0.8×	291 2.4×	180 1.6×	18	728
Feng-Chih Chang Taiwan	18	283 0.9×	236 1.1×	100 0.5×	306 2.5×	240 2.1×	37	810
Lidia Okrasa Poland	21	670 2.1×	397 1.9×	372 1.8×	152 1.3×	174 1.5×	61	1.1k

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Trent, John S., et al.. (1989). Characterization of nafion® membranes by transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Membrane Science. 45(3). 261–271. 79 indexed citations

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Sauer, J. A., et al.. (1989). Influence of rubber content on static and dynamic properties of polystyrene. Polymer Engineering and Science. 29(1). 69–76. 9 indexed citations

3.

Trent, John S.. (1984). Ruthenium tetraoxide staining of polymers: new preparative methods for electron microscopy. Macromolecules. 17(12). 2930–2931. 80 indexed citations

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Trent, John S., et al.. (1983). Ruthenium tetraoxide staining of polymers for electron microscopy. Macromolecules. 16(4). 589–598. 438 indexed citations breakdown →

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Trent, John S., et al.. (1981). Relationships between mechanical behaviour and craze morphology in thin films of polystyrene. Journal of Materials Science. 16(2). 331–340. 14 indexed citations

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Trent, John S., J. I. Scheinbeim, & P. R. Couchman. (1981). Electron microscopy of PS/PMMA and rubber‐modified polymer blends: Use of ruthenium tetroxide as a new staining agent. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 19(6). 315–319. 44 indexed citations

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Trent, John S., M. J. Miles, & Eric Baer. (1979). The mechanical behaviour of high-impact polystyrene under pressure. Journal of Materials Science. 14(4). 789–799. 11 indexed citations

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Trent, John S., Abdelsamie Moet, M. J. Miles, & Eric Baer. (1978). Effects of environment on the mechanical properties of plastics under high pressure. Polymer Engineering and Science. 18(16). 1235–1239. 5 indexed citations

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