Kent A. Watson

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kent A. Watson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent A. Watson has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kent A. Watson's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (27 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (14 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (11 papers). Kent A. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (27 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (14 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (11 papers). Kent A. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Kent A. Watson's co-authors include John W. Connell, Joseph G. Smith, Donavon M. Delozier, John W. Connell, R. Crooks, Emilie J. Siochi, Sharon E. Lowther, Joycelyn S. Harrison, Zoubeida Ounaies and Terry L. St. Clair and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Macromolecules and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Kent A. Watson

51 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Dispersion of single wall carbon nanotubes by in situ polymerization under sonication

2002 600 citations Cheol Park, Zoubeida Ounaies et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kent A. Watson United States	23	1.5k	1.1k	611	430	320	55	2.2k
Bradley S. Files United States	8	2.1k 1.5×	515 0.5×	724 1.2×	423 1.0×	262 0.8×	12	2.6k
M.T. Martı́nez Spain	23	1.3k 0.9×	865 0.8×	571 0.9×	204 0.5×	503 1.6×	49	2.1k
Alain Peigney France	24	2.3k 1.6×	613 0.5×	711 1.2×	493 1.1×	433 1.4×	52	2.9k
Alain Derré France	29	1.8k 1.2×	896 0.8×	858 1.4×	517 1.2×	533 1.7×	70	2.9k
Mircea Chipara United States	19	824 0.6×	634 0.6×	427 0.7×	169 0.4×	320 1.0×	103	1.7k
Shin Horiuchi Japan	26	859 0.6×	834 0.7×	388 0.6×	269 0.6×	364 1.1×	106	2.1k
Zhewen Han China	24	579 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	357 0.6×	570 1.3×	294 0.9×	84	1.8k
Mitra Yoonessi United States	19	874 0.6×	960 0.9×	537 0.9×	243 0.6×	320 1.0×	31	1.7k
Lingbo Zhu United States	17	1.0k 0.7×	376 0.3×	701 1.1×	250 0.6×	492 1.5×	48	2.0k
S. Tasaka Japan	28	545 0.4×	586 0.5×	612 1.0×	214 0.5×	509 1.6×	65	1.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Watson, Kent A., Jennifer Oates, Catherine F. Sinclair, Julian A. Smith, & Debra Phyland. (2024). Associations Between Immunological Biomarkers, Voice Use Patterns, and Phonotraumatic Vocal Fold Lesions: A Scoping Review. Journal of Voice.

Lin, Yi, Kent A. Watson, Jae Woo Kim, et al.. (2013). Bulk preparation of holey graphene via controlled catalytic oxidation. Nanoscale. 5(17). 7814–7814. 102 indexed citations

Ghose, Sayata, et al.. (2010). High Temperature VARTM of Phenylethynyl Terminated Imides (PETI) Resins. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

Watson, Kent A., Sayata Ghose, Joseph G. Smith, et al.. (2009). Rapid, Solventless, Bulk Preparation of Metal Nanoparticle-Decorated Carbon.

Ghose, Sayata, et al.. (2009). High Temperature VARTM of Phenylethynyl Terminated Imides. High Performance Polymers. 21(5). 653–672. 16 indexed citations

Connell, John W., Joseph G. Smith, Jeffrey A. Hinkley, et al.. (2009). Structural/Radiation-Shielding Epoxies. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

Ghose, S., Kent A. Watson, Dennis C. Working, et al.. (2008). Thermal conductivity of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer/nanofiller blends. Composites Science and Technology. 68(7-8). 1843–1853. 93 indexed citations

Ghose, S., Kent A. Watson, John W. Connell, et al.. (2007). Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Copoly(Ethylene Vinyl Acetate)/Nano-Filler Blends. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).

Hill, David J., Kent A. Watson, John W. Connell, et al.. (2007). The radiation degradation of a nanotube–polyimide nanocomposite. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 93(1). 169–175. 26 indexed citations

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Delozier, Donavon M., Kent A. Watson, Joseph G. Smith, Thomas C. Clancy, & John W. Connell. (2006). Investigation of Aromatic/Aliphatic Polyimides as Dispersants for Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Macromolecules. 39(5). 1731–1739. 97 indexed citations

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Ghose, Sayata, Kent A. Watson, Dennis C. Working, et al.. (2006). Fabrication and Characterization of High Temperature Resin/Carbon Nanofiller Composites. 69–77. 6 indexed citations

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Ghose, Sayata, et al.. (2006). Fabrication and Characterization of High Temperature Resin/Carbon Nanofiber Composites. High Performance Polymers. 18(4). 527–544. 9 indexed citations

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Delozier, Donavon M., Dean M. Tigelaar, Kent A. Watson, et al.. (2005). Investigation of ionomers as dispersants for single wall carbon nanotubes. Polymer. 46(8). 2506–2521. 26 indexed citations

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Watson, Kent A., Sayata Ghose, Donavon M. Delozier, Joseph G. Smith, & John W. Connell. (2005). Transparent, flexible, conductive carbon nanotube coatings for electrostatic charge mitigation. Polymer. 46(7). 2076–2085. 48 indexed citations

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Delozier, Donavon M., Dean M. Tigelaar, Kent A. Watson, et al.. (2004). Polyimide/Carbon Nanotube Composite Films for Electrostatic Charge Mitigation. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Joseph G., Kent A. Watson, Craig M. Thompson, & John W. Connell. (2002). Carbon Nanotube/Space Durable Polymer Nanocomposite Films for Electrostatic Charge Dissipation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations

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Watson, Kent A., Frank L. Palmieri, & John W. Connell. (2002). Space Environmentally Stable Polyimides and Copolyimides Derived from [2,4-Bis(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]diphenylphosphine Oxide. Macromolecules. 35(13). 4968–4974. 109 indexed citations

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Connell, John W. & Kent A. Watson. (2001). Space Environmentally Stable Polyimides and Copolyimides Derived from Bis(3-Aminophenyl)-3,5-Di(Trifluoromethyl)Phenylphosphine Oxide. High Performance Polymers. 13(1). 23–34. 25 indexed citations

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Park, Cheol, Zoubeida Ounaies, Kent A. Watson, et al.. (2001). Polymer-Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Composites for Potential Spacecraft Applications. MRS Proceedings. 706. 48 indexed citations

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Connell, John W. & Kent A. Watson. (2000). Polyimides Containing Fluorine and Phosphorus for Potential Space Applications. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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