L. C. E. Struik

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

L. C. E. Struik is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. C. E. Struik has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. C. E. Struik's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (14 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (10 papers). L. C. E. Struik is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (14 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (10 papers). L. C. E. Struik collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands and Italy. L. C. E. Struik's co-authors include Friedrich Rudolf Schwarzl, G. Levita, J. Heijboer, C. J. Nederveen, Robert J. Meier, J. van Turnhout, Patrick Ong, G. Pezzin, H. A. Waterman and D. T. F. Pals and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Polymer and Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids.

In The Last Decade

L. C. E. Struik

38 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Physical aging in amorphous polymers and other materials 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Physical aging in amorphous polymers and other materials
    1978 1.4k citations L. C. E. Struik profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. C. E. Struik Netherlands 22 1.7k 1.3k 673 594 363 38 3.1k
B. E. Read United Kingdom 27 2.0k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 461 0.7× 649 1.1× 407 1.1× 55 3.6k
Yoshihisa Miyamoto Japan 23 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 331 0.5× 607 1.0× 279 0.8× 69 2.7k
R. N. Haward United Kingdom 31 3.3k 2.0× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 1.3k 2.1× 795 2.2× 103 5.6k
J. Pérez France 24 741 0.4× 961 0.7× 601 0.9× 369 0.6× 191 0.5× 97 2.0k
A. H. Windle United Kingdom 27 986 0.6× 876 0.7× 1.0k 1.5× 396 0.7× 215 0.6× 54 2.6k
Valeriy V. Ginzburg United States 28 1.7k 1.0× 3.4k 2.6× 482 0.7× 502 0.8× 192 0.5× 87 5.1k
R. P. Kambour United States 29 2.0k 1.2× 851 0.6× 569 0.8× 769 1.3× 314 0.9× 71 2.9k
G. Vigier France 25 1.2k 0.7× 858 0.7× 467 0.7× 381 0.6× 103 0.3× 81 2.3k
Douglas Adolf United States 21 650 0.4× 671 0.5× 541 0.8× 351 0.6× 423 1.2× 50 2.0k
Evaristo Riande Spain 29 1.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 850 1.3× 291 0.5× 206 0.6× 295 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Struik, L. C. E., et al.. (2000). Recycling and re-use of polymeric materials; the limited potential of biodegradables. Macromolecular Symposia. 152(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Meier, Robert J. & L. C. E. Struik. (1998). Atomistic modelling study of relaxation processes in polymers: the β-relaxation in polyvinylchloride. Polymer. 39(1). 31–38. 11 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1997). On McCrum's sequential aging theory. Polymer. 38(20). 5243–5246. 2 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1997). Volume-recovery theory: 1. Kovacs' τ eff paradox. Polymer. 38(18). 4677–4685. 17 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1997). On the rejuvenation of physically aged polymers by mechanical deformation. Polymer. 38(16). 4053–4057. 74 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1997). On volume-recovery theory: 2. Test on Kovacs's original δ vs t data. Polymer. 38(20). 5233–5241. 8 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1991). Some problems in the non-linear viscoelasticity of amorphous glassy polymers. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 131-133. 395–407. 50 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1990). Internal Stresses, Dimensional Instabilities and Molecular Orientations in Plastics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 74 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1987). Volume relaxation and secondary transitions in amorphous polymers. Polymer. 28(11). 1869–1875. 46 indexed citations
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Levita, G. & L. C. E. Struik. (1983). Physical ageing in rigid chain polymers. Polymer. 24(8). 1071–1074. 24 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1981). Physical aging and thermal history effects in PVC, both above and below Tg. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 53(2). 467–469. 3 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1980). The mechanical enhancement of physical aging. Polymer. 21(8). 962–967. 37 indexed citations
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Heijboer, J., et al.. (1974). The effect of densification on the mechanical properties of amorphous glassy polymers. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Physics Edition. 12(9). 1857–1864. 28 indexed citations
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Heijboer, J., et al.. (1971). Study of the molecular movement of oxa- and thiacyclohexyl rings in solid polymers by mechanical measurements over a broad frequency range. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 5(2). 375–392. 7 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E. & Friedrich Rudolf Schwarzl. (1969). Conversion of dynamic into transient properties, and vice versa. Rheologica Acta. 8(2). 134–141. 22 indexed citations
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Schwarzl, Friedrich Rudolf, et al.. (1969). Behavior of Unfilled and Filled Rubbers in Shear in the Glass Transition Region. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 42(2). 557–564. 9 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E., et al.. (1969). A direct-reading bridge for a platinum resistance thermometer. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 2(2). 143–145. 6 indexed citations
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Struik, L. C. E.. (1966). Volume relaxation in polymers. Rheologica Acta. 5(4). 303–311. 47 indexed citations
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Schwarzl, Friedrich Rudolf, et al.. (1966). Behaviour of unfilled and filled rubbers in shear in the glass-rubber transition region. Rheologica Acta. 5(4). 270–275. 36 indexed citations

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