L. Mullins

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

L. Mullins is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Mullins has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. Mullins's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (20 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (10 papers) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (7 papers). L. Mullins is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (20 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (10 papers) and Elasticity and Material Modeling (7 papers). L. Mullins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. L. Mullins's co-authors include J. A. C. Harwood, A. R. Payne, R. S. Rivlin, A. G. Thomas, H. W. Greensmith, W. F. Watson, D. T. Turner and C. G. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Rubber Chemistry and Technology.

In The Last Decade

L. Mullins

27 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Softening of Rubber by Deformation 1965 2026 1985 2005 1969 1965 250 500 750
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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. Softening of Rubber by Deformation
    1969 916 citations L. Mullins Rubber Chemistry and Technology profile →
  2. Stress softening in rubber vulcanizates. Part I. Use of a strain amplification factor to describe the elastic behavior of filler‐reinforced vulcanized rubber
    1965 388 citations L. Mullins et al. Journal of Applied Polymer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Mullins United Kingdom 14 1.6k 1.4k 600 461 349 28 2.6k
P. B. Lindley United Kingdom 16 542 0.3× 966 0.7× 867 1.4× 536 1.2× 352 1.0× 27 1.8k
Pierre Gilormini France 29 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 2.5× 1.4k 2.9× 256 0.7× 89 3.5k
L. J. Zapas United States 18 743 0.5× 531 0.4× 285 0.5× 194 0.4× 98 0.3× 39 1.4k
J. C. Bauwens Belgium 20 1.1k 0.7× 215 0.2× 741 1.2× 340 0.7× 146 0.4× 31 1.8k
Gilles Marckmann France 9 351 0.2× 785 0.6× 315 0.5× 262 0.6× 157 0.4× 15 1.0k
Roozbeh Dargazany United States 20 530 0.3× 605 0.4× 259 0.4× 168 0.4× 95 0.3× 75 1.2k
Jean‐Luc Bouvard France 20 648 0.4× 376 0.3× 558 0.9× 324 0.7× 112 0.3× 50 1.5k
Honghui Yu United States 22 196 0.1× 649 0.5× 593 1.0× 399 0.9× 156 0.4× 59 1.5k
Г. В. Степанов Russia 29 508 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 322 0.5× 615 1.3× 2.3k 6.6× 244 3.3k
Saeed Sohrabpour Iran 22 257 0.2× 473 0.3× 793 1.3× 416 0.9× 377 1.1× 69 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Mullins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mullins, L.. (1986). Engineering with Rubber. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 59(3). 69–83. 8 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1984). Rubber bearings for the protection of buildings from earthquakes. Physics in Technology. 15(4). 177–183. 1 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1980). Theories of rubber-like elasticity and the behaviour of filled rubber.. PubMed. 34. 273–88. 2 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1969). Softening of Rubber by Deformation. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 42(1). 339–362. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mullins, L., et al.. (1966). Stress Softening in Rubber Vulcanizates. Part I. Use of a Strain Amplification Factor to Describe Elastic Behavior of Filler-Reinforced Vulcanized Rubber. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 39(4). 799–813. 16 indexed citations
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Harwood, J. A. C., L. Mullins, & A. R. Payne. (1966). Stress Softening in Natural Rubber Vulcanizates. Part II. Stress Softening Effects in Pure Gum and Filler Loaded Rubbers. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 39(4). 814–822. 28 indexed citations
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Harwood, J. A. C., L. Mullins, & A. R. Payne. (1965). Tensile stress softening effects in pure gum and filler loaded vulcanizates. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 3(2). 119–122. 10 indexed citations
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Harwood, J. A. C., L. Mullins, & A. R. Payne. (1965). Stress softening in natural rubber vulcanizates. Part II. Stress softening effects in pure gum and filler loaded rubbers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 9(9). 3011–3021. 235 indexed citations
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Mullins, L., et al.. (1965). Stress softening in rubber vulcanizates. Part I. Use of a strain amplification factor to describe the elastic behavior of filler‐reinforced vulcanized rubber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 9(9). 2993–3009. 388 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mullins, L.. (1961). Determination of Degree of Crosslinking in Natural Rubber Vulcanizates. Part III. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 34(1). 279–289. 4 indexed citations
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Moore, C. G., et al.. (1961). Structural characterization of vulcanizates. Part I. Crosslinking efficiency of sulfur in unaccelerated natural rubber–sulfur systems. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 5(15). 293–298. 27 indexed citations
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Mullins, L. & D. T. Turner. (1960). Analysis of Solubility Data to estimate Small Amounts of Chain Fracture during the Cross-linking of Rubber. Nature. 187(4732). 145–146. 2 indexed citations
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Mullins, L. & A. G. Thomas. (1960). Determination of degree of crosslinking in natural rubber vulcanizates. Part V. Effect of network flaws due to free chain ends. Journal of Polymer Science. 43(141). 13–21. 24 indexed citations
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Mullins, L. & W. F. Watson. (1960). Mastication. IX. Shear-Dependence of Degradation on Hot Mastication. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 33(1). 91–97. 3 indexed citations
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Mullins, L. & W. F. Watson. (1959). Mastication. IX. Shear‐dependence of degradation on hot mastication. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 1(2). 245–249. 42 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1959). Determination of degree of crosslinking in natural rubber vulcanizates. Part IV. Stress‐strain behavior at large extensions. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2(6). 257–263. 92 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1959). Determination of degree of crosslinking in natural rubber vulcanizates. Part III. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2(4). 1–7. 150 indexed citations
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Mullins, L., et al.. (1957). Theoretical Model for the Elastic Behavior of Filler-Reinforced Vulcanized Rubbers. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 30(2). 555–571. 282 indexed citations
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Mullins, L.. (1956). Determination of degree of crosslinking in natural rubber vulcanizates. Part I. Journal of Polymer Science. 19(92). 225–236. 98 indexed citations
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Mullins, L., et al.. (1953). Departures of the elastic behaviour of rubbers in simple extension from the kinetic theory. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 49. 1495–1495. 153 indexed citations

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