M. G. Brereton

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

M. G. Brereton is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M. G. Brereton has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 18 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M. G. Brereton's work include Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (16 papers) and NMR spectroscopy and applications (14 papers). M. G. Brereton is often cited by papers focused on Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (16 papers) and NMR spectroscopy and applications (14 papers). M. G. Brereton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Germany. M. G. Brereton's co-authors include Michael Temple, I. M. Ward, Michael E. Ries, Thomas A. Vilgis, P. G. Klein, Shihab Shah, E. W. Fischer, N. Boden, G.R. Davies and R. Jakeways and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Macromolecules and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

M. G. Brereton

66 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Dynamics of Polymeric Liquids

1978 2.6k citations M. G. Brereton profile →
Classical Electrodynamics (2nd edn)

1976 1.9k citations M. G. Brereton profile →
A Modern Course in Statistical Physics

1981 684 citations M. G. Brereton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. G. Brereton United Kingdom	26	1.8k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	66	6.5k
R. C. Ball United Kingdom	48	1.6k 0.9×	716 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	3.5k 3.0×	1.2k 1.1×	153	8.6k
Wolfgang Paul Germany	57	1.7k 1.0×	3.0k 2.0×	2.0k 1.6×	5.0k 4.2×	430 0.4×	247	10.8k
Hans Christian Öttinger Switzerland	38	3.3k 1.9×	723 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	2.5k 2.1×	2.0k 1.8×	207	7.8k
A. Blumen Germany	54	751 0.4×	3.0k 2.0×	957 0.7×	3.2k 2.7×	762 0.7×	331	11.3k
Kyozi Kawasaki Japan	53	1.3k 0.8×	3.0k 2.1×	1.8k 1.4×	5.9k 4.9×	924 0.8×	278	11.4k
Eugene Helfand United States	56	3.1k 1.7×	2.5k 1.7×	2.5k 1.9×	7.5k 6.3×	592 0.5×	108	15.2k
D. C. Rapaport Israel	31	506 0.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	2.5k 2.1×	1.2k 1.1×	102	6.7k
I. Prigogine Belgium	35	613 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	526 0.5×	112	8.0k
H. L. Frisch United States	56	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	3.4k 2.6×	4.2k 3.5×	549 0.5×	403	14.1k
Patrick B. Warren United Kingdom	38	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 2.1×	5.9k 5.0×	1.5k 1.3×	102	10.6k

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Brereton, M. G.. (2001). The statistical mechanics of a concatenated polymer chain. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 34(25). 5131–5145. 6 indexed citations

Ries, Michael E., M. G. Brereton, P. G. Klein, et al.. (1999). Contributions to the Total Orientation of Deformed Elastomers Arising from the Network Structure and Chain Interactions As Measured by NMR. Macromolecules. 32(15). 4961–4968. 39 indexed citations

Klein, P. G., M. G. Brereton, Michael E. Ries, et al.. (1998). Rouse and Reptation Dynamics of Linear Polybutadiene Chains Studied by ²H NMR Transverse Relaxation. Macromolecules. 31(25). 8871–8877. 40 indexed citations

Ries, Michael E., et al.. (1995). NMR Study of Poly(ethylene oxide) Complexes with LiCF3SO3. Macromolecules. 28(9). 3282–3289. 38 indexed citations

Brereton, M. G.. (1995). Topology, gauge fields and the statistical mechanics of a melt of polymer rings. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 336(2-3). 191–207. 10 indexed citations

Vilgis, Thomas A., et al.. (1994). Fluctuation-induced orientational correlations in polymer blends and diblock copolymer melts. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 49(4). 3031–3037. 10 indexed citations

Brereton, M. G.. (1993). NMR study of the molecular anisotropy induced in a strained rubber network. Macromolecules. 26(5). 1152–1157. 44 indexed citations

Brereton, M. G. & Thomas A. Vilgis. (1992). The size of a single chain in a melt of anchored chains. Journal de Physique I. 2(12). 2281–2292. 1 indexed citations

Brereton, M. G. & Thomas A. Vilgis. (1992). The random phase approximation for polymer melts with quenched degrees of freedom. Journal de Physique I. 2(5). 581–598. 8 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G., Thomas A. Vilgis, & François Boué. (1989). Deformation dependence of the XF parameter for compatible polymer blends. Macromolecules. 22(10). 4051–4053. 4 indexed citations

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Klein, P. G., M. G. Brereton, J. Rasburn, & I. M. Ward. (1989). Rubber elasticity of branched polyethylenes. Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 30(1). 45–56. 5 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G. & P. G. Klein. (1988). Analysis of the rubber elasticity of polyethylene networks based on the slip link model of S. F. Edwards et al.☆. Polymer. 29(6). 970–974. 32 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G., et al.. (1987). A topological problem in polymer physics: configurational and mechanical properties of a random walk enclosing a constant are. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 20(12). 3955–3968. 28 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G. & Shihab Shah. (1980). A gauge description of topological entanglements in polymers. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 13(8). 2751–2762. 37 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G. & G.R. Davies. (1977). A proposed explanation of the universal nature of the two relaxation processes occurring in simple glass forming materials in the region of the glass transition. Polymer. 18(8). 764–768. 26 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G., et al.. (1977). Fluctuation-dissipation relations for polymer systems. I. The molecular weight dependence of the viscosity. Chemical Physics. 26(1). 23–28. 6 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G., et al.. (1976). Configurational and dynamic flexibility of polymer chains. Polymer. 17(5). 395–398. 12 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G.. (1976). Polymer-plastics technology and engineering volume 4. Polymer. 17(8). 744–744. 1 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G., S. G. Croll, R. A. Duckett, & I. M. Ward. (1974). Non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of polymers: An implicit equation approach. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 22(2). 97–125. 20 indexed citations

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Brereton, M. G.. (1972). Spatial Charge Displaced by Impurity Scattering: T‐Matrix Approach. physica status solidi (b). 51(2). 681–689. 1 indexed citations

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