Maurice Morton

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Maurice Morton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice Morton has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Organic Chemistry, 35 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 10 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Maurice Morton's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (19 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (14 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (13 papers). Maurice Morton is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (19 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (14 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (13 papers). Maurice Morton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Greece. Maurice Morton's co-authors include Lewis J. Fetters, S. Kaizerman, F. Bueche, T. E. Helminiak, Everett R. Santee, R. Kammereck, R. D. Sanderson, James E. McGrath, Irja Piirma and A. Rembaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Maurice Morton

69 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Anionic Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 100 200 300
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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. Anionic Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers
    1975 384 citations Maurice Morton, Lewis J. Fetters Rubber Chemistry and Technology profile →

Peers

Maurice Morton
C. E. H. Bawn United Kingdom
G. Moraglio Italy
Colin Price United Kingdom
D. N. Schulz United States
Patricia M. Cotts United States
Rolf C. Schulz Germany
Hans‐Georg Elias United States
M. S. El‐Aasser United States
Quang Tho Pham France
Kurt Ueberreiter Germany
C. E. H. Bawn United Kingdom
Maurice Morton
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Countries citing papers authored by Maurice Morton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maurice Morton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurice Morton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thompson, Matthew, et al.. (2007). SYNTHESIS AND THERMOTROPIC BEHAVIOR OF POLYNORBORNENES WITH LATERALLY ATTACHED 2,5- BIS((4'-N-ALKYLTHIOBENZOYL)OXY)BENZYL MESOGENS. Polymer preprints. 48(1). 1001. 1 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1976). Synthesis and Properties of Uniform Polyisoprene Networks. I. Synthesis and Characterization of α,ω-Dihydroxy-Polyisoprene. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 49(2). 303–319. 49 indexed citations
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Piirma, Irja, et al.. (1975). The kinetics of styrene emulsion polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 13(9). 2087–2102. 13 indexed citations
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Santee, Everett R., et al.. (1973). 300 MHz proton NMR of polybutadiene: Measurement of cis‐trans isomeric content. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 11(7). 449–452. 54 indexed citations
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Santee, Everett R., V. D. Mochel, & Maurice Morton. (1973). Proton NMR of polybutadiene at 300 MHz: cis‐1,4‐trans‐1,4 linkages. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 11(7). 453–455. 28 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1972). The nature of the active chain‐end in organolithium polymerization of terminally substituted 1,3 butadienes. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 10(7). 561–567. 9 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice. (1972). Anionic Polymerization. Product R&D. 11(1). 106–106. 11 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1971). Structure of the propagating chain end in the organolithium polymerization of dienes. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 9(1). 61–70. 36 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1970). The Cross-Association of Polyisoprenyllithium with Ethyllithium. Macromolecules. 3(3). 333–337. 9 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice. (1965). Introduction to symposium on polymer chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. 42(1). 2–2. 3 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1964). Base‐catalyzed solution polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 2(2). 513–522. 6 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice & Lewis J. Fetters. (1964). Homogeneous anionic polymerization. V. Association phenomena in organolithium polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 2(7). 3311–3326. 33 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1963). Homogeneous anionic polymerization. IV. Kinetics of butadiene and isoprene polymerization with butyllithium. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 1(5). 1735–1747. 26 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice & Irja Piirma. (1958). The Branching Reaction. II. Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(21). 5596–5602. 14 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1956). The Branching Reaction. I. Chain Transfer of Styrene with Thiol, Alcohol and Nitrile1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78(20). 5394–5398. 7 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1955). Crosslinking in isoprene polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science. 15(79). 167–182. 10 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice. (1955). Molecular Weights of Emulsion Polydienes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 47(2). 333–338. 2 indexed citations
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Morton, Maurice, et al.. (1952). Absolute propagation rates in emulsion polymerization. III. Styrene and isoprene. Journal of Polymer Science. 8(3). 279–287. 54 indexed citations

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