Patricia M. Cotts

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Patricia M. Cotts is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia M. Cotts has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Organic Chemistry, 19 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Patricia M. Cotts's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (9 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (8 papers). Patricia M. Cotts is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (9 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (8 papers). Patricia M. Cotts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. Patricia M. Cotts's co-authors include Elizabeth F. McCord, Zhibin Guan, S. J. MCLAIN, Timothy M. Swager, Qin Zhou, Willi Volksen, Ronald J. Phillips, Stephanie R. Dungan, Seong H. Kim and J. C. Selser and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Patricia M. Cotts

39 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Chain Walking: A New Strategy to Control Polymer Topology

1999 626 citations Zhibin Guan, Patricia M. Cotts et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patricia M. Cotts United States	20	1.1k	615	458	295	225	40	2.0k
D. N. Schulz United States	23	1.2k 1.0×	716 1.2×	426 0.9×	106 0.4×	136 0.6×	38	2.2k
Atsushi Kameyama Japan	24	1.3k 1.1×	854 1.4×	602 1.3×	379 1.3×	520 2.3×	164	2.4k
Betty Coussens Netherlands	21	773 0.7×	502 0.8×	352 0.8×	97 0.3×	136 0.6×	42	1.5k
Tsuneyuki Sato Japan	25	2.0k 1.7×	812 1.3×	667 1.5×	65 0.2×	246 1.1×	207	2.7k
Colin Price United Kingdom	29	1.4k 1.2×	541 0.9×	608 1.3×	55 0.2×	62 0.3×	88	2.2k
J.A. Semlyen United Kingdom	31	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 2.3×	1.0k 2.2×	86 0.3×	138 0.6×	92	2.9k
Atsushi Kajiwara Japan	23	1.4k 1.2×	409 0.7×	527 1.2×	32 0.1×	202 0.9×	96	1.9k
Zhe Zhou United States	19	510 0.4×	309 0.5×	627 1.4×	92 0.3×	98 0.4×	78	1.5k
Andrew E. Feiring United States	23	718 0.6×	405 0.7×	347 0.8×	42 0.1×	218 1.0×	61	1.4k
Kohji Yoshinaga Japan	21	524 0.5×	337 0.5×	472 1.0×	48 0.2×	157 0.7×	135	1.5k

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Meth, Jeffrey S., Changzai Chi, J. D. Londono, et al.. (2011). Development of Filler Structure in Colloidal Silica–Polymer Nanocomposites. Macromolecules. 44(20). 8301–8313. 81 indexed citations

Cotts, Patricia M., et al.. (2005). Molecular Weight Dependence of the Rotational Diffusivity of Rodlike Polymers in Concentrated Nematic Solutions. Macromolecules. 38(15). 6648–6655. 7 indexed citations

Co, Carlos C., et al.. (2005). Microemulsion polymerization: phase behavior driven mechanistic changes. Colloid & Polymer Science. 283(8). 905–916. 6 indexed citations

Co, Carlos C., et al.. (2001). Microemulsion Polymerization. 3. Molecular Weight and Particle Size Distributions. Macromolecules. 34(10). 3245–3254. 35 indexed citations

Guan, Zhibin, Patricia M. Cotts, Elizabeth F. McCord, & S. J. MCLAIN. (1999). Chain Walking: A New Strategy to Control Polymer Topology. Science. 283(5410). 2059–2062. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

Sauer, Bryan B., et al.. (1999). Morphology Investigation of Stereoblock Polypropylene Elastomer. Macromolecules. 33(1). 11–13. 29 indexed citations

Guan, Zhibin, Patricia M. Cotts, & Elizabeth F. McCord. (1998). Control of polyolefin architecture by catalyst and pressure.. Polymer preprints. 39(2). 402–403. 2 indexed citations

Phillips, Ronald J., et al.. (1997). Light Scattering Study on the Effect of Polymer Composition on the Structural Properties of PEO–PPO–PEO Micelles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 191(2). 291–302. 109 indexed citations

Wortmann, Rüdiger, Constantina Poga, Robert J. Twieg, et al.. (1996). Design of optimized photorefractive polymers: A novel class of chromophores. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 105(23). 10637–10647. 75 indexed citations

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Cotts, Patricia M., Timothy M. Swager, & Qin Zhou. (1996). Equilibrium Flexibility of a Rigid Linear Conjugated Polymer. Macromolecules. 29(23). 7323–7328. 109 indexed citations

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Cotts, Patricia M.. (1994). Solution Properties of a Group of Perfluoropolyethers: Comparison of Unperturbed Dimensions. Macromolecules. 27(22). 6487–6491. 22 indexed citations

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Cotts, Patricia M.. (1994). Comparison of the molecular dimensions of di‐alkyl and aryl‐alkyl‐substituted polysilanes in solution using SEC/LS. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 32(4). 771–778. 5 indexed citations

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Cotts, Patricia M., Robert D. Miller, Thomas P. Russell, et al.. (1991). Conformational transition studies of organosilane polymers by light and neutron scattering. Macromolecules. 24(20). 5606–5613. 37 indexed citations

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Rochefort, Willie E., et al.. (1991). Rheological and rheooptical studies of poly(alkylsilanes). Macromolecules. 24(17). 4861–4864. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Seong H. & Patricia M. Cotts. (1991). Dilute solution properties of flexible polymers in toluene: A comparison of commercially available photometers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 42(1). 217–223. 11 indexed citations

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Cotts, Patricia M., et al.. (1991). Solution properties of poly(di-n-hexylsilane): an estimate of its unperturbed dimensions. Macromolecules. 24(25). 6730–6735. 15 indexed citations

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Volksen, Willi, Patricia M. Cotts, & Do Y. Yoon. (1987). Molecular weight dependence of mechanical properties of poly(p,p′‐oxydiphenylene pyromellitimide) films. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 25(12). 2487–2495. 40 indexed citations

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Paul, Charles W. & Patricia M. Cotts. (1987). Static and dynamic light scattering from poly(vinyl butyral) solutions: effects of aggregation and solvent quality. Macromolecules. 20(8). 1986–1991. 8 indexed citations

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Paul, Charles W. & Patricia M. Cotts. (1986). Effects of aggregation and solvent quality on the viscosity of semidilute poly(vinyl butyral) solutions. Macromolecules. 19(3). 692–699. 4 indexed citations

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Berry, Guy C., et al.. (1981). Thermodynamic and rheological properties of rodlike polymers. British Polymer Journal. 13(2). 47–54. 20 indexed citations

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