Patrick B. Smith

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick B. Smith is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick B. Smith has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 27 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Patrick B. Smith's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (12 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (12 papers). Patrick B. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (12 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (12 papers). Patrick B. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Patrick B. Smith's co-authors include Steven J. Martin, Michael B. Hall, H.M. Baker, James Dewald, J. F. Ryder, Donald A. Tomalia, George J. Kallos, Bob A. Howell, James L. Dye and Ahmed S. Ellaboudy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Patrick B. Smith

70 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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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.

A New Class of Polymers: Starburst-Dendritic Macromolecules

1985 3.0k citations Steven J. Martin, Patrick B. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick B. Smith United States	23	3.0k	1.7k	1.6k	902	799	71	4.8k
James Dewald United States	10	3.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	989 1.1×	381 0.5×	15	4.3k
Ivan Gitsov United States	31	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	686 0.8×	711 0.9×	87	4.3k
Toru Takagishi Japan	29	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	568 0.6×	974 1.2×	152	3.6k
Scott M. Grayson United States	37	2.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	3.5k 2.2×	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.9×	127	6.3k
Dimitris Tsiourvas Greece	38	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	968 1.2×	131	4.8k
Cátia Ornelas France	35	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	3.1k 2.0×	1.7k 1.8×	469 0.6×	88	5.8k
Albena Lederer Germany	31	2.1k 0.7×	682 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	703 0.8×	796 1.0×	153	4.0k
Afang Zhang China	38	1.7k 0.6×	955 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.7×	151	4.8k
Ashok Kakkar Canada	44	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	157	5.7k
Wayne Hayes United Kingdom	43	3.8k 1.2×	956 0.6×	3.6k 2.3×	1.8k 2.0×	1.8k 2.2×	139	7.1k

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Sarkar, Abhijit, et al.. (2017). Thermal properties of hyperbranched polyesters. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 131(1). 273–280. 11 indexed citations

Howell, Bob A., et al.. (2015). Thermal degradation of glycerol/adipic acid hyperbranched poly(ester)s containing either hydroxyl or carboxyl end-groups. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 122(3). 1221–1229. 17 indexed citations

Cheng, H. N., Patrick B. Smith, & Richard A. Gross. (2013). Green Polymer Chemistry: A Brief Review. ACS symposium series. 1–12. 9 indexed citations

Smith, Patrick B.. (2013). Trends in Biobased Chemistry. Plastics Engineering. 69(6). 44–48. 2 indexed citations

Meunier, David M., et al.. (2007). Molecular Topology Fractionation of Polystyrene Stars and Long Chain Branched Polyethylene Fractions. Macromolecular Symposia. 257(1). 56–70. 18 indexed citations

Howell, Bob A. & Patrick B. Smith. (2006). Thermal degradation of vinylidene chloride/4-vinylpyridine copolymers. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 83(1). 71–73. 3 indexed citations

Howell, Bob A., et al.. (2006). Thermal degradation of vinylidene chloride/[4-(t-butoxycarbonyloxy)phenyl]methyl acrylate copolymers. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 85(1). 115–117. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (2001). An analysis of the correlation between structural anisotropy and dimensional stability for drawn poly(lactic acid) films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 82(10). 2497–2505. 27 indexed citations

So, Ying‐Hung, et al.. (1999). A study of benzobisoxazole and benzobisthiazole compounds and polymers under hydrolytic conditions. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 37(14). 2637–2643. 18 indexed citations

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Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (1999). Analysis of Synthetic Polymers and Rubbers. Analytical Chemistry. 71(12). 61–80. 24 indexed citations

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Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (1997). Analysis of Synthetic Polymers and Rubbers. Analytical Chemistry. 69(12). 95–122. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Frank Cheng‐Yu & Patrick B. Smith. (1997). Composition and Microstructure Analysis of Chlorinated Polyethylene by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 69(4). 618–622. 14 indexed citations

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Howell, Bob A., et al.. (1997). Block Copolymer Preparation Using Sequential Normal/Living Radical Polymerization Techniques. Macromolecules. 30(18). 5195–5199. 33 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Paul, Sergio S. Cutié, Patrick B. Smith, et al.. (1996). H NMR Characterization of Swelling in Cross-Linked Polymer Systems. Macromolecules. 29(24). 7872–7884. 16 indexed citations

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Howell, Bob A., et al.. (1996). Thermal degradation characteristics of vinylidene chloride/2-[3,4-(1,1-dioxycyclopentyl)phenyl]ethyl acrylate copolymers. Thermochimica Acta. 272. 139–146. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (1994). Solid state NMR investigation of antiplasticization of polystyrene by mineral oil. Macromolecular Symposia. 86(1). 193–211.

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Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (1993). Photo-degradable polystyrene part III: Preparation of photo-degradable styrene-co-vinyl ketones via in-situ dehydrative monomer generation from β-hydroxyketones. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 39(1). 69–72. 1 indexed citations

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McKenna, J. A., James McKenna, & Patrick B. Smith. (1965). 6β- and 6α-nitrocholest-4-ene and 5α-cyano-6α-nitrocholestane. Tetrahedron. 21(10). 2983–2989. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Patrick B. & J. A. McKenna. (1964). Reactivity of groups attached to reduced cyclic ring systems—I. Tetrahedron. 20(8). 1933–1938. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, Patrick B., et al.. (1959). The influence of cultural practices on the quality of sugar beets. Journal of Sugarbeet Research. 10(4). 290–301. 5 indexed citations

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