Paul C. Nicolson

808 total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 631 citations indexed

About

Paul C. Nicolson is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Organic Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul C. Nicolson has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 631 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 1 paper in Organic Chemistry and 1 paper in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Paul C. Nicolson's work include Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (1 paper), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (1 paper) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (1 paper). Paul C. Nicolson is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (1 paper), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (1 paper) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (1 paper). Paul C. Nicolson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Paul C. Nicolson's co-authors include J. Vogt and George U. Yuen and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Carbohydrate Research and Biopolymers.

In The Last Decade

Paul C. Nicolson

5 papers receiving 609 citations

Hit Papers

Soft contact lens polymers: an evolution 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Soft contact lens polymers: an evolution
    2001 576 citations Paul C. Nicolson, J. Vogt Biomaterials profile →

Peers

Paul C. Nicolson
Howard A. Ketelson United States
Lynn Winterton United States
Antonio López‐Alemany Spain
Meredith E. Wiseman Netherlands
Nihan Yonet‐Tanyeri United States
Doerte Luensmann Canada
Hideaki Shibata Japan
Nicholas Clay United States
Ze Qiang Zhao China
Fa Luo China
Howard A. Ketelson United States
Paul C. Nicolson
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul C. Nicolson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul C. Nicolson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul C. Nicolson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul C. Nicolson. Paul C. Nicolson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
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Nicolson, Paul C.. (2003). Continuous Wear Contact Lens Surface Chemistry and Wearability. Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice. 29(1 Suppl). S30–S32. 40 indexed citations
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Nicolson, Paul C. & J. Vogt. (2001). Soft contact lens polymers: an evolution. Biomaterials. 22(24). 3273–3283. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nicolson, Paul C., et al.. (1977). A technique for the evaluation of AFFF sealing characteristics. Fire Technology. 13(1). 13–20. 2 indexed citations
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Nicolson, Paul C., et al.. (1966). The V amylose–water system: Enthalpy of hydration on the helix exterior. Biopolymers. 4(6). 677–682. 9 indexed citations
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Nicolson, Paul C., et al.. (1966). Sorption of ammonia by “V” amylose. Carbohydrate Research. 3(2). 168–176. 4 indexed citations

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