Paul W. Morgan

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Paul W. Morgan is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul W. Morgan has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 11 papers in Organic Chemistry and 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul W. Morgan's work include Synthesis and properties of polymers (18 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Paul W. Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and properties of polymers (18 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Paul W. Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Paul W. Morgan's co-authors include Stephanie L. Kwolek, Emerson L. Wittbecker, J. R. Schaefgen, Ralph G. Beaman, J. C. Corelli and R. Rink and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Macromolecules and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul W. Morgan

37 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Condensation polymers: by... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1965 1959 200 400 600
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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. Condensation polymers: by interfacial and solution methods
    1965 633 citations Paul W. Morgan profile →
  2. Interfacial polycondensation. II. Fundamentals of polymer formation at liquid interfaces
    1959 399 citations Paul W. Morgan, Stephanie L. Kwolek Journal of Polymer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul W. Morgan United States 20 1.5k 881 837 678 633 37 3.0k
Daniel J. Skrovanek United States 8 1.5k 1.0× 273 0.3× 489 0.6× 384 0.6× 524 0.8× 9 2.2k
N. S. Schneider United States 25 1.6k 1.1× 459 0.5× 412 0.5× 363 0.5× 436 0.7× 52 2.2k
Malcolm B. Huglin United Kingdom 32 918 0.6× 310 0.4× 1.3k 1.6× 768 1.1× 302 0.5× 118 3.0k
A. S. Hay Canada 26 953 0.6× 310 0.4× 784 0.9× 303 0.4× 640 1.0× 68 2.2k
Shinzo Omi Japan 30 312 0.2× 641 0.7× 975 1.2× 911 1.3× 1.4k 2.2× 109 2.7k
Majda Žigon Slovenia 28 1.4k 1.0× 224 0.3× 599 0.7× 382 0.6× 763 1.2× 106 2.6k
Saverio Russo Italy 25 1.0k 0.7× 254 0.3× 879 1.1× 219 0.3× 457 0.7× 97 2.0k
Pingping Wu China 31 440 0.3× 616 0.7× 729 0.9× 578 0.9× 1.7k 2.7× 116 3.0k
Anastasia Penkova Russia 31 368 0.3× 1.0k 1.2× 331 0.4× 690 1.0× 680 1.1× 107 2.2k
Youn‐Sik Lee South Korea 25 711 0.5× 124 0.1× 471 0.6× 389 0.6× 541 0.9× 109 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morgan, Paul W. & Stephanie L. Kwolek. (1996). Interfacial polycondensation. II. Fundamentals of polymer formation at liquid interfaces. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 34(4). 531–559. 106 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W., et al.. (1987). Aromatic azomethine polymers and fibers. Macromolecules. 20(4). 729–739. 200 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1981). Brief History of Fibers from Synthetic Polymers. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Chemistry. 15(6). 1113–1131. 18 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1981). Comments on the Status and Future of Interfacial Polycondensation. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A - Chemistry. 15(5). 683–699. 25 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1978). Polymerization processes, Calvin E. Schildknecht and Irving Skeist, Eds., Wiley‐Interscience, New York, 1977, 768 pp.. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Letters Edition. 16(9). 481–482. 1 indexed citations
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Kwolek, Stephanie L., et al.. (1977). Synthesis, Anisotropic Solutions, and Fibers of Poly(1,4-benzamide). Macromolecules. 10(6). 1390–1396. 229 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1970). Aromatic Polyesters with Large Cross-Planar Substituents. Macromolecules. 3(5). 536–544. 106 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1965). Condensation polymers: by interfacial and solution methods. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morgan, Paul W., et al.. (1965). Defoliant Residues, Determination of Cyanamide Residues on Ginned Cottonseed. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 13(4). 329–330. 11 indexed citations
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Kwolek, Stephanie L. & Paul W. Morgan. (1964). Preparation of polyamides, polyurethanes, polysulfonamides, and polyesters by low temperature solution polycondensation. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 2(6). 2693–2703. 22 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1964). Linear condensation polymers from phenolphthalein and related compounds. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 2(1). 437–459. 31 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W. & Stephanie L. Kwolek. (1964). Low temperature solution polycondensation of piperazine polyamides. Journal of Polymer Science Part A General Papers. 2(1). 181–208. 15 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1963). Low‐temperature solution polycondensation. Journal of Polymer Science Part C Polymer Symposia. 4(2). 1075–1096. 23 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W. & Stephanie L. Kwolek. (1962). Interfacial polycondensation. XII. Variables affecting stirred polycondensation reactions. Journal of Polymer Science. 62(173). 33–58. 42 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1960). Models for linear polymers. Journal of Chemical Education. 37(4). 206–206. 1 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W. & Stephanie L. Kwolek. (1959). Interfacial polycondensation. II. Fundamentals of polymer formation at liquid interfaces. Journal of Polymer Science. 40(137). 299–327. 399 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1953). Structure and Moisture Permeability of Film-Forming Polymers. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 45(10). 2296–2306. 35 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W., et al.. (1952). Some Dicarboxylic Acids and Esters Containing the Phosphine Oxide Group. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(18). 4526–4529. 37 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1951). Trifluoroacetic Acid as an Esterification Catalyst. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 43(11). 2575–2577. 7 indexed citations
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Morgan, Paul W.. (1951). Esterification of Polyvinyl Alcohol with Trifluoroacetic Acid or Anhydride. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73(2). 860–861. 12 indexed citations

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