R. Bonart

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

R. Bonart is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bonart has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 14 papers in Biomaterials and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Bonart's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (15 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (12 papers). R. Bonart is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (20 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (15 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (12 papers). R. Bonart collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. R. Bonart's co-authors include L. Morbitzer, E. H. Müller, R. Hosemann, Karin Hoffmann‐Sommergruber, R. L. McCullough, John Blackwell, Amit Biswas, A. J. Owen, Herbert F. Schuster and Johann Schmid and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Polymer and Colloid & Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

R. Bonart

61 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.

  1. X-ray investigations concerning the physical structure of cross-linking in segmented urethane elastomers
    1968 295 citations R. Bonart Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Bonart Germany 22 1.7k 460 420 389 286 63 2.1k
W. O. Statton United States 23 1.2k 0.7× 470 1.0× 347 0.8× 380 1.0× 75 0.3× 40 1.8k
R.A. Pethrick United Kingdom 23 794 0.5× 476 1.0× 188 0.4× 494 1.3× 163 0.6× 125 1.8k
Bingzheng Jiang China 29 1.2k 0.7× 178 0.4× 628 1.5× 621 1.6× 268 0.9× 102 2.0k
Josef Baldrián Czechia 24 1.2k 0.7× 217 0.5× 547 1.3× 411 1.1× 286 1.0× 97 1.8k
Stephen T. Wellinghoff United States 18 854 0.5× 278 0.6× 110 0.3× 388 1.0× 191 0.7× 33 1.4k
Norimasa Okui Japan 23 845 0.5× 216 0.5× 377 0.9× 354 0.9× 106 0.4× 84 1.5k
F. E. Arnold United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 472 1.0× 105 0.3× 841 2.2× 290 1.0× 51 1.9k
Jerold M. Schultz United States 27 1.9k 1.1× 285 0.6× 1.2k 2.8× 472 1.2× 190 0.7× 57 2.5k
David E. Kranbuehl United States 23 613 0.4× 409 0.9× 105 0.3× 522 1.3× 175 0.6× 85 1.4k
Shawn H. Phillips United States 16 2.1k 1.3× 169 0.4× 596 1.4× 1.9k 4.8× 184 0.6× 26 3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Bonart

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Bonart. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Bonart 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 R. Bonart. R. Bonart is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bonart, R.. (1995). In memoriam: Prof. Dr. dr.h.c. Rolf Hosemann. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 34(4). 325–326. 2 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1988). The influence of finite extensibility of the chains on the orientation behaviour of a polymer network. Colloid & Polymer Science. 266(4). 299–310. 10 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1987). Eingefrorene Deformationen. I. Deformationssysteme. Acta Polymerica. 38(5). 281–286. 1 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1986). Interferenzeffekte von flüssigkristallinen block‐copolymeren (Einkettenrechnung). Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 187(11). 2731–2746. 4 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., John Blackwell, & Amit Biswas. (1985). Diffraction characteristics of paracrystalline linear molecular structures with multimodal coordination statistics. Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications. 6(5). 353–359. 7 indexed citations
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Owen, A. J. & R. Bonart. (1985). Cooperative relaxation processes in polymers. Polymer. 26(7). 1034–1038. 17 indexed citations
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Blackwell, John, Amit Biswas, & R. Bonart. (1985). X-ray studies of the structure of liquid-crystalline copolyesters: treatment of an atomic model as a one-dimensional paracrystal. Macromolecules. 18(11). 2126–2130. 30 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1984). Inhomogene entropiedichten in gedehnten segmentierten polyurethan‐elastomeren. Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications. 5(8). 447–452. 1 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1981). Die spannungsoptische Konstante der Stäbchenorientierung. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 182(2). 599–604. 2 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1981). Phänomenologische Beschreibung der Retardation amorpher Thermoplaste oberhalb der Glastemperatur. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 182(2). 605–611. 2 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1980). Untersuchungen zum Dehnungsverhalten von Polybutylenterephthalat (PBT)-Folien. Colloid & Polymer Science. 258(3). 332–342. 12 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1976). Röntgenuntersuchungen zur Kristallstruktur von Polybutylenterephthalat (PBT). Colloid & Polymer Science. 254(3). 348–357. 34 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., L. Morbitzer, & E. H. Müller. (1974). X-ray investigations concerning the physical structure of crosslinking in urethane elastomers. III. Common structure principles for extensions with aliphatic diamines and diols. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 9(3). 447–461. 118 indexed citations
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Bonart, R., et al.. (1973). Spann- und Fixiersysteme bei der Falschdrall-Texturierung synthetischer Endlosgarne. Kolloid-Zeitschrift & Zeitschrift für Polymere. 251(11). 1015–1027. 14 indexed citations
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Bonart, R. & L. Morbitzer. (1970). Nebenvalenzvernetzte Urethan-Elastomere. Colloid & Polymer Science. 241(1-2). 909–915. 13 indexed citations
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Morbitzer, L. & R. Bonart. (1969). Zur Dehnungskalorimetrie von segmentierten Polyurethan-Elastomeren. Colloid & Polymer Science. 232(2). 764–772. 17 indexed citations
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Bonart, R.. (1966). Kolloidstrukturen in verstreckten Hochpolymeren. Kolloid-Zeitschrift & Zeitschrift für Polymere. 211(1-2). 14–33. 78 indexed citations
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Bonart, R.. (1964). Zur Deutung der anomalen Kristallitorientierung in linear verstrecktem Polyäthylenterephthalat. Kolloid-Zeitschrift & Zeitschrift für Polymere. 199(2). 136–144. 57 indexed citations
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Hosemann, R. & R. Bonart. (1957). Linienbreite und Kristallitgröße bei Hochpolymeren. Colloid & Polymer Science. 152(1). 53–57. 4 indexed citations
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Bonart, R.. (1957). Lichtoptische Beugungsversuche an parakristallinen Modellstrukturen. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. 109(1-6). 309–337. 8 indexed citations

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