R. E. Whittaker

949 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 771 citations indexed

About

R. E. Whittaker is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Whittaker has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 771 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. E. Whittaker's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (9 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (6 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (6 papers). R. E. Whittaker is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (9 papers), Elasticity and Material Modeling (6 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (6 papers). R. E. Whittaker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Japan. R. E. Whittaker's co-authors include A. R. Payne, J. F. Smith, Paul H. Edelstein and J. A. C. Harwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Polymer and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Whittaker

20 papers receiving 665 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.

Low Strain Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubbers

1971 460 citations A. R. Payne, R. E. Whittaker Rubber Chemistry and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. E. Whittaker United Kingdom	10	569	141	134	131	105	21	771
Georges Homès Belgium	6	427 0.8×	160 1.1×	58 0.4×	292 2.2×	120 1.1×	7	603
G. Spathis Greece	16	477 0.8×	142 1.0×	119 0.9×	313 2.4×	186 1.8×	60	765
I. M. Ward United Kingdom	14	486 0.9×	220 1.6×	55 0.4×	332 2.5×	187 1.8×	26	857
Y. Bomal France	15	615 1.1×	114 0.8×	122 0.9×	118 0.9×	78 0.7×	16	788
R. K. Bayer Germany	17	487 0.9×	108 0.8×	97 0.7×	113 0.9×	134 1.3×	55	738
A. Cohen United States	12	476 0.8×	113 0.8×	222 1.7×	131 1.0×	103 1.0×	20	890
Ikuo Narisawa Japan	16	484 0.9×	115 0.8×	47 0.4×	502 3.8×	285 2.7×	70	853
Hideho Tanaka Japan	9	291 0.5×	59 0.4×	87 0.6×	85 0.6×	55 0.5×	12	490
Alfred W. Christiansen United States	16	419 0.7×	119 0.8×	244 1.8×	209 1.6×	268 2.6×	26	804
H.G.H. van Melick Netherlands	7	530 0.9×	234 1.7×	100 0.7×	203 1.5×	148 1.4×	9	747

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. E. Whittaker

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All Works

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Edelstein, Paul H., et al.. (1982). Efficacy of ozone in eradication of Legionella pneumophila from hospital plumbing fixtures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 44(6). 1330–1333. 59 indexed citations

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Edelstein, Paul H., et al.. (1982). Efficacy ofOzoneinEradication ofLegionella pneumophila fromHospital Plumbing Fixtures. 1 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E.. (1974). Cut growth and fatigue properties of cellular polyurethane elastomers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 18(8). 2339–2353. 9 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E.. (1974). Mechanical properties of segmented polyurethane elastomers. Rheologica Acta. 13(4-5). 675–680. 4 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1973). Mechanical Properties of High Density Cellular Urethanes. 5(3). 161–177. 2 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E.. (1972). Structure and Viscoelastic Properties of Poromerics. 2(1). 3–23. 2 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E.. (1972). Tensile failure properties of some branched polyurethane elastomers. Polymer. 13(4). 169–173. 2 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1972). Influence of Hysteresis on Tensile and Fatigue Failure in Rubbers. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 45(4). 1043–1050. 2 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R., R. E. Whittaker, & J. F. Smith. (1972). Effect of vulcanization on the low‐strain dynamic properties of filled rubbers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 16(5). 1191–1212. 68 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E.. (1972). Application of polymer physics to practical problems associated with polyurethane solings. British Polymer Journal. 4(5). 437–457. 1 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1971). Low Strain Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubbers. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 44(2). 440–478. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harwood, J. A. C., A. R. Payne, & R. E. Whittaker. (1971). Stress-Softening and reinforcement of rubber. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B. 5(2). 473–486. 33 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1971). Influence of hysteresis on tensile and fatigue failure in rubbers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 15(8). 1941–1948. 18 indexed citations

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Harwood, J. A. C., A. R. Payne, & R. E. Whittaker. (1971). An Investigation into the High Temperature Strength and Reinforcement of Natural Rubber. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 44(3). 690–706. 2 indexed citations

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Whittaker, R. E., et al.. (1971). Structure and properties of natural and artificial leathers. Journal of Materials Science. 6(1). 1–15. 17 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1970). Domain hysteresis of carbon-black-filled rubbers. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 66. 2383–2383. 1 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1970). Dynamic properties of materials. Rheologica Acta. 9(1). 97–102. 12 indexed citations

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Harwood, J. A. C., A. R. Payne, & R. E. Whittaker. (1970). An investigation into the high temperature strength and reinforcement of natural rubber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 14(9). 2183–2200. 7 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1970). Dynamic properties of materials. Rheologica Acta. 9(1). 91–96. 20 indexed citations

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Payne, A. R. & R. E. Whittaker. (1970). Reinforcement of rubber with carbon black. Composites. 1(4). 203–214. 34 indexed citations

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