Rainer Kolb
Impact in
- Polymers and Plastics top 5%
- Polymer crystallization and properties
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
- Polymer Foaming and Composites
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
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- Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Papers in
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- Polymer crystallization and properties 4
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties 2
- Polymer Foaming and Composites 1
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- Material Properties and Processing 3
- Co-authors
- Wen‐Li Wu (4 shared papers)Benjamin S. Hsiao (5 shared papers)Eric K. Lin (3 shared papers)Sushil K. Satija (2 shared papers)Rajesh H. Somani (3 shared papers)Igors Šics (3 shared papers)Thomas Thurn‐Albrecht (1 shared paper)Jason E. DeRouchey (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Macromolecules (5 papers)Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics (2 papers)Applied Physics Letters (1 paper)Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (1 paper)High Performance Polymers (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Rainer Kolb
10 papers receiving 638 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 48
- Polymers and Plastics 355
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 134
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films 71
- Biomaterials 107
- Materials Chemistry 256
Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Kolb
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Kolb
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rainer Kolb, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | 184 | |
| 2 | 1999 | 138 | |
| 3 | 2002 | 123 | |
| 4 | 1999 | 75 | |
| 5 | 2003 | 70 | |
| 6 | 2005 | 32 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 15 | |
| 8 | 2006 | 13 | |
| 9 | 1999 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 1 |
About Rainer Kolb
Rainer Kolb is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials, Computational Mechanics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 10 papers that have together received 652 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polymer crystallization and properties (4 papers), Material Properties and Processing (3 papers), Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (2 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (2 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (2 papers), Polymer Foaming and Composites (1 paper), Block Copolymer Self-Assembly (1 paper) and Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (355 citations), Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (134 citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (71 citations), Biomaterials (107 citations) and Materials Chemistry (256 citations). Rainer Kolb has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Wen‐Li Wu, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Eric K. Lin, Sushil K. Satija, Rajesh H. Somani, Igors Šics, Thomas Thurn‐Albrecht, Jason E. DeRouchey, Thomas P. Russell and Ling Yang. Their work appears in journals such as Macromolecules, Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter and High Performance Polymers.
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