Robert W. Layer

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Layer is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Layer has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 10 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Layer's work include Synthesis and properties of polymers (6 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (4 papers). Robert W. Layer is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and properties of polymers (6 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (4 papers). Robert W. Layer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert W. Layer's co-authors include Robert P. Lattimer, Choong Kyun Rhee, Charles J. Carman, Robert A. Kinsey and Ian MacGregor and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Layer

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Chemistry of Imines. 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 250 500 750
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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. The Chemistry of Imines.
    1963 899 citations Robert W. Layer Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert W. Layer United States 11 740 228 217 201 175 25 1.2k
M. Santappa India 20 885 1.2× 182 0.8× 335 1.5× 414 2.1× 93 0.5× 140 1.5k
Klaus Schwetlick Germany 16 694 0.9× 184 0.8× 254 1.2× 210 1.0× 81 0.5× 97 1.2k
H. Ulrich United States 23 1.2k 1.6× 199 0.9× 310 1.4× 191 1.0× 277 1.6× 127 1.8k
Luigi Abis Italy 18 938 1.3× 377 1.7× 223 1.0× 211 1.0× 58 0.3× 41 1.4k
David R. Burfield Malaysia 22 624 0.8× 154 0.7× 607 2.8× 216 1.1× 130 0.7× 70 1.4k
R. N. JOHNSON Australia 16 656 0.9× 185 0.8× 580 2.7× 250 1.2× 183 1.0× 36 1.2k
J. L. Garnett Australia 19 374 0.5× 124 0.5× 252 1.2× 148 0.7× 107 0.6× 114 1.2k
B. Jousseaume France 26 1.3k 1.7× 464 2.0× 160 0.7× 596 3.0× 109 0.6× 109 1.9k
Yoshimi Kurimura Japan 16 241 0.3× 101 0.4× 137 0.6× 253 1.3× 94 0.5× 79 815
Claude Moinet France 21 908 1.2× 199 0.9× 138 0.6× 180 0.9× 127 0.7× 84 1.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Layer, Robert W.. (1993). A Study of Thiocarbamyl Sulfenamide/Zinc Oxide and TMTD/Zinc Oxide Sulfurless Cure Systems. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 66(4). 510–526. 4 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1992). Recuring Vulcanizates. I. A Novel Way to Study the Mechanism of Vulcanization. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 65(1). 211–222. 43 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1992). Recuring Vulcanizates. II. Effect of Added Accelerators. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 65(4). 822–835. 7 indexed citations
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Lattimer, Robert P., et al.. (1991). The Ozonation of N,N′-Di-n-Octyl-p-Phenylenediamine and N,N′-Di-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-p-Phenylenediamine. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 64(5). 780–789. 6 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W. & Robert P. Lattimer. (1990). Protection of Rubber against Ozone. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 63(3). 426–450. 50 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1989). Synergism between Thiocarbamyl and 2-Benzothiazyl Sulfenamide Accelerators. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 62(1). 124–142. 1 indexed citations
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Lattimer, Robert P., Robert A. Kinsey, Robert W. Layer, & Choong Kyun Rhee. (1989). The Mechanism of Phenolic Resin Vulcanization of Unsaturated Elastomers. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 62(1). 107–123. 40 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1987). A Postcrosslinking Accelerator System for Natural Rubber Based on Thiocarbamyl Sulfenamides. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 60(1). 89–101. 7 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1986). Curing SBR with Thiocarbamyl Sulfenamide Accelerators. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 59(2). 274–284. 3 indexed citations
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Lattimer, Robert P., et al.. (1986). Mechanisms of Antiozonant Protection: Unextractable Nitrogen in Aged Cis-Polybutadiene Vulcanizates. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 59(2). 263–273. 3 indexed citations
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Lattimer, Robert P., Robert W. Layer, & Choong Kyun Rhee. (1984). Mechanisms of Antiozonant Protection: Antiozonant-Rubber Reactions during Ozone Exposure. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 57(5). 1023–1035. 6 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1981). Synthesis of 1,3,5-trialkylbenzenes from anils of methyl alkyl ketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 46(22). 4552–4555. 11 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1981). Reaction of epoxides with 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 46(25). 5224–5225. 2 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W., et al.. (1979). Isophorone-aniline condensation product. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 44(7). 1146–1149. 6 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1975). Synthesis of 2(3H)benzofuranones from glyoxal and phenols. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 12(5). 1067–1068. 14 indexed citations
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Carman, Charles J., et al.. (1972). Electron Spin Resonance Study of Phenolic Antioxidants. Correlations of Organic Free Radical Stability with Antioxidant Activity. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 45(2). 402–422. 19 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1970). Alkyl aryl nitroxides from imines and nitrosobenzenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 11(50). 4413–4416. 3 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W. & Charles J. Carman. (1968). Isomerization about the CN double bond of quinonediimines. Tetrahedron Letters. 9(11). 1285–1286. 12 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1966). Reaction of Ozone with p-Phenylene-Diamine and Related Compounds. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 39(5). 1584–1592. 25 indexed citations
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Layer, Robert W.. (1963). The Chemistry of Imines.. Chemical Reviews. 63(5). 489–510. 899 indexed citations breakdown →

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