W. G. Barb

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

W. G. Barb is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, W. G. Barb has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in W. G. Barb's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (5 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (3 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (3 papers). W. G. Barb is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (5 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (3 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (3 papers). W. G. Barb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. W. G. Barb's co-authors include J. H. Baxendale, K. R. Hargrave, Philip George, C. H. Bamford, G. H. Kenner, J. B. Park, Andreas F. von Recum and A. D. Jenkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.

In The Last Decade

W. G. Barb

20 papers receiving 915 citations

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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.

Reactions of ferrous and ferric ions with hydrogen peroxide. Part I.—The ferrous ion reaction

1951 433 citations W. G. Barb, J. H. Baxendale et al. Transactions of the Faraday Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. G. Barb United Kingdom	14	429	204	191	189	122	20	1.0k
Richard Partch United States	19	315 0.7×	324 1.6×	91 0.5×	250 1.3×	156 1.3×	63	1.1k
Shigendo Akita Japan	20	203 0.5×	183 0.9×	241 1.3×	71 0.4×	293 2.4×	42	1.2k
Fergus Gessner Brazil	14	110 0.3×	230 1.1×	142 0.7×	60 0.3×	83 0.7×	23	654
Samia M. Ibrahim Egypt	18	341 0.8×	275 1.3×	142 0.7×	110 0.6×	120 1.0×	73	864
Hiroaki Egawa Japan	23	237 0.6×	359 1.8×	224 1.2×	151 0.8×	161 1.3×	99	1.5k
Antonis Avranas Greece	17	285 0.7×	179 0.9×	306 1.6×	30 0.2×	152 1.2×	44	968
M. Chanda Canada	16	139 0.3×	151 0.7×	267 1.4×	92 0.5×	106 0.9×	66	740
Ignazio Renato Bellobono Italy	20	313 0.7×	706 3.5×	264 1.4×	94 0.5×	177 1.5×	108	1.7k
Jörg Hofmann Germany	16	239 0.6×	241 1.2×	122 0.6×	83 0.4×	131 1.1×	41	841
Hılmı Namlı Türkiye	14	276 0.6×	184 0.9×	168 0.9×	106 0.6×	99 0.8×	34	868

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Barb, W. G., J. B. Park, G. H. Kenner, & Andreas F. von Recum. (1982). Intramedullary fixation of artificial hip joints with bone cement‐precoated implants. I. Interfacial strengths. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 16(4). 447–458. 35 indexed citations

Park, J. B., W. G. Barb, G. H. Kenner, & Andreas F. von Recum. (1982). Intramedullary fixation of artificial hip joints with bone cement‐precoated implants. II. Density and histological study. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 16(4). 459–469. 14 indexed citations

Kenner, G. H., et al.. (1982). Bone Embedding Technique with Inhibited Pmma Monomer. Stain Technology. 57(2). 121–126. 18 indexed citations

Barb, W. G.. (1981). Intramedullary Fixation of Artificial Hip Joints with Bone-Cement Precoated Shafts. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 2 indexed citations

Barb, W. G.. (1959). Effect of chemical structure on the softening point of substituted polystyrenes and related materials. Journal of Polymer Science. 37(132). 515–532. 46 indexed citations

Barb, W. G., et al.. (1959). On the coagulation of polymer latices by freezing and thawing. Journal of Polymer Science. 37(132). 499–514. 22 indexed citations

Barb, W. G.. (1955). Some aspects of the polymerization and depolymerization of N-substituted ethyleneimines. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 2577–2577. 10 indexed citations

Barb, W. G.. (1955). A rebuttal to “the penultimate unit effect in free radical copolymerization”. Journal of Polymer Science. 18(88). 310–312. 2 indexed citations

Barb, W. G.. (1955). The kinetics and mechanism of the polymerization of ethyleneimine. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 2564–2564. 16 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1955). Interconversions of itaconic and citraconic anhydride in amine solutions. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 1647–1647. 5 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G., J. H. Baxendale, Philip George, & K. R. Hargrave. (1955). Reactions of ferrous and ferric ions with hydrogen peroxide. Part 3.—Reactions in the presence of α:α′-dipyridyl. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 51(0). 935–946. 13 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1953). A Suggested Reaction Mechanism for the Copolymerization of Ethylene and Carbon Monoxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(1). 224–226. 8 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1953). Effect of nonterminal monomer units on the reactivity of polymeric free radicals. Journal of Polymer Science. 11(2). 117–126. 149 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1953). Ultra-violet absorption and molecular complex formation of maleic anhydride in aromatic solvents. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 49. 143–143. 46 indexed citations

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Bamford, C. H. & W. G. Barb. (1953). The copolymerization of styrene and maleic anhydride. Free radical reactivities under heterogeneous conditions. Discussions of the Faraday Society. 14. 208–208. 57 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1953). Role of depropagation reactions in the copolymerization of styrene and sulfur dioxide. Journal of Polymer Science. 10(1). 49–62. 35 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1952). The copolymerization of styrene and sulphur dioxide II. The kinetics of polymerization. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 212(1109). 177–192. 29 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G.. (1952). The copolymerization of styrene and sulphur dioxide - I. Properties and composition of the copolymer, and evidence for the existence of a styrene/sulphur dioxide complex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 212(1108). 66–80. 68 indexed citations

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Bamford, C. H., W. G. Barb, & A. D. Jenkins. (1952). Some Aspects of Vinyl Polymerization in Heterogeneous Systems. Nature. 169(4312). 1044–1046. 18 indexed citations

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Barb, W. G., J. H. Baxendale, Philip George, & K. R. Hargrave. (1951). Reactions of ferrous and ferric ions with hydrogen peroxide. Part I.—The ferrous ion reaction. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 47(0). 462–500. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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