W. P. Cox

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

W. P. Cox is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, W. P. Cox has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in W. P. Cox's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (5 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (3 papers). W. P. Cox is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (5 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (5 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (3 papers). W. P. Cox collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. W. P. Cox's co-authors include E. H. Merz, Stephen T. Newman, Christine Charles, Rod Boswell, Rikizo Hatakeyama, Kazunori Takahashi, Lotte Nielsen, R. L. Ballman, E. W. Hornung and W. F. Giauque and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. P. Cox

10 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Correlation of dynamic and steady flow viscosities

1958 1.6k citations W. P. Cox, E. H. Merz Journal of Polymer Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. P. Cox United States	10	849	685	330	272	258	11	1.9k
E. H. Merz United States	6	907 1.1×	677 1.0×	328 1.0×	289 1.1×	265 1.0×	11	1.8k
M. M. Cross United Kingdom	11	488 0.6×	779 1.1×	324 1.0×	170 0.6×	322 1.2×	16	2.2k
Shigeharu Onogi Japan	25	1.1k 1.3×	991 1.4×	121 0.4×	149 0.5×	330 1.3×	113	1.7k
K. Te Nijenhuis Netherlands	20	523 0.6×	207 0.3×	283 0.9×	330 1.2×	227 0.9×	56	1.5k
Kurt F. Wissbrun United States	17	1.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	122 0.4×	345 1.3×	467 1.8×	38	2.4k
Kwang Soo Cho South Korea	19	859 1.0×	1.3k 1.8×	533 1.6×	273 1.0×	503 1.9×	85	2.5k
Jung Gun Nam South Korea	7	509 0.6×	876 1.3×	469 1.4×	183 0.7×	370 1.4×	10	1.6k
C. W. Macosko United States	32	1.8k 2.1×	1.0k 1.5×	194 0.6×	423 1.6×	690 2.7×	84	3.6k
Chr. Friedrich Germany	19	662 0.8×	379 0.6×	116 0.4×	291 1.1×	290 1.1×	36	1.2k
V. Tirtaatmadja Australia	15	372 0.4×	860 1.3×	154 0.5×	77 0.3×	256 1.0×	18	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. P. Cox

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All Works

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Charles, Christine, et al.. (2013). Interactions between arrayed hollow cathodes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 46(14). 145204–145204. 11 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P., et al.. (2011). Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Mapping of the Magnetically Steered Helicon Double-Layer Thruster. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39(11). 2460–2461.

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Cox, W. P., et al.. (2010). Magnetic Ion Beam Deflection in the Helicon Double-Layer Thruster. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 26(5). 1045–1052. 13 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Kazunori, Christine Charles, Rod Boswell, W. P. Cox, & Rikizo Hatakeyama. (2009). Transport of energetic electrons in a magnetically expanding helicon double layer plasma. Applied Physics Letters. 94(19). 76 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P., Rhys Hawkins, Christine Charles, & Rod Boswell. (2008). Three-Dimensional Mapping of Ion Density in a Double-Layer Helicon Plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 36(4). 1386–1387. 12 indexed citations

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Newman, Stephen T. & W. P. Cox. (1960). The glass temperature of semicrystalline polymers. Journal of Polymer Science. 46(147). 29–49. 68 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P. & R. L. Ballman. (1960). Calculation of the apparent viscosity of polystyrene melts. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 4(10). 121–121. 9 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P., et al.. (1960). Dynamic mechanical measurement of M_n. Journal of Polymer Science. 44(143). 149–154. 10 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P. & E. H. Merz. (1958). Correlation of dynamic and steady flow viscosities. Journal of Polymer Science. 28(118). 619–622. 1644 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cox, W. P., et al.. (1957). Dynamic viscosity and shear modulus of molten polystyrene as a function of molecular weight. Journal of Polymer Science. 26(114). 365–374. 17 indexed citations

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Cox, W. P., E. W. Hornung, & W. F. Giauque. (1955). The Spontaneous Transformation from Macrocrystalline to Microcrystalline Phases at Low Temperatures. The Heat Capacity of MgSO₄·6H₂O¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(15). 3935–3938. 11 indexed citations

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