William W. Sampson

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

William W. Sampson is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, William W. Sampson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 32 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 31 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in William W. Sampson's work include Material Properties and Processing (35 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (28 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (27 papers). William W. Sampson is often cited by papers focused on Material Properties and Processing (35 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (28 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (27 papers). William W. Sampson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. William W. Sampson's co-authors include Stephen J. Eichhorn, Ester Rojo, María Soledad Peresin, C. T. J. Dodson, Ingrid C. Hoeger, Janne Laine, Jari Vartiainen, Orlando J. Rojas, Supachok Tanpichai and P.J. Hogg and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

William W. Sampson

74 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Comprehensive elucidation of the effect of residual lignin on the physical, barrier, mechanical and surface properties of nanocellulose films

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Peers

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Per Isaksson Sweden

Xiaoping Yang China

Péter Szabó Denmark

Robert L. Shambaugh United States

Nitesh Mittal Sweden

Xiang Wang China

Jing Jiang China

Siva Parameswaran United States

Jun Peng China

Seyed Abdolkarim Hosseini Ravandi Iran

Per Isaksson Sweden

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625 ×0.8

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427 ×2.3

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Countries citing papers authored by William W. Sampson

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Fields of papers citing papers by William W. Sampson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William W. Sampson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William W. Sampson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William W. Sampson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William W. Sampson. William W. Sampson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Luo, Huize, Jonny J. Blaker, & William W. Sampson. (2025). Tensile properties of wet-spun alginate/cellulose nanocrystal filaments. Carbohydrate Polymers. 367. 123977–123977.

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Ubaid, Jabir, J. Jefferson Andrew, Chanaka Sandaruwan, et al.. (2025). Optimization of interfacial bonding between graphene-enhanced polyethylene liners and CFRP composites using plasma treatment for hydrogen storage applications. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 200. 109336–109336. 1 indexed citations

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Öz, Yahya, et al.. (2024). Influence of thermoplastic fibre-epoxy adhesion on the interlaminar fracture toughness of interleaved polymer composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 189. 108619–108619. 6 indexed citations

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Hou, Jiaxin, William W. Sampson, & Ahu Gümrah Dumanlı. (2024). Macromolecular crowding in chiral assembly of ellipsoidal nanoparticles. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 160(5). 2 indexed citations

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Hou, Jiaxin, William W. Sampson, & Ahu Gümrah Dumanlı. (2024). Co-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals and gold nanorods: insights from molecular dynamics modelling. Soft Matter. 20(46). 9232–9239.

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Bissett, Mark A., et al.. (2023). Percolation Threshold of Clustered, Oriented and Polydisperse Sticks in a Plane. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 6(8). 3 indexed citations

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Haigh, Sarah J., et al.. (2016). Material Choices for Fibre in the Neolithic: An Approach through the Measurement of Mechanical Properties. Archaeometry. 59(3). 574–591. 8 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W. & Jorge Kazuo Yamamoto. (2011). The influence of fines, fibre contact and grammage on the free shrinkage of handsheets. Appita journal. 64(1). 76–82. 2 indexed citations

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Kalaskar, Deepak M., Julie E. Gough, Rein V. Ulijn, et al.. (2008). Controlling cell morphology on amino acid-modified cellulose. Soft Matter. 4(5). 1059–1059. 23 indexed citations

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Eichhorn, Stephen J., et al.. (2006). Chemical functionalisation and geometrical modification of cellulose fibrous networks for tissue engineering. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Kalaskar, Deepak M., et al.. (2006). Engineered & chemically modified porous cellulose fibrous networks for controlled cell adhesion. 11. 1 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W., et al.. (2006). Specific contact area and the tensile strength of paper. Appita journal. 59(4). 297–301. 20 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W., et al.. (2005). The Effect of Machine Conditions and Furnish Properties on Paper CD Shrinkage Profile. 283–306. 7 indexed citations

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Dodson, C. T. J. & William W. Sampson. (2005). Effect of Correlated Free Fibre Lengths on Pore Size Distribution in Fibrous Mats. 943–960. 2 indexed citations

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Roberts, Stephen & William W. Sampson. (2003). The pore radius distribution in paper. Part II: The effect laboratory beating.. Appita journal. 56(4). 281–289. 3 indexed citations

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Oba, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2001). On the distributions of mass, thickness and density in paper.. Appita journal. 54(4). 385–389. 13 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W., et al.. (2001). An investigation into the pilot scale refining of blended papermaking furnishes.. Appita journal. 54(6). 547–551. 3 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W.. (1997). The interdependence of sheet structure and drainage. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 38(8). 45–50. 9 indexed citations

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Dodson, C. T. J. & William W. Sampson. (1997). Modeling a class of stochastic porous media. Applied Mathematics Letters. 10(2). 87–89. 29 indexed citations

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Sampson, William W. & Paul Turner. (1996). The effect of suspension crowding on the in-plane distribution of filler in handsheets. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations

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