Witold Kuran

1.9k total citations
90 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Witold Kuran is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Witold Kuran has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Organic Chemistry, 39 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology and 26 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Witold Kuran's work include Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (39 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (19 papers). Witold Kuran is often cited by papers focused on Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (39 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (25 papers) and Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (19 papers). Witold Kuran collaborates with scholars based in Poland and Italy. Witold Kuran's co-authors include S. Pasynkiewicz, Gabriel Rokicki, Andrzej Rokicki, A. Musco, Zbigniew Florjańczyk, Jadwiga Skupińska, Jan Łukaszczyk, Katarzyna Jaszcz, Marcin Sobczak and Robert M. Siwiec and has published in prestigious journals such as Progress in Polymer Science, Polymer and Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Witold Kuran

89 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Witold Kuran Poland 23 1.0k 866 768 315 217 90 1.6k
Sung Jae Na South Korea 14 916 0.9× 568 0.7× 606 0.8× 133 0.4× 177 0.8× 14 1.2k
D.R. Billodeaux United States 13 858 0.8× 532 0.6× 586 0.8× 60 0.2× 303 1.4× 27 1.2k
Arron C. Deacy United Kingdom 17 937 0.9× 649 0.7× 693 0.9× 150 0.5× 225 1.0× 20 1.3k
Maximilian W. Lehenmeier Germany 11 1.4k 1.3× 502 0.6× 805 1.0× 138 0.4× 293 1.4× 11 1.5k
Sergei I. Vagin Germany 26 978 0.9× 655 0.8× 658 0.9× 147 0.5× 485 2.2× 50 1.7k
Robert Eberhardt Germany 10 754 0.7× 578 0.7× 435 0.6× 60 0.2× 161 0.7× 11 949
B.M. Chamberlain United States 7 1.5k 1.4× 1.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.9× 82 0.3× 225 1.0× 7 1.9k
Juan Tejeda Spain 31 667 0.6× 1.9k 2.2× 505 0.7× 130 0.4× 831 3.8× 71 2.5k
Tieqi Xu China 22 702 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 541 0.7× 132 0.4× 524 2.4× 62 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Witold Kuran

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All Works

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Łukaszczyk, Jan, et al.. (2000). Synthesis of functional polycarbonates by copolymerization of carbon dioxide with allyl glycidyl ether. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 21(11). 754–757. 38 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (2000). Application of a solid-state postpolycondensation method for synthesis of high molecular weight polycarbonates. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 77(10). 2165–2171. 13 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1999). The Solid state postpolycondensation of poly(bisphenol a carbonate) in the presence of thermally unstable poly(propylene carbonate). Polish Journal of Chemical Technology. 1. 26–30. 1 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold. (1998). Coordination polymerization of heterocyclic and heterounsaturated monomers. Progress in Polymer Science. 23(6). 919–992. 124 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold. (1997). Polar vinyl monomer polymerization and copolymerization with olefins promoted by organometallic catalysts. Polimery. 42(10). 604–609. 3 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1995). Propylene Oxide Homopolymerization and Copolymerization with Carbon Dioxide by γ-Alumina-Supported Zinc Coordination Catalysts. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 32(3). 393–403. 12 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1994). Degradation of poly(propylene carbonate) by coordination catalysts containing phenolatozinc and alcoholatozinc species. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 195(3). 1011–1015. 27 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1993). Copolymcrizalion of oxiranes and dioxolanones as a novel method for the synthesis of poly(elher-carbonale). Polimery. 38(08/09). 405–408. 5 indexed citations
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Rokicki, Gabriel & Witold Kuran. (1984). Cyclic Carbonates Obtained by Reactions of Alkali Metal Carbonates with Epihalohydrins. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 57(6). 1662–1666. 46 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1983). Radical copolymerization of potassium methacrylate and acrylonitrile in the presence of 18‐crown‐6 ether in ethyl alcohol as solvent. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 21(11). 3333–3335. 1 indexed citations
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Florjańczyk, Zbigniew, et al.. (1983). Copolymerization of vinyl chloride and methyl acrylate catalyzed by ethylaluminium compounds. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 184(5). 913–924. 2 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1979). Effect of the heteroatom x in the catalytic system ZnR2/o‐ or m‐HXC6H4XH on the copolymerization of carbon dioxide with propylene oxide. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 180(2). 361–366. 14 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1979). A new route for synthesis of oligomeric polyurethanes. Alternating copolymerization of carbon dioxide and aziridines. Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition. 17(7). 2003–2011. 13 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, Andrzej Rokicki, & S. Pasynkiewicz. (1978). On the products of reactions of zinc dialkyls with pyrogallol. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 157(2). 135–143. 8 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, S. Pasynkiewicz, & Jadwiga Skupińska. (1977). Organozinc catalyst systems for the copolymerization of carbon dioxide with propylene oxide. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 178(1). 47–54. 22 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, S. Pasynkiewicz, & Jadwiga Skupińska. (1977). On the mechanism of the carbon dioxide/propylene oxide alternating copolymerization in the presence of organozinc catalysts. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 178(8). 2149–2158. 26 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, et al.. (1976). Copolymerization of polar vinyl monomers with butadiene in the presence of Lewis acids. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 177(5). 1293–1299. 11 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold & A. Musco. (1975). Synthesis and characterization of tertiary phosphine Pd(0) complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 12(1). 187–193. 103 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold & A. Musco. (1972). Reactivity of the metal coordinated allyl ligand. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 40(1). C47–C48. 10 indexed citations
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Kuran, Witold, S. Pasynkiewicz, & Zbigniew Florjańczyk. (1972). Metal halide and organometal halide catalyzed copolymerization and cyclocodimerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 154(1). 71–79. 25 indexed citations

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