D. J. Plazek

D. J. Plazek publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

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D. J. Plazek D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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Best Publications

• Correlation of polymer segmental chain dynamics with temperature-dependent time-scale shifts

  Donald J. Plazek;Kia L. Ngai

  654
  Citations

• Identification of Different Modes of Molecular Motion in Polymers That Cause Thermorheological Complexity

  K. L. Ngai;D. J. Plazek

  450
  Citations

• Physical Properties of Aromatic Hydrocarbons. I. Viscous and Viscoelastic Behavior of 1:3:5‐Tri‐α‐Naphthyl Benzene

  Donald J. Plazek;Joseph H. Magill

  354
  Citations

• Volume and enthalpy recovery of polystyrene

  S.L. Simon;J.W. Sobieski;D.J. Plazek

  307
  Citations

• Temperature dependence of the viscoelastic behavior of polystyrene.

  Unknown

  263
  Citations

• Viscoelastic properties of polymers. 4. Thermorheological complexity of the softening dispersion in polyisobutylene

  D. J. Plazek;I.-C. Chay;K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  233
  Citations

• 1995 BINGHAM MEDAL ADDRESS : OH, THERMORHEOLOGICAL SIMPLICITY, WHEREFORE ART THOU ?

  Donald J. Plazek

  230
  Citations

• A study of the linear viscoelastic properties of cyclic polystyrenes using creep and recovery measurements

  G. B. McKenna;B. J. Hostetter;N. Hadjichristidis;L. J. Fetters

  217
  Citations

• Viscoelastic behavior of low molecular weight polystyrene

  Unknown

  179
  Citations

• Epoxy resins (DGEBA): The curing and physical aging process

  D. J. Plazek;Z. N. Frund

  171
  Citations

• The Temperature Dependence of the Viscoelastic Behavior of Poly(vinyl acetate)

  Donald J Plazek

  170
  Citations

• Physical aging of a polyetherimide: Volume recovery and its comparison to creep and enthalpy measurements

  Sindee L. Simon;Donald J. Plazek;J. William Sobieski;Eric T. McGregor

  162
  Citations

• Couplings between the cooperatively rearranging regions of the Adam–Gibbs theory of relaxations in glass‐forming liquids

  K. L. Ngai;R. W. Rendell;D. J. Plazek

  153
  Citations

• The physical properties of bisphenol-A-based epoxy resins during and after curing†

  In-Chul Choy;Donald J. Plazek

  134
  Citations

• A quantitative explanation of the difference in the temperature dependences of the viscoelastic softening and terminal dispersions of linear amorphous polymers

  K. L. Ngai;D. J. Plazek

  124
  Citations

• Some examples of possible descriptions of dynamic properties of polymers by means of the coupling model

  Kai L. Ngai;Donald J. Plazek;Ronald W. Rendell

  123
  Citations

• Viscoelastic behavior of atactic polypropylene

  Daniel L. Plazek;Donald J. Plazek

  121
  Citations

• Physical Properties of Aromatic Hydrocarbons. II. Solidification Behavior of 1,3,5‐Tri‐α‐Naphthylbenzene

  Unknown

  106
  Citations

• The Frequency and Temperature Dependence of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of a High Density Polyethylene

  Unknown

  97
  Citations

• Magnetic bearing torsional creep apparatus

  Unknown

  87
  Citations