| Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles P Akcora, H Liu, SK Kumar, J Moll, Y Li, BC Benicewicz, LS Schadler, ... Nature materials 8 (4), 354-359, 2009 | 960 | 2009 |
| Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites J Jancar, JF Douglas, FW Starr, SK Kumar, P Cassagnau, AJ Lesser, ... Polymer 51 (15), 3321-3343, 2010 | 805 | 2010 |
| Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films A Bansal, H Yang, C Li, K Cho, BC Benicewicz, SK Kumar, LS Schadler Nature materials 4 (9), 693-698, 2005 | 761 | 2005 |
| Nanocomposites with polymer grafted nanoparticles SK Kumar, N Jouault, B Benicewicz, T Neely Macromolecules 46 (9), 3199-3214, 2013 | 639 | 2013 |
| Near-surface alignment of polymers in rubbed films MF Toney, TP Russell, JA Logan, H Kikuchi, JM Sands, SK Kumar Nature 374 (6524), 709-711, 1995 | 440 | 1995 |
| Nanocomposites: structure, phase behavior, and properties SK Kumar, R Krishnamoorti Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1, 37-58, 2010 | 433 | 2010 |
| Modelling the solubility of solids in supercritical fluids with density as the independent variable SK Kumar, KP Johnston The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 1 (1), 15-22, 1988 | 390 | 1988 |
| 50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications? SK Kumar, BC Benicewicz, RA Vaia, KI Winey Macromolecules 50 (3), 714-731, 2017 | 350 | 2017 |
| Chain conformation in ultrathin polymer films RL Jones, SK Kumar, DL Ho, RM Briber, TP Russell Nature 400 (6740), 146-149, 1999 | 319 | 1999 |
| Designed interfaces in polymer nanocomposites: A fundamental viewpoint LS Schadler, SK Kumar, BC Benicewicz, SL Lewis, SE Harton MRS bulletin 32 (4), 335-340, 2007 | 307 | 2007 |
| Off‐lattice Monte Carlo simulations of polymer melts confined between two plates SK Kumar, M Vacatello, DY Yoon The Journal of chemical physics 89 (8), 5206-5215, 1988 | 289 | 1988 |
| The critical role of solvent evaporation on the roughness of spin-cast polymer films KE Strawhecker, SK Kumar, JF Douglas, A Karim Macromolecules 34 (14), 4669-4672, 2001 | 279 | 2001 |
| Immobilized polymer layers on spherical nanoparticles SE Harton, SK Kumar, H Yang, T Koga, K Hicks, HK Lee, J Mijovic, M Liu, ... Macromolecules 43 (7), 3415-3421, 2010 | 258 | 2010 |
| Conformational transitions of spherical polymer brushes: synthesis, characterization, and theory D Dukes, Y Li, S Lewis, B Benicewicz, L Schadler, SK Kumar Macromolecules 43 (3), 1564-1570, 2010 | 258 | 2010 |
| Concentration fluctuation induced dynamic heterogeneities in polymer blends SK Kumar, RH Colby, SH Anastasiadis, G Fytas The Journal of chemical physics 105 (9), 3777-3788, 1996 | 255 | 1996 |
| Phase-separation-induced surface patterns in thin polymer blend films A Karim, TM Slawecki, SK Kumar, JF Douglas, SK Satija, CC Han, ... Macromolecules 31 (3), 857-862, 1998 | 236 | 1998 |
| Controlling the thermomechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites by tailoring the polymer–particle interface A Bansal, H Yang, C Li, BC Benicewicz, SK Kumar, LS Schadler Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 44 (20), 2944-2950, 2006 | 233 | 2006 |
| Macromolecules at surfaces: Research challenges and opportunities from tribology to biology S Granick, SK Kumar, EJ Amis, M Antonietti, AC Balazs, AK Chakraborty, ... Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 41 (22), 2755-2793, 2003 | 212 | 2003 |
| “Gel-like” mechanical reinforcement in polymer nanocomposite melts P Akcora, SK Kumar, J Moll, S Lewis, LS Schadler, Y Li, BC Benicewicz, ... Macromolecules 43 (2), 1003-1010, 2010 | 209 | 2010 |
| Off-lattice Monte Carlo simulations of polymer melts confined between two plates. 2. Effects of chain length and plate separation SK Kumar, M Vacatello, DY Yoon Macromolecules 23 (8), 2189-2197, 1990 | 205 | 1990 |
Brian C. BenicewiczProfessor of Chemistry, University of South CarolinaVerified email at sc.edu
