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Researcher · Federal University of Technology Owerri · Nigeria

Isaac O. Igwe

Isaac O. Igwe publishes mostly in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Civil and Structural Engineering, on topics such as Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

OpenAlex
World rank
#2,828,977
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Nigeria
#4,028
of 26,141
Works
39
Citations
941
Citations per work
24.1
h-index
15
i10-index 19Top 37% in Polymers and Plastics
Isaac O. Igwe

What does Isaac O. Igwe research?

Isaac O. Igwe's work is mostly in Materials Science (57%), Engineering (24%).

Physical Sciences: 32 works · 81.4% of their workMaterials Science: 22 works · 57.2% of their workPolymers and Plastics: 13 works · 33.9% of their workBiomaterials: 7 works · 17.0% of their workMaterials Chemistry: 2 works · 6.3% of their workEngineering: 9 works · 24.2% of their workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 works · 11.6% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 2 works · 6.3% of their workMechanics of Materials: 2 works · 6.3% of their workEverything else: 7 works · 18.6% of their workTHEIR WORKIsaac O. Igwe39works
Physical Sciences81%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science2257.2%
    2. Engineering924.2%
  2. Everything else718.6%
  1. 1Polymers and Plastics34% of their works
  2. 2Biomaterials17% of their works
  3. 3Civil and Structural Engineering12% of their works
  4. 4Biomedical Engineering6% of their works
  5. 5Materials Chemistry6% of their works
  6. 6Mechanics of Materials6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Isaac O. Igwe's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Composites, Natural Fibers and Polymer Composites.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites294 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties243 topics
  3. Biodegradable Polymers203 topics
  4. Nanoparticles152 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications142 topics
  6. Composites141 topic
  7. Natural Fibers141 topic
  8. Polymer Composites112 topics
  9. Layered Silicate101 topic
  10. Polymer101 topic
  11. Chitin71 topic
  12. Chitosan71 topic
  13. Polyhydroxyalkanoates71 topic
  14. Polylactic Acid71 topic
  15. Self-Healing61 topic
  16. Shape Memory Polymers61 topic
  17. Corrosion Inhibitors51 topic
  18. Metal Corrosion51 topic
  19. Polymer Blends51 topic
  20. Polymer Crystallization51 topic
  21. Polymer Tribology51 topic
  22. Wear Behavior51 topic

Where does Isaac O. Igwe work?

Isaac O. Igwe's main affiliation in the publication record is Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.

How many publications and citations does Isaac O. Igwe have?

OpenAlex counts 39 works and 941 citations for Isaac O. Igwe, an h-index of 15, ranking #2,828,977 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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