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S.M. Sapuan

S.M. Sapuan publishes mostly in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering, on topics such as Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies.

World rank
#235,433
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Malaysia
#434
of 7,538
Works
182
Citations
1k
Citations per work
5.6

What does S.M. Sapuan research?

Polymers and Plastics: 23.8%Biomaterials: 20.1%Mechanical Engineering: 9.2%Mechanics of Materials: 5.9%other fields: 41.0%24%top field
Polymers and Plastics23.8%Biomaterials20.1%Mechanical Engineering9.2%Mechanics of Materials5.9%other fields41.0%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Polymers and Plastics24% of their works
  2. 2Biomaterials20% of their works
  3. 3Mechanical Engineering9% of their works
  4. 4Mechanics of Materials6% of their works
  5. 5Materials Chemistry5% of their works
  6. 6Automotive Engineering5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe S.M. Sapuan's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biomedical Applications, Composites, Natural Fibers, Nanocomposites, Biodegradable Polymers, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Polylactic Acid and Cellulose Nanocrystals.

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 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications443 topics
  2. Composites401 topic
  3. Natural Fibers401 topic
  4. Nanocomposites363 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers302 topics
  6. Polyhydroxyalkanoates161 topic
  7. Polylactic Acid161 topic
  8. Cellulose Nanocrystals141 topic
  9. Chitin141 topic
  10. Chitosan141 topic
  11. Nanocellulose141 topic
  12. 3D Printing131 topic
  13. Additive Manufacturing131 topic
  14. Composite Springs81 topic
  15. Vehicle Suspension81 topic
  16. Layered Silicate61 topic
  17. Polymer61 topic
  18. Assembly Planning51 topic
  19. Design for Manufacture51 topic

Where does S.M. Sapuan work?

S.M. Sapuan's main affiliation in the publication record is Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

How many publications and citations does S.M. Sapuan have?

Science Explorer counts 182 works and 1,021 citations for S.M. Sapuan, ranking #235,433 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite 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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