biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties is a research topic within Biomaterials. Science Explorer counts 73k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development, synthesis, properties, and applications of biodegradable polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates. It covers topics including sustainable polymers, tissue engineering materials, ring-opening polymerization, biomedical applications, nanocomposites, and the production of green plastics.
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Polylactic Acid
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates
- Sustainable Polymers
- Tissue Engineering Materials
- Ring-Opening Polymerization
- Biomedical Applications
- Nanocomposites
- Green Plastics
- Polyester Synthases
- Research works
- 73k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (4.4k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4.4k works
- 2 India 1.5k works
- 3 United States 1.1k works
- 4 Germany 540 works
- 5 Brazil 492 works
- 6 Italy 489 works
- 7 Japan 480 works
- 8 Spain 450 works
- 9 France 448 works
- 10 South Korea 435 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 111 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 107 works
- 3 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 83 works
- 4 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 79 works
- 5 South China University of Technology China 70 works
- 6 Jiangnan University China 68 works
- 7 Zhejiang University China 61 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 60 works
- 9 East China University of Science and Technology China 58 works
- 10 Donghua University China 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties?
The most-cited researchers publishing on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties include Seeram Ramakrishna, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Róbert Langer.
- 1 Seeram Ramakrishna 5.1k citations
- 2 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski 4.4k citations
- 3 Róbert Langer 4.2k citations
- 4 Yong Sik Ok 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research done?
The largest centres of biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bayreuth.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BayreuthDE · 31.6 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties than the world average.
Where is the best place to study biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Forestry University, National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology and Beijing Technology and Business University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Forestry University China | 57.1 | 34.7% | 8.6× | 39 | +20.7% |
| 2 | National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology Italy | 55.3 | 21.6% | 39.5× | 25 | +58.1% |
| 3 | Beijing Technology and Business University China | 55.2 | 24.6% | 12.8× | 43 | +10.3% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China | 54.2 | 15.9% | 12.1× | 83 | -13.2% |
| 5 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 53.2 | 30.0% | 6.7× | 48 | +40.6% |
| 6 | Kasetsart University Thailand | 52.9 | 18.6% | 10.5× | 34 | +22.0% |
| 7 | South China Agricultural University China | 52.9 | 37.7% | 3.9× | 21 | +291.3% |
| 8 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok Thailand | 52.5 | 24.9% | 9.9× | 20 | +37.8% |
| 9 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China | 52.3 | 14.2% | 13.6× | 79 | -16.6% |
| 10 | Jiangnan University China | 51.8 | 24.0% | 7.3× | 68 | +7.7% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.