Most cited papers in biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
What are the most cited papers in biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties?
The most cited paper in biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties is "Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing" (Suprakas Sinha Ray, Masami Okamoto, 2003), with 6,798 citations. Next come "Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) as Biodegradable Controlled Drug Delivery Carrier" (4,766) and "Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials" (4,397).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,445 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing Suprakas Sinha Ray, Masami Okamoto · Progress in Polymer Science | 17 Oct 2003 | 6,798 |
| 2 | Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) as Biodegradable Controlled Drug Delivery Carrier Hirenkumar K. Makadia, Steven J. Siegel · Polymers | 26 Aug 2011 | 4,766 |
| 3 | Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials Lakshmi S. Nair, Cato T. Laurencin · Progress in Polymer Science | 12 Jun 2007 | 4,397 |
| 4 | Biodegradable and bioactive porous polymer/inorganic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering Kurosch Rezwan, Q.Z. Chen, Jonny James Blaker et al. · Biomaterials | Mar 2006 | 3,841 |
| 5 | Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities Alice A. Horton, Alexander Walton, David J. Spurgeon et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 4 Feb 2017 | 3,757 |
| 6 | A Literature Review of Poly(Lactic Acid) Donald Garlotta · Journal of Polymers and the Environment | Apr 2001 | 3,686 |
| 7 | Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites Emmanuel P. Giannelis · Advanced Materials | 1996 | 3,476 |
| 8 | Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment Ali Chamas, Hyunjin Moon, Jiajia Zheng et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 3 Feb 2020 | 3,465 |
| 9 | An Overview of Polylactides as Packaging Materials Rafael A. Auras, Bruce Harte, Susan E. M. Selke · Macromolecular Bioscience | 24 Aug 2004 | 3,422 |
| 10 | A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate) Shosuke Yoshida, Kazumi Hiraga, Toshihiko Takehana et al. · Science | 10 Mar 2016 | 3,416 |
| 11 | Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review Shady Farah, Daniel G. Anderson, Róbert Langer · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews | 26 Jun 2016 | 3,409 |
| 12 | Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste Kim Ragaert, Laurens Delva, Kevin M. Van Geem · Waste Management | 18 Aug 2017 | 3,256 |
| 13 | Controlled/living radical polymerization: Features, developments, and perspectives Wade A. Braunecker, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski · Progress in Polymer Science | 2007 | 3,167 |
| 14 | Plastic debris in the open ocean Andrés Cózar, Fidel Echevarrı́a, J. Ignacio González-Gordillo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 30 Jun 2014 | 3,157 |
| 15 | Phase Separation by Low Complexity Domains Promotes Stress Granule Assembly and Drives Pathological Fibrillization Amandine Molliex, Jamshid P. Temirov, Jihun Lee et al. · Cell | Sep 2015 | 2,909 |
| 16 | Sustainable polymers from renewable resources Yunqing Zhu, Charles Romain, Charlotte K. Williams · Nature | 13 Dec 2016 | 2,764 |
| 17 | Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed et al. · Biotechnology Advances | 28 Jan 2008 | 2,753 |
| 18 | Processing technologies for poly(lactic acid) Loong‐Tak Lim, Rafael A. Auras, Maria I. Rubino · Progress in Polymer Science | 20 Jun 2008 | 2,737 |
| 19 | Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions Helen Shnada Auta, Chijioke Uche Emenike, S. H. Fauziah · Environment International | 8 Mar 2017 | 2,654 |
| 20 | Polylactic Acid Technology Ray Drumright, Patrick R. Gruber, David E. Henton · Advanced Materials | Dec 2000 | 2,616 |
| 21 | Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Current Status and Future Perspectives Krzysztof Matyjaszewski · Macromolecules | 11 Apr 2012 | 2,591 |
| 22 | Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products P. Gallezot · Chemical Society Reviews | 12 Sep 2011 | 2,561 |
| 23 | Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: an overview Philippe Lebaron · Applied Clay Science | Sep 1999 | 2,495 |
| 24 | Occurrence, metabolism, metabolic role, and industrial uses of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates Alistair J. Anderson, EDWIN A. DAWES · Microbiological Reviews | Dec 1990 | 2,474 |
| 25 | An overview of the recent developments in polylactide (PLA) research Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri, Nimisha Rajendran Nair, Rojan Pappy John · Bioresource Technology | 11 Jul 2010 | 2,435 |
| 26 | Mechanical properties of nylon 6-clay hybrid Yoshitsugu Kojima, Arimitsu Usuki, Masaya Kawasumi et al. · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources | May 1993 | 2,430 |
| 27 | Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites Stephen James Eichhorn et al. · Journal of Materials Science | 23 Sep 2009 | 2,417 |
| 28 | The plastic in microplastics: A review Anthony L. Andrady · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 24 Apr 2017 | 2,380 |
| 29 | Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Werner Kloas, Christiane Zarfl et al. · Global Change Biology | 16 Dec 2017 | 2,362 |
| 30 | Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.) Mark A. Oakley Browne, Awantha Dissanayake, Tamara S. Galloway et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 30 May 2008 | 2,257 |
| 31 | Synthesis, structure and properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates: biological polyesters Kumar Sudesh, Hideki Abe, Y. Doi · Progress in Polymer Science | Dec 2000 | 2,249 |
| 32 | Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide and Glycolide Odile Dechy‐Cabaret, Blanca Martín-Vaca, Didier Bourissou · Chemical Reviews | 5 Oct 2004 | 2,245 |
| 33 | Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers Bret D. Ulery, Lakshmi S. Nair, Cato T. Laurencin · Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics | 5 May 2011 | 2,207 |
| 34 | An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles Vincent Tournier, Christopher M. Topham, A. Gilles et al. · Nature | 8 Apr 2020 | 2,197 |
| 35 | Synthesis of nylon 6-clay hybrid Arimitsu Usuki, Yoshitsugu Kojima, Masaya Kawasumi et al. · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources | May 1993 | 2,197 |
| 36 | Poly(lactic acid) modifications Rahul M. Rasal, Amol V. Janorkar, Douglas E. Hirt · Progress in Polymer Science | 17 Dec 2009 | 2,192 |
| 37 | Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition João P.G.L. Frias, Róisín Nash · Marine Pollution Bulletin | 21 Nov 2018 | 2,171 |
| 38 | Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment Berit Gewert, Merle M. Plassmann, Matthew MacLeod · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts | 2015 | 2,153 |
| 39 | Chemical recycling of waste plastics for new materials production AliReza Rahimi, Jeannette M. Garcı́a · Nature Reviews Chemistry | 7 Jun 2017 | 2,151 |
| 40 | Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Chung Wai Lau, Werner Kloas et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 25 Apr 2019 | 2,149 |
| 41 | Sustainable Bio-Composites from Renewable Resources: Opportunities and Challenges in the Green Materials World Amar Kumar Mohanty, Manjusri Misra, Lawrence T. Drzal · Journal of Polymers and the Environment | Apr 2002 | 2,143 |
| 42 | Biodegradable polymers for food packaging: a review Valentina Siracusa, Pietro Rocculi, Santina Romani et al. · Trends in Food Science & Technology | 19 Jul 2008 | 2,106 |
| 43 | Bioplastics for a circular economy Jan‐Georg Rosenboom, Róbert Langer, Giovanni Battista Traverso · Nature Reviews Materials | 20 Jan 2022 | 2,101 |
| 44 | Polymer blends and composites from renewable resources Long Fei Yu, Katherine Dean, Lin Li · Progress in Polymer Science | Jun 2006 | 2,101 |
| 45 | Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity Tao Lin Sun, Takayuki Kurokawa, Shinya Kuroda et al. · Nature Materials | 26 Jul 2013 | 2,085 |
| 46 | Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe, Colin R. Janssen · Environmental Pollution | 5 Jul 2014 | 2,074 |
| 47 | Biodegradable block copolymers as injectable drug-delivery systems Byeongmoon Jeong, You Han Bae, Doo Sung Lee et al. · Nature | 28 Aug 1997 | 1,997 |
| 48 | Natural-based plasticizers and biopolymer films: A review Melissa Gurgel Adeodato Vieira, Mariana Altenhofen da Silva, Lucielen Oliveira Santos et al. · European Polymer Journal | 31 Dec 2010 | 1,987 |
| 49 | Biodegradable Polymers for the Environment Richard A. Gross, Bhanu Kalra · Science | 2 Aug 2002 | 1,977 |
| 50 | Bio-nanocomposites for food packaging applications Jong‐Whan Rhim, Hwan‐Man Park, Chang‐Sik Ha · Progress in Polymer Science | 13 May 2013 | 1,971 |
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