OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Polymer Journal is 54. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Freeze/thawed polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels: Present, past and future	208
Molecularly imprinted polymers by the surface imprinting technique	198
An overview of dynamic covalent bonds in polymer material and their applications	176
Physically cross-linked chitosan-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review	146
A review of etching methods of MXene and applications of MXene conductive hydrogels	136
The fabrication of antibacterial hydrogels for wound healing	133
Advances of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) and the application in drug delivery	125
Chemical extraction and modification of chitin and chitosan from shrimp shells	122
Surface and interface modification of aramid fiber and its reinforcement for polymer composites: A review	109
Bio-based poly (butylene succinate): Recent progress, challenges and future opportunities	106
Developments of PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) as a biomedical material: A focused review	106
Citric acid: A green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical applications	101
Biodegradable polymers in drug delivery and oral vaccination	100
Fabrication of PVA/PAAm IPN hydrogel with high adhesion and enhanced mechanical properties for body sensors and antibacterial activity	99
Recent advances in natural polymer-based hydroxyapatite scaffolds: Properties and applications	89
Reactive compatibilization and properties of low-cost and high-performance PBAT/thermoplastic starch blends	87
Functionalized polylysine biomaterials for advanced medical applications: A review	84
Poly (propylene imine) dendrimer as an emerging polymeric nanocarrier for anticancer drug and gene delivery	84
Compatibilization strategies and analysis of morphological features of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)/poly(lactic acid) PLA blends: A state-of-art review	81
Polymer blends and polymer composites for cardiovascular implants	77
Pectin hydrogels, aerogels, cryogels and xerogels: Influence of drying on structural and release properties	76
Polymer-based biomaterials for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications: A focus on topical drug administration	75
Major factors affecting the characteristics of starch based biopolymer films	74
Coaxial and emulsion electrospinning of extracted hyaluronic acid and keratin based nanofibers for wound healing applications	72
Advanced polymer-based composites and structures for biomedical applications	72

Ultra-low dielectric constant polyimides: Combined efforts of fluorination and micro-branched crosslink structure	70
Synergistic effects of conductive PVA/PEDOT electrospun scaffolds and electrical stimulation for more effective neural tissue engineering	68
Main-chain water-soluble polyphosphoesters: Multi-functional polymers as degradable PEG-alternatives for biomedical applications	68
Review on recent advances in 4D printing of shape memory polymers	67
Phosphate-based covalent adaptable networks with recyclability and flame retardancy from bioresources	67
Recent advances in biodegradable polymers – Properties, applications and future prospects	67
Recent advances in electrospun nanofibers for wound dressing	66
Thermal and flame-retardant properties of intrinsic flame-retardant epoxy resin containing biphenyl structures and phosphorus	65
A review of fused deposition modelling for 3D printing of smart polymeric materials and composites	65
Soy protein-based adhesive with superior bonding strength and water resistance by designing densely crosslinking networks	63
Carboxymethylcellulose/polyacrylic acid/starch-modified Fe3O4 interpenetrating magnetic nanocomposite hydrogel beads as pH-sensitive carrier for oral anticancer drug delivery system	63
Coaxial electrospun membranes with thermal energy storage and shape memory functions for simultaneous thermal/moisture management in personal cooling textiles	63
From gas release to foam synthesis, the second breath of blowing agents	62
Recent advances in superhydrophobic surfaces for practical applications: A review	62
Superior radical scavenging and catalytic carbonization capacities of bioderived assembly modified ammonium polyphosphate as a mono-component intumescent flame retardant for epoxy resin	62
Advances and challenges in conductive hydrogels: From properties to applications	60
Mechanical and thermal properties of electrospun polyimide/rGO composite nanofibers via in-situ polymerization and in-situ thermal conversion	60
Design of photoinitiating systems based on the chalcone-anthracene scaffold for LED cationic photopolymerization and application in 3D printing	60
A review on recent advances of Protein-Polymer hydrogels	57
Photoinitiators of polymerization with reduced environmental impact: Nature as an unlimited and renewable source of dyes	57
POSS hybrid hydrogels: A brief review of synthesis, properties and applications	56
Enhanced piezoelectric performance of PVDF/BiCl3/ZnO nanofiber-based piezoelectric nanogenerator	56
A recyclable vanillin-based epoxy resin with high-performance that can compete with DGEBA	56
Glycerol: Its properties, polymer synthesis, and applications in starch based films	56
Blends and composites of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and their applications	56
The use of TPGS in drug delivery systems to overcome biological barriers	56
Challenges in developing of chitosan – Based polyelectrolyte complexes as a platform for mucosal and skin drug delivery	55
Advances in development of the dendrimers having natural saccharides in their structure for efficient and controlled drug delivery applications	55
Exploring dendrimer-based drug delivery systems and their potential applications in cancer immunotherapy	55
Recent advances on coumarin-based photoinitiators of polymerization	54
Adhesion mechanism and application progress of hydrogels	54
A review on wound dressings: Antimicrobial agents, biomaterials, fabrication techniques, and stimuli-responsive drug release	54