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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives	372
Nanocellulose based biodegradable polymers	176
Polymer scaffolds as drug delivery systems	159
Chitosan/PVA hydrogels incorporated with green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles for wound healing applications	152
Molecularly imprinted polymers by the surface imprinting technique	148
Freeze/thawed polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels: Present, past and future	137
An overview of dynamic covalent bonds in polymer material and their applications	134
Status and future scope of hydrogels in wound healing: Synthesis, materials and evaluation	133
Recent advances in carbon nanofibers and their applications – A review	124
Polyethylene terephthalate degradation under natural and accelerated weathering conditions	121
Physically cross-linked chitosan-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review	115
The fabrication of antibacterial hydrogels for wound healing	112
Development of reinforced chitosan/pectin scaffold by using the cellulose nanocrystals as nanofillers: An injectable hydrogel for tissue engineering	109
Advances of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) and the application in drug delivery	103
4D printing of shape memory polymers	102
Quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan. A critical overview on the synthesis and properties generated by quaternization	100
Chemical extraction and modification of chitin and chitosan from shrimp shells	99
Tuning the conformation and mechanical properties of silk fibroin hydrogels	95
Light activated shape memory polymers and composites: A review	92
Biodegradable polymers in drug delivery and oral vaccination	88
Developments of PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) as a biomedical material: A focused review	88
Synthesis of silica nanoparticles grafted with copolymer of acrylic acrylamide for ultra-removal of methylene blue from aquatic solutions	87
Moving polyvinyl pyrrolidone electrospun nanofibers and bioprinted scaffolds toward multidisciplinary biomedical applications	85
Citric acid: A green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical applications	82
Fabrication of PVA/PAAm IPN hydrogel with high adhesion and enhanced mechanical properties for body sensors and antibacterial activity	80

Surface and interface modification of aramid fiber and its reinforcement for polymer composites: A review	80
A review of etching methods of MXene and applications of MXene conductive hydrogels	79
Bio-based poly (butylene succinate): Recent progress, challenges and future opportunities	77
An overview of fire retardant treatments for synthetic textiles: From traditional approaches to recent applications	76
In-vitro and in-vivo study of superabsorbent PVA/Starch/g-C3N4/Ag@TiO2 NPs hydrogel membranes for wound dressing	75
Recent advances on push–pull organic dyes as visible light photoinitiators of polymerization	74
Recent advances in natural polymer-based hydroxyapatite scaffolds: Properties and applications	73
Research progress in bio-based self-healing materials	72
Antibacterial nano cerium oxide/chitosan/cellulose acetate composite films as potential wound dressing	71
Reactive compatibilization and properties of low-cost and high-performance PBAT/thermoplastic starch blends	70
Poly (propylene imine) dendrimer as an emerging polymeric nanocarrier for anticancer drug and gene delivery	66
Renewable castor oil and DL-limonene derived fully bio-based vinylogous urethane vitrimers	64
Polymer blends and polymer composites for cardiovascular implants	64
Pectin hydrogels, aerogels, cryogels and xerogels: Influence of drying on structural and release properties	64
Recent advances on naphthalic anhydrides and 1,8-naphthalimide-based photoinitiators of polymerization	62
Hybrid polyhydroxyurethanes: How to overcome limitations and reach cutting edge properties?	62
Functionalized polylysine biomaterials for advanced medical applications: A review	62
Coaxial and emulsion electrospinning of extracted hyaluronic acid and keratin based nanofibers for wound healing applications	62
Polycaprolactone-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for in vitro magnetic hyperthermia therapy of cancer	61
The role of polycaprolactone-triol (PCL-T) in biomedical applications: A state-of-the-art review	60
Ultra-low dielectric constant polyimides: Combined efforts of fluorination and micro-branched crosslink structure	59
Phosphate-based covalent adaptable networks with recyclability and flame retardancy from bioresources	58
Main-chain water-soluble polyphosphoesters: Multi-functional polymers as degradable PEG-alternatives for biomedical applications	57
Advanced polymer-based composites and structures for biomedical applications	57
Synergistic effects of conductive PVA/PEDOT electrospun scaffolds and electrical stimulation for more effective neural tissue engineering	57
Compatibilization strategies and analysis of morphological features of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)/poly(lactic acid) PLA blends: A state-of-art review	57
Mechanical and thermal properties of electrospun polyimide/rGO composite nanofibers via in-situ polymerization and in-situ thermal conversion	56
Soy protein-based adhesive with superior bonding strength and water resistance by designing densely crosslinking networks	56
Polymeric thermoelectric PEDOT: PSS & composites: Synthesis, progress, and applications	56
Major factors affecting the characteristics of starch based biopolymer films	54
From gas release to foam synthesis, the second breath of blowing agents	54