OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Cellular Plastics is 3. 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
Increasing cell density/decreasing cell size to produce microcellular and nanocellular thermoplastic foams: A review	45
Progress in the development of bead foams – A review	24
Effect of extrudate swell on extrusion foam of polyethylene terephthalate	16
Overview and comparison of modelling methods for foams	16
The effect of organofluorine additives on the morphology, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams	15
Morphological, thermal and mechanical properties of recycled HDPE foams via rotational molding	15
Damping and cushioning characteristics of Polyjet 3D printed photopolymer with Kelvin model	12
Enhancement of the mechanical and acoustical properties of flexible polyurethane foam/waste seashell composites for industrial applications	12
Polyolefinic nanocomposite foams: Review of microstructure-property relationships, applications, and processing considerations	11
Effects of pressure drop rate and CO₂ content on the foaming behavior of newly developed high-melt-strength polypropylene in continuous extrusion	11
Fabrication of rigid polyimide foams with overall enhancement of thermal and mechanical properties	11
Emerging trends in flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foam and its composites: A review	10
Eco-friendly composites of polyurethane and sheath palm residues	10
Enhanced energy absorption characteristics of novel integrated hybrid honeycomb/polystyrene foam	10
Calculating diffusion coefficients from molecular dynamics simulations for foam extrusion modelling of polypropylene with CO₂, N₂ and ethanol	10
Rigid bio-based wood/polyurethane foam composites expanded under confinement	9
Effect of carbon nanotube doping on the energy dissipation and rate dependent deformation behavior of polyurethane foams	9
Syntactic foam under compressive stress: Comparison of modeling predictions and experimental measurements	8
Low density rigid polyurethane foam incorporated with renewable polyol as sustainable thermal insulation material	8
Optimization of injection parameters to obtain selected properties on foamed PP with hollow glass microspheres and thermally expandable microspheres using Taguchi method	8
Thermal degradation kinetics of a lignin particle-reinforced phenolic foam	8
Experimental and numerical study of the polyurethane foaming process using high-pressure CO₂	7
Enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of characterizing polymeric cellular structures using 3D-based computed tomography	7
Thermal conductivity analysis of a new sub-micron sized polystyrene foam	7
Gelatin-based cellular solids: Fabrication, structure and properties	7

Easily route to control density of polyimide foams and impact on mechanical and combustion behaviors	7
Influence of molecular structure on the rheological properties and foamability of long chain branched polypropylene by “one-pot” reactive extrusion	7
A machine learning approach to estimate the strain energy absorption in expanded polystyrene foams	7
Evaluating the gas-laden ability of polymer melt under atmospheric conditions using a modified torque rheometer	6
Effect of MWCNT carboxyl functionalization on the shear rheological and electrical properties of HMS-PP/MWCNT foams	5
Solid-state foaming of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene through microcellular 3D printing process	5
Synergetic effect of crystal nucleating agent and melt self-enhancement of isotactic polypropylene on its rheological and microcellular foaming properties	5
Foaming behavior of poly(lactic acid) with different D-isomer content based on supercritical CO₂-induced crystallization	5
Cryogenic thermal insulating and mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane foams blown with hydrofluoroolefin: Effect of perfluoroalkane	5
Carbon particulate and controlled-hydrolysis assisted extrusion foaming of semi-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate for the enhanced thermal insulation property	5
Cellular Bi₂O₃/natural rubber composites for light-weight and lead-free gamma-shielding materials and their properties under gamma irradiation	5
Melamine-formaldehyde rigid foams – Manufacturing and their thermal insulation properties	5
Glass transition of PLA-CO₂ mixtures after solid-state saturation	4
High performance biobased pour-in-place rigid polyurethane foams from facile prepared castor oil-based polyol: Good compatibility with pentane series blowing agent	4
In situ synthesis of CO₂ adducts of modified polyethylenimines in polyether polyols for polyurethane foaming	4
Predicting mechanical performance of starch-based foam materials	4
3D printed geometrically tessellated sheets with origami-inspired patterns	4
Experimental investigation on the forming and evolution process of cell structure in gas counter pressure assisted chemical foaming injection molded parts	4
Application of computed tomography data–based modelling technique for polymeric low density foams, Part A: Model development	4
Exfoliated two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide reinforced epoxy syntactic foams	4
Effect of carbon allotropes on foam formation, cure characteristics, mechanical and thermal properties of NRF/carbon composites	4
Extensional rheology and CO₂ foaming of thermoplastics vulcanizates: Influence of the crosslinking chemistry	4
Rigid polyurethane foams modified with borate and oxamide groups – Preparation and properties	4
Recycling printed polypropylene labels and polyolefins caps as chemical foaming agent to produce foam products	3
Impact performance of innovative corrugated polystyrene foam for bicycle helmets	3
Preparing low-Density microcellular polystyrene foam by in-Situ fibrillated PTFE and supramolecular nucleator TMC-300 in the presence of sc-CO₂	3
Colour of polyurethane foams filled with wood and wood derivatives exposed to two xylophagous fungi	3
Application of computed tomography data–based modelling technique for polymeric low density foams, Part B: Characterization of the mechanical behaviour	3
Directing the pore size of rigid polyurethane foam via controlled air entrainment	3
Foaming behavior of the fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer assisted with supercritical carbon dioxide	3
Effect of tris(1-chloro-2-propyl)phosphate in combination with aluminum hypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate on flame retardancy and thermal decomposition of rigid polyurethane foams	3
Quasistatic response of a shear-thickening foam: Microstructure evolution and infrared thermography	3
Expandable polystyrene without any embedded blowing agent	3