OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Macromolecules 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Easily Recyclable Phenol-Carbamate Covalent Adaptable Networks from Biobased Isocyanate and Cashew Nutshell Liquid Novolac	209
Syndiotactic (Co)polymerization of 4-Vinylbenzocyclobutene Catalyzed by Rare-Earth Metal Complex	173
Correction to “Synthesis, Morphology, and Particle Size Control of Acidic Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersions”	165
Overaging in Glassy Polymers within a Wide Range of Temperature	135
Deformation and Fracture Behaviors of Tough Plasticized Poly(vinyl butyral) across Broad Temperature and Strain Rate Ranges	114
Tunable Waterborne Aspartic Acid-Based Covalent Adaptable Networks with Internal Catalysis and Incorporation in Bioinspired Nanocomposites	112
Light-Regulating Olefin Polymerization Featuring Dithienylethene Switches	104
Issue Publication Information	102
Issue Editorial Masthead	100
Issue Editorial Masthead	97
Issue Publication Information	96
Photoinduced Plasticization of Azobenzene-Containing Epoxy Glasses for Impact Mitigation	92
In Situ SAXS Observation of Transient Network Behavior in Ionically Cross-Linked Polydimethylsiloxane Elastomer with Slow and Fast Stretching	90
Premechanical Training Enables Mechanical Reinforcement of Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations	85
Engineering Methacrylic Block Copolymers by Organic Catalysis Group Transfer Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Nonpolar Media at Room Temperature	84
Syndiospecific Lewis Pair Polymerization of Methacrylates by Rare-Earth/Phosphine Combinations	81
Improving the Photoresponse of Transistor Memory Using Self-Assembled Nanostructured Block Copolymers as a Photoactive Electret	81
Controlling Nanoparticle Diffusion via the Length of the Hydrophilic Side Chain in Gel Networks	80
TEMPO-Functionalized Core-Cross-Linked Micellar Nanoparticles Obtained by Group Transfer Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (GTPISA): A Novel Approach to Antioxidant Lubricant Additives	77
Supramolecular Polymer Networks of Ion-Coordinated Polybenzimidazole with Simultaneously Improved H₂ Permeability and H₂/CO₂ Selectivity	75
Perspective on Polymer Membranes for Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Separation	74
Revealing the Role of Microstructure and Strain Heterogeneities in the Elastic–Plastic Transition of Glassy Polymers	73
Discrete Diblock Copolymers with Tailored Conformational Asymmetry: A Precise Model Platform to Explore Complex Spherical Phases	73
Structure–Property–Performance Relationships of Tetra-Alkylated Phenazine Photoredox Catalysts in Organocatalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization	72
Synergistic Impact of Intra- and Interchain Dispersity on Block Copolymer Self-Assembly	69

Linear (IS)_nI Multiblock Copolymers: Tailoring the Softness of Thermoplastic Elastomers by Flexible Polyisoprene End Blocks	69
En Route to Stabilized Compact Conformations of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles in Complex Media	68
Chain-Increment Approach to the Mutual Miscibility of Polymers with All-Atom Molecular Simulation	68
Methyl Group in Asymmetric DPP n-Type Copolymers Impedes Aggregation and Charge Transport Anisotropy	68
Langevin Dynamics Simulation on the Diffusivity of Polymers in Crowded Environments with Immobile Nanoparticles	67
Deformation Driven Deswelling of Brush Gels	67
Propagatable Hierarchical Architectures from Dispersive Fragments to Periodic Nanosheets within Phase-Separated Nanostructures by Controlling Guest–Host Interaction	66
Poly(vinyl ether) Star Copolymers as Bioderived Thermoplastic Elastomers	66
Scale-Free Cluster–Cluster Aggregation during Polymer Collapse	66
Kinetic Pathway of the Order–Order Transition from Hexagonally Packed Cylinder to Hexagonally Perforated Layer in Polystyrene-block-Poly(2-vinylpyridine) Using Time-Resolved 3D Transmission Ele	65
Predicting χ from Concentration Response to Spatially Varying Potentials	64
A Library Synthesis of N -Alkylacrylamide-Hydroxyethyl Vinyl Ether Alternating Copolymers for Studies of Thermoresponsive Features in Water	62
Evolution of Crystalline Morphology in Ultrathin Films of Copolyesters with Controlled Rigid Dihydric Alcohol Contents	62
Polymer Thermophoresis by Mesoscale Simulations	61
Monitoring Depolymerization in Mesopores Using Dynamic Properties of Polymeric Melt Accessed via Dielectric Spectroscopy	60
Living 3,4-Isoselective (Co)polymerization of Biobased β-Farnesene Catalyzed by Phosphine-Functionalized Fluorenyl Rare-Earth Metal Catalysts	60
Unraveling Structure–Reactivity and Structure–Property Relationships for the Amidation of Methyl Ester-Functionalized Poly(2-Oxazoline)s	59
Synthesis of Heterografted Amphiphilic Cyclic Polymers via the Self-Folding Cyclization Technique and Their Application as Oil-in-Water Emulsion Stabilizers	59
Bioinspired Metal–Ligand Networks with Enhanced Stability and Performance: Facile Preparation of Hydroxypyridinone (HOPO)-Functionalized Materials	58
Tuning Crystallinity of Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Microspheres through Emulsification Temperature Changes	58
Absorption Coefficient and Optical Contrast Modulation through Side Chain Engineering of Electrochromic Polymers	58
Sustainable, Processable, and Oil-Resistant Biodegradable Thermoplastic Elastomer via Dynamic Vulcanization	58
Dinuclear Half-Titanocene Complex Bearing an Anthracene-Bridged Bifunctional Alkoxide Ligand: Unprecedented Cooperativity toward Copolymerization of Ethylene with 1-Octene or Norbornene	57
Nanopatterning of Liquid–Liquid Interfaces by Mikto-Grafted Molecular Brush Polymers	56
Reversible Co-Self-Assembly and Self-Sorting Systems of Polymer Micelles in Water: Polymers Switch Association Partners in Response to Salts	56
Breaking the Paradox between Grafting-Through and Depolymerization to Access Recyclable Graft Polymers	56
Single-Chain Slip-Spring Simulation for Entangled Nonconcatenated Ring Polymer Melts	55
Fluoroalkyl Chain End Groups Regulating Crystal/Amorphous Interfaces of Semicrystalline Polyethylene Films	55
Storable, Dual-Component Systems for Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization	54
Self-Alternating Polymerization of m-Vinyl-1,1-diphenylethylene and Cyclopolymerization of o-Vinyl-1,1-diphenylethylene	54