OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Polymer Journal is 6. 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
Novel degradable acetal-linkage-containing epoxy resins with high thermal stability: synthesis and application in carbon fiber-reinforced plastics	30
Indoor photovoltaic energy harvesting based on semiconducting π-conjugated polymers and oligomeric materials toward future IoT applications	29
Creation of softmaterials based on self-oscillating polymer gels	28
Strategic design and synthesis of π-conjugated polymers suitable as intrinsically stretchable semiconducting materials	27
TEMPO-catalyzed oxidation of polysaccharides	26
Bacterial cellulose production, functionalization, and development of hybrid materials using synthetic biology	24
Linear elasticity of polymer gels in terms of negative energy elasticity	22
Rheological studies on polymer networks with static and dynamic crosslinks	21
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based temperature- and pH-responsive polymer materials for application in biomedical fields	21
Evolutions of precision radical polymerizations from metal-catalyzed radical addition: living polymerization, step-growth polymerization, and monomer sequence control	21
Precise synthesis of polyrotaxane and preparation of supramolecular materials based on its mobility	20
Exploring the advantages of oxygen-tolerant thiol-ene polymerization over conventional acrylate free radical photopolymerization processes for pressure-sensitive adhesives	19
Crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene containing a fibrous nucleating agent in a flow field	18
Simple preparation, properties, and functions of vitrimer-like polyacrylate elastomers using trans-N-alkylation bond exchange	18
Modeling the crystallization kinetics of polymers displaying high levels of secondary crystallization	18
Amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymer bottlebrushes: synthesis, characterization, and study of their self-assembly into flower-like micelles	17
Structural and mechanical properties of biodegradable poly(lactic acid) and pectin composites: using bionucleating agent to improve crystallization behavior	17
Functionalization of silk fibroin-based biomaterials for tissue engineering	17
A comprehensive study of the structure and piezoelectric response of biodegradable polyhydroxybutyrate-based films for tissue engineering applications	16
Data-driven approaches for structure-property relationships in polymer science for prediction and understanding	16
Practical synthesis of dendritic hyperbranched polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization	16
Hybrid biodegradable electrospun scaffolds based on poly(l-lactic acid) and reduced graphene oxide with improved piezoelectric response	15
Recent advances and challenges in experiment-oriented polymer informatics	15
Poly(ether sulfone)-based ultrafiltration membranes using chitosan/ammonium chloride to enhance permeability and antifouling properties	15
Thermoresponsive PEDOT:PSS/PNIPAM conductive hydrogels as wearable resistive sensors for breathing pattern detection	15

Preparation and properties of silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures	15
Morphological and chemical stabilities of polypyrrole in aqueous media for 1 year	14
Microbial autotrophic biorefineries: Perspectives for biopolymer production	14
PPV-type π-conjugated polymers based on hypervalent tin(IV)-fused azobenzene complexes showing near-infrared absorption and emission	14
Specific β-glucans in chain conformations and their biological functions	13
Conjugated polymers based on selenophene building blocks	13
Analysis of the formation mechanism of polyion complexes of polysaccharides by molecular dynamics simulation with oligosaccharides	13
Chemically modified bamboo fiber/ABS composites for high-quality additive manufacturing	13
Characterizing block-copolymer micelles used in nanomedicines via solution static scattering techniques	12
Precision synthesis of reducing-end thiol-modified cellulose enabled by enzyme selection	12
Microdomain structure change and macroscopic mechanical response of styrenic triblock copolymer under cyclic uniaxial and biaxial stretching modes	12
Hydrophilic and absorption properties of reversible nanocomposite polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels reinforced with graphene-doped zinc oxide nanoplates for enhanced antibacterial activity	12
Glucan phosphorylase-catalyzed enzymatic synthesis of unnatural oligosaccharides and polysaccharides using nonnative substrates	12
Confined crystallization and chain conformational change in electrospun poly(ethylene oxide) nanofibers	11
Cross-sectional observation of a weak boundary layer in polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) using scanning electron microscope	11
Enzyme-catalyzed propagation of cello-oligosaccharide chains from bifunctional oligomeric primers for the preparation of block co-oligomers and their crystalline assemblies	11
Investigation of the chemical changes and mechanism of the epoxy-amine system by in situ infrared spectroscopy and two-dimensional correlation analysis	11
Development of semiconducting polymers based on a novel heteropolycyclic aromatic framework	11
RAFT polymerization of isopropenyl boronate pinacol ester and subsequent terminal olefination: precise synthesis of poly(alkenyl boronate)s and evaluation of their thermal properties	11
Thermoelectric properties of polypropylene carbon nanofiber melt-mixed composites: exploring the role of polymer on their Seebeck coefficient	11
Synthetic innovations for cyclic polymers	11
A boronate gel-based synthetic platform for closed-loop insulin delivery systems	10
Synthesis of functional and architectural polyethers via the anionic ring-opening polymerization of epoxide monomers using a phosphazene base catalyst	10
Production technology and applications of honeycomb films	10
Nucleic acid-based fluorescent sensor systems: a review	10
Effects of different types of maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene on the interfacial shear strengths of carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites	10
Special issue: CO2: capture of, utilization of, and degradation into	10
Carbon black/silica hybrid filler networking and its synergistic effects on the performance of styrene-butadiene rubber composites	10
Water-based binder with easy reuse characteristics for silicon/graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries	10
Application of naphthalene diimide in biotechnology	10
Enhanced self-humidification and proton conductivity in magnetically aligned NiO-Co3O4/chitosan nanocomposite membranes for high-temperature PEMFCs	10
Growth of polypropylene crystals in the vicinity of carbon fibers and improvement of their interfacial shear strength	10
Molecular dynamics and structure of polyrotaxane in solution	10
Thermal properties of poly(3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) copolymers with narrow comonomer-unit compositional distributions	10
Poly[oligo(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) methacrylate] as a surface modifier for bioinertness	10
Anticancer efficacy of cyclodextrin-based hyperbranched polymer nanoparticles containing alpha-mangostin	9
Synchrotron X-ray-analyzed inner structure of polyethylene spherulites and atomistic simulation of a trigger of the lamellar twisting phenomenon	9
Stretchable π-conjugated polymer electrets for mechanoelectric generators	9
Reconfigurable and NIR-responsive shape memory polymer containing bipheunit units and graphene	9
Versatile functionalization of polymeric soft materials by implanting various types of dynamic cross-links	9
Quantitative analysis of stereoscopic molecular orientations in thermally reactive and heterogeneous noncrystalline thin films via variable-temperature infrared pMAIRS and GI-XRD	9
Development and application of pH-responsive polymers	9
Self-assembly of carbohydrate-based block copolymer systems: glyconanoparticles and highly nanostructured thin films	9
Sum frequency generation imaging for semi-crystalline polymers	9
Liquid-liquid phase separation and self-assembly of a lysine derivative Fmoc-L-lysine in water-DMSO mixtures	9
Copolymerization of ethylene and methyl acrylate by palladium catalysts bearing IzQO ligands containing methoxyethyl ether moieties and salt effects for polymerization	9
Boosting sericin extraction through alternative silk sources	9
Supramolecular organogel of polyureas containing POSS units in the main chain: dependence on the POSS and comonomer structures	8
Delocalization suppresses nonradiative charge recombination in polymer solar cells	8
From controlled radical polymerization of vinyl ether to polymerization-induced self-assembly	8

Processing optimization of PEDOT:PSS and PEDOT:PSS/Tween 80 films	8
Application of the Hofmeister series to the structure and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) films containing metal salts	8
Isolated and aggregated carvacrol guest molecules in cocrystalline poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide films	8
Polymers of lignin-sourced components as a facile chemical integrant for the Passerini three-component reaction	8
Design of peptides with strong binding affinity to poly(methyl methacrylate) resin by use of molecular simulation-based materials informatics	8
Ultrasoft all-hydrogel aqueous lithium-ion battery with a coaxial fiber structure	8
Water-soluble polymer micelles formed from amphiphilic diblock copolymers bearing pendant phosphorylcholine and methoxyethyl groups	8
Catalyst-transfer system in stoichiometry-independent AA+BB-type Migita–Kosugi–Stille coupling polycondensation using ester-functionalized dibromo monomer	8
Fabrication of flexible blend films using a chitosan derivative and poly(trimethylene carbonate)	8
Frustrated element-blocks: A new platform for constructing unique stimuli-responsive luminescent materials	8
Synthesis of vinyl polymers substituted with 2-propanol and acetone and investigation of their reversible hydrogen storage capabilities	8
Synthesis of biobased functional materials using photoactive cinnamate derivatives	8
Biomimetic antibiofouling oil infused honeycomb films fabricated using breath figures	8
Facile preparation of 2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane-based thermoresponsive polymers and hydrogels	8
Functionalized organic nanotubes with highly tunable crosslinking site density for mechanical enhancement and pH-controlled drug release of nanocomposite hydrogels	8
Leveraging mechanochemistry for sustainable polymer degradation	8
Development of design strategies for conjugated polymer binders in lithium-ion batteries	8
Exploring the effects of bound rubber phase on the physical properties of nano-silica composites with a vitrimer-like bond exchangeable matrix	8
Interfacial preparation of ferroelectric polymer nanostructures for electronic applications	8
Tetrazine-based 1D polymers for the selective chemiresistive sensing of nitrogen dioxide via the interplay between hydrogen bonding and n-heteroatom interactions	8
Dimensionally thermally stable biomass-based polyimides for flexible electronic applications	8
Micellar structure of hydrophobically modified polysaccharides in aqueous solution	7
Discovery of island-nanomatrix structure in natural rubber	7
Effect of the cyclic structure content on aliphatic polycarbonate-based polyurethane	7
Tuning the thermal and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) with 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid acting as a biobased crosslinking agent	7
Visualization of judgment regions in convolutional neural networks for X-ray diffraction and scattering images of aliphatic polyesters	7
Control of the molecular permeability of polysaccharide composite films utilizing a molecular imprinting approach	7
Double-cyclopolymerization using trifunctional incompletely condensed cage silsesquioxane with methacryloyl groups	7
Development of an advanced reverse osmosis membrane based on detailed nanostructure analysis	7
Smart polymer chemosensors: signal-amplification systems with allosterism	7
Synthesis of pH-responsive polyimide hydrogel from bioderived amino acid	7
A case study of monomer design for controlled/living supramolecular polymerization	7
Phosphorylase-catalyzed synthesis and self-assembled structures of cellulose oligomers in the presence of protein denaturants	7
Evaluation of the rheological and rupture properties of gelatin-based hydrogels blended with polymers to determine their drug diffusion behavior	7
A polythiophene-based chemosensor array for Japanese rice wine (sake) tasting	7
Rheological and mechanical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) doped with lithium salts	7
Evaluation of the supramolecular structure of drug delivery carriers using synchrotron X-ray scattering	7
Water-soluble alginate–based adhesive: catechol modification and adhesion properties	7
Conformational relaxation of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer at a solid interface	7
Direct synthesis of a robust cellulosic composite from cellulose acetate and a nanofibrillated bacterial cellulose sol	7
π-Conjugated polymers based on flexible heteroatom-containing complexes for precise control of optical functions	7
Structure and properties of polysaccharide/imogolite hybrids	6
Molecular dynamics simulations of the folding structure of a thermoresponsive 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate oligomer in the globule state	6
Fabrication of single-ion conducting polymer-coated separators and their application in nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries	6
New developments in polymer brush fabrication: concepts and physical properties of dynamic polymer brushes	6
Observation of molecular motions in polymer thin films by laboratory grazing incidence diffracted X-ray blinking	6
N-type conjugated polyelectrolyte enabled by in situ self-doping during aldol condensation	6
The role of reduced graphene oxide as a secondary filler in improving the performance of silica-filled styrene-butadiene rubber compounds	6
Construction of a reduction-responsive oligonucleotide via a post-modification approach utilizing 4-nitrophenyl diazomethane	6
In situ photo-on-demand phosgenation reactions with chloroform for syntheses of polycarbonates and polyurethanes	6
Photoinduced plasticizing effect of the addition of azobenzene on the glass transition temperature and mechanical properties of polycarbonate	6
Removal of viruses from their cocktail solution by liquid-crystalline water-treatment membranes	6
BIAN-based durable polymer metal complex as a cathode material for Li–O2 battery applications	6
Getting glued in the sea	6
POSS cage-scrambling-induced gelation of POSS-pendant random copolymers catalyzed by fluoride anions	6
Chemical tongues: biomimetic recognition using arrays of synthetic polymers	6
Alternating chain sequence weakening of interfacial molecular interactions enhances the Tg confinement effect of polymers	6
External stimulus control of structural color visibility using colloidal particles covered with a catecholic polymer shell layer	6
Photocontrolled chiral supramolecular assembly of azobenzene amphiphiles in aqueous media	6
Acceptor-acceptor type polymers based on cyano-substituted benzochalcogenadiazole and diketopyrrolopyrrole for high-efficiency n-type organic thermoelectrics	6
Thermo-driven self-healable organic/inorganic nanohybrid polyurethane film with excellent mechanical properties	6
Development of polymer-wrapping methods for functionalization of carbon materials	6
Supramolecular assemblies and polymer recognition based on polygonal and pillar-shaped macrocycles “pillar[n]arenes”	6
n-Type carbon nanotube sheets for high in-plane ZT values in double-doped electron-donating graft copolymers containing diphenylhydrazines	6
pH-responsive aggregation control of multiarm star polymers depending on the ionic segment sequence of arm polymers	6
Computational study of the interaction between natural rubber α-terminal groups and l-quebrachitol, one of the major components of natural rubber	6
New strategy for lowering the energy levels of one frontier molecular orbital in conjugated molecules and polymers based on Aza-substitution at the isolated HOMO or LUMO	6
A benchmark for gel structures: bond percolation enables the fabrication of extremely homogeneous gels	6
Polymer heat-proofing using defibered plants obtained by wet-type bead milling of Japanese cedar	6
Kinesin motors driven microtubule swarming triggered by UV light	6
Thermal crosslinking of polylactide/star-shaped polycaprolactone for toughening and resistance to thermal deformation	6
Analysis of the glass effect and Trommsdorff effect during bulk polymerization of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and butyl methacrylate	6
Surface modification of poly(phenylene sulfide) using photoinitiated chlorine dioxide radical as an oxidant	6