OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Polymer Science is 56. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	532
Engineering surface-grafted polymers for adhesion and friction control	377
Editorial Board	282
Harnessing dynamic covalent chemistry in sustainable biomass-based polymers: Synthesis, dynamic functionalities and potential of dithiolane-containing supramolecular polymers	225
Infrared plastic optics and photonic devices using chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur	225
Sequence- and stereo-defined macromolecules: Properties and emerging functionalities	218
Sustainable polyurethanes: toward new cutting-edge opportunities	211
From plant phenols to novel bio-based polymers	208
Photo-responsive polymers based on ο-Nitrobenzyl derivatives: from structural design to applications	205
Noncovalent semiconducting polymer monolayers for high-performance field-effect transistors	190
Living cell-mediated in-situ polymerization for biomedical applications	188
Hydrogels for bioinspired soft robots	186
Supramolecular polymer materials based on ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units	183
Bio-based polyesters: Recent progress and future prospects	147
Machine learning for analyses and automation of structural characterization of polymer materials	146
4D printing of polymers: Techniques, materials, and prospects	144
Engineering surface amphiphilicity of polymer nanostructures	142
Two‐dimensional conjugated polymer frameworks for solar fuel generation from water	139
The multifaceted role of tannic acid: From its extraction and structure to antibacterial properties and applications	138
Editorial Board	129
Editorial Board	123
Ring-opening polymerization of representative carbocyclic and oxacyclic monomers: Versatile platform toward advanced functional polymers	117
Radical polymerization kinetics of water-soluble monomers	114
Hydrophilic polymers: Current trends and visions for the future	112
Editorial Board	111

Relaxation behavior of polymer thin films: Effects of free surface, buried interface, and geometrical confinement	100
Large amplitude oscillatory shear flow: Microstructural assessment of polymeric systems	99
Promising strategies and new opportunities for high barrier polymer packaging films	92
Manipulating interfacial polymerization for polymeric nanofilms of composite separation membranes	91
Towards the Development of Green Flame Retardancy by Polybenzoxazines	90
Editorial Board	88
Biobased polymers for advanced applications: Towards a sustainable future	87
Functional polymer materials for modern marine biofouling control	83
Self-healable functional polymers and polymer-based composites	83
Synthetic pressure sensitive adhesives for biomedical applications	82
Strain-induced multiscale structural evolutions of crystallized polymers: From fundamental studies to recent progresses	81
Editorial Board	78
Functional polymers for lithium metal batteries	77
Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications	77
Polyesters and deep eutectic solvents: From synthesis through modification to depolymerization	76
Biodegradable cellulose ester blends: Studies, compatibilization, biodegradable behavior, and applications. A review	75
From pixels to voxels: A mechanistic perspective on volumetric 3D-printing	74
Supramolecular polymers: Recent advances based on the types of underlying interactions	74
A review of computational approaches used in the modelling, design, and manufacturing of biodegradable and biobased polymers	74
Editorial Board	73
Editorial Board	73
Crystallization in thin films of polymer glasses: The role of free surfaces, solid interfaces and their competition	72
Best practices and recommendations for accurate nanomechanical characterization of heterogeneous polymer systems with atomic force microscopy	71
Synthetic biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Recent advances and future challenges	70
Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride with functional comonomers and applications therefrom: Recent developments, challenges and future trends	70
Recent advances in coacervation and underlying noncovalent molecular interaction mechanisms	69
Editorial Board	68
Editorial Board	68
Editorial Board	67
Biobased acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives	66
Selective localization of carbon nanotubes and its effect on the structure and properties of polymer blends	63
Recyclable fire-retardant bio-based thermosets: From molecular engineering to performances and applications	63
Hemicellulose: Structure, chemical modification, and application	61
Dynamic Covalent Bond: Modes of Activation of the C—ON Bond in Alkoxyamines	61
Porous organic polymers with defined morphologies: Synthesis, assembly, and emerging applications	58
Control of coordination polymerization behavior by counter-anionic effects	57
Superabsorbent Polymers: From long-established, microplastics generating systems, to sustainable, biodegradable and future proof alternatives	56
Recyclable/degradable materials via the insertion of labile/cleavable bonds using a comonomer approach	56
Advances in design and biomedical application of hierarchical polymer brushes	56
Cyclodextrin polymers: Structure, synthesis, and use as drug carriers	56