OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Polymer Reviews is 9. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Chain-Extending Modification for Value-Added Recycled PET: A Review	142
Conductive Polymer/Nanocellulose Composites as a Functional Platform for Electronic Devices: A Mini-Review	100
Recent Advances in the Field of Shape-Memory Polymer from Bio-Based Precursors: Review and Perspective	89
Advances in Ion Conducting Membranes and Binders for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells	86
Material Design for Next-Generation mRNA Vaccines Using Lipid Nanoparticles	82
Main Chain Modified Polylactides. Methods of Synthesis and Applications	67
X-Ray and γ-Ray Shielding Efficiency of Polymer Composites: Choice of Fillers, Effect of Loading and Filler Size, Photon Energy and Multifunctionality	57
An Overview of Three-Dimensional Fillers-Polymer Composites: Fabrications and Applications for Electronics and Energy Storage	56
Radical Polymerization of Methylene Heterocyclic Compounds: Functional Polymer Synthesis and Applications	51
Advancements in Poly(Arylene Piperidinium)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes: From Molecular Design to High-Performance Applications in Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis	50
Recent Advances of Application and Structural Design of Cellulose-Based Composites for EMI Shielding	47
Material Design and Characterization of Conducting Polymer-Based Supercapacitors	47
Systems Based on Biobased Thermoplastics: From Bioresources to Biodegradable Packaging Applications	46
Natural Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Agents and Processing Technologies for the Design of Active Food Packaging Polymers	45
Recent Progress in the Development and Evaluation of Rain and Solid Particle Erosion Resistant Coatings for Leading Edge Protection of Wind Turbine Blades	41
The New Silk Road: Silk Fibroin Blends and Composites for Next Generation Functional and Multifunctional Materials Design	41
Organic Polymer-Constructed Chiral Particles: Preparation and Chiral Applications	39
Thermo-Responsive Cellulose Hydrogels: A Flourishing Frontier in Material Design	35
Synthesis and Characterization of Peptide-Chitosan Engineered Nanoparticles as an Ideal Platform for Food Preservation, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical Applications	33
Progress on the Microlayer Coextrusion and Its Derivative Technologies	32
Constructions and Properties of Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers	31
Recent Advances on Collagen Biomaterial: From Extraction, Cross-Linking to Tissue Regeneration	30
Conducting Polymer-Based Coatings and Thin Films: A Review on Film Processing and Deposition Techniques	29
Recent Advances on Multilayer Polymer Composites of High Energy Density and Low Dielectric Loss	27
Recent Progress in the Development of Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers for Adsorption of Gaseous Volatile Organic Compounds	26

Shellac: A Sustainable Natural Bio-Resin for Emerging Biomedical and Technological Applications—Properties, Modifications, and Challenges	24
Thermosetting Polymer Modified Asphalts: Current Status and Challenges	23
Advances in Debondable Adhesives: A Focus on pH-Dependent Reversible Bonding Technologies	23
Toward Enhancing the Surface Adhesion of Fluoropolymer-Based Coating Materials	22
Microwave-Assisted Physical Foaming of Polymers: A Review	22
Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Mussel-Inspired Polymers	21
Eco-Friendly Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsions and Beyond	19
Surface Activation of High Performance Polymer Fibers: A Review	19
Improving the Performance of Chitin Bioprocessing: Pretreating Chitin and Optimizing Active Enzyme	18
Textile Fiber Production of Biopolymers – A Review of Spinning Techniques for Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Biomedical Applications	16
Cellulose Nanomaterials for Oil Exploration Applications	16
Mechanical Fatigue of Polymer Foams - A Review	15
Current Strategies to Produce 3D Electrospun-Based Wound Dressings for Skin Regeneration	14
Exosomal Micro/Nanoparticles-Based Biological Polymersomes for Gene Delivery in Breast Cancer Therapy: Recent Advances and Progresses on Promising Approaches	14
Enhancing Hemodialysis Through Advanced Polymeric Membranes and Improved Material Additives	14
Recent Progress in PEG-Based Composite Phase Change Materials	14
Advances in Understanding Polymer Retention in Reservoir Rocks: A Comprehensive Review	14
Design and Update of Multifunctional Polypeptides and Their Applications for the Prevention of Viral Infections and Cancer Immunotherapies	12
Revolutionizing Elastomer Technology: Advances in Reversible Crosslinking, Reprocessing, and Self-Healing Applications	12
Recent Advances on Mycelium Based BioComposites: Synthesis, Strains, Lignocellulosic Substrates, Production Parameters	12
Modification Methods Categorization of Polymeric Membranes for Pervaporation: A Review	11
How Are Natural-Based Polymers Shaping the Future of Cancer Immunotherapy—A Review	10
Melt-Based Additive Manufacturing of Polyolefins Using Material Extrusion and Powder Bed Fusion	10
Fatigue Behavior of Elastomeric Components: A Review of the Key Factors of Rubber Formulation, Manufacturing, and Service Conditions	10
Recent Advances in Flexible Foam Pressure Sensors: Manufacturing, Characterization, and Applications – a Review	10
Reversible ionic bond mechanism in self-healing of natural rubber: A review	9
Research Progress in Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochromic Devices	9
Copolymerization of Ethylene With Polar Monomers by Group 4 Catalysts	9