OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Polymer Reviews is 7. 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
Chain-Extending Modification for Value-Added Recycled PET: A Review	102
Recent Advances in the Field of Shape-Memory Polymer from Bio-Based Precursors: Review and Perspective	85
Conductive Polymer/Nanocellulose Composites as a Functional Platform for Electronic Devices: A Mini-Review	81
Material Design for Next-Generation mRNA Vaccines Using Lipid Nanoparticles	81
Main Chain Modified Polylactides. Methods of Synthesis and Applications	77
Advances in Ion Conducting Membranes and Binders for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells	70
X-Ray and γ-Ray Shielding Efficiency of Polymer Composites: Choice of Fillers, Effect of Loading and Filler Size, Photon Energy and Multifunctionality	69
An Overview of Three-Dimensional Fillers-Polymer Composites: Fabrications and Applications for Electronics and Energy Storage	63
Branched Polymer Materials as Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications	50
Radical Polymerization of Methylene Heterocyclic Compounds: Functional Polymer Synthesis and Applications	48
Recent Advances of Application and Structural Design of Cellulose-Based Composites for EMI Shielding	42
Material Design and Characterization of Conducting Polymer-Based Supercapacitors	40
Systems Based on Biobased Thermoplastics: From Bioresources to Biodegradable Packaging Applications	38
Natural Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Agents and Processing Technologies for the Design of Active Food Packaging Polymers	36
A Review on Multifunctional Epoxy-Based Joncryl® ADR Chain Extended Thermoplastics	36
The New Silk Road: Silk Fibroin Blends and Composites for Next Generation Functional and Multifunctional Materials Design	34
Organic Polymer-Constructed Chiral Particles: Preparation and Chiral Applications	34
Recent Progress in the Development and Evaluation of Rain and Solid Particle Erosion Resistant Coatings for Leading Edge Protection of Wind Turbine Blades	33
Progress on the Microlayer Coextrusion and Its Derivative Technologies	33
Thermo-Responsive Cellulose Hydrogels: A Flourishing Frontier in Material Design	32
Constructions and Properties of Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers	29
Recent Advances on Collagen Biomaterial: From Extraction, Cross-Linking to Tissue Regeneration	29
Recent Advances on Multilayer Polymer Composites of High Energy Density and Low Dielectric Loss	28
Recent Progress in the Development of Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers for Adsorption of Gaseous Volatile Organic Compounds	27
Thermosetting Polymer Modified Asphalts: Current Status and Challenges	25

Microwave-Assisted Physical Foaming of Polymers: A Review	25
Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Mussel-Inspired Polymers	23
Eco-Friendly Room-Temperature Polymerization in Emulsions and Beyond	21
Toward Enhancing the Surface Adhesion of Fluoropolymer-Based Coating Materials	21
Surface Activation of High Performance Polymer Fibers: A Review	18
Textile Fiber Production of Biopolymers – A Review of Spinning Techniques for Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Biomedical Applications	17
Improving the Performance of Chitin Bioprocessing: Pretreating Chitin and Optimizing Active Enzyme	17
Recent Advances in Modifications, Properties and Applications of 2-Isopropyl-2-Oxazoline (Co)Polymers	15
Mechanical Fatigue of Polymer Foams - A Review	15
Cellulose Nanomaterials for Oil Exploration Applications	15
Recent Progress in PEG-Based Composite Phase Change Materials	14
Design and Update of Multifunctional Polypeptides and Their Applications for the Prevention of Viral Infections and Cancer Immunotherapies	13
Recent Advances on Mycelium Based BioComposites: Synthesis, Strains, Lignocellulosic Substrates, Production Parameters	11
Recent Advances in Flexible Foam Pressure Sensors: Manufacturing, Characterization, and Applications – a Review	11
Advances in Understanding Polymer Retention in Reservoir Rocks: A Comprehensive Review	11
Revolutionizing Elastomer Technology: Advances in Reversible Crosslinking, Reprocessing, and Self-Healing Applications	11
Fatigue Behavior of Elastomeric Components: A Review of the Key Factors of Rubber Formulation, Manufacturing, and Service Conditions	11
Melt-Based Additive Manufacturing of Polyolefins Using Material Extrusion and Powder Bed Fusion	10
Modification Methods Categorization of Polymeric Membranes for Pervaporation: A Review	10
How Are Natural-Based Polymers Shaping the Future of Cancer Immunotherapy—A Review	9
pH-Responsive Electrospun Nanofibers and Their Applications	8
Reversible ionic bond mechanism in self-healing of natural rubber: A review	8
Research Progress in Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochromic Devices	8
Recent Development and Advances on Polysaccharide Composite Scaffolds for Dental and Dentoalveolar Tissue Regeneration	7
Recent Progress on Controlled Polymerizations for Functional Metallopolymers	7
Recent Advances in Urea–Formaldehyde Resins: Converting Crystalline Thermosetting Polymers Back to Amorphous Ones	7
Copolymerization of Ethylene With Polar Monomers by Group 4 Catalysts	7