OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of ACS Applied Polymer Materials is 47. 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
Why is Recycling of Postconsumer Plastics so Challenging?	160
Importance of Polymer Rheology on Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing: Correlating Process Physics to Print Properties	151
Recent Trends in Advanced Polymer Materials in Agriculture Related Applications	129
Biobased, Biodegradable, Self-Healing Boronic Ester Vitrimers from Epoxidized Soybean Oil Acrylate	97
Green and Facile Synthesis of Bio-Based, Flame-Retardant, Latent Imidazole Curing Agent for Single-Component Epoxy Resin	93
Gelatin/Carrageenan-Based Functional Films with Carbon Dots from Enoki Mushroom for Active Food Packaging Applications	93
Multifunctional Ionic Conductive Double-Network Hydrogel as a Long-Term Flexible Strain Sensor	91
Polymer-Based Coatings with Integrated Antifouling and Bactericidal Properties for Targeted Biomedical Applications	87
Carbon Dot Biopolymer-Based Flexible Functional Films for Antioxidant and Food Monitoring Applications	87
Synthesis of Vanillin-Based Polyimine Vitrimers with Excellent Reprocessability, Fast Chemical Degradability, and Adhesion	85
Polyelectrolytes as Building Blocks for Next-Generation Membranes with Advanced Functionalities	83
Multimaterial Vat Polymerization Additive Manufacturing	83
Correlating the Molecular Structure of Polyimides with the Dielectric Constant and Dissipation Factor at a High Frequency of 10 GHz	81
Polymer Electrolytes with High Ionic Concentration for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers	81
Additive Manufacturing of Conducting Polymers: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities	77
Synthesis of Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Agar-Based Multifunctional Films Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals and Shikonin	74
Superstrong Adhesive of Isocyanate-Free Polyurea with a Branched Structure	71
Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization: A Versatile Tool for the Engineering of Next Generation Materials	71
A Physically Cross-Linked Sodium Alginate–Gelatin Hydrogel with High Mechanical Strength	69
Fabrication of Quercetin-Loaded Biopolymer Films as Functional Packaging Materials	68
Direct Ink Writing of Hierarchically Porous Cellulose/Alginate Monolithic Hydrogel as a Highly Effective Adsorbent for Environmental Applications	66
Hierarchical Molecularly Imprinted Inverse Opal-Based Platforms for Highly Selective and Sensitive Determination of Histamine	65
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle-Decorated Polymer Microcapsules Enclosing Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage and Photocatalysis	65
Fully Bio-Based Phytic Acid–Basic Amino Acid Salt for Flame-Retardant Polypropylene	64
Self-Healable Polyurethane Elastomer Based on Dual Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Using Diels–Alder “Click” and Disulfide Metathesis Reactions	63

Recent Progress of Zwitterionic Materials as Antifouling Membranes for Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, and Reverse Osmosis	63
Environmentally Friendly Chitosan-Modified Polycaprolactone Nanofiber/Nanonet Membrane for Controllable Oil/Water Separation	62
Cardanol-Derived Epoxy Resins as Biobased Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Potassium-Ion Conduction	62
Vitrimer Transition Temperature Identification: Coupling Various Thermomechanical Methodologies	61
Highly Stretchable, Self-Healable, and Adhesive Polyurethane Elastomers Based on Boronic Ester Bonds	59
Uniformly Dispersed Poly(lactic acid)-Grafted Lignin Nanoparticles Enhance Antioxidant Activity and UV-Barrier Properties of Poly(lactic acid) Packaging Films	58
Low-Dielectric Polymers Derived From Biomass	57
Injectable and Self-Healable pH-Responsive Gelatin–PEG/Laponite Hybrid Hydrogels as Long-Acting Implants for Local Cancer Treatment	57
Fundamentals and Applications of Polymer Brushes in Air	57
Super Tough Polylactic Acid Plasticized with Epoxidized Soybean Oil Methyl Ester for Flexible Food Packaging	56
Combining Alumina Particles with Three-Dimensional Alumina Foam for High Thermally Conductive Epoxy Composites	56
Melanin-Inspired Conductive Hydrogel Sensors with Ultrahigh Stretchable, Self-Healing, and Photothermal Capacities	55
Bisimidazole-Based Conjugated Polymers for Excellent Iodine Capture	55
Effect of Green Plasticizer on the Performance of Microcrystalline Cellulose/Polylactic Acid Biocomposites	53
From Glassy Plastic to Ductile Elastomer: Vegetable Oil-Based UV-Curable Vitrimers and Their Potential Use in 3D Printing	53
Recent Advances of Flexible Strain Sensors Based on Conductive Fillers and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Matrixes	51
Ultrastretchable, Adhesive, Anti-freezing, Conductive, and Self-Healing Hydrogel for Wearable Devices	49
Polymer-Based Devices and Remediation Strategies for Emerging Contaminants in Water	49
Xanthan Gum Hydrogels as High-Capacity Adsorbents for Dye Removal	49
Rapid UV-Curable Form-Stable Polyethylene-Glycol-Based Phase Change Material	48
High-Throughput Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Validation of Thermophysical Properties of Polymers for Various Applications	48
Polymer Materials for Respiratory Protection: Processing, End Use, and Testing Methods	47